Mason Walsh '21 Recruiting Profile
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Mason C. Walsh - ...Personal Statement
I intend to pursue a college career as student / athlete. I understand that my academic success in college will most likely guide my future. The high school that I attend instills the three pillars of Character, Truth, and Wisdom in its students. These pillars are the foundation of leadership. Leadership on and off the field is what distinguishes good athletes from great people and I am grateful for the opportunity to bring these qualities to the soccer field.
Soccer has been my passion for as long as I can remember. I have played travel soccer for 8 years for Pato's Magic Soccer Club and have excelled through his program and training. Pato Margetic coached my U14 Premiere Team to the State Cup title in 2015. I have had the opportunity to play on competitive indoor and outdoor teams through Magic Soccer. Coaches Pato Margetic and Coach Chris Fisher have invited me to play for multiple U19 teams within the club as well as my current U18 team.
I tend to play a very aggressive and defensive style of play while in the box. Pato has also encouraged me to play out at times, giving me time to work on my ball control and distribution.
My varsity high school career began at the age of 12 at Oakdale Academy. MACS (Michigan Association of Christian Schools) permit students to participate in varsity sports beginning in 6th grade. I have been a full-time goalkeeper for our varsity team since 6th grade and we had a three-peat of the MACS Men’s Varsity Soccer State Championships in 2016, 2017, & 2018 (being undefeated in divisional play in both '17 & '18). Due to the graduation of our senior players in spring of 2018, I was asked to play out for the 2018 season and scored 22 goals and had 24 assists.
The opportunity to play with older players has given me the confidence to play in an aggressive style and provide leadership skills on the field at an early age. I look forward to having this same opportunity at the college level and continue learning additional skills through college programming.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 4 years
- Varsity Starter
- 4 years
- 2020 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #01
- 2019 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #17
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference, Captain; All Conference, 2019 Varsity MVP
Team Awards
- State 2nd Place, Regional 3rd Place, Sectional 3rd Place, Conference 3rd Place
- 2018 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #17
Individual Awards
- Captain, MVP
Team Awards
- State Champs, Conference Champs, Sectional Champs, Regional Champs, '18 MACS State Champions - Three-peat of State Title
- 2017 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #04
Individual Awards
- Most Outstanding Player '17
Team Awards
- Regional Champs, Sectional Champs, Conference Champs, State Champs
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 3 seasons
- 2019 Magic (North) Gladiators & Waterford Magic (U18 / HS)
- Indoor Fall / Winter U18/19 & Spring with Coaches Schellenbarger and Fisher. Winners of U18 MSPSP Division 2 - Spring. 4 Tournament Champions for the season.
- 2018 Pato's Magic (MI) / Waterford Magic (MI) (U17)
- Also play U-19 level for the club.
- 2017 Pato's Magic (U16)
Coach References
- Travel / Club Coach
- Pato Margetic
- Travel / Club Coach
- Scott Schellenbarger
- Travel / Club Coach
- Chris Fisher
- High School Head Coach
- Jo Wilkie
Events
- Camp/Event
- Northern Michigan University - Elite ID Camp
- 7/24/19 to 7/27/19
- Camp/Event
- Oakland University - Elite Recruit Camp
- 7/19/19 to 7/21/19
- Camp/Event
- Tiffin University - Mens Team Camp
- 7/12/19 to 7/14/19
- Camp/Event
- 2019 Fresh Coast Classic
- 6/07/19 to 6/09/19
- Undefeated with only 1 goal against.
- Camp/Event
- Northern Michigan University - Winter College ID Camp
- 3/23/19 to 3/24/19
- Camp/Event
- 9th Annual Southeast Showcase Tournament
- 1/26/19 to 1/27/19
- Camp/Event
- Gatlinburg College Combine @ Southeast College Showcase
- 1/25/19 to 1/25/19
- Camp/Event
- Northern Michigan University - Elite Recruit Camp
- 7/25/18 to 7/28/18
- Camp/Event
- Oakland University - Senior Elite Camp
- 7/20/18 to 7/22/18
- Camp/Event
- Soccer Unlimited - Goaltending Training
- 7/16/18 to 7/20/18
- Training with Alex Lubyansky & Goran Kljaic
- Camp/Event
- University of Michigan - Summer Prospect Camp
- 7/13/18 to 7/15/18
- Camp/Event
- Michigan Soccer Classic
- 5/25/18 to 5/27/18
- Finished 1st Place. Won in a shoot-out; stopped 5 of 7 shots.
- Camp/Event
- Ann Arbor Invitational - Boys' Showcase
- 4/21/18 to 4/22/18
- Finished 1st Place with 0 goals against
- Camp/Event
- Northern Michigan University College ID Camp
- 3/17/18 to 3/17/18
- Camp was limited to 10 attendees that trained with the current NMU players and coaching staff.
- Camp/Event
- Oakland Soccer Winter ID Camp at Oakland University
- 2/17/18 to 2/18/18
- Camp/Event
- Elite Soccer Academy Prospect Camp at University of Michigan
- 2/11/18 to 2/11/18
- Camp/Event
- Premeire College Combine
- 2/03/18 to 2/03/18
- Camp/Event
- No1 Goalkeepers Academy/School
- 7/31/17 to 8/04/17
- Dan Diac, Founder / Trainer
- Camp/Event
- Elite Goalkeeping Invitational Camp / Futskills by Tati
- 7/24/17 to 7/27/17
- Training with Qatar Assistant Coach Maxi Viera
- Camp/Event
- Olympic Development Program Training/Tryouts
- 7/24/17 to 7/27/17
- Camp/Event
- HS Boys Senior Elite Camp
- 7/14/17 to 7/16/17
- Camp/Event
- University of Michigan Elite Prospect Camp
- 2/25/17 to 2/25/17
Training
- Futskills Academy by Tati (Fernando Errecalde) & Soccer Unlimited (Goran Kljaic & Alex Lubyansky)
- 4 years
- Semi private goalkeeper training with goalie coach, Alex Lubyansky - Head Coach of Michigan Mens Soccer Club Team / Former Goalkeeper at the University of Michigan.
Statistics
| Statistic | 2018 Varsity Team |
|---|---|
| Goals | 22 |
| Assists | 24 |
| Games Played | 14 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Latin 4 Trigonometry & Calculus - Section 1/Advanced Medieval Modern History - Section 1/Advanced Chemistry - Section 1/Advanced Post Modern to Realism Literature - Section 1/Advanced Apologetics 11 - Section 1/Advanced *Oakdale Academy does not offer 'listed' AP classes as certain classes are considered advanced/honors when weighted against public school curriculum. Please visit www.OakdaleAcademy.com for more information.Are you in AP/IB classes?
NoRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsConsistent High Honor Roll Academic All Conference MACS - 2019, 2018, 2017 2019 Michigan Mathematics Prize Competition - Semi Finalist Round (Top 10% - Scholarship winners announced in 12/19) 2019 CLT 10 Regional Scholar - Top 5% score of all students in the Midwest 2018 ACL/NJCL National Latin Exam - Summa Cum Laude recognition for exceptional score against 144,000 students in 24 countries 2018 PSAT Score = 1370score (out of 1520) / ranked 99th percentile nationally
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