COLLEGE REPORT: Trigg keeps roll going at SMWC

Kennedy Trigg is picking up this fall where she left off in her freshman season on the soccer field for St. Mary-of-the-Woods last year.

Trigg has scored three goals and assisted on two others, ranking her second on the team with eight points. She has made 12 shots on goal for the 2-4-3 Pomeroys.

Last year, the speedy Trigg had 13 goals in 13 games. For her efforts, Trigg was named as the September 2021 Athlete of the Month at SMWC.

She recorded all 13 of her goals in a successful September in which the team went 6-1 -- including hat tricks against Defiance, Lincoln Christian and Iowa Wesleyan.

“One of the biggest attributes that Kennedy possesses is her humility,” former SMWC coach Craig Hendry said last fall. “She is a standout player but still sees it as her duty to be consistently among the hardest working players on our squad.

“She trains just like she plays, with focus and intensity,” Hendry added. “She understands what it takes to be a Pomeroy soccer player and we are blessed to have her. Kennedy is “All-In” all the time.”

Hoops around the corner

Basketball season is right around the corner, and former Putnam County standouts Brody Whitaker and Kyle Thomas will open their seasons on Oct. 29 with exhibition games in Division I arenas.

Whitaker’s Marian team will play at Simon Skodt Assembly against the Indiana Hoosiers, while Thomas will make his collegiate debut for Cedarville (Ohio) at Valparaiso.

On lookout for hoopsters

Here is a list of county grads known to be playing college hoops this winter. Please send any additional names to jbblkc@gmail.com.

Cloverdale

Jalen Moore, Oakland

Cooper Neese, Indiana State

Kyle Thomas, Cedarville

Chloe Sprinkle, Lincoln Trail

Greencastle

Brody Whitaker, Marian

South Putnam

Chloe Custis, Lake Land (Ill.)

Brie Miller, Vincennes

FOOTBALL

Greencastle

Jacob Meyer, Sr., Millikin – Team is 2-3. Has made four solo tackles (1.5 for losses) and two assisted tackles. Has broken up one pass.

Trey Wood, Sr., Taylor – Team is 3-3.

Jordan Meyer, Jr., Franklin – Has played in one of team’s five games.

Brach Carrington, Fr., Marian – Has played in all five games with three solo tackles (including one sack for a loss) and three assisted tackles.

Logan Carrington, Fr., Marian – Team won first four games before losing 17-10 to Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday.

North Putnam

Aidan Baker, Jr., DePauw – Team is 5-1. Has carried the ball 12 times for 89 yards and one touchdown, getting a 5-yard TD in a 59-0 win over Wooster.

Adam Ammons, Jr., DePauw – Team is 5-1. Has played in four games this season, starting at left guard against Wittenberg on Oct. 8.

Skyler Warren, Jr., Trine – Has played in four games with eight solo tackles (two for losses), eight assisted tackles and one interception.

Jake Moncur, Fr., Franklin – Team is 2-3 this season.

South Putnam

Parker Hacker, So., Franklin – Has played in four games this season.

Mitchell Bock, So., Wabash – Team is 2-2 this season.

VOLLEYBALL

Cloverdale

Hannah Rady, Sr., Anderson – Ended career due to injury.

Greencastle

Lilly Meyer, So., Barton (N.C.) College – Leads team with 17 service aces and is third with 100 digs. Also has 19 kills and five assists. Team is 4-11.

Shay Baker-Watson, So., Benedictine (Ill.) – Has four digs in three sets played. Team is 10-7.

Juliette Tomamichael, Fr., Kenyon (Ohio) – Has played eight sets. Team is 3-15.

Anna Zellers, Fr., Trine – Ranks fourth on team with 19 assists. Also has 19 digs. Team is 10-9.

South Putnam

Brionna Egold, So., Manchester – Has one assist, five aces and eight digs for 11-13 Spartans.

CROSS COUNTRY

Cloverdale

Lily Monnett, So., DePauw – Placed sixth on team and 147th overall with time of 24:36.1 in NCAA Division III Pre-Nationals at Lansing, Mich.

North Putnam

Josie Lyons, Jr., Franklin – Ran ninth on team in time of 23:40.6 in Greater Louisville Classic.

South Putnam

Sarah Jones, Fr., Hanover – Ran second on team and 124th overall in time of 21:03.5 in Greater Louisville Classic.

SOCCER

Greencastle

Jakob Foss, So., Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) – Statistics not available, but scored team’s only goal in 34th minute of 1-0 win over St. Norbert’s early in season.

Faith Fetherston, So., St. Mary-of-the-Woods – Has not played in fall season.

Kennedy Trigg, So., St. Mary-of-the-Woods – Ranks second on team with eight points on three goals and two assists.

Sydney Doan, So., Franklin – Has played in 11 games for 2-9-1 Grizzlies.

GOLF

Greencastle

Conner Taylor, Jr., Wabash – Placed 32nd among 64 golfers with a 167 in Forest Hills Invitational.

TENNIS

Greencastle

Trent Ross, So., Southern Indiana – Has not played in team’s two fall matches.

South Putnam

Austin Arnold, Sr., Manchester – Has 0-6 record at No. 1 singles. Team is 0-6 this fall.

Ethan Wallace, Fr., Wabash – Has 3-0 singles record this fall.

SWIMMING

Greencastle

Tracy Menzel, women’s head coach, DePauw – Assumed the duties of DePauw’s head women’s swimming and diving coach and aquatics director in June 2020. Led team to third-place finish in North Coast Athletic Conference Championships last year.

Mallary Meyer, head coach, Hollins (Va.) – Team placed ninth among 10 teams in the ODAC Relays at Washington & Lee.

Olivia Headley, Fr., Centre (Ky.) – Opened her career by winning the 50 freestyle in a time of :28.58 in a dual meet at Campbellsville.

South Putnam

Evan Steffy, So., DePauw – Tied for second place in team’s opener against Rose-Hulman with a time of 2:09.72 in the 200 IM.