Women's soccer team honors MC employees during recognition night

by Tom Perry

Marietta, Ohio (10/12/2023) — The Marietta College women's soccer team honored 17 employees during an "Employee Appreciate Day," before the Pioneers game against Mount Union on Wednesday at Marietta Field.

For the past few years, the College's Sport Management program has teamed up with various athletic teams, allowing them to host Employee Appreciation Days like this one. The primary goal is to celebrate and show gratitude to the hardworking employees who have played a pivotal role in the development and success of student-athletes.

The soccer players and who they honored are as follows:

Alli Stahl '25 (Batavia, Ohio) - Dr. Brian Rider from Education
Sarah Legg '27 (Edgewood, Kentucky) - Dr. Jim Jeitler from Chemistry
Anna Bardwell '24 (Westerville, Ohio) - Sarah Jacobs from Education
Josie Van Kirk '26 (Zanesville, Ohio) and Dilyn Hunley '27 (Cincinnati, Ohio) - Lori Smith from Communication
Kelsey Bowman '26 (Warsaw, Ohio) - Ricci Bailey from the Career Center
Emma Diorio '24 (Bellbrook, Ohio) and Melissa Szawranskyj '24 (Westerville, Ohio) - Ann Nicely from Communication
Paige Trent '24 (Marysville, Ohio) - Dr. Tim Catalano from English
Taylor Sloan '25 (Belpre, Ohio), Sarah Crim '24 (Mount Clare, West Virginia), Emmah Kronenbitter '25 (Zanesville, Ohio), and Mallory Sullivan '26 (Canal Winchester, Ohio) - Dr. Lynn Bostrom from Biology and Environmental Science
Emma Egli '25 (Homeworth, Ohio) - Barbara Brooker from Admission
Ryah Haider '25 (Sylvania, Ohio) - Adam Jacoby from Chemistry
Kayla Stischok '25 (Columbus, Ohio) - Dr. Kevin Pate from Biochemistry and Chemistry
Angelene Kontul '25 (Solon, Ohio), Sara Morris '26 (Mason, Ohio), and Demi Mills '24 (Batavia, Ohio) - Dr. Ryan May from Psychology
Lydia Vach '24 (Maineville, Ohio) - Dr. Amanda Rider from Education
Emily McCullough '27 (Glenford, Ohio) - Coach Jenna Anderson from Women's Basketball
Carly Lutz '27 (Finleyville, Pennsylvania) - Dr. John Tynan from Mathematics
Izzy Hank '25 (North Olmsted, Ohio) - Brooke Stanley from Admission
Meredith Devine '26 (Beavercreek, Ohio), Kathy King '26 (Middletown, Ohio), and Kaylie Ward '24 (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) - Rick Smith from Business and Economics

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy, which was founded in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major.

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