2025: Picked up the third All-CCIW honor of his career, landing on the First Team ...
All-CCIW writeup: Vaaland regains 1st team recognition for the first time since his 2021 freshman season, securing his third all-conference honor in a Viking uniform. Another captain in the backfield, the Stavanger, Norway defender was a physical presence for the Viking defense, continually finding the right position to spoil his opponents' set pieces. The two-time All-Region pick (2021, 2023) also had a timely goal for North Park when he rocketed a close free kick strike with just seconds left on the clock at Elmhurst's Langhorst Field to lift the Vikings over the Bluejays.
2024: Appeared in a pair of games before his season was hampered due to injury.
2023: Named a Second Team All-CCIW selection and Third Team All-Region VIII honors by the USC … Appeared in 16 games and made as many starts … Logged a pair of goals and an assist … Was a part of seven shutouts, including six shutout wins … Had goals at Carthage (Oct. 18) and at Wheaton (Oct. 21), adding three shutout wins in league play … Added four shots on goal.
First career assist: vs. Benedictine (Sept. 1)
2022: Appeared in 20 games and made 18 starts … Anchored a Viking defense that allowed only 20 goals all season (0.95 per game) and 99 shots on goal … Scored four goals, including one against then-No.23 North Central (10/12) … Championed nine shutouts, including one at Wheaton in the CCIW Tournament (11/2) … Totaled 10 shots on goal and had a game winner against Lake Forest (9/20) … Was also named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).
2021: Started in defense for 21 games, scoring 1 goal on the season against Elmhurst (10/02) … Started in all of North Park’s 9 shutout victories … Named to CCIW All-Conference First Team as a Freshman and was also a Second Team All-Region pick … Started all 4 NCAA Tournament games, including a shutout win against St. Olaf (11/19).
First career goal: at Elmhurst (Oct. 2)
