2020 - 2021 KANSAS
GIRLS SOCCER
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
GRACE
O'KEEFE
MIDFIELDER/FORWARD
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS HS
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
SENIOR
HEIGHT: 5-FOOT-8
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
13
SEASON GOALS
12
SEASON ASSISTS
48
CAREER GOALS
22
CAREER ASSISTS
“Grace O’Keefe is a complete player. She has speed, quickness and the ability to create her own shot.”
Bryan Turner
Head Coach - head coach of Blue Valley North High

Athletic Excellence


The 5-foot-8 senior midfielder and forward led the Saints to a 17-4 record and the Class 5A state championship this past season. O’Keefe scored 13 goals and passed for 12 assists and scored her team’s lone goal in what was ultimately a 2-1 shootout win over Blue Valley Southwest High in the state final. The Eastern Kansas League Forward of the Year, O’Keefe was a 2020 United Soccer Coaches High School All-American selection. She concluded her prep soccer career with 48 goals and 22 assists.

Academic Achievement


O’Keefe has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Missouri State University this fall.

Exemplary Character


O’Keefe earned the Presidential Service Award for contributing more than 100 hours of service at Aquinas. She has volunteered locally as a peer tutor and as a youth soccer coach, and she has donated her time to the St. Thomas Aquinas STEM summer camp for kids.