Houston Christian University Head Coach
Ryan Pratt announced on Thursday morning the addition of Ninor Olu to the 2026 recruiting class.
A 5'10 defender from McKinney, Texas, Olu has spent the last couple of seasons in the FC Dallas Academy program.
PRATT ON NINOR OLU:
"Ninor is a quick left back who plays with great pace, making him a very good two-way player. He can help us build but will also give us an attacking threat in the final third as an overlapping fullback. He loves the defensive side of the game as well and is very tough in his 1v1 duels."
Olu becomes the second high school signing for next season, joining Andrew Dillett. The 2026 recruiting class now stands at eight, with six being transfers.
⚽️ December 12: Noah Fernandes / Clarenns Sainrimat
⚽️ December 16: Callum Niven / Samuel Sebagabo
⚽️ January 14: Ryan Anderson / Mateus Baptista de Souza / Andrew Dillett
HCU finished its third season in the Ohio Valley Conference with an 11-5-3 mark overall and a 5-3-2 ledger in the league. The Huskies recorded the most victories in a single season since the 1990 team won 14 and are now 10-5-5 in league play over the past two seasons.
The Huskies claimed half of the leagues six major awards and for the second straight season had seven players earn honors, led by
D'Alessandro Herrera who was named Midfielder of the Year for the second time and
recently signed to play for the Houston Dynamo 2.
Alex Aitken collected Goalkeeper of the Year honors and
Joby Reid was named Freshman of the Year, the third straight season for HCU to claim that honor.
Ryan Okerayi and
Nico Kross joined Herrera and Aitken on the All-OVC first team, with
Ricardo Garcia being named to the scond team. Reid and
Ben Thirkill were selected to the All-Freshman squad.
The Huskies advanced for the second straight year to the Ohio Valley Conference championship match, both of which have gone double-overtime with this being the first in the three years of the OVC to go to penalties.
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