Peter McKeown

Classroom

McKeown is a member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll and was named to the 2011 Horizon League Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team. He owns a 3.7 grade-point average as a communications major.

Character

“Pete is one of the hardest working, most genuine individuals I have ever coached. He lives the Jesuit mission of being a person for others by the way he conducts himself both around his teammates and around others on campus. His work with the Loyola community and with those who are less fortunate has enriched the lives of countless individuals. He is a true role model to his teammates and to aspiring collegiate soccer players.” - Loyola head coach Brendan Eitz

Community

McKeown Started an open mic on Loyola’s campus for music/poetry/comedy, etc., so that interested students would have an outlet for their creativity. He continues to run the event every week, setting up lights and sound, and has enlisted younger students to help ensure the program continues after his graduation. He is a member of Loyola’s Acafellas, an all-male a cappella group on campus that performs at various charity events including one benefitting St. Baldrick’s and Relay for Life, played guitar at Sunday evening Mass on campus and is a contributing writer for the Loyola Phoenix student newspaper. He produced special interest features for WLUW, Loyola’s student radio station and is a member of the band Mundelein, which has volunteered to play at charity events to help raises money to put children in Uganda through high school.

Competition

McKeown was named Most Valuable Player of the 2011 Horizon League Men’s Soccer Championship as Loyola earned its third NCAA Tournament berth in the last six years. He also was selected to the 2011 Horizon League All-Tournament Team. He started in goal in 17 of the Ramblers’ 18 matches last fall and collected 80 saves, including a personal-best 10 stops at Green Bay. He gathered nine saves in an NCAA Tournament match at Bradley and recorded seven shutouts to tie for fourth on Loyola’s single-season chart and he now ranks fourth in program history with 16 clean sheets. He was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Nov. 14, 2011, after his play at the Horizon League Championship. His 1.05 goals-against average last fall ranks second in Loyola single-season annals. He started 18 matches in 2010 and recorded his first career assist that season. As a freshman, he started 13 contests and sported a 0.89 GAA, along the way tallying his first career shutout in a scoreless draw versus then No. 6 Creighton.