Benjamin Carlson '21 Recruiting Profile

I would love to play collegiate level soccer in combination with high-level academics. As a Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior, I started as a central defender on my high school varsity soccer team. This year I played sixteen games for ninety minutes and consistently used communication on the field to help my team.  This was the best season over the last three years for my high school team and we were able to hold better teams to low scores because of our defensive communication, coordination, and skills. I try to play clean possession style soccer as I look to hold and build with a ball on offense. I have been playing soccer since I was four years old on both a local and a regional premier team. I am constantly looking to improve my skills in order to improve my overall game. I enjoy team play and I work well with my other teammates for a common goal. I am a rising Junior in high school and I am currently in the top five of my Junior class of two hundred and eighty students. Academic performance is very important to me and I am looking into a career in one of the S.T.E.M subjects.  I am very involved in several extracurricular activities. I am active in a competitive Science Olympiad team and I am continuously active volunteering in my community.