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Jersey Number 10
Clay Obara
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 170
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- Previous:
- Frank W. Cox
- Major:
- Cyber Intelligence
As a Graduate Student (2023):
- All-Southeast Region Second Team
- All-Sun Belt First Team
- TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week (9/12)
- United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week (9/13)
- Played in and started 20 matches
- Tallied six goals and four assists for 16 points
- Recorded a brace against Gardner-Webb
- Had two matches recording a goal and an assist against Mount St. Mary's and Georgia Southern
- Scored additional goals against Duquesne and Coastal Carolina
- Recorded an assist against Georgia State and Pitt
- Had a season-high four shots against Gardner-Webb, Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern
- Recorded points in back-to-back matches twice
- Put 24 of 34 shots on goal
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023)
- Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
- Played in 18 matches with 13 starts
- Scored five goals with two assists for 12 points
- Placed 13 of 28 shots on goal
- Took a career-high six shots against George Washington (9/28)
- Scored goals in back-to-back matches for the first time in his career against Marshall (11/6) and Georgia State (11/9)
- Recorded first career brace against Georgia State (11/9) in the Sun Belt semifinals
- 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's Award
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2022)
- Appeared and started in 17 games.
- Third on the team in points with nine.
- Scored three goals against Kansas City (8/29), Delaware (9/18) and Elon (9/25).
- Recorded three assists, twice assisting against George Washington (9/28).
- Led the team with three game-winning goals.
- Took 38 shots with 14 on goal.
- Dean's List (Spring 2022)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
- Started and played in all nine games.
- Scored a goal and an assist on the season.
- Took 14 shots, putting a team-high tying eight on goal.
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring '21)
- Second Team All-CAA
- CAA All-Rookie Team
- Played in 20 games and earned the start in 12
- Recorded his first goal of his collegiate career and his first game-winning goal against Hofstra [9/6]
- Had a total of 5 assist this past season and a total of 862 minutes played
- Recently named the 2019 Gatorade Virginia Boys Soccer Player of the Year
- A 2019 United Soccer Coaches and Top Drawer Soccer High School All-American
- Led the region in scoring his senior season collecting 35 goals and 18 assists
- Earned Class 6 Region A Player of the Year and Class 6 First Team All State honors in 2018 and 2019
- In 2019 he was selected as Class 6 State Player of the Year
- Earned All-Tidewater Player of the Year honors in 2018 and 2019
- Tallied 86 goals and 41 assists during his high school career and holds the career goal-scoring record for Frank W. Cox High School
- Played club ball with Virginia Rush.
JMU Men's Soccer | 2023 Season Intro Video
Monday, June 03
JMU Mens Soccer | NCAA Championship | Hype vs. Pitt
Thursday, December 07
JMU Mens Soccer | Recap vs UCF
Thursday, December 07
JMU Men's Soccer | Hype vs. Mount St. Mary's
Thursday, September 28
