Albuquerque Alliance Causes Unique Commitment

When Coach Huffman started dipping into the Albuquerque soccer base, he never could have imagined a player signing like this. Chad Mitchell, 22, played elite level club soccer through his senior year of high school. Since then he has stayed very active in the local soccer scene and now, feels it is time to demonstrate his abilities at the college level. With this commitment, the Busters have the ability to have seven players from Albuquerque , New Mexico on the roster next fall.

Mitchell is former Highland High School teammates with current Broncbuster Derek Schmille.  While at Highland , Mitchell was a part of the varsity team for the Hornets during his sophomore and senior years-missing his junior year due to injury.  Mitchell was named to the All District 1 st team as a midfielder during his sophomore campaign.  Upon his return during his senior season- he earned 1 st team All District, 1 st team All State and All Tournament team honors as a forward for the Hornets.

Mitchell played his club soccer for the Albuquerque United Futbol Club (AUFC) 84 whom he captained and lead to a second place finish in state cup.  Mitchell was also a member of the Umbro Elite 84 who he also captained and led to a 2 nd place finish twice in the New Mexico State Cup.

Coach Gorton states, “I am glad that we were able to get Chad .  He has not played at an extreme competitive level for a while but is a player that can be a leader for us.  Chad has played with and against some of the seniors that lead Division 1 University of New Mexico to a National Championship appearance last fall.  Chad will only have a year with us because of eligibility, but we feel that one year will be worth it.”