Reinaldo Brenes

Height:
5-10
Weight:
155
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
San Jose, Costa Rica
High School:
Edison Academic Center [Fla.]

Honors
Hermann Trophy Watch List (2013)
Senior CLASS Award Watch List (2013)
NSCAA All-America (Third Team, 2013)
2x CoSIDA Academic All-America (Third Team, 2013; First Team,2012)
NSCAA Academic All-America (First Team, 2013)
All-Great Lakes Region (First Team, 2013)
2x All-MAC (First Team: 2012, 2013)

as a Senior (2013): NSCAA All-America Third Teamhonoree ... also earned NSCAA Academic All-America First Teamstatus (3.74 GPA, International Business) ... CoSIDA AcademicAll-America Third Team honoree ... All-Great Lakes Region FirstTeam ... voted one of three team captains ... started all 18 gameshe appeared in ... paced the Akron attack with eight goals and fivegame winners ... missed four straight games with a leg injury fromOct. 18-30 ... scored four goals in his final six contests of theseason, including a brace against defending national championIndiana in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 24) ... hissecond-half goal against the Hoosiers was the eventual game winnerin the Zips 3-2 victory ... also notched game winners against WestVirginia (Sept. 29), Bowling Green (Sept. 21), Rutgers (Sept. 8)and Furman (Sept. 1) ... scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-1win over Western Michigan (Nov. 17) in the championship match ofthe MAC Tournament ... also helped Akron to a 2-1 victory with anassist at Cleveland State (Oct. 9).

as a Junior (2012): Enjoyed a breakout season, settingcareer highs for goals (11), games played (17), games started (13)and minutes played (998) ... rated the No. 45 upperclassman in thecountry by Top Drawer Soccer ... named to the CoSIDA AcademicAll-America First Team ... was an All-MAC First Team honoree aswell as the Zips' top goal scorer ... also netted a team-leadingfour game-winning goals ... Academic All-MAC ... recorded thedecisive strike in three straight matches from Sept. 29 to Oct. 10against Buffalo, Florida Atlantic and Penn State ... also notchedthe game-winner against Ohio State (Oct. 23) ... recorded the firsthat trick of his career against the Bulls on Sept. 29 ... followedthat up with a two-goal performance against the Owls on Oct. 5 ...found the net 10 times over eight matches from Sept. 29 to Oct. 27... was named to the National Team of the Week by College SoccerNews (Oct. 1, 29) and Top Drawer Soccer (Oct. 1, 8) multiple times... also earned All-MAC Player of the Week honors twice (Oct. 2,17) ... was named MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week on Oct. 3.

as a Sophomore (2011): Appeared in 11 games ... made thesecond start of his career against Cal Poly (Sept. 18) ... nettedhis first career goal with a header against Wake Forest (Oct. 29)... recorded a pair of assists, including the cross on Luke Holmes'game-winning strike, in a come-from-behind victory at Buffalo (Oct.21) ... also assisted goals at Tulsa (Sept. 24) and againstHartwick (Oct. 15).

as a Freshman (2010): Appeared in 15 games, including onestart ... recorded his first career point with an assist in a 4-0win against Buffalo (Oct. 16) ... finished with four shots on theseason ... saw the field in four postseason matches, including apair of NCAA Tournament games against West Virginia (Nov. 21) andIndiana (No. 28).

Prior to Akron: Was a member of the U-18 Costa RicanNational Team as well as the U-17s ... was the 39th-ranked recruitin the nation, according to Top Drawer Soccer ... won theCoaches Award at IMG for the U-18s in 2008 and in 2009.

Personal: Born Dec. 19, 1991.