2013: Played in all 10 games... Recordedsix solo tackles and 17 overall... One fumble recovery... Top gamewas 2-3-5 against Penn...
2012: Played nine games... Three starts... Fivesolos and 14 overall tackles... 2-4-6 at Georgetown.
2011: Second among the Yale defensive backswith 28 solo tackles and 35 overall... Career-best 6-1-7 vs.Harvard.
2010: Played a backup DB role and had fivesolos with seven overall tackles... One PBU... Also played specialteams... Two solo tackles vs. Columbia.
Off the Field: Offered and acceptedfull-time position upon graduation for Mergers & AcquisitionsGroup at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, New York , NY (May2014)…Global Investment Banking Summer Analyst, Mergers& Acquisitions Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, New York, NY, involved in developing financial models, performing financialanalysis, conducting company and industry research, and managingseveral projects (summer 2013)…Assistant to PropertyManagers at C,A, White, Inc., a privately-owned real estate companywith maintenance and management of their locations consisting ofcommercial, residential, and hotel properties (summer2012)…Intern, Commercial Finance Division at CaliforniaFirst National Bank, Irvine, California involving completing thesales training program, working with a sales team and was givendirect responsibility for contacting selected corporate accounts,and working on financing opportunities ranging from $500,000 to$20,000,000 (summer 2011)…Investment Banking Analyst Traineeat Investment Banking Institute in Los Angeles, California in aone-month investment banking seminar focused on the role ofinvestment banks, their organizational structures, and theirexecution capabilities (summer 2012)…Recipient of Donald S.Hopkins Scholarship Fund and Mercein Family ScholarshipFund…Member of Zeta Psi Fraternity(2011–present)…Volunteer with Mandi Schwartz BoneMarrow Drive and Swashbuckler Sports Camps (2011–present)
At Harvard-Westlake High School: Three-time football letterman… Played FS and returnedkicks… Set school record with four interceptions in one gameas a junior… His five interceptions that year led theleague… Picked off 12 passes in three seasons…Three-time All-Del Rey League… Los Angeles Daily News Playerof the Week… San Fernando Valley hall of famescholar-athlete award winner… Played on three teams thatwere CIF-SS Northwest Division Quarterfinalists…Personal: Nicholas Okano is the son ofMargaret Minenko and Jeffrey Okano… Offered footballscholarships to Air Force, Army and Portland State… Brother,Chris, plays soccer at Bates College… Intends to major inEconomics and work in finance...Morse College resident... Economicsmajor.
