#25 FOOTBALL · #5 LACROSSE · SOPHOMORE · CLASS OF 2029

KADEN HOY

A top-50 nationally ranked lacrosse midfielder in the 2029 class, playing club for Resolute Ohio Black - the state's top-tier travel roster. Second Team All-Ohio as a freshman. On Friday nights, a three-way threat at receiver, cornerback, and special teams specialist for a Central Ohio program that won a state championship in his first season.

6'1"

HEIGHT

180

WEIGHT (LBS)

Top 50

NATL, LACROSSE, 2029

3.2

GPA

THE PITCH

Kaden is a two-sport athlete whose primary path is lacrosse - a top-50 nationally ranked player in the 2029 class, developed through Resolute Ohio Black, Ohio's premiere statewide travel program, and Project Midwest Black, a premiere midwest national team. He earned Second Team All-Ohio honors as a midfielder in his freshman season and is coming off a Division II state championship appearance, continuing to add speed, size and instincts each year. In the fall, he doubles as a three-way football weapon: receiver, cornerback and special teams, part of a program that won a state championship the same year he joined it as a freshman. A 3.2 GPA and track record across two demanding sports point to the kind of discipline that translates well off the field, too.

BACKGROUND & DEVELOPMENT

Kaden was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and moved to Columbus, Ohio with his family in 2018 when his father took a position as a strength and conditioning coach for Ohio State's athletic department, helping lead a Big Ten Championship team during his time there. His father's own family owns and operates a farm in central Pennsylvania, and the work ethic from that family tradition influenced Kaden's early years. His mother's family is from the Dominican Republic, with Taino roots; she was the first in her family born in the United States - heritage both brothers carry with real pride.

Kaden grew up playing a mix of sports before gravitating toward lacrosse and football in Columbus, he found both at a high level; Resolute Lacrosse, the state's premier lacrosse club, and a football program coached in part by former Ohio State standouts Greg and Steve Bellisari, who each went on to play in the NFL.

LACROSSE

Wears #5. Plays midfield for Resolute Ohio Black, the top state-level roster in the Resolute Lacrosse system, competing against elite travel competition across the region and country. Ranked top 50 nationally in the 2029 class. Earned Second Team All-Ohio honors as a midfielder in his freshman season, and was a major contributor to an offense that led them to the state championship game.

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