NORFOLK, Va. – The members of Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) voted Radford men's soccer forward Yoshiya Okawa as Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-State, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon.
 
Okawa tallied six goals and one assist for 13 total points across 16 games, including 13 starts. Fifteen of his 27 shot attempts landed on frame, giving him an impressive .556 shots on goal percentage.
 
The Tokyo, Japan native delivered several dazzling long-distance strikes this fall, earning himself a place on the All-Big South Second Team as well as the Big South All-Freshman Team. He ended the year ranked top-10 in the conference in both goals per game and total goals.
 
VaSID names 44 all-state teams in 23 sports each year, as well as an Academic All-State squad and an all-sports champion in both the University and College Divisions. Membership in VaSID is open to all media relations professionals working at a university or conference in the state of Virginia.
 
2021 VaSID Men's Soccer Award Winners

Coach of the Year
Mike Brizendine, Virginia Tech
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Tyler Clegg, JMU
 
Player of the Year
Jacob Labovitz, Virginia Tech 

Rookie of the Year
Yoshiya Okawa, Radford
 
First Team All-State
F: Jacob Labovitz, Virginia Tech
F: Luca Erhardt, JMU
F: Leo Alfonso, UVA
M: Celio Pompeu, VCU
M: Alexander Levengood, William & Mary
M: Markus Gronli, Longwood
D: Tyler Clegg, JMU
D: Melker Anshelm, JMU
D: Kyle McDowell, Virginia Tech
GK: Ben Martino, Virginia Tech
GK: Holden Brown, UVA
 
Second Team All-State
F: Noah Holmes, Liberty
F: Yoshiya Okawa, Radford
F: Diba Nwegbo, William & Mary
M: Rodrigo Robles, JMU
M: Marko Mitrevski, Liberty
M: Danny Flores, Virginia Tech
M: Axel Ahlander, JMU
D: Nathan Messer, William & Mary
D: Zeron Sewell, VCU
D: Jonas Kalchner, Longwood
GK: Broden Schull, VMI
 
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