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Jersey Number 36
Lexie Van Kirk
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Ocean City, Md.
- High School:
- Stephen Decatur
- Major:
- Media Arts and Design
2018 as a Freshman:
• Saw action in five games
• Had two caused turnovers and two draw controls
• Caused one turnover against Drexel (Apr. 8) and at William & Mary (Apr. 13)
• Had one draw control against Delaware (Apr. 6) and at Elon (Apr. 15)
High School and Club:
• First Team All-Bayside Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior and honorable mention as a freshman
• Scored 131 career goals in high school
• Stephen Decatur Female Athlete of the Year in 2017
• Helped Stephen Decatur to Bayside Conference title as a sophomore and junior
• Seahawks advanced to 3A state championship her sophomore season and semifinals in each of her other three years
• Team captain as a junior and senior
• Inside Lacrosse Committed Academy
• Daily Times Player of the Week twice
• Team's MVP as a senior and Rookie of the Year as a freshman
• MD Crab Draw
• 2017 Under Armour Uncommitted Team
• Played club lacrosse for Sea Bay Lacrosse and Maryland United East
• Dual-sport athlete who also played basketball and soccer
• One of four players in Decatur history to win three Bayside titles in the same academic year
• First Team All-Bayside Conference soccer as a junior and senior and Second Team as a sophomore
• Part of 3A regional finalist as a sophomore and junior in basketball, winning Bayside title in each year
• Team captain for basketball as a junior and senior
• National Honor Society
• Distinguished Honor Roll
• Graduated Cum Laude
• Earned Presidential Community Service Award for 100+ hours
Personal:
• Full name is Whitney Alexandra Van Kirk
• Daughter of Malcolm and Kristin Van Kirk
• Has a sister, Payton
• Her sister plays lacrosse at UMBC
• Majoring in media arts and design
• Saw action in five games
• Had two caused turnovers and two draw controls
• Caused one turnover against Drexel (Apr. 8) and at William & Mary (Apr. 13)
• Had one draw control against Delaware (Apr. 6) and at Elon (Apr. 15)
High School and Club:
• First Team All-Bayside Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior and honorable mention as a freshman
• Scored 131 career goals in high school
• Stephen Decatur Female Athlete of the Year in 2017
• Helped Stephen Decatur to Bayside Conference title as a sophomore and junior
• Seahawks advanced to 3A state championship her sophomore season and semifinals in each of her other three years
• Team captain as a junior and senior
• Inside Lacrosse Committed Academy
• Daily Times Player of the Week twice
• Team's MVP as a senior and Rookie of the Year as a freshman
• MD Crab Draw
• 2017 Under Armour Uncommitted Team
• Played club lacrosse for Sea Bay Lacrosse and Maryland United East
• Dual-sport athlete who also played basketball and soccer
• One of four players in Decatur history to win three Bayside titles in the same academic year
• First Team All-Bayside Conference soccer as a junior and senior and Second Team as a sophomore
• Part of 3A regional finalist as a sophomore and junior in basketball, winning Bayside title in each year
• Team captain for basketball as a junior and senior
• National Honor Society
• Distinguished Honor Roll
• Graduated Cum Laude
• Earned Presidential Community Service Award for 100+ hours
Personal:
• Full name is Whitney Alexandra Van Kirk
• Daughter of Malcolm and Kristin Van Kirk
• Has a sister, Payton
• Her sister plays lacrosse at UMBC
• Majoring in media arts and design
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