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NCAA DIII Week: Celebrating National Sibling Day

By Joseph Garwood: Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

CELEBRATING NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY

Piedmont is truly a family, and here we've got a collection of just a few siblings who have competed together at Piedmont over the last few years. 

BRADY & CARTER BALLSTADT

Piedmont Baseball. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)
Brady Ballstadt
Piedmont Baseball 2023 Photo: Dale Zanine
Carter Ballstadt
  • 2x USA South Player of the Year
  • CoSIDA Academic All-American (2019)
  • ABCA/Rawlings All-American (2018)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-American (2022)
  • Piedmont's career home runs leader (broke Brady's record) with 21
  • ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Winner (2021)

GABBY & ELISSA LOTTER

Gabby Lotter
Gabby Lotter
WSOC Senior Day - Piedmont University Athletics. (Photo: Mooreshots LLC)
Elissa Lotter
  • Assisted on game-winning goal in 2018 USA South Championship Game
  • 2x USA South All-Academic Team
  • Currently works at Piedmont as an Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • 2x CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • CCS All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • Scored game-winning goal in Piedmont's CCS Tournament Semifinal win over Covenant
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Gabby (L) and Elissa (R) Lotter in 2021

BRADY & AVERY JENKS

Piedmont MLAX. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots)
Brady Jenks
Piedmont MLAX. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots)
Avery Jenks
  • 3x USA South All-Conference player
  • 2019 USA South Champion
  • Left Piedmont holding the career records for points and goals 
  • 3x USA South All-Conference player
  • 2019 USA South Champion
  • Currently holds the career records for points (broke Brady's record) and assists
Brady and Avery Jenks
Avery (L) and Brady (R) Jenks in 2019

ROWAN & MERRYN BUMPASS

Rowan Bumpass
Rowan Bumpass
Merryn Bumpass
Merryn Bumpass
  • 2x USA South All-Conference player
  • USA South All-Tournament Team in 2018
  • Left Piedmont 2nd in program history with 166 goals
  • USA South All-Conference as a freshman (2022)
  • USA South Rookie of the Week (3/28/22)
  • USA South All-Academic Team (2022

MATTHEW & NATHAN METZGER

Matthew Metzger
Matthew Metzger
Nathan Metzger
Nathan Metzger
  • Won 30 career singles matches in tennis
  • 2x All-Conference in tennis
  • Scored 2 goals and had 7 assists in men's soccer
  • CoSIDA Academic All-American (Men's Tennis) in 2018
  • 2x All-Conference in tennis
  • 2x CoSIDA Academic All-District (once in tennis and once in soccer)
Matthew Metzger
Matthew Metzger
nathan metzger
Nathan Metzger

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