the definitive vocal leader on defense,” said his coach Frank Fedorjaka. “He has acted as a key liaison seaming the freshman class into the overall team culture, and his effort in the weight room is exceptional.” At the conclusion of the season, Ben was named first team All-Patriot League.
Brandon Cherry ’12 is a rising senior running back on the Johns Hopkins University football team. Last year, Brandon ran for 962 yards on 132 attempts – a 7.2 yards per carry average. He was elected one of the captains for the 2015 Blue Jays, who finished 10th in the national Division III rankings this past year.
Christian Knight ’13, goalie for the Cornell University men’s lacrosse team, was named honorable mention All-Ivy League.
Michael Mutscheller ’11 graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and was captain of the Quaker men’s squash team this past season.
Greg Pyke ’12, an offensive guard for the University of Georgia football team, was named to the Southeast Conference’s Second Team last season. Greg is a red-shirt junior for the Bulldogs.
Michael Chalawsky ’14 finished his freshman year at Virginia Tech studying engineering. He was named to the school’s Dean’s List for the fall semester, with a 3.70 GPA.
Jack Riordan ’11 graduated from St. Lawrence University in New York in May. Jack recently wrote: “As an incoming first year (student) at St. Lawrence, I was slated to join the squash team but was unable to make the cut as they had recruited 10 of the best players in the country (moving them from #24 to #6 in the U.S.!). As a sophomore, I decided to turn my lanky ambitions towards the crew team and have since been nominated captain by my peers and coaches. It is a very exciting opportunity, and I believe that we will have a very successful year.” Wells Stanwick ’11 graduated in May from Johns Hopkins University, where he was captain of the men’s lacrosse team. He was also named to the first team All-Big Ten team. Taylor Stieff ’11 is an information technology consultant at IBM in northern Virginia. Michael Turner ’11 was a starting cornerback for the Cornell University football team. In 2013, he was an honorable mention All-Ivy League selection after ranking among the Ivy League and national leaders in forced fumbles and interceptions while starting nine games. He earned a spot on the College Football Performance Awards positional watch lists. In all, 38 of the nation’s top players in the Football Championship Subdivision at each position were on the initial watch list. Michael, who again made the Dean’s List this past semester, interned in New York City this summer. He graduated in May and recently accepted a position with Delta Airlines in their commercial strategy division. He is now living in Atlanta. 42
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Tyler Steinhardt ’12 is a junior at American University. Tyler founded Shootout for Soldiers, an event that raised $175,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project in 24 hours of lacrosse playing this summer in Maryland. Also involved in the development of lacrosse in Uganda, Tyler was recently nominated for Lacrosse Magazine’s “Person of the Year.” Spencer Ward ’12 is a member of the Hobart squash team. Taylor Davis ’13 ran in the half-marathon of the Baltimore Running Festival last October. He was running as part of The Cool Kids Campaign, a group that seeks to help pediatric cancer patients maintain a sense of normalcy in their academic, social and extracurricular lives while undergoing treatment. He was running in honor of Zak DeGross ’13, who passed away from kidney cancer. Alex Hughes ’13 has completed his second year at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and is hitting his stride. The midshipmen of the USMMA Class of 2017 have elected Alex as their class president. He has taken on a heavy workload both academically and with student government, as well as sailing and working out. He is majoring in marine engineering and systems and is preparing for his sea year aboard a Maersk ship that will sail throughout the Far East.
Matt Rees ’13, a long-pole for the U.S. Naval Academy men’s lacrosse team, was named to the second team All-Patriot League.
Colin Chell ’14 is a rising sophomore at the Ohio State University. Colin is a member of the men’s lacrosse team and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after recording a career-high six groundballs in the Buckeyes’ road win at Penn State. The Buckeyes were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament. Nick Gesualdi ’14 started in the defensive backfield for the Cornell University football team. Nick was named the Ivy League Football Rookie of the Year and received the Dick Schaap Award, which is presented to the Cornell freshman football player “who contributes most to the team.” Bennett Wisner ’14 is a rising sophomore at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore. During the golf season, Bennett competed in his first collegiate event, The Doc Gimmler, hosted by St. John’s University on the Red Course of Bethpage State Park in New York. He shot rounds of 72, 71 and 67 on the way to placing 19th individually, and he helped his Loyola Greyhounds to a runner-up finish.