Mark Riggins

Height:
6-1
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lawrenceville, Ga.
High School:
Collins Hill

2015
Played in all 20 of Mercer’s games and earned 13 starts…Named to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District First Team… Part of a Mercer back line that recorded a league-leading eight shutouts and allowed just 1.01 goals per game…Added a goal and an assist to total three points on the season…Registered a .667 shots on goal percentage for the season.

2014
Played in 17 games for the Orange and Black, earning 14 starts…Helped the Mercer defense to record 10 shutouts and finish second in the league…Also aided the defense in posting a 0.93 goals against average for the season.

2013
Served as a workhorse in the middle of pitch as the Bears defensive midfielder...Appeared in 13 games, including nine starts...Registered seven shots, with two shots on goal...Earned the first start of his collegiate career at No. 20 UAB (Sept. 21)...Was utilized in a starting role in six of Mercer’s eight A-Sun Conference matches including a 3-1 win at USC Upstate (Oct. 4) and a 0-0 tie at FGCU (Oct. 17).

2012
One of Coach’s Ruzzo’s top subs of the bench in either a midfield or outside back role...Appeared in seven games as a true freshman including A-Sun Conference contests against East Tennessee State (Sept. 30), Lipscomb (Oct. 4) and Stetson (Oct. 7)...Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

Before Mercer
Three-year varsity letterwinner at Collins Hill High School under head coach Drew Prentice...Helped lead the Eagles to a Georgia 5AAAAA State Championship Runner-up finish as a junior and a Georgia 5AAAAA State Championship as a senior.

Personal
Son of Mike and Teresa Riggins...Born on November 11, 1993...Has an older sister, Heather.