LOS ANGELES – Making history for the Temple men's soccer program, Jorge Gomez Sanchez was selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC this afternoon in the third round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. He now stands as the first Owl to be selected in the SuperDraft after earning first team All-Conference and ranking ninth all-time for career points with 62.
Prior to Gomez Sanchez's selection, head coach David MacWilliams had helped place six Owls in the pros: Tony Donatelli, Patrick Hannigan, Ryan Heins, Steven Wacker, Matt Maher, and J.T. Noone.
On Gomez Sanchez's pick, MacWilliams added, "I could not be happier for Jorge.