NEWS FROM CAMPUS SENIOR TARTAN ATHLETES COMMIT TO PLAY NCAA SPORTS IN COLLEGE During a special virtual assembly in November, Holy Cross recognized four Class of 2021 athletes who have committed to play sports at NCAA Division 1 colleges. During the event that was livestreamed on the Holy Cross YouTube channel, Athletic Director Dena Rapoport shared details about each of the athletes. Ms. Rapoport noted that only just over 12% of high school lacrosse players go on to play women’s college lacrosse and only 3% are offered a roster spot at one of the 115 Division 1 programs. In girls swimming, 7.6% of high schoolers went on to swim in college. In field hockey, 10.1% of all high school players go on to play in college, with just under 3% playing at Division 1 schools.
Kathleen Cosgrove ’21 is committed to swim at Northeastern University. She was awarded MVP for the Holy Cross swim team in 2018 and 2020. For the 2019-20 season Kate was named to the 2020 Washington Post All-Metropolitan team. During the 2017-18 season, Kate first etched her name into the school record books, as she is #1 all-time in the 100-meter Butterfly.
London Downing ’21 is committed to play lacrosse at Delaware State University. London has played on the varsity lacrosse team all four years at Holy Cross. She has been a great contributor and had eight statistics recorded during the 2019 season.
Samantha Lipka ’21 is committed to play lacrosse at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Sam has played on the varsity lacrosse team throughout her years at Holy Cross. In 2019 Sam was awarded WCAC Honorable Mention. As a freshman she led Holy Cross in assists, and her sophomore year she led the conference in assists.
Piper Sullivan ’21 is committed to play field hockey at Towson University. In 2019 she was named a WCAC Honorable Mention and was ranked #1 in total saves. In 2018 she was named WCAC second team Goalkeeper. She is also ranked #6 nationally in saves on her club team.
In May Holy Cross recognized two additional senior athletes who committed to play NCAA sports in college next year.
Hannah Williams ’21 is committed to row at Canisius College. She was a member of the Holy Cross crew team for three years and continued her pursuit of the sport with Capital Rowing.
Madeline Sawyer ’21 is committed to run cross country, indoor and outdoor track next fall at Roanoke. She has been a part of the cross country teams for four years and the indoor/outdoor track teams for three years. In 2020 she won the Most Improved Award for indoor track. 24 THE TARTAN 2020 - 2021 School Year
