THELAKER | 11 Championships, opportunities and camaraderie Lakers measure success in friendships, resilience, and balance as much as in trophies and titles. Four student athletes – now alumni – shared highlights from their FLCC experiences. Grace concluded her Finger Lakes career as a national champion, clearing 2.67 meters in the pole vault at the NJCAA Division III National Championships. Her personal best broke the school record and secured the 7th individual national title in program history for the Lakers. “It was super exciting to hear that I had broken the record. Everyone was coming over and cheering for me. Even though we’re a small group, we were all out there cheering for everyone at each of their events. It’s nice to have that environment to help you and encourage you.” Grace Holmes ’25 Track and Field A.S. Environmental Science Bryce wrapped up his career at Finger Lakes with a 2024 NJCAA National Invitational Championship. He was the program's all-time leader in digs with 543 over his career. “After losing the first set and then coming back, it felt better because you realize how good you have to be in order to come back from an early defeat. It was really nice to see the team bounce back and it made the celebration better.” Bryce Nickson ’25 Volleyball A.S. Business Administration The women’s team had a strong 2024-25 season, earning third at Paul Smiths, first at Alfred State, and second at the University of New Hampshire for the 2025 Spring Championships. In 2024, the team won the Northeast Women’s Division title. “I think being on the team was one of the best decisions that I’ve made. It’s how I ended up in Maine this summer doing the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show. I was also able to have this amazing opportunity to go to the women’s rookie lumberjill competition down in Virginia hosted by the Devils Backbone Brewing Company." Morgan Cheney ’25 Logging Sports A.S. Environmental Science, A.A.S. Fish and Wildlife Ian pitched 82.2 innings for the Lakers over two seasons and climbed in the program record books with the 8th most career strikeouts (75) and tied for first for career starts with 17. “Coach Sean Marren helped me become a better baseball player, and a better man. No matter what I try to do, I try to be consistent. Whether that’s studying, getting my homework in, getting on time to practice, whatever it is.” Ian Goodness ’24 Baseball A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences Cheer on the Lakers Entry to all FLCC athletic events is free and open to the public. Game schedules are posted by sport at flcc.edu/athletics. Follow FLCC Athletics on social media: @flccathletics on Facebook and Twitter, and @flcclakers on Instagram.
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