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Dalton Michael

Forward
TRAVERSE CITY WEST SENIOR HS
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
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Peak Performance

29

Goals

8

Assists
“Dalton is a tenacious forward with size, strength and speed who is a great finisher. He is a go-to-goal player and he does it well.”
Tim Storch
Head Coach at Alpena High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 160-pound senior forward scored 29 goals and passed for eight assists this past season, leading the Titans (18-3-2) to the Division I, Regional 1 tournament final. The Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association's Mr. Soccer winner, Michael is a two-time captain of the Traverse City Record Eagle Dream Team. He concluded his prep soccer career with 72 goals and 26 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Michael has maintained a 3.78 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at Western Michigan University beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of a Traverse City West High book club, which raises money to buy books for the school, Michael has volunteered locally as a youth soccer coach. "Dalton is a tenacious forward with size, strength and speed who is a great finisher," said Tim Storch, head coach of Alpena High. "He is a go-to-goal player and he does it well."