Felipe da Silva, whose
hometown is Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, has been making
the most of his time at the
University of Nebraska
Omaha. A senior business
finance and investment
major, da Silva is also a threeyear
letter winner for the
Mavericks, and has been
named twice to the Summit
League Academic All-League
team. He has made both the
Dean’s and the Chancellor’s
Lists, and consistently volunteers for youth soccer clinics and
elementary school mentoring programs.
Felipe Da Silva
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