Eugene
Brooks Forward
Junior
5-8 • 150
El Paso, Texas
Bel Air H.S.
FULLERTON: May miss much of the 2004 season after summer
surgery to correct a joint in his feet... Made a major impact from his opening
game as a true freshman in 2002... Last season started 18 of team's 20 matches
and had one goal and one assist... As a freshman earned honorable mention
All-Big West Conference honors... Played in all 20 matches, starting every
match except one... Team's No. 2 scorer with 7 goals and 15 points... Twice
scored 2 goals in a game -- vs. USF at the Santa Clara tournament on Sept.
19 and at UC Riverside on Nov. 6.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity letterman at Bel Air High
School in El Paso, Texas... City player of the year as a senior for Coach
Jerry Shaffer... Also earned all-city honors as a junior... Made the all-district
academic team all three varsity seasons... Scored 31 goals and had 9 assists
as a forward and midfielder... Member of the National Honor Society... Ranked
14th academically in his class of 474.
PERSONAL: Born on March 9, 1984, in El Paso, Texas... Parents
are Eugene and Deborah Brooks... Has a brother, Andrew, and four sisters
- Tiffany, Mariah, Gina and Briana... Biochemistry major who hopes to become
a forensic investigator or director... Scored a hat trick in a district
finals game including one score from midfield... Has worked in the summer
at the Rio Norte Retirement Home... Played in the Olympic Developmental
Program in New Mexico... Played club ball for Umbro Elite out of Albuquerque,
New Mexico, and the Chargers out of El Paso... Hobbies are soccer and music...
Credits Coach Jaime Rodriguez for teaching him to love soccer at an early
age.
