By Elisabeth Raingene
The Wayland High School sports community celebrated on Wednesday April 30th the college sports commitments of a record-setting 25 athletes who have competed for WHS varsity sports teams. Wayland Boosters hosted the annual event for families and students at WHS Commons in an informal ceremony. Coaches representing 15 WHS teams spoke with pride of witnessing dedication of the student athletes in their academic and athletic journeys so far.
Parents of recent WHS alumni who have continued on to compete as varsity collegiate athletes praise the academic rigor of the WHS experience combined with the social-emotional benefits of continuing on to collegiate athletic programs as extremely beneficial to the students through the transition to college and beyond. Some universities such as Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s May 2024 survey report stated that student athletes have the highest satisfaction as well as the highest academic outcomes.
Students Who Were Signed to Play Collegiate
sports at D1 and D3 Schools
- Owen Finnegan, Lesley University, Baseball
- Ido Geffen, California Institute of Technology, Basketball
- Finley Knapp, Hamilton CollegeField, Hockey
- Max Dresens, Bucknell University, Football
- Peyton, Moran Union College, Football
- Braden Leichliter, Union College, Lacrosse
- Jane Tardif, Union College, Lacrosse
- Jillian Mele, University of Vermont, Lacrosse
- Alex Dremov, Tufts University, Rowing
- Evan Brown, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Rowing
- Felix Kissell, Skidmore College, Rowing
- Jillian Segel, Fairfield University, Rowing
- Sadie Batista, University of California, Berkeley, Rowing
- Luke Chisum, Elon University, Running
- Will Jackson, Denison University, Running
- Alex Crawford, Trinity College, Soccer
- Jackie Rainville, Williams College, Soccer
- John Pordage, Dean College, Soccer
- Maeve Moran, Union College, Soccer
- Zoe Mittelsteadt, Bates College, Soccer
- Brady Foley, Roger Williams College, Swimming
- Peter Morris, Bates College, Swimming
- Bella Camacho, Wesleyan University, Tennis
- Caitlin Heus, Smith Bowdoin College, Track & Field
- Cole Chase, Roger Williams College, Wrestling
