2019: Became a starter on a permanent basis, and started all 10 games … Tops on the team with nine tackles for loss, and ranked second on the squad with five sacks … Tallied 25 tackles on the year … One of the keys in Wooster’s first win over Wabash (Oct. 12) since 2004 … Had three tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks against the Little Giants … Spilled Ohio Wesleyan’s (Nov. 2) signal-caller for a 14-yard loss as part of a four-tackle afternoon … Opened the year with five tackles and a sack versus Bluffton (Sept. 7).
2018: Continued to be a key focal point of the defense … Played in all 10 games with four starts … Finished the year with 19 tackles and 2.5 sacks … Had a half sack at Ohio Wesleyan (Sept. 15), a game in which Wooster finished a sack shy of matching the single-game program record set back in 2000 … Tallied sacks in back-to-back wins over Oberlin (Oct. 13) and Hiram (Oct. 20) … Tallied a season-high four tackles at Denison (Nov. 3).
2017: Emerged as a starting defensive end and logged 20 tackles … Credited with 2.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks … Logged a season-high four tackles against Wabash (Sept. 3) and Hiram (Oct. 21) … Was a force to be reckoned with at nationally-ranked Wittenberg (Nov. 11) … Logged 1.5 sacks against the Tigers in the season finale.
2016: One of the regulars in the linebacker rotation, and also contributed on special teams … Second among non-starters with 38 tackles … Credited with a tackle-for-loss and a fumble recovery … Played in all 10 games … Signature game came against Allegheny (Sept. 10) with a career-high 10 tackles, including seven solo stops … Rose to the occasion against conference power Wittenberg (Oct. 1) with eight tackles.
Prior to Wooster: Earned two all-region and an all-conference certificate from Western Alamance High School … Lettered in basketball, football, lacrosse, and track & field … Prepped for Jeff Snuffer.
Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1998 … Son of Patrick Okoronkwo … Majoring in biology.