FHSU Athletics

Career Accolades

• 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team

• 2019 All-MIAA Honorable Mention at defender

• 4x MIAA Academic Excellence Award

• 4x MIAA Academic Honor Roll

• 2019 MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award

2021 (Senior): Played in 10 matches and started nine...Recorded one shot for the season, which was on frame...Saw 610 minutes of action on the pitch, but was out of action for a month with an injury in the middle of the season...Played a full 110 minutes in a draw with Emporia State (9/17/21)...Earned Academic Excellence Award for a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA and was named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21 (Junior): No official season due to COVID-19 pandemic...Matches played in the shortened spring season did not count toward official records...Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team...Earned MIAA Academic Excellence Award for a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA and named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll...Student-athletes retain year of eligibility if they choose to do so.

2019 (Sophomore): All-MIAA Honorable Mention selection at defender...Played in all 18 matches and made 17 starts...Recorded seven shots for the season, including four on goal for a .571 shots-on-goal percentage...Played the full length of six matches, which included playing a season-high 110 minutes in the draw against Rogers State (10/25/19)...Placed a season-high two shots on goal against Washburn (9/27/19)...Ranked sixth on the team in minutes played with 1,338...Earned MIAA Academic Excellence Award for a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA and the MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award for receiving All-MIAA honors and having a 3.5 or higher GPA...Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Freshman): Appeared in 13 matches and made 12 starts...Tallied 1,012 total minutes on the pitch...Played the full length of eight matches, including a season-high 94 minutes in an overtime win against Southwest Baptist (10/21/18)...Played a full 90 minutes in three consecutive matches...Recorded one assist for the year, produced against Missouri Western (10/5/18)...Two of three shots for the season were on goal...Earned MIAA Academic Excellence Award for a perfect 4.0 GPA and named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

Amos Alonzo Stag HS: The first-ever Tiger recruit from Illinois, Persa played for one of the top clubs in the Chicago area before moving to FC United’s Development Academy.