Career: Two-time All-South region midfielder who has amassed 43 points (16 goals, 11 assists) in 40 career games at CU... Campbell stands 12-0-1 all-time when he scores, including wins over Richmond, UNC Asheville, Belmont, USC Upstate, North Carolina, High Point, Gardner-Webb and a draw in the A-Sun final with Jacksonville in 2007... Spent summer of 2008 playing the Carolina Dynamo of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League... Enters 2008 season only seven points shy of becoming the 28th player in school history to reach the 50-point barrier...
2007: Named second-team All-South Region, 1st-team A-Sun all-conference and to the NCCSIA All-State team for the second-straight year... Named to A-Sun all-tournament team after scoring three goals, including equalizer vs. Jacksonville in final (11/17), in three wins... Scored twice vs. Gardner-Webb (11/4) in A-Sun first round, his first multi-goal game of the year... Played in 21 games with 18 starts... Tied for team lead in scoring with 22 points (9G, 4A)... Ranked fourth among league leaders in points (22), points per game (1.05), goals (9), fifth in goals-per game (0.43) and game-winning goals (3), while standing ninth in assists (4)... Ranked 69th in the nation in goals per game and 84th in points per outing... Hit career highs in goals and points... Tabbed A-Sun player of the week for 2nd-straight time on Nov. 12... Named A-Sun Player of the Week and to the CollegeSoccerNews.com National Team of the Week on Nov. 5 after assisting on CU’s first goal and scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory at North Carolina (10/31)... Netted game-winner at 89:25 vs. USC Upstate (10/20)... Scored winner in 100th minute on free kick at Belmont (10/11)... Assisted on Jason Keever’s game-winning goal vs. Jacksonville (10/4)... Scored directly off corner kick at UNC Asheville (9/22)... Produced first goal of year at Richmond (9/15) on 35-yard, left footed full volley... Named to all-tournament team at Richmond/Nike Challenge Cup... Assisted on game-tying goal in season-opening OT win at UNCW (9/1)... Named A-Sun pre-season Player of the Year and to pre-season all-conference team in voting by league head coaches...
2006: Played in all 19 games with 18 starts while tying for team lead in scoring with 21 points (7G, 7A)... First-team A-Sun All-Conference choice and 2nd-team All-South Region selection... Also named to Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team...Tabbed All-State by North Carolina Sports Information Association... Among A-Sun leaders, ranked 2nd in assists (7), 2nd in points (21), 5th in goals (7) and 3rd in game-winning goals (2)... Assist on CU’s first goal in A-Sun tourney win over Mercer (11/2)... Scored both goals in his Campbell debut win over UNC Wilmington (8/26) and was named to College Soccer News National Team of the Week (8/27)... Tabbed A-Sun Player of the Week (9/25) after two-goal effort in win over High Point (9/20)... CU was 5-0 when he scored... Also found net vs. UNC Asheville, Jacksonville and Belmont... Had 2 assists in 4-0 Homecoming/Parents Day win over Lipscomb (10/21)... Spent summer of 2007 playing with the Carolina Dynamo of the USL Premier Development League...
2005: Transferred to Campbell for the spring 2006 semester...
2004 (at Furman): Led the Paladins in scoring as a freshman with 11 points on four goals and three assists over 17 games (13 starts)... Scored once and assisted on another goal in 2-2 draw vs. Clemson (11/4)... Tallied first career goal vs. Mercer (9/1)... Also scored against Princeton... Named by CollegeSoccer.com as one of the nation’s top 100 freshmen...
Prep/Personal: Richard Christian Jata was coached by Ed McComiskey at Ridgewood High School as a senior, when he led his squad to a 17-3-4 record and number-five ranking in Florida... Scored 33 goals and assisted on 17 in final prep year when earning all-state honors, 2003-04 Sunshine Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Tampa Tribune Pasco County Player of the Year and all-conference recognition... Named Ridgewood’s Outstanding Male Athlete... Selected to Florida Coaches senior all-state and all-star teams... Played previously at IMG Academy under coach Tom Durken ... Was youngest player on IMG’s Premier Development League team as a sophomore... Scored 35 goals and totaled 19 assists in two years at IMG... Trained with U.S. U-17 national team under coach John Hackworth... Played club soccer for coach Peter Mannino with the Clearwater Chargers, earning MVP honors at the 2001 Coca-Cola Clearwater Classic... Member of Florida state and Region III ODP teams... Captained Florida ODP in 2002-03... Also lettered in football at Ridgewood, earning Tampa Tribune first-team all-conference recognition as a punter... National honor society student... Born Sept. 21, 1985 in Dunedin, Fla.... Son of Ed and Dorothy Jata... Majoring in mass communication....
Career Statistics
Year MP/MS SH G A Pts. GWG
2004 # 17/13 57 4 3 11 0
2006 19/18 67 7 7 21 2
2007 21/18 63 9 4 22 3
CU Total 40/36 130 16 11 43 5
Total 57/49 187 20 14 54 5
# at Furman University
