Dallas Baptist University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
2024:
Second Team All-South Central Region (D2CCA)
Second Team All-Lone Star Conference
Lone Star Conference All-Tournament Team
Fall Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Spring Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2023:
Lone Star Conference All-Freshman Team
Spring Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2024 (SOPHOMORE)
Garnered Second Team All-South Central Region honors from the D2CCA … Also tabbed a Second Team All-LSC selection … Led the LSC and ranked sixth in the nation in assists (11) … Her 11 assists were the second-most in a single-season in program history … Finished the year with third-most points (23) in the LSC … Played in 16 matches, making 13 starts … Totaled six goals on the season … Recorded her first career multi-goal game with a pair of goals, including the game-winner at Sul Ross State (10/16) … Tallied two assists in a 6-0 win over West Texas A&M (10/19) … Registered a point in her third straight match with an assist against Texas Woman’s (10/23) … Her assist on Haley Roberson’s goal in the ninth minute led to DBU’s first goal versus Midwestern State (11/1) … Posted both of DBU’s goals in a 2-0 victory at St. Mary’s (11/4) … Tacked on a pair of assists against Eastern New Mexico (11/7) … Scored a point in her fourth straight contest with a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win over Oklahoma Christian in the LSC Quarterfinals (11/12) … Delivered a goal in the 29th minute to give the Patriots a 1-0 advantage over Angelo State in the LSC Championship (11/17) … Assisted on both of DBU’s goals in a 2-1 victory over MSU Denver in the First Round of the South Central Regional (11/22).
 
2023 (FRESHMAN)
Named to the LSC All-Freshman Team ... Played in 15 matches, making four starts … Emerged as a starter late in the season, starting DBU’s last four matches … Scored two goals and tallied three assists …  Made her Patriot debut in 17 minutes of action off the bench in the season opener at Southwestern Oklahoma State (9/2) … Recorded her first career point with an assist in the 82nd-minute in a 4-0 win at MSU Denver (9/7) … Delivered her first goal at Eastern New Mexico (10/28) as part of a 2-0 victory … Made her first career start and netted a goal against Texas A&M International (11/3) … Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 72nd-minute in a 1-0 victory over Midwestern State in the LSC Semifinals (11/10) … Notched her third assist of the year on Kaleigh Naizer’s equalizer goal in the 47th-minute versus UC Colorado Springs in the Second Round of the NCAA South Central Regional (11/18).
 
HIGH SCHOOL 
Lettered three years at Aledo High School ... Coached by Trini Borunda ... Led the area in goals (18) and was an All-Region selection in 2022 … Played club soccer for the Dallas Texans.

PERSONAL
Born on September 18, 2004 ... Parents are Tim and Erica Vela ... Majoring in Finance … Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 23:6.