Jake Peden

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Photo by: Peyton Williams

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Downingtown, Pa.
High School:
Downingtown East

Jake Peden, 6-2, 195 pounds
Breschi on Peden: Started in the fall with Jack Rowlett out of the lineup due to injury…did a nice job…very serviceable player…a solid veteran and senior leader…a very good position type defender.
2018 (Junior): Played in all 14 games…started on close defense in win at Johns Hopkins…scored first career goal against Mercer…had seven ground balls and three caused turnovers on the season…had a pair of ground balls against both Lehigh and Richmond.
2017 (Sophomore): Had a very good fall in 2016 heading into his sophomore year...saw playing time at close defense on ACC championship squad…played in 14 games overall and started on close defense against Furman and Lehigh…had seven ground balls and two caused turnovers…had a pair of ground balls against both Furman and Lehigh.
2016 (Freshman): Played in one game as a freshman, seeing action against Manhattan on NCAA championship team.
High School: Attended Downingtown East High School in Exton, Pa., where he was coached by Todd Cliggett...2015 U.S. Lacrosse All-America…league and team MVP...2015 Ches-Mont league MVP, leading team to league championship...first-team All Ches-Mont league selection on three occasions...named a 2015 All-Eastern Pennsylvania boys’ lacrosse team honoree...two-time All-State Team selection...two-time EPLCA Lacrosse Team member...two-time Under Armour All-America with Team Philadelphia...two-time Daily Local News All-Area Team choice...was two-time Philly Lacrosse first-team honoree...four-year starter at Downingtown East ...two-year captain...2015 team MVP and squad defensive MVP on a pair of occasions...two-time underclass Under Armour All-America...squad’s 2014 defensive MVP...played for Mesa Fresh club team in 2015...member of teams which won club titles in Dick’s Sporting Goods championship and Inside Lacrosse championship...involved in Special Olympics and the Salvation Army service project...Downingtown East student section leader and Link Leadership Camp attendee...was involved in Good Works which delivered food and gifts to families during the holidays…also volunteered with Special Olympics.

Personal: Full name is Jake Andrew Peden...son of Brooke and Drew Peden...was born February 25, 1997 in Christiana, Del. …family resides in Downingtown, Pa. ...has two younger brothers - Grant, 18, and Will, 16...majors in management & society…active in community service with Special Olympics, Ronald McDonald House, UNC Children’s Hospital, retirement home and Habitat for Humanity.

Catching Up With Jake Peden
Section #1: Lacrosse Related
My favorite thing about wearing Carolina Blue is representing coaches, teammates and alumni.
I love competing for this incredible coaching staff because they truly care for us as men.
My most underrated strength about my lacrosse game is my communication.
My best friend on my high school lacrosse team was Mike Risser and he is now playing for Gettysburg.
Every high school recruit should dream of becoming of the great family tradition.
Section #2: Your Interests
An ideal Saturday afternoon in the summer is spent on a beach.
My teammate with the best taste in music is Charles Kelly.
My favorite professional sports team is the Philadelphia Eagles.
The best movie I’ve ever seen on a lacrosse bus trip is Shutter Island.
The foreign country I would love to visit most is Italy because of the landscapes.
Section #3: Food
My favorite tailgate foods are burgers and water.
My favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-Fil-A.
Sweet, salty or both? Both. Pretzel M&Ms.
My favorite food made by a friend is Jack Halpert’s flank steak.
My favorite Chapel Hill dining spots are Lucha Tigre/IP3.
Section #4: Digging into your Personality
If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go nowhere because of the butterfly effect.
The person in history I would most want to have dinner with is my great great great great great grandfather.
People would be very surprised to know I enjoy cleaning.
In a quarter century I would love to be living wherever life takes me and working at something I am passionate about.
The most interesting person I’ve met in my time at UNC is Sally Mack because of her enormous heart.