NORTHERN VALLEY REGIONAL—After successful high school careers playing for Northern Valley Regional High School sports teams, district athletes who are college bound and committed to keep playing were celebrated at recent ceremonies.
Northern Valley-Demarest had 10 student athletes recruited for collegiate athletics, while Northern Valley-Old Tappan celebrated 19 of their student athletes. The district, along with Demarest Athletic Director Greg Butler and Old Tappan Athletic Director Thomas Kaechele, recognized their achievements during recent ceremonies.
Northern Valley-Demarest
Meadow Garcia (basketball at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Madison); Aidan Bain (track and field at Rowan); Ian Bain (track and field at Rowan); Marc Santonocito (track and field at New York University); Thomas Reilly (football at Hamilton); Joe Kim (football at Carnegie Mellon); Luka Mikadze (swimming at Fordham); Alicia Iafrate (track and field at Rider University); Justin Wang (track and field at Coast Guard Academy); and John Shea (track and field at Michigan State).
Northern Valley-Old Tappan
Christopher Bazela (track and field at Bucknell University); Kelly Chen (volleyball at Georgetown University); Rebecca Clyde (softball at Furman University); Christopher D’Amico (football at Gettysburg College); Jacklyn Kelly (basketball at Moravian College); John Lohrer (football at Muhlenberg College); Joseph Moon (soccer at Rochester Institute of Technology); Taylor Newman (track and field at Providence College); Joon Paik (fencing at Columbia University); Wesley Pierorazio (baseball at University of Tampa); Jonathan Riley (football at Lycoming College); Nicholas Sabella (swimming at Lafayette College); Jason Santa Cruz (track and field at Monmouth University); Ryan Slee (golf at Alvernia University); Melanie Sparhawk (tennis at Lafayette College); Megan Weis (softball at Stonehill College); Jason Wong (swimming at Lafayette College); Chan Sik Yun (soccer at Stevens Institute of Technology); and Scott Zakian (baseball at University of Tampa).