Dorian, who recently completed his freshman season at Cal Lutheran, is being honored for his leadership and growing influence as a student-athlete mental health advocate.

During high school, the Northridge native began experiencing severe anxiety, leading to isolation and recurring panic attacks. His first anxiety attack struck moments after stepping onto the pitch for Chatsworth High School, a place that once offered calm and confidence quickly became a source of fear and physical distress. Like many athletes, Dorian felt pressure to hide what he was going through, worried that acknowledging it would be seen as a weakness and jeopardize his opportunities and playing time.

Over time, he realized he wasn’t alone. Teammates quietly shared their own struggles with anxiety, depression, burnout, and the pressures of balancing academics and athletics. Recognizing that these challenges were widespread motivated Dorian to act.

Drawing from his experience with advocacy, he became a vocal leader in the movement to strengthen mental health support for student-athletes. He authored an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times, urging California to adopt mandatory mental health training for coaches, similar to Ohio’s model, and he has supported legislation, such as AB 2411, which empowers youth mental health boards and challenges harmful norms that discourage male athletes from seeking help.

In his freshman season at Cal Lutheran, Dorian appeared in four matches as a forward and scored his first collegiate goal on October 25, 2025, against Caltech, tying the game 3-3 with less than five minutes remaining.

“Opening up showed me that I wasn’t alone, and that talking about mental health doesn’t make you weak. It gives you the strength to keep going and to help others do the same,” said Dorian.