2025
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree … Starter in 15 of 20 games played … Tied for third on the team in scoring with seven points … Ranked second on the team with five assists … Scored her first NCAA goal in a 2-0 win over Long Beach State … Assisted on the game-winner against Iowa.
2024 (Iowa Western)
Earned the 2024-25 Betty Jo Graber NJCAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award … Named the United Soccer Coaches Player of the Year and a first-team All-American for Junior College Division 1 for the second year in a row … ICCAC Female Student Athlete of the year for 2024-2025 … Region 11 Player of the Year … Named to the NJCAA Division 1 All-Tournament Team … Started 20 out of 20 games played … Scored 25 goals in the season, including six game-winning goals … Recorded 19 assists.
2023 (Iowa Western)
Named the United Soccer Coaches Player of the Year and a first-team All-American for Junior College Division 1 … Led Iowa Western to the NJCAA Division 1 National Championship and selected the tournament’s Most Valuable Offensive Player … Started 16 out of 18 games played … Scored 19 goals with five game-winning goals to go along with 19 assists.
Personal
Full name is Oruha Hayashi … Born in Hyogo, Japan … Parents are Masanori and Chiharu Hayashi … Has two older sisters, Saori and Rio … Admires Lionel Messi … Hobbies include thrifting and watching YouTube … Sociology major … Career objective is to be a professional soccer player.
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree … Starter in 15 of 20 games played … Tied for third on the team in scoring with seven points … Ranked second on the team with five assists … Scored her first NCAA goal in a 2-0 win over Long Beach State … Assisted on the game-winner against Iowa.
2024 (Iowa Western)
Earned the 2024-25 Betty Jo Graber NJCAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award … Named the United Soccer Coaches Player of the Year and a first-team All-American for Junior College Division 1 for the second year in a row … ICCAC Female Student Athlete of the year for 2024-2025 … Region 11 Player of the Year … Named to the NJCAA Division 1 All-Tournament Team … Started 20 out of 20 games played … Scored 25 goals in the season, including six game-winning goals … Recorded 19 assists.
2023 (Iowa Western)
Named the United Soccer Coaches Player of the Year and a first-team All-American for Junior College Division 1 … Led Iowa Western to the NJCAA Division 1 National Championship and selected the tournament’s Most Valuable Offensive Player … Started 16 out of 18 games played … Scored 19 goals with five game-winning goals to go along with 19 assists.
Personal
Full name is Oruha Hayashi … Born in Hyogo, Japan … Parents are Masanori and Chiharu Hayashi … Has two older sisters, Saori and Rio … Admires Lionel Messi … Hobbies include thrifting and watching YouTube … Sociology major … Career objective is to be a professional soccer player.