Cabrini losing some important Lady Cavs

CabriniCollegeplansto say goodbyeto its seniorathletes.Here are the sevenwomenwho made an impacton their respectivesportsthis fall and their reflectionson their athleticyears at Cabrini.

Lesley Kerrigan

Karin Letcher

Michelle .McDevitt

Seeds

As the only senior on the women's volleyball team, Lesley Kenigan has put in her fair .share of hard work playing the positions of outside hitter, center, and friend to her teammates. ''I wasn't captain, but the girls could always come and talk to me," Kenigan said.

Kenigan has had eight years of experience on the court, four of which were here at Cabrini. Her interest for the sport began her first year of high school and continued to grow as she took part in a club team outside of school.

In addition to her volleyball career, Kerrigan gets dirty on the lacrosse field. "I'm an attack player," said Kenigan, who was ranked Metro All American.

After graduation Kenigan hopes to pursue a career in athletics while furthering her education. "I would like to coach at a high school," Kenigan said. She also plans to go back to school to acquire a degree in education.

Becky

Grabie

Another Cabrini athlete who finds time to pursue a career in the social arena is Karin Letcher,co-captain of the women's tennis team. Letcher, when off the courts, likes to kick back and spend quality time with friends. In addition, Letcher is an editor for the Loquitur.

Having no previous experience in the sport, Letcher jumped into the game headfirst the beginning of her sophomore year.

"My first year on the team we won the PAC championship in the third doubles division with Michele McDevitt," Letcher said.

She also was runner up in the sixth singles division this year.

Letcher has started at varsity since she was a sophomore transfer at Cabrini.

Letcher also took on a leadership role on the team as a senior on the team.

As a communication major and art history minor, Letcher hopes to pursue a career in the communications field or at a museum.

After four years on the tennis team here at Cabrini, Michele McDevitt has improved her game and won the position of captain on the women's tennis team. To McDevitt's swprise, she rose to the No. 5 seed her sophomore year and to the No. 2 seed her junior year. However, her love for athletics does not end on the tennis courts. McDevitt runs for Cabrini's cross country and track teams.

Despite her delight for the sport, McDevitt describes her tennis career as being scheduled and somewhat unsatisfying when compared to track.

"I can do it [run track] any time I want to and always feel that I'm doing my best," McDevitt said.

This secondary education mathematics major anticipates a teaching career, perhaps including coaching. Yet, before she jumps into anything McDevitt hopes to set aside her running shoes and spend her summer traveling.

Even though the field hockey team was eliminated in the PAC semi-finals, senior Becky Grabie can look back at a successfull college career.

Grabie has seen steady improvement in her game during her four years at Cabrini. After posting three goals in each of her first two seasons, Grabie jumped out onto the scene with 13 goals in her third season.

Grabie followed her break-out season with a 17-goal effort for her last season.

Grabie said that this year's team worked well together and had good chemistry on the field.

Grabie played softball for her first two seasons before rurning her full attention towards field hockey.

As a sports science major, Grabie's future plans include A receivingher athletictrainingcertificate.

''I love being part of a team," said Mandy Seeds, a member of both Cabrini's field hockey and lacrosse teams, "You make friends immediately."Seeds has been part of a team since her fifth year in elementary school and has had plenty of experience.

Seeds plays right link for the field hockey team and center for lacrosse. She describes the high point of her athletic career as being last year when the lacrosse team won the PACs and went undefeated.

In the furore Seeds, a secondary education mathematics major, hopes to teach at a middle school and perhaps continue her athletic training by coaching at a middle or high school.

According to Seeds, being involved in activities other than academics helps her to manage time more appropriately.

When referring to her athletic abilities, Seeds said, ''It was natural and it's the best way to get to know people."

Jessi

Valerio

-by Anne c. Miller

Mary Lear

This defensive player always has her hands full, whether it be with a field hockey stick or a catcher's rnit.

Mary Lear, captain of both the field hockey and softball teams, guards Cabrini's rurf as goalie for the women's field hockey team and catcher for softball.

With 12 years of experience, four of which were here at Cabrini, Lear is well prepared for the fastballs that fly her way.

Lear is the coach for the girls' varsity basketball team at St. Katharineof Sienna and hop::!sto continue her volunteer work after graduation.

In addition, Lear, a special education and elementary education major, plans to enter the playing field of teaching, where she will take her leadership skills into the classroom.

Lear added that her coaches and their support encouraged her to join Cabrini athletics ..

Playing center for the women's field hockey ~am is Jessi Valerio, also third home for women's lacrosse. Valerio participated in both sports on and off in junior high and high school before coming to Cabrini. Here, at Cabrini, however, she has stepped onto the field for four consecutive seasons. In addition, Valerio was a member of the women's basketball team during her first year at Cabrini.

When asked about a high point in her athletic career, Valerio mentioned the PAC championship, won last year by the lacrosse team.

Valerio, an elementary education major, is anxious to embark upon a career in teaching. After coaching at various camp settings, a coaching position is also possible in the distant future for Valerio