Just because they are graduating high school doesn’t mean that these talented athletes won’t take their game to college. Sixty-four Massapequa High School senior athletes will continue their athletic careers on the collegiate level around the country next fall, joining teams at institutions such as Dartmouth, Georgetown, West Point and the U.S. Air Force Academy.
“We are extremely proud that our students will lend their athletic talents to these colleges and universities,” said John Piropato, director of health, physical education and athletics. “They will be great assets to their teams as well as their schools next year.”
The student athletes and the colleges they will attend include: baseball players Brandon Fanizza, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT); Matthew Garland, Ramapo College of New Jersey; Thomas Macri, Adelphi University; James Magaldi, Misericordia University; Kyle McLernon, St. Joseph’s College; Justin Schirmacher, Hamilton College; Paul Sirakowski, Ramapo College of New Jersey; Douglas Smith, Mount Aloysius College and James Valenti, College of Mount St. Vincent.
Cross country, track and field runners include: Jake Coleman, Ramapo College of New Jersey; Kelsey Hadsall, Misericordia University and Taylor Rettig, Monmouth University. Track and field athletes include Dylan Bitton, Nassau Community College; Thomas Clarke, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Matthew Danielsson, Oswego University; Emily Hatziyianis, The College of New Jersey; Brian Smith, Ithaca College and Leon White, Georgian Court University;
Also continuing in college are: diver Sarah Woods, Seton Hall University and field hockey player Marisa McCleod, Adelphi University, football players Bradley Baldinger, Denison University; Kyle Berna, Ithaca College; Thomas Kempton, Buffalo State College; golf player Matthew Fisher, Utica College; ice hockey players Benjamin Benitez, SUNY Albany; Salvatore Corallo, University of Tampa; Joseph Gramegna, U. S. Merchant Marine Academy; lacrosse players Christopher Bacotti, Dartmouth College; Lilly Bernardi, The College of New Jersey; Frank Callan, NYIT; Sarah Campbell, East Stroudsburg University; Olivia Colletti, Merrimack College; James DeTommaso, United States Air Force Academy; Brendan Dulligan, DeSales University; Nicholas Georgalas, Skidmore College; Nicolas Jelovcic, Dominican College; Casey Kimmel, Towson University; Justin Lynskey, College of the Holy Cross; Michael McKenna, Molloy College; Thomas Nash, Springfield College; William O’Connell, Centenary College; Allison Stackpole, Adelphi University; Ryan Tierney, Hofstra University; soccer players Anthony Cestaro, Molloy College; Bianca Furci, Marist College, Melanie Hingher, Fairfield University; Peter Meyer, West Point; Dylan Nealis, Georgetown; Mikayla Pugliese, SUNY New Paltz; Olivia Rohrecker, SUNY New Paltz; Skylar Vitiello, University of Hartford; Rebecca White, Rider University; softball players Amanda Considine, Adelphi University; Kelle Lalier, Caldwell University; Darby Pandolfo, Seton Hall University; Sydney Tamburello, York College of Pennsylvania; Jessica Vento, St. Joseph’s College; swimming Cara Treble, Penn State University; Samantha Mullman, St. Joseph’s College; Douglas Alliano, SUNY Oneonta; volleyball players John Carroll, Emmanuel College; Shannon Carroll, Emmanuel College; Stephen Codispodo, Ramapo College of New Jersey and wrester Paul Brachfeld, SUNY Cortland.
—Submitted by Massapequa Public Schools
