Zephyr Simus '23 Recruiting Profile
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June 2020Personal Statement
Recent accolades:
2022 Team USA NTDP
2022 Maverick Showtime All Star Team
2022 Inside Lacrosse Session 1 All Star Team
2022 Under Armour New Jersey Highlights Team
2022 Epoch Showcase
2021 Made both CONNY and South Under Armour Highlights Team (played for South)
2021 Juniors Open Gray Team
2021 Faceoff Academy i95 Cup Team Pangea - 3rd Place Team (Individual stat: 66%)
2021 Faceoff Factory National Summit - standout, 6th overall
2021 Faceoff Factory New England Showdown, 1st for 2023 division, 4th overall
2021 NXT Philly Champions - Long Island Sting Gold 2022 Team
2021 Apex Power 20 List
2021 Faceoff Academy National Showcase - Golden Ticket
For the past eight years, I have committed to becoming the best student-athlete possible and serving as a great teammate, on and off the field.
I am a self-motivated, fast learner, and highly coachable face-off specialist with quick hands who is physically & mentally strong and tough on ground balls. I have played both attack and midfield but, since my freshman year, I have been specializing in the Face-off (Stay-on) role because of the importance of team possession but also because I enjoy the competitiveness of the position.
Academically, I was chosen to join the selective John F. Kennedy Honors Program at Choate on Government and Public Service for my junior and senior years. I’ve received a 3.94 GPA for the past semester and will continue excelling in the classroom to be the best student-athlete I can be.
I respect my coaches and know that with dedication, I can continue to grow my excellence at the face-off position to help my team win and have fun. Getting a great education is important to me and I am interested in playing lacrosse at highly selective academic institutions.
I have passed on a few D1 recruiting opportunities because I am hoping for a best fit school academically in addition to lacrosse.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 3 years
- Varsity Starter
- 2 years
- 2022 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #21
- 2021 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #21
- 2020 Varsity Team
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 8 seasons
- 2022 Juiced cherries (2023)
- 2022 Long Island Sting
- 2021 2-way Lacrosse (2023)
- 2021 Long Island Sting Lacrosse National (Club Team)
- 2020 Movin Up Lacrosse (HS Elite Team)
- Played with 2022
- 2016 Saints Lacrosse (Club 2016-2018)
- Redistricted to new team; 2016 Rising Star Award; SNLA All-Star Teams 2016 & 2017.
- 2014 Earthquake Lacrosse CA (Club 2014)
- 2014 Vegas Starz (Club 2014-2019)
Coach References
- Position Coach
- T.D. Ierlan
- High School Head Coach
- Ethan McDonnell
- Club Coach
- Ken Miller
- Position Coach
- Max Adler
- Position Coach
- Joe Nardella
Events
- Camp/Event
- Q4 Elite
- 8/03/22 to 8/03/22
- Camp/Event
- Team USA NTDP
- 8/01/22 to 8/03/22
- Camp/Event
- Under Armour All American
- 7/28/22 to 7/31/22
- Playing for New Jersey Highlight Team
- Camp/Event
- Epoch NAIS
- 7/27/22 to 7/29/22
- Camp/Event
- UNC Team Challenge
- 7/22/22 to 7/25/22
- Camp/Event
- NLF
- 7/15/22 to 7/17/22
- With Cherries aka Juiced Cherries 2023 Club team
- Camp/Event
- Inside Lacrosse #2
- 7/11/22 to 7/13/22
- with club team, Long Island Sting Lax, jersey #28
- Camp/Event
- NXT Philly Invite
- 7/09/22 to 7/10/22
- with club team, Sting Lax
- Camp/Event
- NHSLS - White Session
- 6/30/22 to 7/01/22
- with Choate HS team, #21
- Camp/Event
- Inside Lacrosse #1
- 6/27/22 to 6/29/22
- with club team, Sting Lax #28
- Camp/Event
- Sweetlax Summer Challenge
- 6/25/22 to 6/26/22
- With Cherries Lacrosse aka Juiced Cherries Club team
- Camp/Event
- Maverick Showcase
- 6/22/22 to 6/24/22
- Camp/Event
- Baltimore Summer Kickoff
- 6/18/22 to 6/19/22
- Sting Lacrosse Club team. #28 jersey
- Camp/Event
- i95 Cup National Championship
- 8/19/21 to 8/19/21
- Team Pangaea came in 3rd place. My individual stat for the team was 66%.
- Camp/Event
- NCAA Exposure Camp
- 8/02/21 to 8/04/21
- In Canada with coach Zach Currier
- Camp/Event
- Under Armour National Champtionship _ Highlight Team
- 7/29/21 to 7/31/21
- I made both the CONNY and South Team. I played for South per UA rules.
- Camp/Event
- Apex60
- 7/26/21 to 7/27/21
- Camp/Event
- Farm Valley Challenge
- 7/24/21 to 7/25/21
- Camp/Event
- Pinnacle Lacrosse Championship
- 7/17/21 to 7/18/21
- Camp/Event
- Inside Lacrosse 2
- 7/13/21 to 7/14/21
- I will not be there on 7/12
- Camp/Event
- NXT Philly
- 7/10/21 to 7/11/21
- Camp/Event
- Great 8 Invitational
- 7/09/21 to 7/11/21
- Camp/Event
- Trilogy 24
- 7/07/21 to 7/08/21
- With Team Top Draft
- Camp/Event
- Legends Western Invitational
- 7/07/21 to 7/08/21
- with Classics Lacrosse
- Camp/Event
- Legacy Invitational
- 6/29/21 to 6/30/21
- With Team Top Draft
- Camp/Event
- Nike National Tryout
- 6/24/21 to 6/24/21
- Field 3 & 4
- Camp/Event
- National High School Lacrosse Showcase
- 6/24/21 to 6/25/21
- Camp/Event
- Adrenaline Summer Invitational
- 6/22/21 to 6/24/21
- With StingLax National
- Camp/Event
- Adrenaline Summer Showcase
- 6/22/21 to 6/22/21
- Camp/Event
- Juniors Open
- 6/18/21 to 6/20/21
- Camp/Event
- Faceoff Factory Summit
- 6/16/21 to 6/17/21
- Came in 5th overall.
- Camp/Event
- Apex First Look
- 6/06/21 to 6/06/21
- 40/58 Faceoffs (69%) won and made 2 goals in 3 game total for the day.
- Camp/Event
- Next Gen Showcase US Club Lax
- 3/06/21 to 3/07/21
- Made All-Star Team and won 11/15 Faceoffs (73%) for the game.
- Camp/Event
- Faceoff Academy National Showcase
- 2/27/21 to 2/27/21
- Camp/Event
- Nike National Tryout - Florida Region
- 2/07/21 to 2/07/21
- Field 3 & 4
- Camp/Event
- Faceoff Factory New England Showdown
- 1/30/21 to 1/30/21
- 1st Place for 2023 Division. 4th Place Overall.
- Camp/Event
- America's Finest Rivalry - Adrenaline
- 9/26/20 to 9/27/20
- Camp/Event
- Legends Meltdown
- 8/05/20 to 8/06/20
- Camp/Event
- Western Invitational (Legends)
- 7/29/20 to 7/30/20
- Camp/Event
- Faceoff Academy (FAO Ascend)
- 7/27/20 to 7/29/20
Training
- IMG Academy Lacrosse Training
- 1 year
- Spring 2020
- Faceoff Factory
- 2 years
- Ongoing training with Max Adler, Noah Rak, Casey Dowd, T.D. Ierlan, Joe Nardella,
- Faceoff Academy
- 1 year
- Trains with coach Greg Gurenlian, Trevor Baptiste
- Made Under Armour South and CONNY Highlight Teams 2021
- 1 year
Additional Sports
- Wrestling
- 2 years
- Varsity Team
Statistics
| Statistic | 2022 Varsity Team | 2021 Long Island St |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 6 |
| Groundballs | 31 | |
| Games Played | 18 | 49 |
| Record | 66% | 67% |
| Assists | 1 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Honors US Gov Honors US History Honors Political Ideology Honors Macroeconomics I was accepted into the prestigious Choate JKF Honors Program for my remaining junior and senior years of high school Choate does not offer AP ClassesAre you in AP/IB classes?
NoRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsDean's List 2020, 2021, 2022, Letters in Varsity Lacrosse, Varsity Wrestling, Selected to Choate's John F. Kennedy All Honors Program in Government & Public Service for Jr & Sr Years, GB Henderson Award 2019 - (Excellence in Mind, Body, Character), Master Photographer Award 2019, 8 Scholastic Art &Writing Award 2019 Awards.
- ActivitiesMaiyeros - Choate a capella group // Photography // Electric guitar - 6 years // Backup vocals for Kelly Clarkson on Billboard Awards 2019 // Whitewater kayak - 5 years // Will have 100 hours of community service before 2023.
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