Erik Langeland '21 Recruiting Profile

Soccer is in my DNA. My father was captain of the Bowdoin soccer team in college and played competitively in ‘Over 30’ leagues deep into my youth. I toyed with soccer balls before I could walk. I ‘scored’ goals in my backyard by age two.

As I said, soccer is in my blood.  I played on the premier travel soccer club within Fairfield United for over a decade, mainly as a right mid, outrunning majority of my opponents and teammates.  I am very fast.  My best 1 mile time is 5:35. My mom ran competitive track as a mid-distance runner and contributed to my gene pool for soccer on her own merit.

I was honored as a Varsity high school player my Sophomore year at Prep and play outside right midfield, starting most games Junior year. I worked very hard to earn the respect of my coaches and teammates.  In the off High School season, I participate on the Inter CT club team (formerly known as Everton) and will be attending every tournament they offer.

Besides soccer, I am active in the Music Department at Prep. I have been singing in the Select Choir and I founded the Beat Box club this year and we currently have 7 active members.

I am involved in many volunteer efforts through a service organization, SASO, (Scholars and Athletes Serving Others) and am in a leadership position as a Junior Deacon in my church serving on many levels. I have also participated in 2 summer Appalachia immersion projects (week long trips) helping rehab damaged houses for the underserved communities in West Virginia and Kentucky.

I was inspired at a young age to learn parkour (free running) and flipping.  Being physically agile, I am able to perform many intricate flips on the ground and off of various objects (trees, rock walls, benches, etc).  When I am not playing soccer, parkour gives me the physical and mental freedom and a great stress releaser. I also set personal goals with these tricks and enjoy achieving them.

Academically, I excel in math and science and enjoy these classes most.  I’ve been building Legos since I was a toddler and as a visual learner, I lean towards geometric design and construction.  I am also extremely well organized and possess strong math skills and am considering a possible career in Finance/Accounting as well.

My college ambition is single minded  - to be recruited as a soccer player on a strong, competitive D3 college. This is my ultimate dream and look forward to all that is required to achieving this goal.