Biola University Athletics

2022
• Third Team All-PacWest
• Academic All-PacWest
• Played and started in all 17 matches, accumulating the third-most minutes on the team (1,546)
• Played 90 minutes in 13 matches
• Key member of the Eagles’ defensive line that only allowed 18 goals in 17 games, causing Biola’s opponents to average only 1.06 goals a game
• Had one assist from the backline
• A part of the team that made program history by winning their first PacWest Conference title 

2021
• Played and started in all 18 of Biola's matches as a key member of the Eagles' defensive wall
• Had the second-most minutes played on the Eagles with 1,595 minutes
• Played 90 minutes or more in all but two matches
• Contributed one assist in the Eagles' 2-0 win over Hawai'i Hilo
• Totaled six shots
• Academic All-PacWest
• A part of the team that made program history by advancing to the NCAA West Regional for the first time

2020
• Cemented the back line with five starts on defense
• Never stepped off the pitch with 90 minutes played per match and 450 total minutes on the season
**season was shortened and played solely in spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

UC COLORADO SPRINGS
• Played two seasons for the Mountain Lions
• Logged over 2,800 minutes and started over 90 percent of UCCS' matches
• Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL
• Prepped four varsity seasons at Desert Oasis, graduating in 2018
• Served as a team captain for two years
• Named Team MVP twice
• Had two years where he earned all-league, all-region and All-Southern Nevada recognitions in the same season.

PERSONAL
• Born Nov. 21, 1999 to Marina Parunashvili
• Has two siblings (Anna and Ruben)
• Majoring in kinesiology with the intention of becoming a physical therapist
• Played eight years of club soccer for LVSA in Las Vegas
• Enjoys snowboarding
• Favorite Bible Verse: 1 Corinthians 16:13
• Why I Chose Biola: "I chose Biola because of the beautiful campus and location with the opportunity to grow as a person and player.”