Career
Youth Levels
Gavin served as captain of the highly decorated the '86 Sereno Golden Eagles, [2] which featured future Major League Soccer players Brandon McDonald, Robbie Findley, Rob Valentino, as well as future NCAA players Joey Vitagliano, [3] Andrew Antila, [4] Cody Russell, [5] Kegan Riley, [6] and Jordan Demos. [7]
Gavin's Sereno squad were highly successful, registering eight Arizona state championships (1997-2004), four Far West Region IV championships (2001-2004), three US Youth Soccer National Championships Final Four finishes (2001-2002, 2004), as well as a national runners-up finish (2003). [8] [9] [10] During this period, Gavin found form as an attacking threat at the state [11] and national levels, [12] and represented the Arizona State Olympic Development Team in Far West Region IV competitions from 1998 to 2003. [13]
Gavin simultaneously attended Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, and in his lone year playing prep soccer he won the 2003 State Championship. [14] He was named Horizon's Defensive Player of the Year, chosen as an all-Region first-team performer, and was a 5A all-State selection by The Arizona Republic newspaper. [15] [16]
Gavin concluded his youth career in 2004 by signing a National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Portland. [17]
College
Gavin went on to represent Portland Pilots men's soccer from 2004 to 2007. [18] Gavin opened his college career by being named the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and an all-Conference selection in 2004. [19] During his tenure, Gavin started 71 of his 75 appearances [20] as the Pilots were ranked in the Top 25 by the United Soccer Coaches, [21] TopDrawerSoccer, [22] Soccer America, [23] and College Soccer News. [24] His collegiate career culminated in earning the captaincy for his side, developing a knack for scoring crucial late goals, [25] [26] being named to conference [27] and national Teams of the Week [28] by various publications, receiving all-Conference honors, [29] and being named the Pilots' Most Inspirational Player. [30]
While Gavin demonstrated himself to be a threat by scoring four goals himself and assisting on four others, professional scouts were drawn to Gavin's defensive prowess, as he was only shown 3 yellow cards during his college career and never sent off. [31]
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