BearSportsNews Sunday Edition April 5,2020

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Apr 4, 2020
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Distance learning from inside the White Rocks

Other than the baseball team which cleverly has held a virtual practice, there is not a lot of athletic news to report about the Bears. There are Members of the Class of 2020 within the White Rocks and beyond and their truncated seasons merit recognition; so, the ESPN #SENIORNIGHT will be imitated here. Also, there have been awards and college announcements for the Classes of 2020 and 2031 to be reported here.

Scott Van Pelt, a graduate of Sherwood HS and University of Maryland, is host of the late night ESPN Sports Center. He has added a segment to hi show to honor the Spring Sports 2020 athletes whose seasons were terminated by COVID-19. It is quite well done; he names teams, their seasons and accomplishments.

Since Landon has experienced a similar plight and the teams will likely not be able to hold season parties, the SVP #SeniorNight idea seemed appropriate for these Bears.

These Bears are a very talented group and with the benefit of a full season, All IAC, All Met and All American would have followed their names, plus likely a few league championships. (Rawlings has published an All Region Pre-Season list.) THAT SAID, THE REPUTATION OF THE 2020 BEARS WILL INCREASE OVER TIME.

HERE ARE THE 2020 SPRING ATHLETES, of whom we are all proud:

Baseball

John Cope

Jared Edson

Jonathan Gerber

Mark Kalavritinos

Samuel Peraza

John Poston

GOLF

Johnny Muller – 2019 All Met and captain (19-20)

Steven Samit – co captain 2020

David Bartley

LACROSSE

Matthew Amitay

Lucas Andersen

Nicholas Brigati

Jordan Dinesman

Michael Gilbert

Ryan Giles

Joseph Graham

Brage Hamilton

Eli Harrison

Aidan Healy

Cooper Johnson

Conor McLaughlin

Stuart Powell

Evan Schwartz

Gavin Seasholes

James Thomas

John William Thompson

RUGBY

John Bradley

David Diaz

Sebastian Gaeta

Jerrold Johnson

Tomas Kenary

Christopher Mason

Yobany Matos

Paul Osmond

Roger Pyfrom

Marc Schermer

TENNIS

Alexander Mearns

Cyrus Rahbaran

Recent 2020 College Commits

Ford Bruggen GWU Water Polo (he holds Landon career and single game goal records); he follows Isher Gill L’15, GWU ‘21

Tejon Ford QB/RB/LB/DB/ATH Shenandoah

Tyler Smith Davidson College, RB/DB/ATH

previous commitments

Jack Cope (Lafayette College, baseball), Ryan Giles (University of Denver, lacrosse), Cooper Johnson (Ohio Wesleyan University, lacrosse), Tommy Kenary (football and Rugby) and Jacob Rosner (Northwestern University, swimming),

AWARDS

BASEBALL

Jack Cope 2020

Matthew Sicoli 2021

SWIMMING

Jacob Rosner 2020 WMPSSDL Male Swimmer of the Year and all League

2021 Offers & Commitments

Eric Ford TE/OLB/S-all-met honorable mention | all-iac

Chantz Hartley CB/RB

Greg Johnson C/DT

Kino Lilly, Jr. PG (pretty good football QB, too)

Outside the rocks

baseball

Patrick Lightner, (L16) four year member of Marist College Red Foxes baseball team, rookie of the week in 2017, three time All Academic

GOLF

Morgan Egloff L15, Rollins College, Tars, career average score 72.43 60 rounds with 3 1^sts 6 2^nds 8^ths places in 21 events. 2019 biography Named 1st Team All-Sunshine State Conference, and a 3rd Team PING Division II All-American … Named a semi-finalist for the Jack Nickalus Award … Ended the season ranked #17 in the country by GolfStat

Evan Katz L17 Duke was no 5 in the nation when the season was suspended

LACROSSE

The NCAA decision to allow a 5^th year may extend the careers of the five Bear members of their colleges’ senior year. Based on some not 100% certain intelligence, it appears that one of this group has completed his lacrosse records

Justin Connor L16 Cleveland State-President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for 2019-20; headed to Law School