College Update: Catching up with Section 4 athletes competing at the next level

Checking in on athletes from Section 4 getting it done at the next level:

Caden Olmstead, Chenango Forks/Siena

Olmstead was on April 26 identified as the fifth Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year in program history as voted by the conference’s head lacrosse coaches.

A sophomore who sat out the 2023 season with an injury, he was also named to the MAAC’s second team as an attack after scoring the third-most goals (37) among all players.

He ranked sixth in conference points per game (3.36) and sixth in shots (108). He tied for third in conference play with 8.89 shots per game, fifth in points per game (2.56) and ninth in scoring (3.11 per game).

A day after receiving those honors, Olmstead contributed two goals and an assist as the Saints defeated reigning MAAC champion Marist, 12-9, in a playoff quarterfinal.

Kymora Wang, Vestal/Saint Bonaventure

Wang continues to lead the Bonnies’ offense through 36 games/35 starts.

She is batting .291 with team highs of seven doubles, 16 RBI and 46 total bases. She has season highs of three hits, two triples and four RBI for the 4-34 Bonnies.

Makayla Kintner, Vestal/Seton Hill U.

The graduate student was on April 23 selected Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Lacrosse Defensive Athlete of the Week, the second time she has been so recognized this season.

In two wins that week, Kintner had 10 draw controls, nine caused turnovers and nine ground balls.

With Saturday’s 15-11 win over Mercyhurst, the Griffins clinched the program’s fourth consecutive PSAC Western Division championship. They’ll host the May 10-12 PSAC Championship Tournament.

Melissa Demo, Maine-Endwell/Mansfield U.

To help coach Edith Gallagher achieve her 500 ^th win in the season finale, Demo was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run in a 6-4 victory over Shippensburg. Included was an RBI double in the fourth inning.

For the season (41 games/41 starts), she batted a team-leading .364 with 23 runs (second-best on the team), 53 total bases (No. 2) and a team-best .393 on-base percentage.

Kaci Donovan, Owego/Monmouth U.

Donovan was recently chosen Most Valuable Athlete among Monmouth’s women’s basketball players for the 2023-24 season.

In 30 games/30 starts, she topped the Hawks with 11.6 points per game, 58 three-point goals (on .345-percent accuracy), was fourth in rebounds with 93 and made 20 steals.

She scored a season-high 23 points twice and had multiple three-point goals in 19 games with a season-best seven in December against Rider. Donovan has since entered the transfer portal.

Her multiple records established at Owego include varsity points (1,974), single-season points (542), single-game points (55) and total three-pointers (151).

Evan Sitts, Oneonta/Binghamton U.

Sitts concluded his BU playing days Sunday with a co-fifth-place finish in the NEC Golf Championships at Callaway Resort & Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga.

He went 74-71-71 through the 54-hole event for his second top-10 finish this season. That made for his lowest aggregate in a 54-hole event while representing BU.

Binghamton closed fifth among 11 teams at a collective 36 over par. Team champion Howard University was 5-under, 12 clear of second-place LIU.

Jack Hopko, Maine-Endwell/URI

In a 6-4 win Sunday over Fordham and following 15 consecutive Rhody batters retired, Hopko led off the ninth with a single and soon scored on a wild pitch to draw his team within 4-2. Teammate Rob Butler proceeded to end it with a pinch-hit grand slam.

Sophomore Hopko has started 31 of 34 games and is batting .245 with eight doubles (co-second on the team), three home runs and 17 RBI.

David Flora, Windsor/SUNY-Cobleskill

In a 4-3 win Saturday against SUNY-Poly to split the teams’ double-header, the senior third baseman was 3-for-3 with a walk, two RBI and a run.

In 32 games/32 starts, he is the Fighting Tigers’ No. 2 hitter with a .339 average, leader in runs (29), co-leader in doubles (8), second in home runs (three) and No. 2 in total bases (60).

This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: College Update: Catching up with Section 4 athletes competing at the next level