At Midwestern State
Individual Honors
All-Lone Star Conference (3): 2019 (3rd), 2020 (1st), 2021 (2nd)
LSC Postseason All-Tournament Team (1): 2019
LSC Midfielder of the Year (1): 20201
Lone Star Conference Player of the Week (1): 10/26/21
Academic Awards
LSC Scholar Athlete (1): 2021
MSU President's Honor Roll (2): 2021 (S), 2019 (S)
MSU Dean's Honor Roll (2): 2020 (S), 2020 (F)
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (4): 2019 (S), 2020 (S), 2020 (F), 2021 (S)
Graduate Senior (2021)
named to the All-Lone Star Conference second team... honored with LSC Player of the Week after posting the game-winning goal against UT Tyler (10/20) and an assist at Texas A&M International (10/23)... saw time in 18 matches with 17 starts... collected four goals on the season and added a game-winner at Oklahoma Christian (10/02)... led the team and the Lone Star Conference with nine assists to rank 18th in the NCAA... averaged 0.50 helpers per game to also lead the conference and sit 23rd in DII... recorded a career-best 17 points, gaining three with a goal and assist at Lubbock Christian (10/16)... made 22 attempts at goal... registered a season-high four shots versus UT Tyler (10/20)... tallied seven shots on goal... logged a career high 1,258 minutes...
Senior (2020)1
landed a spot on the All-Lone Star Conference first team... named LSC Midfielder of the Year... made a career-high eight starts in eleven appearances for 647 minutes... tallied four goals and three assists for eleven points, third best on the team... garnered a goal and a helper at UT Permian Basin (3/30)... was the only Mustang to notch two game-winning goals, which were back-to-back against Dallas Baptist (3/23) and UT Permian Basin (3/30)... kicked 21 total shots with 11 on goal... fired a season-high eight shots with four landing on target at Dallas Baptist (3/23)... tied for second in the same category in the LSC and 28th for NCAA Division II... three assists sits ninth in the conference and tied for 61st in the NCAA... in points, gained a tie for fourth in the LSC and 72nd in DII...
Junior (2019)
third team All-Lone Star Conference selection… compiled career-highs in goals (five), assists (five), and points (15)… five assists were seventh most in Lone Star Conference… appeared in all 21 games, making six starts… dished out two assists in 4-0 win at Oklahoma Christian (10/17)… scored goals in back-to-back games on two separate occasions… recorded at least one point during four straight games (10/3-10/17)… fired 29 shots, including season-high five in double overtime win vs Texas A&M International (10/24)… scored first goal of season at St. Edward’s (9/19)… also found the back of the net against Lubbock Christian (10/3), UT Permian Basin (10/5), Dallas Baptist (11/9), and Texas A&M International (11/15)… named to LSC Postseason All-Tournament Team after scoring a goal in LSC Semifinal win over Texas A&M International (11/15)... logged career-high 1073 minutes…
Sophomore (2018)
appeared in 19 games making one start…scored one goal and dished out two assists… put 13 of 23 shots on frame… assisted on the game winner in the team’s 1-0 win over Oklahoma Christian (10/27)… played a season-high 61 minutes in his first career start (10/25)…
Freshman (2017)
appeared in 14 games as a reserve for the Mustangs, playing 443 minutes… scored the game winner in a 4-1 win over Fort Hays State (9/9)… played a season-high 55 minutes in a 4-0 win over ENMU (9/16)...
At Everman High School
registered 27 goals in two seasons playing midfielder and forward for coach Michael Boone at Everman (Texas) High School... named District 8-5A MVP as a junior in 2015 following a 22-goal season to lead the Bulldogs to a district championship and their first Texas UIL playoff run in school history advancing to the Region 1 Quarterfinals... selected to the DFW Area Super Team in 2015... totaled five goals in seven games his senior year before suffering a season-ending injury in 2016... played for club team FC Dallas from 2014-17 under coaches Jesse Suarez and Scott Dymond... team claimed back-to-back state titles and was a Region 3 semifinalist in 2015-16... honor roll student and graduated with honors...
Personal
son of Julian Barajas and Zaida Alvarez...Â
1Â The 2020 season was played in Spring 2021 and the 2020 NCAA Division II Championship was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
