Vanguard University

The athlete:  Esaul was the CIF Player of the Year in 2000 for the CIF Champion Estancia High School…scored 47 goals his senior year in 22 games…one of the top forwards coming out of high school this year…fun player to watch…will work well with the Lions’ returning forwards.

The person:  Esaul was born on December 11, 1982 to Luis and Maria Mendoza…incoming freshman will major in Liberal Studies…favorite food is spaghetti…enjoys music and playing soccer…likes the TV show “The Simpsons”…favorite place is Paris…life has taught him to never quit…has learned from soccer that you win some and you lose some…wants to become a professional soccer player and a teacher.

His thoughts:   I decided to come to VU because I had heard really good things about the school.  I really like my new soccer teammates.