When he’s not messing around with cars or mountain bikes, UNM junior Nick Rochowski has his feet planted resolutely on the turf, discouraging would-be goal scorers from drawing too near.
Rochowski, a defender on the Lobos soccer team, has known the game his whole life. His father, Gene, was a goalkeeper at the New York Institute of Technology.
“I grew up with a ball at my feet in the house,” Rochowski said. “As soon as I could walk, I started kicking the ball around.”
He kicks it around pretty well for UNM. This week he was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week.