Jacob Van Vleet '18 Recruiting Profile

My near term goal is to play for a high tier junior team. I am also devoted to my longer term goal of playing college hockey for a strong Varsity College Hockey Program. Following college, I plan to play professional hockey to the highest level that I can achieve. To accomplish these goals, I am working extremely hard in school and getting good grades while taking mostly Honors and AP classes. Because I have a passion for science, I plan to study Chemistry and/or Molecular Biology in college. I have an extensive practice and workout schedule. I play hockey 4-6 days/week, lift weights 2-3 days/week, and run 3-5 miles 1-2 days/week. I also do foot agility exercises, stick handling, and shooting off ice each week.

My primary position is Right Defenseman, but I also play Center and Right Wing at times. Because I have excellent speed (fastest player on all of the teams I have played for) and play these secondary positions, I naturally provide significant offense while playing as a Defenseman.

I enjoy many activities outside of hockey including Taekwondo (ITA World Sparring Champion (gold medal) and bronze medalist in Forms), baseball, running (cross country), fishing, hunting, and community service. I am a natural leader on and off the ice and have served as a captain of hockey and baseball teams and as president of my church youth group. In my youth group, I have the opportunity to provide service to the community by working at soup kitchens, shelters, and providing service (yard work, house cleaning, moving) to individual people at their homes.