Phillip Lujan Signs National Letter-of-Intent with ENMU Men's Soccer Team

PORTALES, N.M. — Phillip Lujan, a 6’1”, 155-pound defender from Los Lunas High School in Los Lunas, N.M., has signed a National Letter-of-Intent to play for the Eastern New Mexico University men’s soccer team. Lujan will be a freshman at ENMU during the 2006 season. Head Coach Carlos Elizondo has signed a total of 13 players this spring.

The Greyhounds completed their second year of competition in soccer this past fall. ENMU is a member of the very competitive Southwest Soccer Conference, which is made up five NCAA Division II teams at universities in Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Elizondo, who was an assistant coach in 2004, was promoted to head coach during the spring of 2005.

Phillip Lujan
Defender, 6’1”, 155 lbs.
Los Lunas, New Mexico (Los Lunas High School)

Lujan had great success as a defender for the Los Lunas Tigers. He was selected First Team All-District and was named Honorable Mention All-State in Class 5A in 2005. In 2003 and 2004, he was chosen Honorable Mention All-District. He was named Academic All-District in 2005 and was an honor roll student at Los Lunas High School.

Coach Elizondo says: “He is a solid center back that will add depth to our defense. We are very excited that Phillip has decided to join the Greyhounds.”