Hough on Centenary lacrosse team

Several local student athletes competed in collegiate sports during the spring:

• Trista Hough (High Point Regional High School) was on the women’s lacrosse team at Centenary University in Hackettstown.

Hough, a junior midfielder, started in all 14 games and had 26 goals, 12 assists and won 51 ground balls (team leader).

The Cyclones posted six wins during the season, with a record of 3-3 on their home field.

Hough is listed as an elementary education major.

• Aidan Mitchell (High Point), a sophomore, was an outfielder on the baseball team at Drew University in Madison.

He played in 14 games and started in three of them. He had two hits, a home run, three RBIs and four runs scored.

The Rangers collected 19 overall victories with a mark of 9-9 at home. In the Landmark Conference, they posted nine wins.

Mitchell is listed as a business major.

• Matt Sabato (High Point) was a freshman utility player for the baseball team at Kean University in Union.

He played in 10 games with a .286 batting average.

The Cougars had an overall record of 41-11 with a mark of 27-6 on their home field.

In the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), they went 17-1. Kean advanced to the NJAC Tournament, where the team toppled Ramapo College and lost to Rutgers-Camden and the College of New Jersey.

From there, it hosted the NCAA Regional Tournament and topped Husson University, Middlebury College and Cortland.

The Cougars hosted and defeated Salve Regina twice in the NCAA Super Regional Tournament.

Kean went 1-2 at the NCAA Division III World Series in Eastlake, Ohio.

• Julie Murphy, a graduate of Wallkill Valley Regional High School, was on the women’s track and field team at Montclair State University.

Murphy, a junior distance runner, placed fourth in the 800-meter race at the Ramapo Last Chance Twilight meet held in Mahwah.

The Red Hawks placed fourth as a team at the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championships hosted by the College of New Jersey.

• Brandon Mudrick (Wallkill Valley) was a senior on the men’s golf team at Felician University in Rutherford.

The Golden Falcons placed 11th in the team scoring at the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament at Whispering Woods Golf Club in Erie, Pa.

• Dylan Bonser (Wallkill Valley), a sophomore, competed in multiple events with the men’s outdoor track and field team at Monmouth University in West Long Branch.

The Hawks placed second in the team scoring at the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Outdoor Championships in Greensboro, N.C.