Smithtown West's Kate Theofield has been a fixture atop the mountain when it comes to the best lacrosse players in Suffolk County, Long Island and even New York State. But, she recently secured her spot among the top players in the entire country when she won All American honors.
Theofield led her team to a Suffolk County Class B title this season, after getting to the finals the past two years and coming up short. The win only highlighted an outstanding year for her and her team, and put a cherry on top of an excellent high school career. She now heads to Rutgers with another accolade and this time it's an All American honor.
She began her season on fire leading her team to a win over nationally ranked Sayville (N.Y.). In that game you could see who the standout player was and Theofield made sure we all knew it was her. She scored five goals and seven draw controls. She then went on to score four goals and two assists the next game. Through the first four games of the year, Theofield had 16 goals and three assists for unbeaten Smithtown West and her season continued that way all the way to the championship run where she scored five goals.
Smithtown West's coach Vincenza Patrone praised her leadership and called her a true impact player.