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Chris Sullivan

Midfielder
NAPERVILLE NORTH HS
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
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Peak Performance

19

Goals

13

Assists
“Sullivan just plays the game differently. To say he has composure is an understatement. The great ones can slow the game down and be difference-makers in the final third. It is obvious to everyone watching Naperville North play that he is a player with that level of talent.”
Sean Wesley
Head Coach at Benet Academy
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 150-pound senior midfielder led the Huskies to a 21-2-3 record and the Class 3A state championship this past season. Sullivan scored 19 goals and passed for one of his 13 assists in Naperville North's 3-1 win over Barrington High in the state final. An All-American selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, he was also a two-time First Team All-State selection and participated in the High School All-American Game in North Carolina in December.

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Academic Achievement

Sullivan has maintained a weighted 3.93 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at Bowling Green University beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

One of four Naperville North students named to the J. Kyle Braid Leadership Club as a sophomore, Sullivan is currently a member of his school's Student Government Board. He has volunteered as a freshman mentor and as a Dawg Pound Leader with North's student fan section. "Sullivan just plays the game differently," said Sean Wesley, head coach of Benet Academy. "To say he has composure is an understatement. The great ones can slow the game down and be difference-makers in the final third. It is obvious to everyone watching Naperville North play that he is a player with that level of talent."