The last time College Corner checked in on Chambersburg at the end of April, former Trojan athletes were just warming up for their respective journeys on the postseason stage.
As it turned out these Chambersburg athletes — we counted 29 of them — didn’t shrink under the hot lights, they shined.
Ex-Trojan star Taylor Myers batted nearly .600 for the Shippensburg University softball squad in nine postseason games. The Raiders played to a 3-2 record at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionals, and Myers ended her Shippensburg career as an All-American.
While Myers’ career comes to a close, Hunter Stevens is just getting started for the Millersville baseball team. The red-shirt freshman and former Trojan standout ranked second on the Marauders with seven home runs, despite not being an every day starter.
Finally, in the world of track, Geneva distance specialist Karter Reath was challenged with defending his national title in the 3,000 steeplechase at the National Christian College Athletic Association. The former Chambersburg ace shaved off nearly 12 seconds from his winning time in 2023, but still finished second in this year’s competition.
In this month’s College Corner, we’ll take a deeper look at the exploits of these athletes and more, before we shift the focus to Waynesboro and Greencastle-Antrim in the months to come. Additions for College Corner can be sent to Andy Sandrik via email at [email protected].
Below is a sport-by-sport, athlete-by-athlete look at how former Chambersburg athletes performed in the final month of the spring sports season:
SOFTBALL
Taylor Myers, Senior, Shippensburg
Shippensburg was eventually eliminated from the postseason, but not without a fight. Myers, an outfielder for the Raiders, made sure of that.
As the stage got bigger, so too did Myers’ presence at the plate. In nine postseason games spanning the PSAC Tournament and NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionals, Myers batted .568 (21 for 37) with 13 runs and five RBI. Her biggest game over that stretch was a 5 for 5 performance in a 10-7 win over Gannon on May 1.
The Raiders’ season, and Myers’ career, came to an end with a 3-2 showing at the Atlantic Regionals. She started in all 57 games for Shippensburg this spring and batted .436 (95 for 218) with 10 doubles, three triples, and one home run, to go along with 56 runs, 40 RBI, and 10 stolen bases. Myers ends her season on a 12-game hitting streak.
For her efforts this spring, Myers was recognized as a D2CCA All-America Honorable Mention.
Myers ends a four-year career for Shippensburg that saw her bat .390 (294 for 754) with 14 doubles, four triples, one home run, 190 runs, 68 RBI, and 34 stolen bases.
The Raiders finish their season with a 36-21 record, which includes an 18-14 mark in the PSAC.
Alyssa Wenger, Senior, Wilson
With Wenger leading the way, Wilson went on a postseason run that saw the Phoenix win a United East Skye Division title and finish as the runner-up in the United East Championship Series.
Wenger, a speedy outfielder with a solid bat, recorded two multi-hit games in the postseason, including a 4 for 5 effort that led Wilson to an 8-5 win over Rosemont College on May 6.
It was a solid end to a season, and career, that has been a portrait of consistency. Wenger played in 41 games this spring, including 39 starts, and led her team in runs (47) and triples (8). She batted .326 (43 for 132) with five doubles, one home run, 22 RBI, and 22 stolen bases. Defensively, Wenger sported a .960 fielding percentage.
Wenger appeared in 145 games over her four-year Wilson career, including 142 starts, and batted .364 (167 for 459) with 36 doubles, 22 triples, three home runs, 167 runs, 92 RBI, and 92 stolen bases.
The Phoenix conclude their season with a 29-13 record, which includes a 13-3 mark in the United East.
Haiden Brookens, Senior, Wilson
Wilson’s ascension to the United East Skye Division title was led by a brilliant performance at the plate from Brookens, who batted .500 (7 for 14) over a five-game gauntlet to lead the Phoenix to a berth in the United East Championship Series.
Brookens, an infielder, played her best postseason game of that stretch on May 6 in an 8-5 win over Rosemont College, batting 3 for 5 with two runs and three RBI.
She concludes her season batting .391 (45 for 115) with six doubles, two triples, 27 runs, 34 RBI, and three stolen bases, to go along with an .854 fielding percentage.
Brookens appeared in 122 games over the course of her Wilson career, including 117 starts, and batted .350 (127 for 363) with 15 doubles, four triples, 87 runs, 87 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.
Haley Privett, Senior, Wilson
Privett ended her Wilson career with a bang, collecting hits in four of her final five games, batting .438 (7 for 16) with two doubles, and five RBI over that span.
Privett’s best game over that stretch came in a 12-4 win over Rosemont College on May 6, a game where she was 4 for 4 with a double and four RBI.
Privett, a catcher/infielder, wraps up her season with appearances in 35 games, including 34 starts. She batted .364 (32 for 88) with six doubles, five runs, and 22 RBI, to go along with a .920 fielding percentage.
She concludes her four-year career for the Phoenix with appearances in 101 games, including 80 starts, with a batting average of .336 (74 for 220), to go along with 13 doubles, one home run, 22 runs, and 57 RBI.
MacKenzie Stake, Junior, PSU Mont Alto
Stake got some postseason work in the pitching circle, appearing in four games as Mont Alto navigated through the PSUAC Tournament and USCAA Small College World Series.
Her most effective performance came in an 8-6 win over PSU Schuylkill, when she worked 3 1/3 innings and struck out three batters.
She concludes her campaign with 10 appearances, including seven starts, and posted a 2-2 record with a 6.10 ERA. In 28 2/3 innings, Stake allowed 27 runs, 25 earned, on 33 hits and 16 walks, while striking out 29 batters. Stake was also solid at the plate with limited opportunities, batting .385 (5 for 13) with one double, four runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.
The Lions (28-10, 15-3 PSUAC) saw their season come to an end with a 2-2 showing at the Small College World Series.
BASEBALL
Elijah Snyder, Sophomore, PSU Mont Alto
Snyder saved his best stuff for the postseason, as the 6-foot, 180-pound right-handed pitcher wrapped up his spring with 3 2/3 scoreless innings at the PSUAC Tournament.
He put up a zero in an inning of work in the opening round on May 5, which saw Mont Alto defeat PSU Brandywine by a 9-0 score. One day later, Snyder was again called upon and again he came through, giving his team 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings and striking out two batters in his team’s season-ending 5-0 loss to PSU Du Bois.
Snyder made 12 appearances this season, including five starts, and was 4-2 with a 4.08 ERA. In 39 2/3 innings, he allowed 22 runs, 18 earned, on 46 hits and 16 walks, while striking out 20 batters.
The Lions end their season at 29-16, which includes a 14-6 mark in the PSUAC.
Braden Zeger, Sophomore, PSU Mont Alto
Zeger, a 5-foot-9, 165-pound outfielder/right-handed pitcher, played in all three of Mont Alto’s postseason games at the PSUAC Tournament, batting .333 (2 for 6) with two walks and an RBI.
He finishes his season with appearances in 28 games and a batting average of .279 (17 for 61) with a double, 11 runs, 10 RBI, and two stolen bases. Zeger also got work as a pitcher this spring, making four appearances on the mound and posting an 0-1 record with a 4.50 ERA.
Gavin Kissel, Junior, PSU Mont Alto
Kissel, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound utility player, provided a solid bat and glove, not to mention speed, to the Mont Alto lineup this season.
Kissel appeared in 43 games and batted .284 (33 for 116) with eight doubles, 28 runs, and 17 RBI, while sharing the team lead with 11 stolen bases. Defensively, he posted a .933 fielding percentage.
Wyatt Kissel, Freshman, PSU Mont Alto
Kissel didn’t shy away from the postseason stage, batting .455 (5 for 11) with a double, home run, and three RBI in three games at the PSUAC Tournament. He did the bulk of that damage in the first game, a 9-0 win over PSU Brandywine on May 5, when he finished a triple shy of batting for the cycle. In that game he was 3 for 4 with a double, home run, and two RBI.
Kissel, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound infielder/right-handed pitcher, appeared in 41 games this spring, batting .378 (42 for 11) with seven doubles, four home runs, 27 runs, 39 RBI, and one stolen base. Defensively, Kissel posted a sparkling fielding percentage of .986, tops on the Mont Alto roster.
Kyle Nolan, Sophomore, PSU Mont Alto
Nolan, a 5-foot-7, 160-pound utility player/right-handed pitcher, was inactive for Mont Alto’s run through the PSUAC Tournament.
He finishes his season with seven appearances on the mound, including two stats, and a 1-0 record with a 12.41 ERA.
Blaine Wilson, Junior, PSU Mont Alto
Wilson, a 5-foot-10, 160-pound left-handed pitcher, was inactive for Mont Alto during the PSUAC Tournament.
He made six appearances for the Lions this season and was 0-0 with a 4.76 ERA.
Hunter Stevens, R-Freshman, Millersville
Stevens, an outfielder, ends his season as the No. 2 home run hitter on the Millersville roster after swatting two homers in May.
Despite being just a semi-regular in the lineup, Stevens finished with seven home runs, to go along with three doubles, 20 runs, and 17 RBI. He appeared in 39 of 54 games, including 21 starts, and batted .225 (16 for 71). Defensively, Stevens sported a .966 fielding percentage.
Millersville closes out its season with a 38-16 record, which includes a 23-9 mark in the PSAC.
Treyton Sarvis, Freshman, Grove City
Thanks to a reader submission Sarvis, an infielder, is now on the College Corner radar.
His first season became a tale of overcoming adversity, after he went 0 for 7 over his first five games, a hitless streak that lasted through February and March. Sarvis broke through with a 2 for 4 effort on April 7 to lead Grove City to an 8-0 win over Allegheny, and stayed hot for the rest of the spring.
Sarvis closed out his season with hits in eight of his final 10 games, batting .361 (13 for 36) over that stretch.
He appeared in 15 of 41 games for the Wolverines, including 11 starts, and batted .302 (13 for 43) with two doubles, two nine runs, and nine RBI. Defensively, Sarvis had an .846 fielding percentage.
With Sarvis chipping in, Grove City played to a record of 27-14, which includes a 15-5 mark in the PAC.
Greg Cunha, Sophomore, Shenandoah
Cunha, a 5-foot-11, 200-pound catcher, was inactive for Shenandoah in the postseason.
The Hornets wrap up their spring with a 28-17 record, which includes a 14-8 mark in the ODAC.
TRACK & FIELD
Karter Reath, Sophomore, Geneva
Reath, the defending NCCAA champion in the 3,000 steeplechase, returned to this year’s meet on May 10-12 and shaved nearly 12 seconds off the time that made him a national champion in 2023.
This year’s time of 9:39.87, however, could only garner runner-up honors for Reath as Isaac Kiprop of Campbellsville captured gold in 9:30.84.
It’s been a highly-decorated postseason for Reath, who also captured a steeplechase win at the PAC Championships with a PR time of 9:28.06.
Allie List, Freshman, St. John Fisher
List flourished down the stretch, as the distance specialist nailed down two PRs and two postseason podium finishes over the final two weeks of the season.
List sparkled at the Empire 8 Championships on May 3-4, when she exploded for a PR time of 12:09.05 to place third in the 3,000 steeplechase. She added another third-place finish in the 4×800 (9:58.94), while also competing in the 1,500 (8th in 5:16.21) and 800 (10th in 2:34.26).
She sharpened her PR time in the 800 at the Harrison Dillard Twilight on May 9-10, zipping to a time of 2:26.52 for 37th place. List closed out her season on May 15-16 at the AARTFC Championships, guiding the Cardinals’ 4×800 squad to a 10th-place finish in 9:51.57.
Kaleah Leisher, Freshman, Juniata
Leisher saved the first win of her freshman season for the last meet of the spring: The ECAC Division III Championships on May 10.
There, Leisher unleashed a throw of 105-3 to win the discus, while also placing fourth in the shot put with a heave of 31-6.75.
One week prior to the ECACs, at the Landmark Championships on May 4-5, Leisher turned in PR efforts in both the discus and shot put. She took fifth in the discus with a 113-5, and posted a 33-0.25 in the shot put to take 11th place.
It was a solid end to a busy season for Leisher, who competed in seven meets this spring.
Camy Kiser, Freshman, Pittsburgh
Kiser closed out her season at the ACC Championships on May 9-11, running to a 34th-place time of 17:32.33 in the 5,000.
Kiser wraps up her first year of college track with appearances in four meets and PRs in the 1,500 (4:28.75), mile (5:06.57), 3,000 (9:51.65), and 5,000 (16:50.73).
Ben Colli, Sophomore, Duquesne
Colli closed out his season by competing in the Atlantic 10 Championships on May 4-5.
He ran to a 15th-place finish in the 1,500 with a time of 4:00.88.
Colli ends his season with appearances in six invitationals. He owns collegiate PRs in the 800 (1:58.34), 1,500 (3:56.64), mile (4:25.83), and 3,000 (8:59.17).
Josey Reineman, Junior, Huntington
Reineman closed out her spring by leaping through two postseason meets and a last-chance invitational.
The high jump specialist churned out a mark of 5-5 for fifth place at the Crossroads League Conference Championships on May 2-3. Reineman was back on May 11 for the Lee University Last Chance, where she skied to a jump of 5-4.25 to finish in second.
Reineman wrapped up her season at the NAIA Championships on May 22-24, placing 19th with a leap of 5-5.
It was a busy spring for Reineman, who competed in eight invitationals this season.
Alyssa Scalia, Senior, Seton Hill
Scalia was inactive for the PSAC Championships.
The thrower closes out her season with appearances in six invites. Scalia owns collegiate PRs in the javelin (113-11), discus (96-1), shot put (22-7.75), hammer throw (107-0), and weight throw (41-8).
Michael Kelly, Sophomore, Hagerstown CC
Kelly was inactive for the Region 20 Championship.
He closes out his season with appearances in five invitationals. Kelly owns collegiate PRs in the 55 (6.85), 60 (7.44), 200 (24.45), 55 hurdles (7.94), 60 hurdles (8.51), 110 hurdles (15.13), and long jump (19-8.25).
Livi Rieck, Sophomore, Shippensburg
Rieck was inactive for the PSAC Championships.
She competed in two invitationals this spring. Rieck owns collegiate PRs in the 800 (2:35.10), 1,500 (5:01.81), mile (5:28.73), and 3,000 (10:43.03).
Madison Ogden, Sophomore, Shippensburg
Ogden, a thrower, was inactive for the PSAC Championships.
She concludes her outdoor season with appearances in five invitationals. Ogden owns collegiate PRs in the shot put (33-5.25), hammer throw (103-7), discus (99-3), and weight throw (36-10.25).
LACROSSE
Dom Marangoni, Sophomore, Eastern
Marangoni saw action in both of Eastern’s postseason games at the MAC Commonwealth Tournament.
Marangoni, a 6-foot, 175-pound midfield player, racked up four ground balls during the Eagles’ playoff run, which saw Eastern defeat York College 11-10 in the semifinals on May 1, before taking a 21-3 loss from Stevenson in the championship game on May 4.
Marangoni played in all 19 games for the Eagles, including two starts, and totaled three goals, one assist, 41 ground balls, and 17 caused turnovers.
Eastern finishes its season with an 8-11 record, which includes a 3-4 mark in the MAC Commonwealth.
Ellisa Gamby-Mickey, Freshman, Wilson
Gamby-Mickey, a 5-foot-5 midfielder/defender, recorded the first playoff point of her career in the semifinal round of the United East Championship on May 1.
In that game — an 11-8 win over Bryn Athyn — Gamby-Mickey posted an assist, scooped up four ground balls, and caused three turnovers. Three days later Wilson fell to St. Mary’s College of Maryland, 20-4, with Gamby-Mickey picking up a ground ball.
Gamby-Mickey started in all 14 games for the Phoenix this season and wraps up her first spring in the collegiate arena with one goal, two assists, 41 ground balls, 12 caused turnovers, and 18 draw controls.
Wilson ends its season with a 9-5 record, which includes a 2-2 mark in the United East.
Kenna Shearer, Senior, Wilson
Shearer’s play from the back helped Wilson post a winning record, earn a spot in the title game of the United East Championship, and outscore opponents 167-131 in the process.
Shearer, a 5-foot-6 defender, started in all 14 games for the Phoenix and helped lead a defense that allowed 9.36 goals per game.
She concludes her four-year career with appearances in 55 games, including 52 starts, a span that saw her total one goal, 61 ground balls, 36 caused turnovers, and four draw controls.
Ridglee Flohr, Freshman, Marymount
Flohr was inactive for Marymount’s appearance at the Atlantic East Championship, which saw the Saints beat Marywood 19-2 on May 1 and fall to Cabrini 17-5 on May 4.
Flohr, a 5-foot-7 attack/midfield player, saw action in 11 games in her first season of college competition, recording one assist and scooping up one ground ball.
Marymount wraps up its season at 11-7 overall, and 5-1 in the AEC.
Hanna Woolf, Freshman, Shippensburg
Woolf was inactive for Shippensburg’s final game of the season on May 4: An 11-10 loss to Bloomsburg in double overtime.
Woolf, a 5-foot-2 midfield player, appeared in three games for the Raiders and scored one goal.
Shippensburg closes out it season at 4-13 overall, and 2-10 in the PSAC.
