Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School (Mission College Prep) named Alexis Lomeli the new head coach of the men’s soccer program. Lomeli assumed the role October 23, 2017.
“When we considered the possible candidates to take over the men’s soccer program, Alexis was at the top of the list. He has the coaching experience we were hoping for and he aligns with our institutional values of faith, sportsmanship, teamwork and general excellence,” said Mike Susank, principal of Mission College Prep. “His experience at the college and high school level, understanding of the requirements needed to lead a team, and a proven ability to build a successful team were all aspects we felt were vital for the next coach. We all know Alexis will be fully committed to preparing the players to be young men of scholarship, inspiration and leadership.”
“I take great pride in all I do when it comes to soccer,” said Lomeli. “My goals for the men’s soccer program is to make the program competitive and to work our way up the standings year to year ultimately qualifying for CIF.”
Accomplished coach and player:
Alex Lomeli
Lomeli joins MCP after a successful three years of coaching St. Joseph women’s soccer team. He is also currently the volunteer director of operations for the Cal Poly women’s soccer program and currently coaches club soccer for SLO Soccer Club. He holds a USSF National C License for coaching.
Prior to St. Joe’s, Lomeli was the assistant coach for the men’s soccer team at Alan Hancock College for four years then switched over to coach the women’s team for two years. Simultaneously, Lomeli was coaching club soccer for CVSC and running private soccer trainings. Lomeli’s coaching career began at Righetti High School as the assistant coach for the girls’ soccer team leading to winning the PAC 5 League Title. Then, he became the head coach for boys’ soccer team leading the team to win the PAC 8 League Title.
Lomeli is a lifelong soccer player proving his skills on the field making it to the top 24 out of 3,000 players during tryouts for the professional team Chivas USA. Alexis’ playing experience spanned from playing varsity soccer for Righetti High School onto being team captain for two years at Alan Hancock College under coach Al Garcia. While playing for Hancock College, Lomeli and team received All-Conference and All-Region awards. He also played against the U20 and U23 Mexican National Team.
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Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School is a diocesan secondary school serving 350 students, located in San Luis Obispo, CA. Mission College Prep creates a culture of care and accountability in partnership with families to form women and men of scholarship, inspiration, and leadership in service to deeper life with God and deeper life with one another. To learn more about Mission College Prep please visit www.missionprep.org.