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University of Denver Athletics

2025 Men's Soccer Roster

Crissy Wright
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2 Dylan Akau

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 150
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kapolei, Hawai'i
  • Highschool Sunset H.S.
  • Club Portland Timbers

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Summit League First Team (2023)...Summit League Honorable Mention (2025)...Summit League Academic All-League Team (2023, 2024). 

Career:
Played 87 matches, starting 65 in Denver’s defense and midfield throughout his four-year career…Saw 6326 minutes of action, and scored three goals while adding 11 career assists…87 matches played tied with Aidan O’Toole for the program record…Played at least 20 matches in all four seasons.
 
2025:
Played and started all 22 matches at outside back, playing all 2000 minutes of the season for the Pioneers…Scored a goal against Mercer and had an assist against Cal Poly for his two goal contributions in the regular season…Part of a Denver defense that led the Summit League in the regular season in goals allowed.

2024:
Played and started in all 23 matches, spending most of the season in Denver’s attacking midfield…Scored a goal and added four assists in 1688 minutes of action…Scored the leveler to complete Denver’s two-goal comeback at SMU on Sept. 1…Tallied assists in wins against Creighton, Yale, St. Thomas and UMass.

2023:
Played and started in all 20 matches, seeing 1771 minutes of action…Scored a goal and added four assists for six points in the campaign…Played on a defense that gave up just one goal in Summit League regular season action this season…Scored a goal in Denver’s 5-0 win against St. Thomas…Had assists in three Summit League regular season matches, including the St. Thomas win, giving him a season-high three points in the contest…Played the entire match in 16 of Denver’s 20 contests.

2022:
Saw action in all 22 of Denver’s matches with 867 minutes of action…Assisted on the 6-0 dagger against Southern Indiana on October 19...Assisted on the game-winner against Omaha on November 10.

Before Denver:
2016 Region IV Team ODP (club)…Summa Cum Laude.

Personal:
Chose the University of Denver because he truly believes the program will sculpt him into becoming the best version of himself on and off the field…Hopes to graduate with a degree and pursue soccer at a professional level…Enjoys surfing, snowboarding and snorkeling.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2022Freshman

    Defender
    5'10" 150 lbs
    12
  • 2

    2023Sophomore

    Defender
    5'10" 150 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2024Junior

    Defender
    5'10" 150 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2025Senior

    Defender
    5'10" 150 lbs
    2