SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine— Bronson Kieltyka is September’s student-athlete spotlight. Hailing from Augusta, Maine, Kieltyka is in his sophomore year at Southern Maine Community College and begins his second season as a member of the men’s soccer team.
Before enrolling at SMCC, Kieltyka attended Woodberry Forest School (Woodberry Forest, Va.) and graduated from Cony High School (Augusta, Maine) in 2014.
This semester, Kieltyka is taking a heavy course load with 15 credits as he continues to work towards his degree in Business Administration. Kieltyka took over the duties of President of SMCC’s Chapter Phi Theta Cappa in the spring of 2016 of which there are five active members. Kieltyka is leading the charge in his chapter’s College Project “SMCC Mentor Mixers.” These mixer events offer an opportunity for both first-year and returning students to meet advisors, future professors, and peers within the many departments on campus, and was designed to help create a greater sense of community among students and faculty. For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/855989471167221/
Kieltyka is also a member of SMCC’s Business Club and manages its stock portfolio. Kieltyka works at the McKernan Center, a bed and breakfast and conference venue on campus; he works as a Front Desk Associate and is the only student to handle the center’s accounting QuickBooks software.
On the soccer pitch, Kieltyka contributes as an outside midfielder. In his 2015 campaign, Kieltyka played in 11 matches and scored one goal in a SeaWolves’ 3-0 rout over Unity College at Wainwright on October 10.
This season, Kieltyka scored the first goal of 2016 in an away 3-1 victory over the College of St. Joseph on August 28.
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