2017 Men's Soccer Roster
Alec Velez
- Position:
- M
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brentwood, Tenn.
Academic Honors:
- Fall 2014 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Spring 2015 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Fall 2015 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Spring 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Fall 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Spring 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Spring 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club
- 2017 AAC All-Academic team
Athletic Honors
- One time member of the AAC Weekly Honor Roll
2017 (Senior):
Came off the bench for the first six matches of the season before earning starts in the last nine that he played … his lone goal of the year was the equalizer in the 2-1 win over UConn (10/28) … took six total shots on the year.
2016 (Junior):
Started in five of the 15 matches he played in ... tallied a pair of assists and fired seven shots ... logged 856 minutes for the Tigers including all 90 in the victory over No. 25 UConn where he recorded one of his assists ... finished with two shots on goal.
2015 (Sophomore):
Played in 15 matches and made seven starts in second campaign with Memphis … logged 691 total minutes in the midfield … had two shots on goal during the season.
2014 (Freshman):
Appeared in 15 games, making seven starts ... took nine shots in his first season with the Tigers.
Prep:
Played his first two seasons of high school (2010, 2011) at Ravenwood High School in Brentwood, Tenn. ... two-year letterwinner for the Raptors ... squad won district, regional and sectional titles in his two seasons at Ravenwood ... a Dean's List student at Ravenwood High School ... transferred to play his final two prep seasons (2012, 2013) at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, Minn. ... played for the 2012 U18 White squad and 2013 U18 DA Maroon at Shattuck-St. Mary's School ... his 2013 team reached the 2014 Development Academy Finals week.
Personal - Son of Erwin and Tracy Velez ... birthday is October 13 ... born in Miami, Fla. ... majoring in business economics.
