Ben Hofstetter Forward
Freshman
5-11 • 175
Boise, ID
Timberline HS
HIGH SCHOOL: One of the top players in the state of Idaho
last year... Three-time Offensive Player of the Year at Timberline High
School, most recently for Coach Jim Sandercock... Southern Idaho Conference
player of the year in 2003-04... Also competed in track and field as a senior,
running on the 4x400 relay team... Played freshman basketball... Three-time
winner of Outstanding Scholar award and berths on the SIC all-academic team....
National honor society member.
PERSONAL : Born on Nov. 21, 1985, in Boise, Idaho... Parents are
Conrad and Lindy Hofstetter... Has a younger sister, Annamarie, 16... Business
management major... Enjoys snow and water skiing and hunting... Most memorable
sports thrill was scoring the winning goal in the 2004 Region IV Tournament
to advance Idaho to the semifinals... Credits his sophomore year Coach Brian
Smith for making him play forward... Played internationally, gaining the
semifinals of the Harlem Cup in Holland and the quarterfinals of the Newcastle
Festival in England... Played for the Boise National Soccer Club.