Covington Fraternal Order of Eagles 3998, Covington Noon Optimist and the Covington Bucc Boosters made a financial donation to Covington Exempted Village School for improvements to the weight room. These funds were generated through donations from the Covington Noon Optimist and the Eagles, along with proceed generated by the recent Bucc Bash conducted by the Bucc Boosters.
The weight room was erected in 2005 through fundraisers, financial donations and volunteer labor from community members. Most of the equipment was also purchased through the efforts of the community.
The impact on Covington athletics has been astronomical over the years as the athletic programs who have utilized the weight room have had traditional success. Plus, many individual Buccaneer athletes have benefitted greatly by excelling at the collegiate level – and even on the national and world stage.
To gain perspective on how impactful the weight room is, below is a list of some Covington athletes who have advanced beyond high school since the weight room was constructed. (Our apologies if some athletes are not listed.)
– Logan Brown – wrestling at Purdue University, four-time NCAA Qualifier
– CJ Potter – football at Wilmington College
– Michelle Meyer – basketball at Dartmouth University
– Ashley Johnson – golf at Ohio Northern University
– Garrett Clark – football at Ohio Northern University
– Jake Stewart – football at Otterbein University
– Daren Clark – football at Wilmington College
– Chloe Shell – softball at Bluffton College
– Andrew Dehart – wresting at Duke University
– Emily Fields – cross country at The Citadel
– Kyler Deeter – wrestling at Ohio Northern University
– Brian Olson Jr. – wrestling at University of Mount Union
– Jake Sowers – wrestling at Ohio Northern University
– Trent Tobias – football at Otterbein University
– Lane White – track at Hillsdale College
– Jordan Wolfe – football at Bluffton College
– AJ Ouellette – football at Ohio University, the NFL and the CFL
– Jackie Siefring – track at Akron University, All-American and competed for Team USA
– Dalton Bordelon – football at Mount St. Joseph
– Haley Adams – softball at Ohio University
– Brandon Magee – football at Heidelberg University
– Ryan Ford – wrestling at Cleveland State University
– Jessie Crowell – basketball at Edison Community College
– Julianna Yingst – basketball at Edison Community College
– Carly Shell – cross country at Ohio University
– Nathan Dunn – cross country at Wright State University
– Brooke Gostomsky – softball at Defiance College
– Cassidy Cain – softball at Mount Vernon Nazarene University
– Morgan Arbogast – softball at Cedarville University
– Jordan Maschino – basketball at Defiance College
– Jessica Dammeyer – softball at Earlham Collage
– Branden Robinson – football at Ball State University
– Tyler Freeman – football at Heidelberg University
– Andrew Cates – football at University of Findlay
– Anna Dunn – currently in cross country at Wright State University
– Emma Dammeyer – currently plays softball at Ohio Christian University
– Samantha Whiteman – currently plays basketball at Thomas Moore University
– Rayna Horner – currently in track at The University of Toledo
– Jett Murphy – currently in track at Youngstown State University
– Lauren Christian – currently in track at Oakland University
– Keringten Martin – currently wrestles at Defiance College
– Cade Schmelzer – currently plays football at Wittenberg University
– Courtney Smidutz – currently cheerleading at University of Toledo
– Alexis Meyer – currently cheerleading at Wright State University
– Kayla Mitchell – currently cheerleading at Indiana Wesleyan University
– Trentin Alexander – currently plays football at Wilmington College
– Cael Vanderhorst – currently wrestles at Ohio Northern University
Now, after 16 years of use, the need for new equipment has become essential as the equipment has suffered drastically over the course of time. In order to provide all Covington athletic programs a competitive and safe environment for athletic training, new equipment will be purchased by the funds generated by the efforts of the Bucc Boosters, Noon Optimist and the Covington Fraternal Order of Eagles.
