Brennan Marion is a sponge when it comes to gaining — and sharing — football information. Which made him a perfect candidate for the NFL Quarterback Coaching Summit.
Marion, the offensive coordinator at William & Mary and a Greensburg Salem graduate, will join a number of other NFL and college assistant coaches at the event June 24-25 in Atlanta.
The NFL says the annual summit is part of the league’s “commitment to strengthening the coaching and personnel development pipeline,” and serves as a professional development and networking workshop.
NFL general managers and coaches will speak at the summit about carving paths to the pros and enhancing the game on the offensive side of the football.
Marion gained notoriety for his “Go-Go” offense that made Howard one of the highest-scoring teams in the nation a few years ago. The Bison averaged 470.8 yards and 33.6 points last season and led the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in passing and rushing yardage.
He spent two years there as an OC and quarterbacks coach before moving to William & Mary.
The former Tulsa wide receiver who appeared on the track to a pro career before an injury, Marion followed coach Mike London, who also left Howard for William & Mary.
Marion took part in the invitation-only American Football Coaches Association 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute at the AFCA Convention. Other college coaching stops for Marion included Arizona State and Oklahoma Baptist.
Baseball
Bethany: Junior catcher Ryan Anselmino (Serra Catholic/North Huntingdon) was selected to the All-PAC second team. He batted .324 with 20 RBIs and 18 runs and threw out nine baserunners.
Saint Vincent: Senior first baseman Bobby Finn was selected to the D3Baseball.com All-Mideast Region Second Team. A four-year starter, Finn set the program’s career home run record with 22, belting 12 this season and hitting .365 with 43 RBIs. The 12 homers are a single-season record for the Bearcats.
Seton Hill: Senior designated hitter Andrew Chuba was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-Atlantic Region First Team. He led the Griffins with a .373 batting average and 19 stolen bases, and added nine doubles, seven home runs, 42 runs and 33 RBIs.
Chuba also was an All-PSAC West first-team pick and earned D2CCA All-Region honors.
Women’s track & field
Shippensburg: Senior Morgan DeFloria (Hempfield) finished eighth in the javelin at the NCAA Division II Championships at Texas A&M-Kingsville to earn her second first team All-America honor. Her second throw sailed 151 feet, 5 inches. DeFloria also had a second team All-American finish in her career.
Virginia: Redshirt senior Bridget Guy (Hempfield) qualified for the NCAA Division I Championships in the pole vault with a mark of 13 feet, 8.25 inches, tying for first place, at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Jacksonville, Fla. The NCAA finals will be June 5-8 in Austin, Texas.
Men’s lacrosse
Seton Hill: Senior long-stick midfielder Brett Craig was named to the All-United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Third Team, and faceoff specialist Jay Scerbo was an honorable mention selection. Both are All-American honors.
Craig was tabbed the Great Midwest Conference Defensive Athlete of the Year and Scerbo the conference’s top specialist. Craig led the team with 26 caused turnovers and added 99 ground balls. Scerbo, meantime, won 68 percent of his faceoffs and had a team-best 126 ground balls.
Seton Hill (12-5) made its second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.
Seton Hill midfielder John Miller, meanwhile, played in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division I/II All-Star Game on Friday in Sparks, Md.
The 78th all-star event features top-tier seniors from around the nation. Miller was an All-Great Midwest first-team player this season. He scored 29 goals and handed out six assists and had 36 ground balls and four caused turnovers.
