Columbia University Athletics

2019: Started all seven games he appeared in as a junior ... Totaled 570 minutes on defense ... Registered one assist on the season, finding the head of Sebastian Gunbeyi on a cross through the box to give Columbia its lone goal at Creighton (Sept. 9) ... Credited with two shots on the campaign, including a shot on goal in a 1-1 draw with Army (Sept. 13) ... Helped the Lions' back line to a 2-0 shutout victory over Monmouth (Sept. 27) ... Came out with an injury at 99 minutes against Penn and did not return the remainder of the season (Oct. 13).

2018: Earned second team All-Northeast Region honors … A first team All-Ivy League selection … Saw action in 15 games and started 14 at the back for the Lions … Recorded three assists on the season, including one on the game-winner to Dylan Mott against Harvard (Nov. 3).

2017: Named second team All-Ivy League as a central defender during his first season on the pitch ... Started and appeared in 17 of 18 matches ... Finished the season with two assists, including one on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 defeat of Yale (Oct. 29) ... Helped Columbia finish the regular season with the second lowest team goals against average in the NCAA, as the Lions surrendered just six goals in the regular season.

Personal: Part of the 2016 USSDA National Champion team, while playing for FC Dallas ... A defender on the pitch ... Graduate of Flower Mound High School in suburban Dallas ... Full name is Blake Daniel Willis ... Born July 6, 1999 in Irving, Texas ... The son of Franciska and Joseph Willis ... Will attend Columbia College.