University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

2015: Saw time in all but one match, starting eight of 19 contests ... Ranked second on the team with three goals and tallied six points total ... Had 14 shots and seven shots on goal ... Posted one game-winning marker ... Scored game-winning goal in 75th minute of 2-1 victory over Western Illinois (9/11) at WMU Radisson Invitational ... Scored goal in 2-2 draw with UIC (10/17) ... Tallied first goal of game in 3-2 overtime victory at Wright State (10/24), playing season-high 86 minutes ... Started the last seven matches of the year, including Horizon League Championship quarterfinal at Cleveland State (11/9) ... Earned Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll accolades ... Named to UDM Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

2014: Played in 18 games for the Titans during his freshman season ... Scored one goal and added 15 shots, including seven shots on goal ... Made collegiate debut in season-opener at Western Michigan (8/29), setting up Adam Clauss' game-winning goal in overtime ... Scored first collegiate goal in conference-opener vs. Wright State in what was also the game-winning goal in 73rd minute ... Led team with four shots and three shots on goal vs. WSU ... Had two shots at UIC (10/4) and at home vs. Cleveland State (10/25) ... Posted three shots in a season-high 55 minutes at IUPUI ... Named to UDM Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Prior to Detroit: Played three years of varsity soccer at Novi High School for the Wildcats ... Was named the Oakland County Player of the Year in both 2012 and 2013 ... Also captured a slew of other awards both years garnering All-State First Team honors, All-County, and All-District recognition ... In 2011, he earned All-State Honorable Mention... From 2011-2013, he earned Academic All-State recognition ... Played three years with the Michigan Jaguars FC White, played one year with the Michigan Jaguars FC Green, and also the Bloomfield Force Black for a year ... Also earned two varsity letters for track and field at Novi ... Also part of the Japanese Club.

Personal: Son of Emiko and Tsuyoshi Nakashima ... Has two siblings, Sho and Ami ... Enjoys video games and playing the guitar ... Major is computer science.