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2024 Men's Soccer Roster

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20 Andres Arcila Saenz

  • Position Defender
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Castle Rock, Colo.
  • High School Chaparral

Biography

  • 2023 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
  • 2023 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, Oct. 1
  • 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
  • 2022 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award 
  • 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2021 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
  • 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester

2024: Appeared and played in 14 games for the Roadrunners, made one start during the year against Dominican on 9/12/24…played 445 minutes, recorded a season-high 90 minutes played in his one start…took two shots, one on goal.

2023: Played all 19 games, starting 17, for a total of 1,220 minutes, third on the team among non-goalkeepers. ... Tied for fifth on the team with two goals, including a game-winner. ... Put three of his four shots on goal. ...  Defender played the full 90 minutes in the last four games of the season and eight times overall. ... Produced the latest game-winning, regulation goal in program history, scoring with just 11 seconds left for an Oct. 1 victory at RV UCCS. Arcila Saenz made a committed run into the box on a well-placed Luke Bone free kick and headed it past the keeper. ... Scored on a header off a Jonas Votaw free kick at at 48:12, tying the game 1-1 in an eventual 2-1 loss at San Francisco State on Sept. 17. ... Returned to a starting defender role and played 58 minutes in the season-opening 3-1 loss at Fort Hays State (Kan.) on Aug. 31.


2022: Defender played in 16 games, starting 10, for a total of 888 minutes. ... Had one assist. ... Took four shots, putting two on goal. ... Got his first career assist on Aaron Biggerstaff's goal at 71:58 for a 4-0 lead in eventual 4-1 win over Adams State on Sept. 11. ... Defender played 77 minutes in the 4-0 shutout of Cal State Monterey Bay on Aug. 28. ... Started and played all 45 first-half minutes in the 2-2 tie with San Francisco State in the Aug. 26 season opener.

2021: Solid defender played in 17 games, starting 14 and was fourth on the team among field players with 1,318 minutes played. ... On the field for a career-high 110 minutes in the 1-1 tie against Regis on Sept. 23. ... Played every minute through the first four games of the season and has played all but 25 minutes through the first 11 games of the season. ... Scored his first career goal on a header off Sam Funnell’s free kick, giving MSU Denver a 2-1 lead over No. 24 St. Mary’s (Texas) in the Sept. 3 season opener.

2020-21: Led all MSU Denver field players with 585 minutes played, and was one of six true freshmen to play at least 500 minutes in the seven-game season. ... Started all seven games and played all 90 minutes six times. ... Took one shot and put it on goal against UCCS in the April 11 season finale.

High School: Chaparral High School, class of 2020. ... Did not play high school soccer. ... Placed second in state DECA competition, qualifying for nationals, but was unable to participate after the event was canceled due to COVID-19.

Club: Played for Real Colorado U19. ... Played for the Real Colorado Development Academy at the U14 and U16/17 level. ... Played for team that reached national DA quarterfinals. ... Past coaches include Ricardo Guerrera, Mike Mikes, Shawn Comegys, Clint Baumstauk, Danny Bills and Adrian Tarkington.

Personal: Born Andres David Arcila Saenz. ... Birthday is March 23. ... Son of Carlos Arcila and Sandra Saenz Arcila. ... Has a brother, Daniel. ... Moved frequently due to father in active duty military. ... Majoring in electrical engineering.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    Defender
    5'11" 0 lbs
    20
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    2021Freshman

    Defender
    5'11" 0 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2022Sophomore

    Defender
    5'11" 0 lbs
    20
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    2023Junior

    Defender
    5'11" 0 lbs
    20
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    2024Senior

    Defender
    5'11" 170 lbs
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