Jayson Cyrus

Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Position:
D
Class:
First-Year
Hometown:
Edgewater, Md.
High School:
Bishop McDonough

2018: Saw time in one match against Fordham (Sept. 3).

High School: A four-year varsity starter and two-time captain for the nationally ranked McDonogh School ... Won two MIAA B Conference titles with Severn School and an MIAA A conference title with the McDonogh School senior year … Was awarded all-conference and first team all-county honors as a freshman ... Earned all-conference and first team all-county honors as a sophomore ... Transferred to McDonogh School as a junior and was awarded second team all-state and second team all-metro….Senior year won MIAA A conference title and was named first team all-metro, first team all-conference, first team all-state, and All-American honors …. Played in All-American game and was named to the Top XI of the game.

Club: Played for Baltimore Celtic and won the 2016 USYSA state cup, the USYSA region in 2017, and the USYSA national championship in 2018 … Made two appearances in the national semifinals ... Won the national league in 2016 ... Captained Celtic from 2016 – 2018.

Personal: Parents are Angela and Charles Cyrus...Angela attended Mississippi State, and Charles attended Elon University … Both parents are retired Naval Officers. Brothers are Tyler and Jordan… Jordan played soccer at the University of Maryland and Tyler played at the University of Virginia … Chose Northwestern after considering Brown and Columbia

Coach Lenahan Comments: Jayson comes from a great soccer lineage with his brothers playing at Maryland and Virginia, respectively … He is a tough, hard-nosed defensive bulldog, who can play outside back or centrally. His competitiveness can really add to the program in the years to come.