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5 Matt Lajoie

5 Matt Lajoie

  • Position:
    Wide Reciever
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    170
  • Hometown:
    Mount Laurel, N.J
  • Highschool:
    Lenape

Summary

Biography

2019
  • Appeared in ten games as a wide receiver
  • Led the team in receptions with 26 and in receiving yards with 346
  • Received and returned 19 kickoffs for a total of 290 yards
  • Added 79 total rushing yards on 15 attempts
  • Went for three catches, 81 yards, and a touchdown vs. Susquehanna
  • Opened the season against Bridgewater with a season-high 87 yards on four receptions
2018
  • Appeared in seven games at wide receiver
  • Totaled 23 rushing yards and 94 receiving yards on 16 receptions
  • Hauled in five passes for a season-high 52 yards against Susquehanna
  • Filled in at quarterback late in the game against Muhlenberg and went 6-for-6 for 40 yards
Off the Field
  • Health Sciences Major and Business Minor
  • Member of Alpha Tau Omega and active Philanthropy Chair
  • Member of SAIL (Student Athlete Impact Leadership)
  • Interned this past summer at Breakthru Physical Therapy & Fitness
  • 2020 Academic All-Conference Team
High School
  • Competed in football and lacrosse at Lenape High School
  • Earned three varsity letters in each sport
  • Holds Lenape’s passing record as he collected 1,263 yards and 11 touchdowns during his senior campaign
  • Rushed for 641 yards and 10 touchdowns
  • Recognized as 1st Team All-Conference in 2016 and 2017 in football while earning 2nd Team All-Conference honors (2017) in lacrosse
  • Served as football team captain
  • Awarded 2nd Team All-South Jersey (2016) and 2nd Team All-County academic and the Mini-Maxwell Award in 2017
  • Contributed to a South Jersey Group V State Championship in 2017 and a runner-up finish in 2016
  • Member of National Honor Society
  • Consistently earned spot on the Principal’s List
Personal
  • Older brother, Sean Lajoie, competed in football at McDaniel from 2010-2014
  • Father, Steve Lajoie, competed in football at Seton Hall from 1979-1983
  • Relative, Kevin Doyle ’80, competed in football at Gettysburg
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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2018Freshman

    Wide Reciever
    5'8" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2019Sophomore

    Wide Reciever
    5'8" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2020Junior

    Wide Reciever
    5'8" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5
    C

    2021Senior

    Wide Reciever
    5'8" 170 lbs
    5
    C