18	Richard Ballard
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Louisville, Ky. High School: duPont Manual Height / Weight: 5-9 / 145 Position: Midfielder/Forward

2012 (FRESHMAN)

Made his collegiate debut in a 3-0 win over Cincinnati to win the Billiken Classic ... played 24 minutes against the Bearcats ... saw the field in a 0-0 tie with San Diego State ... saw action in the Hoosiers' 4-1 win at Kentucky ... earned his first career start vs. Michigan ... also got the starting nod with one shot in a 2-0 win over Evansville ... has been the second man off the bench for the Hoosiers during their NCAA Tournament run, seeing action in a 4-1 win over Xavier, 2-1 double overtime win at No. 1 seed Notre Dame and a 1-0 win at No. 9 seed North Carolina ... had one shot against the Fighting Irish ... came in off the bench in IU's 1-0 win over Creighton in the College Cup semifinal ... saw action in a 1-0 win over Georgetown in the championship game to give IU its eighth NCAA title ... Big Ten All-Freshman Team honoree ... has appeared in 13 matches with four starts.

PREP/PERSONAL

Tallied 21 goals and 24 assists as a senior at duPont Manual ... earned three varsity letters ... first-team all-state, all-region honoree ... South Oldham Invitational all-tournament team and tournament MVP ... District 12 all-tournament team ... led duPont Manual to the District 12 title in 2011 ... parents are John and Debi Ballard ... born Jan. 26, 1994.