Trinity University Men's Soccer

Zack Garcia, NSCAA All-American

2012-01-15T12:05:00.001-06:00

Senior midfielder Zack Garcia (Dallas, TX), was selected to the NSCAA all-American team for the 3rd straight year. Garcia, a national player of the year candidate, joins Tiger alums Lance Key '99 and Tyrone Petrakis '08 as the only 3-time all-Americans in the programs 21 year history.

Pictured below with head coach Paul McGinlay, Zack received his award at the NSCAA all-American banquet this past weekend at a convention in Kansas City, MO. Congrats Zack!!

Former Soccer Standout Wins NASL Title With Minnesota Stars

2011-11-01T13:33:00.009-05:00

Kyle Altman, a 2009 Trinity University graduate, was team captain of the North American Soccer League champion Minnesota Stars, which clinched the title on Saturday.

Altman, a defender who led the NASL league in minutes played, helped lead his team to the NASL Championship at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Stars wrapped up the NASL Championship after a 0-0 tie with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

In the two-legged NASL Championship format, Minnesota defeated Fort Lauderdale 3-1 last week at Blaine, Minn. The Stars won the title with a 3-1 total-goals victory.

NASL Individual Stats Leaders

Altman (Albuquerque, N.M.) earned a bachelor of arts from Trinity in 2009, after taking off the season from the NASL to earn his degree.

The New England Revolution selected Altman with the 27th pick of the 2008 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft, but he didn't sign with the team. The Minnesota Thunder,signed him in March 2008. The Thunder later ceased operations and became the Minnesota Stars.

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound Altman was a two-time NCAA Division III All-American for Trinity, earning the honors in 2006 and 2007. Altman played on the 2007 gold medal Pan American Maccabi Games team in Argentina.

Altman's brother, Kelly, is also a former Trinity soccer and football standout. He currently serves as the Tiger men's assistant coach, and as the head boys coach of San Antonio's Central Catholic High School.

Catching up with the Tigers!

2011-10-05T14:25:00.017-05:00

It's been awhile since the last blog post. Here's what's been going on with your nationally ranked Tiger Men's Soccer Team over the past few weeks (Don't forget to check out the new videos to the left)...

Soccer Coach turned carpenter, proof that assistant coach Altman actually does work. With help from equipment manager Matt Saenz, the newly finished shoe wall turned out pretty well. Thanks boys!

A professional locker room for our professional young men. Brilliant!

The squad posing in front of the newest additions to the field, a brass plaque in memory of Timothy "Tito" Isom and Trinity University Soccer brass letters.

On Friday, September 23rd, at a ceremony of 300+ Tiger faithful that included Tito's father Harold, mother Edna, sister RaLynn and husband, President Dr. Dennis Ahlburg, Athletic Director Bob King and blessed by chaplain emeritus Rev. Raymond Judd, the Timothy "Tito" Isom Memorial and Paul McGinlay Soccer Field were officially dedicated. The following evening, an emotionally charged Tiger Men's Soccer team defeated nationally ranked Chapman University (CA) 8-0!

The game that never was...Trinity vs. Mary-Hardin Baylor on Tuesday, September 27th lasted 28 minutes before being cancelled due to inclement weather.

However, proof that the Tiger's started hot :o)

The boys on top of Sewanee mountain last weekend. The Tigers started conference play on the road by defeating Centre (KY) and Sewanee (TN), 3-0 and 1-0, respectively. The Tigers SCAC unbeaten streak, dating back to 2005, now stands at an astonishing 52 games (51 wins, 0 losses, 1 tie). Currently sitting atop the SCAC standings after week one, the Tigers are ranked #5 in this week's national polls.

October 4, 2011 - 4 v. 4 Champions! Junior Michael Micheletti (Kingwood, TX), senior Andy Soares (Missouri City, TX) standing in for first-year Roberto Camargo (Mexico City, Mexico), senior Josh Adams (Houston, TX) and first-year Nico Estrada (Cali, Colombia).

CH Farmer SCAC Defender-of-the-week

2011-09-19T14:26:00.003-05:00

Congratulations to senior defender, CH Farmer (Dallas, TX/Lake Highlands) for his selection as SCAC Defender-of-the-Week!

Click here to read more on CH!

Tigers Jump to #1 in the Country

2011-09-07T14:21:00.003-05:00

Off and running! Three games in five days, three wins, three shutouts. A great start to the season but plenty more tests still to come.

New Soccer Facilities to be Dedicated!

2011-07-27T14:42:00.010-05:00

Please click the link below to read more about Trinity's new soccer facilities dedication in September:

Click here for more details.

Done!

2011-05-12T13:44:00.000-05:00

Timothy "Tito" Isom Memorial Media Center

Timothy "Tito" Isom Tribute Video

2011-02-15T16:12:00.027-06:00

End of the Season Awards Announced!

2010-12-17T16:38:00.003-06:00

San Antonio, TX - What a year it was for the Tiger Men's Soccer Team! The team's success during the 2010 season has been rewarded by the acknowledgement of several individuals receiving end-of-the-year honors over the past few weeks. Click on the links below to read more!

2010 NSCAA All-American Team

2010 NSCAA All-South Region Team

Paul McGinlay named Regional Coach-of-the-Year

All-Conference Awards Announced!

2010-11-19T16:00:00.002-06:00

San Antonio, TX - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced their annual fall soccer awards. Click here to view the list of honorees!

Czinege Named Academic All-American

2010-11-19T15:54:00.003-06:00

Senior Tyler Czinege (Kansas City, KS) has been named a 1st team Academic All-American by ESPN. Click here to read about Tyler's accomplishment!

Sweet 16!

2010-11-16T14:38:00.003-06:00

Tiger keep their National Title hopes alive by winning in penalties!

Tigers Sweep SCAC Weekly Honors

2010-11-11T14:49:00.013-06:00

San Antonio, TX - Junior, Josh Adams (Houston, TX) and senior, Chris Schardon (The Woodlands, TX) have been named the conference's offensive player-of-the-week and defensive player-of-the-week, respectively, for their efforts over last weekend's SCAC title winning weekend. Click here to read more details! Congrats boys!

Tiger's Headed to the NCAA Tournament

2010-11-09T10:08:00.002-06:00

Click here for all the details!

Evan James Asbury!

2010-10-26T11:42:00.006-05:00

Evan James Asbury
Born Sunday, October 24, 2010 @ 1:16PM
7 lbs. 3 oz.
20 1/2 inches

The Trinity Men's Soccer Team would like to welcome Evan James Asbury to the world! Evan James is the new baby boy of Associate Athletic Director for Operations at Trinity, Seth Asbury and his wife Brooke. We wish you all health and happiness. Congrats!

Tiger's Jump to #1 National Ranking

2010-10-26T09:55:00.005-05:00

Tiger's jump to the #1 spot in the NSCAA poll!

Ranked #3 in this week's D3soccer.com poll!

Yuri Ribeiro named SCAC Player of Week

2010-10-26T09:40:00.007-05:00

San Antonio, TX - First-year Yuri Ribeiro from Salvador, Brazil has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference offensive player-of-the-week for netting 3 of Trinity's 5 goals over the weekend.

Congratulations Yuri!

Click here to read the official release.

Hurricane Benefit

2010-10-22T15:05:00.003-05:00

Click here to read about the charity match between Trinity University and a select group of Mexican National Team legends for hurricane relief!

Score for a Cause

2010-10-14T11:29:00.004-05:00

Jairo Rios Rendon

2010-10-13T17:26:00.014-05:00

San Antonio, TX - Former Haiti Men's National Team Head Coach, Jairo Rios Rendon, surprised the Trinity Men's Soccer team earlier this afternoon prior to training. Coach Rios was the head coach of the Haiti team that came to San Antonio last spring to play an exhibition match against the Tigers. It marked the first game for the Haitians since the devastating earthquake earlier this year. Fund-raising was carried out at the friendly, but spirited contest, played before 3,800 fans. Haiti beat the Tigers with two second-half goals, turning around a scoreless opening period.

Coach Rios had not prepared a speech but said he'd be honored to say a few words. After thanking the boys for their generosity for playing host to his former squad, Coach Rios spoke about what it takes to be a successful team. The boys listened attentively and were grateful for the advice. Coach Rios kept it short and simple but the message was clear. Play with pride and play with your heart. With these two things, all teams have the potential to be great.

What an honor it was to have Coach Rios stop by. We are forever indebted.

Tommy Barros named Player-of-the-week

2010-10-13T17:15:00.003-05:00

San Antonio, TX - Senior forward, Tommy Barros of San Antonio, TX has been named this week's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player-of-the-week. Click here for more details.

Denny Mask named Defender-of-the-week

2010-10-05T13:40:00.003-05:00

San Antonio, TX - Sophomore defender, Denny Mask of Tulsa, Oklahoma has been named this past week's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference defender-of-the-week. Click here for more details. Congrats Denny!

Tigers in the National Polls

2010-09-21T17:08:00.003-05:00

San Antonio, TX - The Tiger men continue to climb the national rankings. In two national polls, the Tigers are ranked #7 and #12. The Tigers open conference play this weekend away to Hendrix College (Conway, AR) and Rhodes College (Memphis, TN). Best of luck!

D3soccer.com Poll
NSCAA Poll

Trinity Soccer Commercial

2010-09-16T15:56:00.002-05:00

What is Division III?

2010-09-15T11:49:00.002-05:00

Men's Soccer Players to the Rescue

2010-09-14T14:15:00.005-05:00

When opportunity knocks...

Kyle Porter named SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week

2010-09-14T14:07:00.006-05:00

San Antonio, TX - Sophomore, defender Kyle Porter of Albuquerque, NM has been named the SCAC co-defensive player-of-the-week for his efforts in Trinity's 3-0 victory over Hardin-Simmons and 1-0 win over UT Dallas this past weekend. Click the link below to read more. Congrats Kyle!

SCAC Website - Porter named Defensive Player-of-the-Week

Tigers in the National Polls

2010-09-14T13:57:00.005-05:00

San Antonio, TX - After dropping the second game of the season 1-0 to the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor last weekend, the Tiger men's soccer team have bounced back in superb fashion by reeling off three consecutive wins. After beating UT Tyler 3-2, Hardin-Simmons University 3-0 and UT Dallas 1-0, the Tigers have jumped up the national rankings in both the NSCAA and d3soccer.com polls to #14 and #17 respectively. The Tigers will look to carry this momentum into Thursday nights match when the Bulldogs of Texas Lutheran come to town.

D3Soccer.com National Poll
NSCAA National Poll

2010 Opening Game

2010-09-03T09:39:00.004-05:00

Off and running!

2010-09-03T09:32:00.004-05:00

San Antonio, TX - We are officially off and running! One game down, 19 left. Yesterday evening, in front of 1,000+ Tiger Supporters, the Trinity Men's Soccer team were victorious in their season opener by defeating the Schreiner Mountaineers 4-1. Leading the way were two new additions to the Trinity Soccer Family. Sophomore transfer Denny Mask (Tulsa, OK) recorded his first ever goal for the Tigers and First-year forward Brian Hines (Tempe, AZ) added a goal and an assist to cap off a wonderful night in front of goal. Senior Tommy Barros (San Antonio, TX) started the scoring in the 10th minute on an assist by junior Zack Garcia (Dallas, TX). Zack would eventually net the game winner in the 47th minute on an assist from junior, Cameron Hogsett (McKinney, TX), one of two assists on the night for Cameron. Grant Shopoff (junior, Memphis, TN) rounds out the point tally by assisting on Hines’ 65th minute goal. All in all, a huge team effort and the perfect way to kickoff the 2010 campaign.

Click here to read more and view the box score.

Pre-Season Day 2

2010-08-20T15:17:00.012-05:00

After a grueling, early morning fitness session, the boys kicked back a little by getting out of the sun for some aquatic therapy.

What I meant was, Marco Polo...

And we finished up the pool session with the Inaugural Diving Competition.

Joe Benefield at his best!

Jeff Hayes, clearly a first-year...

Matt Aldrich, the Inaugural CHAMPION!

2010 Season Officially Underway

2010-08-20T14:31:00.013-05:00

SAN ANTONIO, TX - The 2010 Trinity men's soccer team reported to campus yesterday, Wednesday August 18th. Today marked the official start of the 2010 season. 47 players reported for pre-season from as far away as London and Australia and everywhere from Minnesota to California to New Mexico to Washington DC and, of course, Texas, all in excellent spirit, ready to have a go. What lies ahead is a mystery for all and although only time will tell, it was apparent across the board that the 2010 Tigers are hungry and raring to get after it!

Pre-Season Rankings

2010-08-13T11:21:00.007-05:00

The NSCAA has announced the 2010 pre-season rankings for Men's Soccer. Trinity University will start the 2010 season ranked #16 in the country after going 15-2-2, winning their 8th straight SCAC title and making a second round exit in the National Tournament last season.

Click here to view the NSCAA Division III Men's Soccer Rankings

Tigers Announce 2010 Schedule

2010-07-07T13:05:00.006-05:00

Trinity Soccer Promo 2010

2010-05-08T21:43:00.002-05:00

Soccer Stadium Renovations

2010-05-01T00:25:00.006-05:00

Click here to read about the exciting new changes to the soccer stadium!

3rd Annual Timothy Isom Memorial Dinner and Senior Soccer Banquet Recap

2010-04-23T17:11:00.015-05:00

The greatest week in the history of the Trinity University Men’s Soccer program has finally come to an end.

Dating back to Saturday April 10th, roughly 350 gathered in Trinity University’s Mabee Dining Hall for the 3rd annual Timothy “Tito” Isom Memorial dinner and Senior Soccer Banquet. Among the attendees were current faculty and staff members, alums, current parents and parents of alums, current President Dr. Dennis Ahlburg, former President Dr. Ronald Calgaard, and most importantly Timothy Isom’s mother Edna, father Harold, sister Ralynn and her fiancé.

As the 350 mingled and conversed around a silent auction of donated gifts including over 30 autographed jerseys from the world’s greatest players and teams, the emotional evening began. A 6-minute tribute video, celebrating the life of Timothy “Tito” Isom ‘98, highlighted the evening. Both tears of remembrance and humility covered everyone’s face as we honored Trinity Soccer’s only #3. Following this tribute, Dr. Ahlburg made the announcement that the Timothy “Tito” Isom Memorial Media Center will begin construction down on the soccer field this summer, completed in time for the beginning of the fall 2010 season. Years and years of hard work by so many have finally paid off. Affectionately known as Tito’s Tower, it will be a stunning 14 foot tall red brick, green grass and steel structure. Play by play announcing, score keeping, stats analysis, video recording and live streaming of home games will be housed in this facility located at the Jesse H. Jones Soccer Field.

Following this portion of the evening, we began honoring our nine seniors, Andrew Chong, Tyler Czinege, Joey DeCosta, Ben Grossman, Eric Henderson, Conner Hickey, Patrick Johnson, Alan Llobet, and Chris Schardon. In 4 years of service to the Trinity Men’s Soccer Program, this senior class amassed an overall record of 77 wins, 5 losses and 4 ties, won four straight conference titles in unprecedented fashion by posting 38 wins, ZERO losses and 1 draw, made four trips to the NCAA tournament, appeared in two Elite Eights, one final four and were national runners-up in 2007. Chris Schardon became the 10th honoree of the Timothy Isom award, awarded annually to a graduating senior who puts team first, demonstrates dedication and a passion for life. We concluded this segment with our team awards. Eric Henderson, Sr. was honored as Most Improved Player, Alan Castillejos, Fr. as Most Promising First-Year, Alan Llobet, Sr. as Most Valuable Defender, Zack Garcia, So. as Most Valuable Midfielder, Ben Grossman, Sr. as Most Valuable Forward and Alan Llobet again, but this time as the Team MVP. The final award was given to professor of economics, Dr. Jorge Gonzalez for his dedication and service to the Soccer Program for the last 20 years. Dr. Gonzalez was given a plaque and a framed autographed jersey of his beloved Monterey Rayados.

April 10th concluded with a live auction as we said our good-byes and parted ways. Weekends and moments like this are what make this program special. We come from near and far but we will always have one common bond. We are Trinity Soccer.

Photos - Trinity vs. Haiti

2010-04-22T16:04:00.002-05:00

Trinity vs. Haitian National Team

2010-04-13T21:40:00.010-05:00

SAN ANTONIO - On Monday, April 19th at 7:00PM CST, the Trinity University Men's Soccer Team will host the Haitian National Team at the Jesse H. Jones Soccer Field on the Campus of Trinity University.

The Haitian MNT will arrive in San Antonio tomorrow morning to prepare for an international friendly on Wednesday, May 5th in Argentina. Argentina will play the first of three friendlies against the Haitians in preparation for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa which begin June 11th. To prepare for their match against Argentina, Haiti will train for two weeks in San Antonio, Texas playing Trinity University and the Austin Aztex of the USSF D-2 pro league in the process. The game will be nationally televised as well as live webcasted on this website.

More details to follow...

N.M. Player-of-the-Year Set to Join Tigers

2010-04-08T17:38:00.006-05:00

SAN ANTONIO – Darren McAfee of Albuquerque, N.M., the Gatorade New Mexico Boys Soccer Player of the Year, will become a member of the Trinity University Tigers men’s soccer team in August.

McAfee, a midfielder at Albuquerque Academy, received the award from the Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE. The award honors athletic and academic excellence.

He is now a finalist for the Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year award, to be announced in May.

The 5-foot-11, 165-pound McAfee accounted for 29 goals and 23 assists last season, leading the Chargers to the Class 4A state semifinals. McAfee, the Class 4A Player of the Year, is a two-time First Team All-State honoree. As the leading scorer in Class 4A last season, McAfee concluded his high school career with 64 goals and 49 assists.

In addition to his many honors on the field, McAfee has maintained a high GPA in the classroom, and has been an active member in his community. He has volunteered locally on behalf of the Ronald McDonald House Charity and a food bank, in addition to donating his time as a youth camp counselor. A talented artist, McAfee qualified for a national Scholastic Art Award in pencil drawing.

He will join one of the best collegiate soccer programs in the nation, led by 19th-year head coach Paul McGinlay (318-57-22, .829). He ranks No. 2 in winning percentage among active NCAA Division III coaches.

"We are so excited to secure the services of Darren McAfee at Trinity for the next four years," said Coach McGinlay. "He is an outstanding student athlete who is both talented and versitile. I believe we have added a big impact player to our roster and I am thrilled that he chose Trinity University over some other outstanding options."

In 2003, the Tigers captured the NCAA Division III national championship.

Trinity has also been national runner-up, and has made 13 appearances in the NCAA postseason tournament. The Tigers have captured 13 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

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Trinity Soccer to Host Auction and Senior Banquet

2010-03-09T10:53:00.003-06:00

Mark your calendars! On Saturday, April 10th, please join us on Trinity's campus for our annual Timothy "Tito" Isom Memorial Media Center Auction and 2009 Senior Soccer Banquet where we will honor the accomplished careers of 7 graduating seniors.

Let us introduce you to Timothy. Nicknamed “Tito” in high school by his soccer teammates, the name followed him to Trinity as he enjoyed tremendous success from 1994-1998. Born on February 22, 1976 to Edna and Harold Isom, he succumbed to an aneurysm on September 14, 2000 while working in Chicago, Illinois, at the very young age of 24. In his very few years, he touched the lives of everyone he met and was loved and respected by so many. In Tito’s memory, an annual award is given to a deserving soccer player that best exemplifies Tito’s contributions to Trinity soccer on and off the field of play.

On behalf or the Trinity University Soccer program, we enthusiastically invite you to help us build, brick by brick, a state-of-the art media center in loving memory of Tito. Affectionately known as Tito’s Tower, it will be a stunning 14 foot tall red brick, green grass and steel structure. Play by play announcing, score keeping, stats analysis, video recording and live streaming of home games will be housed in this facility located at the Jesse H. Jones Soccer Field.

Thank you for your thoughtful consideration in contributing to the construction of Tito’s Tower. Please contact us as we would be happy to answer any questions that you may have as you contemplate how you can help us achieve our goal to commemorate Tito.

Kyle Altman Signs Professional Contract

2010-03-02T21:25:00.003-06:00

Kyle Altman '07, signed a professional contract with the NSC Minnesota Stars on Friday. A 2-time All-American for Trinity, Kyle played with the Stars (formerly known as the Minnesota Thunder) back in 2008. Click the link below to read more:

Altman signs with NSC Stars

Chris Gaffney in Rio de Janeiro

2010-03-02T21:16:00.002-06:00

Former Trinity Soccer captain, Chris Gaffney '91, will take up a four year visiting professorship in the School of Architecture and Urbanism at the Universidade Federal Fluminese in Rio de Janeiro. Gaffney is featured in last months Trinity University Alumni Magazine. Read the article below:

Gaffney in TU Alumni Magazine

Conner Hickey Newspaper Article

2010-03-02T20:43:00.013-06:00

2009 alum, Conner Hickey, acknowledged in his hometown newspaper, The Wylie News! Check out the article highlighting 2009 All-Conference selection Conner and his two younger brothers! Click the link below:

Conner Hickey - Wylie News Article

New Trinity Men's Soccer Blog

2010-03-02T13:42:00.005-06:00

New Trinity University Men's Soccer Blog...Check back for weekly and daily updates!