Reichart throwing his weight around for Southeast La.
KEVIN REICHART (SCHUYLKILL VALLEY) >> The 6-foot, 280-pound junior is one of the top throwers on the Southeast Louisiana men’s track team. He competed in the discus throw in his first two meets of the spring, but has also tossed the shot put for the Lions in his career. He finished second to a teammate in the discus at the Southeastern vs. Southern dual meet on March 22 in Hammond, La., with a personal best toss of 138 feet, 10 inches. That was an improvement by over five feet from his first meet of the spring when he finished 10th at the Louisiana Classic on March 15-16 in Lafayette, La. Reichart’s best shot put effort was 45 feet, 10 inches which he recorded indoors last January. A hand injury has limited his throwing this spring.
“Kevin is the kind of guy every coach wants to have on his team,” Corey Mistretta said. “Here at Southeastern our mission statement is ‘committed to excellence in the classroom, the community and in competition’ and Kevin is a rock star in the classroom (4.0 GPA) and in the community, always going above and beyond to help those in need. Despite his injury, he continues to strive for excellence in the way he rehabs and trains to get better. Our family is better because of Kevin Reichart.”
RENEE WALL (BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS) >> The sophomore was named PSAC Central Division Player of the Week on April 8 for her efforts with the Indiana softball team. Wall batted .619 (13for-21) with 10 runs batted in and 13 runs scored as the Crimson Hawks went 4-4 in eight games the previous week. And, she should be a candidate again this week after she belted a three-run homer, had an RBI triple and an RBI single as Indiana topped Pitt-Johnston 12-6 last Thursday in a league game in Johnstown to help the team go to 11-20 overall and 6-4 in league play.Wall is hitting .346 (28-for-81) with a team-high 10 doubles, a triple, a team-high three home runs, a team high 24 runs scored and a team-high 21 runs batted in.
MATT HOOK (FLEETWOOD) >> The red-shirt junior kicked off his season with the West Chester men’s outdoor track team with two solid efforts. He finished first in the javelin with a toss of 178 feet, 11 inches at the college’s Bill Butler Invitational on April 6 in West Chester. He also finished fifth in the hammer throw with a personal best mark of 134 feet, 4 inches and was seventh in the discus with a heave of 128 feet, 1 inch. At the Golden Ram Invitational on March 29-30 in West Chester, he won the discus (134 feet, 5 inches), was second in the javelin (164 feet, 2 inches) and seventh in the hammer (126 feet, 6 inches). CIARA DELONG (FLEETWOOD) >> The junior is the second leading hitter on the Misercordia softball team with a .404 average, the Cougars 19-9 overall and 6-2 in MAC Freedom play after a 13-8 loss to DeSales in a league game on April 6 in Center Valley. DeLong, batting in the leadoff spot, has 40 hits in 99 at-bats with six doubles, a triple, a team-high five home runs, 19 runs scored and a teamhigh 27 runs batted in. At third base, she has four errors on 87 chances (.954). BEKAH SLATTERY (DANIEL BOONE) >> The Lock Haven senior lefthander was named PSAC Central Pitcher of the Week last Monday, the third time she’s been honored this season. She pitched three completegame victories the previous week, giving up 13 hits and three earned runs with three walks and 38 strikeouts. On the season, Slattery is 11-7 with four saves and a 1.53 earned run average. She has 167 strikeouts this season and is second in the Bald Eagle record book with 707 career strikeouts. Lock Haven is 19-13 overall and 5-3 in PSAC play after a pair of 6-1 victories in a non-league doubleheader against Goldey-Beacom last Monday in Wilmington, Del. Slattery got the complete-game victory in the first game and the save in the second.
JACKSON EHLERT (EXETER) >> The Marquette University men’s lacrosse team has played 41 games the last three years and Jackson Ehlert has started all of them.
The 5-foot-11, 195-pound defender from Reading and a Exeter Township graduate, has started 11 games this season for the Golden Eagles who are 6-5 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten Conference play after a 13-6 nonleague loss to No. 10 Notre Dame on April 10 in Notre Dame, Ind.
Ehlert is third on the team in caused turnovers with 10 and fifth in ground balls with 22. He scored his first collegiate goal in a season-opening 15-9 victory over Bellarmine on Feb. 9 in Milwaukee, Wisc. It was the second shot on goal in his career. He also had an assist and picked up another in a 15-11 league loss to Villanova on March 30 in Villanova. Those are the only helpers of his career. He has 49 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers. Ehlert spent his freshman season at the Community College of Baltimore County-Essex in Baltimore, Md. and helped the Knights reach the National Junior College Athletic Conference semifinals. He was named to the All-Tournament team.