In 2026, Daniela Rivera Potenciano (12) broke the school’s single-season record as a sophomore in 2024 with 18 goals, surpassing a mark that had stood since 2014. Over her four-year varsity career, she helped lead the Lancers to 25 total victories, including two eight-win seasons and a 2024 playoff appearance, finishing her high school career with 48 goals and 10 assists.

Soccer coach Tyler Stock took over the program in 2023, focusing on building long-term growth by connecting with
local junior high schools. Looking back, Stockstill credits Rivera Potenciano and the current senior class with transforming the team’s culture.

“Dani joined us after the season had already started,” Stockstill said. “I remember she played JV first against Kearns and scored a couple of goals. The next game, she got a chance to play varsity against Taylorsville and scored her
first varsity goal. At the time, we had struggled to score goals, so it was easy to see right away that she could really make an impact. I definitely was not thinking, ‘This girl is going to become the all-time leading scorer.’ But you could tell she had a natural ability around the goal. She finished her freshman year with six goals, then scored 18 as a sophomore and earned 5A Second Team honors. From there, she just kept growing.”

Stockstill says that while Rivera Potenciano’s scoring milestone is exceptional, her class’s true impact lies in raising expectations for future Lancers.
“Dani’s record will be remembered, and it should be,” Stockstill said. “But I hope this senior class is also remembered for helping leave the program in a better place than they found it. To me, that is what legacy is: leaving something behind for the players who come next.”
Rivera Potenciano attributes her scoring breakout to a strategic position change her coach suggested.
“Tyler suggested trying new positions, and he suggested that being a nine would be a great opportunity for me to score goals and get chances throughout the games,” Rivera Potenciano said. “I knew that was the position I liked and wanted to stay in. Throughout the whole season, I kept scoring goals and getting chances every game, mostly assisted from the defense line or midfield. Tyler knew I had the potential to play the nine because I had the pace and could use both legs to shoot from any direction. I had the idea of getting goals, but I didn’t expect to be the top
scorer and break the record.”
Teammate Ajla Mahir (12) shared the field with Rivera Potenciano for four varsity seasons and praised her determination and leadership on and off the pitch. “Growing together was a big thing we both always talked about, competing with each other and making one another try harder,” Mahir said. “On the field, our chemistry grew quickly. By senior year, Dani and I were the only two girls left who had been on varsity since freshman year, and that’s something I will forever take pride in — not because we were better, but because we never gave up. Daniela is the type of teammate who pushes you to be better because of how determined she is to succeed.”