After winning the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) title in only their second year of existence the Texas College men’s soccer team cleaned up at the annual RRAC Awards Banquet. The men’s team had 7 players finish with All-Conference honors. The four that were named to the first team were Emmanuel Rodriguez (So.), Hector Vallejo (So.), Hector DeLeon (Fr.), and Gerardo Cuevas (So.). The three second team All-Conference members were Roberto Galvan (So.), Edgar Gracia (Fr.), and Daniel Partida (So.). The women’s team also had one representative on the second team All-Conference list named Francisca Rodriguez (So.).

Along with all the accolades bestowed upon the men’s team for All-Conference they also had two players win some special awards. Hector DeLeon was named the Co-Newcomer of the Year for the conference and Emmanuel “Temo” Rodriguez was named the RRAC’s Offensive Player of the Year. “Temo” was the leading scorer for the conference with 11 goals in 10 conference games. He also was the conference’s leader in points (27) and points per game (2.70). DeLeon was not far behind his partner as he scored 22 total points throughout the season with 8 goals and 6 assists. TC’s future looks bright on the pitch with these two brilliant young stars leading the program.