The Cerritos College men's soccer coaching staff has announced that seven players from their 2008 State Championship team have signed letters of intent, with three of them going to Division I programs. Heading the list of signees are All-Americans Jonathan Rivas (Santa Fe HS) and Alex Munoz (Corona Centennial HS), who have committed to UC Irvine. The two will be joining a program that was the highest-ranked Division I program in California and advanced to the Sweet 16 this past season. Defender Norm Mariscal (Corona Centennial HS), a 1st Team All-South Coast Conference selection along with Rivas and Munoz, signed with UC Riverside, also a Division 1 program.

    Forward Gerardo Torres (Norte Vista HS) and defender Miguel Vargas (Artesia HS) have committed to Division II National Champion Cal State Dominguez Hills, where currently three former Falcons play (Marco Pulido, Bryan Alvarez and Humberto Lopez). Midfielder Ricky Reyes (Hawthorne HS) has verbally committed to Cal Poly Pomona.

    Goalkeeper Diego Millan (Paramount HS) and freshman midfielder Jhosimar Rivera (Gahr HS) have both committed to Kansas Wesleyan where former Falcons Abraham Moran, Michael Padilla, Robert Carrillo and Hector Quezada all currently play.

    Rivas was voted the SCC's Defender of the Year, while Munoz was also named a Far West All-American after scoring 10 goals and shared the team lead with 17 assists. As for Reyes, he was a 2nd Team All-SCC selection.

    Former Falcon Missael Macedo, who played in 2007 and had originally committed to NAIA champion Graceland Iowa, has signed to play with Division II Hawaii Hilo, where currently two former Falcons play (Luis Segovia and Ivan Mercado). Also, Jesus Ochoa of the 2007 team, has verbally committed to play at Kansas Wesleyan. Ochoa, who was also a kicker on the Falcon football team, had to sit out the 2008 season due to an injury.

    According to head coach Benny Artiaga, "It gives the coaching staff great pleasure to see our young men leave our program well taken care of. While we will miss these individuals tremendously, knowing they are fulfilling there dreams of playing at a four-year school shows they put in the work in the classroom as well as on the soccer field. This truly puts icing on the cake for a tremendous season to see seven of our eight sophomores and one freshman from the 2008 team leave for the next level. It shows we are serving as a positive stepping stone for our student-athletes as they pursue a degree."