Alumni News

Katie Mosher is happy to announce her engagement to Brockton Boretti. They met while both were students at FSU. Katie earned both her BS and MS degree in Sports Management at FSU and is currently employed by lululemon as an Operations Manager, guest support innovation. She was hired by lululemon following her graduation from the Sports Management college at FSU. Brockton is from Wellington, Florida and following his graduation from FSU in Sports Management is employed as a Financial Consultant for Symmetry. They currently live in Boynton Beach, Florida and are planning a June 2022 wedding in Fort Myers, Florida.

Antonia and Tom are pleased to announce their engagement. Antonia is completing her law degree with FAMU Law School and Tom is pursuing his Florida Contractor License. They are planning an October 2022 wedding in Fort Myers. Upon Antonia’s law school graduation, the couple will reside in Tampa.

AVE MARIA LACROSSE Camron was a starter for Ave Maria in all eight of their matches, six of which came against nationally ranked teams. Camron recorded her first career point in Ave Maria’s win over Webber International, logging an assist. The freshman recorded six ground balls on the season, and caused six turnovers for the Gyrenes.

PALM BEACH ATLANTIC LACROSSE In his first season of collegiate lacrosse, Insolia assisted on two goals for the Sailfish, who played six games during the spring season. Insolia came off the bench in all six matches, and assisted on goals against Tampa and Florida Southern. In the match against Florida Southern, Insolia had his most productive appearance, attempting three shots and recording a ground ball.

TUSCULUM FOOTBALL Mira played in four of Tusculum’s five games during the team’s spring season. The defensive lineman made nine total tackles, including one sack in a 47-7 win over Erskine. He also forced a fumble in that win, and made at least two tackles in all four of his appearances. Tusculum went 4-1 on the season, and finished the season on a four-game winning streak.

OREGON STATE SOFTBALL In her first full season at Oregon State after transferring from Coastal Carolina, Soto played 25 games for the Beavers, including 16 in Pac-12 Conference play. The outfielder was usually mostly as a pinch runner at Oregon State, scoring eight runs and logging her first two career stolen bases in Pac-12 games against California and Utah.

COLLEGE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BASEBALL Cedarburg was one of the top junior college hitters in the nation this year, hitting .379 with eight home runs and 49 runs batted in. He ranked in the top five in the state in RBIs and in the top ten in the state in batting average. At the conclusion of the season, Cedarburg was named a First Team All-State player, as well as a First Team All-Mid Florida Conference selection.

TAMPA BEACH VOLLEYBALL Pfuner helped the Spartans to the AVCA Small College national championship, and played ten matches during her third season at UT. Pfuner earned victories over teams from Eckerd and Florida Southern, and played at the third, fourth, and fifth positions for the Spartans, who also took on several of the top NCAA Division I teams in the nation.

BALL STATE GYMNASTICS Nychyk’s third season at Ball State came to an end with a conference championship, as the junior posted a 9.850 on the vault to tie for the Mid-American Conference title. For her efforts at the conference championship event, she was named to the MAC’s All-Tournament Team. During the course of the season, she scored a 9.80 or better in all four events (vault, uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise).

SAMFORD FOOTBALL Mera played in all seven games of Samford’s season, which took place in the spring due to the pandemic. The defensive end had 14 tackles on the season, including a sack in the season finale against Mercer. He also recovered a fumble against The Citadel, and had multiple tackles in each of Samford’s last four games. Over the past two seasons, Mera has played in all 19 games for the Bulldogs.

JACKSONVILLE STATE SOFTBALL Rodriguez had the best season of her collegiate career in 2021, and was named Second Team All-Ohio Valley Conference as a pitcher. The senior recorded an earned run average of 2.42, striking out 140 hitters in 113 innings in the circle. She struck out at least ten hitters on four occasions, including a career-high 13 strikeouts in a conference tournament game against Southeast Missouri.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES ORGANIZATION In the offseason, Passantino moved to the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, and started the 2021 season with the double-A Altoona Curve. In his first 23.1 innings of the season, the righthanded pitcher struck out 27 hitters, and allowed less than one walk and hit per inning pitched. He earned his first career save on May 11, following three scoreless innings against Binghamton.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS In his sixth season of Major League Baseball, Vogelbach has appeared in nearly every game for the Milwaukee Brewers, who were in first place in the National League Central as of press time. The first baseman had six home runs and 14 runs batted in over the first two months of the season, and had a .343 on base percentage, which was on pace to be the highest of his MLB career.