After Aaron Herrera made his first MLS start for Real Salt Lake on Saturday against the Colorado Rapids, he received many messages of encouragement and congratulations. One of them that held significant weight for the 21-year-old defender was a simple tweet from the University of New Mexico men’s soccer Head Coach Jeremy Fishbein (@LoboCoachFish).
“Lobo and native New Mexican Aaron Herrera gets first MLS start. #lobosdevelopingpros”
The show of support from his college coach was important to him for many reasons, not the least of which is that the Lobos soccer program is in turmoil after the university announced last week that the program is one that would be discontinued amidst budget cuts.