Holy Cross Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS:
• Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year Semifinalist (2022)
• Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar (2020, 2021, 2022)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2020, 2022)
• Patriot League All-Tournament Team (2020)
• Academic All-Patriot League (2022)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

2022:
• Named a national semifinalist for the Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year award
• Selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District squad
• Earned Academic All-Patriot League honors
• Chosen to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• Played in all 18 games on the season, starting 12 times
• Recorded three assists on the year
• Ranked seventh on the team with 1,229 minutes played
• Assisted on both goals in the 2-1 victory over Iona
• Tallied an assist against Army West Point

2021:
• Chosen as an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
• Selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• Served as one of Holy Cross’ team captains
• Played in all 19 games on the season, starting 17 times
• Key part of a defense that allowed 1.52 goals per game with four shutouts on the season
• Recorded three assists on the season
• Ranked seventh on the team with 1,524 minutes played
• Registered assists against Bucknell, Manhattan and UMass Lowell

2020:
• Named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
• Selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team
• Earned a spot on the Patriot League All-Tournament Team
• Chosen to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• Started all four games on the year, totaling 288 minutes played
• Key part of a defense which allowed 1.33 goals per game on the year
• Shortened season played in the spring of 2021 due to COVID-19

2019:
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• Played in 13 games and started 12
• Totaled 990 minutes played

BEFORE HOLY CROSS:
• Played one postgraduate season at the Taft School in Watertown, Conn.
• Led Taft to a 14-3-2 record, the Class A New England semifinals and a runner-up finish in the Class A WNEPSSA
• Scored four goals and recorded two assists during his postgraduate year, while earning NEPSAC All-Star honors
• Previously attended Barking Abbey School in London, England
• Helped Barking Abbey to the London Cup title and Coomer Cup runner-up finish
• Played for the AFC Hornchurch, helping the team to a league championship
• Named Player of the Year in 2017 with Romford FC
• Played for Essex County FC in 2018, helping the team to three cup final appearances and a County Schools’ Cup championship

PERSONAL:
• Son of Olufemi Salawu and Tracy Jordan
• Has one brother (Tharah)
• Majored in Computer Science