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John O'Hara returns for his third season with the Patriots and is expected to be the starter at goalkeeper ... Selected as team captain ... Strong, commanding presence as the last line of defense ... On George Mason career lists, enters 2004 season ranked fourth in minutes played (5,720), for saves (215) and shutouts (22.0). 2003: Earned Academic All-America University Division Second Team honors in District III ... Named to the All-CAA First Team and the All-Virginia First Team as goalkeeper ... Set a George Mason season record for minutes played with 2,205 ... Posted 10 full shutouts and shared one .... Had a 0.98 goals-against average with 73 saves, including a 0.71 GAA and 28 saves with four shutouts against CAA foes during the regular season .... Earned CAA co-Player of the Week honors on Oct. 7 after posting three shutouts against UNC, Hofstra and Drexel ... Named to the Dean's List spring semester and the Athletic Director's honor roll both semesters ... Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Award. 2002: Earned All-CAA first-team honors at goalkeeper ... Named to All-Virginia first team and All-South Atlantic Region second team ... Started all 19 games, playing 1,806 minutes (all but nine for the season) ... Posted 81 saves and 7.5 shutouts (sharing one with John Harrington) ... Allowed 21 goals for a 1.05 goals-against average ... Registered a 1.05 GAA against CAA opponents, allowing 10 goals in 858 minutes while recording 43 saves and 3.5 shutouts ... Ranked second in CAA for GAA and with 0.37 shutouts per game, ranked seventh in region for GAA and 10th in saves ... Was ranked nationally for much of season for GAA, reaching as high as No. 5 on Sept. 24 ... Named CAA Player of the Week Oct. 7 after posting pair of shutouts on the road at Liberty and JMU ... Recorded season-high eight saves twice, vs. La Salle (Sept. 8) and VCU (Oct. 25) ... Made several point-blank saves to keep eventual CAA-champion Rams scoreless ... During Summer 2003, named Goalkeeper of the Year in the USL Premier Development League ... Named to All-Eastern Conference team after leading PDL with 0.57 GAA and tying for lead with seven shutouts as a member of the Richmond Kickers Future ... Earned spot on Athletic Director's Honor Roll and Dean's List (both semesters) for outstanding work in classroom ... Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award. 2001: Posted outstanding freshman campaign at goalkeeper, earning CAA Rookie of the Year honors (first Patriot to receive award) ... Also selected to All-CAA second team and to Freshman All-America third team (by College Soccer News) ... Started all 18 games and played all 1,709 minutes in goal, making 61 saves ... Allowed 27 goals for a 1.42 GAA ... Posted four shutouts over final nine games of season, recording 0.91 GAA during stretch ... Ranked fifth in CAA in GAA and with 0.23 shutouts per game, seventh in saves ... Posted career-best nine saves in first collegiate game vs. Southern Methodist and earned Defensive MVP honors at George Mason/Kappa Soccer Classic ... Earned spot on Athletic Director's Honor Roll (both semesters) and was named CAA Scholar-Athlete. Prep/Club: Played for Straide & Foxford United club growing up in County Mayo, Ireland ... Named to Irish under-15 team that competed in a tournament in England and was selected to represent the Connaght and Leinster provinces in a national tournament ... In 1998-99, was member of Belvedere Boys Club as a junior player, helping to lead club to Dublin District Schoolboy League championship in 1999 ... Competed for under-18 Irish National Youth Team which narrowly missed qualifying for the European Junior Championships ... Member of youth and under-21 teams for Shelbourne Football Club in 2001. Personal: Full name is John Gerard O'Hara ... Born April 18, 1981 ... Son of John and Joyce O'Hara ... Has one brother and one sister ... 1999 graduate of St. Jarlaths College (Irish high school) ... Did not compete in athletics at school ... Majoring in physical education.
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