College Athletes
Mercersburg’s athletic program is geared to service a diverse student population, one that includes athletes with aspirations of competing on the next level. Typically, 20-25 percent of each graduating class features student-athletes who are recruited for collegiate competition.Over the last several years, Mercersburg athletes from 18 different sports have committed to compete in leagues and associations that span the United States, including the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East Conference, Big Ten Conference, Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, Patriot League, Southeastern Conference, American Athletic Conference, America East Conference, Atlantic-10 Conference, Conference USA, Horizon League, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Northeast Conference, New England Small College Athletic Conference, and University Athletic Association.
| Bridget Ahlgren | Lacrosse | Campbell University |
| Foday Bangura | Soccer | Villanova University |
| Duncan Besch | Basketball | Dickinson College |
| Pete Curtis | Diving | Lafayette College |
| Leah Gentry-Tuney | Swimming | U.S. Naval Academy (Navy) |
| Maddie Koutavas | Swimming | Navy |
| Aiden Lorson | Baseball | Shenandoah University |
| Jade Matthias | Swimming | Hamilton College |
| Collin Metcalf | Basketball | Northeastern University |
| Ryan Nordheim | Swimming | Southern Methodist University |
| Josh Pethel | Golf | Denison University |
| CJ Sheldon | Swimming | U.S. Military Academy (Army) |
| Tommy Tereschuk | Baseball | Navy |
| Isabella Van Ess | Swimming | Lafayette College |
| Chris Watson | Basketball | Juniata College |
| Andy Armbruster | Swimming | U.S. Air Force Academy |
| Max Awtry | Baseball | U.S. Naval Academy (Navy) |
| Owen Beisty | Baseball | Navy |
| Taylor Chepren | Lacrosse | Marymount University |
| Kiersten Donnelly | Swimming | University of New Hampshire |
| Alex Edwards | Swimming | U.S. Military Academy (Army) |
| Sabine Ellison | Swimming | University of Ottawa |
| Tom Flanagan | Basketball | St. Lawrence University |
| Aidan Henry | Swimming | Army |
| Ava Hull | Basketball | Swarthmore College |
| Aakash Koduru | Track & field/cross country | Swarthmore College |
| Maiyah Johnson | Basketball | Johnson & Wales University |
| Elizabeth Kendrick | Lacrosse | Vassar College |
| Ola Kwasniewski | Diving | Navy |
| Jack Mowery | Swimming | Army |
| Isaac Newman | Diving | Army |
| Zach Queiroz | Soccer | Shepherd University |
| Blake Simpson | Swimming | Navy |
| Trevor Torres | Swimming | Navy |
| Guil Ware | Swimming | Davidson College |
| Andrew Yuen | Swimming | Amherst College |
| Jay Budin | Baseball | St. Lawrence University |
| Cory Daly | Baseball | U.S. Naval Academy (Navy) |
| Patrick Di Tullio | Basketball | Trinity University (TX) |
| Aurelius Dunbar | Wrestling | Penn State University |
| Jake Evert | Swimming | Navy |
| Anna Freyman | Swimming | Navy |
| Zoe Gooch | Basketball | Denison University |
| AJ Gray | Basketball | University of Hartford |
| Jonah Harm | Swimming | Navy |
| Addie Jenkins | Lacrosse | Roanoke College |
| Aakash Koduru | Track & field/cross country | Swarthmore College |
| Caroline Kranich | Lacrosse | Washington and Lee University |
| Annie Leder | Track & field | Dickinson College |
| Alex Lorenzo | Squash | Connecticut College |
| Quintin Metcalf | Basketball | St. Bonaventure University |
| Austin Monsereenusorn | Football | Allegheny College |
| Kaylen Oweh | Basketball | St. Thomas Aquinas College (NY) |
| Zander Patent | Football | Occidental College |
| Zach Powers | Baseball | Navy |
| Billy Wilkerson | Swimming | Dickinson College |
| Jill Ahlgren | Lacrosse/field hockey | Gettysburg College |
| Garrett Ammons | Football | Gettysburg College |
| Sam Barnes | Wrestling | Bucknell University |
| Andrea Bentoglio | Soccer | SUNY New Paltz |
| Ford Blaylock | Swimming | U.S. Military Academy (Army) |
| JJ Chou | Basketball | Chapman University |
| Tag Curwen | Swimming | Pomona College |
| Brent Ditzler | Soccer | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Emma Hicks | Tennis | University of Rochester |
| Morgan Krepp | Swimming | U.S. Naval Academy (Navy) |
| Noah Litzinger | Football | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Tiffany McGhie | Basketball | Canisius College |
| Sam Morgan | Soccer | West Virginia University |
| Mandolin Nguyen | Swimming | Army |
| Hugh Robey | Swimming | Navy |
| Thomas Russell | Baseball | Navy |
| McGee Schnarrs | Football | Susquehanna University |
| Colby Walker | Soccer | Catholic University of America |
| Ryan Wiley | Football | Trinity College (Conn.) |
| Eli Williams | Swimming | Navy |
| Alex Wood | Cross country/track & field | Rhodes College |
| Ally Armbruster | Swimming | U.S. Air Force Academy |
| Isabell Baltimore | Cross country/track & field | U.S. Naval Academy (Navy) |
| Boone Brothers | Swimming | Navy |
| Joseph Bucci | Golf | Kenyon College |
| Logan Cort | Swimming | Dickinson College |
| Caitlin Dawson | Swimming | Oberlin College |
| John-Anthony Di Tullio | Basketball | Trinity University (Texas) |
| Bass Diakhoumpa | Soccer | Juniata College |
| Courtney Gantt | Swimming | Middlebury College |
| Jake Goretski | Lacrosse | Lebanon Valley College |
| Tijani Harris | Football | Trinity College (Conn.) |
| Jack Hinsperger | Football | University of Waterloo (Canada) |
| Dalton Jackson | Baseball | Navy |
| Justin Jelacic | football | University of Guelph (Canada) |
| Carrlie Jornlin | Basketball | St. Bonaventure University |
| Maddie Lauther | Swimming | University of Miami |
| Matt LoPresti | Football | Hamilton College |
| Beau Lowery | Baseball | West Virginia University |
| Sofia Makarova | Swimming | Middlebury College |
| Cameron Porter | Soccer | Navy |
| Thomas Prim | Squash | Navy |
| Eli Riley | Baseball | University of Connecticut |
| Alex Rogat | Basketball | Chestnut Hill College |
| Nick Rubino | Football | Hamilton College |
| Tyler Russell | Swimming | Emory University |
| Brad Rynkowski | Cross country/track & field | Marist College |
| Jayvien Sandridge | Baseball | University of Central Florida (signed with Baltimore Orioles) |
| Chris Toomey | Soccer | Navy |
| Trent Topping | Baseball | Navy |
| Abby Voce | Swimming | Babson College |
| Charlie Webb | Football | Case Western Reserve University |
| Mikale Williams | Track & field | High Point University |
| Evan Zhang | Swimming | U.S. Military Academy (Army) |
| Gnim Bazim | Soccer | Kenyon College |
| Jared Chulavatr | Swimming | U.S. Military Academy (Army) |
| Olivia Coleman | Basketball | Stevenson University |
| Tom Cremins | Lacrosse | College of the Holy Cross |
| James DiLalla | Lacrosse | Union College |
| Barbara Fitzsimmons | Swimming | Swarthmore College |
| Aaron Grant | Football | McDaniel College |
| Andrew Gregory | Soccer | U.S. Naval Academy (Navy) |
| Alden Littlefield | Track & field | Widener University |
| Lance Lysiak | Soccer | Muhlenberg College |
| Ethan Malcom | Lacrosse | Bishop's University (Canada) |
| John Miller | Basketball | Bard College |
| Jordan Misher | Football | Shepherd University |
| Sami Nassif | Swimming | Navy |
| Nick Nelson | Lacrosse | Washington and Lee University |
| Dean Nguyen | Swimming | Navy |
| Isiuwa Oghagbon | Basketball | Coastal Carolina University |
| Danielle Pong | Swimming | American University |
| Illia Presman | Squash | Cornell University |
| Christian Recker | Soccer | McDaniel College |
| Nick Schulkin | Lacrosse | Colorado College |
| Lindsay Tanner | Swimming | Navy |
| Molly Widdoes | Tennis | Occidental College |
| Jake Artz | Baseball | St. Joseph’s University |
| Matt Athanas-Linden | Soccer | Muhlenberg College |
| Ben Carter | Swimming | Denison College |
| Stephanie Downing | Swimming | U.S. Naval Academy (Navy) |
| Kane Doyle | Soccer | Muhlenberg College |
| Gabby Fraser | Squash | Hobart & William Smith Colleges |
| Saaman Ghodsi | Tennis | Franklin & Marshall College |
| Jake Girard | Swimming | Navy |
| Kate Hastings | Crew | University of Virginia |
| Elliot Hicks | Tennis | Emory University |
| Mason Kholi | Football | Muhlenberg College |
| Morgan King | Swimming | California State University-Bakersfield |
| Rina Kiyohara | Swimming | Swarthmore College |
| Courtney Levins | Swimming | Marist College |
| Dilin Massand | Swimming | Occidental College |
| Will Oakley | Baseball | Kenyon College |
| Sarah O’Leary | Swimming | University of Pennsylvania |
| Jake Rist | Baseball | Ball State University |
| Joana Santos | Basketball | Union College |
| Luka Sevaljevic | Basketball | Queen’s University (Canada) |
| St. John Smith | Baseball | Gettysburg College |
| Molly Taylor | Basketball | Loyola University Maryland |
| Lizzie Troy | Swimming | Navy |
| Tori Yoder | Basketball | Frostburg State University |
| Ruichi Zhou | Golf | New York University |
| Andrew Zhugayevich | Swimming | U.S. Military Academy (Army) |
Olympic Athletes
Mercersburg students and alumni from 15 countries have appeared in 22 different Summer Olympics held since 1896, including every Summer Games but one in which the United States competed from 1908 to 2004.
Mercersburg athletes have competed in several areas of athletics: track and field, swimming, sailing, gymnastics, wrestling, and the former Olympic sport of tug of war.
Notably, there have been 15 Olympics with more than one Mercersburg athlete participating, including the 1924 Summer Games, when five Mercersburg alumni competed. And in 1952, Mercersburg alumni Charlie Moore ’47 and Lee Yoder ’50 even competed in the same event.
1900 Olympics, USA track & field
400m, 800m
1908 Olympics, USA track & field
high jump
1906 Olympics, USA track & field
110m hurdles (gold)
1908 Olympics, USA track & field
400m
1908 Olympics, USA tug of war, wrestling, athletics
At the 1908 Olympic Games, "athletics" included shot put, discus, and hammer throw.
1908 Olympics, USA swimming
100m freestyle
1912/1920 Olympics, USA track & field
1912: 800m (gold, world record), 4x400m relay (gold, world record), 400m
1920: 4x400m relay, 400m
1936: coached Czechoslovakian track & field team at Summer Olympics
1920 Olympics, USA track & field
decathlon
1920 Olympics, USA track & field
200m (gold)
1924 Olympics, USA track & field
3000m steeplechase
1924/1928 Olympics, Canada track & field
1924: 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay
1928: 200m, 4x100m relay
1924 Olympics, USA track & field
110m high hurdles
1924 Olympics, USA track & field
3000m team race (bronze)
1924/1928 Olympics, USA swimming
1924: 4x200m relay (gold, world record)
1928 Olympics, USA track & field
decathlon
1932 Olympics, USA track & field
400m (gold, world record), 4x400m relay (gold, world record)
1932 Olympics, USA swimming
200m breaststroke
1936 Olympics, USA swimming
400m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay (silver)
1948 Olympics, USA swimming
100m freestyle (silver)
1948 Olympics, USA track & field
400m hurdles
1948 Olympics, USA swimming
200m breaststroke (bronze)
1952 Olympics, USA track & field
400m hurdles (gold), 4x400m relay (silver)
1952 Olympics, USA swimming
100m freestyle
1960 Olympics, Sweden gymnastics
individual all-around, team all-around
1952 Olympics, USA track & field
400m hurdles
1968 Olympics, Puerto Rico, sailing
1956/1960/1964 Olympics, Puerto Rico track & field
pole vault
1964 Olympics, Puerto Rico swimming
100m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 1500m freestyle, 400m individual medley
1976 Olympics, Nicaragua men’s swimming
200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 100m backstroke
1984 Olympics, USA men’s swimming
4x200m freestyle relay
1984/1988 Olympics,
USA women’s swimming
1984: 4x100m medley relay (gold), 100m backstroke (silver)
1988: 4x100m medley relay (silver)
1984 Olympics,
Philippines women’s swimming
100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke
1984 Olympics, Guatemala men’s swimming
200m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly, 200m individual medley, 4x100m freestyle relay, 4x100m medley relay
1988/1992 Olympics, USA men’s swimming
1988: 200m butterfly
1992: 200m butterfly (gold), 4x100m medley relay (gold), 4x200m freestyle relay (bronze)
1992 Olympics, Philippines men’s swimming
100m backstroke, 100m butterfly, 4x100m medley relay
1992 Olympics, Bahamas men’s swimming
100m backstroke, 100m butterfly
1992 Olympics, Bermuda men’s swimming
50m freestyle, 100m freestyle 4x100m freestyle relay
1992/1996 Olympics,
Philippines men’s swimming
1992: 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 4x100m medley relay
1996: 200m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke
1996/2000 Olympics,
Pakistan men’s swimming
1996: 100m butterfly
2000: 100m butterfly
2000 Olympics,
Malaysia women’s swimming
50m freestyle
1996/2000 Olympics,
Croatia women’s swimming
1996: 200m butterfly
2000: 200m butterfly
2000 Olympics, Thailand men’s swimming
400m freestyle, 1500m freestyle, 200m backstroke, 400m individual medley
2004 Olympics, Grenada men’s swimming
50m freestyle
2004 Olympics, Lebanon men’s swimming
50m freestyle
Pro Athletes
Only a select few athletes in any sport rise to the professional level, but, true to its tradition of excellence, Mercersburg has produced a diverse group of competitors whose career paths have included a number of professional sports dating back to 1900.
Jayvien Sandridge ’18 (baseball)
Cincinnati Reds (Arizona League/rookie-level), Baltimore Orioles (Gulf Coast League)
Molly Taylor ’16 (basketball)
BBL (UK)
Malik Miller ’15 (basketball)
NBL (Canada); has also played in Moldova and Cape Verde
Christian Binford ’11 (baseball)
Kansas City Royals (AAA), Baltimore Orioles (AA), Detroit Tigers (AA), Kansas City T-Bones (American Association)
Curtis Feigt ’09 (football)
Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs
Josh Edgin ’06 (baseball)
New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles (AAA), Washington Nationals (AAA)
Vincent Rey ’06 (football)
Cincinnati Bengals
Adam Chubb ’00 (basketball)
Bundesliga (Germany), Liga ACB (Spain)
Matt Kranchick ’99 (football)
Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots
Ugonna Onyekwe ’99 (basketball)
Ligat HaAl (Israel), Liga ACB (Spain)
Stéphane Pelle ’99 (basketball)
PBL (Belgium), Pro A (France), TBL (Turkey)
Kareem Wright ’99 (basketball)
Harlem Globetrotters
Mike Bush ’98 (football)
San Francisco 49ers
Holly Vaughn '80 (golf)
LPGA Tour
Mark Talbott ’78 (squash)
world's top-ranked hardball squash player
Scott Christopher '72 (baseball)
Baltimore Orioles (AAA)
Tom Edlefsen ’61 (tennis)
top-10 ranked professional, Davis Cup player
Roy Lechthaler 1927 (football)
Philadelphia Eagles
“Bump” Hadley 1924 (baseball)
Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, New York Giants, Philadelphia A’s
Bob Books 1922 (football)
Frankford Yellow Jackets (NFL)
“King” Lear 1910 (baseball)
Cincinnati Reds
Joe Birmingham 1904 (baseball)
Cleveland Naps/Indians
"Doc" Gessler 1900 (baseball)
Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Superbas, Chicago Cubs, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox