Steven Bohlemann (born January 18, 1989) is an American Paralympic soccer player. He attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Georgia Institute of Technology, and has completed a number of internships related to aerospace engineering.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Alexander Bohlemann |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | January 18, 1989 Florida |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Soccer / Cerebral palsy soccer |
| College team | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
| Updated on 18 June 2016. | |
Bohlemann is a CP8 classified defender, who had his first invite to the United States Paralympic National Team in March 2016 when he was invited to participate in a national team training camp. He then traveled with the team, participating in the 2016 Pre Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain.
Personal edit
Bohlemann was born on January 18, 1989[1] and is from Weston, Florida.[2] As a high school student at Cypress Bay High School, he had a number of academic honors including being named to National Society of High School Scholars, AP Scholar, National Honor Society, and the Science Honor Society. He graduated with a GPA of 3.89, and was ranked 18 out of 1,150 students.[3] As a senior, he was named a Sun-Sentinel Scholar Athlete.[3] As a high school student, he was a two sport athlete, competing in varsity cross country and boys soccer.[3]
Bohlemann attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he majored in aerospace engineering and minored in Aircraft Maintenance Science.[4][5] As a senior, he was part of a project to combat whale and shark poaching in the Pacific using drones. He did testing on some of the engines used in the project.[4] He also did a number of internships, including ones with GE Global Research in Munich, Germany, and Lufthansa Technik Aircraft Component Services in the United States, and United Airlines in Houston, Texas.[5] While attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as an undergraduate, he played two seasons with their varsity men's soccer squad.[6] In the 2007 season, he came off the bench in the team's game against .[7] In 2008, he had nine appearances.[8][9]
After finishing his degree, Bohlemann continued with his interests in aerospace, attending Georgia Institute of Technology, where he worked on a Masters of Science at the Yee Labs.[10] He is a licensed powerplant mechanic based out of Weston, Florida.[11]
Bohlemann speaks English and German.[5]
Cerebral palsy soccer edit
Bohlemann is a CP8 soccer player,[1] who plays in the defense.[2] He took part in a national team training camp in Chula Vista, California in early March 2016,[2] which his first call up to participate in a national team event.[2][12] He was part of the USPNT that took part in the 2016 Pre Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain.[1] The United States finished 6th after beating Argentina in one placement match 4 - 3 and losing to Ireland 4 - 1. The goals scored in the match against Argentina were the first the USA scored in the tournament, before putting up one more in their match against Ireland.[13][14][15] Bohlemann got a yellow card in the team's game against Brazil.[16] The tournament featured 7 of the 8 teams participating in Rio. It was the last major preparation event ahead of the Rio Games for all teams participating.[17]
References edit
- ^ a b c "United States - Roster" (PDF). IFCPF. IFCPF. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d "U.S. PARALYMPIC TEAM HEADS TO CHULA VISTA FOR TRAINING CAMP". U.S. Soccer. U.S. Soccer. March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ a b c Duteau, Rick (May 30, 2007). "Scholar Athletes". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ a b Circelli, Deborah (April 17, 2012). "Embry-Riddle drone targets whale poachers in Pacific". Daytona News-Journal. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Co-op/Internship Spotlight: Steven Bohlemann". Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. January 21, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "Embry-Riddle 2014 Men's Soccer Media Guide". Embry-Riddle Athletics. 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "Embry-Riddle FL vs Concordia CA (11/17/07)". Golden State Athletic Conference. Golden State Athletic Conference. 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "# 2 Steve Bohlemann". NAIA Official Statistics. NAIA. 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "Cumulative Season Statistics". Embry-Riddle. November 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "Current Lab Members". Georgia Institute of Technology. 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "Registered pilots and airmen in Weston, Florida". City-data.com. City-data.com. March 1, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ Halligan, Amy (March 2016). "Camp. US Soccer paralympic National Team" (PDF). US Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "Ireland — USA". IFCPF. IFCPF. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "USA — Argentina". IFCPF. IFCPF. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Argentina — Ireland". IFCPF. IFCPF. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Brazil - USA". IFCPF. May 2, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "Schedule". IFCPF. IFCPF. Retrieved 15 May 2016.