Over 40 Southern Tier high school athletes committed this year to continue playing lacrosse at the collegiate level, including an elite group of eleven athletes who signed with Division 1 lacrosse programs – Maine-Endwell’s Finnegan Grace, Avery Pufky, and Gavin Baxter; Ithaca’s Sage Bliss, Taylor Kerber, and Thomas Howley; Chenango Forks’ Emily Phelps, Corning’s Kohl Hogue, Vestal’s Alley Crowley, and Horseheads’ Lauren Kozemko and Alexa Lese.
Here’s a list of local high school lacrosse athletes and the Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 schools they’ve committed to this year:
Divison 1
Sage Bliss, Ithaca, jr. – committed to UAlbany at the Division 1 level in women’s lacrosse
Emily Phelps, Chenango Forks, jr. – committed to Fairleigh Dickinson University at the Division 1 level in women’s lacrosse
Avery Pufky, Maine-Endwell, jr. – committed to Manhattan College at the Division 1 level in women’s lacrosse
Thomas Howley, Ithaca, jr. – committed to Virginia Military Institute (VMI) at the Division 1 level in men’s lacrosse
Kohl Hogue, Corning, jr. – committed to St. Joseph’s University at the Division 1 level in men’s lacrosse
Finnegan Grace, Maine-Endwell, jr – committed to Binghamton University at the Division 1 level in men’s lacrosse
Gavin Baxter, Maine-Endwell, jr. – committed to Le Moyne College at the Division 1 level in men’s lacrosse
Alley Crowley, Vestal, sr. – Boston University, Division 1 women’s lacrosse
Taylor Kerber, Ithaca, sr. – Le Moyne College, Division 1 women’s lacrosse
Lauren Kozemko, Horseheads, sr. – UAlbany, Division 1 women’s lacrosse
Alexa Lese, Horseheads, sr. – Niagara University, Division 1 women’s lacrosse
Division 2
Elaina Hall, Corning, jr. – committed to playing lacrosse at the University of Charleston (WV) at the Division 2 level in women’s lacrosse
Adriana Wenban, Vestal, jr. – committed to Seton Hill University at the Division 2 level in women’s lacrosse
Brennan Riquier, Chenango Valley, jr. – committed to Point Park University at the Division 2 level in men’s lacrosse
Samantha Herner, Chenango Forks, sr. – Davis & Elkins College, Division 2 women’s lacrosse
Lexi Conrad, Windsor Central, sr. – D’Youville University, Division 2 women’s lacrosse
Reagan Slocum, Corning, sr. – Daemen University, Division 2 women’s lacrosse
Braden Woodworth, Horseheads, sr. – Newberry College, Division 2 men’s lacrosse
Daniel Castro, Vestal, sr. – Barry University, Division 2 men’s lacrosse
Division 3
Makayla Paige, Vestal, jr. – committed to Clarkson University at the Division 3 level in women’s lacrosse
Landyn Proudfoot, Corning, jr. – committed to SUNY Cortland at the Division 3 level in men’s lacrosse
Jaidyn Ericksen-Hrehor, Chenango Forks, sr. – Emerson College, Division 3 women’s lacrosse
Julia Allen, Union-Endicott, sr. – Marywood University, Division 3 women’s lacrosse
Skye Lee-Byrnes, Ithaca, sr. – Oberlin College, Division 3 women’s lacrosse
Emma Bakos, Ithaca, sr. – Ithaca College, Division 3 women’s lacrosse
Natalie Wagenet, Ithaca, sr. – SUNY Brockport, Division 3 women’s lacrosse
Bay Aittama, Ithaca, sr. – Johnson & Wales University, Division 3 women’s lacrosse
Christina Peet, Corning, sr. – Massachusetts Maritime, Division 3 women’s lacrosse
Kaelyn McCarthy, Horseheads, sr. – Misericordia University, Division 3 women’s lacrosse
Tedessa DiRenzo, Vestal, sr. – Nazareth College, Division 3 women’s lacrosse
Claudia Fundis, Vestal, sr. – Nazareth College, Division 3 women’s lacrosse
Quentin Getzin, Ithaca, sr. – Hamilton College, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Anderson Marchell, Ithaca, sr. – Muhlenberg College, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Roman Dutcher, Chenango Valley, sr. – Alfred State College, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Jayden Jannotti, Chenango Valley, sr. – Alfred State College, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Sawyer Prentiss, Owego, sr. – SUNY Plattsburgh, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Michael Hogan, Vestal, sr. – Oberlin College, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Michael Lutton, Corning, sr. – Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Joseph Fucito, Corning, sr. – Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Clayton Smith, Corning, sr. – St. John Fisher University, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Logan Durand, Corning, sr. – Juniata College, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Casey Barrett, Corning, sr. – Baldwin Wallace University, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Dylan Brewster, Corning, sr. – Nazareth College, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Boe Briggs, Horseheads, sr. – SUNY Cortland, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Zachary Bennett, Horseheads, sr. – SUNY Cortland, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
Nate Tousley, Horseheads, sr. – SUNY Cortland, Division 3 men’s lacrosse
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Local H.S. lacrosse athletes committed to DI, DII, and DIII schools
