Alumni Athletes in the News 2019-2020 Fall Season
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ALUMNI ATHLETES IN THE NEWS 2019-2020 FALL SEASON Cydnie Martin CK’17 is in her senior season playing defender for the Bowdoin College Polar Bears Field Hockey Team. Unfortunately, the season was suspended due to COVID. Last season, Bowdoin earned the two seed in the NESCAC Tournament. The Polar Bears were upset in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC Championships. Cydnie played in 6 games. In 2018, Cydnie played in all 11 games with four starts and had 1 save. As a freshman, Cydnie splayed in 3 games and started in one game for the 10-7 Polar Bears who advanced to the NESCAC Semifinals. Cydnie was an All-State and All-Catholic League captain of the Cranes Field Hockey Team and a varsity letter winner in Track and Field. Joey Files CK’15 completed his college football career playing tight end and special teams for the 17th ranked Michigan Wolverines football team. Joey earned Academic All-Big Ten for the 3rd straight year and at the Team Banquet received the Bob Ufer Award for Leadership! The Wolverines played the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Citrus Bowl. Last season, Joey was named Scout Team Player of the Week for Northwestern and earned playing time against Western Michigan and Nebraska. Joey earned Academic All-Big Ten Honors in 2017 and 2018. Files was a 3-sport athlete for the Cranes and was an All-State, All-Catholic League, and Academic All-Catholic League captain of the Football Team; All-Catholic League captain of the Basketball Team; and a defenseman on the 2015 State Champion Lacrosse Team. Jalen Allen CK’17 completed his senior season playing running back for the Lions of Columbia University. Unfortunately, the season was suspended due to COVID. Last season, the Lions had their first back to back winning season since 1962. Jalen was an Honorable Mention Academic All- State and Academic All-Catholic League captain of the CK Football Team and was a varsity letterman in Track and Field. Tristan Knoer CK’17 completed his senior season playing linebacker for the Big Red of Dennison University. Unfortunately, the season was suspended due to COVID. Last season, Tristan played in 9 games, started in three and had 6 solo tackles, 6 assists and 1 sack on the season for the North Coast Conference Champions. In his sophomore season, Dennison clinched their first North Coast Athletic Conference Football Championship in 32 years and received their first NCAA Playoff berth since 1985! The Big Red drew national powerhouse Mount Union in the first round. Tristan led his team in tackles with 55 (29 solo/26 assists), had 2.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and a pass break up. As a freshman, Tristan played in all 10 games and was a special team standout for the 7-3 Big Red recording 9 solo tackles, 7 assisted tackles, one forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery on the season. Tristan was an Academic All-Catholic League captain of the Cranes Football and Baseball teams. Trevor McConnell CK’18 completed his junior season playing quarterback for the Polar Bears of Ohio Northern. Unfortunately, the season was cancelled due to COVID. Last season, Trevor was the number 2 quarterback on the depth chart and completed 1 of 4 passes for 7 yards and 1 TD on the season. As a freshman, Trevor led the junior varsity offense to gain valuable playing experience. Trevor was an AP Honorable Mention All-State, Detroit News Honorable Mention All-State and All-County North, and All-Catholic League captain of the Cranes District Champion Football Team and was a letterman on the CK Baseball Team. Pierson Cooke CK’18 completed his redshirt sophomore season as a kicker for the Commodores of Vanderbilt. Pierson connected on his first career field goal attempt from 33 yards against Texas A&M. Pierson also kicked off and had a 61 yard average. Last season, Pierson handled kickoff duties and had 29 kickoffs for a 62 yard average! Pierson was a 1st Team All-State, AP Honorable Mention All-State, Detroit News 2nd Team All-State and All-County North, and All-Catholic League kicker for the Cranes District Champion Football Team. Christopher Smith CK’18 completed his junior season playing defensive tackle for the Crimson of Harvard. Unfortunately, the season was suspended due to COVID. Last season, Chris recorded his first fumble recovery against Columbia and had 10 solo tackles and 11 assists 1.5 sack. As a freshman, Chris had 2 solo tackles, 9 assists and a half sack. Christopher was captain of Cranbrook’s first District Championship Team and was 2-time All-State and 4- time All Catholic League. Smith was also captain for the CK CHSL Championship Basketball Team. Marqis Stokes CK’18 is in his redshirt sophomore season playing defensive back for the Oilers of Findlay. Unfortunately, the season was suspended due to COVID. Last season, Marqis had 5 solo tackles and 8 assists this season. As a freshman, Marqis sustained a season ending knee injury. Marqis was an All-Catholic League and Honorable Mention All-County captain of the District Champion Cranes Football Team and a State Qualifier and Regional Finalist as a sprinter for the Cranes Track and Field Team. Torrell Williams CK’19 is in his redshirt freshman season as a walk-on member of the Michigan State Spartans. Last season, the Spartans defeated Wake Forest in the New Era Pin Stripe Bowl 27-21. Torrell was an Honorable Mention All-County and All-Catholic League captain of the District Champion Cranes Football Team. Torrell was also an Honorable Mention All-State, All-Detroit News honorable Mention All-North and All-Catholic League captain of the CK CHSL Champion Boys Basketball Team and a letter winner on the CK Track and Field Team. Danny Files CK’19 completed his redshirt freshman season playing football for the Crusaders of Valparaiso. Unfortunately, the season was suspended due to COVID. Danny was an All-Catholic League captain of the Cranes Football Team and a varsity letter winner on the CK Basketball Team and Track and Field Team. Jack Fairman CK’20 in is his freshman season playing linebacker for the Quakers of U Penn. Unfortunately, the season was suspended due to COVID. Jack served on the 2018-20 MHSAA Student Advisory Council for two years and was a ten Sport Varsity Letter winner. Jack was a 2 time MVP and captain of the Cranes Football Team …earning AP 1st Team All-State, Honorable Mention All-State, Detroit News Honorable Mention All-North Team and 3 time All-Catholic League honors. Jack was an All-League captain of the CK Basketball team was an All-Region, 2 time All-District and All-Catholic League honoree and MVP for the Cranes Baseball Team. Jack also served as a CK baseball team captain this spring during this unfortunate pandemic. Nathan Frankel CK’20 is in his freshman season playing football for the Amherst Mammoths. Unfortunately, the season was suspended due to COVID. Nathan was a varsity letter winner for the Cranes Football Team and Baseball Team. Will Kerr CK’20 is in his freshman season playing football for the Spartans of Case Western Reserve. Unfortunately, the season was suspended due to COVID. Will was a Detroit News Honorable Mention All-North and All-League captain for the Cranes Football Team. Will Maxwell CK’20 is in his freshman year playing football for the Knights of Carleton College. Unfortunately, the season was suspended due to COVID. Will was a varsity letter winner for the Cranes Football Team. Tariq Muhammad CK’20 is in his freshman season playing football for the Amherst Mammoths. Unfortunately, the season was suspended due to COVID. Tariq was a Detroit News Honorable Mention All-North, All-Catholic and All-League captain for the Cranes Football Team. Devin Deogun CK’17 is in his senior season as member of the Michigan State Spartan Golf Team. Last season, Devin earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten (for the second straight year) and was the Spartan’s Scholar Athlete Award recipient with the highest GPA on the team. As a sophomore, Devin placed 1st in the Pioneer Creek Collegiate with an 11 under par, placed 7th in the Challenge of Champions, 66th in the Marquette Intercollegiate and 79th in the Grandover Collegiate Tournament Devin was an individual State Champion, All-State, All-Region and All-Catholic league captain of the Cranes Regional Champion Golf Team. Charlie Eriksen CK’19 is in his sophomore season playing golf for the Flying Dutchmen of Hope College. Last fall, Charlie tied for 6th in the Duck Lake Invitational and was 46th in the Lou Collins Invitational and earned MIAA Academic Honor Roll! Charlie was an All-Catholic League captain for the Cranes Golf Team. Kaela Mali CK’17 is in her senior season starting as a defenseman for the Knights of Carleton College. Unfortunately, the season was suspended due to COVID. Last season, Kaela earned United Soccer Coaches All North Region 3rd Team and All-MIAC recognition. Mali is one of seven players across the conference to land a spot on the All- MIAC team in both 2018 and 2019, and she became the 21st player in the history of the Carleton women's soccer program voted to multiple All-MIAC teams. In 2019, Mali logged a team-high 1,582 minutes at her centerback position, seeing the field for 98 percent of the possible time. Her play helped Carleton post five shutouts and finish the season with a 1.00 goals against average, fourth-best in the MIAC.