Alexander Shakow '26 Recruiting Profile

My goals and aspirations were always so simple, so I thought....to play basketball in college. I was a (3) sport athlete participating in soccer, basketball and baseball. Lacrosse was a new offering at my high school and the coach asked me to try it out. I quickly developed a love for the game as its a perfect blend of the principles of basketball and soccer. After (1) season it was clear my goals had changed. 

I have been a part of many teams with different degrees of success. We have had difficult seasons and seasons ending just shy of playing for State Championships, through it all the (1) thing lacrosse provided the other sports did not was the ¨brotherhood.¨ I am from a small school where in order to field a lacrosse team we had to merge with our crosstown rivals. The rivalry runs deep, but the ¨brotherhood¨ was stronger!

My goal is now more clear, attend a college/university that offers the academic standards to provide the foundation for my adult life while participating in the sport I love while being part of something bigger!