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Career Honors
- Second Team All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Team (2023)
- Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (10/31/23)
- Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team (2022)
- OSU Scholar Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2023)
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2022)
2024 (Junior)
- Helped the Buckeyes win the Big Ten regular season title, the Big Ten Tournament crown and reach the semifinals of the 2024 College Cup
- Started all 22 matches with a total of 1,699 minutes played
- Tallied five goals and seven assists ... scored the match winner in 5-0 victory at Penn State Sept. 17
- His two assists helped Ohio State advance to the College Cup with a 3-0 win over Wake Forest in Columbus Dec. 7
2023 (Sophomore)
- Started all 18 matches in second year as a Buckeye
- Had four goals, including the match-winner in 3-2 victory at No. 16 and previously unbeaten Michigan State (10/24/23)
- Took 39 shots with 12 on frame on the year
- Scored twice against Kentucky (3-0) and at MSU (3-2)
- Season high 102 minutes played in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals at Penn State (1-1, PKs, 3-4)
2022 (Freshman)
- Scored twice with four assists
- Both goals were game winners in a 2-1 win at home vs. Indiana and in a 3-2 victory in Columbus vs. Northern Kentucky
- Earned four starts in 20 matches played with 983 minutes played
- Eight of 17 shots were on net
Personal
- Son of Aaron and Marne Pechota
- Has five siblings: Marin, Evie, Charleigh, Keaton and Augustus
- Lettered four times in soccer at St. Ignatius
- Named Ohio Mr. Soccer in both 2020 and 2021
- Earned a spot on the Boys 2021 West All-America Game squad
- Led St. Ignatius to state titles in 2019, 2020 and 2021
- Was named the United Soccer Coaches National 2021 High School Player of the Year
- He is a two-time All-America, a two-time Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year (2020-21), the Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year and a three-time state champion
- St. Ignatius was 23-0 in 2021, 21-0 in 2020 and 21-0-2 in 2019.
- Scored 14 goals with 12 assists as a junior (21-0) in a season when the Wildcats were crowned both state and national champions
- Enjoys playing FIFA and spending time with family and friends
- Greatest thrill in sports to date was winning the Ohio State Championship as a senior in an overtime game
