Girls Varsity Soccer player, Lane Flanagan, is committed to the University of Pennsylvania for Division 1 soccer. The senior has been a captain on the team for the past two years of high school.
As captain, she continuously helps the team.
“She always voices what she thinks we should do to improve our next plays and she always builds people up,” senior captain Kate Ryan said. “Whether we’re losing or winning, she always has the right attitude,”
To improve her skills even further, head coach Joe Flanagan worked with her on strength and conditioning training. Her positive progression throughout high school was apparent.
“Lane has progressed in many ways. On the field she has taken more of an attacking role than the past,” J. Flanagan said.
“Off the field she has become more of a vocal leader which can be tough these days as there are so many distractions.”
This led to L. Flanagan being on varsity all four years of her high school career. While she is a figure underclassen look up to, a soccer player she looks up to is Lindsey Horan. Horan is a captain on the United States women’s national soccer team.
L. Flanagan and Horan both play as midfielders.
On the field, L. Flanagan seems to be an important leader.
“Working with Lane is so fun. She’s such a positive person, she has a good outlook on everything, she always gives the best advice and she’s so smart about how she goes about everything,” senior captain Finlee Mills said.
Going into a game L. Flanagan has an intense mindset, leaving it all on the field and doing the best she can. Another college she was interested in is UC San Diego but L. Flanagan ultimately decided against it, wanting to go more outside her comfort zone.
L. Flanagan originally never expected to go to UPenn.
“I never thought I would be able to go to an Ivy, so it was a surprise,” L. Flanagan said.
Activities she is excited for at Penn are playing at a different level of soccer, meeting new people and seasons changing.
For players wanting to achieve this same goal she advises “If no one has reached out to you, don’t stress out, you’re on your own timeline and everything happens for a reason. Safe to say L. Flanagan’s talent will carry her a long way throughout her time at Penn.