Esquibel Takes Over as Mountain View Head Coach

DALLAS – Dallas College Mountain View named Pablo Esquibel as the head women's soccer coach.

Esquibel has served as the assistant men's soccer coach for the past two years. He also was an assistant coach with the Lions' women's program from 2018-20 before taking over as Dallas Christian College's head men's coach for two seasons. He returned to Mountain View as an assistant for the men's team in 2022.

"Mountain View's home," Esquibel said. "You look at the other schools in the Dallas Athletic Conference, and … why not us? Why not Mountain View? We're in the Oak Cliff community, where there are some of the best soccer players on the women's and on the men's side, so why not us? If we dig back down into our roots of what Mountain View is and why we're there for the community, I think we can really get back to being a powerhouse."

The Lions women's team finished 1-12-3 overall, 0-9 in the DAC last season. Two years earlier, they were 9-4-3 overall, 7-2-1 in the conference, advancing to the Mid-South District Championship. His daughter, Madeline Lozano, played for the Lions in that 2022 season.

"I'm trying to build on some of the previous success that Mountain View's already had, and continue to push it forward," Esquibel said.

With family ties at Mountain View, in addition to his own playing and coaching days spent on the Lions' pitch, he was a natural fit to take the reigns of the program.

"He's kind of vested. He was a student here," Mountain View Interim Athletic Director LeRoi Phillips said. "He seemed like was very hungry. He understands the recruitment process. Since he's been here, he's been hitting the pavement pretty hard. He understands what the mission is with Dallas College. He understands what's going on here because he's a product of Mountain View, so I think that's what took him over the top."

Esquibel played at Mountain View from 2009-10.

He has coached club in the North Texas Classic League, and has spent time coaching at the high school level.

"I'm just excited for him because I know what he stands for," Phillips said. "He's a God-fearing guy. He's serious about what he wants to do. We got some young blood in here who wants to do well."

While Esquibel has been around the soccer circles at Mountain View in different capacities, now is his opportunity to put his own imprint on the program.

"It's come full circle," he said. "I am grateful because Mountain View has given me so much, not just in the education aspect, but in the community with Dallas College, and at the time, Dallas County Community College, was able to be my community as a young man, born into a scholar."