West Islip Student-Athletes Commit To College

A total of 44 West Islip senior student-athletes have committed to play Division I, II and III college athletics for the fall semester.

The seniors were among those to graduate from the local high school during the commencement ceremony on June 24.

The students are:

• Alyssa Adams (softball, Saint Peter’s University)
• Gage Adler (swimming/equestrian, SUNY Oneonta)
• Antonio Alicea (football, Western New England University)
• Hanna Battaglini (track, SUNY Oswego)
• Joseph Bitetto (lacrosse, Drexel University)
• Amanda Bockstruck (volleyball, Western Connecticut State University)
• Tara Bovich (lacrosse, SUNY New Paltz)
• Patrick Carter (diving, United States Naval Academy)
• Emily Cavanaugh (bowling, LIU Post)
• Drew Cestaro (lacrosse, SUNY Binghamton)
• Nicole Cotton (lacrosse, Mercy College)
• Jennifer Cox (tennis, Brevard College)
• Brodie Culkin (lacrosse, SUNY Farmingdale)
• Shannon Culkin (swimming, SUNY Old Westbury)
• Samantha D’Antonio (field hockey, Limestone College)
• Kevin DiCapua (football, Wagner College)
• Joseph Diggle (lacrosse, Florida Tech University)
• Connor Downey (soccer, Keene College)
• Brendan Engel (lacrosse, Quinnipiac University)
• Ryan Forcino (lacrosse, SUNY Cortland)
• Kristin Hazelton (tennis, Union College)
• Jordan Ilchert (lacrosse, SUNY Oneonta)
• Julia Impagliazzo (soccer, Florida Institute of Technology)
• Samantha Jenks (track, SUNY Oswego)
• Sierra Koehler (swimming/track and field, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
• Katelyn Kohler (soccer, Ithaca College)
• Andrew Lauriguet (track and field, Suffolk Community College)
• Patrick Mulcahy (lacrosse, Pace University)
• Jake Nicolosi (lacrosse, Manhattan College)
• Krista O’Connor (cross-country/track, East Stroudsburg University)
• Kyle O’Neill (baseball, Felician University)
• Joseph Palmieri (baseball, Utica College)
• Nicos Prokopiou (swimming, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
• Vincent Raccuglia (lacrosse, Florida Tech University)
• Gianna Raimondi (softball, Hunter College)
• Melanie Regan (softball, Smith College)
• Jake Richter (lacrosse, Mount St. Mary’s University)
• Jake Russo (basketball, New York Institute of Technology)
• Victoria Scuderi (lacrosse, SUNY Brockport)
• Fiona Stockdale (soccer, SUNY Brockport)
• Melissa Tonn (lacrosse, SUNY Cortland)
• Greg Tsouprakos (baseball, Pace University)
• Joe Valentino (baseball, LIU Post)
• Melissa Winberry (soccer, SUNY Maritime College).

“Congratulations to our seniors who have committed to play college athletics,” Athletic Director Tim Horan said. “The West Islip community is proud to have them represent us as they move on to higher education.”