Western Illinois University Athletics

SENIOR (2017): CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team Recipient… also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team Honors… All-Summit League Second Team Honoree… Earned Academic All-Summit League for the third straight season… Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18)… started 15 of 17 match appearances… his seven goals ranked fourth in the league… also ranked fifth in the league with 38 shots… recorded two game winners against Mount Mercy (Sept. 3) and Kansas City (Sept. 16)… had 21 shots on goal… logged 1,343 minutes on the year…

JUNIOR (2016) 2016-17 Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence... Named to the 2016 Academic All-Summit League Team for the second consecutive time… 2016 All-Summit League Second Team Selection… started all 19 matches for the Leathernecks at midfield… recorded four goals and four assists for 12 points in 2016… goals against Belmont (Aug. 26), wins versus Mount Mercy (Sept. 13), Kansas City (Sept. 19) and Oral Roberts (Oct. 8)… recorded one goal and two assists in the 4-0 win over Kansas City for four points…

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2015): Placed on Summit League Fall Academic Honor Roll (Distinguished Scholar)... Named to The Summit League All-Academic Team... Appeared in all 18 games and started 12... Finished first on the team and second in The Summit League with eight assists... Tallied two goals on the year to finish with 10 points on the season... Assisted on a pair of goals in WIU's 5-2 victory over Loras (Sep. 21)... Recorded a goal  and an assist against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 17)... Scored a goal against Valparaiso (Sep 4)... Collected assists against Bowling Green (Aug. 30), Kansas City (Sep. 19), and Oral Roberts (Oct. 3).

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2014): Summit League Fall Acadmeic Honor Roll... Appeared in all 19 games and started 13... Collected his first career assist against Western Michigan (Sept. 21)... First goal of his career came against Oral Roberts (Nov. 14) at The Summit League Tournament... Season-high shots (4) against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 18) and Drake (Oct. 21)... Finished season with one goal, one assist, and 16 shots, eight on goal. 

FRESHMAN (2013): Medical redshirt... Played in the first three games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Iowa City HS... Earned four varsity letters under head coach Jose Fajardo...Was twice named all-state, once to the first team and once to the second team...Earned first team all-conference honors twice...Mississippi Valley Athlete of the Year his junior season by scoring 20 goals and tallying 17 assists over 18 games.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 21, 1993...Son of Maria A. Pacheco and Jorge Pacheco...Majoring in Business Administration...Chose Western for the atmosphere the soccer team showed on his visit, the proximity of classrooms and athletic facilities on campus, and the chance to play with former teammates...Most memorable moment in sports was traveling to Italy and Austria with his Region 2 ODP team...Hobbies include playing ping-pong, FIFA, and watching movies...Admires Andrés Iniesta for his amazing dribbling and skills with the ball.