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2000s Alex Costa ’00 married Sarah Reilly on Aug. 29, 2008. The Reillys currently reside in Columbus, Ohio. Megan Hebenstreit ’00 graduated from Indiana University School of LawIndianapolis in June 2008, and passed the Indiana Bar Exam in July 2008. While in law school, she received the Norman Lefstein Award of Excellence and gold level distinction for contributing more than 200 pro bono hours. Katharine (Riddlebarger) Bond ’00 and her husband welcomed daughter, Samantha Ruth, on Sept. 14, 2008. The Bond family currently resides in Seattle. Ashley Green ’02 accepted a position with the University of Connecticut as the Assistant Director of Athletic Development. She earned her master’s degree in sports management and sociology at the University of Connecticut in 2008, and her Bachelor of Science in business administration (cum laude honors) at the State University of New York at Albany in 2006. Jim Marten ’02 signed with the Oakland Raiders for the 2008-09 NFL season. Sam Yudes ’05 owns the Carmel branch of College Pro Painters, a national company that he also plans to expand to Westfield. College Pro is unique in that all its managers and franchise owners are full-time students. Yudes is currently attending Indiana University. Courtney Bosse ’07, a sophomore at St. Bonaventure University in western New York, was named the Atlantic 10 Conference co-player of the week for women's soccer for the week of Oct. 6, 2008. Bosse had a goal in each of the team's two victories over Richmond and George Washington.
CAPTAIN G. NICK LARKIN ’98 WITH LINDA SMOOT AND SARA COMPTON, THE TWO BREBEUF JESUIT TEACHERS HE CREDITS FOR SPARKING HIS INTEREST IN A MILITARY CAREER.
ALUMNI UPDATE Gregory “Nick” Larkin graduated from Brebeuf Jesuit in 1998 and proceeded to Indiana University. During his freshman year at IU he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and applied to the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Md. He was inducted into the USNA Class of 2003 the following summer. In 2001, Nick left USNA to pursue volunteer community service. He spent a two-year break in military service in Indianapolis where he taught citizenship and English classes to the Hispanic immigrant community, served as a volunteer EMT and firefighter for the Indianapolis fire department, and earned a B.S. in psychology from Purdue University, graduating with high honors and awards for student organizational leadership and athletics. In 2003, Nick returned to Annapolis and graduated with the Class of 2005. He was selected for a competitive interservice transfer to the U.S. Army as an Intelligence Officer upon graduating with honors. Nick completed the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course (MIOBC) and proceeded to Airborne School. Upon reporting to Fort Bragg, N.C., in October of 2006, he was immediately deployed to Iraq where he served as the Battalion Staff Intelligence officer of the 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB). After 14 months in combat, then 1st Lt. Larkin was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) for his intelligence work and the Combat Action Badge (CAB) after being engaged in a firefight with insurgents during a convoy mission. Returning home, Nick spent several months teaching and writing about the route analysis system he authored in Iraq. He then forged through the U.S. Army Ranger School, graduating in August 2008. After earning his Ranger Tab, Nick was promoted to Captain and assigned to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade where he currently serves as the Assistant Staff Intelligence Officer. Nick, whose ties to Brebeuf Jesuit remain strong, visited Linda Smoot’s U.S. Government class last semester and spoke with current students about his experiences in Iraq and leadership principles. He and his wife, Meaghan, currently live in a farm home outside of Fort Bragg where they raise fainting goats and border collies.
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