Allegheny College rising senior Jake Boord is putting his name into the transfer portal after his stellar track and field career ends with the Gators.

A Hempfield graduate and two-time NCAA Division III championships qualifier, Boord is laying the groundwork for a post-grad year at a new college home.

He will compete for one more season at Allegheny, then move on. Boord said the level at which he lands is not his chief concern.

“Ultimately, I’d love to find a spot at the next level,” he said. “I’m looking for a community to call home. Allegheny was special not because of track but because of the people around me.”

Because Allegheny does not offer a graduate program, Boord is unable to stay and pursue a master’s degree.

He will use the covid year from when he was a freshman at his next stop.

Boord, who is studying business analytics, is just as competitive now — maybe more — than the first day he threw at Allegheny.

“It’s an honor to be able to continue to compete, and I’d love to continue throwing well into my post-grad years, but education is at the forefront of this decision,” he said. “I’ll be looking for academic rigor in my new home, just like that of Allegheny.”

Boord had a record-setting junior season as he placed fourth in the javelin at the national finals with a throw of 63.91 meters, earning All-American honors.

Men’s basketball

West Liberty: For the second straight year, Bryce Butler (Latrobe) is the top athlete in his conference.

The basketball standout out of West Liberty was tabbed the Mountain East Conference Male Athlete of the Year.

Butler, who is set for a fifth year at The College of Charleston, averaged 22.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists as West Liberty reached the NCAA Division II national championship game. Butler led NCAA Division II with 829 points on a school-record 332 field goals.

He shot 59.2% from the field.

Butler, who ranks 10th all-time in West Liberty history with 1,913 points, helped the Hilltoppers to a 107-16 record.

He was a Bevo Francis Award Finalist, an NABC All-Atlantic District First Team pick and NABC All-American, D2CCA All-Atlantic First Team and D2CCA First Team All-American, CSC First Team Academic All-American and All-MEC First Team.

He also won back-to-back Mountain East Conference and Atlantic Region player of the year awards and was MVP of the MEC and Atlantic Region tournaments.

Softball

Pitt: Rising junior Haylie Brunson (Mt. Pleasant) has entered the transfer portal after two seasons with the Panthers.

She decided to leave the program after coach Jodie Hermanek was fired.

Brunson hit .294 with four home runs, 15 RBIs and 20 runs this season.

She said she has heard from a few schools and is weighing her options.

Cross country

Pitt-Greensburg: Jeremy Eshleman was named coach of the men’s and women’s cross country teams.

A Chambersburg native and UPG alum, Eshleman was a runner for the Bobcats from 2005-09.

He an avid runner that does not stick to the 26.2-mile limit. He participates in ultra-marathons, which are any event that is 31 miles or more, including the 50-mile JFK Ultra in Maryland.

He plans to run an upcoming 100-mile race in West Virginia.

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