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FOLLOW THE BUCS ON SOCIAL
ATHLETICS SOCIAL MEDIA
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CROW’S NEST
PARK GILBERT QUICK FACTS 2021 MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE
GENERAL INFORMATION DATE OPPONENT
Record
STREAM TIME(MT) 2020 2021
Meeting
LAST SERIES
Location Gilbert, Ariz. 8/7 at Scottsdale CC^ None 9 a.m. DNP First N/A 0-0
Mascot Buccaneers 8/20 at Ottawa (Ariz.) OUAZ 7 p.m. 8-4 Second (2019; L, 0-14) 0-1
Colors Maroon and Gold 8/28 at Southern Nevada^ None 10 a.m. 4-8 First N/A 0-0
Enrollment 485 9/4 vs Arizona Christian BSN 8 p.m. 4-9 Third (2019; L, 0-13) 0-2
Conference Cal Pac 9/12 at Bethesda None 1 p.m. DNP First N/A 0-0
Facility Paloma Soccer Complex 9/17 at Embry-Riddle* ERAU 5 p.m. DNP Second (2019; L, 0-10) 0-1
9/24 at Saint Katherine* USK 12:30 p.m. 2-11 Third (2021; W, 3-2) 2-0
President Sue Wilcox 9/26 at Westcliff* WEST 4 p.m. DNP Second (2019; L, 1-6) 0-1
Director of Athletics Jeff Fore 10/3 at BENU Mesa* BENU TBA 7-3 Sixth (2021; L, 0-2) 1-3-1
Assistant AD Karin Gadberry 10/10 vs Embry-Riddle* ERAU 1 p.m. DNP Third (2019; L, 0-10) 0-1
10/15 vs Sierra Nevada* SNU 5 p.m. 1-11 First N/A 0-0
MEN’S SOCCER STAFF 10/17 vs Simpson* SIM 1 p.m. 9-4 First N/A 0-0
Head Coach Jonas Tanzer (Pacific Lutheran) 10/24 vs BENU Mesa* BENU 1 p.m. 7-3 Seventh (2021; L, 0-2) 1-3-1
Assistant Coach Logan Sanchez 10/29 Soka* SOKA TBA DNP First N/A 0-0
Assistant Coach Bradley Trella 10/31 Marymount Calif.* MCU 2 p.m. DNP First N/A 0-0
11/5 Westcliff* WEST 5 p.m. DNP Third (2019; L, 1-6) 0-1
11/7 Saint Katherine* SKU 1 p.m. 2-11 Fourth (2021; W, 3-2) 2-0
WOMEN’S SOCCER STAFF *Conference
Head Coach Jack Hartley (Jamestown) ^Scrimmage
Assistant Coach Nicole Slade
Volunteer Assistant Lasse Binder 2021 WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE
Volunteer Assistant Zac Wheeler DATE OPPONENT STREAM TIME(MT) 2020 2021 LAST SERIES
Record Meeting
TRAINING STAFF 8/24 vs The Master’s TMU TBA 3-6 First N/A 0-0
Head Trainer Amy Devies 9/3 at Ottawa (Ariz.) OUAZ TBA 8-1-1 Second (2019; L, 0-11) 0-1
9/9 at Arizona Christian ACU 4 p.m. 3-10 Third (2019; L, 0-12) 0-2
Assistant Trainer Natasha Anderson 9/17 at Embry-Riddle* EUAZ 7:30 p.m. DNP First N/A 0-0
Team Physician Dr. Kostas Enconomopoulos 9/24 at Saint Katherine* USK 10 a.m. 7-6-1 Third (2021; L, 1-2) 0-2
9/26 at Westcliff* WEST 7 p.m. DNP Second (2019; L, 0-12) 0-1
Men’s Top Returners: 10/3 at BENU Mesa* BENU 10 a.m. 3-4-1 Fifth (2021; L, 1-5) 0-4-1
Nicklaus Sullivan (Cal Pac All-Second Team) 10/10 vs Embry-Riddle* BSN 11 a.m. DNP Second N/A 0-0
Johnny Perez (Cal Pac Honorable Mention) 10/15 vs Sierra Nevada* BSN 3 p.m. DNP First N/A 0-0
10/17 vs Simpson* BSN 11 a.m. 6-5-1 First N/A 0-0
10/24 vs BENU Mesa* BENU 11 a.m. 3-4-1 Sixth (2021; L, 1-5) 0-4-1
Men’s Top Newcomers 10/29 at Soka* SOKA TBA DNP First N/A 0-0
Devan Jorgenson, F/MF (Essex County College) 10/31 at Marymount Calif.* MCU TBA DNP First N/A 0-0
Johnny Baros, F (Eastern New Mexico) 11/5 vs Westcliff* WEST 3 p.m. DNP Third (2019; L, 0-12) 0-0
11/7 vs Saint Katherine* USK 11 a.m. 7-6-1 Fourth (2021; L, 1-2) 0-2
Woen’s Top Returners: *Conference
Alison Washatka ^Scrimmage
Lizbeth Medina
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Women’s Top Newcomers
Hallie Benson, F/MF (Alta HS) 2 .................................................................................................................... SOCIAL MEDIA
Jennifer Gonzales, MF (Dodge City CC) 3 ...................................................................................................... GENERAL INFORMATION
4-7 ....................................................................... CAMPUS AND ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
Buccaneers Sports Information 8- 10 ...................................................................................................... SEASON OUTLOOKS
Sports Information Director Preston English 11-15 ............................................................................................. rosters & 2020 Stats
Sports Info. Assistant Brandon Genson
16-20 ...................................................................................................... coaching staffs
Buccaneers Sports Network 21-30 ........................................................................................... men’s soccer profiles
Announcers Michael Donohue (PBP) 31-37 ...................................................................................... women’s soccer profiles
Emily Carman (Color) 38 ............................................................................................... DAKOTA FUSION FC STORY
39-47 .................................... records, awards, yearly lineups & All-time rosters
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CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION
SUE WILCOX
CAMPUS VICE PRESIDENT
Susan S. Wilcox (Sue) is in her second year serving as as Vice President for Park Uni-
versity Gilbert. Prior to transitioning to Park Gilbert, Sue worked as Senior Director
of Project Management for Park University. During this time, her focus was university
project prioritization, resource management and delivery of strategic initiatives in close
conjunction with the university’s executive leadership team.
Prior to joining Park University, Wilcox worked in higher education at Webster University where she led the
development and maturation of the Project Management Office. Early in her career, Wilcox was at Washington
University as an IBM employee focusing on higher education technology design.
Wilcox owned and operated HilMar Consulting which focused on delivery of transformational initiatives for
privately owned businesses and spent 9 years at Accenture where she led teams focused on business startups.
Wilcox started her career at IBM and continued there for 13 years spanning engineering, software development,
sales support and sales leadership.
Wilcox, her husband David, and their chocolate lab, Auggie live in Gilbert, AZ and have two adult children, Hil-
ary and Marshall, who live in the Saint Louis, Mo.
BEN ZIEBERS
CAMPUS ASSOCIIATE VICE PRESIDENT
Ben Zibers is entering his second year as Associate Vice President for Park University
Gilbert. He has been with Park University since 2013 most recently as Senior Director
for Student and Enrollment Services at Park Gilbert.
Zibers brings a wealth of academic and enrollment services experience. As an alum,
he has a lifelong passion for the university’s academic and operational success. He has
leadership experience in network-wide student success initiatives, budget and program management, enrollment
analysis, student engagement development, marketing collateral development, and student technology innova-
tion. Before coming to Park Gilbert, he was responsible for developing and launching Kansas City’s first varsity
e-sports program. In addition to operational responsibilities, Zibers has spent numerous hours in the classroom
assisting with the redevelopment of the university’s first-year experience course.
Zibers received his M.P.A. from Park University and his B.A. in English and Liberal Studies from Park University.
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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
JEFF FORE
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Jeff Fore enters his third year as Athletic Director at Park University Gilbert, having
ascended to the position in November of 2019. Fore oversees all 15 men’s and women’s
sports at Park Gilbert in addition to spearheading the university’s efforts in building
their own campus and atheltics facility which is expected to be completed by the 2022-
23 school year.
Fore began his tenure as Park University Gilbert’s head women’s basketball coach Sept.
17, 2018, after spending three years as Director of Team Recruiting Solutions and Senior Recruiting Specialist at
Next College Student Athlete (NCSA).
Prior to his time with the NCSA, Fore served as the Assistant Athletic Director of Student-Athlete Academic
Support and Development at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz., from 2013-15. There he worked with
more than 450 students in 22 sports implementing a system for assessing at-risk student athletes and creating a
“welcome back” orientation program. His efforts, including the academic and community service reward pro-
gram called the Lopes Cup, helped to significantly raise the GPA of student-athletes at the university.
Fore was the Athletic Director at Mesa Community College from 2008-2010. During his time with the Thunder-
birds, MCC teams won five ACCAC titles and a pair of Division I region championships
His career has also been marked by successful basketball programs, beginning after his playing days at the Uni-
versity of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri S&T), beginning his coaching career at Arkansas State University as an
assistant coach in 1988 and continuing from 1990-1993 at then-Central Missouri State (now UCM).
Fore was the head men’s basketball coach at Clarke University from 1993-1996, and then from 1996-2000, he
began his affiliation with the Kuwait Sporting Club, the national team in Kuwait City, Kuwait. He was the general
manager and head coach of the team in the Arab Professional League. He lef the team to two league titles and
several international gold medals. In 2000, he led the Kuwait National Team to a sixth-place finish in the Olym-
pic Qualifiying tournament in Japan.
He coached the Arizona Rhinos Professional Basketball Club from 2003-2005, followed by high school boys
basketball stops in Arizona at Phoenix Country Day High School, James Sandoval Prep, and Valley Vista High
School.
In a one-year stop (2011-12), at the helm of the women’s basketball program Sandra Day O’Connor High School
in Glendale, Ariz., he led the Eagles to the best record (22-8) the most wins (22) in program history. It was only
the second winning season in school history to that point. His winning percentage and total wins mark was
finally eclisped in the 2019-20 school year.
In all, Fore brings 302 coaching wins, two high school state championships, six international gold medals, two
silvers and four bronze medals on the basketball court, as well as administrative experience that will help guide
the Buccaneers into the future.
Fore resides in Laveen, Arizona, with his wife, Shannon, and his five children, Cameron, Justin, Zachary, Preston
and Addison.
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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
KARIN GADBERRY
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Karin Gadberry began as Park University Gilbert’s head softball and women’s cross country
coach in 2018, tasked with building the two programs for competition in the 2019-20 academic
year. She was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director Head Softball coach in November 2019.
The inaugural 2020 season was cut short due to the global pandemic in which the Buccaneers
finished the season with a 7-14 record. The program picked up the first win against Bene-
dictine-Mesa and won its first ever historical game against Park (Mo.) at the Sterling Softball
Scramble tournament
Gadberry was the volunteer assistant softball coach at Grand Canyon University for the 2018 season where she worked
primarily with the catchers helping the Lopes to a runner up finish at the WAC Conference tournament. Prior to her time
at GCU she served as the senior woman administrator and head softball coach at New Mexico Highlands University.
At New Mexico Highlands, the Cowgirls made the RMAC Conference tournament two times (2015, 2017) in her four
seasons at the helm. Prior to their first visit in 2015, the Cowgirls had not made post season play in 10 years. In 2015, the
RMAC Summit Award was given for the first time ever to a Highlands softball player. In addition, during her time with the
Cowgirls she served as the Co-Interim Director of Athletics in 2015 overseeing sports as well as the strength and condi-
tioning and sports information offices, advising the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, as well as serving on several
committees across the campus.
She joined the Cowgirls from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery, West Virginia, where she
was the head coach of the Golden Bears for the three seasons (2011-2013).
During her time at WVU Tech, she led the Golden Bears to a school record 29 wins in 2012. Under Gadberry’s leadership,
the team’s grade point average improved every year, following her high standards of dedication and leadership on the field
and in the classroom. She left as the all-time leader in wins as a head coach for the Golden Bear softball program with 62
victories in three years. Her 2013 team made the school’s first ever appearance in the USCAA College World Series and
finished in fifth place.
Gadberry is a native of Puyallup, Washington, and graduated from Sumner High School in 2001. After high school, she
signed to play softball for NCAA Division I Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, a member of the
Southland Conference. Gadberry was one of the best power hitters and catchers in Southeastern’s history. A four-year
letter winner with the Lions, Gadberry set records in single season and career home runs, slugging percentage, walks, extra
base hits, career RBI’s and holds the longest hitting streak in school history. Three times she was named to the Louisiana
All-State Softball team and was a two-time Southland All-Conference catcher. In September 2019 Gadberry was elected
into the Southeastern Louisiana Athletic Hall of Fame, becoming the 5th softball player to do so joining former teammates
Sarah Gascon and Rachel Ray.
Gadberry became an assistant coach at Southeastern after completing her bachelor’s degree in Health and Kinesiology.
She began as the strength and conditioning coach for the Lions’ women athletes while coaching with the softball program.
During her five years as an assistant at Southeastern, she developed the skills to establish and manage a winning program.
Her role as a strength and conditioning coach helped her form an understanding of the dedication and discipline that is
required of student-athletes to excel on and off the field. Gadberry sees this as a pillar of her softball programs and instills
these tools in her student-athletes, as exemplified by having coached an NFCA Scholar Athlete award winner and multiple
All-Americans. She ensures that her players perform to high standards academically and that they participate in forming a
bond with the community. Gadberry has won over a hundred games during her head coaching career.
Gadberry finished her master’s degree in Organizational Leadership in 2012 from Columbia Southern University. She is a
2013 NCAA Women’s Coaches Academy graduate, a 2014 IAA West Women Leaders in College Sports graduate, and is a
member of the NFCA, Alliance of Women’s Coaches and the Women Leaders in College Sports organization.
Karin is married to Alex Gadberry and they have a 6 year old son Alex Jr and reside in Mesa.
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2021 MEN’S SEASON OUTLOOK
The 2021 seasons marks a slate of exciting opportunities for the Park University Gilbert men’s soccer team. Head coach
Jonas Tanzer will have his first uninterrupted chance to execute a gameplan and implement a recruiting class of his own
featuring a dozen athletes from Queen Creek, Ariz. to London, U.K. This season also marks the first time all of Park Gil-
bert’s athletics programs will be eligible for the Cal Pac and NAIA playoffs.
When the Park University Gilbert men’s soccer team won just one game in their inaugural season, it was difficult to imag-
ine that they would be contenders for a Cal Pac playoff spot in the near future, but the Buccaneers 3-3 record in 2020 gave
plenty of reason for optimism. The quick turnaround is a testament to the culture shift experienced by the Bucs since Tan-
zer assumed head coaching duties last January. In just a few months, much of the same squad from the inaugural season
competed with and defeated some of the Cal Pac’s best teams.
Forwards Nicklaus Sullivan, Eduardo Lazaro and Johnny Perez, who combined for seven goals last season and all earned
All-Conference honors, will be joined by an impressive group of newcomers, including NCAA Division II transfer Johnny
Baros (Eastern New Mexico) and Danny Ramos (Queen Creek HS), who is expected to make an immediate impact at the
forward position.
The most emphasis in Tanzer’s 2021 recruiting class was placed on the midfield- where he added four athletes, the most of
any position. Devan Jorgenson, who led his JUCO to the NJCAA playoffs, Bakersfield College transfer Angel Cervantes,
All-Conference returner Johnny Perez and Connor Donnellan (St. James Catholic HS) are expected to lead the charge with
Andrew Gomez, who also earned an All-Conference nod last season, will also have a key role in the midfield.
Defensively, the Buccaneers were sound last season. Led by All-Conference members Victor and Osvaldo Sanchez, they
gave up two or fewer goals in all six games- a feat they only reached once in the season prior. Joining them are two JUCO
standouts, Uriel Herrera (Bakersfield College) out wide and Ame Imina (Orange Coast College), putting the Buccaneers in
prime position to double-down on their impressive defensive performance in 2020-21.
The goalkeeper position will feature some depth unprecedented to Buccaneers soccer. Gabriel MacIntosh (Helix Charter
HS), a three-time CIF Scholar Athlete, is slated to start in the net with Adrian Matus (Cibola HS), Michael Cicogna (Ran-
cho Mirage HS) and Ryan Shufelt, one of a handful of third-year Buccaneers on the squad, will also have an opportunity
to earn time in goal.
Most of last year’s roster is returning, including the six All-Conference members, but as the Buccaneers eye their first Cal
Pac playoff berth in program history, many schools who opted out last season due to the pandemic are returning to play
this season and pose an additional hurdle to their postseason hopes.
On the docket, the Buccaneers have seven non-conference matchups to start the season. Before getting their conference
schedule underway, the team will travel to California for a non-conference matchup with Bethesda and face their neigh-
bors to the west, Arizona Christian on Sep. 4. Their toughest tests before conference play will be two matches against
Ottawa (Ariz.), who received votes toward the national standings and lost last season’s GSAC championship to Westmont
in the final minute of play.
The conference schedule includes Embry-Riddle, Soka, California Marymount and Westcliff, who all return to play this
season. They also play Saint Katherine twice- a team the Bucs earned two wins against last season and have their first
matchup ever with Sierra Nevada, but their biggest hurdles come against Benedictine Mesa and Simpson; the latter edged
out the former for the top seed in the Cal Pac last season, but it was Benedictine Mesa who came out on top in the confer-
ence tourament before losing to the eventual champions UC-Merced. The Bucs split the season series with Benedictine
Mesa last season.
The Cal Pac playoffs are scheduled to begin on Wed. November 10 and will wrap up that Saturday.
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2021 WOMEN’S SEASON OUTLOOK
With a new head coach at the helm, a talented batch of new athletes and a battle-tested group of returners,
the Park University Gilbert women’s soccer team is set to usher in a new era of the program. After a win-
less and pandemic-delayed 2020-21 season, this new group enter their first full season in program history as
members of the Cal Pac and seek to make their presence as a viable threat known.
Hartley, who was officially hired in April, made the most of his first four and a half months on the job. He
added nine athletes to his 2021 class; several of them are expected to make immediate impacts on the pitch.
Among those expected to quickly make an impact are defenders Galilea Medina (Fallbrook Union HS) and
Payton Simspon (Queen Creek HS); they’ll join Destiny Tacey, one of just two seniors on the young Bucca-
neers squad and Halah Harris out wide.
The lone goalkeeper on the roster, Lizbeth Medina, who has started almost every game at goalkeeper since
the Buccaneers’ inaugural season, will be relied upon in the net. Alondra Castro, who appeared in all six
games last season, will also have an opportunity to make an impact.
On a team that has a whopping 14 freshmen, the midfield will be by far the most experienced group. The
midfielders are led by Alison Washatka, who came to Park Gilbert last season after she helped Chan-
dler-Gilbert CC earn a NJCAA playoff berth and Jenifer Gonzales, a transfer from Dodge City CC and
the lone JUCO transfer of Hartley’s 2021 recruiting class. Rounding out an experience bunch is freshman
Maddie Gomes (Cherokee Trail HS). Hallie Thompson, one of just a handful of third-year Bucs, as well as
sophomore Alexis Zavala and Gaby Pinzon (Eaglecrest HS) will also stand to take some pressure off the
midfielders.
Expected to start at the forward position are freshman Hallie Benson (Alta HS) and returners Alexa Favela
and Vanessa Miller. Favela, who played in all six games last season and Miller, a member of the inaugural
Buccaneers squad, will play on the with Benson in the middle.
Rounding out the squad are freshmen forwards Kelsey Anderson (Smith-Cotton HS), Alexandria Thomas
(Pebble Hills HS) and Josie Perez (Cholla HS).
As they set their sights on turning around the program, the Buccaneers will face a few of the NAIA and
Cal Pac’s finest teams. They open their season with a home match against The Master’s and a road game
against Ottawa (Ariz.), who are both receiving votes toward the national standings before facing Arizona
Christian.
Conference play features two matches against Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), who are returning to play after opting
out last season due to COVID and also received votes toward the national standings; they will also have
two matches each against Saint Katherine and Benedictine Mesa, who accounted for three of the Bucs six
losses last season. However, the Bucs’ best performance of the 2020-21 season also came against Benedic-
tine Mesa, in which they took the Redhawks to a 0-0 overtime draw.
The Cal Pac playoffs are scheduled to begin on Wed. November 10 and will wrap up that Saturday.11
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2021 MEN’S SOCCER ROSTER
Numerically
No. Name Pos. Ht. YR./EXP Hometown/Last School
00 Michael Cicogna GK 5-10 Fr./HS Rancho Mirage, Calif./Rancho Mirage HS
0 Adrian Matus GK 6-2 Fr/HS Yuma, Ariz./Cibola HS
1 Gabriel MacIntosh GK 6-2 Fr./HS La Mesa, Calif./Helix Charter HS
2 Uriel Herrera D 5-5 Jr./TR McFarland, Calif./Bakersfield HS
3 Samaad Chisley D 5-9 Fr./HS Tolleson, Ariz./Westview HS
4 Victor Sanchez D 5-9 Sr./1V Phoenix, Ariz./Scottsdale CC
5 Ame Imina D 6-2 Jr./TR London, U.K./Orange Coast College
6 Andrew Gomez D/MF 5-5 Jr./2V El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS
7 Danny Ramos F 5-7 Fr./HS Queen Creek, Ariz./Casteel HS
8 Connor Donnellan MF 6-0 Fr./HS London, U.K./St. James Catholic HS
9 Nicklaus Sullivan F 5-9 So./1V Yuma, Ariz./Kofa HS
10 Johnny Perez F 5-8 Jr./2V Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Lake Havasu HS
11 Eduardo Lazaro F 5-5 So./1V Cottonwood, Ariz./Mingus Union HS
12 Fernando Vidal MF 5-10 Fr./HS Phoenix, Ariz./Tolleson Union HS
14 Devan Jorgenson F/MF 6-0 Jr./TR Thunder Bay, Ont./Essex County College
15 Johnny Baros F 5-9 Jr./TR Albuquerque, N.M./Eastern N.M. University
16 Angel Cervantes MF 5-7 Jr./TR Simi Valley, Calif./Bakersfield College
17 Erick Gamez MF 5-8 Jr./1V Mesa, Ariz./Desert Ridge HS
18 Angel De La Cruz D 5-8 So./1V Cottonwood, Ariz./Mingus Union HS
19 Luis Rivera MF 5-10 So./1V Phoenix, Ariz./Maryvale HS
20 Osvaldo Sanchez D 5-10 So./1V Phoenix, Ariz./Cortez HS
22 Adrian Silva Villegas F 5-9 Gr./2V Phoenix, Ariz./Arcadia HS
23 Victor Martinez MF 6-0 So./1V Phoenix, Ariz./Mountain Pointe HS
24 Francisco Merida Avila F 5-8 Fr./HS Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy College Preparatory
98 Dario Macias GK 5-11 So./1V Glendale, Ariz./Apollo HS
99 Ryan Shufelt GK 6-5 Jr./2V Gilbert, Ariz./Mesquite HS
Alphabetically
No. Name Pos. Ht. YR./EXP Hometown/Last School
24 Francisco Merida Avila F 5-8 Fr./HS Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy College Preparatory
15 Johnny Baros F 5-9 Jr./TR Albuquerque, N.M./Eastern N.M. University
16 Angel Cervantes MF 5-7 Jr./TR Simi Valley, Calif./Bakersfield College
3 Samaad Chisley D 5-9 Fr./HS Tolleson, Ariz./Westview HS
00 Michael Cicogna GK
8 Connor Donnellan MF 6-0 Fr./HS London, U.K./St. James Catholic HS
18 Angel De La Cruz D 5-8 So./1V Cottonwood, Ariz./Mingus Union HS
17 Erick Gamez MF 5-8 Jr./1V Mesa, Ariz./Desert Ridge HS
6 Andrew Gomez D/MF 5-5 Jr./2V El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS
2 Uriel Herrera D 5-5 Jr./TR McFarland, Calif./Bakersfield HS
5 Ame Imina D 6-2 Jr./TR London, U.K./Orange Coast College
14 Devan Jorgenson F/MF 6-0 Jr./TR Thunder Bay, Ont./Essex County College
11 Eduardo Lazaro F 5-5 So./1V Cottonwood, Ariz./Mingus Union HS
98 Dario Macias GK 5-11 Fr./1V Glendale, Ariz./Apollo HS
1 Gabriel MacIntosh GK 6-2 Fr./HS La Mesa, Calif./Helix Charter HS
23 Victor Martinez MF 6-0 So./1V Phoenix, Ariz./Mountain Pointe HS
0 Adrian Matus GK 6-2 Fr./HS Yuma, Ariz./Cibola HS
10 Johnny Perez F 5-8 Jr./2V Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Lake Havasu HS
7 Danny Ramos F 5-7 Fr./HS Queen Creek, Ariz./Casteel HS
19 Luis Rivera MF 5-10 So./1V Phoenix, Ariz./Maryvale HS
20 Osvaldo Sanchez D 5-10 So./1V Phoenix, Ariz./Cortez HS
4 Victor Sanchez D 5-9 Sr./1V Phoenix, Ariz./Scottsdale CC
99 Ryan Shufelt GK 6-5 Jr./2V Gilbert, Ariz./Mesquite HS
9 Nicklaus Sullivan F 5-9 So./1V Yuma, Ariz./Kofa HS
12 Fernando Vidal MF 5-10 Fr./HS Phoenix, Ariz./Tolleson Union HS
22 Adrian Silva Villegas F 5-9 Gr./2V Phoenix, Ariz./Arcadia HS
Head Coach: Jonas Tanzer, Pacific Lutheran (2nd Season)
Assistant Coach: Logan Sanchez, Bradley Trella
Trainer: Amy Devies
Players by Year
Pronounciation Guide
Adrian MATUS- (MUH-TOO-SS) Freshman – 18
Sophomore – 2
Michael CICOGNA- (SICK-OWN-YUH)
Erick GAMEZ- (GAH-MEZ) Junior – 7
URIEL Herrera- (OO-REE-L) Senior – 0
AME Imina- (AH-MAY) Graduate - 113
2021 WOMEN’S SOCCER ROSTER
Numerically
No. Name Pos. Ht. YR./EXP Hometown/Last School
0 Lizbeth Medina GK 5-6 Sr./2V Mesa, Ariz./Mesa CC
1 Hallie Benson W 5-6 Fr./HS Sandy, Utah/Alta HS
2 Alondra Castro F 5-1 So./1V Fort Mohave, Ariz./River Valley HS
4 Payton Simpson MF 5-4 Fr./HS Queen Creek, Ariz./Queen Creek HS
5 Maddie Gomes MF 5-6 Fr./HS Aurora, Colo./Cherokee Trail HS
6 Destiny Tacey D 5-3 Sr./1V Sierra Vista, Ariz./Pima CC
7 Jennifer Gonzales MF 5-2 Jr./TR El Paso, Texas/Dodge City CC
8 Vanessa Miller MF 5-1 Jr./2V Queen Creek, Ariz./ALA Queen Creek
9 Kelsey Anderson F 5-3 Fr./HS Sedalia, Mo./Smith-Cotton HS
10 Halah Harris W 5-5 So./1V Tucson, Ariz./Sabino HS
11 Galilea Medina MF/D 5-5 Fr./HS Fallbrook, Calif./Fallbrook Union HS
12 Alexandria Thomas F 5-1 Fr./HS El Paso, Texas/Pebble Hills HS
13 Hallie Thompson F 5-6 Jr./2V Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Lake Havasu HS
14 Alison Washatka MF/D 5-2 Jr./1V Chandler, Ariz./Chandler-Gilbert CC
15 Cazzia Salgado F 5-6 So./1V Yuma, Ariz/Yuma Catholic HS
16 Alexis Zavala D 5-8 So./1V Fort Mohave, Ariz./River Valley HS
17 Alexa Favela W 5-3 So./1V Gilbert, Ariz./Perry HS
21 Gaby Pinzon MF 5-8 Fr./HS Centennial, Colo./Eaglecrest HS
23 Cheyenne Stobart D
27 Josie Perez F 5-5 Fr./HS Tucson, Ariz./Cholla HS
Alphabetically
No. Name Pos. Ht. YR./EXP Hometown/Last School
9 Kelsey Anderson F 5-3 Fr./HS Sedalia, Mo./Smith-Cotton HS
1 Hallie Benson W 5-6 Fr./HS Sandy, Utah/Alta HS
2 Alondra Castro F 5-1 So./1V Fort Mohave, Ariz./River Valley HS
17 Alexa Favela W 5-3 So./1V Gilbert, Ariz./Perry HS
5 Maddie Gomes MF 5-6 Fr./HS Aurora, Colo./Cherokee Trail HS
7 Jennifer Gonzales MF 5-2 Jr./TR El Paso, Texas/Dodge City CC
10 Halah Harris W 5-5 So./1V Tucson, Ariz./Sabino HS
11 Galilea Medina MF/D 5-5 Fr./HS Fallbrook, Calif./Fallbrook Union HS
0 Lizbeth Medina GK 5-6 Sr./2V Mesa, Ariz./Mesa CC
8 Vanessa Miller MF 5-1 Jr./2V Queen Creek, Ariz./ALA Queen Creek
27 Josie Perez F 5-5 Fr./HS Tucson, Ariz./Cholla HS
21 Gaby Pinzon MF 5-8 Fr./HS Centennial, Colo./Eaglecrest HS
15 Cazzia Salgado F 5-6 So./1V Yuma, Ariz/Yuma Catholic HS
4 Payton Simpson MF 5-4 Fr./HS Queen Creek, Ariz./Queen Creek HS
23 Cheyenne Stobart D
6 Destiny Tacey D 5-3 Sr./1V Sierra Vista, Ariz./Pima CC
12 Alexandria Thomas F 5-1 Fr./HS El Paso, Texas/Pebble Hills HS
13 Hallie Thompson F 5-6 Jr./2V Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Lake Havasu HS
14 Alison Washatka MF/D 5-2 Jr./1V Chandler, Ariz./Chandler-Gilbert CC
16 Alexis Zavala D 5-8 So./1V Fort Mohave, Ariz./River Valley HS
Head Coach: Jack Hartley - Jamestown University (1st Season)
Assistant Coaches: Nicole Slade, Lasse Binder, Zac Wheeler
Trainer: Amy Devies
Players by Year Pronounciation Guide
Freshman – 9 CAZZIA Salgado - (CAW-Z-UH)
Sophomore – 6 HALAH Harris- (HEY-LUH)
Junior – 5 HALLIE Thompson- (HA-LEE)
Senior – 4 Alison WASHATKA - (WUH-SHOT-KUH)
Graduate - 114
2020 MEN’S STATISTICS
# PLAYERS GP-GS G A PTS
INDIVIDUAL
SH SH% SOG SOG% YC RC FOUL GW PK (M-ATT)
1 Dario Macias 6-6 0 0% 0% 1 0 0
2 Johnny Perez 6-4 1 1 3 3 33.3% 2 66.7% 1 0 5 - 0-0
4 Victor Sanchez 5-4 1 0 2 2 50% 2 100% 1 1 3 1 1-1
5 Osvaldo Sanchez 6-5 0 0% 0% 0 0 1 - -
6 Andrew Gomez 6-5 0 1 1 1 100% 1 100% 1 0 5 - 0-0
7 Adrian Silva Villegas 4-2 1 0 2 3 33.3% 2 66.7% 1 0 5 1 0-0
8 Erick Gamez 4-0 0 0 0 3 0% 2 66.7%` 0 0 2 - 0-0
9 Ismaila Baye 4-2 0 0 0 3 0% 0 0% 1 0 1 - 0-0
10 Nicklaus Sullivan 6-5 5 0 10 19 26.3% 11 57.9% 3 0 1 1 0-0
11 Eduardo Lazaro 6-5 1 1 3 1 100% 1 100% 1 0 2 - 0-0
12 Angel De La Cruz 6-5 0 0 0 2 0% 2 100% 1 0 2 - 0-0
14 George Gama 6-2 0 0 0 5 0% 2 40% 0 0 3 - 0-0
16 Victor Martinez 4-3 0 0% 0% 0 0 2 - -
18 Jose Ramirez 6-5 0 0 0 6 0% 3 50% 0 0 1 - 0-0
20 Raffy Macias 2-0 0 0% 0% - -
GOALKEEPER
# PLAYERS GP-GS SF GA GA AVG SV SV PCT SHO W L T
1 Dario Macias 6-6 - 8 1.334 35 81.4% 1 3 2 0
TEAM
PARK-GILBERT STATISTICS OPPONENTS
9 GOALS 8
1.5 GOALS PER GAME 1.3
3 GAME WINNING GOALS 2
49 SHOTS 78
8.2 SHOTS PER GAME 13
18.4% SHOT % 10.3%
29 SHOTS ON GOAL 46
4.8 SHOTS ON GOAL PER GAME 7.7
59.2% SHOT ON GOAL % 59%
3 ASSISTS 6
15 CORNER KICKS 26
1-1 PENALTY SHOTS (M - ATT) 1-2
9 OFFSIDES 25
60 FOULS 52
12 YELLOW CARDS 8
1 RED CARDS 2
8 GOALS ALLOWED 9
1.334 GOALS ALLOWED PER GAME 1.501
82.6% SAVE % 69%
1 SHUTOUTS 2
4 FIRST PERIOD GOALS 2
5 SECOND PERIOD GOALS 615
2020 WOMEN’S STATISTICS
# PLAYERS GP-GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG
INDIVIDUAL
SOG% YC RC FOUL GW PK (M-ATT)
1 Savannah Brown 4-2 0 0% 0% 1 0 0 - -
2 Alexa Favela 6-4 0 0 0 3 0% 2 66.7% 0 0 1 - 0-0
4 Halah Harris 4-2 0 0 0 5 0% 4 80% 0 0 2 - 0-0
6 Destiny Tacey 5-3 0 0% 0% - -
7 Alex Coronado 6-3 0 1 1 1 0% 0 0% 0 0 1 - 0-0
8 Alison Washatka 6-4 0 0% 0% 1 0 2 - -
11 Alondra Castro 6-1 1 0 2 4 25% 2 50% 0 0 1 - 0-0
12 Megan Belles 6-4 0 0 0 2 0% 1 50% 1 0 0 - 0-0
13 Michala Vereen 6-4 0 0 0 10 0% 4 40% 0 0 2 - 0-0
16 Alexis Zavala 6-2 0 0% 0% 0 0 1 - -
17 Lizbeth Medina 5-4 0 0% 0% - -
18 Vanessa Miller 4-1 0 0% 0% - -
20 Hallie Thompson 6-1 0 0 0 9 0% 4 44.4% 0 0 1 - 0-0
21 Cazzia Salgado 6-3 0 0% 0% 0 0 1 - -
23 Cheyenne Stobart 2-0 0 0% 0% - -
# PLAYERS GP-GS SF GA
GOALKEEPER
GA AVG SV SV PCT SHO W L T
1 Savannah Brown 4-2 - 8 5.333 11 57.9% 0 0 1 0
17 Lizbeth Medina 5-4 - 12 2.541 26 68.4% 1 0 3 1
TEAM
PARK-GILBERT STATISTICS OPPONENTS
3 GOALS 20
0.5 GOALS PER GAME 3.3
46 SHOTS 116
7.7 SHOTS PER GAME 19.3
6.5% SHOT % 17.2%
26 SHOTS ON GOAL 64
4.3 SHOTS ON GOAL PER GAME 10.7
56.5% SHOT ON GOAL % 55.2%
1 ASSISTS 15
8 CORNER KICKS 24
0-0 PENALTY SHOTS (M - ATT) 0-1
5 OFFSIDES 19
23 FOULS 43
3 YELLOW CARDS 3
0 RED CARDS 0
20 GOALS ALLOWED 3
3.214 GOALS ALLOWED PER GAME 0.482
69.2% SAVE % 88.9%
1 SHUTOUTS
1 FIRST PERIOD GOALS 9
2 SECOND PERIOD GOALS 1116
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HEAD COACH JONAS TANZER
Jonas Tanzer enters his second season as head coach of Park University Gilbert’s men’s
soccer program. He officially assumed his position in January 2021 and in a short time,
made impressive strides that hint toward a bright future for the Buccaneers. Before
Tanzer’s hire, the program was winless. In his first season, the Buccaneers posted a 3-3
record and showed that they are an impending threat in the Cal Pac. The team allowed
two or fewer goals in all six games last season- a feat that was only reached once before
Tanzer’s hire. In addition to the team success, six men’s soccer players were named to
the All-Conference Team.
Tanzer comes to Park Gilbert from Dixie State University where he was an assistant
coach for the Trailblazers. He assisted with the transition of the program from Division II to Division I and was
responsible for mentoring and assisting in the overall development of student-athletes, evaluation and recruiting
of student-athletes, monitoring their academic progress, travel, and fundraising.
Prior to Dixie State, Tanzer was Interim Women’s Head Coach at Division I Southern Utah University for one
season (2019), where he was tasked with running all aspects of a Division I soccer program; his team posted a
3.84 GPA. He served as top assistant for the program the two prior two years and served as Director of Coaching
at Liverpool Academy Utah during this time.
Tanzer got his start in collegiate coaching at Pacific Lutheran University from 2016-2018 where he was an associ-
ate head coach for the women’s soccer program who played at the Division III level. The Lutes went a combined
33-4-6 in his two seasons, winning two NWC championships and qualifying for the NCAA tournament both
years.
His coaching career began as the head coach of the Smedby AIS a professional men’s team where he helmed the
team to a 71-14-11 record over three seasons before moving on to be the head coach for the Swedish National
17U team who posted an 8-4-2 mark in his one season. From there, Tanzer moved on as an assistant coach for
IFK Norrköping Allsvenskan one of the top professional teams in the top men’s division in Sweden. He helped
lead the team to a 20-4-6 record during the 2015 season.
As a player, Tanzer represented Sweden on its U15, U16 and U17 national team. He also played for Smedby AIS,
the team he would go on to coach, from 2005-2008. He was a team captain every year, named team MVP in
2006 and 2008 and was player of the year in 2006. Prior to his time with Smedby, Tanzer played for Sylvia Swed-
ish Superettan in the second highest division in Sweden in 2003-04, SIK Swedish DIV III in 2001-02 and the
Seattle Sounders Select PDL from 1998-2000.
Tanzer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Pacific Lutheran in 2000, with a con-
centration in Marketing and International Business. He was a goaltender for four seasons for the Lutes, where he
was named team captain all his last three seasons, won team MVP his senior year, and was first-team all-confer-
ence from 1998-2000. He was tabbed a third team all-America in 1998. He is among the top five in Pacific Lu-
theran history in shutouts (18, 3rd), goals against average (1.20, 4th), saves (289, 1st), and minutes played (5,990,
1st). He also holds the single season records for saves (101) and minutes played (2,048).
He owns a Master in Football UEFA A Advanced License Diploma from the Swedish Football Association/UEFA
Europe as well as a Goalkeeper Advanced License UEFA A, B and MV BAS II and I.18
ASSISTANT COACHES
Logan Sanchez, Assistant Coach
3rd Season
Oregon State
Logan Sanchez begins his second season as an Assistant Coach for the men’s soccer at Park University
Gilbert and his third overall on the Buccaneers’ coaching staff.
His coaching career began at his alma mater, Corvallis High School, where he spent four seasons as an
assistant coach. He then became the head coach at Lebanon High School for two seasons. Last season,
Sanchez served on the Chandler High School coaching staff.
Sanchez also serves as the head coach for three youth teams for Real Salt Lake Arizona and is an assistant coach for the Olympic De-
velopment Program in Arizona on the 2005 Girls; he helped lead the 2008 Boys to the finals of the Region IV West Regional Champi-
onship Tournament. Sanchez also spent time with OVF Alliance (formerly known as TFA Willamette) in various positions: including
Head Club Staff Coach (2014-2016), Director of Juniors (2016-2017) and Coaching & Programs Director (2017-2019).
As a player, Sanchez was a standout striker at Corvallis. In his senior season, he notched 14 goals and 5 assists for the Spartans, as they
posted a 15-3 record and went on to win the OSAA 5A Mid-Willamette Conference Title and the OSAA 5A State Title. He also spent
four years as a varsity lacrosse player, earning second-team all-league honors as a junior and first-team all-league honors as a senior.
Sanchez’s play at Corvallis earned him a spot on Concordia University’s roster, where he appeared in 12 games as a freshman. He went
on to earn his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Oregon State.
Sanchez also holds a USSF C Coaching License.
Bradley Trella, Assistant Coach
1st Season
Dixie State
Bradley Trella enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Buccaneers.
Trella comes to Park having spent the past four seasons on Dixie State’s coaching staff where he coached
alongside Tanzer during the 2020-21 season. During the four seasons Trella coached for the Trailblazers,
they went 33-28-3; he also assisted Dixie State’s transition from NCAA Division II to Division I.
Prior to coaching, Trella spent two seasons as a standout goalkeeper racking up accolades and breaking records for the Trailblazers. In
his junior and senior seasons, he was named PacWest Goalkeeper of the Year; he was also named Dixie State’s Male Athlete of the Year
and earned second team D2CAA NSCAA all-West honors as a junior. In 2015, he was the NCAA Division II Statistical Champion as
he led the nation in save percentage and placed seventh in goals against average. He also posted the ninth longest individual shutout
streak in NCAA Division II history when he went just over 796 minutes without allowing a goal; it was also the longest streak record-
ed in Division II since 2005. As team captain, he recorded four more shutouts and led the team to their first ever NCAA Tournament
appearance in 2016.
His collegiate career began at Yavapai College in Prescott, Ariz. where he was named the Region 1 Tournament MVP as a freshman and
led the team to the NJCAA Tournament Semifinals. He earned his Associate’s degree from Yavapai and his Bachelor’s of Science degree
from Dixie State in computer and information technology with an emphasis in digital design.
Trella attended high school just down the road from Park University Gilbert at Chandler High School where he lettered four times
while playing soccer for the Wolves. He was named the team’s MVP in 2012 and 2013.
He holds an NSCAA D License and NSCAA Levels 1 and 2 Goalkeeping Diplomas.19
HEAD COACH JACK HARTLEY
Jack Hartley is entering his first season as head coach of Park University Gilbert’s
women’s soccer program. He officially took over the position this past May and quickly
showed an ability to recruit talented athletes as he seeks to take Buccaneers women’s
soccer to new heights.
In his first summer on the job, Hartley made official over ten additions to his roster,
including NCAA Division I transfer, Hayden Bell and several high-level high school
talents, predominantly from the West Coast where Hartley has a history of excellent
recruting.
Hartley comes to Park University Gilbert from William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he spent one
season as head coach of the Statesmen. As head coach, Hartley was responsible for every aspect of the program’s
operations, including recruitment, budgets and the implementation of all soccer activities.
Prior to his time at William Penn, Hartley spent nearly four years as an assistant women’s soccer coach at his
alma mater, the University of Jamestown in Jamestown, North Dakota. As an assistant, he was tasked with
planning and implementing practices, recruitment, organizing travel for away games, as well as monitoring and
guiding athletes toward athletic and academic success. In the four seasons Hartley spent on Jamestown’s coach-
ing staff, the Jimmies posted a 50-23-5 record and won the NSAA Conference Championship in 2017. They were
also conference runners-up in 2016.
Hartley also brings a track record of student success in the classroom. His teams have consistently maintained a
3.2 GPA.
As a player, Hartley played at the semi-pro level for four seasons. He started with Storm FC of the National
Premier Soccer League, (2014-15) before moving to the American Premier League where he played for FC Fargo
from 2016-17. He returned to the NPSL where he wrapped up his semi-pro career playing for Dakota Fusion FC
from 2017-18.
Hartley is a two-time graduate from the University of Jamestown. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Physical
Education and Coaching in May of 2015 and went on to earn his Master’s degree in clinical counseling in May of
2019. Outside of coaching, he spent time as a mental health therapist/counselor.
While playing for Jamestown, he was a standout defender for the Jimmies. He played in 74 games over four
years and racked up three goals and five assists. He played a key role in the Jimmies’ 16-5-1 record en route to
an all-conference championship in 2012. That season, the Jimmies played in the NAIA national tournament and
ended the season ranked 16th in the country. As a freshman in 2012, he was awarded an All-Conference selec-
tion and a Champions of Character Award.
Hartley has a number of coaching certifications and licenses including: US Soccer Federation C License, United
Soccer Coaches Level 2 Goalkeeper Diploma, Certificate in Psychology for High Performance, United Soccer
Coaches LGBTQ Diversity Diploma, United Soccer Coaches Sport Psychology Diploma, ND Teaching License
and ND Counseling License.
Hartley is a native of Northhampton, England and married to Courtney Hartley.20
ASSISTANT COACHES
Nicole Slade, Assistant Coach
1st Season
Benedictine Mesa University
Nicole Slade joins the Park University Gilbert women’s soccer coaching staff after playing three seasons at Benedic-
tine Mesa University. During her time with the Redhawks, Slade notched three goals and two assists and helped the
team to a conference playoff appearance.
Slade’s coaching experience includes two years of youth coaching and one year as a Personal 1-on-1 Coach with
Evolve Futbol Training. Slade earned her bachelor’s degree from Benedictine Mesa in exercise science in 2021. Prior
to her collegiate and coaching careers, Slade was a standout forward at Round Valley High School in Eagar, Ariz.
where she graduated from in 2016. As a senior, she scored 27 goals and notched 17 assists en route to a 20-3 team record. In her four varsity seasons,
the Elks were state runners-up three times and section conference champions all four years; she was named an NAIA Scholar Athlete all four years.
She was named Division 5 Player of the Year, First Team Offensive Player of the Year and Round Valley’s Girl’s Student Athlete of the Year. She was also
on the varsity basketball, softball and track teams and exceled in the classroom where she maintained a 3.9 GPA and was a member of the National
Honors Society.
Lasse Binder, Goalkeepers Coach & Academic Mentor
1st Season
University of Jamestown
Lasse Binder joins Jack Hartley’s staff after spending the 2020-21 season as both the head coach of the
U19 Girls at Bismarck Magic and an assistant coach at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D.
The native of Hamburg, Germany, played goalkeeper for the University of Jamestown from 2015-2019
and for the University of Mary from 2019 to 2020. He has professional and semi-pro experience playing
with SC Vorwärts-Wacker in Germany’s 5th tier and the Dakota Fusion in the NPSL. Binder was named
All-Conference and All-IAA Conference Tournament Team in 2017. He graduated from Jamestown with
bachelor’s degrees in business and physical education in 2019 then graduated from Mary in 2021 with a
Master of Business Administration.
Zac Wheeler, Strength & Conditioning Coach
1st Season
Grand Canyon University
Zac Wheeler comes to Park University Gilbert with over a decade of coaching experience. Wheeler’s
most recent coaching stop was at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, Ariz. where he was
an assistant coach for the men’s team; his other stops include assistant coaching jobs at Skyline and Perry
High Schools and TFA FC Barcelona Arizona, where he held assistant coach, head coach and recreation-
al director titles at various times.
Wheeler has experience with all aspects of coaching and helped lead an FC Barcelona coaching course
through TFA Barcelona where a focus was placed on building from defense and midfield and attacking from midfielders, forwards and
wing players. He holds an AYSA National “D” License.
In 2011, he earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Entrepreneurship from Grand Canyon University where he played for the Lopes after a
two year stint at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Prior to his coaching and collegiate careers, Wheeler was a standout midfielder
at Highland High School in Gilbert, Ariz. where he helped lead the Hawks to a 5A state championship in 2006; he was named All-State
Honorable Mention and Second Team All-Conference.
With the Buccaneers, Wheeler will focus on strength and conditioning of athletes; he currently owns Zeus Fitness and Performance
LLC, a personal training service for athletes and general public, and holds NSCA-CSCS, NASM-CPT, CES, FMS and Pn1 certifications.
Wheeler wife’s name is Sheree and they have a newborn daughter, Josey.21
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BUCCANEER MEN’S PROFILES
Nicklaus Sullivan | F | #9 2020 ALL-CONFERENCE
5-9 | So. | 1V
Yuma, Ariz. (Kofa HS) SECOND TEAM
Park Gilbert (2020-21): Scored first goal of the Bucs’ season versus La Sierra (2/26)... scored another goal against
Saint Katherine (2/28)... notched four points on the weekend with three shots on goal... won Cal Pac Offensive
Player of the Week for his performances against La Sierra and Saint Katherine... found the back of the net for the
third time against Benedictine Mesa (3/13)... scored two first half goals against Saint Katherine on four shots
(3/19)… took two more shots (three on goal) against La Sierra (3/21)... named to the All-Conference Second Team.
High School: A 2020 graduate from Kofa High School in Yuma, Arizona… coached by Jamie Nicewander… three-time
6A Desert Southwest All-Region 1st Team… offensive MVP for the Kings… also played baseball and tennis.
Personal: Majoring in fitness and wellness… parents are Candice and Daniel…. three siblings: Aaron (15), Emily (14) and Joshua (11).
SULLIVAN STATS
SEASON GP GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG % YC RC FOUL GW PK (M-ATT)
2020-21 6 5 5 0 10 19 26.3% 11 57.9% 3 0 1 1 0-0
TOTAL 6 5 5 0 10 19 26.3% 11 57.9% 3 0 1 1 0-0
Andrew Gomez | D/MF | #6 2020 ALL-CONFERENCE
5-5 | Jr. | 2V
El Paso, Texas (Montwood HS) HONORABLE MENTION
Park Gilbert (2020-21): Played in six games and started five... notched one assist on the season... named All-Con-
ference Honorable Mention.
Park Gilbert (2019-20): Played in five games for the Buccaneers as a freshman.
High School: A 2019 graduate from Montwood High School in El Paso, Texas… coached by Carlos Canales and Mi-
chael Griego… played two season on varsity… scored 10 goals and notched 13 assists… helped lead the Rams to a
District, Bi-District, Area, Regional championships… also won multiple tournaments, including the San Antonio Tournament Socorro ISD Tourna-
ment, Canutillo Tournament and second place in the Amarillo Tournament... All-Academic Team… first place in category at science fair.
Personal: Majoring in business… parents are Gilbert and Socorro… siblings are Desiree (26) and Gilbert (23)... enjoys drawing and painting in his
free time.
GOMEZ STATS
SEASON GP GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG % YC RC FOUL GW PK (M-ATT)
2019-20 5 5 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0% 0 0 0 - 0-0
2020-21 6 5 0 1 1 1 0% 1 100% 1 0 5 - 0-0
TOTAL 11 10 0 1 1 2 0% 1 50% 1 0 5 - 0-023
BUCCANEER MEN’S PROFILES
Eduardo Lazaro | S | #11 2020 ALL-CONFERENCE
5-5 | So. | 1V
Cottonwood, Ariz. (Mingus Union HS) HONORABLE MENTION
Park Gilbert (2020-21): Scored the first goal of his college career against Saint Katherine (2/28)... named All-Con-
ference Honorable Mention.
High School: A 2020 graduate of Mingus Union High School in Cottonwood, Ariz. ... coached by Luis Hernandez
and Calvin Behlow ... played three years on varsity ... posted 7 goals nd 3 assists ... named honorable mention all-
Grand Canyon Region his sophomore season ... tabbed for second-team all-Grand Canyon his senior campaign.
Personal: Major is Business Administration ... parents are Martha and Jose Lazaro ... has a brother Cristian (22)
and sister Paola (11) ... born February 25, 2002.
LAZARO STATS
SEASON GP GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG % YC RC FOUL GW PK (M-ATT)
2020-21 6 5 1 1 3 1 100% 1 100% 1 0 2 - 0-0
TOTAL 6 5 1 1 3 1 100% 1 100% 1 0 2 - 0-0
Johnny Perez | F | #10 2020 ALL-CONFERENCE
5-8 | Jr. | 2V
Lake Havasu, Ariz. (Lake Havasu HS) HONORABLE MENTION
Park Gilbert (2020-21): Started his first game of the season against Saint Katherine (2/28)... had one shot on
goal... scored the first goal of his college career... assisted on Nicklaus Sullivan’s goal against Benedictine Mesa
(3/13)... named All-Conference Honorable Mention.
Park Gilbert (2019-20): Started in six contests last season ... tallied one assist.
High School: A 2019 graduate of Lake Havasu High School in Lake Havasu, Ariz. ... coached by Chrsitina Gibbs ... a
four-year letter winner ... tabbed team captain his senior season ... reached the state tournament in three of his
four years ... scored 53 goals with 28 assists in his career ... had a career high 20 goals in his sophomore season ... had a career high 13 assists
as a senior ... tabbed all-state defensder his freshman year ... also played four years on the football team ... was named to the Arizona All-State
team as a kicker his senior year.
Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice ... father is Mario Perez ... has a sister Michelle (15) and a brother Alberto (12) ... enjoys snowboarding.
PEREZ STATS
SEASON GP GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG % YC RC FOUL GW PK (M-ATT)
2019-20 8 6 0 1 1 1 0% 0 0% 0 0 0 - 0-0
2020-21 6 4 1 1 3 3 33.3% 2 66.7% 1 0 5 - 0-0
TOTAL 14 10 1 2 4 4 25% 2 50% 1 0 5 - 0-024
BUCCANEER MEN’S PROFILES
Victor Sanchez | D | #4 2020 ALL-CONFERENCE
5-9 | Sr. | 1V
Phoenix, Ariz. (Scottsdale CC) HONORABLE MENTION
Park Gilbert (2020-21): Had a shot on goal against La Sierra (2/26)... found the back of the net against Saint Kath-
erine (2/28)... was a crucial part of the Bucs’ shutout of Benedictine Mesa (3/13)... won Cal Pac Defensive Player
of the Week for his performance against the Redhawks... earned All-Conference Honorable Mention.
Junior College: Played two seasons at Scottsdale Community College ... coached by Ramiz Sabljic ... started all 35
games over his JC career, never missing a game ... despite being a defensiveman, still managed to squeeze off 5
shots and a shot on goal over his two seasons ... named oto SCC’s Dean’s List.
High School: A 2016 graduate of Cortez High School in Phoenix, Ariz. ... coached by jose Corona,... The Colts
reached at least the quartfinals of the state tournament all four years ... they won the state title his freshman season and lost in the title game
his senior campaign ... the reached the semi finals his junior year ... tabbed 2016 Region Player of the Year ... tabbed first team all-Region his last
two seasons and named to the second team his other two ... he also ran track one season, setting the long jump record at Cortez.
Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice ... parents are Rosa Angeles and Victor Sanchez ... younger brother Osvaldo (18) also plays for the Bucca-
neers ... has two other sisters Joselyn (25) and Rossy (14) ... likes listening to music and bowling.
SANCHEZ STATS
SEASON GP GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG % YC RC FOUL GW PK (M-ATT)
2020-21 5 4 1 0 2 2 50% 2 100% 1 1 3 1 1-1
TOTAL 5 4 1 0 2 2 50% 2 100% 1 1 3 1 1-1
Osvaldo Sanchez | D | #20 2020 CAL PAC
5-10 | So. | 1V
Phoenix, Ariz. (Cortez HS)
CHAMPION OF CHARACTER
Park Gilbert (2020-21): Played in all six games for the Buccaneers and started five... named a Cal Pac Champion
of Character.
High School: A 2020 graduate of Cortez High School in Phoenix, Ariz. ... a four-year varsity letter winner ... coached
by Jose Corona ... the Colts reached the Arizona 4A state tournament his last three seasons ... they played in the
title game his sophomore campaign, losing to Gila Ridge and fellow Buccaneer signee Estaban Franco ... two
time region Defensive Player of the Year ... tabbed first team all-state his senior season and second team his
junior year.
Personal: Majoring in Fitness and Wellness ... parents are Rosa Angeles and Victor Sanchez ... older brother Victor also plays for the Buccaneers...
Johnny Baros | F | #15
5-9 | Jr. | TR
Albuquerque, N.M. (Eastern New Mexico University)
Eastern New Mexico University: Spent two playing for NCAA Division II Eastern New Mexico... named to the
Comissioner’s Honor Roll and ENMU’s Dean’s List.
High School: Graduated from Valley High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2019... coached by Orlando
Ramirez... four-year varsity letterman... played 57 career games... scored 50 goals and notched 18 assists...
helped the Vikings make a run to the second round of the state tournament in 2016... named First Team All-Dis-
trict... two-time All-State... one District Player of the Year award... completed high school with a 4.3 GPA...
received additional letters for participating in student council and Valley’s academy program.
Personal: Majoring in business administration... parents are Johnny and Yvonne... has two brothers named Josh and Justin... father played college
baseball for the University of New Mexico.25
BUCCANEER MEN’S PROFILES
Angel Cervantes | MF | #16
5-7 | Jr. | TR
Simi Valley, Calif. (Bakersfield College)
Bakersfield College: Played two seasons at Bakersfield... notched four goals and one assist... Second Team
All-Conference as a sophomore... helped the Renegades to a combined 13-9-5 record... earned a playoff spot
in 2019 en route the Western State Conference Championship... was teammates with fellow Buccaneer, Uriel
Herrera.
High School: A 2018 graduate of Simi Valley High School in Simi Valley, California... earned three varsity letters...
tallied 15 goals and a 14 assists over the course of his high school career... made two playoff appearances...
won the Coastal Canyon League Championship as a senior... also played three years of varsity football as the
Highlanders’ kicker.
Personal: Majoring in Information and Computer Science... hopes to become a technology analyst after graduating... parents are Bernardo and
Samaad Chisley | D | #3
5-9 | Fr. | HS
Tolleson, Ariz. (Westview HS)
High School: A 2021 graduate of Westview High School in Avondale, Arizona... three-year varsity letterman...
helped the Knights to a 10-1-1 record as a sophomore earning Westview their first playoff appearance in at
least four seasons... maintained a 3.5 GPA throughout high school.
Club: Played for Excel Soccer Academy Arizona Premier League and Desert Conference League... made the q
uarterfinals of state cup twice at Excel... part of the SC Del Sol State League Division team.
Personal: Majoring in sports medicine... hopes to become a kinesiotherapist upon graduation... parents are
Rod and Khadijah... hassisters: Saamiya (14) and Saabria (8)... cousin is NCAA Champion and former Sacramento
Kings head coach, Keith Smart.
Michael Cicogna| GK | #00
5-10 | Fr. | HS
Cathedral City, Calif. (Rancho Mirage HS)
High School: A 2021 graduate of Rancho Mirage High School in Rancho Mirage, California... two-year varsity
letterman... helped the Rattlers earn two league championships and two playoff berths.
Club: Played three years with CYSASL La Laja... coached by Emilio Muro... won the Toyota Copita Alianza tourna-
ment twice... also won the Riverside Raincross Cup and were League Cup finalists in 2019.
Personal: Majoring in psychology... hopes to become a psychiatrist... parents are Michael and Challan... has two
sisters, Ava (14) and Alyssa (14).26
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Angel De La Cruz | D | #18
5-8 | So. | 1V
Cottonwood, Ariz. (Mingus Union HS)
Park Gilbert (2020-21): Played in all six games for the Buccaneers and started five... had two shots on goal.
High School: A 2020 graduate from Mingus Union High School in Cottonwood, Arizona… coached by Luis Hernan-
dez… played four years on varsity… All-Region 1st Team as a senior… All-Conference 2nd Team.
Personal: Majoring in business management… mother is Velia Sanchez… has two siblings: Jair (25) and Ramon
Carvajal (10).
Connor Donnellan | MF | #8
6-0 | Fr. | HS
London, U.K. (St. James Catholic HS)
Luton Town: Spent two years playing soccer at the academy level for Luton Town- a youth affiliate of the profes-
sional club by the same name... competed against some of the best youth clubs in Europe, including Liverpool,
West Ham and Watford... named Player of the Tournament for his performance in Luton Town’s tour of Holland en
route to a finals appearance... the team finished in the top three teams in category 3 of academy football.
High School: A 2019 graduate of St. James Catholic High School in London, England... captained the team for three
years en route to two Barnet Cup Finals... won the Sportsmen of the Year award in 2018 and had a senior season
marked by 20 goals and 12 assists- both team highs.
Personal: Majoring in psychology... parents are Mary and Leo... his father and uncle, Leo and Gary, both played soccer professionally, each playing
stints with Chelsea F.C. while Gary went on to play for Watford F.C... Connor’s brothers, Leo and Shaun also played professionally in the U.K.; Shaun
played NCAA Division I soccer at St. John’s University.
Erick Gamez | MF | #17
5-8 | Jr. | 1V
Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge HS)
Park Gilbert (2020-21): Played in four games for the Buccaneers... posted two shots on goal... named to the Cal
Pac All-Academic team with a 3.5 GPA.
High School: A 2018 graduate of Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, Arizona… two-year varsity letterman…
coached by Andrew Clarke… played in 11 games as a senior… scored one goal, four points and two assists… also
ran track and field for the Jaguars.
Personal: Majoring in business administration with an emphasis in accounting… hopes to work in accounting upon graduation… birthday is
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