10 SPORTS | AUG. 1, 2011 THE REPORTER

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After a year of vigorous competition on the courts and in the classrooms, student athletes that participated in the 2010-2011 season are taking their next step to success. The Reporter chronicles the next steps of alumni student athletes both academically and professionally.

SOURCES: MDC ATHLETICS, RESPECTIVE PLAYERSRESEARCH: GREGORY CASTILLOGRAPHIC: LAZARO GAMIOPHOtOS: MDC MEDIA RELATIONS, GREGORY CASTILLO

Far From HomeMDC SPORtS

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BASEBALL

Jorge Saez Former MDC Baseball Third Baseman. Transferring to Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn.

BASEBALLDerek LawFormer MDC Baseball right-handed pitcher. Selected in the 9th round of the MLB draft by the San Francisco Giants.

MEN'S BASKEtBALL

Maurice Kemp Jr. Former Forward for MDC Men's Basketball. Transferring to East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C.

WOMEN'S BASKEtBALLMelanie DucottFormer MDC Women’s Basketball Point Guard. Attending Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Fla.

VOLLEYBALLYenifer Calcano Former Outside Hitter for MDC Women’s Volleyball. Transferring to the University of Texas at Brownsville

SOFtBALLStephanie BuendiaFormer Outfielder for MDC Women's Softball. Transferring to Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma.

the Mile CounterThis chart shows the straight-line distance in miles between Miami and the city in which players are residing. The majority of the players contacted stayed east of the Mis-sissippi; seven of twelve of them in three states: Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee.

SOURCES: WWW.TRAVELMATH.COMGRAPHIC: LAZARO GAMIO

Frederick Kandis

Julien Sargent

Melanie Ducott

Noemi Rodriguez

Maurice Kemp Jr.

Jorge Saez

Simone Suetsugu

Brian Goodwin

Yenifer Calcano

Ashley Wilkes

Stephanie Buendia

Derek Law

0 miles 500 1000 1500

Boca Raton, Fla., 41

Boca Raton, Fla., 41

Lakeland, Fla., 190

Charlotte, N.C., 652

Greenville, N.C., 698

Cleveland, tenn., 704

Chattanooga, tenn., 708

Washington, D.C., 923

Brownsville, texas, 1077

Buffalo, N.Y., 1,182

Alva, Okla., 1,327

San Francisco, Calif., 2,594

Of those included in this graphic, Derek Law is the farthest from Miami; more than two and a half thousand miles away and more than a thousand miles farther away than Stephanie Buendia, the next farthest player.

SOFtBALLSimone SuetsuguFormer Infielder for MDC Women's Softball. Transferring to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tenn.

SOFtBALLNoemi RodriguezFormer Infielder for MDC Women's Softball. Transferting to Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, NC.

BASEBALLBrian Goodwin Former Outfielder for MDC Baseball. He was drafted by the Washington Nationals.

MEN'S BASKEtBALLJulien SargentFormer Forward/Center for MDC Men's Basketball. Transferring to Florida Atlantic Univerisity in Boca Raton, Fla.

WOMEN'S BASKEtBALLFrederick KandisFormer Forward For MDC Women's Basketball. Transferring to Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.

WOMEN’S BASKEtBALLAshley WilkesFormer forward for MDC Women’s Basketball. Transferring to Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y.