The following Covenant Christian Academy Alumni have continued their athletic careers at the collegiate level in the NCAA.
ALUMNI CURRENTLY COMPETING
RACHEL NELSON ’20
Gordon College (MA) – NCAA DIII
Soccer Midfield
MADELINE MCNEILLY ’21
Grove City College (PA) – NCAA DIII
Soccer Midfield
2021: Played in five matches, all in conference play … Made season debut October 5 at Thiel.
2022: Played in four matches for a total playing time of 73 minutes … Made season debut September 3rd verse Mount Aloysius.
ETHAN ROTH ’21
Wheaton College (IL) – NCAA DIII
Swimming & Diving Freestyle, Backstroke
ABBY BAIRD ’22
Wheaton College (IL) – NCAA DIII
Track & Field Jumping, Sprinting
BEKAH HAMMOND ’22
Gordon College (MA) – NCAA DIII
Soccer Defense
DANIEL CHEWNING ’22
Gordon College (MA) – NCAA DIII
Track & Field Jumps and Relay
2023: Broke new Gordon College long jump record in his first collegiate jump (6.44m). Earned 8th place in UMass Lowell Invitational for the long jump and sixth place for the high jump (1.76).
CCC: 4x100m Relay team – 1st Place, 100m dash (11.39) – 3rd Place, Long Jump (6.42m) – 3rd Place
ABBY BEVILLE ’23
Elon University (NC) – NCAA DI
Track and Field Long Distance
ABBY CHEWNING ’23
Gordon College (MA) – NCAA DIII
Women’s Basketball
ALUMNI COLLEGE ATHLETES
CALEB EZEWUZIE ’12
University of Massachusetts, Boston (MA) – NCAA DIII
Basketball
EMMA CARLSON ’14
Gordon College (MA) – NCAA DIII
Basketball
TAYLOR BRADFORD ’15
Gordon College (MA) – NCAA DIII
Basketball
MATTHEW KNOWLTON ’16
Covenant College (GA) – NCAA DIII
Eastern Nazarene College (MA) – NCAA DIII
Soccer
SAM ROURKE ’16
Gordon College (MA) – NCAA DIII
Soccer, Basketball
FAVOR EZEWUZIE ’16
Clemson University (SC) – NCAA DI (ACC)
2021 – 2022
Wheaton College (IL) – NCAA DIII
2017 – 2021
Track & Field Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps
2017 All-American 4th Place – 4×100 meter relay (47.10-seconds) set school record
2018 All-American 4th Place – Long Jump – 5.85-meters (19′ 2-1/2″) set school record
2018 All-American 6th Place – 60-meter hurdles (8.92-seconds)
2019 All-American (Indoor Season) 2nd Place – 60-meter hurdles (8.53-seconds)
2019 All-American (Indoor Season) 7th Place – 60-meter dash (7.77-seconds)
2019 All-American 2nd Place – 100-meter hurdles
2019 All-American 3rd Place – 100-meter dash
2019 All American 3rd Place – 200-meter dash
2019 All American 6th Place – 4X100 meter relay (46.89 seconds) set school record
2021 All American 1st Place – 100-meter hurdles (13.67 seconds) – Link to Video
2021 All America 4th Place – 100-meter dash
2021 All American 5th Place – 200-meter dash
TATE OSTROWSKI ’18
Grove City College (PA) – NCAA DIII
Baseball Infield, Pitcher
2019: Played in 12 games at second base, shortstop and DH … Earned first letter.
2021: Pitched a perfect game Friday, April 23, 2021. Ostrowski retired all 21 Bethany batters, striking out 10 men, as Grove City won the first game, 8-0. It is the first perfect game in modern Grove City baseball history, which dates to 1959.
2022: Named PAC Pitcher of the Year
LOGAN PLOSKER ’19
Messiah College (PA) – NCAA DIII
Basketball Guard
Team Captain 22-23
2019-2020: Appeared in 12 games for the Falcons… Scored four points… Grabbed three rebounds… Dished out one assist… Had one steal… Messiah’s season was cut short in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament due to COVID-19.
2021: Appeared in six games for the Falcons.
2021-2022: Appeared in nine games for the Falcons.
2022 – 2023: Appointed Team Captain for Senior Year.