2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Mitch LaGro
- Position:
- Defender/Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Plano West
2017 (Redshirt Junior at Creighton)
• Appeared and started in 14 matches.
• Suffered foot injury during match at Providence (Oct. 21) and did not play the final four contests of the season.
• Tallied an assist during 2-0 win against Villanova (Sept. 23).
• Helped lead Creighton defense to a 1.04 goals against average and six shutouts during matches he started.
• Named Creighton’s BIG EAST Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
• Awarded Creighton’s Coaches’ Award at Jeffrey C. Kasch Foundation
Soccer Banquet.
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore at Creighton)
• All-BIG EAST Conference Second Team selection.
• Started all 23 matches for the Bluejays, and missed only 40 minutes of action.
• Recorded his first career goal against No. 12 Loyola-Chicago (Sept. 27), and helped the Creighton defense hold the previously unbeaten Ramblers to a shutout.
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 3.
• Scored the first goal of the match for the Bluejays against Tulsa during the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 17).
• Named the Jim and Pat Manion Family Most Improved Player at Creighton’s Jeffrey C. Kasch Foundation postseason banquet.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman at Creighton)
• Appeared in 11 matches, including five starts.
• Recorded his first point in a Creighton uniform with an assist against Milwaukee (Aug. 30).
• Played all 90 minutes during his first two career starts at Butler (Oct.14) and at Marquette (Oct. 17).
• Tallied a shot on goal against Villanova (Oct. 24).
2014 (Freshman at Creighton)
• Redshirted first season on campus with the BIG EAST champs, but was named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Club/Prep Career
• Played club soccer for the Solar Chelsea Academy from 2011-2013 for Kevin Smith and Adrian Sulca.
• Team advanced to USSF playoffs and Dallas Cup semifinals in each of final three seasons.
• Club team placed fourth at the 2011 National Championship after claiming the Region III and league titles.
• Team also played appeared in title match of Dallas Cup, State Cup and Disney Jr. Soccer Showcase in same year.
• Earned varsity letter during freshman season at Plano West Senior High School for head coach Jimmy Dowell.
• Claimed Second Team All-District honors as a freshman, when he led the team in minutes played.
• Member of Young Life and National Honor Society.
• Also volunteered as member of Young Men’s Service League.
Personal
• Son of Joseph and Kadette LaGro.
• Has one older sister Lauren, who played soccer at Rice University.
• Father played soccer at DePauw University.
• Pursuing a degree in finance.
