Rocky Perez

position M
height 5-11
class Freshman
Hometown San Antonio, Texas
High school TTU K-12

position M
height 5-11
class Freshman
Hometown San Antonio, Texas
High school TTU K-12

Awards & Recognition

Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team (2022)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Team (2023)

2023 (Sophomore):

Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team … Played in 17 matches, starting seven … Attempted a season-high three shots against Old Dominion (10/7) … Played all 90 minutes against No. 5 West Virginia (11/8).

2022 (Freshman):

One of two players to start and play in all 17 matches … Tied for third on the team in goals and second on the team in assists … Scored his first collegiate goal against No. 6 Marshall (10/8) … Recorded his first career assist against Winthrop (9/9) … Assisted on Cristiano Bruletti’s game-winning goal against Campbell (9/17) … Played all 90 minutes five times … Named to the Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team

Pre-College:

Played for the San Antonio FC of the USL… Selected to the US Youth National Team player pool… Was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal:

Son of Rocky and Christina… Has a brother, Cristiano, and two sisters Olivia and Mila… Father played quarterback at UTEP and professionally for the Laredo Law of the AF2… He was also inducted into the UTEP Hall of Fame as part of the 2000 WAC Champion Football Team… Mother played basketball at UTEP… Chose Carolina because: Coach Tony Annon, I felt I could make an immediate impact on the program… Chose Carolina over: Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Clemson, UCLA, UCF, and Northwestern.