Sophomore midfielder Felix Mesquita and freshman forward David Garcia were first-team selections while sophomore goalkeeper Kevin Pena and freshman defender Flynn Toon were second-team honorees.
Mesquita shined for the Bucs this fall with a team-best 14 assists to go along with a pair of goals scored. He finished with the fifth-most assists in NJCAA Division I and set both the single-season and program career marks for assists.
Garcia made the most of his debut collegiate campaign, scoring a team-high 16 goals to tie the program’s single-season mark. He also dished out three assists and paced the Bucs with 35 total points.
(Pictured: Blinn College’s David Garcia moves the ball downfield during a game against Tyler Junior College on Oct. 15)
Garcia set a single-season team record when he scored five goals in a victory over Northeast Texas Community College on Sept. 7.
Pena established himself this fall as one of Blinn’s best netminders since the program launched in 2018. Pena allowed 1.5 goals per match this season and just 1.39 during his two seasons as a Buc.
(Pictured: Blinn College’s Kevin Pena returns the ball to play during a game against Tyler Junior College on Oct. 15)
Pena also set the single-season and career records for saves with 89 and 164, respectively. His 11 wins this fall, 20 career wins, and 10 shutouts also are program bests.
Toon was a central figure of a Blinn defense which allowed just 1.18 goals per match.
(Pictured: Blinn College’s Flynn Toon sends the ball downfield during a game against Tyler Junior College on Oct. 15)
He earned high praise as an “absolute warrior” from Bucs head coach Michael McBride for putting on what the coach described as a header clinic in a Region XIV Tournament victory over Jacksonville College.
The Buccaneers finished the season with a 13-7-2 record and reached the Region XIV Tournament for the fifth time in program history. Their win over Jacksonville was the program’s first-ever playoff victory. The 13 victories are a single-season program record.
Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 42 NJCAA national championships since 1987.
