High School: Two-year letterwinner at Fremd... in 80 career games, posted a 0.81 goals against average with 38 shutouts... Fremd posted a 53-18-9 record in that span while claiming conference and regional championships... named a Top 5 Goalkeeper to Watch by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times... earned Chicago Fire All-State All-Academic Special Mention honors... also picked up All-State Special Mention from the Chicago Tribune and All-Area honors from the Daily Herald... recieved the IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award and Mid-Suburban League All-Academic honors... played for Steve Keller... played club soccer for FC Barrington and Sockers FC Chicago... coached by Ralph Tooren and Stuart Peek with FC Barrington and David Richardson with the Chicago Sockers.

Personal: Son of Mike and Mary Podjasek... has a sister, Kara... plans to major in Finance.