Pine Bush celebrates its student-athletes moving on to the collegiate level

There are 22 Pine Bush High School student-athletes who will be continuing both their educations and their athletic careers in colleges and universities next year.

Twenty-one high school senior athletes sit on bleachers with their coaches — The Pine Bush student athletes who will play their respective sport in college are shown here with their coaches.

This group gathered on Wednesday, June 5, to celebrate their accomplishments with family, friends and coaches.

This is a large group to be moving on to college athletics, according to Mike Gillespie, the district’s athletic director. Students from Pine Bush will be playing softball, baseball, football, lacrosse, soccer and volleyball, running track, diving and wrestling at junior colleges as well as colleges and universities at the division I, II and III levels.

A young woman with blonde hair wearing a gray shirt sits at a large table with a sign "Welcome to Pine Bush High School" on front. Her parents are on either side of her as she signs a letter. — Becky Drumm, center, will play soccer at SUNY Delhi in the fall.

The probability of competing in college athletics is actually very small, according to research by the NCAA. Overall, only 3.9 percent of girls who play volleyball in high school go on to play in college. Just 2.9 percent of high school wrestlers move to the collegiate level.

Four men at a table that says Welcome to Pine Bush High School. Third from left is wearing a hat and a U Albany t shirt. — Robert Jackson is headed to UAlbany in the fall and will play football. Here he is pictured with his coaches, Casey Grey, Mike McDonald and Jim Wright.

Congratulations and best wishes to all of our student-athletes.

Kaylee Armida Softball Clark University – Div. III

Colin Lang Diving Niagra – Div. I

Haakon Meland Baseball Coastal Alabama Community College

Robert Jackson Football Albany – Div. 1

Kyle Jaloszynski Lacrosse Roberts Wesleyan – Div. II

Emily Bott Volleyball Barton College – Div. II

Colin Thorn Football Utica College – Div. III

Matthew Fitzpatrick Lacrosse Lincoln Memorial University – Div. II

Nick Florin Wrestling Oneonta – Div. III

Becky Drumm Soccer Delhi – Div. III

Andrew Maloy Track/Field Mount St. Mary – Div. III

Miles Moliterni Track/Field Oneonta – Div. III

Thomas Ulbrich Football Morrisville – Div. III

Bryan Warren Football Plymouth State – Div. III

Rory Longfield Football Ithaca – Div. III

Lukas Pennell Wrestling SUNY Sullivan – Junior College

Logan DeVries Baseball SUNY Ulster – Junior College

Miguel Tejeda Wrestling Western New England – Div. III

Chris Ganley Track/Field Utica College – Div. III

Derek Serviss Lacrosse Ferrum – Div. III

Marcel Bialt Track/Field Mount St. Mary – Div. III

Wylaimee Shalders Track/Field Mount St. Mary – Div. III

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Pine Bush celebrates its student-athletes moving on to the collegiate level