Shippensburg University Athletics

2009 (Junior): Served as an offensive leader, playing in 17 games and starting in 16 of those contests…earned All-PSAC East honors as a midfielder for the first time in his career…assisted on what was then the equalizing goal by in an eventual loss to Millersville in the season finale…had 11 shots on goal, including four in an early tie with Bloomsburg…had four shots on goal during season.

2008 (Sophomore): Led the team with three goals and was the most consistent offensive presence for the Red Raiders during a rebuilding season…provided for 30 percent of the team’s offense…netted a goal in the season opener against California (Pa.), the eventual PSAC champion…scored the team’s lone goal in a home loss to Mercyhurst…also scored in a road tie at Kutztown…was the only player on the team to record double-digit shots on goal…fired 41 total shots on the season…had at least one shot in 13 of the team’s 18 games…started all 18 of the team’s games during the season…tied for the team lead in points with six.

2007 (Freshman): Solidified himself as an impact forward for the Red Raiders in his debut season with the team…displayed an offensive prowess with four goals and four assists for a total of 12 points, tied for fourth on the squad…amassed the most points of any newcomer on the team…fired 27 shots, including 10 on goal…chested home the game-clinching goal in an upset victory over Lock Haven…scored in both of his games against California (Pa.) during the campaign, including the season finale…recorded a career-high three points with a goal and an assist in a road victory at Kutztown…produced at least one point in seven different games during the season…appeared in 19 games on the season, including 18 consecutive, making 12 starts…made more starts during the season than all of the combined starts of the other freshman on the team.

Gettysburg High School: Racked up 26 goals and 15 assists in three years as a starting forward … was the leading scorer in the Keystone Division of the Mid Penn Conference as a senior … three-year letterwinner and three-year starter for head coach Chad Wright … was a member of four District 3 qualifying teams … was a first team Mid Penn Conference, Susquehanna Valley and Central Pennsylvania All Star … named to Patriot News Big 11 and Gettysburg Times and Hanover Evening Sun All-Star and All-Area … team went a combined 40-14-3 from 2004-06.

Personal: Full name is David Ray Rostad III…is the son of Steve and Michelle Smyers…majoring in geoenvironmental studies.