Silver Knights enthusiasts have the opportunity this year to follow the collegiate athletic careers of dozens of Summit Country Day School alumni.
In the past five years, more than 50 Silver Knights have signed or committed to play with a diverse range of colleges and universities from NCIA Division I to NAIA, small and large schools as well as some Ivy League schools. According to scholarshipstats.com, a little over 7 percent of high school athletes overall go on to play a varsity sport in college. In Summit’s last graduating class alone, 14 percent of the graduates are on college teams and most of the graduates from the previous four years are still playing.
Some students have transferred to different colleges from the ones that were announced during their senior years at The Summit. For Silver Knights fans, here is an update on where you can follow their college careers:
In baseball, Nolan Miller ’23 is on the roster at Mount St. Joseph University.
In men’s basketball, Gates Flynn ’21 plays for Denison University in Granville. Jalen Dandridge ’24 signed to play basketball at NCAA Division III, Heidelberg University in Tiffin. Several standout female athletes continued their basketball careers. Kyla Irby ’23 is at Otterbein University in Westerville. Gabby Martin ’23 transferred to Miami University-Hamilton. Shamirah McBride ’23 plays at the University of Rio Grande in Rio Grande. Bry Woodard ’21 is at Dennison University in Granville. Rachel Martin’20 plays at Thomas More University. Patrick McHugh ’23 helps out the basketball practice team at Villanova University in Villanova, PA, in a practice player role and also also serves as the marketing chair for the Villanova Sports Analytics Club.
In field hockey, Mia Booth ’23 plays for Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY and Abby Moore ’22, Miami University in Oxford.
Football players Graham Nicholson ’21 is a kicker at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL; while Jacob Carrico ’23 in Danville, Ky., Graham Hodge ’24 and Sumner Shroyer’ 24 took their talents to Centre College, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD and Wittenberg University in Springfield, respectively.
Nate Borman ’24 committed to Walsh University in North Canton for football and men’s lacrosse. Davis Whiting ’20 is on the lacrosse team at High Point University in High Point, NC.
In rowing, Drew Hinton ’24 is on the crew for Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, James Hinton ’23 for College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA and Maddie Sumnar ’24 for Villanova University in Villanova, PA.
The men’s soccer program was also well-represented, with Joaquin Beatty ’24 playing for DePauw University in Greencastle, IN; Tommy DeRoussel ’24, George Mason University in Fairfax County, VA; Izzy Rawlings, Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware; Sam Zawaly ’22, Salve Regina University in Newport, RI; and Josiah Campbell ’21, Capital University in Columbus.
On women’s soccer teams, Kayla Allen ’23 plays for Ohio Christian University in Circleville, Ella Barnes ’23, Davidson College in Davidson, NC; Kelsey Bello ’23, Stonehill College in Easton, MA; Lily Martin ’24, Thomas More University in Crestview Hills, KY; Maggie McDowell ’24 to Trine University in Angola, IN; Madison Sievering ’23, Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA; Sammy Vibberts ’24, Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC, Katie Corrigan ’22, Walsh University in North Canton; Kathryn Shaffer ’22, John Carroll University.
In swimming, Lily Mitchell ’24 swims for College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.
In tennis, Ashleigh Grooms ’23 plays for West Chester University in West Chester, PA; Elizabeth Fahrmeier ’21, Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH.
In gymnastics, Mila Brusch ’22 is on the team at Denver University in Denver, CO. Grace Harrell ’21 is student manager of the Women’s Gymnastics team at Penn State University in University Park, PA.
In cheerleading, Elizabeth Dziech ’21 is on the squad at Centre College in Danville, KY.
See a photo gallery of alumni collegiate athlete team photos at www.summitcds.org/alumni/alumni-collegiate-athletes
Shown here: Gates Flynn ’21 is a senior at Denison University in Granville.