The 6-foot-1, 175-pound senior midfielder led the Maroon to a 14-3-3 record and the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association Division I state championship this past season. Onwudiwe scored 20 goals and passed for seven assists, netting the game-winning goal in Episcopal’s 2-0 win over Cape Henry Collegiate School in the state final. The VISAA Division I Player of the Year, he was a Washington Post First Team All-Met selection and a United Soccer Coaches High School All-American honoree.
Onwudiwe has maintained an A average in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer at Virginia Tech this fall.
Onwudiwe and his family run a food bank and Christmas present drive each year in his parent’s native Nigeria. He has volunteered with Islamic Relief USA and as part of a Goodwill clothing drive.
