EG Athletes Who Have Gone on to College Sports, Dec. 2017 Edition

by | Dec 1, 2017

EGHS alum Brandon Eckles is in his senior year playing basketball for Springfield College.

Editor’s Note: If you know someone who is competing for a college team who is either an EGHS graduate or an EG resident and would like them to be included in future columns, please contact Chris Cobain, Athletic Director at EGHS (398-1562 or [email protected]) or email  Bruce Mastracchio at [email protected].

Sam Atkins – Sophomore at Rhode Island College. Plays second base for the baseball team. As a freshman he played in 12 games. Started in five. He had a .923 fielding percentage.

Jackson Cronin – Freshman at George Washington University runs distance for cross country and track teams. In X-C, Cronin had a best of 19:16.71 in 6K at the William & Mary Invitational. Posted an 8K time of 26:19 at the George Mason Invitational. Ran a 32:20.80 10K at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional.

Tommy Sommers – Sophomore at American University. Also runs X-C, indoor and outdoor track. In X-C had a best of 16:39.40 in 5000M. Indoors he ran a 1500M 4:13.63; a 3000M time of 8:44.37. Outdoors he did the 3000M in 8:44.82 for a fourth place finish at the Maryland Invitational, and also had 5000M time of 15:35.42 and 10K time of 31:47.32.

Graham Chapski – Bentley Junior ran a mile best of 4:22.26 in the Terrier Invite. At Greater Boston Track Club Invitational, he clocked a 1000M score of 2:36.30 for a second place finish. Ran a 3000M time of 8:48.62 at Northeast 10 Indoor Championships and ran a 1500 in 4:04.38 at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational.

Kaley McMullen – A junior at Fairfield University, McMullen walked on to the field hockey team and has started to make her mark. Last year as a sophomore she played in all 21 games, starting 15. Had 3 goals and 4 assists and was named an MAAC ALL ACADEMIC.

Matt Sylvia – Freshman wide receiver at Salve Regina, appeared in 3 games this year for the Seahawks.

Eleanor Fulghum – Sophomore at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., is a member of the Crusader tennis team.

Courtney McMullen – A freshman, also at COHC, is on the Crusader field hockey team.

Laura Cooper – Sophomore at Bowdoin, another EGHS graduate of the field hockey program, is up in Maine on the Polar Bears squad.

Brooke Fennel – Is at URI and a member of the tennis squad representing the URI Blue and White.

Aleksandra Drljaca – A member of tennis team at Connecticut College, she plays for the Lady Camel netters.

Peri Sheinen – A freshman at Brown, she is waiting for season to start so she can make her mark on the courts for the Lady Bears.

Margaret McCaffrey – Junior at Rhode Island College runs all three seasons for the Anchorwomen. She posted a best time this fall with a 20:13.63 run at The Little East Championships.

Isabella Gentil – A freshman at the University of Miami in Florida, Gentil is a member of the Green & Orange track team, where she will be competing in the sprints.

Brandon Eckles – A Springfield College senior, Eckles has had quite a nice run playing basketball for The Pride. As freshman he played in 26 games averaging 4.6 points and 3.4 rebounds with a best of 18 points and 9 rebounds in a win against Vassar. Sophomore year he started 19 of 25 games averaging 7.0 points and 3.8 rebounds a game, with a career best of 20 points versus Western New England. As a junior, Brandon started 15 of 27 games averaging 22 minutes per game. Again he averaged 7 points a contest and pulled down 4.9 boards. His senior season just started, and through two games he is averaging 10 points per outing and 5 rebounds. The 6’7”, 235 lb. Eckles is majoring in communications and sports journalism.

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Kim Balkcom
Kim Balkcom
December 4, 2017 9:41 am

It is unbelievable to me that these updates regarding EG alumni playing sports at the collegiate level never make mention of Skylar Fontaine. Freshman on the Northeastern women’s hockey team. Season has already started and she’s received recognition nationwide, recently being featured at number 5 of the NCAA’s top 10 plays of the week. You should check it out.

Elizabeth McNamara
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December 4, 2017 12:56 pm
Reply to  Kim Balkcom

Thanks, Kim. These tend to come from the schools themselves (sent to either Mr. Cobain or Bruce Mastracchio) and some schools seem to be better at sending out alerts than others.

Arthur Mark (Grandpa Arthur) +
Arthur Mark (Grandpa Arthur) +
December 4, 2017 6:32 pm

Ben Markstone continues Tennis at Northwestern, now a Sophomore . Why only sports activities valued?
Ben is on the Mock Trial Team at Northwestern and in a match with UCLA Berkeley he won a special UCLA prize for “Most Promising Lawyer”. Ben is majoring in Economics!

(his grandpa) Use Grandpa Arthur

Christine Rivers
Christine Rivers
December 5, 2017 1:41 pm

It’s unbelievable to me that you have time to complain without communicating positively and effectively. It’s a shame that you are not grateful to volunteers who care enough about a younger generation to take the time and energy to bring a positive light into world filled with negativity. May you be blessed with a lesson from your complaining to realize that successful people work to be a part of something that is meaningful in a positive way.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/200905/the-truth-about-successful-people

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