Georgia State University Athletics

Athletic Honors
2021 All-MAC First Team
2021 All-MAC Tournament Team
2021 United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7, 2020)
USL League Two 20 Under 20 – Top 5 Most Promising Goalkeepers List

Academic Honors
2021 Academic All-MAC
Fall 2021 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Fall 2020 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Spring 2020 - Dean's List
Fall 2019 - Dean's List
Fall 2018 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Currently majoring in marketing

2022: Started in 17 matches his senior season playing a total of 1513 minutes…Recorded four shutouts moving him to number 4 in the record book for career shutouts in program history with 12 shutouts… Had a season high of 8 saves against South Carolina (10/28) in shutout win …. He recorded 70 saves just two shy of his career high which ranks second in the Sun Belt and 26^th in the nation… Ranks second in the Sun Belt and 38^th in the nation in saves per game….

2021: Started and played every minute of the season in goal while recording six shutouts which ranked No. 36 in the NCAA . . . Led the MAC and ranked No. 25 in the NCAA with 72 total saves en route to earning All-MAC First Team and All-MAC Tournament Team honors . . . Ranked No. 1 in the MAC with 3.60 saves per game while standing No. 17 in the county with 1846:31 total minutes in goal . . . Recorded a shutout win with four saves against Charlotte in the NCAA Tournament helping GSU to its first-ever NCAA Tournament win . . . Pitched a shutout with one save against West Virginia in the MAC Championship semifinals . . . Also earned shutouts at Mercer, against UNC Ashville, at Davidson, and at home against Western Michigan.

2020: Played in three matches allowing just one goal while recording six saves and compiling a 2-1 record . . . Record three saves in a 4-0 shutout win over UAB . . . Led GSU to a 1-0 win in the Sun Belt Conference regular season opener against Georgia Southern . . . Appeared in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the penalty kick shootouts against both Central Arkansas and Coastal Carolina.

2019: Appeared in two matches and made one start to accumulate 90 minutes and a 1-0 record in goal . . . Made his first career start against UAB on Oct. 28 . . . Appeared in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the penalty kick shootout, where he made one save.

2018: Did not see any action on the field.

Prep: Four-year letter winner as a goalkeeper at Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Ga. . . . 2018 GHSA Region 3-AAAAAAA Player of the Year . . . 2018 Cobb County Player of the Year ... 2018 GHSA First-Team All-Region . . . Led his team to a Region 3-AAAAAAA Championship and Elite Eight in 2018 ... Reached Sweet Sixteen in 2016 and 2017 . . . Had two saves in penalty kick shootout against North Cobb to send his team to the playoffs in 2016 . . . Set the Hillgrove single-season record for shutouts (9) and goals-against average (0.72) as a junior . . . Played club soccer for the North Atlanta Soccer Association under head coach Dan Pietro . . . Helped his team finish second in the ECNL Showcase . . . Member of the Beta Club and Honors student.

Personal: Gunther Blake Rankenburg was born on Oct. 5, 1999, in Marietta, Ga. . . . Son of Russel and Neida Rankenburg . . . Father was a goalkeeper at The Citadel.