On Trautman: A solid competitor with good skills ... works well off of the ball ... is a capable finisher and passer ... comfortable in front of the goal or playing behind ... will compete for playing time.
Before Maryland: Transfer from Navy ... played in two games for the Midshipmen in 2005 ... enrolled at Hobart prior to joining the Naval Academy ... three-year letterwinner at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, for Coach Tim Trautman, his father ... helped lead the Pioneers to MSL "B" Bracket Championships in 2001 and 2002 ... scored 95 goals and added 66 assists to set the Reserve single-season scoring record in 2002 ... team co-MVP and co-captain as a senior ... first team All-Midwest and All-State honors ... MVP at the Ohio Senior All-Star Game ... also excelled on the gridiron at Reserve ... a four-time letterwinner in football at three positions ... played defensive end in 2000 and 2001, helping the Pioneers to back-to-back league titles ... two-time All-MSL in football.
Personal: Son of Tim and Mary Trautman ... brother of Maggie and Jordan ... father, Tim (1976, '78), and grandfather, George (1954), played lacrosse at Penn ... sisther, Jordan, was a three-time high school lacrosse All-American and is currently a sophomore on the Georgetown women's lacrosse team ... presented with the Tilller Award for perseverance and the Founder's Medal for community service at Reserve ... majoring in sociology.
