HCS 2002 alumni, Damon Brooks, finished his final season with the Azusa Pacific University Cougars this year at the 48th Annual NAIA Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament. APU was in the national finals for the third year in a row and in the championship game for the second year. They finished second in the nation after losing in double overtime by one point.
Going into the 2006 season, senior Damon Brooks helped lead a defense that surrendered one goal or fewer in 19 of 25 games in 2005. Although he battled several injuries this season, Brooks was named "CO-Player of the Game" for the Cougars in one of the NAIA Tournament games in which they won 3-1 over Northwood University. The APU Cougar Team has also been GSAC Champions several times during these four years, and Brooks was given the Champion of Character Award for the Cougar soccer team 2004 at the NAIA Tournament
Damon played on HCS’s Soccer Team for 4 years. The HCS Saints ended the 2001 Season with a CIF Southern Section Championship and Brooks was named the Heritage League Player of the Year 2001-2002. He coached the HCS Soccer Team in 2003. His plan is to continue his soccer career professionally if that is the Lords’ will. He is a business major at APU with an arts minor. He is married to Michele who is a professional hair stylist.
