2019 Rio Hondo College Men's Soccer News
Women’s soccer standout Serina Vargas and state champion wrestler Kahlil Tucker have been named Rio Hondo College Female and Male Athletes of the Year after impressive seasons for the Roadrunners this past fall season. The sophomore duo leads a list of nine outstanding Rio Hondo student-athletes for the 2019-20 season.
A pair of Rio Hondo College Roadrunners were recognized for an outstanding 2019 men’s soccer season. Sophomore forward Federico Hurtado was named first-team All-South Coast Conference while freshman defender Eric Hart was a second-team All-SCC pick by conference coaches.
A difficult 2019 season for the Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team came to a end on Friday after the No. 8-seeded Roadrunners suffered a 2-1 loss to No. 7 Pasadena City College in the fifth-place game of the South Coast Conference Championship tournament in Torrance.
Sophomore Federico Hurtado scored Rio Hondo College’s lone goal in a 2-1 loss at Long Beach City College on Friday.
Sophomores Federico Hurtado and Havier Zaragoza both scored twice to help lead the Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team to a 5-2 win over visiting Compton College in a South Coast Conference game on Tuesday.
Rio Hondo College sophomore Fernando Guerrero scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 65th minute to help lead the Roadrunners to a 2-1 non-conference win at Santiago Canyon College in Orange on Wednesday.
Rio Hondo College sophomore Federico Hurtado netted his first three goals of the season to help lead the Roadrunners to a 3-1 win over Los Angeles Mission College at home on Friday.
The Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team wrapped up a two-day road trip down to San Diego with a narrow 1-0 loss at MiraCosta College on Saturday.
Coming off a 2-2 tie at Irvine Valley College on Tuesday, Rio Hondo College earned its first win of the season on Friday thanks to a 4-1 victory at San Diego City College on Friday.
Rio Hondo College freshman Jose Penaloza scored in the 84th minute for the Roadrunner equalizer in a 2-2 draw at Irvine Valley College in both teams’ season-opener on Tuesday.