5 Forest Hills seniors to continue athletic careers in college
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SIDMAN, Pa. – Five Forest Hills High School seniors announced they will continue their academic and athletic careers in college Tuesday afternoon.
Claire Cabala and Kevin Edmondson will each compete on the St. Francis University track and field team. Tyler Caron is slated to join the cross country and track and field squads at Geneva College.
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Marleigh Gray will play soccer at St. Francis. Logan Moss is slated to wrestle at Penn State Altoona.
• Cabala has seen her numbers improve in track and field.
She feels as if her career will only improve when she competes at St. Francis.
“I decided to go to St. Francis because I toured up there and I really like the environment,” Cabala said. “I also met a lot of people who were super-friendly. I really liked it up there. They have good education. They have really good percentages for employment after college, so I really liked it there. The coaches at St. Francis were really friendly and they’re a big reason why I wanted to go there.”
Cabala will major in accounting.
“I like that field because it’s pretty easy to get into, but then you can really build on it,” Cabala said. “It’s something that there’s a lot of options for, so I like that about it.”
Also a member of the 2025 District 6 Class 2A championship soccer team, Cabala will compete in long jump, triple jump and pole vault at St. Francis, which is led by coach Douglas Hoover and will transition from the NCAA Division I level to Division III this fall within the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.
“I like those events a lot because I feel like they’re very technical and there’s a lot you have to work on,” Cabala said.
“It’s a little different from just running and throwing.”
Track and field opened up a new door for Cabala to go through.
“I never really thought that I was going to do sports in college until I started doing track and field,” Cabala said. “I really liked it and became pretty good at it.”
Cabala is the daughter of Rob and Carrie Cabala.
• Caron found a school in Geneva that he believes he can achieve more success in due to its supportive culture.
“Some things that stood out about Geneva to me was their team being really good right now,” Caron said. “Their cross country and track programs are going to have kids to help push me to get better at running. With their teaching program being really good, that’s what I really care about is to become a better educator for the students I’ll be teaching.”
A Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference selection in cross country, Caron will major in secondary mathematics at the NCAA Division III school. The Golden Tornadoes are members of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.
Geneva is located in Beaver Falls.
“I liked how the campus was small and together so I didn’t have to go across town for one class and to another,” Caron said. “I really liked how it was a small campus where I could walk maybe not even a mile to one side to the other.”
Caron will compete under the direction of Geneva director of cross country and track and field Phil Thompson. He enjoys how there is margin for error in distance running events.
“I just like how it’s long and even if I mess up at the beginning of the race, I have time to make up for it,” Caron said.
Competing in college was something Caron explored.
“It’s always been a goal,” Caron said.
“My mom ran in college (St. Francis), so I always had that aspect of my life where I wanted to go and run in college just like my mom did. Now, I get to do it, so I’m pretty excited to do that.”
Caron broke the Forest Hills course record in 2025 during the cross country season.
Caron is the son of Chad and Tracey Caron.
• Attending St. Francis’ Shields School of Business was the primary focus for Edmondson. He will also compete in the high jump on the track and field team.
“It was more of a decision with my education, honestly,” Edmondson said.
“I went there because of their business school. Their professors are really nice.
“The coaches reached out to me. I have a friend that’s jumping there, so that kind of helped, too.”
Forest Hills graduate Ayden Martinage is a sophomore on the track and field team at St. Francis.
“He high jumps there, so that kind of helped my decision,” Edmondson said.
Edmondson will major in business analytics.
“It’s kind of a newer field to blend my love for math and statistics,” Edmondson said. “I love math. I love business. It’s a perfect mix for me.”
Edmondson cleared 6-foot-4 this spring in the high jump.
“I think it’s just a fun event,” Edmondson said.
Also a member of the basketball and golf teams at Forest Hills, Edmondson helped the Rangers win the 2024-25 District 6 Class 3A title and 2025-26 LHAC crown in hoops. Forest Hills advanced to the PIAA quarterfinals each of the past two seasons for the first time in program history.
Edmondson is the son of Kevin and Carrie Edmondson.
• Gray was set on attending St. Francis for its physician’s assistant program.
A chance to continue her soccer career was an added bonus.
“It was just super-close to home,” Gray said. “My older cousin went there, so I’ve always loved it. They have a very good program for what I’m going into. It was the only school I was really looking at, really. It’s just five years. You don’t have to reapply for grad school.”
Gray was a defender on the 2025 District 6 Class 2A championship soccer team at Forest Hills.
“It was awesome,” Gray said. “It felt very good because they haven’t done it in 13 years. It just felt so good because our team was so close together and we were connected. It felt good to do it for our senior year.”
Gray will play for coach Brian Diaz at St. Francis, which will go from competing at the NCAA Division I level to Division III this fall. The Red Flash have a rich history in women’s soccer despite an 0-14-4 mark in 2025.
“All the girls were just super-close,” Gray said. “I just fit right in. They were very welcoming. We have a good connection already.”
She is also a member of the bocce and track and field teams at Forest Hills.
Gray is the daughter of Mike and Gini Gray.
• Moss is excited to potentially become a pillar for Penn State Altoona’s wrestling program that is still building after completing its second season in 2025-26. Penn State Altoona’s program was disbanded in the 1980s and restarted in 2024.
“It all started when the Penn State Altoona coach reached out to me,” Moss said. “I went there on a visit, toured the campus. Everyone was really nice there.
“It was a really nice time. The campus was really cool. I had nothing bad to say about it.”
Coach Brinton Simington completed his first season with the Lions in 2025-26. The Lions are members of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference at the NCAA Division III level.
Moss, who went 72-37 over his career, wants to join an incoming class and put their imprint on the program.
“I feel like meeting the people coming in this year could almost be the first stone into cementing this program in,” Moss said. “Being able to do that is a big opportunity and a nice chance to have. They’re definitely improving on trying to get the program going.”
Moss went 26-11 as a senior with a third-place finish at the District 6 Class 2A tournament within the 127-pound class. The mechanical and electrical engineering major plans to wrestle at 133 as a freshman.
Also a member of the football team, Moss’ hard work was rewarded on the mat.
“I feel like this year, I definitely put in a lot more time to trying to become a better wrestler,” Moss said. “That helped a lot. I definitely improved more on my feet and on top. I feel like that’s a big part in coming into college.”
Moss is the son of James and Michelle Moss.
Jake Oswalt is a copy editor for The Tribune-Democrat. Follow him on Twitter @TheWizOfOz11.