11/14/13 Fifteen Culver Academies student-athletes officially committed to 14 universities and colleges on Wednesday afternoon. The seniors will be playing lacrosse, hockey, wrestling, and baseball at the next level. The list includes eight NCAA Division I commits in men’s lacrosse (Culver Military Academy is currently ranked 6th in the nation by Inside Lacrosse) and Kayla Miracle, the first girl to reach the IHSAA state finals in wrestling.
Men’s lacrosse: Joel Tinney (Johns Hopkins), Riley Thompson (Princeton), Pierre Byrne (Notre Dame), Matt Neufeldt (Maryland), Beau Ecksten (Delaware), P.J. Bogle (Michigan), Michael Calvello (Furman), and Nick Peterson (Washington & Lee).
Women’s lacrosse: Rory Byrne (Notre Dame).
Men’s hockey: Ryan Coulter (Bowling Green).
Women’s hockey: Gabrielle Switaj (Boston College).
Men’s wrestling: David Zajac (Colorado School of Mines).
Women’s wrestling: Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville University).
Baseball: Perley Provost (Denison) and Shane Comiskey (Grinnell College).
