2019-20 Men's Soccer Roster

#7 Jack Casey 2018-19 Men's Soccer Roster

Midfielder


Height 5'8''
Weight 155 lbs.
Class Junior
Hometown Morristown, NJ
High School The Pingry School
Jack Casey - Men's Soccer - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

HONORS AND AWARDS:

2019 Team Captain
2017 ACC All-Academic Team
2017 & 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team

AS A SENIOR (2019):

  • Played in 18 matches, earning 16 starts in the 2019 season as a defensive midfielder.
  • Registered an assist in the overtime win over Boston College in the first round of the ACC tournament.

AS A JUNIOR (2018):

  • Played in all 21 matches, earning 19 starts in his junior campaign.
  • Tied for second on the team in assists, racking up three over the course of the season.
  • Played a perfect through ball to Aiden McFadden for the winning goal in the victory over Boston College.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017):

  • Was one of six players to start all 20 matches for the Irish.
  • Had five assists on the season, tied for the third-most on the team.
  • Recorded a point in four consecutive games from September 2nd to September 19th.
  • Assisted on the only goal scored in a 1-0 victory at UConn.
  • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
  • Selected to the 2017 ACC All-Academic Team.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016):

  • ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient.
  • Appeared in 18 matches in the Notre Dame midfield during freshman season.
  • Scored one goal and added three assists for five total points during the campaign.
  • Made Irish debut during the opening game of the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament against UC Irvine.
  • Scored first career Notre Dame goal, and later assisted on the game-winning tally to defeat No. 2 Syracuse in ACC play at Alumni Stadium.
  • Served the primary assist on an Irish insurance goal in a win at Michigan.
  • Threaded final pass to the winning Notre Dame goal in overtime against Duke during the first round of the ACC Championship.

PREP AND PERSONAL:

  • Four-year soccer letterwinner at The Pingry School.
  • Played the first half of senior high school season before transitioning full-time to club team.
  • Was the Star Ledger High School Midfielder to Watch, Gatorade state player of the year nominee and was included on the boys high school All-America watch list enter senior high school season.
  • Named to the Soccer Coaches Association of New Jersey all-state first team as a junior after helping guide team to an 18-2-3 record and a non-public state championship.
  • Also earned first team all-conference, all-area and all-county honors.
  • Was an all-state choice on the 15-5-1 Pingry School roster as a sophomore, as the team claimed the Non-Public A State sectional championship.
  • Competed with the Somerset County, Skyland Conference and non-public state sectional champion Pingry School squad as a freshman, compiling an 18-3-2 record.
  • Earned letters in track as a freshman and senior, and holds the school record in the 1,600 meters.
  • Plays on the club circuit with the Players Development Academy (PDA), and was a teammate of fellow 2020 signee Tommy McCabe.
  • Member of the 1997 Pre-Academy National Champions with PDA in 2013, along with the U18 Academy National Championship club.
  • Served as team captain for the U18 PDA squad.
  • Was a U.S. Soccer training center invitee from 2010-15.
  • Has been a four-year honor roll recipient and was chosen as an AP Scholar.
  • Son of Jim and Alison Casey.
  • Has one brother, Ryan.
  • Has two sisters, Katlyn and Kyle.
  • Sister, Kyle, graduated from Notre Dame in 2018.
  • Sister, Katlyn, was a soccer letterwinner at Middlebury College.
  • Mother, Alison, played field hockey at Trinity University.
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an economics major.