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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Seattle, WA
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- High School:
- Lakeside
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- Position:
- MID
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- Major:
- Philosophy and Public Affairs
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
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Bio
At CMS
2023 season (Junior)
Earned first-team All-SCIAC honors ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team ... Earned SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week ... Appeared in 16 games, starting in 14 mostly as a midfielder for the Stags ... Led the team with nine goals on the season, also adding three assists while serving as the Stags most creative offensive weapon throughout his career ... Scored both CMS goals to erase second-half deficits in a 2-2 tie with Pacific Lutheran on Sep. 10 ... Added two goals and an assist in a 4-1 win over Caltech and the game winner with 10 minutes left at Pomona-Pitzer ... Took 48 shots, 23 of which were on goal.
At CMS
2022 season (Sophomore)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Appeared in 12 games, starting in nine mostly as a midfielder for the Stags ... Scored a goal in a 3-3 tie against Cal Lutheran on Oct. 5 ... Recorded an assist in a 2-1 win at Caltech on Oct. 1 ... Took 19 shots on the year, seven of which were on frame.
2021 season (First-Year)
Second-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Played in 16 games, starting in three as a midfielder ... Recorded five goals and one assist on the season for 11 points ...Made an impact finding the back of the net, including an overtime golden goal in a 1-0 win over Pomona-Pitzer and the game-winner in the regaular season finale against Chapman ... Added two goals in a 6-0 win over Caltech ... Took 24 shots, 9 on net.
Prior to CMS
Attended Lakeside School in Seattle, where he was a member of the soccer team ... Earned all-league honors ... Helped his team to a 3A state title and a 17-0-5 overall record in his final season ... Also played club soccer with Seattle United.
Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in philosophy and public affairs ... Was teammates at Lakeside with former Stags Will Barton and Justin Blachman. 
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 16 | 12 | ||
| Games started | 14 | 10 | ||
| Goals | 9 | 5 | ||
| Assists | 3 | 3 | ||
| Points | 21 | 13 | ||
| Shots | 48 | 36 | ||
| Shot Pct | .188 | .139 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 4-4 | 3-3 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 3 | 2 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | UC Santa Cruz | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Willamette | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Pacific Lutheran | T, 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .667 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Cal Lutheran | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Chapman | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Redlands | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Whittier | W, 7-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Pomona-Pitzer | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .200 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | La Verne | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | Caltech | W, 4-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .250 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Occidental | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Chapman | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Whittier | W, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Bethesda University | W, 8-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 25 | Pomona-Pitzer | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Caltech | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Redlands | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 0-0 | 0 |
Splits Stats - Game
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 16 | 14 | .56 | .19 | 1.31 | 3.00 | .188 | 1.44 | .479 |
| Conference | 12 | 10 | .42 | .25 | 1.08 | 3.00 | .139 | 1.33 | .444 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 7 | 6 | .43 | .29 | 1.14 | 3.57 | .120 | 1.57 | .440 |
| Away | 8 | 7 | .50 | .13 | 1.13 | 2.50 | .200 | 1.25 | .500 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 2.00 | .00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | .667 | 2.00 | .667 | |
| Result | Wins | 7 | 6 | .57 | .43 | 1.57 | 3.43 | .167 | 1.71 | .500 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 | .67 | .00 | 1.33 | 2.33 | .286 | 1.67 | .714 | |
| Month | September | 8 | 8 | .63 | .13 | 1.38 | 2.75 | .227 | 1.63 | .591 |
| October | 7 | 5 | .43 | .29 | 1.14 | 3.29 | .130 | 1.29 | .391 | |
| November | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | .333 | 1.00 | .333 |
Splits Stats - Season
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 48 | .188 | 23 | .479 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Conference | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 36 | .139 | 16 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - | |
| Location | Home | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 25 | .120 | 11 | .440 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Away | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | .200 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .667 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Result | Wins | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | .167 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .286 | 5 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Month | September | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 22 | .227 | 13 | .591 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| October | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23 | .130 | 9 | .391 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | |
| November | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
News Mentions
Six Stags Earn Academic All-District Honors for CMS Men's Soccer
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Seniors Jake Allmon, Kevin Box and Liam O'Reilly, juniors Tommy Brown and Rafael Otero and sophomore Shaan Malik were named to...
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CMS Men's Soccer Falls in Penalty Kicks in SCIAC Semifinals
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Otero's Late Goal Gives CMS Men's Soccer 2-1 Win over Pomona-Pitzer
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CMS Men's Soccer Erupts for 7-1 Win over Whittier
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Second-Half Rally Carries Redlands Past CMS Men's Soccer
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September 21, 2023
CMS Men's Soccer Drops Tough 1-0 Decision at Chapman
ORANGE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's soccer team fell behind 1-0 at the half, and played up a man for most of the second, but could...
September 16, 2023
CMS Men's Soccer Plays to 1-1 Tie with Cal Lutheran after Kingsmen Score at Buzzer
CLAREMONT, Calif. - JP Melgoza scored from the right edge of the box with no time left as the Cal Lutheran men's soccer team was able to come away...
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Rafael Otero Wins SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week Award
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CMS Men's Soccer Comes Back to Salvage 2-2 Tie with Pacific Lutheran
SALEM, Ore. - Rafael Otero scored a pair of second-half goals, erasing 1-0 and 2-1 deficits, with the second coming with just 4:06 remaining, as...
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CMS Men's Soccer Earns Dominant 3-0 Road Win over Willamette
SALEM, Ore. - Rafael Otero scored the game-winner on a penalty kick midway through the first half and Eric Sanchez and Jake Allmon added goals in...
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CMS Men's Soccer Kicks Off 2023 with UC Santa Cruz Friday Night
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's soccer team will begin its first season under new head coach Edward Cartee when it faces the...
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