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Penn-Trafford grad, Akron diver Paige Kalik earns academic honor

Penn-Trafford graduate Paige Kalik recently earned an impressive honor as a member of the Akron swimming and diving team. Kalik, a freshman diver, was named a first-team Division I Scholar All-American by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America. The award recognizes students who recorded a GPA of...
Latrobe’s Mikayla Bisignani honored for swimming, academics

Greensburg Central Catholic graduate Mikayla Bisignani continues to shine in and out of the pool for the Johns Hopkins women’s swimming team. Bisignani, 20, a junior out of Latrobe, was named recently to the Academic All-America Division III Women’s At-Large first team by the College Sports Information Directors of America...
Decorated Highlands grad Bailey Bonnett still has goals to achieve with Kentucky swim team

After being named a Division I All-American for the third consecutive year, Highlands graduate Bailey Bonnett is looking forward to her final season on the Kentucky women’s swimming team. “My goals are to be the best captain I can be,” said Bonnett, 21, a rising senior. “I want to help...
North Allegheny grad Max Gonzalez earns All-American honors

For the second consecutive season, North Allegheny graduate Max Gonzalez earned a top honor as a member of the Carnegie Mellon men’s swimming and diving team. Gonzalez, a junior, was recently named a first-team College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America Division III Scholar All-American. The award recognizes students...
Tennis standout Ava Catanzarite commits to UCLA

Franklin Park junior tennis standout Ava Catanzarite has committed to compete for one of the top college women’s teams in the country. Catanzarite, 17, plans to join UCLA for the 2021-22 season. A rising senior at PA Cyber who trains full-time in Florida, Catanzarite is listed 171st in the International...
Central Catholic grad Michael Grady continues training for shot at Olympics

Thanks to the pandemic, Bradford Woods product Michael Grady improved his chances of making next year’s U.S. Olympic rowing team. USRowing men’s coach Mike Teti said Grady, 23, will have more time to work on his mechanics after the Tokyo Games were postponed. “He was a candidate anyway,” Teti said....
Belle Vernon state champ Ian Shahan to swim at Army

Wanting to be part of something bigger, Belle Vernon rising senior Ian Shahan committed to join the Army men’s swimming team for the 2021-22 season. “I’ve always been interested in the service academies,” said Shahan, who turned 18 in June. “I had a great visit at West Point and really...
Upper St. Clair native Abby Matheny collects swimming honor at Williams College

Upper St. Clair graduate Abby Matheny earned her first honor as a member of the Williams women’s swimming team, and it was a big one. Matheny, 20, a sophomore, was named a Division III All-American in the 500-yard freestyle by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America. Matheny...
North Allegheny grad Jack Wright earns All-American honor at Virginia

North Allegheny alum Jack Wright earned an impressive honor as a freshman on the Virginia men’s swimming team. Wright, 19, was selected as a Division I All-American in the 800-yard freestyle relay by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America. The relay achieved a NCAA A cut of...
Quaker Valley swimmer Sophie Besterman to join sister at Bloomsburg

After turning down an offer to play soccer, Quaker Valley graduate Sophie Besterman will join her sister Amelia on the Bloomsburg women’s swimming team. Besterman, 18, committed to compete for the Division II school next season. Besterman was part of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that placed third in this...
Mt. Lebanon native Leah Smith moves forward with training for postponed Olympic trials

After producing one of this year’s fastest swimming times in the world, Oakland Catholic graduate Leah Smith looked forward to making her second Olympic Games. But her momentum came to a halt after the rest of the season was called off because of the coronavirus. “It was definitely difficult to...
Latrobe grad Taylor Miller earns CSCAA All-American honors

Latrobe graduate Taylor Miller did not get to qualify for this season’s NCAA Division I women’s diving championship meet but earned a top honor by coming close. Miller, an Ohio University sophomore, was selected as an All-American on the 3-meter board by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of...
Sewickley Academy grad Summer Thorpe to finish track career at Texas A&M

It has been four years since Summer Thorpe left Sewickley Academy, but she feels like she is coming out of high school again after signing with the Texas A&M women’s track and field team as a graduate transfer. Thorpe, 21, of Ohio Township, said the recruiting process was the same....
North Allegheny grad Alex Mesaros looks ahead to senior season at Merchant Marine Academy

Playing a new position, North Allegheny graduate Alex Mesaros looked forward to a fruitful junior season on the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy baseball team. He was disappointed when it was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. “At first, I didn’t know how to feel, it was so unprecedented,” said Mesaros,...
Pine-Richland grad Connor Slomka ready to contribute with Jaguars

After completing his studies at West Point, Pine-Richland graduate Connor Slomka has put his military obligation on hold to play in the NFL. Slomka, 22, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars in April. Slomka, a 6-foot, 240-pound fullback, finished second for Army last season with 658...
North Allegheny grad Stephen Savchik honored by University of Rochester

His diving career did not end as he hoped, but North Allegheny graduate Stephen Savchik earned an impressive honor as a senior on the Rochester men’s swimming and diving team. Savchik, 21, of Franklin Park, was the recipient of the university’s Louis Alexander Alumni Award for 2020. The award is...

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