Bayport-Blue Point senior athletes commit to NCAA Division III colleges

Sixteen student-athletes from Bayport-Blue Point High School have committed to play their respective sports at NCAA Division III colleges next year.

The seniors were recognized by the district for their achievements during a recent signing ceremony.

The group represents a range of sports, including lacrosse, baseball, basketball, football, ice hockey, softball, soccer and gymnastics. Their college destinations span the Northeast, with several heading to SUNY campuses and others committing to such private institutions as Colby College, Johnson & Wales University and St. Olaf College.

Among the committed athletes are Dylan Craig and Ryan Athearn, who will both play lacrosse at SUNY Cortland, and Declan Cameron, Kenny Vatalaro and Eamonn Ford, who are set to join SUNY Maritime College’s lacrosse program.

Other commitments include Kelly Graf to SUNY Geneseo for softball, Lola Kiesel to Utica University for gymnastics and baseball player Brady Gelling to St. Olaf College.

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Bayport-Blue Point student-athletes celebrate their NCAA Division III college commitments.

Standing, from left: Dylan Craig (lacrosse, SUNY Cortland), Cormac Love (basketball, U.S. Coast Guard Academy), Brady Gelling (baseball, St. Olaf College), Mike Messina (baseball, Johnson & Wales University), Ryan Bachmore (football, Colby College), Evan Waldbauer (basketball, St. John Fisher University), Guy Kiesel (baseball, SUNY Maritime College), Andrew Snyder (ice hockey, St. John’s University), and Ryan Athearn (lacrosse, SUNY Cortland).

Seated, from left: Declan Cameron (lacrosse, SUNY Maritime College), Kelly Graf (softball, SUNY Geneseo), Kaelyn Walsh (soccer, Suffolk County Community College), Lola Kiesel (gymnastics, Utica University), Sophia Constantino (soccer, Marymount University), Kenny Vatalaro (lacrosse, SUNY Maritime College), and Eamonn Ford (lacrosse, SUNY Maritime College).

_{The photo is courtesy of Bayport-Blue Point schools.}