Two Division Lacrosse Stars Sign National Letters of Intent

Story and photos by Elizabeth Sobel.

Levittown’s Division Avenue High School is pleased to announce that two senior athletes, both of them varsity lacrosse players, have signed National Letters of Intent to continue their sports careers at the collegiate level.

Devin Votta has signed with Sienna College in Loudonville, N.Y., and Gina Fader has signed with Mount Olive College in North Carolina, the school has announced.
      
Votta, who has played lacrosse for Division Avenue for four years, was team captain during both his sophomore and junior years and received the designation of Honorable Mention All-County in 2012. He has also played varsity football and has been an active member of PAL, Levittown Lacrosse and FLG Lacrosse.

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Votta is a member of the National Honor Society as well as the math and science honor societies and is a student council officer. With interests in environmental science and art, Devin hopes to pursue a career in green technology and perhaps coach lacrosse one day.     

Votta noted that his participation in a special-needs lacrosse clinic was one of his most rewarding activities. “Working with disabled kids allowed me to see that with all of their hard work, success never came easy,” he said. “It made me realize that the best successes come with challenges.”          

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Fader has been a Lady Dragon varsity player since ninth grade and plays in the T-91 summer league. For the past two years, she has been designated an All-Conference player.

In addition to lacrosse, Fader has played varsity basketball and soccer, for which she earned the designation of All-County Honorable Mention. Academically, Gina is a member of the National Honor Society, is on the Honor Roll and serves a Peer Leader.

Fader plans on majoring in biology and minoring in forensics with the goal of becoming a medical examiner. She remarked that she is looking forward to attending Mount Olive College, which has fielded players nationwide.

 “Their academic program is going to help me attain my goal while allowing me to play the sport I love,” she said. “The lacrosse program is relatively new, so I can be part of its development.”      

The district would like to congratulate both student-athletes on their accomplishments and wish them continued success in the years to come.

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