Position: Midfield
Height: 6-0
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Southampton, N.Y.
Previous School: Southampton

Prior to LIU Post: Played four years of varsity soccer for David Riley … scored a school record 66 goals in his career, the most in Mariners history and top-10 in Suffolk County … totaled 24 goals, scoring in 14 of his team's 16 games this season, leading the Mariners to the program's first ever undefeated league title and an overall record of 15-1-1 … Newsday All-Long Island player, First-Team All-State, All-County and League VII Player of the Year … plays for Met Oval, the U.S. Soccer Federation Developmental Academy team in Brooklyn. 

Personal: Son of Silvino Ruiz and Hermelinda Gavilan … has two older brother, Ever and Emanuel … Ever ran track and field at Lafayette … favorite athlete is Ronaldinho Gaúcho … person he admires most is his mother … interest include tennis, swimming, ping pong, Frisbee, volleyball and basketball … speaks fluent Spanish … undecided major.