Chico State Athletics

Second year in the Wildcats’ program…Pre-Chico Days: Was part of the Las Positas College soccer program in Livermore in 2018 and 2019…Earned First Team All-Coast Conference North honors in 2019…Began his college career at City College of San Francisco, helping lead the Rams to the 2017 Coast Conference North title…A 2016 graduate of Heritage High School in Brentwood…Helped lead the Patriots to the program’s first-ever league title during his senior season…Three-time All-Bay Valley League selection…Named team MVP in 2014…Served as a Patriots’ captain during his junior and senior seasons…Personal: Born October 11, 1997, in Chicago, Illinois…Son of Mauro and Zoraida…Has one older brother, Alexander…His mother is his hero (“She is always striving to be better and improve”)…The person he most admires in the sports world is Michael Jordan (“because of his relentless work rate and mental toughness”)…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “The community and soccer program”…His greatest sports moment is winning in penalties in his high school’s first-ever playoff appearance…The most interesting thing he’s ever done is travel to Brazil with his two best friends to watch soccer games at three different cities…Has learned by playing soccer that “there is always room to get better”…Enjoys doing yoga when he has some free time…Does not like cheese…At the top of his bucket list: backpacking in Peru…Best advice ever received: “Do the doable”…Majoring in exercise physiology…Hopes to attend physical therapy school.