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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />
Community Rels. Director<br />
Donna Holmes<br />
May 3, 2012 610-847-5131, ext. 2401<br />
dholmes@palisadessd.org<br />
Athletic Director<br />
Rebecca George<br />
610-847-5131, ext. 2009<br />
rgeorge@palisadessd.org<br />
PALISADES’ STUDENT-ATHLETES CONTINUE ATHLETIC CAREERS AT<br />
THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL:<br />
Rebecca George, Director of Athletics for <strong>Palisades</strong> announced: student-athletes,<br />
Justin Marsh (Football/Wrestling), Kurt Gildea (Football), Collin Blaydon (XC), Sage<br />
Weikel (XC/Track), and Tyler Krchnavi (Basketball) have all decided to continue their<br />
athletic career while attending their respective college and or university.<br />
Bio for Student-Athlete, Justin Marsh – Worchester Polytechnic Institute:<br />
<strong>Palisades</strong> High <strong>School</strong>’s student athlete, Justin Marsh, will be attending Worcester<br />
Polytechnic Institute located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Justin will be majoring in<br />
Aeronautical Engineering. He plans to play football and wrestle for the WPI Engineers.<br />
Athletic Accomplishments:<br />
Football<br />
Started playing football with the <strong>Palisades</strong> Youth Football Association then<br />
continued playing at <strong>Palisades</strong> Middle <strong>School</strong>. He then played four years at the<br />
high school as linebacker and running back.<br />
Four years Varsity Letter Winner.<br />
Team Captain as a Junior (2010) and Senior (2011).<br />
All-Colonial League 2010 Honorable Mention.<br />
2012 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete.<br />
2012 Maxwell Club Honorable Mention<br />
Volunteered and acted as a mentor to the youth football players.<br />
Wrestling<br />
Started wrestling with the <strong>Palisades</strong> Youth Wrestling Association then continued<br />
wrestling <strong>Palisades</strong> Middle <strong>School</strong>. He then wrestled for Omar Porrata four years<br />
at the high school.<br />
Four years Varsity Letter Winner.<br />
Four years as Team Captain.<br />
2012 <strong>District</strong> XI 160lb Champion.<br />
2012 SE Region 2 nd Place Winner.
2012 PA State Qualifier.<br />
2012 Christmas City Tournament 4 th Place Winner<br />
2012 Neshaminy Tournament 1 st Place<br />
2012 & 2011 All Academic First Team, Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches<br />
Association.<br />
2011 <strong>District</strong> XI 160lb 3 rd Place<br />
2011 SE Regional 6 th Place<br />
2011 Christmas City Tournament 3rd Place Winner<br />
2011 All-Colonial League 2 nd Team.<br />
High <strong>School</strong> Career record, 94-41.<br />
Academic Accomplishments:<br />
Member of the National Honor Society (Sr. & Jr. High).<br />
Member of the Spanish National Honor Society.<br />
Has been on Honor Roll every semester of high school career.<br />
AP Courses in Calculus, Physics, and Statistics.<br />
High <strong>School</strong> Scholars Program – Attended DeSales University during Senior<br />
year.<br />
Honors English and Honors Math throughout high school and middle school.<br />
Bio for Student-Athlete Kurt Gildea - Misericordia University<br />
<strong>Palisades</strong> High <strong>School</strong>’s student athlete, Kurt Gildea, will be attending Misericordia<br />
University next fall to study Pre-Medicine and play on their first upcoming football team.<br />
Football<br />
One time Varsity Letter Winner<br />
Started Playing Football for <strong>Palisades</strong> Pop Warner Football program at age eight<br />
starting on offense and defense as a Fullback and Middle Linebacker<br />
respectively<br />
Continued playing at <strong>Palisades</strong> Middle <strong>School</strong> as Middle Linebacker and was<br />
captain and play caller on the defense<br />
Freshman and Sophomore Year played on JV team as a Middle Linebacker<br />
Co-captain sophomore year<br />
Junior Year- Sidelined the whole year due to a knee injury. Helped out with<br />
linebackers during the season.<br />
Captain of the <strong>Palisades</strong> Football Team senior year<br />
Captain of the Defense Senior Year- called the plays and formations<br />
Senior Year- Started on Offense and Defense as Tight End and Middle Line<br />
Backer respectively<br />
Lead Colonial League, as well as the Pirates in tackles with a combined tackle<br />
ratio of 8.5 tackles per game<br />
Morning Call Star Athlete of 2011 during Week One<br />
Participated in Bucknell University Football Passing Scrimmage Camp during<br />
Freshman and Sophomore year
In addition to athletics, Kurt Gildea is a member of the Medical Career Pathway program,<br />
Spanish club and is a recurrent member of honor roll. In the future he aspires to become<br />
an Orthopedic Surgeon.<br />
Bio for Student-Athlete, Collin Blaydon – Penn State Altoona:<br />
Collin J. Blaydon will attend Penn State Altoona starting fall 2012 and plans to run on<br />
Penn State's Altoona Cross Country team<br />
Athletic Achievements:<br />
2011 Men’s <strong>District</strong> 11 High Jump Champion<br />
2011 <strong>District</strong> 11 3rd place in men’s 4 x 800meter relay<br />
two time <strong>Palisades</strong> High <strong>School</strong> Cross Country MVP(2010&2011)<br />
<strong>Palisades</strong> High <strong>School</strong> Track and Field Captain<br />
<strong>Palisades</strong> High <strong>School</strong> Men’s Cross Country Team Captain<br />
Varsity letter winner: Wrestling:1, Cross Country:4, Track and field:4<br />
Other Awards:<br />
Eagle Scout<br />
Student of the Month<br />
<strong>Palisades</strong> Athlete of the Week<br />
Bio for Student-Athlete, Sage Weikel – Susquehanna University:<br />
Sage Guerke Weikel will be attending Susquehanna University with plans to participate<br />
on the Susquehanna Track and Cross Country teams.<br />
Cross Country<br />
9 th – 12 th grade Captain<br />
Track<br />
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10 th and 11 th grade T & F MVP<br />
10 th grade attended T & F State meet in the 800 meter dash<br />
Sage said, “Cross Country and Track have been an integral part of my life. While<br />
growing up and watching my brothers strive to achieve in their given track events<br />
sparked the fire in my heart to grow up and run as fast as them. Now, in my senior year,<br />
I have broken the school record in my 4x800 split and hope to break the actual 800<br />
record by the end of the season. I cannot wait to run in college.”<br />
Bio for Student-Athlete Tyler Krchnavi – Northampton Community College
<strong>Palisades</strong> High <strong>School</strong>’s student-athlete, Tyler Krchnavi, will be going to Northampton<br />
Community College, w<strong>here</strong> he has been accepted to major in the Communication<br />
Design field and w<strong>here</strong> he will be playing basketball.<br />
Tyler Krchnavi’s Competitive Accomplishments<br />
2011-2012 Colonial League Boys’ Basketball All-League Honorable Mention<br />
with 262 points and 180 rebounds, including a 19 point, 17 rebound<br />
performance against Moravian Academy<br />
2011 Jeff Dailey Memorial Tip-Off Tournament All-Tournament Team<br />
2011 Fleetwood Tiger Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team<br />
<strong>Palisades</strong> Boys’ Basketball Team MVP 2011-2012<br />
The Express Times All-Area Boys’ Basketball Team Honorable Mention<br />
Two-time runner up Express Times Player of the Week<br />
Basketball<br />
Began playing basketball for <strong>Palisades</strong> in seventh grade with coach Chris Hastie<br />
Played on the high school freshman team as an eighth grader with coach<br />
Richard Spering<br />
Starting forward/center for the varsity team 10 th ,11 th ,12 th grade<br />
Varsity Team Co-Captain 2011-2012 for Coach Mike Viglianti<br />
3 Year Varsity Letter Winner<br />
Two years playing at Forks Township Summer League<br />
Two years playing at the Stellar Summer Basketball Tournament<br />
Volunteered at the Pirates Basketball Camp for two years<br />
Participated in the Jimmy V Foundation Foul Shooting Marathon for two years,<br />
helping to collect over $7,000 for cancer research<br />
In addition to athletics, Tyler Krchnavi is a member of the National Honor Society, and<br />
was the first freshman in school history to be inducted into the German National Honor<br />
Society. He has also maintained honor roll each semester of his high school career and<br />
has applied himself in advanced placement courses including AP German and AP<br />
Calculus.
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