The Clarion spoke with men’s soccer sophomore Eric Kronenberg.

Q: What are you majoring in and year are you?

A: I actually just switched from business to computer science. I’m a sophomore.

Q: Where are you from?

A: I was born in Madison, WI, but I grew up in Boulder.

Q: When did you start playing soccer?

A: I started playing when I was very young. I went to Fairview High School and played Varsity soccer for them. My dad is actually from Switzerland so I lived in Switzerland for my junior year. I played for a soccer academy there and I also went to an under 17 national team camp. I had the opportunity to play with a professional team too.

Q: Why did you come to DU?

A: I went to the DU soccer camps each summer so I had a good relationship with the coaching staff. Since I was in Switzerland for my junior year, I wasn’t heavily recruited, but I wanted to come to Denver from the beginning.

Q: How was the transition and your first season?

A: Transitioning was fun. The soccer team came in a month early and we got to meet the team ahead of time, which was very helpful. We slowly moved into the season but once it was here the season was very fast paced. You’ve got to be disciplined with your health and your body and the pace is a lot faster. But it isn’t too hard to get used to.

Q: Has there been a big highlight for you so far?

A: Yes! In our second game of the season against nationally ranked Navy we went into overtime tied 1-1. I scored the golden goal to give the overtime win, which led us to a #19 ranking in the nation.

Q: You just won a huge award, what does that mean to you?

A: I won Male Athlete of the Month for the Summit League, which is a huge honor to be recognized as a top athlete in the league and I hope it means a lot to the university as well. We don’t want to just be recognized individually, we want to be recognized as a team and as the best in the nation.

Q: What personal goals did you set for yourself this season?

A: Coming into the season, I wanted to get six goals in the year and I’m at five right now so I’ve almost got that one. Being a top scorer would be great.

Q: What about team goals?

A: The team wants to win the season championship and the Summit league Championship and attend least one game in the NCAA tournament.