Jamie Benayon-Abraham '24 Recruiting Profile

My collegiate goals and aspirations are to play soccer at the highest possible level while pursing a rigorous educational program that will provide me with a number of career options (both in and outside of soccer).  I am also looking forward to making lifelong connections in this environment and having a truly memorable collegiate experience.  My intentional soccer training over the years with older boys makes me well suited to transition into a collegiate environment with a wide range of player ages from freshman to senior and beyond.

I believe that I am a good candidate for your team because I have learned over my high school years how to juggle a busy schedule, maintain high academic achievements, and play highly competitive soccer.  I believe these are all important to being a successful student-athlete at the collegiate level. I am a coachable team player who is eager to continue to develop my soccer skills while balancing my academic goals as well.  I believe I can contribute greatly to your team because of both my soccer skills and character on and off the field.

A few things that make me a unique candidate from other recruits are my character, soccer development pathway, and all-around organizational skills.  Since the beginning of high school, I have been a starter playing in the province of Ontario's most competitive soccer league with boys 1-2 years older than me.  While this has been frustrating at times, my perseverance and determination has pushed me to develop soccer skills that allow me to compete with bigger, stronger and faster players than my age group. Training extensively (both on the pitch and with a personal weight trainer) and competing in our league games throughout the years has not always been easy while finding the time to maintain an "A" academic average.  I have enjoyed this challenge and can honestly say that soccer gives me more joy than anything else in life and it fuels me to be successful in other parts of my life.  I am always pushing both myself and my teammates to be better and to continue to learn.  I want to help my team be successful. I have learned how to manage stress well and look after myself both physically and mentally.