J.R. Romero

Position:
D
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 145
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lorton, Va.

2007 (Sophomore)-- Saw action in 15 games for the Tiger midfield ... Tallied an assist in the 5-0 win over Centenary on a goal by Ryan Ruble.

2006 (Freshman)-- Played in his first collegiate game by coming off the bench against UMKC on Sept. 9 ... Picked up his second appearance against SMU on Oct. 21.

Prior to Memphis-- Collected four letters in soccer, four letters in wrestling and one letter in football at Hayfield High School in Lorton, Va. ... Twice was named to the all-district and all-region first teams as a member of Hayfield's soccer team ... Helped Hayfield to one district and three regional championships ... Played club soccer with five-time Virginia state champion Team America Titans ... Recorded over 100 career wins as a high school wrestler and was named to the all-district and all-region wrestling teams three times.

Personal-- Born Mar. 17, 1988, in Fairfax, Va. ... Son of Evelio Romero and Roxanna Artiga ... Cousin, Carlos Palacios, wrestles for West Liberty State College.


              |------------SHOTS------------|      GP-GS  G  A  Pts  Sh  Shot%  SOG  SOG%  GW  PK-ATT2006   2-0    0  0  0    0   .000   0    .000 0    0-02007   15-0   0  1  0    0   .000   0    .000 0    0-0Total  17-0   0  1  1    0   .000   0    .000 0    0-0