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High School: Four-year letterwinner at Millikan HS in Long Beach under Head Coach Rod Petkovic... helped Rams to league championship each of his last three seasons and four-year record of 100-25-2... three-time First Team All-Moore League selection from 2005-07… team made CIF semifinals in 2007 and quarterfinals in 2006… named to the 2007 Best in the West Dream Team by the “Long Beach Press-Telegram”... named to 2007 Southern California High School All-Star Team… four-time member of Cal South ODP program and twice selected to the regional team… participated in National pool in 2004-05… team won Manchester United Premier Cup in 2003, placing tenth overall in World Finals, the best-ever finish for a US team… won Nomads Spring and Thanksgiving tournaments three times each… member of ODP ’89 team that won the 2006 national championship in Frisco, TX… played club soccer for Irvine Strikers... graduated with AP Honors and over 100 hours of community service... made church missions to Mexico to help the poor.
Personal: Jonathan Elias Alas is the son of Orlando and Edilma Alas... majoring in business... roots for Manchester United and the Los Angeles Lakers... favorite athletes are Cristiano Ronaldo, Kobe Bryant, and Reggie Bush... enjoys reading Langston Hughes... favorite novel is “Fahrenheit 451”... loves eating Mexican and Chinese foods... favorite movie is “Friday”... watches The Simpsons, That ‘70s Show, and The Fox Sports Channel on TV... listens to Outkast, Lil Wayne, and Kayne West... hobbies include playing poker and golf... most memorable sports moment was winning the 2006 US Youth Soccer ODP National Championship... biggest influence has been his brother, Giovanni, who has always pushed him to be the best player he can be... career goal is to play professional soccer or work for a Fortune 500 company.