Nick Astalos '13 Recruiting Profile

My name is Nick Astalos. I am in 12th grade at Kenston High School. I am 5 foot, 11 inches and 165 pounds. My freshman year, I scored 8 goals for the junior varsity team and 1 goal for the varsity team. My sophomore year, I started on varsity and scored 11 goals and had 3 assists. I earned All-Chagrin Valley Conference Honorable Mention, All-Greater Cleveland Honorable Mention-Division 2, Most Valuable Offensive Player Award, and District Runner-up medal. My junior year, I scored 12 goals and had 2 assists. I recieved All-Chagrin Valley Conference 1st team, All-Greater Cleveland Honorable Mention-Division 1, Most Valuable Offensive Player Award, Co-Team MVP, All Sun News East Team, and News Herald Honor Roll. As a Senior, I scored a school record of 26 goals, had 5 assists, received All-CVC 1st team, CVC MVP, All-CVC Academic Team, G.C.S.S.C.A. All-Ohio Academic, All Greater Cleveland 1st Team, Team MVP, Team Offensive Award, Plain Dealer Player of the Week, News Herald Player of the Week, and News Herald First Team. In the off-season, I play for Ambassadors Futbol Club U17 age group. My team finished second in Region 2's Regional Tournamnet in 2012. We are currently ranked 33rd in the nation. The aspects that I can offer to a team are that, I am very determined and motivated to work hard and get better at what I am doing.I am driven to see the team succeed and not just my personal achievement. I have been team captain on Ambassadors. I feel I am a natural leader on the field and I always strive for my teammates and myself to succeed in the game or practice. I desire to play soccer in college and I would bring these same philosophies and train and play to the best of my abilities to help that team succeed. If possible, I would like to go to school closer to home, (in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois) but I am very open to go to any college around the country. I want to play for  a school who wants me to play for them. I am very open to many different types of schools. The size of the school or the division will not affect my decision. I do not have a prefernece on any religious affiliated colleges. My desired major in college is business management. I feel that i can make an impact on any team I play for and I would certainly work hard to help that team succeed.