Atlanta
Area Catholic Athletes Sign On To Play College Sports
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Photographer | Published February 2, 2012
This year’s National Signing Day took place on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Local Catholic high school seniors joined other athletes around the country by making it official when they signed binding national letters of intent to play collegiate sports at the college or university of their choice. The list below includes area Catholic athletes who made commitments on National Signing Day or earlier.
Baseball
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell
Conner Schmit signed a letter of intent with Piedmont College, Demorest, Ga. Jeff Sidlovsky signed a letter of intent with the University of Georgia, Athens.
Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville
John Kueler signed a letter of intent with Emory University, Atlanta.
Basketball
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta
Sydni Payne signed a letter of intent with Stetson University, DeLand, Fla.
Football
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell
Thomas Pietro signed a letter of intent with Mercer University, Macon.
Marist School, Atlanta
Nick Brigham signed a letter of intent with the University of Maryland, College Park, Md. Will Curran signed a letter of intent with Davidson College, Davidson, N.C. Austin Hardin signed a letter of intent with the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
Pinecrest Academy, Cumming
Jacob Carr signed a letter of intent with North Greenville University, Greenville, S.C. Preston Stafford signed a letter of intent with Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta
Aaron Avant signed a letter of intent with Mercer University, Macon.
Joseph Crochet signed a letter of intent with The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.
T.J. Holloman signed a letter of intent with the University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Logan Rosborough signed a letter of intent with Campbell University, Buies Creek, N.C. Geno Smith signed a letter of intent with the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Trey White signed a letter of intent with The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.
Soccer
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell
John McLeighton signed a letter of intent with the University of Dallas, Dallas, Texas.
Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta
Brianne Ryce signed a letter of intent with DePaul University, Chicago.
Marist School, Atlanta
Mary Beth Bleekrode signed a letter of intent with Wofford University, Spartanburg, S.C. Mark Moffett signed a letter of intent with Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Ind. Vaughan Moore signed a letter of intent with Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. Liliana Rios signed a letter of intent with the University of Georgia, Athens. Claire Sullivan signed a letter of intent with Furman University, Greenville, S.C. Abby Toner signed a letter of intent with Drexel University, Philadelphia.
Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville
Katelyn Longino signed a letter of intent with Columbus State University, Columbus, Ga.
Pinecrest Academy, Cumming
Elizabeth Brenner signed a letter of intent with Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta
Alexis Connors signed a letter of intent with Campbell University, Buies Creek, N.C. Molly Donehoo signed a letter of intent with Georgia Southern University, Statesboro. Taylor Glenn signed a letter of intent with Elon University, Elon, N.C. Devin Hurley signed a letter of intent with Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Ala. Drew Morgan signed a letter of intent with Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J. Kate Ward signed a letter of intent with Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C. Aarika Znosko signed a letter of intent with Shorter University, Rome, Ga.
Softball
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta
Elizabeth Schneider signed a letter of intent with Brenau University, Gainesville, Ga.
Swimming – Diving
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell
Lauren Ward signed a letter of intent with Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta
Haley Durmer signed a letter of intent with the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Mary Elizabeth King signed a letter of intent with Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla. Chandler Ryberg signed a letter of intent with the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Tennis
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell
Kyle Edwards signed a letter of intent with Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Fla. Allison Kuse signed a letter of intent with Villanova University, Villanova, Pa.
Track & Field
Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville
Jordan Sartor signed a letter of intent with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
Pinecrest Academy, Cumming
Jacob Carr signed a letter of intent with North Greenville University, Greenville, S.C.
Volleyball
Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville
Olivia Schmitz signed a letter of intent with Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Ala.