A number of high school grads with ties to the area are doing well on the collegiate sports scene this spring. Collette Abbott (La Jolla High), a junior second baseman for the Princeton University softball team, was the Ivy League Player of the Week for the week of April 28. In a recent series against Cornell, Abbott hit .714 (10-for-14) with multiple hits in each game, including a three-for-four game in the opener and a three-for-three game the next day. The outburst of offense included her third and fourth home runs of the season along with a double, all for a slugging percentage of 1.214. Adding in a hit-by-pitch, her on-base percentage was .733. The final weekend surge was a late-season trend for Abbott, who led Princeton in batting average in Ivy League games at .438. She raised her batting average from .143 after a March 28 doubleheader against Yale to .352 after the recent final twinbill against Cornell, a 209-point jump in less than a month. Matt Jones (La Jolla High) was a freshman on the Harvard University men’s volleyball team this season. Harvard ended a successful campaign recently with a loss to George Mason in the first round of the EIVA playoffs to finish at 11-8 overall, 6-2 in EIVA Hay play. Jones, who helped lead Harvard into the playoffs for the first time since the 2005 season, finished second on the team in kills with 227, playing in all 19 matches. In addition, Jones earned Hay Division Player of the Week honors eight games into the campaign following his efforts with a match-high 15 kills in a losing effort to Princeton. Amanda Weinbrecht (University City High) recently completed a stellar career in women’s swimming at UNLV. Weinbrecht swam one event on the final day of action at the 2009 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, helping lead the Rebels to 37th place in the team standings. It was the first time since 2001 that UNLV finished in the team scoring. Weinbrecht swam 1:58.72 to finish in 51st in the 200 back. In the 100 fly, she finished 22nd in the morning prelims in a time of 52.75, which dropped her school record and was .17 out of 16th place. Weinbrecht also competed in the 100 back, in which she swam a time of 54.41 to place 44th.   Kevin Deiter (La Jolla High) is a redshirt junior member of the USC men’s track team specializing in the jumps. USC is currently competing in the Pac 10 Championships. Jason Zinser (La Jolla Country Day School) has appeared in nine games this season for the North Carolina State baseball team. Zinser, a redshirt senior, has one win and one save for the Wolfpack on the mound. North Carolina State is 24-28 overall and 10-17 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.