Rutgers-Newark Athletics

Honors & Awards
2021 All-NJAC Honorable Mention

2024: Made 17 appearances, starting in nine of them…Played a total of 790 minutes, completing the full 90 just once in a 1-4 loss to Montclair State…scored his only goal of the season in that same Montclair State game…picked up assists in 4-0 wins against Farmingdale State and Eastern…part of a Scarlet Raiders midfield that helped their team to outscore their opponents 35-28.

2023: Appeared in 16 games, starting 11…Collected two assists, one against St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) and another against New Jersey City…Played a total of 576 minutes, with a season high of 68 against Lebanon Valley… Fired off four shots, with one on target.

2022: Made 14 appearances, with 13 starts…Played for 916 minutes, going the full length of the game on three occasions…Grabbed an assist in a 3-1 win over Stockton…The Scarlet Raiders outscored their opponents 34-18 in games featuring Menacho, collecting a 5-4-5 record over those games.

2021: Menacho appeared in 20 games and started 17 of them... He finished 7th on the team with 1,365 minutes and took four shots, putting two of them on target... As a freshman, Menacho stepped into a starting role and shined for the Scarlet Raiders giving them an outside threat to attack teams with…

Personal: Menacho chose Rutgers University-Newark because he admired Rutgers's long tradition of both academic and sports excellence. After watching games on RaiderVision he was very impressed and decided he was a good fit. Rutgers-Newark also has a good connection with St. Benedict's Prep... His hobbies include playing soccer, listening to music and watching movies... His favorite movie is Never Back Down... His favorite athlete is Federico Valverde... Wants his teammates to remember him for being a humble nice guy…