Menlo News May 07, 2025

Sixteen Knights to continue athletic careers in college

The sixteen student-athletes represent 15 sports and head to 14 schools from Palo Alto to Winston-Salem to Chicago to Long Island.

Class of 2025 student-athlete commits: Top row, from left: Will Hauser, Landon Pretre, Brady Kagan, Cooper Han, Joshua Benyo Baker, Ben S...
Menlo School is proud to celebrate the achievements of our Class of 2025 student-athletes who have officially committed to continuing their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level.

The sixteen student-athletes represent 15 sports and head to 14 schools from Palo Alto to Winston-Salem to Chicago to Long Island.

“We celebrate the extraordinary dedication of our student-athletes who have balanced academics with training, performance, and passion to continue at the next level,” Menlo School Director of Athletics Earl Koberlein said. “We couldn’t be more proud of their efforts, and excited to celebrate the next step in their journeys as student-athletes.”

Congratulations to the following seniors who are taking their athletic talents to the next level:

Menlo School Class of 2025 Student-Athlete Commits

  • Joshua Benyo Baker (Grinnell cross country/track)
  • Angelica Chou (University of Washington soccer)
  • Eden Chuang (West Point swimming)
  • Sofia Flierl (Brown water polo)
  • Isha Gupta - (Columbia squash)
  • Cooper Han (Northwestern tennis)
  • Will Hauser (Cornell cross country/track)
  • Brady Kagan (Pomona Pitzer football)
  • Ruiqi Liu (Chicago basketball)
  • Ella Litsur (Chicago diving)
  • Landon Pretre (Wake Forest cross country/track)
  • Dean Roberts (Stanford gymnastics)
  • Ben Salama (Brandeis baseball)
  • Devon Schaefer (Williams lacrosse)
  • Veronica Taira (Boston College cross country & track)
  • Karen Xin (Chicago basketball)