Syosset High School celebrated its student-athletes at the high school’s annual Athlete Commitment Day on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Two dozen of Syosset’s most distinguished student-athletes committed to play their respective sports at the collegiate level during a ceremony held outside on the multipurpose artificial turf field. Syosset Director of Athletics, PE and Recreation Drew Cronin and boys varsity lacrosse coach John Calabria hosted the annual event attended by family, administration, faculty and coaches.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers, along with the students’ coaches, commended the student-athletes on their character, dedication and achievement and recognized the students’ families for supporting them throughout their journey to becoming a collegiate athlete. “We have a tremendous athletic department and top-notch athletes. This has been a goal for all of them to reach, and now they’re finally here,” said Calabria. “There is nothing like the experience of being a collegiate athlete.”
“It would be hard under any circumstances to be sitting in one of these chairs, but to be sitting in one of these chairs having had your steady progress of improvement interrupted for 20 months…it is really remarkable to have recovered from that and to be here right now,” commented Dr. Rogers on the perseverance of the students throughout the pandemic.
Coaches then recognized each of the student-athletes for their performance and dedication and extended their gratitude to the parents of the students and the administration for their support of the athletic program.
The following student athletes were recognized:
Luca Accardo – Lacrosse – High Point University
Erica Borzone – Volleyball – Bentley University
Jackson Bullaro – Baseball – University of Scranton
Marco Clara – Baseball – Manhattanville College
Kiera Corcoran – Lacrosse – SUNY Oneonta
Luca Cutolo – Lacrosse – Quinnipiac University
Colin Favata – Baseball – Dean College
Lilah Grubman – Basketball – Yale University
Jillian Hooey – Lacrosse – University of Chicago
Kristin Igneri – Lacrosse – Lafayette College
Megan Igneri – Lacrosse – Lafayette College
Megan Kitagawa – Lacrosse – Yale University
Alex Larson – Baseball – Johns Hopkins University
Jacob Lee – Baseball – Adelphi University
Noelle Melgar – Labcrosse – College of Wooster
Riley Miller – Soccer – Emory University
Mallory Ngitngit – Lacrosse – Lafayette College
Julia Renny – Softball – Providence College
Isabella Romano – Soccer – US Naval Academy
Emma Romano – Soccer – US Naval Academy
Danielle Sautner – Lacrosse – Muhlenberg College
Samantha Smith – Track & Field – University of Pennsylvania
Randy Ventura – Baseball – SUNY Maritime
Eve Waldhauser – Soccer – Binghamton University
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.