Missouri S&T selects St. Patrick and court for 2025

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On March 7, 2025

From top to bottom, left to right: Third Guard Taegan Fink, Second Guard Jackson Rucinski, First Guard Kristin Laird, Second Master Guard Jason Gough, Chancellor Mo Dehghani, St. Patrick Abigail Hall, First Master Guard Nolan Hance, Herald Dylan Bolter, Second Page Kaeden Lipp, First Page Luke Bradley, and Trumpeter Brock Eyster. Photo by Blaine Falkena/Missouri S&T.

Abigail Hall, a senior in chemical engineering from Hamel, Illinois, will portray St. Patrick during the 117th celebration of St. Pat’s at Missouri S&T.

St. Pat and the court are expected to officially arrive on campus at approximately 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 12. Following a procession to the Jack Carney Puck and Plaza on the S&T campus, the court will preside over the final day of Follies.

The court will also participate in formal coronation ceremonies at 9 p.m. Friday, March 14, at Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall, located at 10th and Main streets in Rolla. Attendance is free and open to the public. At the event, the 2025 Queen of Love and Beauty will be crowned, and Honorary Knights will be honored.

The 2025 celebration continues at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 15, with the St. Pat’s Parade in downtown Rolla.

The following students are members of St. Pat’s court this year:

  • First Master Guard Nolan Hance, a senior in computer engineering from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  • Second Master Guard Jason Gough, a senior in computer science from O’Fallon, Missouri.
  • First Guard Kristen Laird, a senior in business and management systems from Rolla, Missouri.
  • Second Guard Jackson Rucinski, a junior in mechanical engineering from Grain Vally, Missouri.
  • Third Guard Taegan Fink, a senior in nuclear engineering from Joplin, Missouri.
  • Herald Dylan Bolter, a junior in computer science from Rolla, Missouri.
  • First Page Luke Bradley, a senior in computer engineering from De Soto, Missouri.
  • Second Page Kaeden Lipp, a senior in nuclear engineering from Troy, Missouri.
  • Trumpeter Brock Eyster, a senior in engineering management from Lake St. Louis, Missouri.

About Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is a STEM-focused research university of over 7,000 students located in Rolla, Missouri. Part of the four-campus University of Missouri System, Missouri S&T offers over 100 degrees in 40 areas of study and is among the nation’s top public universities for salary impact, according to the Wall Street Journal. For more information about Missouri S&T, visit www.mst.edu

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