POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Former Marist student-athletes are competing professionally in a variety of sports. Here is a closer look at their performances:
Baseball
Zach Shank was called up to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers in the Seattle Mariners' organization on June 17. In 22 games for the Rainiers, Shank is batting .280 with a home run, six RBIs and 11 runs scored. Shank is the second Red Fox in program history to reach the Triple-A level. He played at Marist from 2010-13.
Steve Laurino was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 25th round of this year's Major League Baseball Draft, and is playing for the Aberdeen IronBirds of the New York-Penn League. In 22 games, Laurino is hitting .309 with a .387 on-base percentage and .494 slugging percentage. He has two homers, nine RBIs and 16 runs scored. The IronBirds will play the Hudson Valley Renegades in Fishkill in two three-game series later this season: Aug. 9-11 and Sept. 5-7.
Kevin McCarthy was promoted to the Advanced Class-A Wilmington Blue Rocks in the Kansas City Royals' organization. In 13 appearances, McCarthy is 3-2 with a 1.96 ERA and four saves. In 81.1 career minor-league innings, McCarthy is 9-5 with a 2.55 ERA and six saves. He played at Marist from 2011-13.
Jon Schwind is on the roster of the Double-A Altoona Curve. Schwind is in his fifth season in the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization. He was a key component of Marist's 2009 MAAC championship team, and played for the Red Foxes from 2009-11.
Men's Basketball
Two former Red Foxes – Chavaughn Lewis and Adam Kemp – played in NBA Summer Leagues this year.
Lewis played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the Utah Summer League, and saw action in three games. In his final contest, he drained a three-pointer. Lewis played for the Red Foxes from 2011-15, and graduated as the program's all-time leading scorer with 2,119 career points.
Kemp played for the Detroit Pistons in the Orlando Summer League. In three games, which included one start, he totaled four rebounds and a blocked shot. Kemp played for Marist from 2010-14, and played the 2014-15 season for KK Feni Industries in Macedonia. There, he shot .618 from the field and averaged 12.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game this year.
Over the years, a number of men's basketball players have continued their playing careers overseas. Jared Jordan, who played for the Red Foxes from 2003-07, has played professionally for the past eight years in a career which has included time in Lithuania, the NBA D-League, Germany, Greece and Spain. This past season, Jordan played for San Sebastian Gipuzkoa in Spain, and averaged a team-best 7.0 assists per game.
A Red Fox from 2010-14, Pieter Prinsloo played his first professional season in El Salvador, and helped ExSAL ST win a league championship.
Football
Two former Marist football players, Terrence Fede and Jason Myers, are currently under contract to NFL teams.
Fede is getting ready for his second season with the Miami Dolphins. In 2014, he became the first Marist football player to be chosen in the NFL Draft, when he was selected in the seventh round by the Dolphins. Fede played in 11 games for Miami last season at defensive end and on special teams, and blocked a punt for a game-winning safety in the final minute against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16.
Myers signed a free-agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on March 3, and participated with the team in Organized Team Activities and mini-camp. He will be one of two kickers on the roster when the Jaguars head to training camp.
In recent years, a considerable number of Marist football players have continued their careers in arena football and overseas. Chris Debowski and Peter Evans were teammates on the Valencia Firebats, which captured their league championship in Spain this summer.
Women's Basketball
Maria Laterza and Elizabeth Beynnon, who each were on four MAAC championship teams in their Marist careers, have extended their playing careers overseas.
Laterza has competed professionally in Austria and Italy, and has suited up for the Italian national team. She also played for Italy in this year's Eurobasket Championships. As a member of Paddy Power Sesto San Giovanni this past season, Laterza averaged 11.6 points and a team-best 10.9 rebounds per game.
Beynnon has played for SBK Samorin in Slovakia and Olivais in Portugal. With Olivais, Beynnon averaged team highs of 13.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Beynnon was with the Red Foxes from 2009-13.
