Honors:
- USA South All-Sportsmanship (2015)
- USA South All-Academic (2015-16)
- USA South All-Academic (2014-15)
- USA South All-Academic (2013-14)
Career Match-by-Match Stats: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
2015 (Senior): Appeared and started in all 18 matches as a senior... Scored a career-high four goals, tying for the second-most on the team... Scored goals in back-to-back matches, in a 2-1 win over Ferrum (Sept. 26) and in the final minutes of regulation time against Piedmont to force a 1-1 tie (Sept. 30)... Took 22 shots on the year, nine on goal... Was Covenant's representative on the USA South All-Sportsmanship team... Earned USA South All-Academic honors for third straight year
2014 (Junior): Played extensively despite only starting two matches of his 22 played overall... Established a new career-high with three goals and four assists for the year... Came on in conference play, where he had all of his goals and three of his assists... Found the back of the net in consecutive games against William Peace (Oct. 25) and Piedmont (Oct. 28)... Also scored against North Carolina Wesleyan (Oct. 11)... Named to USA South All-Academic team for a second straight year
2013 (Sophomore): Started 16 of the 19 matches in which he appeared… Scored one goal and assisted on three others… Goal came against LaGrange (Sept. 28), a 5-0 victory… Had two straight matches with an assist, both 2-1 victories, over Hanover (Sept. 7) and Berry (Sept. 10)… His other assist came in a win against Averett (Oct. 25)… Named to the USA South All-Academic team
2012 (Freshman): Appeared in 18 matches and made two starts… Had starts in consecutive matches against Georgia Gwinnett (Oct. 13) and Emory (Oct. 19)… Recorded his first collegiate goal in a 4-1 win over Huntingdon (Sept. 29)… Produced the eventual game-winner late in the second half of a 3-0 win over Tennessee Temple (Oct. 6)… Recorded one assist on the year which came in a 4-3 loss at Emory (Oct. 19)
High School: Attended Central Hardin… Was a 2012 Commonwealth Diploma recipient… In 2011 earned Kentucky Governor’s Scholar and Hardin County Youth Leader honors… Was a 2010 American Private Enterprise System State Alternate… 2012 Select Preps Male Athlete of the Year… Earned Academic All-State all four years… Honorable mention All-State in 2009 and 2011… All-Area Most Valuable Offensive Player (2011)… All-Area Sophomore of the Year (2009)… Region All-Tournament team in 2010 and District All-Tournament team in 2009 and 2011
Personal: Born June 19, 1994… Parents are Mike and Meg Wiersema… Has four siblings (Anna, Rica, Mia and Jana)… His father, Mike, played soccer at Covenant… Favorite Bible verse is 2 Samuel 24:24… Is a double major in Mathematics and Philosophy & Religion
Pronunciation: Wiersema (WE'RE-smuh)
Wiersema's Single-Match Highs:
Points: 3, vs. William Peace -- Oct 25, 2014; at Huntingdon -- Oct 14, 2015
Goals: 1, 11 times, at Huntingdon -- Oct 14, 2015
Assists: 1, 7 times, at Huntingdon -- Oct 14, 2015
Shots: 5, at Ferrum -- Sep 26, 2015; vs. Piedmont -- Sep 30, 2015
