Men's Soccer Player Bio
4 Avery Neal
Junior * Defender * 6-1 * 175
Los Alamos, N.M.
Los Alamos HS
2008: Honorable Mention All-Northwest Conference at defender...One of two Pacific athletes named to the NWC Scholar-Athlete First Team...Started all 20 matches and his 1,828 minutes was the most of any Pacific player...His only goal of season was the game-tying goal in a 1-1 deadlock with Whitman on 10/12/08.
2007: One of three players to start in all 17 matches and the only newcomer to start in every match...His 1,571 minutes played was second most on the team...Tied for second on team with two goals and three assists...Scored first collegiate goal in 2-1 victory over Northwest (Wash.) on 9/8/07...Also scored goal in 4-1 victory over Willamette on 10/7/07...First assist came in 2-2 tie with George Fox on 9/29/07.
Track & Field: Track & Field: Two-year athlete specializes in the 400 meters and the decathlon...Has qualified for the NWC Championships in the 400 meters each of the last two years and placed eighth as a freshman...Was a ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII selection in track in 2009.
High School: Played for Ann Cernicek and A.J. Herrera at Los Alamos High School...2006: First Team New Mexico All-State and First Team All-District 2-4A selection...Scored 10 goals and five assists in 21 matches...2005: First Team New Mexico All-State and First Team All-District 2-4A selection...Scored eight goals and eight assists in 24 matches...Also participated in varsity basketball and track and field.
Personal: Son of Ben & Ruth Ann Neal...Exercise science and physics major...Chose Pacific for the academic programs and the chance to play soccer...Favorite TV Shows: Family Guy and The Wire...Favorite Book: The Old Man & The Sea (Earnest Hemingway)...Favorite Class In School: History...Career Ambition: Pediatrician and soccer coach.