MSU Athletics

At Midwestern State

Individual Honors

Marie Morgan Award (1): 2023-24
D2CCA Ron Lenz National Player of the Year (1): 2023
United Soccer Coaches All American (3): 2022 (3rd), 2023 (3rd), 2024 (1st)
D2CCA All American (3): 2022 (2nd), 2023 (1st), 2024 (1st)
D2CCA South Central Region Player of the Year (2): 2023, 2024
D2CCA All-South Central Region (4): 2021 (1st), 2022 (1st), 2023 (1st), 2024 (1st)
United Soccer Coaches All-South Central Region (4): 2021 (2nd), 2022 (1st), 2023 (1st), 2024 (1st)
LSC Player of the Year (2): 2023, 2024
LSC Forward of the Year (1): 2023
LSC Midfielder of the Year (2): 2022, 2024
All-Lone Star Conference (4): 2021 (1st), 2022 (1st), 2023 (1st), 2024 (1st)
LSC Postseason Tournament MVP (1): 2022
LSC All-Tournament (3): 2021, 2022, 2023
LSC Freshman of the Year (1): 2020¹
LSC All-Freshman Team (1): 2020¹
LSC Offensive Player of the Week (7): 10/12/21, 11/02/21, 9/26/23, 10/24/23, 9/10/24, 9/24/24, 10/15/24

Academic Awards

Dean's Honor Roll (1): 2022 (F)
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (3): 2022 (F), 2023 (S), 2023 (F)

Fifth Year (2024)

started all 21 matches in which he appeared … led the conference and was fifth among NCAA Division II players with 16 goals… led the LSC and was 13th in the nation with 10 assists… led the conference and was fifth in the nation with 42 points… led the LSC and was 15th in the nation with four game-winning goals… led the league and was fifth in the nation with two points per game … 41 of his 107 shots were on goal … converted three of his four penalty kicks… received three yellow cards… scored multiple goals in five games… scored a hat trick against Texas A&M International in a 5-2 victory (10/5) … scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute of a 2-1 victory over West Texas A&M (9/25)… played a full 90 minutes in 10 matches… shown three yellow cards during the season ... played 1,753 minutes during the season … averaged 83.5 minutes per appearance… selected United Soccer Coaches All American for the third time … earned D2CCA All American honors for the third time… D2CCA South Central Region first team for the fourth time … United Soccer Coaches All-South Central Region for the fourth time and first team for the third time… LSC Player of the Year for the second straight year… LSC Midfielder of the Year for the second time… All-Lone Star Conference for the fourth time … named LSC Offensive Player of the Week three times… finished his career at MSU with a school record 60 goals … tied for fourth in program history with 33 assists… graduated with a school record 153 points … holds school record for shots attempted during a career with 318 … played the second most matches for MSU with 96 appearances from 2020-24 …

Senior (2023)

D2CCA Ron Lenz National Player of the Year… the first MSU student-athlete to achieve national player of the year status … Marie Morgan Award winner as most outstanding male student athlete at Midwestern State… named United Soccer Coaches All American and D2CCA All American… selected as D2CCA South Central Region Player of the Year… named D2CCA All-South Central Region and United Soccer Coaches All-South Central Region… earned LSC Player of the Year and LSC Forward of the Year honors… was All-Lone Star Conference… selected to LSC All-Tournament team… led the LSC and fifth in the nation with 17 goals… led the conference and was seventh in the nation with 13 assists… second in the nation with 47 points, one point behind Maximilian Kissel of Bridgeport… scored at least one goal in each of his first eight matches… scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Fort Hays State (9/13)… scored twice in a 5-1 win at Southern Nazarene (9/16)… scored a goal in six of seven matches from Oct. 14 – Nov. 10… had two assists in a match four times during the season… had at least one point in 19 of 22 matches… led the LSC with six game-winning goals… was 4-of-5 from the penalty spot… 38 of his 80 shots were on goal (.475)… played 1,763 minutes and 80 minutes per match… 

Junior (2022)

named as a United Soccer Coaches third-team All-American and D2CCA second-team All-American…recognized as D2CCA All-South Central Region first team for the second time in his career and named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Central Region first team…honored as the LSC Midfielder of the Year…made the All-Lone Star Conference first team for the second time in his career…earned the LSC Postseason Tournament MVP Award and was named to the LSC All-Tournament Team for the second time in his career…started all 22 games for MSU...led the Mustangs with 11 goals, six assists and 28 points…led the conference in goals scored and was 34th in the nation…led the conference in total points and was 31st in the nation…tied for second in the conference in assists with teammate Rory Doyle…was fourth in the league with 0.50 goals per game (64th in the nation) and was third in the conference with 1.27 points per game (63rd in the nation)…scored three goals in a 4-1 win over UTPB (10/26)…scored two goals against Regis in a 4-0 victory (8/27) and scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Oklahoma Christian (9/21)…scored a goal in three consecutive postseason games —vs. Dallas Baptist in a 2-2 draw (LSC semifinals), vs. Oklahoma Christian in a 2-0 victory (LSC Final) , vs. Biola in a 1-0 triumph (First Round NCAA D II Tournament)…scored a team-high four game-winning goals…had a season-high seven points with three goals and an assist against UTPB (8/27)…MSU was 6-0-1 when he scored at least one goal…converted the only penalty kick of the season for MSU in a 3-0 win over Southern Nazarene (9/10)…started 22 games and played 1,747 minutes during the season…averaged 79.4 minutes per appearance…

Sophomore (2021)

named to the D2CCA All-Region first team and United Soccer Coaches All-Region second team... also honored on the All-Lone Star Conference first team... drew LSC Player of the Week accolades after grabbing a brace against Oklahoma Christian (10/09) and again when he scored both goals in the 2-1 win at DBU (10/30)... made 19 starts in 20 appearances... totaled a team and conference second-best 11 goals and 27 points, which also rank 34th in NCAA Division II... notched five assists, including two helpers versus UT Tyler (10/20)... made 52 attempts at goal with 25 landing on target for a conference third best 0.481 shot accuracy... 1.25 shots on goal per game ranks fourth in the LSC while 2.60 average shots lands fifth in the Lone Star... Escobar earned a third place conference sitting and 61st rank in DII with 1.35 points per game... tied with teammate Trevor Amann with four game-winning goals to lead the LSC... converted three penalty kicks in 1,542 minutes...

Freshman (2020)¹

saw time in all eleven matches with three starts in the final three games... totaled 445 minutes with a season-high 59 minutes at UT Permian Basin... tallied five goals total, second best for the Mustangs, with three coming at UT Permian Basin (3/30)... recorded the only hat-trick in the Lone Star Conference on the year... total goals saw a third best finish in the LSC and 46th in NCAA Division II... notched 21 shots, good for third best on the team... 15 fell on target, five against UT Permian Basin (3/30)... grabbed a 0.714 shot on goal percent... a 1.36 shot on goal per game sat at sixth in the conference and 92nd in DII... 

At L.C. Anderson High School

played for Philip Reus at L.C. Anderson High School in Austin, Texas... earned second team All-District honors as a senior... played club soccer for Lonestar Soccer Club... 

Personal

son of Hermenegildo Escobar and Rosa Hernandez... has two brothers, Lucas and Angel, and one sister, Camila...



¹ The 2020 season was played in Spring 2021 and the 2020 NCAA Division II Championship was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.