Southern Regional Alumni Shine In College Sports

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Southern Alumni Shine In College Sports

Several Southern Regional alumni have made their mark at the next level. Here are some former Rams making an impact.

Abbey Yannacone recorded three goals and one assist for Stockton as the Ospreys defeated Aradia, 16-6, in their Feb. 26 season opener.

Wrestling alum Chris Crane, a redshirt junior at Kutztown, earned a 9-4 decision in a dual meet Dec. 15 against LIU Post. He opened the season 2-2 at the Clarion Open on Nov. 3. Crane earned a District 24 Championship for the Rams.

Morgan Von Schmidt and the Salisbury women's lacrosse team won their first two games of the season. Von Schmidt is a starting defender.

Anthony Firmani, an Eastern University men's lacrosse freshman, won 20 face-offs in his first three games.

Mikayla Nicolini has played 16 games for the Widener women's basketball team, which is 20-8 this season.

Kaitlyn Mooney runs for the US Coast Guard Academy women's indoor track team. She won the 3,000-meter (9:36.61) and 5,000-meter (16:36.89) at the New England Division III Championships on Feb. 23 at Bowdoin College. Mooney was named one of the Women's Division III National Athletes of the Week for the third time this season.

Eric Ray completed his final regular season with the Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team. The Knights compete against Wagner in the Northeast Conference Tournament at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Ethan DuBois started 23 games for the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team. He averaged 8.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

Lauren Cruse has played 23 games, starting eight as a freshman for the Drew women's basketball team. She recorded a game-high five rebounds Jan. 9 against Susquehanna.

Nick Racanelli won the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship at 165 pounds for the Wilkes wrestling team. He competes in the NCAA Championships on Friday and Saturday in Roanoke, Va.

Peyton Wejnert scored his 1,000th-career point for the Pace men's basketball team. He also made the CoSIDA Academic All District Team with a 3.9 GPA as a finance major. Wejnert became Pace's 35th member of the 1,000-point club.

Mark Valernari started all 27 games for the St. John Fisher men's basketball team. He scored 123 points and recorded 37 3-pointers as a sophomore. Valeriani posted a career-high 15 points Feb. 2 against Sage.

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Members of the Academic Competition Club participated in an online competition Feb. 27 run by MathCON. Seventeen students completed the test. Three freshmen — Michael Keyes, John Bruther and Vivian Michaels — earned honorable mention for their scores.