2008 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Diego Rojas
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bogota, Colombia
- High School:
- Keene
2010 -- Played in 17 games, starting the season opener... Scored two goals, one of which was the UMKC Goal of the Year against Missouri State (Sept. 6), helping the 'Roos to a 1-0 victory... He scored his other goal in a 2-1 loss at Western Illinois (Nov. 6)... He also picked up an assist in the 4-2 win against Oral Roberts (Oct. 1)... Also earned Academic All-League honors for his work in the classroom.
2009 -- Played in 18 matches on the season with four starts... tied for third on the squad with three goals and one assist in 793 minutes... finished with a total of seven points on the year... had 25 shots (11 SOG) and a .440 shots on goal percentage... whistled for one yellow and one red card on the year... netted the team's lone goal in the 2-1 loss at UAB (9/13)... scored one of the team's three goals in the 3-0 shutout win over No. 23 Drake (9/20)... tallied an assist in the 3-2 loss at Saint Louis (9/30)... found the back of the net in the 6-3 loss at Air Force (10/12)... named to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2008 -- Appeared 18 matches on the year with one start... tallied one goal and three assists in 452 minutes... tallied five shots with one being on goal for the year... made his first career start at Eastern Illinois, where he registered an assist... netted his first collegiate goal at Gonzaga (9/19)... named to The Summit League Fall Academic all-League team.
Club Soccer -- Concluded his club soccer career with Solar ‘90, helping the squad to a quarterfinal appearance in the 2007 Dallas Cup, one of the most prestigious international youth soccer tournaments in the world... squad swept through group play with a 2-0-1 record before falling to eventual tournament champions LA Rampage FC... also led his team to the championship at the 2007 Score at the Shore tournament and a runner-up finish in the 2007 Texas North State Cup... also played for Texas Lightning ‘89, leading the team to the championship game of the Puma Cup in both 2005 and 2006.
Personal -- Born on January 19, 1990... son of Alberto Rojas and Bianca Charria... majoring in engineering.
