Vestal Varsity Boys Lacrosse Golden Bear midfielder Samuel Baek signed his National Letter of Intent to accept a scholarship with the Division I U.S. Air Force Academy on January 17, 2024.
Samuel is the son of Soon and Ann Baek of Vestal. A three-time Under Armor All-American, he is a four-year member of the Varsity Lacrosse team and also played two years of Varsity Soccer with the Golden Bears. He earned spots in the 2022 NYS Lacrosse All-State Fifth Team, 2022-23 NYS Lacrosse Section IV First Team, and 2021 NYS Lacrosse Section IV Second Team.
An Honor Roll student since sixth grade, Sammy plans to study Finance when he joins the Air Force Falcons in the Fall.