2022 - 2023 NEW MEXICO
BOYS SOCCER
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
FINNEGAN
SAUNDERS
FORWARD
SANDIA PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
SENIOR
HEIGHT: 5-FOOT-9
PRESS RELEASE

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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
44
GOALS
18
ASSISTS
81
CAREER GOALS
37
CAREER ASSISTS
“Finn was the total package. He was able to score goals, attack with pace and hold onto the ball in the attacking third. Finn is dangerous both on and off the ball.”
Shaun Gill
Head Coach

Athletic Excellence


The 5-foot-9, 150-pound senior forward led the Sun Devils to a 19-4 record and the Class 3A state championship this past season. Saunders scored 44 goals and passed for 18 assists, netting both goals in Sandia Prep’s 2-0 win over Hatch Valley High in the state final. A United Soccer Coaches All-American selection, Saunders graduates a three-time First Team All-State selection. He concluded his prep soccer career with 81 goals and 37 assists.

Academic Achievement


Saunders has maintained a 3.83 GPA in the classroom. He will attend Trinity College in Texas, where he will play soccer, beginning this fall.

Exemplary Character


Saunders has volunteered locally as part of multiple community service initiatives in association with his school’s National Honor Society.