Alumni: Next Level Athletes
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NorthStar’s Athletes at the Next Level
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In our 6th year of training the Hudson Valley’s most committed and talented athletes, we have accrued quite a list of athletes who have worked their way to successful careers at the collegiate and professional levels.
We are proud of our athletes for having the courage and putting forth the effort necessary to achieve their goals. It takes more than the thought or even the ‘want’ to reach the highest level. There is a certain passion, sacrifice, and willingness for vulnerability in order to put yourself out beyond your comfort zone and take that step facing a higher level of competition.
These NorthStar athletes have shown those qualities and have made a name for themselves beyond the tiny realm that is the Hudson Valley.
Professionals
Colin Coughlin- Sponsored member of the USA Bobsled Team: http://colincoughlinbobsled.homestead.com/index.html
Dan Fasion III- Plays Professional Football for the Boston Freedom Fighters of the NSFL. Played his college football at Marist College. Also played Semi-Pro Western Connecticut Militia in 2012
Derek Dennis- Guard/Center for the Chicago Bears. Previously a 2012 UDFA signee of the Miami Dolphins. Played Guard at Temple University: 2012
Andre Douglas- Tackle for the Winapegg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL)
Curtis Walker- Plays football professionally for the Boston Freedom Fighters of the NSFL. Played his college football at Wide Receiver for Western Connecticut State University
Brendan Weafer- Mixed Martial Arts Fighter: Professional Record of 6-3
Brad Serini- Center for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. Played Center at Florida International University: Graduated in 2011
Charles Spencer- 3rd Round Draft Pick of the Houston Texans in the 2006 NFL Draft
Brian McLaughlin- Mixed Martial Arts Fighter: Professional record of 6-2
Football
Eric Baxter- Played Safety at Union College. Graduated in 2010
Franco Bianchi- Running Back at Springfield College: 2015
Ethan Bledsoe- Defensive End at Union College: 2016
Jordan Bledsoe- All-Conference Defensive Tackle at Fordham University: 2011
Devlin Brennan- Center at Bucknell University: 2017
Dijon Davidson- Freshman Safety at Widener University
John Daraio- Wide Reciever at the University of Akron: 2017
Tom Eckelman- Junior Offensive Lineman at Ursinus College: 2013
Siddique Haddad-Adams- Wide Reciever at Utica College: 2016
Robert Johnson- Defensive Tackle at Sacred Heart University: 2016
Keenan Jones- Outside Linebacker at Utica College: 2016
Peter Keenan- Bentley College: 2016
Chris Lombardi- Defensive Back at Sacred Heart University
Sam Loussedes- Quarterback at Marist College
Dom Manco- Long Snapper at UConn
Vinny Martin- Football at Utica College
Clinton McCabe- Wide Receiver at College of the Holy Cross: 2012
Logan Murphy- Ithaca College Football: 2016
Tyler Murphy- Linebacker at Union College: 2015
Dane Myers- Defensive Back at Assumption College: 2015
Josh Oliver- Football at Ithaca College: 2016
Ben Qualters- Tight End at Rose-Hulman IT: 2017
Jimmy Ross- Running Back at St. John Fisher College: 2015
Chris Schettino- Offensive Lineman at Hartwick College: 2014
Fabian Stone- Quarterback/ Wide Receiver at Susquehanna University: 2015
Nick Strang- Junior Quarterback at Hobart and William Smith College
Eric Traditti- Freshman Football Player at Marist College
Troy VanBuren- Sophomore Offensive Lineman at Western Connecticut State University- Transferred to St. John Fisher College
Mike Varvara- Sophomore Safety at Springfield College
Steve Vitale- Freshman Football Player at Castleton State University
Jovan Wilkins- Freshman Football Player at Mt. Ida
Jarrid Williams- Freshman Defensive Back at Wagner College
Taylor Wilson- Freshman Linebacker at WPI
Rob Wright- Iona College: 2010
Baseball
Nick Camastro- Baseball at Manhattan College: 2013
Robbie Camastro- Baseball at Manhattan College: 2016
Conor Drummond- Baseball at Salisbury University: 2015
Joe Gatewood- Baseball at Bluefield College: 2012
Brett Gemmell- Baseball at High Point University: 2016
Matt Horton- Baseball at Cornell University: 2016
Alex McKeon- Baseball Player at Northeastern University: 2015
Nicolas Morton- Third Baseman at Trinity University (TX): 2016
Chris Nardo- Baseball at Hofstra University: 2013
Dan Rokitowski- First Baseman at Westfield State University: 2015
Alec Seidman- Baseball Player at Mt. St. Mary College: 2013
Alex Zykoff- Baseball at Texas A&M International University: 2015
Basketball
George Dallas- Guard for Marist College Basketball: 2012
Tyler Dahlin- Hartwick College: 2016
Eric Fazio- Basketball at Kean State University: 2013
Nate Gause- Basketball at Le Moyne College: 2016
Brandon James- Basketball at Colgate University: 2013
Martin McCann- Basketball at Hartwick College: 2011
Elijah McLaurin- Basketball at SUNY Oswego: 2016 (PGed at The Hill School)
Jacob Sopchak- Forward at Sage College: 2015
Women’s Basketball
Maggie Gallagher- Basketball at Marist College: 2015
Brittney Gullo- Basketball at American International College: 2016
Brittani Romanelli- Basketball at Orange County Community College: 2015
Cate Ruland- Guard at Oswego State University: 2014
Yuni Sher- Basketball at Pace University: 2016
Kryta Vanacore- Sage College: 2015
Softball
Chelsea Bender- Softball at Springfield College: 2015
Caitlyn Callas- Pitcher at Concordia College: 2016
Alyssa Cuzzola- Softball at Hofstra University: 2016
Cat Clifford- Softball at Mount St. Mary’s University: 2014
Kathleen Davis- Softball at Mount St. Vincent College: 2015
Kaitlin Iacomini- Softball at Post University: 2016
Chelsea Lisikatos- Softball at UNC Charlotte: 2015
Emily Padilla- Softball at Stonehill College: 2016
Sam Pagano- Softball at Post University: 2012
Shannon Pagliaro- Softball at SUNY Potsdam: 2015
Jess Syska- Softball at Dominican College: 2015
Women’s Ice Hockey
Julie Bengis- Goalie at Syracuse University: 2016
Men’s Soccer
Anthony Balbo- Soccer at Hamilton College: 2013
Justin Dambra- Soccer at RIT: 2014
Dylan Lee- Soccer at Marist College: 2015
Remington Lee- Soccer at St. Thomas Aquinas College: 2012
CJ Pourakis- Defense/Midfielder at SUNY Plattsburgh: 2016
Dan Tempest- Soccer at Hamilton College: 2013
Women’s Soccer
Danielle Axelrod- Soccer at Monmouth University: 2016
Shannon Barry- Soccer at Manhattan College: 2014
Rachel Cerrone- Soccer at Central Connecticut State University: 2015
Kaci Cobb- Mid/Defense at Western Connecticut State University: 2016
Sam Emery- Defense-man at Central Connecticut State University: 2016
Keara Hunt- Soccer Player at Manhattan College
Caroline Kaplan- Soccer at Long Island University
Aislinn McIlvenny- Soccer at Manhattan College (transfer: Charleston Southern University): 2014
Jessica Paskowski- Soccer at Pace University
Emily Rokitowski- Soccer at SUNY New Paltz: 2013
Stephanie Savino- Soccer Player at Pace University
Kristen Skonieczny- Soccer at Manhattan College: 2016
Niki Smith- Soccer at College of St. Rose: 2014
Men’s Lacrosse
Dan Jeannotte- D Mid at C.W. Post: 2015
Pat Sunday- Defenseman at the College of St. Rose: 2015
Brian Carroll- Lacrosse at the College of St. Rose: 2015
Women’s Lacrosse
Kelsea Serlin- Women’s Lacrosse at Union College: 2016
Jenna Lasaponara- Women’s Lacrosse at LIU Brooklyn: 2017
Women’s Volleyball
Angela Silveri- Keene State University: 2016
Track & Field
Mike Clifford: Track & Field at Marist College: 2012
Rugby
Brett Anker- Rugby at Vassar College: 2012