NOTRE DAME HOLDS SIGNING DAY AS FIVE SENIORS SET TO PLAY SPORTS IN COLLEGE (12 PHOTOS) (2025-06-06)
By Brian FeesSouthern Tier Sports ReportSOUTHPORT — Five Notre Dame athletes signed to compete at the collegiate level on Thursday as the Crusaders held a signing day in the auditorium.
Maddie Crossley will be attending Midway University on a scholarship to participate on the Western Horse-riding team and study equine rehabilitation.
This past season, Midway University’s team had a very strong season and qualified for nationals. Crossley has been riding for the pat four years, with guidance from her grandfather who is a longtime farmer and horsemen.
Makenna Keough will be attending St. John Fisher University to participate in women’s track and field. Keough was a three-sport athlete during her time at Notre Dame.
Keough was the female athlete of the year in 2024. This school year Keough was a captain on the girls’ soccer team and helped lead the team to a Class C Section IV title. Keough was named to the fourth team all-state.
In indoor track Keough is a four-time team MVP. This past year she finished first in the 55 hurdles at the Section IV meet and finished second at the New York State qualifier meet in both the long and triple jump.
In spring track Keough is a three-time MVP. This year she won two events at the Section IV class meet. She won the 100 hurdles and also the triple jump.
At the state qualifier on Wednesday she broke her own school record in the 100 hurdles.
Notre Dame coach Cleo Baker said: “Makenna is determined, gritty, strong, and resilient. She is single handedly the most competitive person that I know, with not only others, but with herself too. I have had the pleasure of coaching Makenna for the past 4 track seasons, and I can say that she does not have it in her to do anything without putting her best foot forward. Makenna crushed her own school record last night in the 100m hurdles, along with everything else she has achieved in her time here at Notre Dame. I know she will make that same impact at St. John Fisher. Good luck Makenna!”
Zoey McClellan will be playing women’s soccer at Keuka College. She played soccer for the past 10 years. She was a captain on her Soaring Caps travel soccer team for two years and helped her team win the Thruway League division title.
McClelland is a four-year varsity starter for the Notre Dame girls’ soccer team and wa sa key player on this year’s sectional championship team. McClelland also participated on the girls’ indoor and outdoor track and field teams.
Maggie Moore will be attending Allegheny College to participate in track and field. This year she was on the girls’ basketball and outdoor track and field teams.
In track, at the IAC meet, Moore won the shot put for her division at 28-feet, 6 3/4-inches and at the Section IV Class meet she was fifth at 29-feet, 6-inches, which qualified her for the state qualifier meet.
“Maggie has been an outstanding athlete this year, achieving personal bests in both shot put and discus, and making it to the state qualifier meet for the first time ever this year. Maggie is kind, driven, reliable, and hardworking. She put in the time and the work in and outside of practice this year and it truly showed in her performances. I know Maggie will do great things at Allegheny College in both her academics and athletics. Good luck Maggie,” Baker said.
Luke Richards will be attending Alfred State to pitch on the baseball team. During his time at Notre Dame he is a five-year varsity starter. He has eight career no-hitters and 350 strikeouts, both of which are school records.
Richards is a two-time IAC baseball league MVP and the 2022 Notre Dame male athlete of the year.
This season Richards helped lead the baseball team to the Section IV, Class D Championships, and they play in the regional final on Saturday.
Richards also played soccer and basketball during his time at Notre Dame.
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PHOTOS BY BRIAN FEES
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