AT GOSHEN:
2019: Second on the team with 3 goals as a junior ... made 5 starts among 9 total appearances ... scored goals in three straight appearances from 9/14 to 9/25 ... took 3 shots in season opener 8/20 vs. Cleary and matched that feat 9/17 vs. Governors State ... also had a pair of 2-shot games, scoring in both of them ... all three goals came on his only shot on goal of that game.
2018: Played 14 games, starting 7 of them ... tied for fourth on the team with 3 assists ... scored first goal of the year 9/4 vs. Saint Francis of Illinois ... found the scoresheet in one way or another for 4 straight games, assisting 9/8 vs. Lourdes and 9/12 vs. Siena Heights before scoring again 9/15 vs. IU East ... had both a goal and an assist in that game ... also scored 10/17 vs. Saint Francis in first game in 3 weeks ... got off a shot in 10 of 14 appearances ... took a season-high 3 shots 10/17 vs. Saint Francis ... put all of them on target and scored with one, his third goal of the season.
2017: Made 5 starts as a freshman among 17 total appearances ... third on the team with 5 goals, 33 shots and 20 shots on goal ... took shots in four of first five games ... opened his scoring account 9/19 vs. Indiana Tech ... first career assist came 9/30 vs. Saint Francis ... scored again 10/4 vs. Bethel ... first career two-goal game came 10/11 vs. Marian, including an overtime game-winner ... also scored 10/18 vs. Taylor ... took a season-high 6 shots 10/11 vs. Marian ... put all 4 of his attempts on target 10/4 vs. Bethel.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played for coach Ampelio Pizana at West Noble High School ... three-year all-conference and all-area pick ... three-year team MVP ... two-year all-district selection ... first-team all-state as a senior ... led team to three conference, one sectional and one regional championship ... team MVP as a senior ... set school records for single-game, season and career goals scored ... also played football where he was all-conference and honorable mention all-state as a kicker ... set a West Noble record for longest field goal ... also ran track where he was a regional qualifier in the 4x400 relay ... participated in wrestling, Spanish club and BPA.
PERSONAL:
Born on November 17 ... parents are Abelardo Macias and Selia Lopez ... has six siblings, Victor (24), Yadira (23), Diana (22), Julio (13), Marco (8) and Leonel (2) ... chose Goshen because "I felt like I belonged there when I first visited and it was the best financially." ... admires bodybuilders because "it takes a lot of discipline and dedication to get where they are. Not a lot of people can do what these beast do. ... little-known personal fact is "I love to cook, do art, eat healthy and watch a lot of soccer YouTube videos." ... best athletic moment was "scoring a solo goal in the last 45 seconds of the regional championship game my senior year of high school to win the title."
QUICK FACTS:
MAJOR: Business Management
FUTURE GOALS: Be successful in college and sports
HOBBIES: Lifting weights
FAVORITES:
ATHLETE OR TEAM: Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo
TV SHOW: How I Met your Mother
MOVIE: Get Out
VACATION SPOT: Las Vegas
MUSICAL PERFORMER: Wiz Khalifa
