Towson University Athletics

2008 Season: Started all 17 games for the Tigers at midfield ... ranked second on the team with six goals and one assist ... tied for team with three game-winning goals ... scored two goals in 3-0 win over Longwood ... tallied both of the Tigers’ goals in 2-2 tie at Hofstra ... scored game-winning goal in overtime against George Mason ... also scored a goal in 2-0 win over William & Mary ... ranked third on the team with 22 shots.

2007 Season: Appeared in 19 games as a sophomore … started seven of Tigers’ first eight games … scored one goal with three assists … helped Tigers to 6-0 win over Georgia State with one goal … tallied two assists in win over Radford … also had an assist in win over Mount St. Mary’s.

2006 Season: Played in 19 games as a freshman … scored two goals with an assist … made first start of college career at George Mason in regular season finale … scored first goal of college career in season opener, a 1-0 victory over Adelphi … tallied goal in 2-0 victory over Drexel … scored Tigers’ second goal in 3-0 victory over William & Mary, converting pass from Sebastian Haensel … assisted on Haensel’s goal in first half of 2-1 win against Virginia Commonwealth.

Background: Leading scorer for Ramstein Royals ... helped Royals win DODDS European Division I championship ... named to All-Europe team ... earned all-tournament honors at European championship ... scored go-ahead goal in 2-0 win over Lakenheath in championship game ... led the Royals to their first European championship since 1996 ... six-year member of European ODP team ... president of German National Honor Society.

Personal: Currently serving as president of Towson University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council … has one younger sister ... lists parents as the people he admires the most ... favorite athlete is Cal Ripken, Jr. ... lists Kenny Chesney as his favorite musician ... has worked at The Melting Pot during the summer ... enjoys traveling and playing golf ... aspires to become a youth soccer club owner ... most memorable experience was being in the heart of Germany during the 2006 FIFA World Cup ... parents attended University of North Carolina ... son of Thomas and Cheryl Appel-Schumacher ... born on May 16, 1988 in Frankfurt, Germany.