Perkiomen Valley 2024 midfielder Leah Pfeiffer has been named the Pansini Law Group Scholar-Athlete of the Week.
The award recognizes senior and junior lacrosse players that excel in academics, service, and athletics.
Leah Pfeiffer Profile:
High School: Perkiomen Valley (current), Episcopal Academy (Freshman and Sophomore years)
Grad Year: 2024
Position: Attack
College Commitment: Canisius University
Club Team: Phantastix
Expected College Major: Finance/International Business
Service:
⦁ Performed over 100 Hours of Community Service at Various Shelters and Soup kitchens in the Philadelphia Area – Summer 2022
⦁ Steps to Cure Sarcoma – Event Volunteer and Participant.
⦁ Philabundance – Prepared grab-and-go meals at home for the homeless during Covid 19 shutdown.
⦁ Philadelphia Eagles Autism Challenge – Event Volunteer
⦁ Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Leading Fundraiser award recipient.
⦁ Perkiomen Valley Hoop Hero’s for Autistic Children – 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 Volunteer/Coach.
⦁ Perkiomen Valley Futures Basketball – Coach 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023.
⦁ Perkiomen Valley Girls Youth Lacrosse – Volunteer Coach ‘23.
⦁ PAGLA – Referee
⦁ Host a “Friendsgiving” each year where I collect over 300lbs of food donations from friends and family for the Daily Bread Community Food Pantry in Collegeville – 2018 to present.
⦁ Nominated to the Live Like Blaine Leadership Academy by Phantastix Lacrosse.
Academic Honors:
⦁ 4.0 GPA
⦁ Esse Quam Videri Scholarship recipient for leadership and academic achievement (Episcopal 2020-2022)
⦁ 4 AP Courses
Athletic Achievements:
⦁ 2021 – Varsity Cross-Country – Letterwinner – Episcopal
⦁ 2021 – US National Tournament Selection – Team Philly
⦁ 2022 – Inter-Ac Championship Team – Episcopal
⦁ 2021 and 2022 – Varsity Lacrosse Letterwinner – Episcopal
⦁ 2022 – Inter-Ac Championship Team – Episcopal
⦁ 2022 – US National Tournament Selection – Team Philly
⦁ 2022 – Vanderbilt Lacrosse Camp – MVP
⦁ 2023 – 1st Team PAC – Liberty Division – Attack
⦁ 2023 – Team MVP – Perkiomen Valley High School
⦁ 2023 – PASLA All-Academic Team Selection
Honoree Questions:
How do you define leadership? “I define leadership as being able to take calculated risks while doing what is best for the team. To be a leader you need to connect with everyone on a personal level and push them to be the best version of themself. I feel the combination of having a competitive nature and leading by example makes everyone around you want to work harder to achieve the team’s goals. I was fortunate to have some great leaders as teammates during my Freshman and Sophomore years to learn from and I try to use their example every day to help my teammates the way they did me.”
How do you balance academics, service, and athletics? “I make sure that I have good time management and put academics before anything else. By making sure I get everything done in the classroom, it frees up time to focus on my two favorite activities, service and athletics.”
What are your future goals? “My hope next year is for my team to make it further into post season play and win the PAC. After High School, I’m very excited to continue playing lacrosse collegiately at Canisius University where I will major in Finance/International Business. I plan to do everything I can to have a big impact on the field, great success in the classroom and make a significant contribution to my new community.”
High school coaches from the 5-county area, Delaware, South Jersey, the Lehigh Valley and Central PA may nominate a player (junior or senior) for the Pansini Law Group Scholar-Athlete of the Week by e-mailing us at golax@phillylacrosse.com. Each honoree receives a scholarship cash award from Pansini Law Group.
