Vanguard University

The athlete: Aaron joins the Lions this year from Waterloo, Belgium…follows a family of Vanguard graduates…parents are missionaries…attended St. John’s International School in Belgium…will play an important role as walk-on this year…has the tools to be an impact player in the future…played under Coach Dirk Jacobs in High School…look for Aaron to contribute in many ways.

The person: Aaron was born on March 18, 1985 in Sacramento, California…son of Jim and Darlene Rossi…two sisters, Rachel and Rebecca are Vanguard alumnae…studying History/Political Science…has a hunger for Italian food…sports hero is Allessandro Del Diero…would like to meet President Bush…favorite team is Juventus…likes to watch the TV show “CSI”…loves the movie “Heat”…favorite number is four…feels that overpopulation is the biggest problem in the world…has learned that life is hard…sports has taught him the concept of teamwork…wants to become a lawyer.

His thoughts: I selected Vanguard University because I wanted to play soccer for the Lions.