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Olympic Sports- Transfers (incoming and outgoing) and other roster news
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The soccer team continues to be BUSY, as it looks like they've got their third Coloradan transfer coming back to their home state. Also for the 3rd time, the student-athlete was only a frosh this past season, so I assume could have up to 3 seasons to play with the Buffs. The newest known addition is midfielder Riley MacDonald, who spent this past season at NCAA tourney team LSU, where she saw limited action over 10 matches.
Hailing from Highlands Ranch, She spent her prep years at Mountain Vista HS, while also playing club ball with Colorado Rush. (Assume all 3 new Buffs, (along with some current one's), will be familiar with each other as all 3 were in the same club program.)
Welcome and congrats to her!
Her LSU roster page - https://lsusports.net/sports/sc/roster/player/riley-macdonald/
Her topdrawersoccer prep recruiting page - https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-player-profile/riley-macdonald/pid-1047433
Hailing from Highlands Ranch, She spent her prep years at Mountain Vista HS, while also playing club ball with Colorado Rush. (Assume all 3 new Buffs, (along with some current one's), will be familiar with each other as all 3 were in the same club program.)
Welcome and congrats to her!
Her LSU roster page - https://lsusports.net/sports/sc/roster/player/riley-macdonald/
Her topdrawersoccer prep recruiting page - https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-player-profile/riley-macdonald/pid-1047433
Soccer continues to be the main source so far for transfer news this academic year, as the team has formally announced another incoming transfer for next season of a Colorado student-athlete (the 4th so far), and the 2nd who is coming in from NCAA tourney team LSU. This time it's 5'9" defender Casey Swierenga, who hails from Denver and attended Lutheran HS. A couple small differences I see with the 1st 3 2025 incoming soccer transfers noted - she will be a junior next season (the other 3 will be sophomores), and she competed with the Real Colorado club program (the other 3 were with Colorado Rush).
Per LSU's stats (https://lsusports.net/sports/sc/cumestats/), she started the majority of LSU's matches last season (16 out of 21), and played the 3rd most minutes on the team (not counting a goalie).
OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to her!
Her LSU roster page - https://lsusports.net/sports/sc/roster/player/caley-swierenga/
Per LSU's stats (https://lsusports.net/sports/sc/cumestats/), she started the majority of LSU's matches last season (16 out of 21), and played the 3rd most minutes on the team (not counting a goalie).
OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to her!
Her LSU roster page - https://lsusports.net/sports/sc/roster/player/caley-swierenga/
From the updated list in the below tweet, looks like the soccer team has picked up a 2nd incoming transfer, and once again it's a Colorado student-athlete coming back to her home state.
This time it's tall (5'11") defender Jordan Whiteaker, who's from Littleton and spent her prep years at Dakota Ridge HS, where she was named the United Soccer Coaches 4A state player of the year after her senior (2023) season one which saw Dakota Ridge win the state championship. She also played club ball with Colorado Rush.
(Unlike the prior soccer transfer, Ms. Meyer (see post #266), I can't find a social media post confirming Ms. Whiteaker becoming a Buff. However, her Instagram profile does reference @cubuffssoccer, and already references #5, which I assume will be her CU #.)
She should be a sophomore for the Buffs next season after spending her true frosh year with regular season Big 12 champion TCU, where she logged 1 assist while playing an average of 28 minutes over 18 matches with the Horned Frogs.
Welcome and congrats to her!
Her TCU roster page - https://gofrogs.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/jordan-whiteaker/16432
Some highlights from her prep club team -
Jordan Whiteaker on Hudl
Watch Jordan Whiteaker's videos and highlights on Hudl. More info: Colorado Rush - Colorado Rush Girls U-14 / D, F / Class of 2024 / Littleton, COwww.hudl.com
The team has now posted about her transfer (the 3rd of 4 known and previously posted about soccer transfers in this thread that is now official).
OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to Ms. Whiteaker!
Just noticed, that in the latest iteration (see below) of the transfer listing that's been my source for all the soccer transfer news I've been posting about, there's now a FIFTH incoming transfer, and for the 5th time it's a Coloradan. (It's also verified by her Instagram post.) She is midfielder Reagan Kotschau, who I assume will be a junior for the Buffs next season after spending her 1st 2 college seasons at Washington State. With the Cougars, she was named to the All-Pac 12 frosh team after a 2023 season where she logged 4 goals and 2 assists, and All-WCC honorable mention after this past season after scoring 1 goal and leading the Cougars with 6 assists while logging the 5th most minutes on her team. (She was also ranked the #41 frosh player by topdrawersoccer.com after her 2023 season.)
Per the WSU roster page linked to below, Thornton is her hometown and attended Bloomfield HS during her prep years. She also looks to have had a storied club career with Real Colorado, where she was named the 2022 U17 ECNL National Player of the Year after leading her team to the Club Championship in August of that year.
Welcome and congrats to her!
Her WSU roster page - https://wsucougars.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/reagan-kotschau/13383
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With all the incoming transfers, thought I'd also quickly browse the list*** in the above tweet to see if I could see any other outgoing Buffs on the list. One did catch my eye, this past season sophomore defender Angelina Moschetti, who tallied 1 goal and 1 assist while averaging ~15 minutes in 19 matches played with CU this past season. Per the list, she is transferring to Waco where she will play for the Bears.
Best wishes to her.
(***Since the list is pretty long and only shows their new school, and I don't know all the Buff names off-hand, I could have easily missed another outgoing transfer.)
Per the WSU roster page linked to below, Thornton is her hometown and attended Bloomfield HS during her prep years. She also looks to have had a storied club career with Real Colorado, where she was named the 2022 U17 ECNL National Player of the Year after leading her team to the Club Championship in August of that year.
Welcome and congrats to her!
Her WSU roster page - https://wsucougars.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/reagan-kotschau/13383
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With all the incoming transfers, thought I'd also quickly browse the list*** in the above tweet to see if I could see any other outgoing Buffs on the list. One did catch my eye, this past season sophomore defender Angelina Moschetti, who tallied 1 goal and 1 assist while averaging ~15 minutes in 19 matches played with CU this past season. Per the list, she is transferring to Waco where she will play for the Bears.
Best wishes to her.
(***Since the list is pretty long and only shows their new school, and I don't know all the Buff names off-hand, I could have easily missed another outgoing transfer.)
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There's a cleaner image of the overall transfer list in the below tweet. In that, I see a 3rd outgoing soccer transfer, forward Claire Curren, who looks to be heading to Oklahoma. As a sophomore with the Buffs this year, she tallied 2 assists while seeing time in every Buff match, averaging 28 minutes per match.
Best wishes to her in Norman.
Best wishes to her in Norman.
Per the volleyball transfer worksheet I linked to in post #268, looks like there's a 3rd outgoing Buff in that sport. After already being recognized at the team's Senior Day festivities, middle blocker Bella Simkus is evidently in the portal. She was listed in the roster as a senior in the roster lead page, but from her bio looks like she had one redshirt year, so assume will be a redshirt senior next season.
Assuming she does end up transferring, wish her nothing but the best at her new school.
Assuming she does end up transferring, wish her nothing but the best at her new school.
Looks like 4 of the 5 incoming soccer transfers posted about in this thread are now announced as signed.
OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to Ms. Kotschau!
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Her Dad played for the Rapids
And now we have confirmation for the 5th of 5 known incoming soccer transfers.
OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to Ms. MacDonald!
Per my main source for volleyball commits (both prep and transfers, https://www.richkern.com/vb/recruits/indexsub.asp?Div=DI&VBYear=2025 ***), CU looks to have a new commit. That source only gives names, so I'm not 100% sure it's who I think it is, but based on the time of year and the fact she is showing as an outgoing transfer at her old school in the transfer workbook I show in post #268, it looks like it probably is 5/8" libero/ defensive specialist Peyton Neal, who it looks like will be a junior at CU after spending her 1st 2 seasons at Marshall (which is in Huntington, WV). Before college, Ms. Neal attended Nolensville HS in the city of the same name in Tennessee.
(*** As I like to always mentions, this website's free page only lists commits for the last 3 days, so her name won't be visible after today.)
From Marshall's stat page (https://herdzone.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2024), she led the Thundering Herd in digs per set (4.16), serve receive % (.959), and aces per set (0.30). (Looks like she didn't play the last 6 matches this past season, so would GUESS she either had health issues or had decided to move on at that point. From the Marshall volleyball page, looks like the team's coach resigned last week, and per the transfer list Marshall has SIX outgoing players in the portal.)
Welcome and congrats to her!
Her Marshall roster page - https://herdzone.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/peyton-neal/8096
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The Transfer listing I linked to in post #268 also shows a 4th outgoing volleyball Buff, defensive specialist / libero Emma DeSensi, who was a sophomore in this past season's roster.
Best wishes to her where ever she ends up, Boulder or ???
(*** As I like to always mentions, this website's free page only lists commits for the last 3 days, so her name won't be visible after today.)
From Marshall's stat page (https://herdzone.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2024), she led the Thundering Herd in digs per set (4.16), serve receive % (.959), and aces per set (0.30). (Looks like she didn't play the last 6 matches this past season, so would GUESS she either had health issues or had decided to move on at that point. From the Marshall volleyball page, looks like the team's coach resigned last week, and per the transfer list Marshall has SIX outgoing players in the portal.)
Welcome and congrats to her!
Her Marshall roster page - https://herdzone.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/peyton-neal/8096
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The Transfer listing I linked to in post #268 also shows a 4th outgoing volleyball Buff, defensive specialist / libero Emma DeSensi, who was a sophomore in this past season's roster.
Best wishes to her where ever she ends up, Boulder or ???
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Bella Simkus is a December graduate so it makes sense that she is looking for a new team.
Can now say OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to Ms. Neal!
Article - https://cubuffs.com/news/2025/1/8/c...ds-transfer-peyton-neal-to-2025-spring-roster
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By: Malala Pyle, Assistant Director of Athletic Communication
BOULDER – The Colorado volleyball team has signed transfer sophomore defensive specialist/libero Peyton Neal (Nolensville, Tenn./ Nolensville HS) from Marshall University, head coach Jesse Mahoney announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8.
"We are thrilled to welcome Peyton to Colorado," Mahoney said. "She brings high-level experience, and we project her to be a great compliment to our current back court. Peyton is as competitive as they come and will fit in perfectly with our team culture."
An Eastern Michigan Tournament All-Tournament Team selection and UNCG Tournament MVP (2024), Neal led her team in digs as both a freshman and a sophomore with 408 and 333 respectively. She recorded 30 or more digs twice, 20 or more digs 12 times and double-digit digs in 37 competitions during her time at Marshall. In a match against Utah Tech during her freshman season, Neal contributed a career-high 35 digs, along with three assists and an ace (Sept. 16). In two seasons at Marshall, Neal played in 52 matches and appeared in 190 sets. She totaled 741 digs (3.94 dps), 175 assists, 59 aces and 62.0 points. Neal will have two years of eligibility remaining with CU.
Neal expressed her excitement for joining the Buffs and ultimately what made her choose CU to continue her collegiate volleyball career.
"I chose to continue my career at CU in order to combine high quality academics with a competitive environment full of talent," Neal said. "I know the coaching staff will push me to achieve my potential while playing alongside teammates who compete at the highest level. The staff and team made me feel welcome from the start, and I knew I had found something special. The campus is beautiful, and I am so excited to call University of Colorado my home."
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Article - https://cubuffs.com/news/2025/1/8/c...ds-transfer-peyton-neal-to-2025-spring-roster
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Colorado Volleyball Adds Transfer Peyton Neal to 2025 Spring Roster
Sophomore defensive specialist/libero Neal will join the Buffs roster this spring ahead of the 2025 seasonBy: Malala Pyle, Assistant Director of Athletic Communication
BOULDER – The Colorado volleyball team has signed transfer sophomore defensive specialist/libero Peyton Neal (Nolensville, Tenn./ Nolensville HS) from Marshall University, head coach Jesse Mahoney announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8.
"We are thrilled to welcome Peyton to Colorado," Mahoney said. "She brings high-level experience, and we project her to be a great compliment to our current back court. Peyton is as competitive as they come and will fit in perfectly with our team culture."
An Eastern Michigan Tournament All-Tournament Team selection and UNCG Tournament MVP (2024), Neal led her team in digs as both a freshman and a sophomore with 408 and 333 respectively. She recorded 30 or more digs twice, 20 or more digs 12 times and double-digit digs in 37 competitions during her time at Marshall. In a match against Utah Tech during her freshman season, Neal contributed a career-high 35 digs, along with three assists and an ace (Sept. 16). In two seasons at Marshall, Neal played in 52 matches and appeared in 190 sets. She totaled 741 digs (3.94 dps), 175 assists, 59 aces and 62.0 points. Neal will have two years of eligibility remaining with CU.
Neal expressed her excitement for joining the Buffs and ultimately what made her choose CU to continue her collegiate volleyball career.
"I chose to continue my career at CU in order to combine high quality academics with a competitive environment full of talent," Neal said. "I know the coaching staff will push me to achieve my potential while playing alongside teammates who compete at the highest level. The staff and team made me feel welcome from the start, and I knew I had found something special. The campus is beautiful, and I am so excited to call University of Colorado my home."
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Per the workbook I linked to in post #268 that tracks volleyball transfer, news on a couple outgoing Buffs:
- The Buffs at some point had a 5th transfer enter the portal, this past season sophomore outside hitter Kendell Meller. That spreadsheet also says she's already found a new school, Western Kentucky. (I also double checked and the Hilltopper's twitter account ( https://x.com/WKUVolleyball) has formally announced her signing.)
- Also in post #268 I had noted that Tatum Johnson, a frosh middle blocker this past season, was the 1st outgoing vball transfer noted for the Buffs this transfer season. Per the workbook, she also has found a new home, and the Buffs will be seeing her a few times in the future as she's going to be a Texas Tech Red Raider. (Per season stats, she doesn't show as having played for CU at all this past season, so I assume she'll be a redshirt frosh for TTech next season.)