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2020 Men's Soccer

5 Rodolfo Prado

  • Major Cognitive Science
  • Hometown Bakersfield, CA
  • Previous School Mira Monte High School
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 170
  • Class Junior
  • Position D

Biography

Career Notes: 2021 Cal Pac Defensive Player of the Year...2018 Cal Pac Freshman of the Year...2X All-Cal Pac First Team selection and 2018 All-Cal Pac Second Team selection...Named Cal Pac Player of the Week on October 21, 2019 & February 22, 2021.

2021: California Pacific Conference Defensive Player of the Year...All-California Pacific Conference First Team...Was one of six Bobcats to start in all nine games...Was the rock of argubaly the best defense the Cal Pac has ever seen...Not only were the Bobcats the first ever Cal Pac team to earn a shutout in every conference game, they became just the fourth team in the nation to do so in the last ten years...Also contributed offensively with four goals and an assist...Scored bicycle kick goal in the 70th minute against Pacific Union College in the season opener and along with his defensive efforts, was named the Cal Pac Defensive Player of the Week on February 22...Off a corner kick, headed in a goal against La Sierra (3/26)...Tacked on another goal in the regular season finale at Providence Christian College (4/9)...Scored the game-winning goal and recorded an assist later in the match against La Sierra in the Cal Pac Semifinals (4/15).

2019: All-California Pacific Conference First Team...Started 17 straight games beginning September 17...Notched two assists and a goal as a center back...Missed first four games of the season due to an injury but made 2019 debut against 17th-ranked Menlo College (9/14) and helped lead the Bobcats to a 1-0 shutout...Scored game-winning goal in the fifth minute at Pacific Union College (10/10)...Was named the California Pacific Conference Defensive Player of the Week on October 21...Earned an assist against La Sierra University (10/18) and Simpson University (10/26).

2018: Started 17 of the final 18 games during his freshman campaign...Named California Pacific Conference Freshman of the Year...Anchored the Bobcats to limit nine Top 50 offenses under their season scoring average...Limited 13 teams to ten shots or less...Scored first career goal against Simpson University on October 13.

High School: South East Yosemite League Defensive Player of the Year…Two-time First Team All-League honoree…Varsity All-Area selection…Led Mira Monte to first Central Section Championship in school history…Mira Monte High School Athlete of the Year…Bakersfield Jockey Club award winner.

Personal: Majoring in Cognitive Science...Plans to be a Software Engineer after his soccer career...Enjoys playing video games in his free time...Favorite food is Tortas...Favorite team is Barcelona and favorite athlete is Rafael Marquez...Favorite musician is Ozuna and favorite movie is Rudo y Cursi...Lists his grandparents as his biggest influence because they raised him for five years and he would like to thank them for all the support...Happiest he has ever been on the soccer field was after winning the California Pacific Conference title as a freshman.

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