St. Paul’s and NEFC forward Ben Jenkins (Newburyport, Mass.) is still verbally committed to Dartmouth, but his arrival at the Ivy League program will have to wait.
Jenkins, 19, has pushed his decision back to the Class of 2021 and will take a gap year before heading to Hanover, N.H. That adjustment means Dartmouth now has two local commits for 2021, with the other being Beachside forward Phineas “Finn” Callahan (Norwalk, Conn.).
When discussing the decision with New England Soccer Journal, Jenkins highlighted what he believes is untapped potential.