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2024 Lacrosse Roster

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5 Sophie Zachara

  • Position M
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Summit
  • Hometown Summit, N.J.
  • School Columbia College

Biography

2023-24 (Senior Year)
Named Academic All-Ivy… WLCA Academic Honor Roll…Started the 15 games she played in…Tallied 10 goals and dished out five assists…Second on the team with 22 draw controls and collected 22 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.

2022-23 (Junior)
An Academic All-Ivy selection that started all 15 games  … Finished with 11 goals and 14 points overall … Recorded three goals at Lafayette on 2/18/23 and at Monmouth on 2/25/23.

2021-22 (Sophomore)
Played in all 15 games with 12 starts as Lions' draw control specialist...Totaled 35 draw controls...Caused six turnovers and secured nine ground balls.

2020-21 (First-Year)
Season canceled due to COVID-19.

HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Summit to the 2019 and 2017 county championships, as well as the 2017 state group championship ... 2020 team captain ... Two-sport athlete for the Summit Hilltoppers, earning four letters in both lacrosse and soccer ... Three-time recipient of the Hilltopper Award ... Played club lacrosse with Steps Elite ... 2019 Alfred J. Swick Memorial Award ... 2020 UCIAC Scholar-Athlete Award ... 2020 Howard S. Anderson Award ... 2019 All-County honorable mention in soccer as goalkeeper ... National Merit Scholar ... Summit High School Award for Excellence in Materials and Processes ... Graduated Summa Cum Laude ... Participant in the Red Cross Club, Operation Smile, and Peer Leadership programs ... National Merit Scholar ... AP Scholar Award.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Annie and Mike Zachara ... Has two older siblings, Izzy and Nick ... Older sister, Izzy, played lacrosse at Cornell and brother, Nick, played men’s lacrosse at Saint Lawrence ... Used to be a competitive ski racer.

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2021First Year

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2022Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2023Junior

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    5
  • 5
    C

    2024Senior

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    5
    C