Aaron Garfinkel

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Class: Junior Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. High School: Palo Verde HS

Height / Weight: 5-11 / 175 Position: D Experience: 2V

Briefly...
Aaron Garfinkel begins his third year at LMU in 2012... possesses great speed and 1-v-1 defending abilities... can play a variety of positions...

At LMU...
2011...
Appeared in two matches... logged 16 total minutes...came off the bench in LMU's 4-1 win over UC Riverside (Sept. 9) and a 4-1 win over Gonzaga (Nov. 6)... National Scholar-Athlete...

2010...
Appeared in one game, logging two minutes in home win over Gonzaga (Oct. 8)... WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll... National Scholar-Athlete...

High School...
Four-year letterwinner at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas for Coach Kevin Hagood... ended his high school career as the winningest player in the school's history... two-time All-City selection and two-time All-Southern Nevada Area pick... All-Northwest Conference League as a sophomore and a junior... team Defensive MVP... played club for Las Vegas Premier, leading them to the Nevada State Championship in 2009... longtime member of Nevada and Region IV ODP '92 teams... three-time Scholar Athlete... member of National Honor Society... received Advanced Honors Diploma and Barbara Edwards Memorial Scholarship...

Personal...
Aaron Martin Garfinkel was born on March 17, 1992 in Las Vegas, Nev.... son of Louis and Lisa Garfinkel... has an older sister, Lauren... chose LMU because of the rising soccer program and academics offered... also considered UNLV, Georgetown, Gonzaga, and Stanford... volunteered with the National Honor Society clearing local parks and providing food and shelter to those less fortunate... majoring in philosophy...