2008: Played in 14 games with three starts ... sidelined with a hamstring injury during the latter half of the season ... part of a defensive unit that boasted a 2.04 GAA.

River Hill HS: Was under the tutelage of Matt Shagogve ... member of two state championship teams ... selected Howard County Times All-Howard County First Team in 2007 ... picked Baltimore Examiner All-Metro Second Team as a senior ... team captain and team MVP ... notched four goals and eight assists during his career as a Hawk .. was a Minds in Motion Scholar-Athlete ... national scholar and member of the National Honor Society ... served as an SGA officer.

Personal: Justin Tyler Bowers ... born March 25, 1990 in Bel Air, Md. ... son of Margaret and Gregory Bowers ... has an older brother named Dave.