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BOYS SOCCER

Lucas Newhard

Forward
ANKENY HS
ANKENY, IOWA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

36

Goals (Season)

9

Assists (Season)

3

Hat Tricks
“Lucas Newhard was an absolute terror on the field this year. I had a complete game plan for him that worked except for two moments. And he scored both times.”
Brian Duax
Head Coach - head coach of Ankeny Centennial High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9, 150-pound senior forward scored 36 goals and passed for nine assists this past season, leading the Hawks (19-2) to the Class 3A state quarterfinals. Newhard recorded 13 multi-goal games, including three hat tricks. He set Ankeny’s single-season scoring record in his only season of high school soccer.

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Academic Achievement

Newhard, who is home-schooled, has maintained a 3.33 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Grand View University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Newhard has volunteered locally doing yard work for the elderly, and he has donated his time as a youth soccer coach.