Lexi Romero

Photo by: Dave Speer

Photo by: Dave Speer

Photo by: Eric Strom

Photo by: Eric Strom

Photo by: Dave Speer

Photo by: Josh Armstrong

Photo by: Dave Speer

Class:
Freshman
Position:
F
Hometown:
Livermore, Calif.
Height:
5-4
High School:
Livermore
Squadron:
31 / Grim Reapers

2019 (Freshman): Named both the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year, as well as the Newcomer of the Year, while also being named to the All-Conference First Team and the All-Newcomer Team…First Falcon to earn MW Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors, and the second Falcon to earn a Player of the Year honor all-time, the first since Tracy Healy was the Colorado Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1995…Also the fifth Falcon to be named a Newcomer of the Year, and the first since Jennifer Rowland in 2001…Just the second player in MW history to earn both awards…Played in 17 games, making 16 starts…Totaled 1,407 minutes, second-most of any freshman on the team…Led the conference in total goals (14), total points (33), goals per game (.82), and points per game (1.94), while ranking second in game winning goals (6)…28 of 56 shots were on net (50 percent)…Nationally, was in the top-20 in all of those categories, including 12th in total goals, 17th in total points, 13th in goals per game, 14th in points per game, and 10th in game winning goals…Also the only freshman with at least 14 goals and 33 points in the NCAA this season…Had the best offensive season in program history, breaking long-standing single season records in total goals, total points, and game winning goals…Also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region Second Team…Named to the ADs and Comms lists.

Club/High School: Attended the USAFA Prep School…Three year letterwinner at Livermore High School…Named a captain twice, and was a two-time team MVP…Also named all-league twice and league MVP honors twice…A three-time Congressional award winner for most outstanding player in her district…Twice named a scholar athlete in her league…Played club ball for the Pleasanton Rage under Head Coach Darin Preszler

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 31 where she is the Scheduling NCO...Daughter of Clint and Rebecca Romero…Has one sibling, Bella…Undecided on a major but plans to go into the Space Force…Hobbies include watching hockey, working out, and spending quality time with friends and family…Favorite class subject is math…Favorite TV show is Bob’s Burgers and favorite movie is Nacho Libre…Credits her Dad as having the biggest influence on her soccer career…From the same hometown as former Falcon soccer player Brooke Rittman…Best moment in her soccer career was when she scored four goals on her senior night in high school…Favorite athlete is Alex Ovechkin…Chose the Academy because “I want to serve my country, challenge myself, and be the best me I can possibly be.”