Hawk Talk
Chloe Yoder ’25 qualified for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in March in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she received her first indoor All-American honor in the 60-meter hurdles. Almost a year separated from earning outdoor All-American honors in the 100-meter hurdles, Yoder set a new school record in the 60H with a preliminary time of 8.53, which at the time was the 13th-fastest time ever in NCAA Division III history. She finished fourth nationally in the finals with a time of 8.63.
Keith Green III ’24 added All-American honors to an incredible football career when he received First Team All-American from the American Football Coaches Association. Serving as the HERO in Susquehanna’s “Wild Dogs” defense, Green’s role was aptly named as he was honored as the Landmark Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Landmark and D3football.com’s First Team All-Region 2.
Kari Schmidt ’25 was named a National Field Hockey Coaches Association Third Team All- American, marking the program’s first All-American selection under head coach Allison Fordyce. Schmidt, a defender, compiled numerous honors during Susquehanna’s Landmark Championship season, including NFHCA All-Region V First Team, All-Landmark Conference First Team and the Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
Ryan Prum ’23 was chosen last summer to compete in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Senior All-Star Game. An accomplished faceoff man for the men’s lacrosse program, Prum’s senior season saw him post a career-high .674 win percentage, ranking 12th in all of Division III, on his way to earning Second Team All-Landmark.
Michael Ruisch ’22 has continued his football playing career overseas at Durham University in the United Kingdom. Ruisch completed an illustrious career at Susquehanna as the program’s career record holder in passing yards and all-purpose yards, helping the River Hawks to the 2022 Centennial Conference championship and first NCAA playoff appearance since 2009.
Emily Wertz ’23 will remain with the Susquehanna women’s soccer program in a new role, with head coach Nick Hoover appointing her as assistant coach. Wertz completed a stellar student-athlete career with the River Hawks this fall, earning First Team All-Landmark on defense for the third straight year, as well as USC All-Region V for the second consecutive year. In 2022, she was the Landmark Conference’s Senior Scholar Athlete and CSC Academic All-American selection.
Aaron Ettinger was named Susquehanna women’s golf head coach last fall. Ettinger, who just completed his fourth season as the women’s basketball team’s assistant coach, brings plenty of local golf experience, having been a two-time district champion at Selinsgrove High School.
At the first-ever Landmark Conference Football awards, the River Hawks received Coaching Staff of the Year. Susquehanna’s coaching staff — head coach Tom Perkovich who is assisted by Pat Ruley, Mike Wiand, Cole Dixon ’19, Tom Haughey ’18, Tate Schorr, Dante Waugh, Tim Kologrivov and Todd Tilford, led the River Hawks to a perfect regular season to capture the first-ever Landmark title and a second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
