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BOYS SOCCER

Alex Waggoner

Forward
SANTA FE HS
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

73

Goals (Season)

16

Assists (Season)
“Alex is a true striker and can score if you give him any room, whatsoever. Alex is really good on the ball and has an awesome shot. They would not have won the state championship without him.”
Shaun Gill
Head Coach - head coach of Cleveland High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 160-pound junior forward led the Demons to a 22-1 record and the Class 5A state championship this past season. Waggoner tallied 73 goals and 16 assists, including scoring all four goals in Santa Fe’s 4-3, overtime win over Sandia High in the state final. He scored eight goals in three state tournament games. The Class 5A Player of the Year, he is also a United Soccer Coaches All-American selection.

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Academic Achievement

Waggoner has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Waggoner has volunteered locally as a youth soccer coach and mentor. ”