2013: Played in 18 games with seven starts at outside midfield ... scored two goals and had three assists for seven points ... attempted 18 shots with five on goal ... had a +5 plus/minus rating and a team-best 0.97 individual goals against average in 929 minutes ... helped the Roadrunners lead the RMAC in shutouts and finish second in goals against average in conference games ... scored the game-winning goal in overtime in a season-opening 2-1 win over Western Washington on Sept. 6 ... had an assist in a 5-2 win at Regis on Sept. 22 ... had an assist in back-to-back wins over Fort Lewis and Adams State on Oct. 11 and 13 ... scored a goal against No. 22 Colorado Mines on Oct. 22.
2012: Started five games and played in 16 at left-outside midfield ... scored one goal and had four assists for six points ... attempted 12 shots, including six on goal ... had a +9 plus/minus and 1.23 individual goals against average ... helped MSU's defense rank 23rd in NCAA Division II with a .450 shutout percentage (nine shutouts in 20 games) and rank fourth in the RMAC in GAA (1.18) and second in shutouts (7) in conference play ... had assists against Upper Iowa, St. Martin's (Wash.) and Colorado Christian ... had a season-high three points with a goal and an assist in a 4-0 win over Adams State on Oct. 21.
2011: Started three games in midfield ... scored two goals, both in the season opener vs. Upper Iowa on Sept. 2 ... attempted nine shots with five on goal ... played 162 minutes with a +3 plus/minus rating for the season ... earned a medical redshirt with a knee injury.
2010: Played in 20 games with one start as a midfielder ... scored two goals ... also had 20 shot attempts with eight on goal ... recorded the first goal of his collegiate career in a 7-1 win at Colorado Christian on Sept. 24 ... netted his second goal of the season in a victory against Colorado Christian on Oct. 24 ... earned a +25 plus/minus rating in 968 minutes played for the season.
High School: 2010 graduate of Broomfield High School ... coached by Jim Davidson ... lettered two years at Broomfield and his sophomore season at Northglenn High School ... honorable mention all-state as a senior and first team all-conference ... had 15 goals and 10 assists as a senior ... had 31 goals and 33 assists in his three-year career ... also lettered in football as a sophomore at the Academy of Charter Schools ... kicked a 47-yard field goal.
Club Team: Played for the Storm North Red U-17 in 2009-10 and for the Colorado Rapids Development Academy 16 in 2008-09 ... also played for the Boulder Force Red U-18 and Guadalajara Chivas U-15 ... coached by Toks Akindele (Storm North) and Arturo Hernandez (Chivas) ... scored nine goals and had 18 assists with the Storm North in 2009-10.
Personal: Born April 18, 1992 ... son of Carlos and Kathleen Mendez ... brother Josh Torres plays basketball at Concordia (Neb.) College ... also has a brother, Mark Mendez and a sister, Karla Montalvo ... proud owner of a 1-year-old dog, Aries (American Bossdog) ... enjoys mini golf, rock collecting, walking, making sandwiches and bowling ... majoring in adult fitness with a minor in marketing.
Career Statistics
2010 Game-By-Game Statistics
2011 Game-By-Game Statistics
