Meet the Team
Fritz Howard - Senior, Captain
Hometown: Albany, NY Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering Nickname: Warm Hands Frederick Notable Quotes: "Wah" Fun Fact: Fritz may be the only captain without a nickname, but he is also the only captain with blue polka dot pajamas, so who's the real winner? |
Jake Kelley - Senior, Captain
Hometown: Columbus, OH Major: Biomedical Engineering Nickname: Raisin Toast (RT) Favorite Song: California Gurls by Katy Perry Least Favorite Mustard: Yellow Fun Fact: Jake had never slapped the bag before his senior year. |
Ben Kelley - Junior, Captain
Hometown: Columbus, OH Major: Chemical Engineering Nickname: Biggie (Bogey) Gains from Soccer: Nothing Gains from Frisbee: Everything Fun Fact: Biggie's Tinder profile features several photos of him and his twin brother Jake. |
Jack Smedley - PhD Student, Coach
Hometown: Lake Zurich, IL Field: Experimental High Energy Particle Physics Other Sports: Lovedick Favorite Genny: "Straight out of the river and into my mouth" Fun Fact: Smedley is the single father of four lovely daughters. |
Sam Cherin - Senior
Hometown: Rochester, NY Major: History Nickname: Quotes Other Sports: Sports Betting Least Favorite Vice President: Aaron Burr - "He did my boy Lin-Manuel Miranda dirty" Fun Fact: Quotes's biggest dream is to have three children and a wife who calls him Quotes and doesn't make him waste money on frivolities such as furniture and education. |
Eli Kosson - Senior
Hometown: Fairport, NY Major: Chemical Engineering Nickname: Berry Other Sports: Disc Golf, Hoarding DVD Copies of The Click Favorite Cheese: Stolen Fun Fact: After graduation Berry is taking a job in R&D where he will discover how to eat M&Ms and drive at the same time. |
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Avery Girsky - Junior
Hometown: Plainview, NY Major: Data Science and Math Nickname: Avery Girksy Favorite Color: Honda Fit Yellow Fun Fact: "He's really short. That's the fun fact." - Ice Town |
Ryan Hilton - Junior
Hometown: Rochester, NY Major: Data Science Nickname: Ikon Favorite Cheese: Hot tub fondue Fun Fact: Ryan is the second biggest Hank the Tank fan on the team. |
Sameer Jain - Junior
Hometown: Austin, TX Major: Biomedical Engineering, Psychology Other Sports: Sleeping, Procrastination Favorite Kitchen Utensil: Whisk - "Cus I like to whip it on the dance floor" Fun Fact: Sameer's second biggest mistake on the team was shitting his pants at practice; his biggest was telling us. |
Anthony LaBarca - Junior
Hometown: Syosset, NY Major: Physics and Astronomy Nickname: Tony Jo Favorite Fruit: Figs Preferred Sleeping Spot: the floor Fun Fact: Scientists are still marveling at AJ's remarkable recovery from a surgery that turned all his bones to springs, allowing him to jump higher and recover faster than your average human. |
Alex Lammers - Junior
Hometown: Cleveland, OH Major: Environmental Science Nickname: Half-dose Favorite Word: Mayhaps Favorite Drug: Propofol Favorite Snack: Milkbone Fun Fact: He's really tall. Also he can't tie knots. |
Caiden Larsen - Junior
Hometown: Voorheesville, NY Major: Mechanical Engineering Go-To-Karaoke Song: Truth Hurts by Lizzo Least Favorite Dam: Hoover Miserable Fact: Caiden Plays Baseball Fun Fact: Although Caiden is a mechanical engineering student, the highest number he can count to is 2. |
Ness Patti - Junior
Hometown: Chicago, IL Major: Earth Studies Other Sports: Lying, Conniving, and other Plots of an Impish Notion Favorite State: Liquid Fun Fact: If Patti was a kitchen utensil, they would be the ladle rest - "I'd get to try a bit of all the soups and sauces being made when the ladle gets placed onto me, the sauces will eventually drip on me, allowing me to taste it." |
Jack Rollman - Junior
Hometown: East Brunswick, NJ Major: Mechanical Engineering Nickname: Rack Jollman Preferred Opponent: A dead one Fun Fact: There's always a Jack Rollman. Miserable Fact: The Jets |
Ben Wyatt - Junior
Hometown: Glen Ridge, NJ Major: Physics and Economics Nickname: Ice Town Sexiest Planet: Mars, "but 3 billion years ago" Fun Fact: Ice Town has been president of the team for 217 days so far, which is already 206 days more than his favorite Secretary of State, Elihu B. Washburne. |
Adam Cummings - Sophomore
Hometown: Longmeadow, MA Major: Mechanical Engineering Favorite Tank: Hank Spirit Animal: Crab Fun Fact: There is a 6.67 x 10^-11 % chance that Adam is not cold right now. |
Isaac Degenholtz - Sophomore
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Major: Political Science and Economics Nickname: Simon Most-used word: Jawn Favorite Pedal: Gas Fun Fact: Isaac is the only normal looking Piggy according to Jack's twin sister Rebecca. |
Blaine Dillingham - Sophomore
Hometown: Boise, Idaho Major: Applied Mathematics Nickname: Playboy Least Favorite Part of Illinois: The Round Part Fun Fact: Blaine learned to do laundry at the ripe age of 18. |
Wesley Durret - Sophomore
Hometown: Huntersville, NC Major: Molecular Genetics Least Favorite Animal: The Beatles Fun Fact: Wesley, an aspiring biographer, has been practicing his descriptive skills in ultimate Google Forms. |
Luca Rienecker - Sophomore
Fun Fact: It is believed that Luca may have bribed his kindergarten teacher using his casino earnings in order to move on to the first grade after failing the "responding to questions appropriately" unit. |
Steven Wang - Sophomore
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Major: Computational Biology Nickname: Gleven Favorite Kitchen Utensil: A dull knife residing in the third drawer of the Congress kitchen Other Favorite Kitchen Utensil: A Blender Fun Fact: In a previous life, Steven was an award-winning festival planner. |
Jacob Trokel - Freshman
Hometown: Newton, MA Major: Optics Favorite Type of List: Linked Favorite Condiment: Mustard (RIP Mustard) Fun Fact: Trokel broke the only rule of intramural frisbee (don't get injured) and his wrist in one unfortunate tumble. |
Daniel Kesler - Freshman
Hometown: White Plains, NY Major: Chemical Engineering and Philosophy Nickname: Bagel Preferred Murder Method: poison Fun Fact: Daniel contracted chlamydia from a koala while in New Zealand 3 years ago. |
David Leder - Freshman
Hometown: Westwood, MA Major: Math or something Favorite Condiment: Pomegranate Juice Fun Fact: David tested negative for Covid-19 at 11 pm on January 29. |
Garrett Maslyar - Freshman
Hometown: San Carlos, CA Major: Biology Other Sports: Goodminton Preferred Way to Eat a Sandwich: raw dogging it Fun Fact: Garrett was the Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2006. |
Dylan McKellips - Freshman
Hometown: Stillwater, MN Majors: Math, Business, Computer Science Other Sports: Flong Fondest Memory: the time he ate a particularly tasty bagel Fun Fact: Despite his rookie status, Dylan has proved himself as a worthy opponent against Special Agent Jim Ross in the war on drugs. |
BenPerry - Freshman
Hometown: Swarthmore, PA Major: nerd shit Nicknames: Toothless, Ben Perry Favorite Animal: Unicorn Second Favorite Animal: Unicorn Third Favorite Animal: Unicorn Favorite Non-Unicorn Animal: the tree at Fritz's house Fun Fact: BenPerry does not have any teeth. |
Leo Sciortino - Freshman
Hometown: Rochester, NY Major: Computer Science (we think) Favorite Food: Post-Practice Quesadillas Favorite Secretary of Agriculture: James Wilson Fun Fact: Leo has "never" thrown up in Mimi's car. |
Theo Taylor - Freshman
Hometown: New Orleans, LA Major: Optical Engineering Notable Quote: "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Best Dance Move: The Shorty George Fun Fact: Theo has made friendships on the Piggies that will (hopefully) last more than 4 years. |
Ezra Tock - Freshman
Hometown: Mountain View, CA Major: Computer Science Favorite Dinosaur: the cup-o-saurus Fun Fact: Ezra is currently under investigation from the Ethics committee for attempting to injure his teammates with elaborate stretching routines in order to secure more playing time for himself. |
Mitch Whisner - Freshman
Hometown: Kenilworth, IL Major: Finance Spirit Animal: French Onion Soup Fun Fact: He has a mom. Miserable Fact: She is taken. |
Chris Piatek - Junior
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY Major: Mechanical Engineering Favorite Restaurant: Tacos Del Rio Spirit Animal: St. Olaf Lion Notable Quote: "Getting struck by lightning builds character" Fun Fact: Chris is the New England Territory Manager in Waterbury, VT. |