Memorial athletes in action: Men's soccer

Bahrom Firozgary, Rice University

A men's soccer player with Memorial high school ties has scheduled action this weekend:

Bahrom Firozgary, Rice University
Position: Forward
High school: Stratford High School
This week: Saturday, Jan. 12, at University of Tulsa
About Firozgary: Firozgary is a junior forward for Rice University.He is a 2010 graduate of Stratford High School in Houston where he was the school's Defensive Player of the Year and helped lead the Spartans to the bi-district playoffs twice, and to the the 2009 Houston ISD Jaycees Tournament consolation bracket title. He was named second team all-district in 2010 and earned honorable mention accolades the season before. Firozgary was co-valedictorian of his class, graduating with summa cum laude honors. The biochemistry major is from Houston and is the son of Farrokh and Mahnaaz Firozgary.