CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Season: 2024: Signed with New England Revolution II...
Season: 2022: Drafted 33rd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft to San Jose Earthquakes...
Season: 2019: Tied for team lead with nine goals…Netted five game-winning goals, most in Big Ten Conference.
2023 • FIFTH SEASON
Awards: Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (9/19)... Selected to College Soccer News Team of the Week (9/19)... Earned Academic All-Big Ten...
Season: Played in nine games...Started in six games...Scored three goals...Notched two assists...Played 450 minutes...
at no. 5 Pitt (8/24): Recorded a shot... Le Moyne (8/27): Matched his career game high two assists... No. 1 Syracuse (9/1): Notched two shots... St. John's (9/4): Recorded two shots, one on goal... Penn (9/8): Tallied a shot on goal… at Ohio State (9/15): Earned Penn State’s first hat trick since 2021 on just three shots… Maryland (9/19): Recorded one shot...
2022 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Selected to second team All-Big Ten...Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and was selected to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week (Oct. 11)... Earned Academic All-Big Ten... Garnered Academic All-District honors... Drafted 33rd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft to San Jose Earthquakes.
Season: Played in 13 games and started in 10 at forward... Totaled seven goals, three assists and 17 points... Played 842 minutes.
No.18 West Virginia (9/2): Scored his first goal of the season in 3-2 victory against No. 18 West Virginia... at George Mason (9/5): Scored second goal in a 3-1 win... No. 15 Akron (9/25): Scored the eventual game-winning goal on senior day...at Northwestern (10/2): Assisted both goals in the 2-2 draw... Scored Michigan State (10/7): Scored two goals, both using his head, less than three minutes apart... at Indiana (10/14): Scored first goal of the game off an assist from Kuhn... No. 13 Ohio State (10/21): Continued his three-game scoring streak, scoring the first goal of the game... Rutgers (10/27): Assisted Mangione's goal in the 2-1 loss.
2021 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for second-straight season... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Season: Played in all 21 games and started 17 as striker…Scored four goals…Added one assist for nine total points…Had one multi-goal game…Recorded two game-winning goals…Took team-high 21 shots on goal for 0.500 shots-on-goal percentage…Totaled 1,362 minutes on the pitch.
Rankings: Finished third in league and 63rd nationally in shot accuracy with 0.500 shots-on-goal percentage.
George Mason (8/26): Scored game-opening goal in Nittany Lions’ 1-1 early-end draw against Patriots in season opener…Took two shots on goal. at Penn (9/10): Recorded eventual game-winning goal in 81st minute to lead Penn State to comeback road victory. Northwestern (9/17): Scored a brace in just five minutes to open second half as Nittany Lions captured win in Big Ten opener…Registered season-high four points. at Michigan State (10/1): Recorded season-high five shots on goal as Nittany Lions totaled 20 shots in second half with a man-up. No. 7 Maryland (10/26): Took three shots on goal to help pace Nittany Lions offensively in comeback overtime victory. Michigan State (11/7): Had assist on Peter Mangione’s eventual game-winning goal just 25 seconds in to Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal match after initial shot was saved at the near post. Michigan (11/10): Took three shots with two on goal to help Penn State advance to second-straight Big Ten Tournament championship match.
2020-21 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named to MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List...Garnered Big Ten preseason recognition...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...
Season: Played in 10 games with four starts as a striker...Scored two goals...Added one assist for five total points...
Michigan State (2/27): Took two shots. Rutgers (3/15): Recorded assist on game-opening goal...Registered two shots on goal. Ohio State (4/10): Returned to pitch as substitute after missing time due to injury. Michigan (4/14): Scored extra insurance goal with two minutes left in Big Ten Tournament semifinals to send Nittany Lions to championship game. at No. 3 Indiana (4/17): Scored game-tying goal in Big Ten Tournament championship with less than 10 minutes remaining in regulation to force overtime with the Hoosiers...Took season-high three shots with two on goal...
2019 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Earned United Soccer Coaches All-North Region second-team honors…Named a first-team All-Big Ten honoree…Named to the Big-Ten All-Freshman Team…Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (10/15)...
Season: Played in all 19 games with 16 starts as a striker…Tied team-high with nine goals…Added one assist for 19 total points…Took 14 shots on goal for a 0.560 shots-on-goal percentage…Had five game-winning goals, a team high…Had two multi-goal performances…Considered a top-15 freshman player by Top Drawer Soccer (No. 12)…Totaled 996 minutes on the pitch...
Rankings: Netted five game-winning goals, most in Big Ten Conference and 16th nationally…Scored nine total goals, second most in the conference and 55th in the nation…Had 19 total points, third most in the conference and 94th nationally...
No. 5 Stanford (8/30): Made collegiate debut with first career start…Took first career shot. at Stony Brook (9/2): Recorded then-season high three shots. at Ohio State (9/21): Netted game-winning goal in overtime for Penn State’s first conference win of season…Was first career goal. at Michigan State (10/1): Scored two goals in 3-0 shutout of Michigan State, the first being the game-winner…Had first career multi-goal game…Recorded career-high four points. Northwestern (10/12): Had second multi-goal performance of season…Scored game-winner in overtime…Matched career-high four points. Pittsburgh (10/15): Netted game-winning goal. Appalachian State (10/25): Scored game-winning goal. at Rutgers (11/3): Scored game-tying goal with about five minutes left in regulation…Recorded career-high four shots. Wisconsin (11/10): Scored one goal in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal game…Added one assist, first of his career. No. 21 Providence (11/24): Made NCAA Tournament debut in start...
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Played five seasons for GSA 01 Phoenix in the Southern Regional Premier League (2010-15)…Won two state championships (2013, 2014) and one regional title (2013)…Earned Best XI honors during the 2015 US Youth Soccer Championships…Moved on to play three seasons with the Atlanta United FC in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (2016-19)…Helped win a national title in 2016-17…Attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia…Played one season at Grayson...Scored 12 goals for Rams in 2016 and earned 6A first-team all-region honors...
PERSONAL
Son of Cheryl and Sule Butts…Has one younger sister, Njeri…Majoring in kinesiology...