Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics

• 4x SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll - 2018-21
• 5x President's List (4.0 GPA) - Spring 2018-Fall 2019, Spring 2021
• Provost's List (3.50-3.99 GPA) - Fall 2020
• 2019-20, 2020-21 ADA Academic Achievement Award
• 2x CoSIDA Academic All-American - 2020, 2021
• 2x CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree - 2020, 2021
• PBA Strength & Conditioning Award - 2020-21
• PBA Athletic Director's Award - 2019-20
• All-SSC Freshman Team - 2018

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 31... Majoring in Pastoral Ministry... Aspires to become a military chaplain ... Chose PBA for Christian environment and ability to compete in lacrosse ... Favorite team is PBA Sailfish ... Favorite athlete is Andrew Luck... Favorite Bible verse is Jeremiah 29:11... Son of Teresa and Kurt Aken... Has one sibling: Ashley.

2021 (Senior) - Season shortened due to Covid-19
Started four of the six games he appeared in for the Sailfish during the season... the senior captain defender battled injury late in the season but was still able to pick up 12 ground balls and cause five turnovers... had a season-high four ground balls and two caused turnovers against Rollins on April 17.

2020 (Junior) - Season shortened due to Covid-19
Started all six games in the shortened 2020 season for the Sailfish. The defender picked up 23 ground balls on the season while going 4-of-17 at the faceoff X. Added one goal in what ended up being the final game of the season against Emmanuel. Caused one turnover and picked up six ground balls in PBA's 19-7 victory against Shorter.    

2019 (Sophomore)
Played in all 16 games for the Sailfish, finishing second on the team with 68 ground balls … had a season-high eight ground balls twice, against Young Harris on Feb. 8 and in the Sailfish’s upset victory over NYIT on Feb. 14 … had seven ground balls against Saint Leo on March 22 … had six ground balls and two caused turnovers against Queens (N.C.) on March 6.

2018 (Freshman)
Played in all 16 games…led the team with 60 ground balls…had the most of any player in a single game, eight, and did that in back-to-back games against Alabama Huntsville and Dominican…had seven against Emmanuel…had 27 ground balls in SSC play which also led the team…finished 10^th in the SSC with 3.75 ground balls per game…picked up lone assist against North Greenville…responsible for 10 caused turnovers during the year…recorded two on three separate occasions…also won four face offs during the year with three coming against Newberry…named to the SSC All-Freshman team.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Olympia High School in 2017...was a long stick midfielder...three-times selected all-conference...set the school record for most ground balls in a season and a career...US Lacrosse All-American...US Lacrosse Bob Scott Award.