Women’s Track & Field Abby Jones ’19 capped off her impressive collegiate career as one of the best athletes in Assumption history with a pair of All-America performances at the NCAA Division II National Championships. She took sixth in the heptathlon with a school-record score of 5,070 points to earn First-Team All-America honors, while also taking ninth in the long jump to secure Second-Team All-America honors in that event. The senior also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors for her success in the classroom. Kialeigh Marston ’20, meanwhile, secured Second-Team All-America honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase by placing 12th overall in the event.
As a team, Assumption recorded its first-ever runner-up finish in the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championships, finishing with 169 points, just 16 points behind first place. Emily Casella ’20 was honored as the NE10 Most Outstanding Field Performer of the meet after taking second in the shot put and the javelin, as well as fifth in the hammer throw. Marston won three individual NE10 titles at the NE10 Championships as well. At the conclusion of the season, the team had eight student-athletes combine for a school-record 15 USTFCCCA All-Region selections, while 13 different school records were broken throughout the course of the outdoor season.
Men’s Track & Field recorded its best-ever finish at the NE10 Outdoor Championships, placing fifth overall with 91 points. The total is 24 more points than the team accumulated in any previous championship. Kevin Hack ’20 won the NE10 title in the decathlon while CameronDonoghue ’21 was close behind in second. Max Michaud ’20, Dillon Bruso ’19, and John Plisko ’19 also earned top-three finishes in the irrespective events. At the conclusion of the season, Donoghue, Michaud, Hack, and Plisko all earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors.
The Baseball team finished the season with a 26-20 record, the most wins for the program since 2009. They also qualified for the NCAA Division II East Regionals for the first time in 10years, earning the No. 7 seed in the tournament. Cole Chudoba ’21 and R.J. Libby ’20 earned Northeast-10Third-Team All-Conference honors, while Patrick Harrington ’22 earned All-Rookie Team honors. As a unit, the team also struck out the second- most batters in one season in school history and defeated nationally-ranked Southern New Hampshire University during the season.
Women’s Rowing proved to be one of the best Division II teams in the Northeast this year. The team had several strong performances throughout the season with one of its largest rosters in program history. They won the NE10 Invitational for the second straight year behind strong performances from their Varsity 8 and Varsity 4 boats. In the season-ending Dad Vail Regatta, Assumption’s Varsity 4 boat of Kathryn Witherwax ’20 (cox), Shannon McLaughlin ’22, Gina Savino ’21, Savannah Taylor ’22, and Emily Baker ’21 set a new school record time of 7:43.56.
The Men’s Tennis team had another strong developmental season under second-year head coach Brent Gruno, with some strong individual performances throughout the season. Elijah Reb Mariano ‘19 had seven individual wins in doubles action while Brandon Sze ’22 had five wins at No. 2 singles.
Women’s Lacrosse won a school-record 14 games and finished the season ranked 17th in the nation, its highest ranking ever to conclude a season. The team reached the NE10 Semifinals for the first time since 2005 with a 10-9 victory over Bentley University in the NE10 Quarterfinals. A school-record five players earned All-Conference honors, including three IWLCA All-Region selections. Sarah Reilly ’19 was chosen as a First-Team selection while Meghan Cushing ’18 and Emily Spath ’20both were named to the Second Team. Reilly concluded her career as the program’s all-time leader in points (273) and assists (82) while ranking second in career goals with 191.
Softball qualified for the NE10 Tournament for the fifth consecutive year after playing to a 22-21 overall record. The team defeated Southern NH to end the Penmen’s 22-game winning streak and also had wins against playoff teamsMerrimack College and Le Moyne College. Mia Nowicki ’21threw just the fifth perfect game in program history in a win over Stonehill College. Alyssa Beaton ’21 was selected as First-Team All-Conference while Julia Mazzeo ’19 was named Second-Team All-Conference.
Men’s Lacrosse finished the season 8-7 overall and ranked as high as 17th nationally throughout the season. Brett Jennings ’20 and Tim Tierney ’20 earned Second-TeamAll-New England honors, while Travis Reid ’19, Connor Reid ’19, and Dan Farrell ’19 all earned Division II Academic All-New England honors. Travis Reid had a record-breaking season, setting NCAA records of 22 points and 13 goals in a win over Felician University during the year. He also finished his career as the program’s all-time leader in points with 214 and assists with 84. He is second all-time with 130 goals.
