Eighteen Student-Athletes Ink Commitments to Collegiate Athletics

The Tabor community packed Hoyt Hall on November 12, 2025, and again on December 3, 2025, to watch as a group of Seawolves signed commitments to play collegiate athletics. Friends cheered, student-athletes beamed with pride, and Director of Athletics Kelly Walker P’12, ’13 reflected on all that the students who signed commitments had accomplished on Front Street. She’s quick to point out that the group of 18 athletes don’t just excel at their chosen sports. The group has also leaned in to Tabor’s ideals of leadership, scholarship, and community in ways that matter. 

“The impact that this group of kids has had on Tabor from a school cultural perspective has been really positive,” Walker says. “These kids do a really great job in the classroom, the athletic arena, and in the community. They show up in the stands when they’re not playing. They show up for others, and they encourage other kids to join them.” Walker also points out that, in addition to the entire group’s contributions across campus, many of these student-athletes play more than one varsity sport for Tabor, which is increasingly rare in an era of sport specialization.

Mavis O’Neil ’26, who committed to playing lacrosse at the University of Richmond, is an example Walker points to. In addition to O’Neil’s skill on the lacrosse field, she also picked up a field hockey stick for the first time when arriving on campus. Now, O’Neil is captain of the lacrosse team and a healthy contributor to the varsity field hockey program. O’Neil says that the opportunity to play field hockey at Tabor made her a stronger leader for the lacrosse team. “As a freshman on the field hockey team, I had to step back,” she says. “Being on the field hockey team and not really knowing what was going on was good for me, because it helped me understand the perspective of some of my lacrosse teammates who might not be as confident as I am.” 

Emerson Rogers ’26, who signed to play soccer at Elon University next year, has invested time in working as a tour guide for Tabor’s admissions office. “Being a tour guide has been one of the biggest ways in which I’ve contributed at Tabor,” Rogers says. “It’s been really fun! I love meeting the new families. I want to be someone who people could come tour with and then think, ‘I want to be in a community full of people like that.’” 

Rogers points to the small size of Tabor’s student body. “I really love this school,” she says. “It’s a smaller community, and you know everyone who you pass in the hall. I really value strong, close-knit communities. Everyone shows up for everybody.” 

O’Neil agrees. “Tabor pride is a big thing,” she says. “It’s fun walking around the halls. You know everyone.” O’Neil says that she’s evolved over her time at Tabor because of the community on campus. “I was very shy freshman year, and I didn’t open up a lot,” she says. Now, I’ll say hi to everyone. I’ll introduce myself, tell people about myself, and I think that’s a great thing.” 

Trey Grant ’26, who committed to play football at the University of New Hampshire, says that his time at Tabor makes him confident he can succeed on the field and in the classroom. “The academic expectations at Tabor are really high, and I think that’s going to carry me into the next level of academics in college,” he says. “Everyone here is so driven and motivated to do well in academics, and that’s going to help us all succeed at the next level.” Grant says that he’s carried lessons from the classroom into his life. His favorite Tabor class, he says, was a class in the history of warfare. “It was really interesting,” he says. “We talked about the art of war and different tactics. That relates to sports, but I also learned a lot about leadership and how to lead.” 

The following is a list of the Tabor seniors who, to the best of the school’s knowledge, formally committed this fall to play a collegiate sport at the NCAA Division I or II level: 

Lacrosse
Ellie Amato – The University of Notre Dame
Mavis O'Neil – The University of Richmond
Ashley Piersol – The University of Southern California
Leo Kavey – Loyola University (MD)

Soccer
Emerson Rogers – Elon University
Bella Moore – Ferris State University

Football
Marcus Almada – The University of California at Los Angeles
Brendan Farhat – Temple University
Carter Gooden – The University of Tennessee
Trey Grant – The University of New Hampshire
Ahman Williams – The University of Central Florida

Basketball
Callie Cosgrove – Saint Anselm College
Tess Adams – Bentley University
Molly Corcoran – Colgate University

Rowing
Alexsandra dos Santos – The University of Alabama
Scarlett McGlashan – The University of San Diego

Golf
Riley Eames – Bentley University

Equestrian (not offered at Tabor)
Daicey Richardson – Delaware State University