Tickets2014: Saw action in 10 matches on the year ... Netted his first career goal in the 41st minute against IPFW.
Prior to UC: Three-year letterwinner in soccer at Carroll High School ... Helped Patriots to state championships as a sophomore and junior ... did not pay as a senior, when team finished as district runner-up, due to injury ... named second team all-conference and second team all-area as a junior ... Academic All-Ohio selection ... Also earned three varsity letters in baseball.
Personal: Born Nov. 19, 1995 in Fairborn, Ohio ... Son of John and Carol Rutan ... Has two brothers, Joshua and Joseph, and two sisters, Abigail and Ellie.
Dayes on Rutan: "John has tremendous potential. He played as a forward in high school but can also play wide. He's an excellent finisher and is very quick and aggressive in the box. He has a great work ethic and although he's not very big, he's quick and pops up in all the right places around the goal."