Chris Litchford

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
High School:
William R. Boone

JUNIOR - 2006 SEASON
Valuable backup goalkeeper did not see any game action for the Tar Heels but was one of the team's most vocal leaders ... Ranked seventh among all male Olympic sport athletes in the SuperRam standings and 17th in the IronRam standings by the UNC strength and conditioning staff ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Won the program's Mercer Reynolds Tar Heel Award.

SOPHOMORE - 2005 SEASON
Served as the Tar Heels' No. 3 keeper behind Justin Hughes and Ford Williams ... Played in the exhibition win over Appalachian State Aug. 21 ... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll and earned Dean's List status both semesters ... Ranked seventh among all male Olympic sports athletes in the IronRam standings by the UNC strength and conditioning staff.

FRESHMAN - 2004 SEASON
Did not see action for the Tar Heels ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and earned Dean's List status both semesters.

2003 SEASON - AT UCLA
Did not play for the Bruins and redshirted due to season-ending shoulder injury ... Named to the Director's Honor Roll and was a member of Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Delta Lamda Honor Societies.

PREP - WILLIAM R. BOONE HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at William R. Boone High School ... As a senior, earned NSCAA/adidas Academic All-South and All-America honors ... Named FACA all-state and claimed first-team all-district and all-conference honors ... Earned first-team all-county and all-Central Florida honors from the Orlando Sentinel ... Played in a pair of Florida all-star games ... Also named team most valuable player ... Named second-team all-conference and all-county, as well as first-team all-district, as a junior ... Helped prep team to 2001 district title ... Played club soccer with the Orange County Strikers and reached the State Cup finals four times from 1998-2002 ... Member of 2002 Super Y League national semifinalists ... Played with `84 Florida Olympic Development Program (ODP) Team in 2001 ... Also played three years of prep football ... 2003 Wendy's High School Heisman nominee and winner of U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Award.

PERSONAL
Christopher Charles Litchford is the son of Jody and Hal Litchford ... Born Oct. 1, 1984, in Orlando ... Has two brothers ... Majoring in business administration and economics at Carolina ... Uncle Craig Mateer played basketball at Florida State.