Senior Year (2007): Co-captain ... started in all 20 games ... scored his first collegiate goal, the game winner, against Army on Oct. 6 ... assisted on both of the Raiders' goals in a 2-1 win over Lafayette on Oct. 14 ... connected on a penalty kick in a shootout with Bucknell in the Patriot League Semifinals on Nov. 16 to help Colgate advance to the championship game ... named to the Patriot League all-Tournament team and was named the Tournament MVP ... named the 2007 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year ... earned first-team all-Patriot League honors ... named to the Soccer America Team of the Week on Nov. 21 ... named ESPN The Magazine second-team Academic All-District ... helped to hold opponents to 18 goals, and help league foes to just three ... earned first-team NSCAA/adidas all-Mid Atlantic region honors ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... was named the most valuable player by the team ... invited to a tryout with D.C. United.
Junior Year (2006): Started in 16 games ... recorded an assist in a 1-0 win over Binghamton on Aug. 29 ... helped to hold opponents to just 11 goals, five of which were from league foes ... helped to keep the opponents to 86 shots on goal leading to 10 shutouts ... was the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 4 ... named first-team all-Patriot League ... named third-team NSCAA all-region ... earned a place on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2005): Started in all 19 games for the Raiders ... tallied an assist against Albany, a 2-1 victory ... had four shots, two of which were on goal ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2004): Started in 11 games and played in 17...recorded an assist against Lehigh on Oct. 23 and Holy Cross on Oct. 30 ... had seven shots ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
High School: A four-year letterwinner for the West Bloomfield Lakers ... scored 29 goals and added 11 assists his senior season from a defensive midfield position ... finished career with 54 goals and 39 points ... team captain his junior and senior seasons ... 2003 Division I all-state team member ... set seven school records including most goal and assists ... named first-team all-league, district and area all four years ... also lettered in basketball.
Personal: Full name is Daniel Joseph Belke ... parents are Robert and Rosemary Belke of West Bloomfield, Mich. ... has two brothers ... born June 10, 1986 in Syracuse, N.Y. ... major is political science.
