Recent Bethlehem Catholic graduate and soccer player Brooke Bisko will continue her academic and athletic career this fall at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fl.

“Eckerd has a strong academic reputation,” said Bisko. “I really liked the soccer coaching staff and I wanted to be near the beach.”

Eckerd’s head coach is Danielle Fotopoulus.

“She was a former player on the U.S. Women’s National Team. She is going to bring out my best soccer and be very supportive of me, and assistant coach Derrick Smith is really nice, and we get along well. He coached me at a few recruiting camps and we hit it off,” Bisko said.

This summer Bisko has been training with Ziggy Lewis, her coach at Keystone Athletic.

“He has us ready,” she said.

As of now, Eckerd’s soccer season has been postponed until spring, but Bisko was given the option of attending classes in person or taking classes online.

“I elected to take classes in person and will be on campus on Aug. 24,” she said.

Bisko plans to major in international business.