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Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - New York

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BOYS SOCCER

Daniel D'Ippolito

Midfielder
SOMERS HS
LINCOLNDALE, NEW YORK
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

36

Goals (Season)

38

Assists (Season)
“D’Ippolito is a fantastic, creative soccer player. He really carried his team on his shoulders this season and was the main reason Somers won a state title. He works hard and always puts his team first … honestly, he was above everybody else all year.”
Donald Shropshire
Head Coach head coach at Horace Greeley High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 170-pound senior midfielder scored 36 goals and passed for 38 assists this past season, leading the Tuskers (22-1) to the Class A state championship. D’Ippolito was a United Soccer Coaches All-American and the New York State Player of the Year. He was also Westchester/Putnam Player of the Year and Section 1 Player of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

D’Ippolito has maintained an A average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Fordham University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A peer leader in his school, D’Ippolito has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics and United for the Troops, supporting deployed members of the military.