A number of local graduates are seeing time on the collegiate scene this fall. On the gridiron, Travis Golia (La Jolla Country Day School) is a freshman kicker at Stanford University. In a 23-10 win over San Jose State last month, Golia kicked off six times for an average of 55 yards. Teammate Andy Altman (La Jolla Country Day School) is a freshman defensive tackle for the Cardinal. Brian Klene (La Jolla High School) is a freshman defensive back at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT had a 3-1 record headed into action last week. In the pool, two local grads are in action for the Stanford University men’s water polo team. Stanford headed into action last weekend ranked third in the country with a 9-1 record. Sophomore Alex Pulido (The Bishop’s School) and freshman Peter Sefton (La Jolla High) are members of the Cardinal. Pulido and Sefton each scored three goals on the day in the team’s recent 5-0 performance at the Princeton Tournament. The University of Southern California has a number of Bishop’s School grads on its men’s water polo roster this fall. Will Cherashore, Kevin May, Nico Sardo and Andrey Artamonov are members of the top-ranked USC squad. Sardo and May each had a goal for the Trojans in a recent 13-5 victory over UC Irvine. On the volleyball courts, Laurel Casey (The Bishop’s School) continues to see action at Yale University. Yale came into this week at 8-3 overall and 2-0 in Ivy League play, with Casey seeing action last weekend in a sweep of Brown. Yale head coach Erin Appleman noted, “Laurel stepped up for us; her defense set a good tone for the way our offense played.” Rachel Cocalis (The Bishop’s School) is an outside hitter at Princeton University. Princeton came into play this week at 7-2, 1-0 in the Ivy League. Natalia Wrobel (The Bishop’s School) is a sophomore setter at Dartmouth College. The Big Green came into play this week with a record of 4-8, 0-2 in Ivy League play. Lily Durwood (La Jolla High) is a junior setter at Harvard. Durwood dished out 36 assists, tallied four blocks and two aces in helping Harvard (7-7) to a 25-15, 25-12, 25-21 win over Dartmouth last week.
