2011 (Junior)
Started and took one shot on goal in opener against USF (10.27)... Played the full 90 against No. 1 Louisville (9.2)... started and played 99 minutes in a double OT outing
against Oregon State (9.4)... played the full 90 against Clemson in the ACC opener (9.9)... had a 50 start streak snapped vs. Winthrop (9.25)... made his return to the
starting lineup, taking one shot, after a four game absence against the College of Charleston (10.11)... took one shot on goal and played the full 110 in Wake's 2-2 draw at No.7 Akron (10.29)... started all three of the Deacs' postseason matches...
2010 (Sophomore)
Named to All-ACC Second Team ... Started all 19 games during the season and ran consecutive starts streak to 43 straight games ... Finished the season with two goals, including one game winner ... Part of a defense that recorded four shutouts ... Gave Wake Forest an early lead against Seton Hall (9.3), scoring first goal of the season on a free kick ... Scored the game winner against Clemson (9.10), tallying his second goal of the season ... Attempted career-high three shots in loss at North Carolina (10.8).
2009 (Freshman)
Started all 24 games of freshman season and scored three goals, all game-winning goals ... Member of defense that recorded 10 shutouts during 2009 ... Earned All-Freshman team honors from Soccer America ... Selected to the All-ACC Freshmen Team ... Named a Freshman to Watch by CollegeSoccerNews.com ... Made collegiate debut against William & Mary (9.1), playing the entire 90 minutes and attempting two shots, with one shot on frame ... Scored his first collegiate goal against No. 8 Harvard (9.26), lifting the Demon Deacons to a 1-0 victory ... Tallied second game-winning goal of rookie season against College of Charleston (10.13), scoring off a corner in the second half ... Recorded third game-winning goal of the season in NCAA Tournament win against UNC-Wilmington (11.22).
High School/Club
Won eight straight state championships with club team Crossfire from 2000-07 ... Served as team captain of Crossfire since 2005 ... Member of the United States U-18 and U-20 National Teams ... Played high school soccer for one season and was named 1st team all Kingco ... Twice named 1st team all Kingco as a kicker in football and was named all-state in 2007 ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer named Arena to all-star football team in 2008.
Personal
Born on August 3, 1990 ... Son of Kristi and Chris Arena ... Dad played football for UNLV, while grandfather played football at Notre Dame
