Student Athletes At Rumson-Fair Haven Make Plans For The Future

RUMSON, NJ — Fifteen Rumson-Fair Haven student-athletes have made their college choices official by signing letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at colleges and universities across the country, the school district has announced.

Surrounded by their families, friends, coaches, teammates, teachers and administrators, the athletes recently donned their new colors and celebrated their hard work both in the classroom and on the sports field.

Here is the rundown:

Julia Corsentino will take her talent to Marist College where she will look to make her mark on the court.

Four baseball players, John Goodes, Jackson Hinchliffe, Reece Moroney and Charlie Tallman, will bring their gloves to Rutgers University, University of Richmond, University of Rhode Island, and Sacred Heart University, respectively.

Seven lacrosse players will join the scores of Dawgs before them in bringing the experience gained at the high school to the NCAA: Kayse Kiernan will join Moroney when she brings her stick to become at URI Ram. Matthew Bockelmann, Brown University, and Cole Cashion, Yale University, will join them in New England while Beau Kemler, Villanova, and Paige Cecil, Lafayette College, take to their respective fields in Pennsylvania. Mackenzie Kiernan will stay closer to home when she joins the Broncos of Rider University and Jacqueline Braceland will serve double duty, to the Black Knights and the United States, when she takes to the lacrosse field at West Point Military Academy in New York.

Two of the high school's most recent track standouts, John Connors and Julia Shanes, will travel south as they bring their athleticism to High Point University and George Washington University, respectively, while Patrick Simpson will look to make an impact on the track at Mount St. Mary’s University in New York.

"These athletes will join countless others from Rumson-Fair Haven, both past and present, who have risen to new heights in the NCAA. Congratulations, Dawgs!," the school said.

Here is the list of athletes and their commitments:

• Matthew Bockelmann: lacrosse, Brown University
• Jacqueline Braceland: lacrosse, West Point Military Academy
• Cole Cashion: lacrosse, Yale University
• Paige Cecil: lacrosse, Lafayette College
• John Connors: track, High Point University
• Julia Corsentino: basketball, Marist College
• John Goodes: baseball, Rutgers University
• Jackson Hinchliffe: baseball, University of Richmond
• Beau Kemler: lacrosse, Villanova University
• Kayse Kiernan: lacrosse, University of Rhode Island
• Mackenzie Kiernan: lacrosse, Rider University
• Reece Moroney: baseball, University of Rhode Island
• Julia Shanes: track, The George Washington University
• Patrick Simpson: track, Mount St. Mary’s University
• Charlie Tallman: baseball, Sacred Heart University