Pinecrest Academy’s Ryan McCarthy, left, and Garrison Winter, right, signed to play football at The Citadel, Charleston, S.C., and St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Pa., respectively. Ashley Triplett, center, signed to play soccer for West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Atlanta
Catholic athletes commit to play college sports
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer | Published February 23, 2017
ATLANTA—This year’s National Signing Day took place on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Catholic seniors in public, private and Catholic high schools joined other athletes around the country 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 earlier.
BASEBALL
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Colin Davis, Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.C.; David Dunn, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.; Peyton Glavine, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.; Patrick McNamara, Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C.; Cole McNamee, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Brookwood High School, Snellville: Austin Hohm, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro.
Marist School, Atlanta: Will Goldberg, Georgia College, Milledgeville; Joseph Mannelly, Georgia Tech, Atlanta; Connor Stephens, Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, S.C.; Jamie Taylor, Georgia Tech, Atlanta; Cassius Young, Georgia College, Milledgeville.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Preston Jenkins, Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Ala.; Kennet Sorenson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.

Woodward Academy senior Julia Gianneschi will be joining the fencing team at Duke University, Durham, N.C. Gianneschi belongs to the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta.
FENCING
Woodward Academy, College Park: Julia Gianneschi, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
FOOTBALL
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Jacob Bolton, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa; James Ellis, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio; Griffin Gilder, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.; Brooks Hosea, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
Marist School, Atlanta: Michael Addicks, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.; Charlie Clark, Georgia Tech, Atlanta; Ben Page, Furman University, Greenville, S.C.
Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville: Robert Chery, Catawba College, Salisbury, N.C.
Pinecrest Academy, Cumming: Ryan McCarthy, The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.; Garrison Winter, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Pa.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Blake Harrison, The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.; Grant Holloman, College of Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.; London Lewis, Furman University, Greenville, S.C.
GOLF
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Hannah Jones, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
Collins Hill High School, Suwanee: Jacob Bayer, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro.
Marist School, Atlanta: Andrew Lafferty, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.; Bo Sikes, University of Georgia, Athens; Harry White, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega.

Eleanor Conn, a senior at Morgan County High School in Madison, will be rowing for the team at Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. Conn is a member of St. James Mission, Madison.
LACROSSE
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Sarah Flatt, Stetson University, DeLand, Fla.; Mary Markwordt, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Marist School, Atlanta: Ryan Gallagher, Rutgers University, Piscataway, N.J.
Pinecrest Academy, Cumming: Sarah DiFazio, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va.; Jimmy O’Day, Hendrix College, Conway, Ark.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Sarah Marshall, Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C.; Morgan Williams, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
ROWING
Morgan County High School, Madison: Eleanor Conn, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
SOCCER
Alan C. Pope High School, Marietta: Kathryn Schreck, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw.
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Morgan Dewey, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.; Olivia Francis, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
Marist School, Atlanta: Caroline Chipman, University of Georgia, Athens.
Pinecrest Academy, Cumming: Ashley Triplett, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Claire Mitchell, Georgia College, Milledgeville; Caroline Orman and Lexi Orman, Samford University, Birmingham, Ala.

Kathryn Schreck of Alan C. Pope High School, Marietta, will be playing collegiate soccer at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Ga. Schreck is a member of Church of the Transfiguration in Marietta.
SOFTBALL
Marist School, Atlanta: Kylie Burke, College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.; Gabby Teran, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
SWIMMING/DIVING
Marist School, Atlanta: Elizabeth Bailey, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Jeffrey Durmer, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.; Grant Summers, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.
TENNIS
Marist School, Atlanta: Jefferson Dockter, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
TRACK AND FIELD
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Maddie Heller, University of Georgia, Athens.
VOLLEYBALL
Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell: Morgan Stalcup, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Ala.
St. Pius X High School, Atlanta: Chloe Anderton, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.; Clare Naughton, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.; Katie Parnell, Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, Tenn.