Pronunciation: (EE-key-ore-uh)
Awards:
- All-GSAC Selection (2018)
2019 (Senior): Big, tough defender closed out his collegiate career with another solid showing at both ends of the field…started all 17 matches in which he played, running his string of starts to an impressive 72 in a row…scored two goals and posted a like number of assists for six points…his second goal of the season and the final one of his career came at Vanguard in a GSAC tournament quarterfinal match on Nov. 9…part of a team effort that posted six shutouts.
2018 (Junior): Big, tough defender made his presence felt all over the field during his junior year … started all 19 of the club’s matches, running his starts to 55 in a row … scored a goal, his only points of 2018, vs. San Diego Christian on Oct. 24 … his bruising style of defense helped limit Mustang opponents to 24 goals in 19 matches and caught the eyes of conference coaches who voted him to the All-GSAC team for the first time.
2017 (Sophomore): Talented, versatile athlete, he toggled back and forth between forward and defender, starting all 20 of the club’s matches in a solid sophomore campaign … on the offensive end, he notched three points on a goal and an assist … scored his only goal vs. Vanguard on Oct. 5 … assisted on a Benjamin Tembo goal against Embry-Riddle (AZ) on Sept. 2.
2016 (Freshman): Explosive first-year player picked things up quickly, playing in all 20 matches, including the final 16 as a starter … tallied his first collegiate goal, the game-winner, and added an assist vs. Whittier on Sept. 1 … eight days later, he scored the first goal of the match in a 5-1 victory over La Sierra … his third and final goal of the season was the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Hope International in a GSAC Tournament first-round game on Nov. 5.
Valencia High (Santa Clarita, Calif.): Helped lead the Vikings to the greatest boys soccer season in Santa Clarita Valley history in 2015-16 ... Valencia went 23-3-2, securing the valley's first-ever CIF SoCal Regional Boys Soccer title ... Ikeora scored in the 67th minute to even the score in the SoCal Regional's first round and then added a golden goal in overtime.
Personal: Full name is Justin Chidubem Ikeora ... parents are Jonathan and Grace ... siblings are Franklin, Daniel, Linda, Cynthia and Sandra.
