MILWAUKIE Ore. (KPTV) – Wednesday was National Letter of Intent Day, and two La Salle Prep seniors signed on to compete in college.
Jacob Thayer is an all-state linebacker and defensive player of the year in the Northwest Oregon Conference. He holds the school’s record in bench press and will go to Western Oregon University in the fall.
Vance Sheffield will be on the Northern Illinois University’s soccer team in the fall.
“My favorite quote is from Clive Charles, it’s, ‘Leave a place better than you found it,’ and my goal has just been to leave La Salle better than when I came in, and I hope I did that on and off the field because the relationships are what’s going to carry and to make history here for my school and especially to see my name in there where I’ll come back in 30 years and hopefully be able to show my kids, it means a lot,” said Sheffield.
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Sheffield was a FOX 12 High School Spotlight student who is going to play Division I soccer, and leaving La Salle Prep as the number two all-time leading scorer in Oregon boys soccer history, with 101 career goals in 73 matches.
“I am going to study pre-med to be a doctor like my dad, my mom was PA and it’s just family medicine. I’m trying to help make the world a better place. I’m going to try to go pro! That’s the first goal is try to go pro and then we’ll see what happens after that,” said Sheffield.
He was twice named the 5A player of the year, and his team won the OSAA championship in 2024, for the second time in four years. Sheffield also plays on the boy’s basketball and football teams at La Salle Prep.
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