Submitted by Denis Kelly
Eighteen Watchung Hills Regional High School (WHRHS) student athletes who competed in sports at WHRHS have recently signed to play sports in college: Four at Division I schools, one at a Division II school, and 13 at Division III schools, according to WHRHS Athletic Director Christopher Van Vliet.
Many of the students who declared on April 30, 2018, gathered in the school’s Media Center after school, to be photographed as a group, as well as in combinations by sport, with their families, and with coaches.
In addition to these 18, another group of students who intend to play sports at Division I and Division II schools announced their signings on Nov. 27, 2017. And in February, WHRHS student athlete Zahveae Thorne declared he planned to attend and play Football at East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, Pa., a Division II school.
In November 2017 as well as on April 30, 2018, Van Vliet congratulated the seniors as they announced their plans to play college sports.
“We are very proud of you,” Van Vliet said. “We wish you the best in the next chapter of your lives.”
Van Vliet also congratulated the coaches and parents who gathered in the Media Center to witness the college athletic announcement, and to all who supported WHRHS student athletes throughout the year. “Go Warriors,” he said.
The April 30 Signings
Those planning to attend and play at Division I schools are:
In Swimming, Marlise Moesch of Green Brook Township, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut;
In Golf, Marlene Tartaro of Warren Township, Columbia University, New York City;
In Wrestling, Justin Hayward of Green Brook Township, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania; and
In Football, Brian Puccio of Warren Township, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida.
The student athlete planning to attend and play at a Division II school:
In Wrestling, Robert Saum of Warren Township, Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania.
Those planning to attend and play at Division III schools:
In Softball, Genna Cicchetti of Stirling, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania; Emma Gaffney of Green Brook Township, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison; Robin McCabe of Warren Township, Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and Erin Bean of Watchung, Susquehanna University, Selingsgrove, Pennsylvania.;
In Fencing, Kyle Rokosny of Green Brook Township, Drew University, Madison; and Henry Engle of Warren Township, Drew University, Madison;
In Swimming, Sheldon Kohl of Warren Township, Misericordia College, Dallas, Pennsylvania; and Dan Hold of Warren Township, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken;
In Cross Country/Track, Alyssa Galdi of Warren Township, Mesericordia College, Dallas, Pennsylvania; and Jessica Hoffmann of Millington, University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania;
In Football, Connor James of Green Brook Township, Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania;
In Soccer, Ryan Santos of Warren Township, The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township;
In Basketball, Dan Pilsbury, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and
In Tennis, Brenda Peng of Warren Township, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
As previously reported, the November 27 Signings
Those planning to attend and play at Division I schools are:
In Boys Lacrosse, all from Warren Township: Chris Clintock at St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Drew Furlong at SUNY Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York; Jonathan Taub at Rutgers University, New Brunswick; and Tyler James, at The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts
In Baseball, both from Green Brook Township, Tyler Riley at the University of Maine, Orono, Maine; and Michael Murray at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York;
In Girls Lacrosse, Katelyn Carroll of Warren Township at Radford University, Radford, Virginia;
And in Girls Basketball, Julia Cunningham of Watchung at Princeton University, Princeton.
Planning to attend and play sports at Division II schools is: In Girls Lacrosse in Division II, Julia Burton of Warren Township at West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
WHRHS PHOTOS 2018 April College Athletic Signings
