Former Gwinnett Prep Soccer Star Getting it Done for Carson-Newman

As I've mentioned several times before, Gwinnett County, GA has produced a plethora of terrific high school, college and several pro athletes. In this blog, we will highlight another one of those athletes who are excelling at the college level.

Gustavo Jimenez will begin his Junior Year this Fall at Carson-Newman University, where he is a defensive midfielder on the Eagles' Soccer team. Last year, Jimenez appeared in 13 games and started three of them. He scored 2 goals and 3 assists, thus finishing the 08 season with 7 points. Carson-Newman went 11-4-2 on the season en route to a berth in the NCAA Div. ll Tournament.

Jimenez prepped at North Gwinnett High School where he was a standout player earning both Defensive and All-Around MVP honors, as well as being named All-County. Jimenez and his Eagle teammates will try to duplicate and surpass last year's success. As mentioned above, the Eagles made it to the first round of the NCAA Div. ll Tournament where they lost in an 4-3 overtime heart breaker to Francis Marion. The Eagles actually had a 3-0 lead before FMU roared back and eventually won 4-3 in OT.