University of Denver Athletics

Honors and Awards:
Summit League Second Team (2022)...2021 Summit League All-Newcomer Team…Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (02/23/21).

2022:
Played in all 22 matches, starting in 20 and registering 1463 minutes of action…Started in a Denver defense that finished third in the country in shutout percentage (0.591) and seventh in the country in goals against average (0.675).

2021:
Played all 19 and started 18 matches for the Crimson and Gold, seeing 1469 minutes of action…Scored a goal and added an assist for a career-high three points. Played on the wing of a Denver defense that finished ninth in the country in goals against average at 0.736 per 90 minutes…Scored the opener in Denver’s 2-1 win at Western Illinois on September 25.

2020 (delayed to Spring, 2021 due to COVID):
Played and started in all seven of his appearances at outside back across Denver’s eight matches…Saw 495 minutes of action…Assisted on the Stefan DeLeone game-winner in his Pioneer debut against Western Illinois on February 18.

(2019 - Sophomore at UNLV): 
Started 16 of 19 games played for the Rebels.

(2018 - Freshman at UNLV): 
Made a freshman-high 11 starts and appeared in 19 total games ... Posted three points for the year, including two off a goal against Incarnate Word (Oct. 13).

High School:  Led Centennial HS to three state playoffs appearances ... Twice earned all-league honors for Centennial, along with All-Nevada honors in 2015 ... Team Offensive Player of the Year his senior season ... Ran track for two seasons for the Bulldogs, helping them to a state championship runner-up finish in 2016. 

Club: Played for Heat FC, which is coached by current UNLV assistant Frank D’Amelio and helped them to the 2016 State Cup title ... Also was a defender for the Portland Timbers US Development Academy during 2017 season.

Personal:  Jacob Ronald Mecham ... Born in Las Vegas ... Son of Ron and Kathy Mecham ... Has two brothers, Tim and Jeff, and one sister, Amanda ... Majoring in Landscape Architecture.