Top 50 Shawnee junior Skylar Santucci commits to Michigan State University!
Player Name:Â Skylar Santucci
Grad Year: 2022
College Choice: Michigan State University (D1)
Date Committed:Â September 4, 2020
State:Â New Jersey
High School:Â Shawnee High School
Club:Â Uprise
Position: Forward
What will you major in/study?: Forensic Science
Honors and Accomplishments: 2019 U16 Junior National Camp, U16 Stars & Stripes Elite Game, U16 National Futures Championship
Why did you choose this school?: MSU has my major which was hard to find and of course The Field Hockey head coach(Helen) and staff (Becky & T) made me feel very much part of the big picture for MSU field hockey.
Other Colleges Considered: Bucknell University, Lehigh University, Dartmouth College, UMass Amherst, Columbia University
Who would you like to thank?: I would like to thank all the amazing college coaches that I had such personal and fun conversations with over the past year. My amazing Uprise Family. Rise Up! I couldn’t have accomplished this goal without Coach Heilig and Coach Foster. My Shawnee HC, Coach Toliver for believing in me and starting me as a freshman in a super competitive program. And of course, I would like to thank my family for always pushing me and letting me know that hard work always pays off. Last, but not least…Coach Knull, Coach Durante and Coach Stiles for such an amazing opportunity.
