Skip to main content
Ryan May with soccer players

The Marietta College women's soccer team honored 17 employees during an “Employee Appreciate Day,” before the Pioneers game against Mount Union on Wednesday at Marietta Field.

For the past few years, the College’s Sport Management program has teamed up with various athletic teams, allowing them to host Employee Appreciation Days like this one. The primary goal is to celebrate and show gratitude to the hardworking employees who have played a pivotal role in the development and success of student-athletes.

The soccer players and who they honored are as follows:

  • Alli Stahl ’25 (Batavia, Ohio) — Dr. Brian Rider from Education 
  • Sarah Legg ’27 (Edgewood, Kentucky) — Dr. Jim Jeitler from Chemistry
  • Anna Bardwell ’24 (Westerville, Ohio) — Sarah Jacobs from Education
  • Josie Van Kirk ’26 (Zanesville, Ohio) and Dilyn Hunley ’27 (Cincinnati, Ohio) — Lori Smith from Communication
  • Kelsey Bowman ’26 (Warsaw, Ohio) — Ricci Bailey from the Career Center
  • Emma Diorio ’24 (Bellbrook, Ohio) and Melissa Szawranskyj ’24 (Westerville, Ohio) — Ann Nicely from Communication
  • Paige Trent ’24 (Marysville, Ohio) — Dr. Tim Catalano from English
  • Taylor Sloan ’25 (Belpre, Ohio), Sarah Crim ’24 (Mount Clare, West Virginia), Emmah Kronenbitter ’25 (Zanesville, Ohio), and Mallory Sullivan ’26 (Canal Winchester, Ohio) — Dr. Lynn Bostrom from Biology and Environmental Science
  • Emma Egli ’25 (Homeworth, Ohio) — Barbara Brooker from Admission
  • Ryah Haider ’25 (Sylvania, Ohio) — Adam Jacoby from Chemistry
  • Kayla Stischok ’25 (Columbus, Ohio) — Dr. Kevin Pate from Biochemistry and Chemistry
  • Angelene Kontul ’25 (Solon, Ohio), Sara Morris ’26 (Mason, Ohio), and Demi Mills ’24 (Batavia, Ohio) — Dr. Ryan May from Psychology
  • Lydia Vach ’24 (Maineville, Ohio) — Dr. Amanda Rider from Education
  • Emily McCullough ’27 (Glenford, Ohio) — Coach Jenna Anderson from Women’s Basketball
  • Carly Lutz ’27 (Finleyville, Pennsylvania) — Dr. John Tynan from Mathematics
  • Izzy Hank ’25 (North Olmsted, Ohio) — Brooke Stanley from Admission
  • Meredith Devine ’26 (Beavercreek, Ohio), Kathy King ’26 (Middletown, Ohio), and Kaylie Ward ’24 (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) — Rick Smith from Business and Economics

The Pioneers (4-6-1) defeated Mount Union 2-0 for their first Ohio Athletic Conference victory of the season.