2016: Played in 20 games and started 16 while logging 1,313 minutes…Scored in a 3-1 win over Winthrop (10/1)…Took 15 shots with six on target for a .400 shots-on-goal percentage.
2015: Appeared in all 17 matches and made 16 starts ... Logged 1,217 minutes of playing time, fifth-most on the team ... Led the team with two assists and tied the team-high two points ... Led the team with 23 shots and put nine shots on goal ... Provided an assist on the go-ahead goal against Wofford in the 26th minute (9/8) ... Dished the game tying assist in the 28th minute against Campbell (10/24).
2014: Appeared in 14 games, earning starts in nine of them... Clocked 839 minutes... Played all 90 minutes against Liberty (11/1) where he recorded two shots on goal... Finished the season with 15 shots, seven of those on goal.
2013: Played in 18 matches, starting eight for 840 minutes… Scored his first collegiate goal against Georgia Southern (9/24)… Made his debut against USC Upstate (8/30) and his first start against Coastal Carolina (9/17)… Started the last five matches of the season… Ranked fifth on the team in shots (13) and fifth in shots on goal (five)… Took three shots against Georgia Southern and two on goal… Logged a season-high 83 minutes against Radford (10/27).
High School: Earned Decatur's Offensive MVP award as a sophomore and junior and captured Second Team All-Region honors both years as well... Captained the team as a senior and compiled 23 goals and 16 assists through his first three seasons... In club play, helped the Atlanta Spurs to the No. 2 ranking in the state and a 2012 Georgia State Cup finals run.
Personal: John M. Speed was born in Greenville, S.C., on December 14, 1994... Son of Todd and Melanie Speed... Father played soccer at Rhodes College from 1983 to 1985... Cites coaches as biggest athletic influences... Majoring in business administration.
