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2025 Men's Soccer Roster

32 Ben Polito

32 Ben Polito

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    First Year
  • Hometown:
    Rockaway, NJ
  • High School:
    Morris Knolls '25
  • Position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    Ironbound SC

Summary

Biography

Ben PolitoBefore Eastern: Played and started on his high school soccer team for all four years... recorded the most saves in a single season in multiple years... First Team All-Conference in his sophomore and junior year, before suffering a finger injury in his senior year... made it to the state semifinals... played for Cedar Stars Academy, as well as clubs STA and TSF...

PERSONAL: born Benjamin T. Polito March 29, 2007… Parents: Venessa and Anthony… Sisters: Summer, Abby, Nina… Major: Secondary Education, English… Career Plans: English Highschool Teacher… Residence: Rockaway, NJ…

BEN... REVEALED

What do you value most in friends? Honesty and loyalty 
Best piece of advice you have ever received? To always be true to myself to matter what 
Favorite memory of school prior to Eastern? Our 4-0 win in high school soccer over a No. 2 -seeded team as a No. 7 seed 
Favorite smell: My cologne 
If you had to delete all but three apps from your smartphone, which three would you keep? Messages, Snapchat, FaceTime 
What is the most exciting thing you’ve ever done? Walking around and inside the Grand Canyon
If you could have an endless amount of one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Money 
What is your favorite way to spend a lazy summer Sunday? Go to the gym and chill with my friends or girlfriend and swim for the day  
Where have you traveled that you would NOT want to revisit? Louisiana. I drove through it and stayed a night there and did not like it 
If you won the lottery, who would you call first? My dad 
If you could have any talent or skill in the world, what would it be? Cooking
If you could have any view from your backyard, what would it be? The Grand Canyon or “Rocky top” Tennessee 
What is your favorite thing about your hometown? Friends and family, of course 
What strange food combination do you enjoy? Apple and cheese 
If you could be any age for a week, what age would it be? 16
If you could be famous for one thing, what would it be? Soccer player
If you could instantly become an expert in any subject, what would it be? Spanish or science 
What subject are you already an expert on: Gym 
What’s the largest animal that you think you could win a fight against? Maybe a small bear or German Shepherd 
If you had to stash a giraffe away from the government, where would you put it? In a zoo 
Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life? Saving a penalty with all pressure on because we were tied and it was golden goal 
Closest brush with greatness: Saving a pen while tied in golden goal 
Amount of weekly allowance you would give to your children: 40 bucks 
Biggest crisis in America: Homelessness 
Your favorite moment of all time: A 4-0 win in semifinals vs. a No. 2 seed 
World's most recognizable person: Cristiano Ronaldo 
Something I tried once but won’t do again: Tuna fish 
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