COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2010-11 (SMU): Started 34 games in his first two years at SMU, scoring a combined six goals and dishing off a pair of assists in his sophomore season ... Tied for fourth on the team in 2010 with five goals.

PREP CAREER: Played soccer for Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas ... Named Parade All-American his senior season and Rise All-American his junior season ... Also earned all-district, all-region and all-state accolades his junior and senior seasons ... Finished his prep career with 35 goals and 11 assists ... Played on the US U-15 National Team, U-17 National Team and one game vs. Japan with the U-20 National Team ... Named the 2010 Gatorade Texas Soccer Player of the Year.

PERSONAL:  The son of Greg and Tammie Barnes, Zach was born on March 17, 1992, in Lewisville, Texas ... Has one younger brother, Blake (17) ... Majoring in sociology at Creighton.