Vazquez named Academic All-OAC in men's soccer
Junior defender key to Pioneers' playoff push

Nov. 20, 2007
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio — The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) announced the 2007 Academic All-OAC men's soccer winners Tuesday (Nov. 20) morning and Marietta College senior defender Rob Vazquez (Euclid) earned Academic All-OAC.

Vazquez played and started in 16 of the team's 17 games in 2007. As one of the middlemen on the team's flat back line, he played a key role in the defense's five shutouts. In the classroom, Vazquez maintains a 3.49 grade point average as a petroleum engineering major. The member of the Athletics Director's Honor Roll and Dean's List is also an active with Alpha Tau Omega, InterVarsity Club and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Marietta, who finished 8-8-2, earned just its second OAC Tournament berth in school history in 2007. The Pioneers went 4-4-1 in the OAC, winning their last three games to secure the spot in the six-team tournament.