2012 TAMIU men's soccer media guide

UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONW o m a n ’ s S o c c e r

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School: TAMIULocation: Laredo, TexasFounded: 1970Mascot: DustdevilsConference: Heartland ConferenceEnrollment: 7,039Colors: Maroon, SilverStadium: Dustdevil FieldCapacity: 4,000President: Dr. Ray KeckDirector of Athletics: Dr. Leonard NardoneSenior Associate AD: Claudio AriasInternet Address: www.godustdevils.com

UNIVERSITY REC CENTER INFORMATIONW o m a n ’ s S o c c e r


The strength and conditioning staff at Texas A&M International University believes the pursuit of ex-cellence in is student athletes as well as in itself. It is their goal to provide each student-athlete with personalized instruction and a program tailored to meet the demands of each sport and position in TAMIU’s training facility

Every student-athlete will be provided with the opportunity to enhance their sport performance through proper training and conditioning until they have fulfilled, if not exceeded, their athletic poten-tial.

NCAA CONFERENCE INFORMATIONW o m a n ’ s S o c c e r


NCAA Division II Heartland Conference

The Heartland Conference is an NCAA Division II conference, founded in 1999, that currently consists of nine schools, six from Texas, and one each from Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The schools comprising the Heart-land Conference stretch from as far north as Wichita, Kan., as far east as Fort Smith, Ark., as far south as Laredo, Texas, and as far west as Goodwell, Oklahoma. The Conference stretches over a distance of 1,050 miles north to south and 610 east to west.

The schools that are in the Heartland Conference include founding members St. Edward’s University (Austin, Texas), and St. Mary’s University (San Anto-nio, Texas), and expansion members Dallas Baptist University (Dallas, Texas) in 2002 and again in 2004, Oklahoma Panhandle State University (Goodwell, Oklahoma) in 2002, and Newman University (Wichita, Kansas), Texas A&M International University (Laredo, Texas) and The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (Odessa, Texas) in 2006, and the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (2009).

Among the many accomplishments of these institutions are national cham-pionships in baseball, golf, swimming, basketball, softball, and nationally ranked teams in all sports. The strength of the student-athlete concept is well supported by the many NCAA scholar-athletes in each school, the high cumulative GPA of the student-athletes in each school, and the high number of student-athletes who graduate from each institution in the Heartland.

The Heartland Conference is the newest of the NCAA Division II conferences. At the present time, there are 23 conferences in NCAA Division II, totaling almost 300 institutions in full or provisional status across the nation.

Members of NCAA Division II believe that a well-conducted intercollegiate athletics program, based on sound educational principles and practices, is a proper part of the educational mission of a university or college and that the educational welfare of the participating student-athlete is of primary concern.

SCHEDULEM e n ’ s S o c c e r


2012 Men’s Soccer ScheduleDate Opponent Site Time8/18 - Saturday Exhibition TBA TBA8/25 - Saturday Mont. Tech (Exhibition) Laredo, TX 7:30PM8/31 - Friday at Midwestern State Wichita Falls, TX 7:00PM9/7 - Friday at Metro St. University Denver, CO 3:30PM9/9 - Sunday at Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 2:00PM9/14 - Friday Midwestern State (Angel Guerrero) Laredo, TX 7:30PM9/16 - Sunday at St. Mary’s * San Antonio, TX 2:30PM9/20 - Thursday Newman * Laredo, TX 7:30PM9/22 - Saturday Oklahoma Christian * Laredo, TX 2:30PM9/27 - Thursday at UT-Permian Basin * Odessa, TX 7:30PM9/29 - Saturday at McMurry * Abilene, TX 2:30PM10/4 - Thursday Dallas Baptist * Laredo, TX 7:30PM10/6 - Saturday St. Edward’s * (Alumni Weekend) Laredo, TX 7:00PM10/11 - Thursday UT-Permian Basin * Laredo, TX 7:30PM10/13 - Saturday McMurry * Laredo, TX 3:00PM10/18 - Thursday at Newman * Wichita, KS 7:30PM10/20 - Saturday at Oklahoma Christian * Edmond, OK 2:30PM10/25 - Thursday at Dallas Baptist * Dallas, TX 7:30PM10/27 - Saturday at St. Edward’s * Austin, TX 2:30PM10/31 - Wednesday St. Mary’s * (Senior Day) Laredo, TX 7:30PM

Home games in BOLD*Indicates Heartland Conference Matchups

2012 Men’s Soccer ScheduleDate Opponent Site Time8/18 - Saturday Exhibition TBA TBA8/25 - Saturday Mont. Tech (Exhibition) Laredo, TX 7:30PM8/31 - Friday at Midwestern State Wichita Falls, TX 7:00PM9/7 - Friday at Metro St. University Denver, CO 3:30PM9/9 - Sunday at Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 2:00PM9/14 - Friday Midwestern State (Angel Guerrero) Laredo, TX 7:30PM9/16 - Sunday at St. Mary’s * San Antonio, TX 2:30PM9/20 - Thursday Newman * Laredo, TX 7:30PM9/22 - Saturday Oklahoma Christian * Laredo, TX 2:30PM9/27 - Thursday at UT-Permian Basin * Odessa, TX 7:30PM9/29 - Saturday at McMurry * Abilene, TX 2:30PM10/4 - Thursday Dallas Baptist * Laredo, TX 7:30PM10/6 - Saturday St. Edward’s * (Alumni Weekend) Laredo, TX 7:00PM10/11 - Thursday UT-Permian Basin * Laredo, TX 7:30PM10/13 - Saturday McMurry * Laredo, TX 3:00PM10/18 - Thursday at Newman * Wichita, KS 7:30PM10/20 - Saturday at Oklahoma Christian * Edmond, OK 2:30PM10/25 - Thursday at Dallas Baptist * Dallas, TX 7:30PM10/27 - Saturday at St. Edward’s * Austin, TX 2:30PM10/31 - Wednesday St. Mary’s * (Senior Day) Laredo, TX 7:30PM

Home games in BOLD*Indicates Heartland Conference Matchups

ROSTERM e n ’ s S o c c e r


2012 Men’s Soccer RosterNo. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown 11 Jesus Cisneros GK Jr. 6-2 Dallas, Texas2 Oscar Pompa D So. 6-3 Roma, Texas3 Joan Vallejo D Jr. 6-1 Barcelona, Spain4 Juan Ramirez D Fr. 6-3 Bogota, Colombia5 Adan Villavicencio MF Sr. 6-2 Laredo, Texas6 Camilo Botero D Fr. 6-1 Bogota, Colombia7 Jovany Macias MF/F So. 6-0 Laredo, Texas8 Alberto Suarez-Mato MF Fr. 6-0 Lugo, Spain9 Diego Manzano-Cano F Jr. 5-8 Madrid, Spain10 Dimas Chacon MF Sr. 5-11 Puerto Ordaz, Venez.11 Robert Dominguez F Fr. 5-10 El Paso, Texas12 Arturo Gutierrez MF So. 5-8 Norcross, Georgia13 Angel Robles MF Fr. 6-0 El Paso, Texas14 Edgar Flores MF Jr. 5-7 Caracas, Venezuela15 Ivan Raad F So. 5-9 Baranquilla, Colom.16 Damir Turko F So. 6-2 Houston, Texas17 Alejandro Diaz MF So. 5-9 Chia, Colombia18 Elkin Marin-Tobar D Sr. 5-9 Bogota, Colombia19 Christian Hesselaa D Fr. 6-2 Silkeborg, Denmark20 Walter Onorou MF Jr. 6-1 Houston, Texas22 Rodrigo Avila GK So. 6-4 Laredo, Texas24 Jaime Cano D Sr. 5-8 Roma, Texas26 Luis Ponte MF So. 5-8 Diamond Beach, Aus.27 Eduardo Gonzalez F So. 5-7 Laredo, Texas28 Theo Brown F Sr. 6-0 St. Johns, Antigua29 Yamin Olavarrieta D Jr. 5-9 Houston, Texas

Head Coach: Claudio Arias (Bryan College)Associate Head Coach: Felipe Munoz (TAMIU)Assistant Coaches: Luís Rincon (TAMIU): Victor Manrique (TAMIU)

SEASON OUTLOOKM e n ’ s S o c c e r


2012 Men’s Soccer PreviewThe Texas A&M International University men’s soccer team finished the 2011 season 12-3-2 and a perfect 8-0 in conference play, capturing their second straight Heartland Conference Championship. The Dustdevils narrowly missed out on qualifying for the NCAA National Tournament, falling one game shy of Midwestern State University. The team returns the majority of its starters for the 2012 campaign with their sights set on a third straight conference title. Four starters, including the Heartland Conference Player of the Year Emmanuel Frias and first team All-Conference midfielder Luís Salas, graduated from last year’s team, but with the addition of nine newcomers to this year’s squad, the Dustdevils have added plenty of depth to an already capable roster.

ScheduleThe Dustdevils will be tested right out of the gate with another tough schedule filled with nationally-ranked teams, including two matches versus Midwestern State University, Metropolitan State College of Denver, and Colorado School of Mines. After playing its first two games of the year at home, TAMIU hits the road for three of the next four matches between August 31 and September 9.

ForwardsThe TAMIU front line will be all about speed. Headlining the returning forwards for the Dustdevils is junior Diego Manzano-Cano. Cano was named the Heartland Conference Offensive Player of the Year last season, scoring a team high nine goals with 20 total points. He will be joined by conference freshman of the Year Jovany Macias, ranked third on last year’s team with four goals and four assists. Returning lettermen Damir Turko, Luis Ponte, and Edgar Flores will battle newcomers Cristobal Larrain (Fr. - Santiago, Chile) and Robert Domínguez (Fr. - El Paso, TX) for a starting position.

MidfieldersDespite losing starter and second-team All-Conference selection Guilherme Andrade, the Dustdevils added plenty of depth to the middle of the field providing Coach Arias with a multitude of options for starting lineups. Two-time All-Conference selection Adan Villavicencio will spearhead the TAMIU midfielders after starting all 17 games for the Dustdevils last season. Villavicencio will be joined by second-team All-Conference selection sophomore Arturo Gutíerrez, who finished the 2011 season with seven points, recording three goals on 17 shots with one assist. Theo Brown (Sr. - Saint Johns, Antigua) returns to the pitch for the Dustdevils after a two year break from the sport and will take on Jaime Cano and newcomers Angel Robles (Fr. – El Paso, TX), Walter Onoruo (Jr. – Houston, TX), and Eduardo González (So. – Laredo, TX) for minutes.

DefendersThree starters return from last year’s defense including Joan Vallejo, Yamin Olavarrieta and Elkin Marin-Tovar. The trio of defenders anchored the Dustdevils back line last season holding their opponents to just 13 total goals. Sophomore Oscar Pompa brings a great deal of height into the mix and will take on fresh faces Juan Ramirez (Fr. – Bogota, Columbia), Camilo Botero (Fr. – Bogota, Columbia), and Christian Hesselaa (Fr. – Silkeborg, Denmark) for a starting role.

GoalkeepersPerhaps one of the biggest losses for the Dustdevils was the departure of keeper Emmanuel Frias. Frias was named the 2011 Heartland Conference Player of the Year after allowing 10 goals in 13 games with 5.5 shutouts, 30 saves, and a 0.82 goals against average. Jesús Cisneros will likely step into the starting role after gaining valuable experience last season. Cisneros played in seven games last year, recording 1.5 shutouts, 20 saves, and a 0.55 goals against average. Sophomore Rodrigo Avila (Laredo, TX) does not trail Cisneros by much in skill level and should see significant playing time.

PLAYERSM e n ’ s S o c c e r


Jesus CisnerosCl: Jr. • Pos: GK

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2011 • Played seven games making three starts allowing three goals • Eighth in the Heartland Conference with 20 saves • Finished with a save percentage of .870 and a goals against average of .55 • Finished with a record of three wins, one loss and one tie

2010 • Posted a 3-2-1 record • Played final 18 minutes in huge win over St. Edward’s • Posted a complete game shutout in a 1-0 win over Newman that clinched outright Heartland Conference title • Led the conference in goals against average and save percentage (.868) • Named Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week after making 11 saves in 2-0 win over St. Mary’s

Skyline HS: • Lettered in soccer

Personal: Son of Armando and Evelia Cisneros ... majoring in special education.

Hometown: Dallas, TexasHigh School: Skyline HSHeight: 6-2



Joan VallejoCl: Jr. • Pos: D

3

2011: • Named All-Heartland Conference First Team • Started in all 17 games • Scored one goal and totaled two points • Scored lone goal in a 3-0 win over Newman

Personal: Son of Josep Vallejo and Anna Agusti ... majoring in business administration ... favorite vacation spot is Sant Pol de Mar ... favorite book is “Indigneu-vos” by Stéphane Hessel ... most inspired by Oscar Pistorius ... favorite quote is “Hard work without talent is a shame but talent without hard work is a tragedy.”

Hometown: Barcelona, SpainHigh School: Academia GranesHeight: 6-1



Adan VillavicencioCl: Sr. • Pos: MF

5

2011: • Named to the All-Heartland Conference first team • Started in 17 games scoring one goal and adding two assists • Scored goal in a 3-0 win over St. Thomas • Finished the year with four points and five shots on goal

2010: • Named to the All-Heartland Conference first team • Started in 17 games scoring one goal and adding two assists

2009: • Played in 13 games • Scored two goals and finished with four total points.

2008: • Redshirt

Personal: Son of Armando Villavicencio and Francia Martínez ... majoring in business management ... favorite book is “The Bible” ... most inspired by Zinedine Zidane ...most admired historical figure is Simon Bolivar.

Laredo, Texas: Phoneix, ArizonaHigh School: Jesus Obrero HSHeight: 6-2



Dimas ChaconCl: Sr. • Pos: MF

8

Cayuga Community College: • Scored two goals with two assists in his freshman season • Scored four goals with five assists in his sophomore season

Layola HS: • Four years varsity soccer • Two time midfielder of the year • Also lettered in baseball and swimming

Personal: Son of Maria De Los Angeles Sosa and Dimas Moises Chacon ... Has four siblings Irwin, Roberto, Flavio, and Victoria Chacon ... Majoring in international business ... Favorite athlete is Zinedine Zidane ... Favorite pro sports teams are Mineros de Guayana and Rayados de Monterey ... Favorite va-cation spot is Cancun, Mexico ... Favorite book is, “Padre Rico, Padre Pobre” ... Favorite quote is, “Nada sabe lo que tiene hasta que lo pierde.”

Hometown: Puerto Ordaz, VenezuelaHigh School: Loyola HSHeight: 5-11



Adrian ElicerioCl: Jr. • Pos: MF

9

Northwest College: • Freshman year scored 3 goals and had 12 assists. • Sophomore year scored 9 goals and had 9 assists.

Personal: Son of Laura and Evelio Elicerio … Has two siblings Emmanuel and Gabriel Elicerio … Majoring in fitness and sports … Favorite athlete is Zinedine Zidane … Favorite pro sports team is Real Madrid … Favorite vacation spot is home … Favorite quote is, “If succeeding becomes just an option, you have already failed.”

Hometown: Frostproof, FloridaHigh School: Frostproof HSHeight: 6-0



Diego Manzano-CanoCl: Jr. • Pos: F

10

Hometown: Detroit, MichiganHigh School: Chippewa Valley HSHeight: 5-3

Schoolcraft College: • First Team All-Conference as a sophomore • Started all 22 games • Helped team to a no. 1 ranking in state of Michigan

Ferris State University: • Started 12 games as a freshman • Scored five goals and tallied five assists

Chippewa Valley High School • Four years varsity soccer • Two-Time Second Team All-County selection • Helped team win Mac red division • Two-Time team captain

Personal: Daughter of Hollie and Gary Zerilli … Has three siblings Alexis, Jospeh and Gary … Has played soccer for 16 years … Majoring in criminal justice … Favorite athlete is Tim Tebow … Favorite pro sports team is the Detroit Red Wings … Favorite vacation spot is the Bahamas … Favorite book is “The Harry Potter Series” … Favorite quote is, “Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn’t work hard”



Edgar FloresCl: Jr. • Pos: MF

14

2011: - Played in eight games making one start - Finished season with one shot.

2010: - Played in 17 games - Contributed an assist in a 2-0 win over St. Mary’s - Finished season with two goals and one assist totaling five points.

Personal: Son of Edgar A. Flores ... majoring in accounting ... favorite vacation spot is Caracas ... most inspired by Lionel Messi.

Hometown: San Antonio, TexasHigh School: Southwest HSHeight: 5-7



Elkin Marin-TobarCl: Sr. • Pos: D

18

2011: • Named to All-Heartland Conference First Team • Sixth in the Conference with three assists • Played in 17 games scoring one goal • Scored game winning goal in a 2-1 win over St. Edward’s • Finished season with five points.

Personal: Son of Jaime Marin and Mercedez Tovar ... majoring in business administration ... favorite vacation spot is Nalgar ... favorite book is “Undercover Economics.”

Hometown: Bogota, ColombiaHigh School: Amistad HSHeight: 5-9



Walter AnoruoCl: Jr. • Pos: MF

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J Frank Dobie: • Four years varsity soccer • Also lettered in track and field, Cross Country, and Football

Personal: Son of Damian & Bernadette Anoruo ... Has five siblings ... Majoring in accounting and management ... Favorite athlete is Zinedine Zidane ... Favorite pro sports team is Arsenal ... Favorite quote is, “We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we stick to our natural game” - Zidane

Hometown: Lagos NigeriaHigh School: J Frank Dobie HSHeight: 6-1

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Jaime CanoCl: Sr. • Pos: D

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2011: • Played in 10 games • Finished with one shot

2010: • Named Heartland Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week after coming off the bench to score two goals in a 2-1 win over Newman • Contributed with two game-winning goals

Roma HS: • Lettered in soccer and cross country at Roma High School • Two-time first-team All-District selection • Second-team All-District as a sophomore • Helped lead team to first playoff appearance as a junior • Hall of Fame inductee.

Personal: Son of María Elena Cano and Jaime Cano ... majoring in Spanish with a minor in geop-raphy ... favorite book is “Cartucho: ... most inspired by José Saturnino Cardozo ... favorite quote is, “Al que madruga Dios lo ayunda.”

Hometown: Roma, TexasHigh School: Roma HSHeight: 5-8



Hometown: Phoenix, ArizonaHigh School: Kofa HSHeight: 5-8

Yamin OlavarrietaCl: Jr. • Pos: D

29

2011: • Played in 15 games with 14 starts

2010 • Finished the season with one goal

Paradise Valley CC (2009): • Ranked second in NJCAA goalkeeping as a sophomore, allowing only three goals in 1,058 minutes (0.25 GAA) • Finished with the best goalkeeping record in school history

Elsik HS: • Four-year varsity soccer letter winner at Elsik High School • Two-time first-team All District • District MVP as a senior.

Personal: Son of Ruben and Mónica Olavarrieta ... majoring in art ... favorite vacation spot is Cali-fornia ... most inspired by his parents ... hobbies include skating.



Oscar PmpaCl: So. • Pos: D

22011: • Played seven games making one start

Personal: Son of Esmeralda and Oscar Pompa ... majoring in fitness and sports with a minor in Span-ish ... born in Monterrey, N.L. ... favorite vacation spot is Cancún ... most inspired by Leonardo Messi ... favorite quote is “Wealth is of the heart and mind and not of the pocket.”

Juan RamirezCl: Fr. • Pos: D

4

Personal: Son of Esperanza Yanes and Samuel Dario Ramirez ... Favorite athlete is Carlos Puyol ... Favorite pro sports team is Barcelona ... Favorite vacation spot is the beach ... Favorite book is “The Secret”

Roma HS: • Lettered in soccer, track, diving and football at Roma HS • First-team All District all four years in soccer • First-team All Region as a junior and senior

Personal: Son of Esmeralda and Oscar Pompa ... majoring in fitness and sports with a minor in Span-ish ... born in Monterrey, N.L. ... favorite vacation spot is Cancún ... most inspired by Leonardo Messi ... favorite quote is “Wealth is of the heart and mind and not of the pocket.”



Camilo BoteroCl: Fr. • Pos: D

6Virrey Solis HS: • Adidas Tournament participant • ACN Tournament participant • Played soccer and volleyball

Personal: Son of Nicolas Botero and Myriam Fonseca … Majoring in business administration … Favorite athlete is Javier Zanetti … Favorite pro sports team is Real Madrid … Favorite vacation spot is Baru, Colombia … Favorite book is “Cronicas de Una Muerte Anunciada”

Jovany MaciasCl: So. • Pos: MF

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Personal: Son of José Luís Macias and Maria D. Macias ... younger brother of TAMIU soccer legend José Macias ... majoring in American history with a minor in world geography ... favorite vacation spot is Guadalajara Jalisco, México ... most inspired by Michael Jordan ... favorite quote is “Talent wins games but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”

Alexander HS: • Named Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year • All-Heartland Conference First Team • Second Team South Central All-Region • Played 17 games making 14 starts • Scored four goals and had four assists • Scored first goal in a 5-2 win over St. Mary’s • Scored game winner in a 1-0 over Ouachita Baptist • Scored third goal in a 3-0 win over St. Mary’s • Scored fourth and final goal in a 5-1 win over UT-Permian Basin • Third on the team in shots attempted with 25 • Finished third on the team with 12 points.



Robert DominguezCl: Fr. • Pos: F

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Personal: Son of Sandra and Jose Luis Dominguez … Has one sibling Luis Andres Dominguez … Majoring in Nursing … Favorite athlete is Fernando Torres … Favorite pro sports team is F.C. Liverpool … Favorite vacation spot is Orlando, Florida … Favorite book is “Alex Cross’s Trial” by James Patterson … Favorite quote is, “The sky is the limit”

Arturo GutierrezCl: So. • Pos: MF

12

Personal: Son of José Arturo and Maria Rubia de Gutíerrez ... majoring in business administration ... favorite vacation spot is his native El Salvador ... most inspired by Jorge “El Magico” González ... fa-vorite quote is “Every day we fix our hair, why not our hearts?” by Ernesto “Che” Guevara.

Montwood HS: • Four year varsity letterwinner • Two time First Team All-District Selection • Second Team All-District Selection as a sophomore • Also lettered in cross country, track and field, and swimming

2011: • Named to the All-Heartland Conference Second Team • Started 16 games recording one assist, seven points and nine shots on goal. • Tenth in the conference with three goals • Scored first goal in a 1-1 tie with Northeastern State • Scored second goal in a 4-2 loss to Incarnate Word • Scored final goal in a 1-1 tie with West Texas A&M



Angel RoblesCl: Fr. • Pos: MF

13El Dorado HS: • Two year varsity letterwinner • Also lettered in swimming, cross country, and basketball

Personal: Son of Hector and Irais Robles … Has two siblings Daniel and Leslie Robles … Majoring in fitness and sports … Favorite athlete is Ronaldinho Gaucho … Favorite pro sports team is Barcelona F.C. … Favorite vacation spot is Cancun, Mexico … Favorite book is “A Child Called It” by Dave Pelzer … Favorite quote is, “Live life as if you’ll die tomorrow and dream as if you’ll live forever”

Damir turkoCl: So. • Pos: F

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Personal: Son of Islam Turko and Lucija Turko ... majoring in business management ... favorite va-cation spot is Croatia ... most inspired by Zlatan Ibrahimovic ... favorite quote is “Live live to the fullest.”

Cypress Falls HS: • Lettered in soccer at Cypress Falls High School • First-team All District • Team MVP

2011: • Played in seven games making two starts • Recorded one goal and two points • Scored goal in a 2-1 win over Eastern New Mexico



Christian HesselaaCl: Fr. • Pos: D

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Personal: Son of Sonja Hesselaa Nielsen and Henrik Hessella Nielsen … Has two siblings Anders and Sigue … Majoring in business administration … Favorite athlete is Lionel Messi … Favorite pro sports team is FC Barcelona … Favorite vacation spot is California … Favorite book is “Critical Deci-sions” by George W. Bush … Favorite quote is, “The best decisions aren’t made with your mind but with your instinct” - Messi

Juan NarvaezCl: So. • Pos:F/MF

17Bellevue University: • Appeared in 13 contests, making eight starts • Scored his first career goal at York College on Oct. 15 • Tallied assists at Westminster College (Sept. 23) and versus Central Baptist College (Oct. 22) • Recorded 10 shots with four on goal.

Personal: Full name is Juan Fernando Narvaez ... Parents are Luis Alfonso Narvaez and Consuelo Collazos ... Older brother Sebastian is the Bruins’ all-time leader in career saves and is currently an assistant coach on the women’s soccer team



Rodrigo AvilaCl: So. • Pos: GK

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Personal: Son of Jorge and Silvia Avila ... majoring in fitness and sports ... favorite book is “Heavier Than Heaven” ... most inspired by his father ... “I’d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I’m not.”

Cristobal LarrainCl: Fr. • Pos: MF

23The Mayflower School: • Letterd in soccer, tennis, and running

Personal: Son of Juan Pablo Larrain and Maria Nuria Punti … has two siblings Florencia Larrain and Trinidad Larrain … majoring in business administration … favorite pro sports teams are Universi-dad Catolica and Barcelona … favorite vacation spot is any place with his family … favorite quote is, “Be careful of the environment you choose, for it will shape you; be careful of the friends you choose, for you will become like them.

2011 • Saw action in two games as a freshman

Alexander HS • Lettered in soccer at Laredo’s J.B. Alexander High School • Defensive MVP as a senior • Two-year team captain • National Honor Society



Luís PonteCl: So. • Pos: MF

262011 • Played in six games • Finished season with two shot attempts • Tallied both shots in a 5-1 win over UT-Permian Basin

Personal: Son of Jorge and Marina Ponte ... majoring in business administration with a minor in international economics ... favorite vacation spot is Miami.

HS: • Coached by Alvaro Jara at Bennett High School in Cali, Colombia • Team captain • Earned first team honors all four years

Eduardo SerranoCl: Jr. • Pos: F

RS

Personal: Son of Jose and Maria Serrano ... Has three siblings Edgar, Giselle, Sarahi Serrano ... Ma-joring in Finance ... Favorite athlete is G. Dos Santos ... Favorite sport team is Club America ... Favorite vacation spot is Dallas, Texas.

St. Mary’s University: • Offensive MVP



Davian PerezCl: So. • Pos: MF

RS

Personal: Son of Hector Pérez and Claudia Pérez ... majoring in pre-engineering ... favorite book is “The Road of Loss Innocence” ... most inspired by Lionel Messi ... born in Queens, N.Y. ... favorite quote is “Life isn’t about finding yourself it’s about creating yourself.”

2011: • Played in eight games and finished season with two shots.

2010: • Played in eight games as a freshman • Finished season with one shot on goal.

Carver High School: • National Honor Society • Graduated in top 12% of class • Played on Olympic Development Program South Texas State Team in 2006.

HEAD COACHM e n ’ s S o c c e r


Claudio Arias is entering his third season as Head Coach of the Texas A&M International University women’s soccer team. During his tenure in Laredo, Coach Arias has helped to steadily transform the Dustdevils into a serious contender in the Heart-land Conference.

In their most recent campaign the Dustdevils fin-ished only 2-15-1, but took a huge step forward de-feating conference foe Newman University for the first time in program history. The win also marked the Dustdevils second-ever victory in Heartland Conference play.

Arias took over as head coach of the TAMIU wom-en in 2010, directing a team that had little success in recent years to a four-win season. The Dustdev-ils were also able to trim their scoring deficit from

109-9 in the 2009 season, to 39-20 in Arias’ first season at the helm.

Prior to arriving at TAMIU, Arias served four sea-sons as head coach at Southern Wesleyan Univer-sity (SWU) in South Carolina. He led SWU to the 2003 Georgia-Alabama-Carolinas Conference title, with a 2-1 overtime win over nationally-ranked (#2) Auburn-Montgomery in the semifinals.

Arias played collegiate soccer for Bryan College in Tennessee where he earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He also holds a master’s in health and exercise science from Furman University.

Arias played professionally for the Shreveport-Boss-ier Lions of the USISL and the Greenville Lions of the PDL as well as for Deportes Concepción in Chile. He holds a Premier National Diploma with the NSCAA and an “A” license with the USSF.

Arias and his wife Nicole are the proud parents of three daughters; Rebecca Nicole, Andrea Belen and Sarah Elizabeth and a son, Christian Hugo.

Claudio Arias Head Coach

ASSISTANT COACHM e n ’ s S o c c e r


Felipe MuñozAssociate Head Coach

Texas A&M International University alum Felipe Munoz enters his third season as associate head coach for the men’s and women’s soccer teams. A former standout defender for the Dustdevils, Coach Munoz has helped guide the men’s soccer team to back-to-back conference titles

Munoz played two seasons at NCAA Division I Jacksonville University, after concluding an out-standing high school career at Orange Park High School in Florida. During his high school career he helped lead his team to three Final Fours and one State Championship.

Munoz was named TAMIU Defensive Player of the Year in his first season with the team in 2004. He played a key role in leading TAMIU to its second straight Red River Athletic Conference Champi-onship title and a spot in the NAIA Region VI title

game. Munoz served as team captain as a senior, was selected to the All-Red River Conference first-team, and was named the team’s Defensive MVP for the second straight year.

After concluding his playing career, Munoz took his first coaching position as boys Head Coach at St. John’s Country Day School in Orange Park, Fla. During his four-year term, he led the Spartans to two Regional Finals appearances and helped four student-athletes move on to play college soccer. Munoz concurrently taught elementary and mid-dle school physical education courses during his tenure at St. John’s. He also served as Director of Coaching at Westside Soccer Club and Infinity Soc-cer upon his return to Florida.

During the summer Munoz serves as the assistant coach for the Florida Sol, one of the latest franchis-es to emerge from the WPSL (Women’s Premier Soccer League). In his two years with the Sol, Coach Munoz has led the team to back-to-back conference finals.

Munoz earned a bachelor’s degree in fitness and sports from TAMIU in 2006 and is currently working towards a Masters in Educational Administration. He holds a Premier Diploma and an Advanced Na-tional Goalkeeping Diploma with the NSCAA (Na-tional Soccer Coaches Association of America), where he serves as an associate staff member. In addition, he holds a B-License and a National Youth License with the United States Soccer Federation.

ASSISTANT COACHM e n ’ s S o c c e r


Luís Ricon Assistant Coach

Luis Rincón, a former standout goalkeeper for Tex-as A&M International University, enters his third season as an assistant soccer coach with the men’s soccer team. Coach Rincon has played a key role in guiding the Dustdevils to back-to-back Heartland Conference Championships.

One of Coach Rincon’s primary responsibilities was the development of TAMIU goalkeeper Emmanuel Frias. The senior finished the season with a 13-8 record posting 5.5 shutouts with 30 saves and was named the Heartland Conference Player of the Year. Rincon also played a huge role in the recruitment of Guilherme Andrade and Elkin Marin-Tobar, who were both selected to the All-Conference Team.

In the summer of 2011, Coach Rincon served as a player development specialist with the Eden Prai-rie Soccer Club in Eden Prairie Minnesota. He re-

turned in the summer of 2012 to serve as a coach in addition to his work with the club’s goalkeepers.In his two seasons as a goalkeeper for the Dust-devils, Rincon finished with 12 career wins and an outstanding 1.06 goals against average. He was named Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week four times and concluded his career by earning first-team All-Heartland Conference honors as a senior, after tying for ninth in the NCAA final statistical rankings with a .857 save percentage.

Before joining the Dustdevils, Rincón played two seasons at NAIA Warner University where he achieved different accomplishments such as M.V.P and Florida Sun Conference Player of the week.

Prior to arriving in the United States, Rincon played for Millonarios, a formal professional club and Co-lombian National Youth Team. Rincon also repre-sented his country in different tournament such as: the Nike Premier Cup under 15 Latin America Chile 1999; Venezuela World Cup under 15 1999; Nike Premier Cup under 15 Latin America Mexico 2000; Venezuela World Cup under 15 2000 and South American tournament under 17 Ecuador 2002. Rincón hold a bachelor’s in business administration and a MBA, both from Texas A&M International Uni-versity. He also holds a National Diploma license with the NSCAA.

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Aaron Garza enters his first year as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Texas A&M International Univer-sity. His primary role is to provide each student-athlete with personalized instruction and a program tailored to meet the demands of each sport and position. In total Garza has over 6 years of strength training experience.

Born and raised in Laredo, Texas, Garza graduated from Nixon High School where he earned first team All-Dis-trict and All-City honors as a senior playing for the Mus-tangs basketball team.

Following his graduation he served in the United States Marine Corps for five years, which included three over-sea deployments on the USS Germantown and the USS Ft. McHenry.

After his service in the military was complete, Garza enrolled at TAMIU where he played basketball for the Dustdevils for three seasons, serving as a team cap-tain for two years. He stayed on with the team as a graduate assistant for two additional years, specializing in strength training. In 2006 he completed his under-graduate coursework receiving his bachelor’s degree in fitness and sports and was promoted to a full time assis-tant coaching position with the TAMIU men’s basketball team.

In 2008 Garza was signed to play professional basket-ball in Mexico where he played for two seasons. When his playing career came to an end, he returned to TAMIU taking a job as the strength and conditioning specialist with the recreational sports department, where he has served for the last three years.

Aaron GarzaStrength and Conditioning Coach

An original staff member, Ernst Feisner is in his tenth year as head athletic trainer at Texas A&M International University. He supervises a wide-range of responsibili-ties pertaining to the physical well being of student-ath-letes ranging from injury prevention to injury rehabili-tation. He also has served as the chair of the sports medicine department of the Heartland Conference for the past four years.

Prior to arriving in Laredo in 2002, Feisner served for four years as the first full time assistant athletic trainer at William Paterson University. He studied movement science with a concentration in athletic training at Wil-liam Paterson University, receiving his bachelor’s de-gree in 1991. He then moved on to the University of North Carolina where he spent two years earning his master degree in Physical education with a concentra-tion in sports medicine. During his time in Chapel Hill he also worked as an athletic trainer for the Cross Country, Swimming and Diving, Softball, and Men’s Basketball teams and taught courses in Archery, Weight Training, Racketball, Conditioning, and Laboratory instruction in cadaver anatomy.

He began his career at Belmont Abbey College as head athletic trainer in 1993, before moving on to Earlham College in 1995. After three years at Earlham College he returned to his Alma Mater taking the job as the first full time assistant athletic trainer.

Feisner has held several professional certifications in-cluding the Athletic Trainer Certification (ATC), Certi-fied Strength and Conditioning Specialist Certification (CSCS), and Nutritional Advisor Certification (CNA). He currently holds a Texas License for athletic training and has worked as an examiner for the Texas State Licens-ing Exam. In addition, he has worked with several of Laredo’s professional minor league teams over the past eight years including the Laredo Broncos, Laredo Heat, Laredo Law, and

Ernst Feisner Head Athletic Trainer

YEAR IN REVIEWM e n ’ s S o c c e r


2011 A&M International Men's SoccerA&M International Category Leaders (as of Jul 19, 2012)

All games

## Points GP G A Pts Shots15 Diego Manzano-Cano 15 9 2 20 4117 Luis Salas 15 6 7 19 3427 Jovany Macias 17 4 4 12 2510 Guilherme Andrade 16 3 3 9 1613 Daniel Garza 16 2 4 8 1511 Arturo Gutierrez 16 3 1 7 1714 Ivan Raad 12 3 0 6 1118 Elkin Marin-Tovar 17 1 3 5 108 Joao Bacchi 7 2 0 4 65 Adan Villavicencio 17 1 2 4 9

## Goals GP G A Pts Shots15 Diego Manzano-Cano 15 9 2 20 4117 Luis Salas 15 6 7 19 3427 Jovany Macias 17 4 4 12 2510 Guilherme Andrade 16 3 3 9 1611 Arturo Gutierrez 16 3 1 7 1714 Ivan Raad 12 3 0 6 118 Joao Bacchi 7 2 0 4 613 Daniel Garza 16 2 4 8 1516 Damir Turko 7 1 0 2 34 Alex De La Fuente 10 1 0 2 6

## Assists GP G A Pts Shots17 Luis Salas 15 6 7 19 3427 Jovany Macias 17 4 4 12 2513 Daniel Garza 16 2 4 8 1510 Guilherme Andrade 16 3 3 9 1618 Elkin Marin-Tovar 17 1 3 5 105 Adan Villavicencio 17 1 2 4 915 Diego Manzano-Cano 15 9 2 20 419 Kristian Quintana 12 1 1 3 87 Christian Salazar 16 1 1 3 311 Arturo Gutierrez 16 3 1 7 17

## Shots GP G A Shots Shot%15 Diego Manzano-Cano 15 9 2 41 . 2 2 017 Luis Salas 15 6 7 34 . 1 7 627 Jovany Macias 17 4 4 25 . 1 6 03 Joan Vallejo 17 1 0 20 . 0 5 011 Arturo Gutierrez 16 3 1 17 . 1 7 610 Guilherme Andrade 16 3 3 16 . 1 8 813 Daniel Garza 16 2 4 15 . 1 3 314 Ivan Raad 12 3 0 11 . 2 7 318 Elkin Marin-Tovar 17 1 3 10 . 1 0 05 Adan Villavicencio 17 1 2 9 . 1 1 1

## Shots on Goal GP G A Shots SOG SOG%15 Diego Manzano-Cano 15 9 2 41 20 . 4 8 817 Luis Salas 15 6 7 34 19 . 5 5 927 Jovany Macias 17 4 4 25 14 . 5 6 03 Joan Vallejo 17 1 0 20 13 . 6 5 011 Arturo Gutierrez 16 3 1 17 9 . 5 2 914 Ivan Raad 12 3 0 11 9 . 8 1 810 Guilherme Andrade 16 3 3 16 8 . 5 0 013 Daniel Garza 16 2 4 15 7 . 4 6 718 Elkin Marin-Tovar 17 1 3 10 5 . 5 0 05 Adan Villavicencio 17 1 2 9 5 . 5 5 6

## Game-winning Goals GP No.15 Diego Manzano-Cano 15 517 Luis Salas 15 210 Guilherme Andrade 16 127 Jovany Macias 17 17 Christian Salazar 16 118 Elkin Marin-Tovar 17 1

STATISTICSM e n ’ s S o c c e r


2011 A&M International Men's SoccerA&M International Combined Team Statistics (as of Jul 19, 2012)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 12-3-2 5-1-1 5-2-1 2-0CONFERENCE 8-0 4-0 4-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 4-3-2 1-1-1 1-2-1 2-0

Date Opponent Score Att.Sep 03 at St. Thomas W 3-0 50

* Sep 07 ST. MARY'S W 5-2 350Sep 11 vs OBUM W 1-0 0Sep 16 at #14 Northeastern State T o 2 1-1 200

* Sep 18 at Newman W 3-0 151Sep 23 #8 INCARNATE WORD L 2-4 420

* Sep 25 ST. EDWARD'S W 1-0 173Sep 30 at #12 Midwestern State L o 2 0-1 882Oct6 vs Delta State Univ. W 4-0 50Oct 14 EASTERN NEW MEXICO W 2-1 185Oct 16 WEST TEXAS A&M T o 2 1-1 175

* Oct 19 at St. Mary's W 3-0 278* Oct 21 at Texas-Permian Basin W 3-0 75

Oct 25 at #12 Incarnate Word L o t 0-1 163* Oct 30 at St. Edward's W 2-1 118* Nov 1 TEXAS-PERMIAN BASIN W 5-1 101* Nov 04 NEWMAN W 3-0 285

TEAM STATISTICS TAMIU OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 39-230 13-139 Goals scored per game 2.29 0.76 Shot pct. . 1 7 0 . 0 9 4 Shots on goal-Attempts 123-230 63-139 SOG pct. . 5 3 5 . 4 5 3 S h o t s / G a m e 13.5 8.2CORNER KICKS 93 69PENALTY KICKS 3-3 1-1PENALTIES Yellow cards 25 32 Red cards 2 2ATTENDANCE T o t a l 1689 1917 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/241 8/240 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/25

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att15 Diego Manzano-Cano 15 9 2 20 41 . 2 2 0 20 . 4 8 8 5 0 - 017 Luis Salas 15 6 7 19 34 . 1 7 6 19 . 5 5 9 2 2 - 227 Jovany Macias 17 4 4 12 25 . 1 6 0 14 . 5 6 0 1 1 - 114 Ivan Raad 12 3 0 6 11 . 2 7 3 9 . 8 1 8 0 0 - 010 Guilherme Andrade 16 3 3 9 16 . 1 8 8 8 . 5 0 0 1 0 - 011 Arturo Gutierrez 16 3 1 7 17 . 1 7 6 9 . 5 2 9 0 0 - 013 Daniel Garza 16 2 4 8 15 . 1 3 3 7 . 4 6 7 0 0 - 08 Joao Bacchi 7 2 0 4 6 . 3 3 3 2 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 018 Elkin Marin-Tovar 17 1 3 5 10 . 1 0 0 5 . 5 0 0 1 0 - 04 Alex De La Fuente 10 1 0 2 6 . 1 6 7 3 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 09 Kristian Quintana 12 1 1 3 8 . 1 2 5 4 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 05 Adan Villavicencio 17 1 2 4 9 . 1 1 1 5 . 5 5 6 0 0 - 07 Christian Salazar 16 1 1 3 3 . 3 3 3 2 . 6 6 7 1 0 - 016 Damir Turko 7 1 0 2 3 . 3 3 3 2 . 6 6 7 0 0 - 03 Joan Vallejo 17 1 0 2 20 . 0 5 0 13 . 6 5 0 0 0 - 026 Luis Ponte 6 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 02 Oscar Pompa 7 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 06 Davian Perez 8 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 012 Rodrigo Avila 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 029 Yamin Olavarrieta 15 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 024 Jaime Cano 10 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 019 Edgar Flores 8 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

Total 17 39 28 106 230 . 1 7 0 123 . 5 3 5 11 3 - 3Opponents 17 13 9 35 139 . 0 9 4 63 . 4 5 3 3 1 - 1

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho22 Jesus Cisneros 7 493:15 3 0.55 20 . 8 7 0 3-1-1 1 . 51 Emmanuel Frias 13 1092:12 10 0.82 30 . 7 5 0 9-2-1 5 . 5

Total 17 1585:27 13 0.74 50 . 7 9 4 12-3-2 8Opponents 17 1585:27 39 2.21 84 . 6 8 3 3-12-2 2

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalA&M International 16 23 0 0 39Opponents 4 7 1 1 13

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalA&M International 100 126 2 2 230Opponents 63 67 5 4 139

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalA&M International 25 23 0 2 50Opponents 34 48 1 1 84

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalA&M International 47 40 1 5 93Opponents 28 40 0 1 69

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalA&M International 87 101 5 2 195Opponents 91 103 6 2 202

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