2021: Capped his Milwaukee career with a repeat spot on the Horizon League First-Team All-Conference squad ... a starter in all 17 games he appeared, finished the campaign with 14 points, all coming via his seven goals scored ... team captain ... recorded 35 total shots and 18 shots on goal ... named to the 2021 Men’s Soccer Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List ... really heated up as the season came to a close, scoring a goal in each of the final four games of the campaign ... finished tied for sixth in total goals in the Horizon League, ninth in points, eighth in shots on goal, and tied for ninth in total shots ... scored both goals in the 2-1 win over Robert Morris Sept. 18 ... named Horizon League Player of the Week for his efforts ... netted a goal in the 4-1 win over IUPUI Oct. 2 ... helped MKE attempt the comeback against Oakland with a tally Oct. 30 ... also scored against Purdue Fort Wayne Nov. 3 in the 2-1 win ... came up huge for MKE in the Horizon League Tournament first round matchup, beating Robert Morris with an 86th-minute header to take the 1-0 victory Nov. 7 ... helped state MKE to an early 1-0 lead in the semifinal loss to Cleveland State Nov. 11 ... continued his great work in the classroom, earning a spot on the Horizon League All-Academic Team ... named the Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Season ... Horizon League Academic Honor Roll member.
• 2021 game-by-game in PDF Format
2020 (COVID-shortened): Enjoyed a breakout campaign, earning United Soccer Coaches All-North Region First Team and Horizon League First-Team All-Conference accolades in a season in which he scored 22 points, leading the Horizon League with 11 goals ... became the first MKE player to score double-figure goals since 2013 ... first player to score a goal in at least six straight games since 2002 ... also posted back-to-back multi-goal outings during the campaign – something not accomplished in 17 years ... tied for first in the Horizon League in points (22) as well as finishing second in both total shots (42) and shots on goal (21), in addition to tying for first in game-winning goals (2) ... ranked fourth in the NCAA in goals-per game (0.85), fifth in total goals, seventh in total points, 16th in points-per game (1.69), and 20th in shots per game (3.23) ... a starter in all 13 games on the spring slate, playing a career-best 1,053 minutes (he had played 688 minutes combined over his first two seasons with the Panthers) ... netted a goal on three shots in the season opener at Purdue Fort Wayne Feb. 4 ... scored against UIC Feb. 16 and in the 2-1 win over Wright State Feb. 28 ... netted a pair of goals in the comeback that got spoiled against Oakland March 12, the first game to start the streak of scoring in six consecutive outings ... recorded another brace against IUPUI March 24, scoring goals No. 2 and No. 4 on the day in the 4-0 shutout ... career-high six shots and the opening strike against Green Bay in the 52nd minute to make it 1-1 at the time ... came up clutch in the league postseason, scoring the game-winner in the 86th minute of the 2-1 semifinals win against UIC April 11 and the lone goal in the 1-0 triumph in the 20th minute of the title game against Northern Kentucky April 17 ... named to College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer's "Team of the Week" April 20 after scoring the game-winner in the HLT Finals ... named MVP and earned a spot on the Horizon League All-Tournament Team. ... named to the Horizon League All-Academic Team and the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2020 game-by-game in PDF Format
2019: Appeared in 13 games over the course of the fall ... finished with a goal and five shots ... made season debut in the opener against Western Illinois Aug. 30, playing 15 minutes ... playing time surged as the season came to a close, starting with 39 minutes on the field as MKE topped UIC, 3-2,in the regular-season finale Nov. 8 ... played 26 minutes in the snow in the postseason victory over Detroit Mercy and 45 in the semifinals against the Flames ... closed the campaign with a special performance against Wright State in the Horizon League Championship Nov. 16, scoring the tying goal in the 55th minute to help send the contest to overtime ... finished the match against the Raiders with a career-high five shots ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2019 game-by-game in PDF Format
2018: Appeared in nine games on the season, recording two shots ... made collegiate debut with 45 minutes of playing time in the 4-0 season-opening win over Western Illinois Aug. 26 ... recorded a shot against WIU ... played 39 minutes in a 1-0 victory over Ohio State Sept. 2 ... saw 48 minutes on the field at Wright State Nov. 2 ... nearly played the hero role in the Horizon League Tournament semifinals at No. 18 Wright State Nov. 8 ... played a season-high 94 minutes against the Raiders, nearly netting the game-winner as time expired in the 1-1 draw.
• 2018 game-by-game in PDF Format
High School: A First-Team Big Eight All-Conference selection as a senior midfielder … helped the Regents advance to the WIAA Division 1 state semifinals his last season, falling to eventual champion Milwaukee Marquette in overtime … netted 10 goals and added 12 assists … all-state honoree …
Wisconsin State Journal/WisconsinPrepZone.com Honorable Mention All-Area in 2017 ... first-team academic all-conference … spent seven seasons playing club soccer with the Madison 56ers.
Personal: Son of Claudio and Brenda Gratton … a mechanical engineering major … chose UWM because Milwaukee is a great city and the school had everything he wanted academically … career goal is to become a team captain and go on to play professionally … most memorable sports experience was ODP National Camp … lists hobbies as woodworking, pottery and basketball sports ... born June 22, 2000.
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Pronunciation: Pow-lo Grah-TAHN
