| Robby Christner |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Springfield, Ore.
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 | High School: Thurston High School
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 | Height / Weight: 5-9 / 170
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 | Position: Forward
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CAREER: A senior in 2008 ... Has six career goals as a forward ... Recorded three assists and nine points during his career ... Has scored two game-winning goals.
OSU 2007: Played in 16 contests, starting 10 for Oregon State ... Ranked second on the squad with three goals scored ... Ranked third on the team with nine total points ... Scored the game-winning goal in the victory over Wright State ... Recorded a goal in the win over Cal State Bakersfield ... Posted a goal in the season-ending tie against Washington ... Tallied assists in three consecutive contests against Loyola Marymount, Cal State Bakersfield and Stanford.
OSU 2006: Gave OSU a spark by coming off the bench in 12 matches as a sophomore ... Scored two goals on six shots ... His goals came at UNLV and at home against San Diego State.
OSU 2005: Saw no action in his second season at OSU and redshirted.
OSU 2004: Appeared in nine games off the bench as a true freshman ... Scored his only goal in his collegiate debut at Valparaiso ... Took five shots.
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CLUB: Played six years as a forward/midfielder for Oregon United.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Thurston High School in Springfield, Ore., in 2004 ... Totaled 29 goals and 54 assists in his high school career, including 20 setups as a senior ... As a senior, was all-state third team and team captain ... As a junior, was all-state honorable mention and team captain ... A two-time all-league academic scholar ... Member of National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Born in Eugene, Ore. ... Son of Patrice and Rick Christner ... Father is an engineer ... Family includes brothers Joe and Ryan ... Majoring in business ... Something he'd like to accomplish is to "travel to Europe" ... Has gone on several long camping and backpacking trips ... Chose OSU because "it is a family tradition -- my grandfather, father and one brother graduated from OSU. And, it has a good business school and soccer program."
FAVORITES: Enjoys camping, hiking and fishing ... Favorite soccer player is Andriy Shevchenko ... Favorite soccer team is AC Milan ... Favorite book is Deception Point ... Favorite movie is The Boondock Saints ... Favorite TV show is Late Night with Conan O'Brien ... Favorite musical group is Counting Crows ... Favorite food is homemade chicken pot pie ... Favorite ice cream flavor is Oreo cookie ... Favorite thing about soccer is "the pressure."
ROBBY CHRISTNER'S CAREER STATS
ROBBY CHRISTNER'S CAREER STATS
Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots GW
2004 (Fr.)... 9-0 1 0 2 5 1
2006 (So.)... 12-0 2 0 4 6 0
2007 (Jr.)... 16-10 3 3 9 23 1
CAREER... 37-10 6 3 1534 2