HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in three sports at Oakton High School...earned three letters in lacrosse, leading squad to three straight state championships...team went 48-7 during his career...captain of lacrosse team as a senior...earned first team all-district and all-region honors and was second team All-Metro as a senior...also earned all-district and all-region honors as a junior...lettered one year as a guard in track and one year in track, earning all-region honors...honor roll student.

AT DELAWARE: First-year member of the squad...will add solid depth to Blue Hen defensive unit.

PERSONAL: Patrick Daniel “Pat” O’Keefe...born Jan. 2, 1987...son of Thomas and Elise O’Keefe...university studies major...worked for Potomac Title Co. during the summer...youngest of four children...comes from an athletic family...father played college basketball at Catholic, grandfather, Tom O’Keefe, played basketball at Georgetown, and brother, Chris, ran track at Virginia Tech...enjoys computers and working on cars in spare time.