Honors & Awards
NSCAA All-Midwest Region: 2011 (1st Team)
All-Missouri Valley Conference: 2011 (1st Team)
All-MVC Tournament: 2011
Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshmen Team: 2008
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Spring 2011
| Year |
GP |
GS |
G |
A |
Pts. |
Sh |
Sh% |
SOG |
SOG% |
GWG |
| 2008, Fr. |
19 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
31 |
.065 |
14 |
.452 |
1 |
| 2009, So. |
17 |
13 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
29 |
.069 |
8 |
.276 |
1 |
| 2010, Jr. |
20 |
16 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
35 |
.143 |
12 |
.357 |
1 |
| 2011, Sr. |
23 |
20 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
76 |
.053 |
27 |
.355 |
1 |
| Career |
79 |
58 |
13 |
10 |
36 |
160 |
.081 |
61 |
.381
|
4 |
Single-Game Career Bests
Goals: 1 13 times, last vs. SIU Edwardsville (11/9/11)
Assists: 2 at Northern Illinois (9/1/2009)
Points: 3 twice, last vs. Butler (8/26/2011)
At Bradley (2008-11)
Bradley's third-leading point producer in each of his first three seasons, Meza was Bradley's second-leading scorer as a senior in 2011 ... Led the Braves with five assists in 2011 ... Scored the game-winning goal in his first college game, sparking Bradley to a 4-0 victory at Memphis Aug. 29, 2008 ... His second goal was a tying strike in an eventual 2-1 win Sept. 19, 2008 at Xavier ... Added a third career game-winner Nov. 10, 2010 in the State Farm MVC Tournament quarterfinals versus Drake, a 1-0 victory at Shea Stadium ... His fourth game-winner also came in the MVC Tournament, an 88th minute strike for a 1-0 win against SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the 2011 tourney.
Prep Overview
Turned in an explosive offensive season as a junior in 2006 when he set his school's single-season record with 31 goals ... After earning all-state honors in 2006 and winning area player-of-the-year honors from the Courier News and Northwest Herald, Meza followed by scoring 15 goals in 2007 to repeat as an all-state pick ... He also landed all-area honors from the Chicago Tribune and Daily Herald, as well as many of the local publications.
Club Soccer
Played alongside fellow Bradley senior Bryan Gaul for the Chicago Magic, the nation's top-ranked club team ... Helped the Chicago Magic to the 2007 Super-Y League national championship, as well as the last four Illinois State Cup titles and back-to-back Midwest Region championships in 2005 and 2006.
Personal
The son of Jose and Irma Meza, Christian was born July 11, 1990.
