University of Nevada Las Vegas

High School: Helped Coronado to a division championship his senior year, and led the team in both goals and assists his junior and senior seasons ... also a standout on the cross country and track and field teams, including running on the 2000 national championship cross country squad ... broke state record in the two-mile in 1999 (10:25), and also ran on the state record in the 4x400m in 2002.

Club: Played for the Texas Heat, and helped them to several state championships, and also played in Europe, advancing to the semifinals of the Dana Cup ... played with the Las Vegas Premier, who won the 2003 and 2004 state championships.

Personal: Lance Joseph Esther ... born on Sept. 13, 1985, in Glendale, Calif. ... son of Marie and Phil Stika ... has two sisters, Katie (24) and Natalie (22), and one brother, Jake (13) ... plans to major in hotel adminstration.