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Rodrigo Cagide, ’92 was a four-time Big South Conference singles and doubles champion in tennis who also ranks 15th on the school’s career scoring list in soccer with 67 points on 23 goals and 21 assists.  Named Big South Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Year in 1988 and 1990 and a 4-time All-Big South Conference selection, he ranked 5th on the school career singles wins charts with 63 despite playing only one fall season due to soccer commitments.  Cagide finished his collegiate tennis career with a 33-0 record vs. Big South opponents in singles play. 

On the soccer field, he shares the school record (with CU Hall of Famer Dave Amsler) for most assists in one game (4 vs. Appalachian State in 1991).  Selected to the All-Big South and All-Big South Tournament soccer teams in 1991, Cagide was named the soccer team’s Glen Brewster Memorial Award winner in 1989 for leadership and courage.  In 1988, he scored the game-winning goal against No. 10 Duke.  One year later, he scored at least one point in 13-straight matches through the Big South tournament semifinal.
 
Named Campbell’s Outstanding Male Athlete for 1989-90, Cagide was also named to the 1990s Big South Conference men’s tennis all-decade team.  A native of Guadalajara, Mexico who was ranked as high as number two in his country in tennis on the youth level, Cagide also participated for the Mexican youth national soccer team before entering Campbell in the fall 1987.  He represented Mexico in the Junior Davis Cup and Junior US Open. 

Since leaving Campbell in 1992, Cagide has worked in the tennis profession as a teacher, coach, and manager. Now manager and tennis director at NorthStone Country Club in Huntersville, N.C., Cagide is ranked among the world’s top 425 singles players in the ITF Masters (55+) division.  He is a USPTA 1 and USPPA 1 certified tennis coach.