Carson Vom Steeg once played soccer for an age-group national team and appeared headed for a professional career when a torn knee ligament robbed him of his junior season at UC Santa Barbara.
This school year was supposed to be his comeback campaign, the one when he proved to coaches and scouts he hadn’t lost a step. That, too, was taken away last month when the Big West Conference canceled the 2020-21 season for five sports, including men’s soccer, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s hard to make up for this year,” said Vom Steeg, who hasn’t played in a competitive game in 26 months.