Before Brown: A four-year varsity captain, and was also named the team's Most Valuable Player all four years ... Most Valuable Player of the Liberty League Conference from 2005-2008, and earned All-CIF First Team Accolades (2006-2008) ... On DMS11, Manella helped lead the team to a 2006 and 2007 Coast Soccer Premier League Championship, as well as to championships at the Nomads College Cup, NHB Cup, Surf College Cup, Dallas Cup and most recently, a Cal South State Championship.