Atlanta
Area Catholic athletes sign on to play college sports
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer | Published February 19, 2015
ATLANTA—This year’s National Signing Day took place on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Local Catholic seniors in high school 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: John Castro, Erskine College, Due West, S.C.; Jack Dunn, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.; Bronco O’Brien, Erskine College, Due West, S.C.; Cody Roberts, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.; Brad Spinner, Georgia College, Milledgeville.
Marist School, Atlanta: Patrick Sullivan, University of Georgia, Athens.
BASKETBALL
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Asia Durr, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
CROSS COUNTRY
Marist School, Atlanta: Morgan Ilse, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
FOOTBALL
Archer High School, Lawrenceville: Cole Fisher, Mercer University, Macon.
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Joe Camacho, Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind.; Pat Jasinski, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.
Marist School, Atlanta: Kenneth Brinson, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.; Ian Gipson, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Va.; Sage Hardin, University of Georgia, Athens.
Monsignor Donovan High School, Athens: Lee Brackman, Catawba College, Salisbury, N.C.; Braxton Haley, Notre Dame College, South Euclid, Ohio; Vance Holcombe, University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.
Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville: Jordan Thomas, The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.; Jameson Vest, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
GOLF
Marist School, Atlanta: Will Duma, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
LACROSSE
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Hannah Sacristan, Young Harris College, Young Harris.
SOCCER
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Mallory McDaniel, Valdosta State University, Valdosta; Christina Peryoux, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Marist School, Atlanta: Kelsey Carrier, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.; Grace Carrington, Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y.; Scotty Frantz, College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.; Clara Gastaldi, University of Georgia, Athens; Grace Packer, Samford University, Birmingham, Ala.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Rachel Heard, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.; Anya Mancinelli, Georgia College, Milledgeville; Lauren McKeever, Elon University, Elon, N.C.; Melissa Pagoaga, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
SOFTBALL
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Katie Nichols, Caldwell University, Caldwell, N.J.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Jordyn Portis, Agnes Scott College, Decatur; Sabrina Thomas, Central Alabama Community College, Alexander City, Ala.
SWIMMING
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Julia Durmer, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
TENNIS
Kell High School, Marietta: Alexa Marie Webb, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C.
Marist School, Atlanta: Jenna Kane, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
VOLLEYBALL
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Amber MacDonald, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.; Maggie Rick, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Fla.
Marist School, Atlanta: Sydney Leimbach, Emory University, Atlanta.
Pinecrest Academy, Cumming: Keely Denkman, Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, N.C.