The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017 Soccer Roster
Roster
Nakia Graham
- Position:
- M/F
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Westwood
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- Major:
- International Relations & Global Studies
HONORS & AWARDS
SENIOR (2018)
Played six minutes off the bench in the NCAA First Round match-up against Virginia Tech (Nov. 9) ... Returned from a lengthy injury rehab to start on “Senior Day” and play 19 minutes against Kansas State (Oct. 21) as well as five minutes as a sub in the Big 12 Championship Semifinal loss to No. 14 West Virginia (Nov. 2) ... Played two minutes off the bench before suffering an injury during the 3-0, season-opening triumph at Rice (Aug. 17).
JUNIOR (2017)
Played 368 total minutes while appearing in 10 Texas matches ... Registered a shot over 31 minutes of action during the 3-0 NCAA First Round win over North Texas (Nov. 10) ... Came off the bench for five minutes during the 1-0 (OT) loss to No. 22 Oklahoma State (Oct. 27) ... Was on the pitch for 60-plus minutes during victories over No. 25 Colorado (Sept. 8) and Northeastern (Sept. 10) ... Played 37 minutes off the bench during the 1-0 road win at Sacramento State (Sept. 3) ... Was credited with a pair of tries over 51 ticks of the clock off the bench in the 1-0 triumph at North Texas (Aug. 27) ... Fired one shot in 52 minutes on the pitch during the 2-0 blanking of Western Kentucky (Aug. 20).
SOPHOMORE (2016)
Played in nine matches with one start, totaling 289 minutes while registering one assist in 2016 ... Returned from a lengthy injury break to play 28 minutes off the bench during the 3-2 loss at TCU (Oct. 28) ... Was on the pitch for 52 ticks of the clock in helping knock off previously unbeaten UCSB, 2-1 (Sept. 18) ... Managed a headed shot that teasingly hit the left post in the final minute of regulation during the eventual 2-1 (OT) loss at No. 19 Ohio State (Sept. 11) ... Registered a career-high two shots on goal during the 7-0 rout of Sam Houston State (Sept. 2) ... Picked up her first career assist and point on the Forty Acres by helping on Alexa Adams’ 73rd minute goal during the 3-1 win over Detroit (Aug. 28) ... Started, played 63 minutes and fired two shots in the season-opening, 1-0 loss to Seatle (Aug. 19).
FRESHMAN (2015)
Played 41 total minutes over five matches in 2015 ... Picked up three minutes of playing time in the 3-0 rout of Montana (Oct. 30) ... Received four minutes of playing time in the 1-1 (2OT) tie against Oregon State (Sept. 10) … Played nine minutes during Texas’ 2-1 upset win at No. 14 UCLA (Sept. 6) … Earned eight minutes of action off the bench during the 2-0 loss to No. 5 North Carolina (Aug. 28) … Picked up the first 17 minutes of playing time in her collegiate career as a sub in the 1-0 victory over Miami (FL) on Aug. 23.
CLUB
On the club level, Graham was a teammate of fellow Longhorns freshman Katie Glenn with Lonestar SC 97 ECNL for head coach Alex Tapp … Was recommended for the U.S. Club Soccer id2 National Identification and Development Program, participated in the ECNL Player Development Program (2012, 2013, 2014) and was one of 44 players honored on the all-event teams at the 2012-13 ECNL National Event Series in Sanford, Fla.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graham was a two-sport letter-winner in both soccer and track & field for Malcolm Framjee/Jim Donahue (Soccer) and Kimberly Payton (T&F) at Westwood H.S. in Austin, Texas … A 2014 first-team all-state and all-region choice, Graham also picked up her fourth consecutive first-team All-District 16-5 accolade to go along with a 2013 District 16-5A Offensive Most Valuable Player award ... Was the leading goal scorer for Westwood in 2014 and was named All-District MVP in 2015 … Was an outstanding student in high school, having received four consecutive academic all-state selections from 2012-14 ... Was the leading goal scorer (2014).
PERSONAL
Born on Aug. 26, 1997 … Parents are Winthrop and Yvonne Graham … Has three siblings, Aikan, Kiana and Kinaa … Father Winthrop is a Texas-Ex and was a standout track & field athlete for Jamaica winning silver medals in the 4x400-meter relay at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as well as a silver and two bronze medals combined in a pair of World Championships … Mother Yvonne was a middle distance runner for then-East Germany (won bronze in the 1500 meters in the 1983 European Junior Championships and 1989 World Indoor Championships) and later unified Germany before obtaining Jamaican citizenship … Brother Aikan is currently a senior hurdler on the track team at Texas A&M … She chose Texas over Notre Dame, Baylor, Colorado and Auburn … Graham's siblings' names all start with the letter ‘A” while her brother Aikan’s name is her spelled backwards.
