Christan Shirk is a Messiah College graduate (1993, Civil Engineering) and has been a keen and passionate observer of Division III soccer for over two decades. Never more than a rec-league player himself, Chris brings an analytical approach and nationwide perspective to D3soccer.com. He loves D-III soccer history, statistical number-crunching, and off-the-radar action, all of which he gladly shares when he's able to find time to write. During his time with the website, Chris has served as lead columnist, Deputy Managing Editor and Managing Editor prior to transitioning into his current role as a Special Consultant and Advisor.
By day, Chris is a bridge design and quality assurance engineer for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). He and his wife Tamara reside in Harrisburg, PA with their four children, Tyisha (11 yr.), Noah (10 yr.), Briana (7 yr.) and Casper (5 yr.). Chris has lived in the land of the "beautiful game", Brazil, where he met, married, and lived with his wife for 6+ years prior to relocating to the States just over a decade ago. With four children to taxi around to soccer practices and games, ballet classes, gymnastics lessons, etc., Messiah men's soccer games often have to take a back seat, but Chris still makes it out to several regualr season games each fall.
