OMAHA, Neb. -- The Portland Timbers selected Creighton men's soccer senior Diego Gutierrez with the 70th overall pick during the third round of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday afternoon.
Creighton's own 46 MLS draft picks since the league started in 1996.
Gutierrez transferred to Creighton prior to the 2020 spring semester. He played in 44 matches during three seasons at Nebraska-Omaha, making 37 starts and recording 10 goals and 13 assists before. In just three seasons, the Ralston, Nebraska native, moved into top-10 in UNO history in assists (3rd), shots on goal (3rd), points (4th), shots (4th), game-winning goals (5th) and goals (7th.