Ranks 6 & 9

Ranks 6 and 9 are the traditional trumpet ranks, making up one of the largest sections in the band. Though this year they have more than just trumpets! They're loud and proud, and supply unending psyche. The close knit rank is easily heard in any field show, and they enjoy spending time together outside of rehearsal at their psyche nights. They're always ready to create good spirited havoc, and they definitely don't cheat during Rank Olympics. Ever.

Anna Lesher, Griffin Moore,Brandon Lane,Charlotte Jaffe,Sean Hetzel,Oliver Krejbich,Marco Clark Meghan Matthys,Ryan Mitura,Tim Burnard,Christian Roesser,Blake Bergey,Will Kessner,Bryce Shanafelt,David Riley

Anna Lesher

Anna Lesher is in the class of '25 majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in energy engineering. She is from Souderton, PA, and enjoys playing with her fellow trumpeters in Rank 6! Anna's goal is to live up to the PSYCHE that Rank 6 has always been instrumental in bringing to the band, and make sure everyone is having fun! One of her favorite memories in the 97 was when her lyre fell off at the collegiate band festival freshman year, so she had to play the entire show with one hand holding her trumpet and the other holding her lyre- it was one of her best performances of that show! Anna loves having a community of people she can look forward to seeing, not only at band functions but just around campus too. A fun fact about Anna is that she really loves to fish, and she won the town fishing derby twice as a kid!

Meghan Matthys

Meghan is in the class of '25! She is majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience with a minor in Cognitive Science. She is originally from Melbourne, FL! She is also in LUEMS and Lehigh Pickleball! Her favorite part of the Marching 97 is Eco Flame and Lelaf! When asked why she joined the Marching 97 she responded “I saw a video of the band tailgating online and thought it looked like fun… turns out, I was right!” Her favorite Marching 97 memory is “Beating Laf during my freshman year and watching everyone storm the field while we played fight songs!” Megan's goal as a rank leader was to create an environment of psyche and friendship in 6/9 and continue the tradition of 6/9 always being the most psyched ranks in the band! A fun fact about Meghan is that she was competitive Irish dancer for 10+ years!