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2023 Men's Soccer Roster

Michael Potash
Eric Becker

14 Kyota Hiate

  • Position Midfield
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Shiga, Japan
  • High School Ohmi
  • Prev School Hawai'i Pacific

Biography

WWU Career: Appeared in 29 games as a Viking (20 starts) in two seasons after transferring from Hawai'i Pacific University ... Tallied eight total points at WWU with two goals and four assists ... 2022 All-GNAC Honorable Mention ... 2023 GNAC All-Academic and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection... WWU career highlights include scoring and assisting in a big 3-1 win over rivals Seattle Pacific at Harrington Field (10/1/22).

2023 (Senior):
  • Appeared in all 18 games for the Vikings, starting in 12.
  • Recorded two assists on the season, both coming in a 3-1 win at Concordia-Irvine (9/7).
  • Tallied 14 shots on the season, three of them on-goal.
  • GNAC All-Academic selection.
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection.

2022 (Junior):
  • Appeared in 11 games making eight starts prior to suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in the game Oct. 6 at Simon Fraser.
  • Recorded six points on two goals and two assists
  • Scored and assisted in 3-1 victory vs. Seattle Pacific (10/1)
  • Honorable Mention All-GNAC in his first season at WWU
Prior to WWU: Midfielder that originally hails from the Shiga Prefecture of Japan ... played two seasons at Peninsula College in Port Angeles before transferring and playing at Hawai'i Pacific in 2021 ... at Peninsula College he appeared in 20 games, making 15 starts ... in one season at HPU started the Sharks first 10 games recording eight shots with one on goal ... prior to arriving at Peninsula he was chosen to represent Shiga Prefecture as an athlete at the National Sports Festival in 2017 and was part of the  Shiga Prefecture Best 20 Members ... also participated in the National Soccer Inter-High School Championships in Japan in 2018.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2022Junior

    Midfield
    5'4"
    14
  • 14

    2023Senior

    Midfield
    5'4"
    14
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