
The Avon High Booster Club recently honored seniors who will be participating in collegiate athletics beginning next fall.
AVON, May 22 – The Avon High Booster Club recently recognized 17 senior athletes who plan on playing varsity sports in college. Athletes from seven different teams were represented at the reception that was attended by athletes, their coaches and families.
Avon athletic director Tim Filon congratulated the athletes on their accomplishments in athletics and academics.
“We are so proud of you,” he said. “Please keep in touch. Come back; visit us, and be an inspiration for the student-athletes coming after you.”
Athlete | Sport | School |
Grace Baldauf | Crew | UConn |
Zach Bortoff | Cross country, Track | University of Waterloo |
Ben Coleman | Crew | Wentworth Institute of Technology |
Hannah Deppe | Field hockey | Brown |
Kyle Emery | Swimming | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Tali Filstein | Crew | Colgate |
Lisa Fiore | Soccer | LIU-Post University |
Olivia Jackson | Field hockey | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Ian Jalbert | Soccer | Springfield |
Taylor Lisevick | Soccer | Ohio State |
Christina Martin | Cross country, track | Keene State |
Meghan McKenna | Soccer | Hobart & William Smith |
Christine Oberhausen | Soccer | Yale |
Justin Olson | Baseball | Trinity |
Laura Pringle | Swimming | Vermont |
Jordyn Saxe | Crew | High Point University |
Max Umansky | Soccer | Siena |
Jeremy Zarwanski | Baseball | Newberry College |

Avon Baseball Coach, John Yolles, left, with his three senior players who will be collegiate athletes. Jeremy Zarwanski (Newberry College), Justin Olson (Trinity College) will play baseball and Kyle Emery will swim at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Grace Baldauf, a member of the Avon High crew team, poses with her mother, Wendy (left). Grace will row at UConn next year.

Ben Coleman, flanked by his parents, Ronald and Megan, will row for the Wentworth Institute of Technology Crew team next fall.

Hannah Deppe will play field hockey at Brown. She poses here with her parents, Todd and Mary, and her brother, Andrew
Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 30 years.


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