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TopLaxRecruits.com, Posted 12/7/14
Staff Report
Peyton Smith said he was relaxed when he reached the finals of the 2016 division at the Faceoff Academy National championships today at at The Super Dome in Waldwick, N.J.
2016 champion Peyton Smith of Athens Drive (N.C.) and Tar Heel Lacrosse
“I was just trying to stay calm and then I won the first two against (Isaac Avon of Damascus, MD) and thought it was over,” said Smith, of Athens Drive (N.C.) and Tar Heel Lacrosse. ‘They said, ‘No, no, you have to win one more.'”
That he did, topping Avon (Lax Factory), unofficially, 3-1.
“I was mentally and physically prepared,” said Smith, a Marist commit. “I tried to avoid the pressure. The competition was amazing. There were multiple D1 commits and kids from all over the country.”
Smith – who has been training with Faceoff Academy for a year – also enjoyed the training he received Saturday in the first day of the event.
“I wanted to adapt my style to the new college rules to I am ready to play as a freshman,” he said. “Definitely, I have gotten great help from Greg (Gurenlian), Chris (Mattes) and Jerry (Ragonese) of the Faceoff Academy. They’ve really helped me through the recruiting process and stuck with me.”
More than 150 athletes from around the country competed Saturday and Sunday in the National Recruiting Showcase.
The winners in Sunday’s national championships were:
2015: Paul Rasimowicz, Immaculata (N.J.), Transition Lacrosse, Rutgers commit
2016: Peyton Smith, Athens Drive, (N.C.), Tar Heel Lacrosse, Marist commit
2017: Kyle Prouty, New Egypt (N.J.), Leading Edge, Princeton commit
2018: Jordan Ginder, Poly Prep Country Day School (N.Y.), Team 91 Xtreme
2019: Gavin Tygh, Penn Charter (PA), Triple H/Duke’s L.C.
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