Hill College Men's Soccer
Head Coach Paul Davenport

Davenport begins his 13th season as the Head Coach of the Hill College Men's and Women's Soccer programs.
Since joining the Hill College Soccer program, Davenport has established Hill Soccer as a regional and nationally respected program. Hill Soccer has achieved the following during Davenport’s time: 13 combined Region V titles, 3 District titles, and 6 trips to the NJCAA National Championship tournament.
Men’s
- First winning season (2013)
- Men’s Region V title (2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)
- Men’s Plains District title (2014, 2015)
- Men’s first National Championships appearance - finished 5th (2014)
- National Championship appearance - finished 5th (2015)
- National Championship appearance - finished 11th (2016)
- Men’s National ranking 10th (2015)
- National ranking 10th (2015)
- Men’s first National Player of the Week (2014)
- Men’s first All-American (2015) All-American (2019)
- Best record in school history 16-3-1 (2015)
- Most goals scored, 70 (2015)
- Longest win streak in school history, 14 (2015)
- Most consecutive winning seasons in school history 7 (2013-2019)
- Men’s Region Player of the Year (2014, 2015,2016, 2019)
- Men’s Region V Tournament MVP (2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)
- Hill College Men were 1 of only 3 schools in the nation to have qualified for 3 consecutive NJCAA National Championship Tournaments between (2014-2016).
Women’s
- Most goals scored in school history, 95 (2012)
- #1 GAA in the nation with fewest goals against in school history, 5 (2017)
- Most wins in a season, 15 (2019)
- Women's Region V title (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- First District Title (2019)
- Qualified for the first-ever NJCAA National Championship Tournament, finishing 5th (2019, 2021, 2022)
- Beat most nationally ranked teams (3) (2019)
- Women’s first National Player of the Week (2014)
- Girls best record in school history, 14-0-1 (2017)
- 3rd longest winning streak in the nation 14 wins (2017)
- Most consecutive winning seasons in school history, 12 (2012-22)
- Women nationally ranked in top 20 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- Women’s Region Player of the year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- Women’s Region Tournament MVP (2015, 2016,2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- Women’s NJCAA All-American 7 (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- Undefeated record in all Region V play (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Davenport has been named the Plains District Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2015 and Region V Coach of the Year in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. He was the only coach in the nation to manage both men's and women’s soccer programs to Regional Championships in 2014. Coach Davenport has also achieved 100+ wins during his time at Hill College including wins over #2 Illinois Central (2014), #4 Pima (2015), #4 Lewis & Clark (2019), #9 Rose State (2021), #11 Laramie (2022) at the National Championship Tournament. Hill Soccer has scored a total of 600 goals since Davenport has taken over. Davenport has been able to successfully move on men and women to all levels in collegiate soccer including NCAA D1, D2, D3, and NAIA D1 in the last 4 years to continue their college educations, with more than half receiving soccer scholarships to play.
Davenport’s collegiate coaching experience began at Texas Christian University where he served as Director of Operations for the women’s soccer team from 2008-2010. In 2011, he was named assistant coach at TCU before taking the job at Hill College. He was able to learn under Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year, Dan Abdalla.
Originally from Irving, Texas, Davenport attended Texas A&M-Commerce University where he was on the football team for a year before becoming a volunteer assistant with the women’s soccer program. He received his bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration and later received his master’s degree in Education Administration from TCU. Along the way, he also coached at Nolan Catholic High School helping the boy’s team begin their run at multiple state titles under Head Coach Adam Clementson.
# | Name | Class | Position | Hometown | |
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1 | ![]() |
Uriel Santillan | SO | GK | Baytown, TX |
2 | ![]() |
Javier Quezada | FR | D | Dallas, TX |
3 | ![]() |
Joseph Abraham | SO | D | London, England |
4 | ![]() |
Josue Gutierrez | SO | D | San Jose, Costa Rica |
5 | ![]() |
Anderson Duarte | SO | D | Dallas, TX |
6 | ![]() |
Callum Dobbs | SO | M | Perth, Australia |
7 | ![]() |
Esai Romero | FR | M | Fort Worth, TX |
8 | ![]() |
Edward Gallardo | FR | M | Rowlett, TX |
9 | ![]() |
Seal Elad | SO | F | London, England |
10 | ![]() |
Garrington Baker | SO | M | Kingston, Jamaica |
11 | ![]() |
Deion Miller | FR | F | San Jose, Costa Rica |
12 | ![]() |
Joseph Picotto | FR | M | Torino, Italy |
13 | ![]() |
Elhadj Diouane | SO | M | Montreal, Canada |
14 | ![]() |
Diego Andrade | SO | F | Mineral Wells, TX |
15 | ![]() |
Fernando Espinoza | SO | M | Fort Worth, TX |
16 | ![]() |
Tom Bailey | FR | D | Reading, England |
17 | ![]() |
Eduardo Calderon | SO | D | Fort Worth, TX |
18 | ![]() |
Guilherme Gava | FR | D | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
19 | ![]() |
Zack Gorman | FR | D | Montreal, Canada |
20 | ![]() |
Monydhal Bol | SO | M | Sydney, Australia |
21 | ![]() |
Juan Yman | FR | F | Dallas, TX |
22 | ![]() |
Cesar Gamez | FR | D | Rowlett, TX |
28 | ![]() |
Jeffrey Rivera | FR | GK | Irving, TX |
NJCAA Schedule 2022 - 2023
Record: 5-7-1 overall; 2-1-1 conference
NJCAA Region V Runner Ups
All-Tournament: Anderson Duarte, Elhadj Diouane, Callum Dobbs, Joseph Abraham, and Garrington Baker
All-Conference/Region: Callum Dobbs, Elhadj Diouane, Joseph Picotto, and Zach Gorman
Honorable Mention All-Conference/Region: Esai Romero, Joseph Abraham, Garrington Baker, and Anders Duarte
2021
Player | College | Program |
Antonio Juarez | Texas A&M-San Antonio | Soccer |
Esai Romero | Dallas Sidekicks Pro Indoor | |
Taichi Sakomizu | Louisiana State University - Shreveport | Soccer |
Josue Resendiz | Texas A&M-Texarkana | Soccer |
2020
Player | College | Program |
Arturo Barrera | West Texas A&M University | Soccer |
Ricardo Castillo | West Texas A&M University | Soccer |
Matthew Pham | University of Houston | Business |
2019
Player | College | Program |
Maycol Reyes | Univ. of North Carolina-Greensboro | Soccer |
Bernabe Lopez | University of Incarnate Word | Soccer |
Giancarlo Saldana | West Texas A&M University | Soccer |
Tanner Clements | West Texas A&M University | Soccer |
Ivan Franco | David & Elkins University | Soccer |
Yaya Dosso | David & Elkins University | Soccer |
Tanner Keough | David & Elkins University | Soccer |
Lucas Mastrogiuseppe | Saint Leo University | Soccer |
Misael Sanchez | University of Texas-Tyler | Soccer |
Max De Varennes | Concordia University | Soccer |
Kevin Tiero | University of Southwest | Soccer |
Matteo Finazzi | University of Providence | Soccer |
Brenson Dunn | University of Colorado | Soccer |
2018
Player | College | Program |
Jacob White | St. Marys University | Soccer |
Tom Pearson | Lake Erie College | Soccer |
Killian Panis | Canisius College | Soccer |
Praise Ayeni | University of the Southwest | Soccer |
Eddie Rodriguez | Texas Wesleyan University | Soccer |
2017
Player | College | Program |
Eddie Dakwa | Siena College | Soccer |
Tim Ugo | Houston Baptist University | Soccer |
Joel Shungu | Oregon State University | Soccer |
Thomas Moacwi | University of Mobile | Soccer |
Josiah Bostic | American University | Soccer |
Chandler O'Dwyer | University of Massachusetts | Soccer |
Juan Garcia | Texas State University | Physical Therapy |
Enrique Zuniga | West Texas A&M University | Engineering |
Yohance Alexander | Long Island Post University | Soccer |
2016
Player | College | Program |
Eddie Dakwa | Siena College | Soccer |
Tim Ugo | Siena College | Soccer |
Joel Shungu | Oregon State University | Soccer |
Thomas Moacwi | University of Mobile | Soccer |
Josiah Bostic | American University | Soccer |
Chandler O'Dwyer | University of Massachusetts | Soccer |
Juan Garcia | Texas State University | Physical Therapy |
Enrique Zuniga | West Texas A&M University | Engineering |
2015
Player | College | Program |
Eduardo Avalos | Manhattan College | Soccer |
Steven Chavez | Texas Wesleyan University | Soccer |
Tyler Day | University of Houston | Business |
Tawwab Emiola | University of San Francisco | Soccer |
2014
Player | College | Program |
Josh Nieto | University of Southwest | Soccer |
Ramiro Perez | Rogers State University | Soccer |
Chris Escalera | Midwestern State University | Soccer |
Frank Galicia | Texas Wesleyan Univeristy | Soccer |
Hugo Pascencia | University of Our Lady of the Lake | Soccer |
Reggie Gonzales | Rogers State University | Soccer |
Jeremy Hoelzer | Rogers State University | Soccer |
Micah Day | Texas Wesleyan University | Soccer |
Felix Charles | University of Southwest | Soccer |
Damion Passos | Midwestern State University | Business |
Carlos Aparicio-Perez | Univ. of Colorado-Colorado Springs | Biology |
2013
Player | College | Program |
Max Naranjo | University of Southwest | |
Tony Salazar | University of Southwest | Soccer |
Jackson Weddle | Stephen F. Austin University | Business |
Bradford Love | University of North Texas | Engineering |
Rob Sierra | Texas State University | Business |
Jeremiah Garcia | University of North Texas | Business |
2012
Player | College | Program |
Andrew Carr | University of North Texas | Engineering |
Leevi Schwartz | Dallas Baptist University | Soccer |
Gabe Vera | Huston Tillotson University | Soccer |
Ebun Odubonojo | Huston Tillotson University | Soccer |
Oscar Montalvo | Midwestern University | Biology |
Adrian Gonzalez | University of Texas-Arlington | Graphic Design |
Cesar Adame | Midwestern State University | Business |
Gavin Bryant | Huston Tillotson University | Soccer |
2011
Player | College | Program |
Adrian Cruz | Millersville University | Soccer |
William Taylor | Millersville University | Soccer |
Jose Fajardo | Talladega University | Soccer |
Pablo Gonzalez | Northwood University | Soccer |
Nelson Gonzalez | Northwood University | Soccer |
Joel Salinas | Mary Hardin-Baylor University | Soccer |
Sean Jordan | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Soccer |
Robert Gallegos | Oklahoma Wesleyan Univeristy | Soccer |
Peter Zuniga | Northwood University | Soccer |
Region V Champions 2019
Region V Champions, Plains District Finalists, Nationals 2016
Region V Champions, Plains District Champions, Nationals 2015
Region V Champions, Plains District Champions, Nationals 2014
National Championship Tournament Appearances: 2014, 2015, 2016

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