BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M’s recruiting class for the 2023 campaign was ranked No. 8 by TopDrawerSoccer.com, the site recently announced.
Along with being slotted in the top 10, the Aggies had the highest ranked class in the SEC and A&M was the only Lone Star State program to make the top 20.
Head coach G Guerrieri and his staff mined the mother lode of talent Texas with six signees, including midfielder/defender Adysen Armenta (Spring/Klein Collins HS/Challenge SC), midfielder Ella Goodwin (College Station/A&M Consolidated HS/Challenge SC), midfielder Bella James (Frisco/Wakeland/FC Dallas), forward Taylor Jernigan (San Antonio/Ronald Reagan HS/Classics Elite), defender Margo Matula (Houston/St. Piux X HS/Albion Hurricanes FC) and midfielder Reese Rupe (Spring/Grand Oaks HS/Challenge SC)
The Aggies went out of the state to land the 2022 Gatorade Florida High School Player of the Year Grace Ivey, a midfielder from greater Jacksonville.
Five players are early enrollees with Armenta, James, Jernigan, Matula and Rupe beginning coursework at Texas A&M in January 2023.
Two players have direct family ties to Texas A&M soccer. Rupe’s mother, Bryn (Blalack) Rupe was a two-time All-American during her time in Aggieland in the late 1990s. Matula’s sister, Macy, is a sophomore with 33 Aggie caps during her career, including action in all 20 matches this season. Rupe’s father, Ryan Rupe, was an All-American on the Aggie baseball team and played five seasons in Major League Baseball. Goodwin’s father, Hunter Goodwin, was an All-SWC offensive lineman at Texas A&M and played eight seasons in the NFL.
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