Pacific University Athletics

Honors & Awards

• Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete (2017)
• Second Team All Northwest Conference (2018)

As a Senior (2019)

• Played and started all 18 games
• Led team with 19 shots and three assists
• Scored the game-winning goal against Puget Sound (Nov. 3)
• Assisted on goals against Occidental (Aug. 30), La Verne (Sept. 8) and Linfield (Oct. 26)
• Third on the team in points (5)

As a Junior (2018)

• Played in all 18 games, starting in 16
• Had 21 shots, 10 of which were on goal
• Had a season high of 3 three shots on goal against George Fox
• Had one assist against Wisconsin Lutheran
• Scored a goal in seven different games

As a Sophomore (2017)

• Played in 18 games, starting 16
• Second on the team with five goals, 27 shots and 11 shots on goal
• Had a season-high three shots in three-straight games against UC Santa Cruz (Sept. 8); Multnomah (Sept. 9); Whitworth (Sept. 16)
• Logged 1,373 minutes of action
• Scored a goal in three-straight games (vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering, Sept. 3; vs. UC Santa Cruz, Sept. 8; Multnomah, Sept. 9)
• Found the back of the net for a goal in the 4-1 rout of Linfield (Oct. 21)
• Also scored against Whitworth (Oct. 29) in a 2-1 loss for the Boxers
   

As a Freshman (2016)

• Played in 19 games, starting seven
• Scored two goals and dished out two assists
• First collegiate goal proved to be a game winner against Linfield
• Took 16 shots, placing five on frame

High School

• A three-time all-conference selection at Bellarmine Prep, twice earning first team honors and honorable mention another
• Twice selected as All-City first team
• A first team All-Area selection as a senior
• Two-time Coaches Award recipient
• Scored 34 goals in three seasons
• Team captain as a senior

Personal

• Son of Cherie and Tod Nurmi
• Has one sibling
• Sister, Dani, played soccer at Linfield

• Favorite Cartoon Character: Roger from American Dad
• Favorite Movie: Wolf on Wall Street
• Favorite TV Show: American Dad
• Favorite Food: Rib-Eye steak
• Favorite Celebrity: Morgan Freeman
• Favorite Athlete: Ronaldinho
• Favorite Sports Team: Seattle Sounders/ Borussia Dortmund
• One Word That Describes Me: Diligent
• Dream as a college student-athlete: Winning a national championship
• If I had a million dollars, I would: Save and invest it
• Why did you choose Pacific? When I visited, the team was very friendly and inviting. I wanted a smaller school so I could have small class sizes and excel academically. The guys on the soccer team and the academic offerings made it "the one".