Northwestern Lehigh High School graduate Brooke Wehr was one of several college student-athletes to use her extra year of eligibility due to the shortened 2020 COVID year. She played in five seasons of competition at Moravian University and just recently completed her playing career a little over a month ago.

“Every season at Moravian has seemed to fly by and I was very fortunate to come back for a fifth season and finish some of the things I set out to do since my freshman year,” said Wehr. “My fifth year was a continuation of all the other great years (and teams) I had the opportunity to be a part of. We had a bit of a younger team this year, one I was able to hopefully lead and motivate. Overall, the program is in a great spot and I’m excited to support from the other side of the fence as an alum.”

The Greyhounds finished the season with a 29-5 overall record and a 10-2 mark in the Landmark Conference and were runners-up in the league tournament. Wehr and her teammates added on to the rich tradition that yearly accompanies the program.

“Moravian softball has a history and reputation of being successful every season,” Wehr said. “This season was no different, even if it didn’t end the way we wanted it to or expected it to. We were a very close team who showed up to each and every practice determined to get the most out of each other. We knew we could count on each other on and off of the field and expected each other to hold up the Moravian softball standard. Anyone who is fortunate to play for Moravian will know what those standards mean to previous players, current players and coaches.”

Wehr spend the last five years as a student-athlete on the Bethlehem campus. She knew what she wanted coming out of Northwestern and Moravian gave that to her.

“My time as a student-athlete didn’t feel long enough now that I have graduated,” said Wehr. “I loved every second of it and I wish I could turn back time and do it all over again. You truly don’t know you’re in the good old days until you’ve actually left them. The amount of life lessons you get from athletics is unmatched when you take the time to look back at them.

“I specifically chose Moravian out of high school because I knew I could get the best of both worlds. I was able to have the opportunity to succeed in the classroom as well as on the field. Moravian is a D-III school, but the softball program is run like a D-I program, which really caught my attention. I believe I received a great education as a Biology major that I maybe wouldn’t have received elsewhere. Looking back on my five years as a Greyhound, I wouldn’t have changed a single thing.”

Last month, Wehr was selected to the 2022 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-Region V Second Team. She is a four-time selection to the NFCA All-Region Team having make the All-Atlantic Region Third Team in 2018, 2019 and 2021.

“I think everyone can agree that it’s a pretty amazing feeling when you see all your hard work paying off,” Wehr said. “I’ve quite literally put blood, sweat, tears and maybe an ACL into this game. However, an individual’s accomplishments are never possible without their support system. I owe a great deal of thanks to my coaches, teammates, family, trainers, etc., for all of their endless support and their commitment to making me the player I am today, without them none of this would have been possible.”

This season, Wehr hit .363 with 45 hits, 26 runs, 25 RBIs, five doubles, three triples and seven homers, which gave her Moravian’s career home run record with a total of 36. She completed her career second all-time at Moravian with 222 career hits and 168 runs scored, and she was third in at-bats with 561 and RBIs with 147.

“Those stats were ones that I kind of set for myself my freshman year,” said Wehr. “I had a checklist of goals that I was determined to accomplish by the time I graduated. Some of them included being named first team all-conference, player of the year, an all-American and breaking the home run record. Breaking the home run record was such an amazing feeling and was so fun to celebrate with all of my teammates and coaches. I spent countless hours outside of practice working on my hitting, whether it was off of the tee, front toss, live pitching, dry swings, etc. I was never satisfied and always felt that there was always something that could be tweaked to be better.”

Wehr now attends Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She is a part of their Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. The program is three years and she started her first semester of classes on May 23.