2024 VARSITY CAPTAINS

MEET YOUR 2024 LAKERS VARSITY CAPTAINS!!!!!

Name: Matthew Ellis

Grade: Senior (Fall ‘24)

Position:  Midfield/Forward

What are you most looking forward to this upcoming Soccer season?

Playing a full season healthy and competing with the guys for one last time.

 What are your goals for this season?

Improve greatly upon last year’s results and to lead the boys to play and be the best they can be.

 What is your favorite Southwest Soccer memory?

3-0 against Washburn at home in 2022. Not the most significant game but a thrilling affair under the lights. Full of goals and inevitable controversy.

What is your favorite soccer team?

Manchester City but really any Pep coached side.

 

Name: Henry Paton

Grade: Senior (Fall ‘24)

Position:  Left Wing

 What are you most looking forward to this upcoming Soccer season?

Beating Washburn and forming a good soccer community

 What are you goals for this season?

I’d like to beat Washburn and all other competition and make it to state.

 What is your favorite Southwest Soccer memory?

Southwest Super Soccer Saturday & the 2023 Season

 What is your favorite soccer team?

Manchester United

 

Name: Nate Gilg
Grade: Senior (Fall ‘24)
Positions:  CDM/CM/CB

What are you most looking forward to this upcoming Soccer season?
I am looking forward to playing with returning teammates and first year varsity players, as well as getting the opportunity to show the new guys around the program. 

What are your goals for this season?
On a personal standpoint I would like to have 5+ assists on the season. As a team, the goal is a section final.

What is your favorite Southwest Soccer memory?
My favorite Southwest Soccer memory is getting my first Varsity start against Minnetonka.
 
What is your favorite soccer team?
Bayern and Tottenham, and Minnesota United, and maybe Kobenhavn, and there are a few more... :)