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Ava Besson

2022 | GA: Marietta
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Recruit Profile
High achieving, coachable leader with aggressive play, speed, strong Lax IQ, and team mentality--focused, determined, and constantly looking for ways to improve.

I started playing lacrosse in second grade and I've loved it ever since. I am a high achiever who is always looking for ways to improve and have impact both on and off the field. I was a varsity starter both my freshman and sophomore years in high school, was second on my team for goals and assists my freshman year and had 14 assists, 22 goals, and 26 draw controls in the abbreviated 2020 spring season. I made the Under Armour command south team in 2019 (fifth for goals in the entire tournament) and the south highlight team for 2020. Also in 2019 I was invited to the US lacrosse national combine and made the USA U15 National Team so was fortunate to play with amazing teammates in the Brogden Cup. I'm comfortable behind goal or on the elbows, assisting or scoring, but I'm willing to go anywhere I'm needed. I'm a natural lefty attacker, however I'm happy in the midfield as well if needed. I strongly believe that assisting is just as important as scoring and I'm always looking for the next best pass in order to not only make my teammates look good but also get a goal on the board. I currently have a 4.1 GPA and I am taking all honors/AP classes. In high school I have received the Raider Pride award (voted on by teachers) for integrity twice, have received the Principle's award for all around academic and overall achievement both my Freshman and Sophomore years, and was one of 32 (student body of 2,615) students nominated and selected for the Chick-Fil-A Leader Academy, designed to teach high school students to becomes leaders who impact their local communities.

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Athletics
Honors & Awards:
2x varsity starter; Georgia Varsity All-Star game MVP
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Other HS Sports Played:
Play 2 Sports In College?
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Relevant Lacrosse Accolades:
UNC Elite All-Star Summer 2017; UNC Elite All-Star Winter 2017; UNC Elite All-Star Winter 2018; UNC Elite All-Star Winter 2019; Walton High School freshman varsity starter (second-leading scorer and second-leading assister); DiVarsity GA High School All-Star game MVP; Under Armour All-America South Command 2019; Under Armour 150 2019 invitee; Under Armour 150 2019 All-Star; Northstar Invitational invitee 2019; UVA All-Star Summer 2019; Duke Super Elite All-Star Summer 2019; VT Best Attacker Summer 2019; US Lacrosse National Combine 2019 invitee; USA U15 Select team; Named Lacrosse Magazine 2022 All-American Girls 2019; Named Lacrosse Magazine Best 2022 Girls Lacrosse Players 2019 and 2020; Boston College All Star 2020; Under Armour All-America South Highlight 2020; US Lacrosse National Combine 2020

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Performance Metrics
10 Yard Dash
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40 Yard Dash
5.68 sec
5-10-5 Shuttle
4.6 sec
Shot Speed
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Broad Jump
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Vertical Jump
1'8.5"
Coach Contacts
High School:
George Walton Comprehensive High School
Coach:
Amanda Ryan
Team Name:
Varsity
Jersey Number:
2
Club Name:
Eagle Stix Lacrosse Club
Coach:
Tim Godby
Team Name:
Eagle Stix 2021-2022 Grey
Jersey Number:
42
Team Name:
Eagle Stix 2022 Blue
Jersey Number:
42
2nd Club Name:
Team USA
Coach:
Molly Ford
Team Name:
U15 Select
Jersey Number:
10

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Academics
GPA (unweighted):
97-100; 4.0; A+

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