Atlanta
Area Catholic athletes sign on to play college sports
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer | Published March 3, 2016
ATLANTA—This year’s National Signing Day took place on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Catholic seniors in public, private and Catholic high schools joined other athletes around the country by making it official when they signed binding national letters of intent to play sports at the college or university of their choice. The list below includes area Catholic athletes who made commitments on National Signing Day or in early commitment events last November.
BASEBALL
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: John Michael Bertrand, Furman University, Greenville, S.C.; Jacob Bogosian, Augusta University, Augusta; Conor Davis, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.; Garrett Dupuis, Tusculum College, Greeneville, Tenn.; Hayden Lehman, Walters State Community College, Morristown, Tenn.; Jackson Svete, Long Island University at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Centennial High School, Roswell: Zachary Soder, Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, N.C.
Marist School, Atlanta: Joe Taylor, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw; Will Toner, Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Ala.; Coleman Williams, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Pinecrest Academy, Cumming: Andres Perez, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Garrett Gooden, Georgia Tech, Atlanta.
BASKETBALL
Marist School, Atlanta: Annabella Farabaugh, U. S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn.; Dominique Oden, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
CROSS COUNTRY
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Mary Claire Solomon, Georgia Tech, Atlanta.
Marist School, Atlanta: Frank Pittman, Georgia Tech, Atlanta.
FOOTBALL
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Matthew Castner, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, Ky.; Logan Craighead, Mercer University, Macon; Elijah Hamilton, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.; Scott Meyer, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Shane Parton, Stetson University, DeLand, Fla.; Milton Shelton, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, Ky.
Marist School, Atlanta: Connor Corbett, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.; Chet Lagod, Georgia Tech, Atlanta.
Monsignor Donovan High School, Athens: Anthony (A.J.) Stokes Jr., The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.
Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville: Bryce Griffin, Reinhardt University, Waleska.
Pinecrest Academy, Cumming: Logan Stafford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Chris Benjamin, Brevard College, Brevard, N.C.; Chad Nelson, Elon University, Elon, N.C.
GOLF
Marist School, Atlanta: Will Chandler, University of Georgia, Athens.
Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville: Patrick Mangawang, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo.
GYMNASTICS
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Hannah Swoish, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas.
LACROSSE
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Zach Bazemore, Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss.; Madison Mandula, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
ROWING
Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta: Gillian Burns, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
George Walton Comprehensive High School, Marietta: Riley Kerber, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
SOCCER
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Alleigh Noah, University of West Georgia, Carrollton; Trei Schwartz, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro.
Centennial High School, Roswell: Ian Marshall, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.
Marist School, Atlanta: Laine Kehoe, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, S.C.; Katie MacGinnitie, University of Georgia, Athens.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Jake Beyer, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, N.C.; J.R. Cozine, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, S.C.; Austin Fain, Anderson University, Anderson, S.C.; Elizabeth Freeman, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C.; Gianna Mancinelli, Converse College, Spartanburg, S.C.
SWIMMING
Marist School, Atlanta: Christian Lorys, University of Georgia, Athens.
TENNIS
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Julia Tasanasanta, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Conn.
Collins Hill High School, Suwanee: Amanda Gautreaux, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Ala.
Pinecrest Academy, Cumming: Adam Rocko, Catawba College, Salisbury, N.C.
TRACK AND FIELD
Dacula High School, Dacula: Rachel Sherrill, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw.
Marist School, Atlanta: Kamryn Brinson, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
VOLLEYBALL
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Sarah Parker, Radford University, Radford, Va.
Marist School, Atlanta: Leila King, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.