The App State men’s soccer team signed a new star recruit: 12-year-old Jacob Brown. Brown officially signed his letter of intent to join the Mountaineers last week at the Mark E. Ricks athletics complex next to head coach Jason O’Keefe.
“Jacob is going to add a lot of things to our program,” O’Keefe said. “His passion, courage and intelligence all fall in line with our core values.”
Brown is participating in the Team IMPACT program, a national nonprofit organization that “connects children facing serious and chronic illnesses with local college athletic teams, forming life-long bonds and life-changing outcomes,” according to its website.