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Six Maple Leafs named All-Americans, Keitany earns national runner-up at indoor track & field championships

Six Maple Leafs became All-Americans at the 2024 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday in four events. Mathew Keitany led the way with his national runner-up finish in the men's mile. Mercy Chebet, Drew Hogan, Kevin Liddell, Jacob Friesen and Annika Alderfer Fisher were also named All-Americans for their top-eight finishes.

Video: Goshen College, a home for international student-athletes – 91.1 The Globe

Eleven percent of students at Goshen College are international students, coming from over thirty different countries around the world. Of that 11 percent, forty-eight are student-athletes. But, why did they choose GC? Listen to three of their stories: Tim Wilkening, a men’s soccer player from Weinheim, Germany; Syanne Mohamed, a basketball player from Zimbabwe/Poland; and Pedro Scattolon, a tennis player from Rosario, Argentina.

Leadership through adversity

Maple Leafs pitcher and first baseman Alisyn Catenacci was experiencing the highest of highs in mid-March earlier this year. She played an instrumental leadership role, on the mound and at the plate, in Goshen’s historic season, which saw them set the program conference wins record and tie the record for overall wins in a season. For all her success during the year, it is hard to believe that her career was in jeopardy last August. Yet she continues to be a leader on the field and in the classroom.