Eric Tise

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Class: Junior Hometown: Cumming, GA High School: Forsyth Central

Height / Weight: 6-0 / 160 Position: Defender Major: Management

2010 (Sophomore)
Appeared in and started 18 games ... finished third on the team with 1577 minutes played ... attempted four shots, one of them on goal.

2009 (Freshman)
Appeared in and started 16 games ... posted one assist, the first of his career, in a 4-0 victory over Howard ... played the third-most minutes (1,348) of any Falcon and the most by any freshman.

Before Air Force
Club: Played for Atlanta Fire U.S. Soccer Development Academy club team from 2000-09 ... led team to titles at the Georgia State Cup, Disney Showcase and Raleigh Classic ... member of the Under-17 (2007-08) and Under-18 ('08-09) teams ... went to Super National Tournament with Under-13 team.

ODP: Member of the Georgia Olympic Development Program since 2001.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer ... also lettered one year in wrestling ... three-time member of all-county soccer team ... two-time team captain ... high school soccer coach was Ross Walker.

Personal
Parents are Tim and Martha Tise ... has two sisters, Meredith (24) and Jennifer (23), and one brother, David (21) ... would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy ... completed Operation Air Force at Barksdale AFB, La., this past summer ... also worked Basic Cadet Training ... active in his squadron as the squadron superintendent ... hobbies include wakeboarding, water skiing and watching movies ... recruited by Navy, Wisconsin and Northwestern ... has a black belt in taekwondo ... favorite food is hash browns ... favorite movie is Miracle ... favorite book is It's Not About the Bike ... favorite TV show is Man vs. Wild ... person in history he would most like to meet is George Washington ... credits his parents with the biggest influence on his sports career ... member of cadet squadron 40.