MSU Athletics

At Midwestern State

Individual Awards

Graduate Senior (2021)

named second team all-conference... saw two starts in 11 appearances on the season... totaled 327 minutes, including an 86 minute performance against UT Permian Basin (11/03)... also posted two of five total shots versus the Falcons...

Redshirt Senior (2020)¹

gained first team all-conference.. made nine appearances and starts in the eleven match season... put up 695 minutes with a season-high 96 performance in the double overtime victory against No. 6 West Texas A&M (4/6)... registered the game winning goal in the first match of the year against Hardin-Simmons (2/24)... tallied another score in the 6-0 defeat of Dallas Baptist (3/23) to gain four points on the season... his two goals earned eleventh best in the conference... notched 16 shots in nine games for a .125 shooting percent... put nine shots on target to gain a .563 shots on goal percent... gained a season-high four shots and three shots on goal against No. 18 St. Mary's (4/10)... anchored the defensive line that allowed only seven goals and totaled six shutouts...

Senior (2019)

competed in three matches before suffering season-ending injury… collected an assist in 2-1 win at Colorado State-Pueblo (9/8)… finished with three shots… played 225 minutes… helped MSU collect shutout wins over Dixie State (9/5) and Colorado State-Pueblo (9/8)…

Junior (2018)

D2CCA first team all-American and Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Year… first team all-region by D2CCA and second team all-region by United Soccer Coaches… first team all-conference… started 17 contests as the center-back for the Maroon and Gold defense that allowed just 12 goals on the season and pitched nine shutouts… tied for the team lead with six goals, going a perfect 5-for-5 on penalty kicks, the second-most PK makes in single season history… scored his first career multi-goal match in the 2-0 win over UT Permian Basin on Sept. 27… hit four game winners… led all position players with 1683 minutes… put 10 of 15 shots on goal…

At Daytona State College

played under head coach Bart Sassnett… named Defensive Player of the Year… All-Region second team as a freshman with six goals and six assists… helped the team to the national tournament as a freshman… two-time honoree on the Dean's List...

At Glanmire Community College

named Defensive Player of the Year… also competed on the Irish National Juniors squad...

Personal

son of Michael and Maria O’Keefe…

¹ The 2020 season was played in Spring 2021 and the 2020 NCAA Division II Championship was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.