On November 13th, twelve proud and excited seniors celebrated their commitment to playing a sport at a collegiate level. The twelve athletes completed a long and stressful process over the past year or more preparing for this moment. From all the camps and practices, they had to attend, bettering themselves to get that offer from the right college finally.
Brothers, sisters, grandparents, and especially parents were nothing but proud of their child at this moment. What a huge accomplishment! The transition from high school level sports to college level is not an easy one, but one they are all willing to take. Competing for an NCAA title is an extremely important role to take on and one that isn’t going to be without a tremendous amount of work and skill level. We as a John Jay community should be incredibly proud and applaud them for their hard work and dedication to the sport of their choice.
Jordan Kauftheil is headed to Amherst College, a Division III NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference), to play Women’s Lacrosse. Go Mammoths!
Natalie Ellrodt is going to Clarkson University! Clarkson University is located in Potsdam, New York. It is a part of the Liberty League, which is Division III. Natalie will be playing Women’s Basketball. Congrats Natalie!
Jane Brennan will be attending the College of Holy Cross! She will be playing Women’s Lacrosse as well at the Division I level, in the Patriot League. Congrats Jane – go Crusaders!
Johanna Degl is headed to James Madison University. Joey as well will be playing Women’s Lacrosse. The JMU Women’s Lacrosse team plays Division I, as part of the American Athletic Conference. Go Duke Dogs!
Connor Harty will be headed to Kings College to play Baseball! Kings College is a part of the Division III Middle Atlantic Conference. Congrats Connor and Go Lions!
Nickolas Rusadze will be attending Notre Dame for Fencing! Fencing at Notre Dame is included in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as Division I. Go Fighting Irish!
Aidan Brinn is going to SUNY Oneonta to play Men’s Lacrosse at the collegiate level. SUNY Oneonta’s Men’s Lacrosse team is a part of the SUNYAC (State University of New York Athletic Conference) league, as a Division III team. Go Red Dragons!
Thomas Brown is headed off to Roger Williams University to be on the Swim Team! The Men’s Swim Team is a part of the Conference of New England, as a part of Division III. Congrats Thomas!
Andrew Condon will be attending the University of Richmond on the Cross Country Team! Andy will be a part of the Division I team, in the Patriot League. Congrats Andy!
Nolan Rhodes is headed off to Wesleyan University! Nolan will be playing Baseball as a part of the NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference), in Division III. Congrats Nolan and go Cardinals!
Mia Bourla is headed to Wingate University, a division II school in the South Atlantic Conference. Mia will be playing Women’s Soccer. Congrats Mia and go Bulldogs!
Dylan Geary will be attending the College of Wooster to play Men’s Lacrosse. College of Wooster is a part of the North Coast Athletic Conference, which is Division III. Congrats Dylan!
One last huge congratulations to all of our seniors and this great accomplishment. We know you are all onto amazing things!
