University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hen Brotherly Love: Quartet of Brothers Enjoy Being Teammates
4/10/2018 12:48:00 PM | Football, Delaware Athletics
NEWARK, Del. – Competitive spirit
For four sets of brothers, that competitive spirit continued as collegiate teammates at the University of Delaware.
“Growing up, you always end up competing in the backyard and as you get older, you talk about playing together, but to actually have this opportunity, it's awesome,” MJ Kehoe (football) said.
The Kehoe brothers (Pat and MJ) are actually part of triplets, with their sister McKayla. They aren't the only brothers on the Blue Hen football team, joining the star linebacker duo of Colby and Troy Reeder.
In addition to the football brothers, Will and Stephen Hirschmann lace it up for the men's lacrosse team, while Luis and Asdrubal Marcano are part of Delaware's men's tennis team.
“For us, it's really unique because we're able to play together and talk different languages and no one knows what we're talking about besides us,” Luis Marcano said.
Becoming a Division I athlete is rarified air. In most sports, less than three percent of high school athletes become an athlete at the Division I level. The impact of being able to achieve that feat with your sibling is not lost on these Blue Hens.
“I was a part of his recruiting process because I knew how special it would be to play with my brother in college, it's not an opportunity that many people get, so to have the chance to play with him for two years and have our parents see us on the same team, it means a lot,” Will Hirschmann said.
And for the Reeders brothers, playing together at their dad's alma mater is even more unique.
“We grew up coming to games here and watching all the great players. We used to go home and reenact guys like [Joe] Flacco, Omar Cuff
