# Shane Battelle > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shane_Battelle > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shane_Battelle.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Battelle > Source revision: 1340346990 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Shane Battelle**[2] (born October 5, 1971) is an American retired soccer player who played with the [Columbus Crew](/source/Columbus_Crew) in [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer). ## College After capping off his senior year at [Hazelwood Central High School](/source/Hazelwood_Central_High_School) with a state championship, Missouri Player of the Year honors, and being named a Parade Magazine All-American, Battalle spent one season (1990) playing soccer at [Southern Methodist University](/source/Southern_Methodist_University). He was named to the [Soccer America Magazine](/source/Soccer_America_Magazine) Freshman All-American Team as one of the best 11 freshmen in the entire country that year. In 1991, he transferred to [St. Louis University](/source/Saint_Louis_University_(United_States)), where he played for the men's soccer team. SLU finished the 1991 season ranked second in the nation. Battelle was team captain his senior year. The Billikens went to the quarterfinals of the [NCAA Division I](/source/NCAA_Division_I) post-season tournament that season, and Battelle was selected as a 1993 [first-team All-American](/source/Division_I_First-Team_All-American_(soccer)).[3] Battelle was also nominated for the MAC Award and [Hermann Trophy](/source/Hermann_Trophy) as the best player in college soccer but finished behind [Claudio Reyna](/source/Claudio_Reyna) in the voting. He was inducted to the Saint Louis University Hall of Fame in 1999 with teammate and longtime friend [Brian McBride](/source/Brian_McBride).[4] ## Professional In January 1994, the [St. Louis Ambush](/source/St._Louis_Ambush_(1992%E2%80%932000)) selected Battelle in the first round of the [National Professional Soccer League](/source/NPSL_II) draft. The Ambush went on to win the NPSL Championship that season.[5] In the summer of 1995, he played for the [St. Louis Knights](/source/St._Louis_Knights) in the [USISL](/source/USISL)[6] In February 1996, the [Columbus Crew](/source/Columbus_Crew) of [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer) selected Battelle in the [1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft](/source/1996_MLS_Inaugural_Player_Draft).[7] Battelle spent one season playing for Columbus, starting at defensive center midfield. A knee injury suffered that season ended his career. ## International In 1990, Battelle played with the United States U-20 National Soccer Team ([US U-20](/source/United_States_men's_national_under-20_soccer_team)) in its bid to qualify for the [1991 FIFA World Youth Championship](/source/1991_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship). Battelle also played with the U.S. National B Team, a group of the best college players in the country who were seen as prospects for the full U.S. National Team, from 1992 to 1994. The full National Team, at that time, was composed only of players who had graduated from college.[8] This period included a win over Trinidad & Tobago in Trinidad. He was co-captain of the U.S. at the [1993 World University Games](/source/1993_Summer_Universiade) along with [Claudio Reyna](/source/Claudio_Reyna), scoring key goals in wins against Ireland and Australia, and notching two goals and an assist in a victory over Nigeria. Battelle also played in the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival, captaining the North team to the gold medal. ## References 1. ["Shane Battelle"](https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/shane-battelle/). *[Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer)*. Retrieved January 10, 2025. 1. [All-Time Columbus Crew Player Register](http://web.mlsnet.com/history/register.jsp?content=players_b&club=t102) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100119132722/http://web.mlsnet.com/history/register.jsp?content=players_b&club=t102) 2010-01-19 at the Wayback Machine 1. ["1993 All Americans"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110615001837/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1993). Archived from [the original](http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1993) on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 1. [SLU Hall of Fame](http://www.slu.edu/publications) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20050220014207/http://www.slu.edu/publications/) 2005-02-20 at the Wayback Machine 1. [The Year in American Soccer – 1995](http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1995.html#NPSL) 1. [NAS St. Louis Knights Results](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.sport.soccer/2kaQxCCsZWU) 1. ["MLS Inaugural Draft Tracker 1996"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121022010126/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/1996inaugural). Archived from [the original](http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/1996inaugural) on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2013-06-26. 1. [BILLS HIT FOES WITH 1-2 ALL-AMERICA COMBO](https://www.questia.com/library/1P2-32823574/bills-hit-foes-with-1-2-all-america-combo-series) ## External links - [St. Louis University Player Profile](http://slubillikens.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/battelle_shane00.html) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Shane Battelle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Battelle) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Battelle?action=history)). 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