Three recent College graduates are continuing their athletic careers at home and abroad. Jaquan Adams (C’24) made a big impact in Principia’s ’23–’24 basketball season, winning St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Player of the Year and finishing sixth in program history in career scoring average (19.9 ppg). He was awarded several accolades at Principia, including being voted to the DIII All-Star Game, First Team All-Central Region, and DIII National Player of the Week. He is also the only player in Principia’s program history to earn First Team All-Conference twice. In the wake of graduation, Adams turns his sights to Argentina where he will play with Sportsman Unidos in Rosario.  

Shemarri Miles (C’24) was also a big name on the basketball court this past year. The starting point guard finished seventh in assists per game since the program joined the NCAA, and received the 2024 Corde & Willard Hanzlik Award. He was named to the SLIAC All-Defensive Team his junior year and the SLIAC All-Sportsmanship Team his senior year. Miles will lend his skills to Ireland’s division, playing for Tipp Talons in Thurles.

Finally, soccer player E.G. Pierce (C’22) has signed with Flatirons FC in Littleton, CO. In his Principia career, he helped lead the team to the 2019 SLIAC Championship and was First Team All-Conference his senior year. He was a starter on defense all five seasons and was the recipient of the 2022 Corde & Willard Hanzlik Award.  

These athletes follow in the footsteps of other Principia College graduates who played professionally overseas in the last ten years, including TreVaughn Goodman (C’20), who has played basketball in Montenegro and Spain. His teammate Adaku Anumu (C’18) has lent his talents to Portugal and Thailand. And volleyball star, Tess Rountree (C’15), played in Hungary, Germany, Sweden, Peru, Nepal, and the Philippines. Both Tre and Adaku are still playing abroad in Montenegro and Thailand.  

Of the Principia athletic experience, basketball coach Todd Zimmerman (C’11) says, "Having athletes from Principia play professionally shows the value of the Principia education, as we are truly benefiting the world. The values and skills our student-athletes learn on and off the court prepare them for life's journeys ahead.”