Athletic Hall of Fame to induct new members

Conestoga Valley (CV) will induct two new classes of athletes into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 15. The Class of 2022 will consist of Trey Keeley, Melissa Gates Rohrer, Travis Switzer, and Jennifer Wanner Teale. The Class of 2023 will consist of Doug Cody, Dave Evans, Lee Gerdes, and Gianna Yurchak. The induction event will begin at 4 p.m. with a reception in the high school's main lobby, followed by the awards ceremony in the CV auditorium. During halftime of the CV versus Warwick football game, this year's honorees will be introduced to the school community. All activities are free and open to the public. The high school is located at 2110 Horseshoe Road, Lancaster.

Cody graduated from CV in 1978 and is being inducted as a Friend of CV Athletics. As a student, Cody participated in cross-country, basketball, track, and the volleyball club. After graduation, he continued to serve the CV community as president of the high school Booster Club for soccer and basketball. He coached youth basketball for 16 years, the travel team for six years, and the middle school team for four years. He also coached the youth soccer team.

Evans, a 1983 graduate, earned three varsity letters in basketball and two in soccer, and he was a member of the club volleyball team. While on the Bucks basketball squad, he was selected to the Lancaster All-Section and All-League teams. He was instrumental in helping CV to advance to the District 3 title game and qualify for the PIAA State Tournament. In 1980 and 1981, Evans was a member of the 15 and under AAU/USA Junior Olympic National Championship volleyball team. In 1981, he was named the 15 and under team's Most Valuable Player. During his senior year, Evans was an All-Star player on the state championship volleyball team.

Gerdes is being honored for her 36 years at the helm of CV's field hockey program. Under her direction, the team won numerous sectional contests and a Lancaster-Lebanon (L-L) Championship, and it qualified for many District 3 tournaments, along with the PIAA State Tournament. Dozens of Gerdes' players received recognition for their performance by state and national organizations. Gerdes guided many of her players toward careers at the collegiate level. Gerdes' coaching resume includes working at Franklin & Marshall College as an assistant hockey and lacrosse coach and serving as a member of the CV girls' basketball staff.

Keeley is a 2007 graduate who earned two varsity letters in football, two in basketball, and four in lacrosse. On the gridiron, Keeley played on both sides of the line of scrimmage, as an offensive and defensive end. He won special recognition in 2006 as the L-L All-Star defensive end. On the basketball court, Keeley co-captained the 2007 team and was selected by the L-L coaches to the Section II All-Defensive Team. On the lacrosse field, he was CV's leading scorer, was elected to the L-L Second Team as a midfielder, and received L-L honorable mention as the Face-Off Man. Keeley played lacrosse at Roanoke College. He was a two-time Old Dominion Conference selection at midfield, a two-time USILA All-American, and a USILA All-American Scholar. After college, Keeley was named the associate head coach at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Rohrer graduated in 2008 after earning four varsity letters in swimming. In 2004, she was named Rookie of the Year; in 2006, she was the team co-captain; in 2007, her scholastic scores qualified her for the District 3 Meet; and in 2008, she qualified for the PIAA State Meet. At the conclusion of her senior year, she held the school's record in three individual events and one relay event. Rohrer continued swimming for California University of Pennsylvania. As a Vulcan, she won 5 PSAC championships - three in individual events and two in relays. Her collegiate resume also included being named PSAC Athlete of the Year, being a three-time NCAA Division II champion, achieving 10-time All-American status, and being nominated for the NCAA Women of the Year. In 2012, she competed in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle at the Olympic Trials.

Switzer is a 2011 graduate who earned three varsity letters in football, three in basketball, and one in track. In football, he was team captain in 2009 and 2010; was a two-time L-L First Team Offensive and Defensive Lineman; was named a Section 2 Offensive, Defensive, and Outstanding Lineman of the Year; was a finalist/runner-up for Manheim's Touchdown Club Player of the Year in 2010; and was named to the PA Football News/Coaches Big School All-State Team. As a basketball player, Switzer helped his 2009 team win the L-L League Championship. Switzer received a football scholarship to the University of Akron, where he earned four varsity letters and was named Offensive MVP following his junior and senior years. In 2014, he was recognized by the Manheim Touchdown Club as its NCAA Division I/IAA Player of the Year. In 2017, he was hired by the Baltimore Ravens as a staff assistant.

Teale, a 1997 graduate, received varsity letters in volleyball and basketball. As a basketball player, Teale was a two-year starter and co-captained the team in her senior year. On the volleyball court, she was a three-year starter and a team co-captain. She received numerous volleyball honors, including being voted to the All-State First Team. Teale's senior year culminated with her receiving CV's Female Athlete of the Year Award. Teale played four years of volleyball for the University of Delaware, where she was named to the All-Conference Teams as a sophomore and junior and to the All-Conference First Team as a senior. Teale continued playing volleyball on a semiprofessional women's team.

Yurchak is a 2017 graduate who played soccer at CV. She rewrote the CV record books, including scoring the most career goals, with 70; scoring the second-most goals in a season, with 30; having a season-high 19 assists; and having a career high of 38 assists. Yurchak capped her senior year by being named CV's Outstanding Female Athlete and Scholar-Athlete. She received a full scholarship to the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she was named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team in 2017, was honored for the UB Women's Soccer Goal of the Year in 2019, and received the United Coaches Player Award in 2021. In 2022, she was an NCAA Women of the Year nominee, as well as the winner of the National Girls and Women in Sports Female Senior Award. Yurchak was honored for her academic achievement by receiving the Commissioner's Award and the Presidential Award.

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