CHESTER, Pa. – The Widener University Department of Athletics announced the 2022 sophomore and junior classes for the Widener Athletic Leadership Initiative (WALI). The new classes, which consist of 33 student-athletes, are the third group in WALI's history. 
 
WALI was founded on the principle that collegiate athletics is a breeding ground for aspiring leaders. We believe the student athlete experience at Widener University has the power to create influential leaders who will implement tangible management skills in their respective communities, careers, and personal lives in profoundly positive ways. 
 
WALI's curriculum is centered on helping our student-athletes hone their leadership skills as both a teammate and a team leader during their years competing for The Pride. Student-athletes move through the program in class-affiliated levels, and the foundational programming for each level is delivered through interactive sessions that maximize athlete-athlete engagement and personal discovery. We will proved opportunities for experiential learning, mentoring, and workshops with guest speakers to augment the curriculum. 
 
Widener Athletic Leadership Initiative's goals are to: 

• Increase our student athlete's personal understanding of their leadership style and create positive environments to develop leadership skills. 
• Create a personal leadership philosophy and practical tools they can bring back to their respective sports programs. 
• Interact and connect with current campus leadership and Widener University Alumni who have real world leadership experience. 

 
Widener Athletic Leadership Initiative will assist students in the following areas: 

• Increasing content knowledge within the area of leadership development. 
• Exposure to leadership development training to enhance personal leadership skills. 
• Structured reflection opportunities for student's athletes to assess their leadership ideas and experiences with peers. 
• Provide experiences outside of the Widener University community to enhance leadership learning and adaptation 
• Structured opportunities, both verbal and written, for student to assess their own leadership experiences and to determine what leadership means to them on a personal level. 
• Construct leadership development experiences students can shared within a community of students who can teach and learn from one another while gaining greater appreciation of diverse perspectives and approaches to leadership. 

 
Junior Class (In Alphabetical Order) 
 
Nick DiCicco, Drew Venit 
Men's Lacrosse 
 
Annalee Doyle 
Women's Lacrosse 
 
Mikayla Fedele, Kaylin Johnson 
Softball 
 
Ashton Houbary, Niamh Sweeney 
Women's Soccer
 
Margaret Howe-Consiglio, Katie Labezius 
Field Hockey 
 
Andrew Hurrell, Josh Witte 
Men's Soccer 
 
Teresa LaPointe 
Women's Swimming 
 
Emily Miller 
Women's Volleyball 
 
Colin Murt, Matt Okuniewski 
Football 
 
Lawrence Posner
Baseball 
 
Sophomore Class (In Alphabetical Order) 
 
Makenzie Adamson, Madeline Toporowski 
Field Hockey 

Nick Barenz, Alex Savkov 
Baseball 

Megan Barthol 
Women's Volleyball 

Nick Brennan 
Men's Lacrosse 

Michael Caloiaro 
Football 

Matt Daulerio 
Men's Basketball 

Amanda Dill, Maddie Reeser 
Women's Lacrosse 

Sean Fatiga, Angelo Pelosi 
Men's Soccer 

Brynn Foley 
Women's Soccer and Women's Golf 

Theresa Kervick 
Women's Soccer and Women's Track and Field 

Ally McDaid, Liv Robinson 
Softball 

Joe Nescio 
Men's Cross Country and Men's Track and Field