Ohio Valley Conference All-Conference (First team – 2023, 2024)
Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year (2023)
2024 (Junior): Named to the
OVC All-Conference first team for the
second straight season … one of four players to play in all 20 matches, earning 18 starting nods … second on the team with five goals and led the team with six assists for a total of 16 points … ranked tied for fifth in the OVC in goals scored and fourth in assists, points and shots … led the Ohio Valley in game-winning goals with three, tying him for sixth on the HCU single-season charts … registered a career-high four points with a goal and two assists in just 46 minutes of pitch time in a 4-1 result against North American (8/29) ... his
steal and smash in the 78th minute gave the Huskies a 1-0 win over UTRGV in the final non-conference match of the season (9/18) … scored what is believed to be the fastest opening goal in school history, hitting the back of the net at exactly one minute gone against Western Illinois (10/3), the first of three goals the Huskies tallied in the opening 12 minutes … outraced three defenders before slotting home the lone goal of the contest on Senior Day,
a game-winner against SIUE (10/20) that handed the Cougars their first-ever defeat in conference play and sending the Huskies top of the table … posted a .366 SOG% while playing 1444 minutes, putting him at an even 2500 for his career … first player to earn first-team all-conference honors in the same league since Duke Ogega in 2009 and 2010 (Atlantic Soccer Conference) …
2023 (Freshman): Named
OVC Freshman of the Year and selected to the
All-OVC First Team … just the
second HCU player ever to earn rookie accolades the first since Kristopher Tyrpak in 2010 … also selected as a Top 100 Freshman by Top Drawer soccer … saw action in all but one match, making 12 starts … second in shots taken (28) and shots on goal (13) … hit the back of the net team-best seven times … also had two assists to make 16 total points, second on the team … scored first career-goal against Omaha (8/27) … picked up first career assist in a 4-1 win over Eastern Illinois (10/8) ... tallied a goal in three of his last four matches of the season, including his first career three-point outing in a 3-1 home win over UIW (10/19) …
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Texas Connections Academy for his final year of high school … attended Langham Creek, where he was a three-time All-District performer, including twice being named District 16-6A Offensive Player of the Year … played club for both Houston Legends FC and Houston Dynamo Academy …
PERSONAL: Born October 27, 2004 in Dublin, Ireland … Son of Oluwaseyi and Abi Okerayi … sisters Tara and Krista … Majoring in Management …
