The value Wojcik places on team relations also shows in the goals the team has set for themselves. Above all else, the players want team unity, followed by another Ivy League title and, they hope, an NCAA Final Four appearance.
Harvard still can achieve goals two and three, but it cannot afford to lose another Ivy League game.
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Wojcik started playing soccer as a six-year-old in Westfield, N.J., following in the footsteps of his older brother. In high school, he earned All-state honors for two years and was an All-American his senior year. Wojcik's college accolades include All-Ivy honors as a freshman and runner-up honors for Rookie of the Year.
He also benefited from growing up in the shadow of Giants Stadium and being able to see the New York Cosmos play in the late seventies and early eighties.
"I grew up near Giants Stadium and was a huge Cosmos fan. Pele, Beckenbauer, Ricky Davis...those players were definitely idols that I looked up to and tried to emulate," he says.
However, Wojcik's athletic talents are committed to soccer. In the spring, he will assume the role of lacrosse team captain.
Wojcik began playing lacrosse in the eighth grade. He earned All-State honors in high school three times and high school All-American honors twice. For the last two years, Wojcik was named to the All-Ivy honorable mention list.
"I love both sports and the reason I'm playing both is because they are both extremely me," he says. "And whatever season it is, that's my priority."
When Wojcik is not playing soccer or lacrosse, he spends his time pursuing less intense interests.
"When I'm off the field I like to read, play golf and spend time with my family," he says.
In the future, Wojcik can see himself attending law school and embarking on a career in law or in some sports-related business. However, before he attends graduate school, he plans on taking some time off.
"Ideally, I'd love to go overseas somewhere and experience another culture and play soccer or lacrosse and travel as much as possible for a year or so," he says.
But before Wojcik departs for some foreign port of call, he will stay in Cambridge to allow his example to lead the men's soccer and lacrosse teams.