SENIORS PART OF WINNING TRADITION
F
ox Chapel Area High
School student athletes
recently signed and/
or committed to
Division I, II, and III colleges
and universities. The students
are: Harley Beckey – Crew
– Robert Morris University,
Seth Bowman – Football –
Mercyhurst University, Luke
Brown – Football – John
Carroll University, Krystyna
Burdelski – Softball –
Westminster College, Reed
Bursic – Baseball – University
of Pittsburgh-Bradford, Carson
Cohen – Basketball – Tufts
University, Jesse Cohen –
Football – Bryant University,
Jakob Dunn – Soccer – Case
Western Reserve University,
Joslyn Filo – Swimming – Florida
Gulf Coast University, Jonathan
Folkerts – Cross Country
– Slippery Rock University,
Student athletes from the Class of 2018 who signed to play sports in college.
Andrew Friend – Golf – Central
Alabama Community College,
Nick Gizzo – Football – John Carroll University, Kate
Goodwin – Lacrosse – Lehigh University, Scott Hastings –
Final Numbers – At a Glance
Football – Grove City College, Tawnya Holben – Softball
The Class of 2018 racked up some impressive statistics.*
– Mount Aloysius College, Andrew Jeffrey – Track & Field
– Seton Hill University, Grace Knepshield – Field Hockey
• Over four years, there have been 14 teams with perfect
– Saint Francis University, Ben Kronman – Track – Emory
section records, including boys’ cross country (two), girls’
University, Greta Lazzara – Soccer – Case Western Reserve
University, Katie Livingston – Soccer – Denison University,
cross country, field hockey (three), boys’ golf, girls’ soccer,
Alex Miles – Baseball – University of Pittsburgh-Bradford,
girls’ tennis (two), girls’ swimming, girls’ lacrosse, and
Caelan Miller – Cross Country – University of Pittsburgh,
boys’ tennis (two).
Micah Morris – Football – Ithaca College, Amanda Nord
– Tennis – James Madison University, Anna Paviglianiti –
• 23 teams were named section champions.
Crew – The Catholic University of America, Abby Pitcairn
• The seniors participated in 1,051 total athletic games.
– Field Hockey – University of North Carolina, Paige Ryan
– Field Hockey – Michigan State University, Ray Tarasi –
The teams won 709 of those contests. The seniors
Volleyball – Marymount University, and Brayden Thomas
participated in 827 section games with 554 wins.
– Football – John Carroll University.
According to Athletic Director Mike O’Brien, “This senior
class has been part of a winning tradition since their freshmen
year. They have worked diligently both in the classroom and
on the field or court and accomplished great things.” He
added that people often think that athletic directors only
define success in wins and losses. “But I define success in
multiple ways. Beyond all the wins and titles, these seniors are,
first and foremost, really good people.”
All of the students were honored at a special reception for
them and their families at the high school April 27.
• Five were WPIAL team champs – boys’ tennis (two), field
hockey (two), and boys’ volleyball.
• The girls’ cross country team won a PIAA championship.
• Amanda Nord won three section, WPIAL, and PIAA titles
in doubles tennis.
• Abby Pitcairn has played on a U.S. national women’s field
hockey team since she was a sophomore.
*The spring 2018 athletic season is not included since the
season has not yet concluded.
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