Joey O'Keefe took over the reigns of the Biola men's soccer program in the Fall of 2021, becoming the program's 11th head coach. Fall 2022 will be his second year as the Eagles' head coach. 

O'Keefe's Record at Biola

Year

2021

2022

TOTAL

Overall

11-7-0

8-4-6

19-11-6

 (.733)

Conference

7-3-0 (3rd)

7-0-3 (1st)

14-3-3

 (.775)

Playoffs

NCAA Nats. - 1st Rd.

NCAA Nats. - 1st Rd.

Throughout O'Keefe's career as the Biola men's soccer head coach, he has instructed one United Soccer Coaches Association Scholar All-American, one CSC Scholar All-American, one D2CCA All-American, five United Soccer Coaches Association All-West Region players, seven D2CCA All-West Region selections, one PacWest Player of the Year, two PacWest Defenders of the Year, two PacWest Newcomers of the Year, one PacWest Freshman of the Year, one PacWest Goalkeeper of the Year, 17 All-PacWest selections, six PacWest Player of the Week, two PacWest Defender of the Week, and 39 Academic All-PacWest players. 

Biola built upon their 2021 success with an even more successful 2022. O'Keefe's program received three of the PacWest's four main individual awards, including PacWest Player of the Year (Kristian Colaci), Defender of the Year (Izaac Zausch), Newcomer of the Year (Jakob Schnitzler), and Goalkeeper of the Year (JD Gunn). He proceeded to accumulate nine all-conference selections, six all-region picks, one D2CCA All-American, one CSC Scholar All-American and 19 Academic All-PacWest players. 

The Eagles made program history as the first Biola men's soccer squad to win the PacWest Conference, earning the automatic qualifier to the NCAA West Regional. The Eagles fought hard in Texas, but ended up losing 1-0 in their opening round against Midwestern State University Texas. 

2021 was a special year for O'Keefe and the Eagles as they paved the way for future soccer generations with a historic 2021 season. O'Keefe led the men's soccer team to their highest conference placement since 2015 (third place) and first-ever NCAA West Regional where they played one match against Cal Poly Pomona.

O'Keefe's program was showered with well-deserved awards for the 2021 season. He received three of the PacWest's four major individual awards, including Defender of the Year (Izaac Zausch), Newcomer of the Year (Theo Le Calve), and Freshman of the Year (Adam Jones). He proceeded to bring in eight all-conference selections, three all-region picks, one First Team All-American, and 20 Academic All-PacWest players. 

Prior to returning to Biola, O'Keefe spent two seasons at Westcliff, helping the Warriors to a 19-6-4 combined overall record. O'Keefe was instrumental for the Warriors, coaching the inaugural men's and women's soccer teams in 2019. The pair of teams found immediate success with O'Keefe at the helm, holding a combined .863 winning percentage.

O'Keefe returns to the Eagles after playing four seasons for Biola during his collegiate career. O'Keefe earned three All-GSAC awards, a GSAC Player of the Year award, as well as a NAIA First Team All-American award as a student-athlete at Biola. 

In his playing career, O'Keefe played in the PDL for three seasons before signing a contract to play professionally in Salzburg, Austria. Since returning back to the States, O'Keefe has worked with the LA Galaxy traveling internationally to scout talent to bring back to the Galaxy 2 USL squad.

O'Keefe also made an impact for the soccer program at Pacifica Christian High School. As the team's head coach, O'Keefe earned a trio of coach of the year awards from 2017-2020.

He has this to say about rejoining Biola Athletics:

"I graciously accept the stewardship role that I have been given and I intend on developing generations of quality student-athletes that Biola can be proud of. The opportunity to pour back into the young men of this program is a dream come true for me. I am committed to the growth of these young men; spiritually, academically and athletically."