Honors and Awards
- Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (week of Sept. 21, 2015)
- All-Summit League Second Team (2015)
- Summit League Academic All-League (2015)
- NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region 2nd Team (2015)
- Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence (2013-14)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- Summit League Distinguished Scholar (2012)
2015 (Senior) Season Statistics
Named to the All-Summit League Second Team and Academic All-League Team…finished second on the team in goals (6) and points (16)…Played in 17 games and started 15…tied a school record with two assists vs. Bradley on Sept. 19…finished with the career record in games played (68) and shots on goal (50)…finished career ranked second in assists (16), third in minutes played (4256), third in games started (56), third in goals (11), third in points (38), and fourth in shots attempted (90).
2014 (Junior) Season Statistics
Started all 17 games this season for UNO…scored one goal and six assists for eight points, which was third highest on the team this season….his lone goal of the season came against Stanford on Aug. 31…registered a season-best two assists against Cincinnati on Sept. 5….currently is tied for the programs all-time assist lead (12).
2013 (Sophomore)
Played in 15 games and started seven...scored one goal and two had two assists for four points...recorded a goal and an assist in a 4-0 win against IPFW...had six shots, all on goal, during the season.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played all 16 games and started 14 at forward in his first full season as a Maverick after his freshman season in 2011 ended after just three games due to injury...scored two goals and had four assists for eight points...his four assists were second best on the team...recorded 23 shots and put 11 shots on goal, also second best on the squad...over a three-game stretch in early October, posted two goals and two assists for a three-game point streak...was 1-for-1 on penalty kicks.
2011 (Freshman)
Started the first three games at forward before missing the final 10 games with an injury...scored the first goal in UNO history at UMKC on Aug. 26...had nine shots total and five shots on goal.
Before UNO
Led the state in scoring as a senior at Grand Island High School in 2011 with 28 goals and 11 assists...led the Islanders to a 19-1 record and a runner-up finish at the Class A state tournament...named honorary captain of the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska First Team and honorary co-captain of the Lincoln Journal Star Super-State First Team...also earned All-Heartland Conference honors following his senior season...selected to play in the Shrine Soccer Classic...earned all-state honorable mention after his freshman, sophomore and junior years...also earned all-conference honors in football in his junior year...honor roll member.
Personal
Born May 24, 1993...son of Lino and Randie Mendez...has one brother, Alex, and one sister, Briana...majoring in business.
