Many young athletes dream of becoming a star in their lifetime. For Trevor Lloyd, that dream has come true.

In 2011, Lakeland High School in White Lake, Mich., honored Lloyd by adding him to the 11 other individuals in the school’s Hockey Hall of Fame.

“It is definitely a really cool feeling, and it hasn’t really struck me yet,” Lloyd said. “I’m still playing now and want to keep doing things in hockey, but when I look back a few years down the line I’m sure I’ll be saying that it’s impressive.”

Lakeland High School enrolls around 1,500 students and was named one of the top schools in the country by Newsweek from 2009 to 2011. Lloyd said that hockey at Lakeland High School takes a backseat to football and basketball but is growing in popularity.

Lloyd played hockey all four years of high school and made the varsity team starting sophomore year. That year, he played regularly but wasn’t a top line player. He made a big enough impression to be a crucial player his junior and senior seasons.

Lloyd’s high school career reached a pinnacle in his senior season when he was named captain. He led the Lakeland Eagles to a state tournament bid with 23 goals and 37 assists in 27 games while earning first team all-state honors in division two. The team was eliminated from the tournament after losing to its cross-town rival who it beat twice in the regular season.

“Lloyd was a very competitive person, always willing to put team first,” said Lloyd’s former teammate and fellow Hall of Fame member Jayson Cronk. “He was a good captain and wanted to help the team with all of their issues. On the ice, he was always looking to pass. He was a dominant force.”

Lloyd’s intensity and speed on the ice became the top factors for why he became a star in high school and at Iowa State as well.

“He’s a very fast-pace player,” said Mike Dopko, Iowa State’s hockey captain. “He makes a lot of things happen on offense and plays responsible on his end. He is always a threat to the opponent. He brings it every game, a real high intensity guy and competitive on the ice.”

The school had a ceremony at the halftime of a basketball game to honor the Hall of Fame inductees. Lloyd couldn’t attend because he was playing junior hockey in Rochester. His brother Trent accepted the award in his place.

The plaque honoring Lloyd now hangs in the hallway entering the gym area at Lakeland High School.

“It is cool to see my name among all of the plaques. It is a special feeling,” Lloyd said. “I just wish it said state champion under my name.”