Played for the Carolina Dynamo of the PDL each of the last three summers and captained squad this past summer...

2008: Started all 24 matches last season to make him the only active Spartan to start every match the last two seasons... earned second-team all-conference honors... scored his first career goal against Furman on Oct. 4...

2007: Started all 20 matches in his first season as a Spartan... one of two returning starters on the Spartans' backline for the upcoming season...recorded his lone assist of the season in UNCG's 2-1 win over College of Charleston in the SoCon Tournament's semifinal round... earned Dean's List honors...

Prior to UNCG: At Roanoke: Started all 18 matches for Roanoke in his freshman season, earning all-conference honors on defense... High School: earned all-state honors and was a three-time all-conference selection at Western Guilford HS... was named to the all-area squad twice and was named the Conference Player of the Year in his senior year...

Personal: Edmund John O'Keeffe III... born Feb. 3, 1988 in Chicago, IL... son of Ed and Val O'Keeffe... business major.