Chico State Athletics

All-CCAA Honorable Mention in 2017…Started all 18 Wildcats matches last season…Has started 46 of 48 matches in his three-year Chico State career…Pre-Chico Days: A 2014 graduate of Santa Margarita High School in Rancho Santa Margarita…Helped the Eagles capture the 2013 Trinity League title…Second Team All-TL selection as a senior…Also lettered in track…Won a Surf Cup championship playing for Mission Viejo Soccer Club…Member of the Nomads U.S. Soccer Development Academy team…Personal: Born September 13, 1995 in Rancho Santa Margarita…Son of Manuel and Sylvia…Has two older sisters, Felicia and Monica…Sports hero is Italian soccer legend Fabio Cannavaro…Biggest sports thrill is scoring the match-winning goal in high school against Mater Dei…Enjoys surfing…Hopes to travel someday…Says the best thing about Chico is the people…Best advice ever received: “Never give up”…Eats Starburst fruit chews before every match…Wants to meet Barack Obama…Would travel the world if money were no object…Kinesiology major…Plans a career as an adaptive physical education teacher.