Eastern Washington University Athletics

UW: Redshirted at Washington in 2018, and didn’t play in 2019.
 
HS: Graduated from O’Dea HS in 2018. In his final two seasons, he led the Fighting Irish to a 25-2 record with 3,777 yards and 42 touchdowns on 430 carries, averaging 155.8 per game and 8.8 per rush. As a senior in 2017, he was the Associated Press Washington Player of the Year for all classifications, and was also the Seattle Times Player of the Year for all classifications. He also was selected to the Tacoma News-Tribune All-State team. He rushed for 2,181 yards and 28 touchdowns on just 245 carries as a senior (8.9 per rush and 167.8 per game). Patu rushed for more than 100 yards in 11 of 13 games and scored a rushing TD in all 13. He led the Fighting Irish to a 12-1 overall record and the State 3A championship. In the state title game, he rushed for 265 yards on 31 carries after finishing with 254 on 29 carries in the semifinals. As a junior in 2016, O’Dea went 13-1, with the lone loss coming in the State 3A title game. He finished the year with 1,596 yards and 14 TDs on 185 carries (8.6 per carry and 114.0 per game). Patu played for longtime O’Dea coach Monte Kohler. He attended Rainier Beach High as a freshman and sophomore, earning first team All-Metro League honors on defense and second team on offense in 2015.
 
Personal: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies at EWU.