Alex De La Fuente Class: Junior Hometown: Laredo, Texas High School: Alexander Height: 6-3 Position: D Experience: 1L

Defensive mainstay has played in 33 career games with 32 starts ... participated in inaugural class of Latino Leadership Initiative at Harvard University last summer ... D.D. Hachar Honors Program participant ... lettered in soccer, track and field and cross country at Alexander High School ... District 29-5A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... National Honor Society ... National Art Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Segundo and Luz María De la Fuente ... majoring in systems engineering ... favorite book is "Outliers: The Story of Success" ... most admired historical figure is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ... in addition to pursuing a career as a systems engineer, aspirations include "establishing a non-profit dedicated to helping Laredo students strive for educational excellence."