James Arteaga Award Rookie of the Week Week Of 9/21/2026 Sport Men's Soccer School UC Irvine Year Freshman Position Midfielder Hometown Sylmar, Calif. High School Bishop Alemany HS UC Irvine's James Arteaga contributed two assists in two shutout wins to be named The Big West Rookie of the Week. This is Arteaga's first career weekly honor from the conference. The first-year Anteater recorded two assists in UC Irvine's 2-0 road win at UC Riverside on Thursday. Arteaga played 15 minutes as the Anteaters earned a 2-0 road victory at UC San Diego, Sunday night. UC Irvine is currently 4-3-1 overall.