MF - Junior - 5-10
El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HS

2003: Started 17 games for the Rams ... scored two goals and dished out seven assists on 23 shots ... had one goal and one assist against Dallas Christian (9/30).

2002: Appeared in 15 games for the Rams last season ... started 14 games scoring one goal and assisting on another on, 26 shots.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner for Gary Grammer at Eastwood High School ... was named all-district and all-city his senior season.

Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1984, in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico ... son of Jose and Emma Melendez ... has four sisters, Sarah, Emma, Diana and Isis ... majoring in chemistry.