On National Signing Day, find out where Charlotte-area players are heading for college
It’s National Signing Day.
Around the Charlotte-area, and the nation, high school athletes will sign letters of intent with colleges. Though it will be a big day for football players, athletes from other sports are signing, too.
Football had an early signing period from Dec. 20-22, where many of the elite recruits signed, and many are already on campus, some participating in bowl game practices.
The Observer is tracking where area athletes are heading. Be sure to check back throughout the week for updates.
A.L. BROWN: Gerard Evans, football, Air Force Academy; Derick Brazil, football, East Carolina; Krystal McKiver, cheerleading, Newberry College
ANDREW JACKSON: Banks Helms, football, Brevard College; Hayden Williams, football, Limestone University
ARDREY KELL: Andrew Bontekoe, Football, Barton College; Chancellor Bryant, Football, Livingstone University; Jake Davids, Football, Charlotte; Maksym Nechydyuk, Men’s Swim, NYU; Charlotte Eckert, Women’s Swim, University of Chicago; Michael Craft, Baseball, Wingate; Chase Dorsey, Baseball, Brevard College; Adam Newcomb, Baseball, Brevard College; Cade Sabin, Baseball, Averett University; Raghav Gopalakrishnan, Men’s Cross Country, UPenn; Tyler Glover, Women’s Track & Field, Harvard University.
BUTLER: Sammy Washington, football, Alabama A&M; Cam Macon, football, Livingstone College; Tyquan Rankin, football, Johnson C. Smith; Phillip Harris, football, James Madison University; Nio Espinoza, football, Limestone University; Brayson McIver, football, Coastal Carolina; Nick Koniecznyski, football, NC State
CANNON SCHOOL: Grant Mills, football, UNC; Tyler Green, football, Denison
CATAWBA RIDGE, SC: Aiden Catarina, baseball, Florence; Darlington Technical College; Peyton Dhein, baseball, Virginia Miltary Institute; Brennan Helms, baseball, Francis Marion University; Jackson Mullen, baseball, College of Charleston; Owen Noonan, baseball, Winthrop; Ben Wilson, baseball, Coker University; Dominic Rigoni, cross country, Francis Marion University; Hailey Smith, dance, Eskine College; Kylee Bents, soccer, ECU; Sadie Commerford, soccer, East Tennessee State ; Peyton Pierson, soccer, Mars Hill university; Sarah Sexton, soccer, Furman; Chloe Burger, softball, USC Upstate; Audrey Wilson, softball, UNCC; Jake Root, swim, Lynn University ; Amelia Nifong, track, Columbia College; Olivia Dubrow, track, Lehigh University
CENTRAL CABARRUS: Kaden Kline, football, Limestone; Justin Rogers, Football, Catawba; D.J. Kent, Basketball, Lees- McRae
CHAMBERS: Elijah Baskin, football Wingate University; Zach Brooks, football, Fort Valley State; Journey Elder, football, UNC-Pembroke University; Jaylan Mays, football, Gardner Webb University; Tre Robinson, football, UNC-Pembroke
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC: Gabe McNeil, Powerlifting, Midland University; Landon Herzberg, Football, Elon University; Jackson Gagnon, Football, Furman University; Matthew Leonard - Football, Middlebury College Logan Hill, Track and Field, University of South Carolina; Lauren Proicou, Field Hockey, Denison University; Brody Roderick, Baseball, Southern Wesleyan University; Matthew Sermeno, Baseball, Georgian Court University
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN: Connor Natwick, golf, Sewanee: The University of the South; Zach Zinger, football, Wake Forest University; Sophia Fair, lacrosse, Anderson University; Ryan Henley, football, Wake Forest University; Cross Killen, football, Limestone University; Christian Vann, football, Gardner-Webb University.
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY: Margaret Scheurer, University of Richmond, Field Hockey; Ellie Wilkins, Tufts University, Field Hockey; Campbell Baumgartner, Connecticut College, Swimming; Freddy Klein, UC Berkley, Men’s Swimming; Dylan Swinehart, Liberty University, Men’s Soccer; Amare Bethel, Metropolitan State University, Men’s Basketball; Joshua Porter, Lehigh University, Track and Field; Charlie O’Shea, Appalachian State University, Men’s Golf; Kasey Cone, University of Richmond, Cross-Country, Track and Field; Liza Bray, Kenyon College, Women’s Soccer; Emma Hayden Lewis, University of Miami, Track and Field; Noah McDonald, SMU, Men’s Tennis
CHARLOTTE LATIN: Luke Coppage, men’s tennis, Queens University; Charley Floyd, women’s swimming, Tulane University; George Glassner, men’s swimming, Washington & Lee; Jordan Pence, football, Hampden-Sydney College; Neil Salvage, football, University of South Carolina; Zachary Spicer, men’s swimming, Emory University
CHRIST THE KING: Jack Yenichek, football, Dayton; Nick O’Bryant, men’s soccer, Belmont-Abbey.
CLOVER, SC: Gabriella Watkins, dance, Erskine; Gabriella Gudeman, women’s soccer, Converse College; Brayden Woolbright, football, Charleston Southern; Zachary Cheatham, football, University of Charleston; Neal Farris, footall, ETSU; Deontae Starr, football, Lenior-Rhyne
CONCORD ACADEMY: Colin Reece, football, Catawba College; Sean Birmingham, men’s basketball, Indiana State
COX MILL: Saxon Jenkins, football, Winston-Salem State; Simone Jenkins, women’s soccer, Guilford College; Hayden Ashby, Baseball, Methodist University; Evan Estes, Cleveland Community College; Brett Cassell, Southeastern Community College; AJ Helf, Southeastern Community College
CUTHBERTSON: Evan Taylor, football, Nebraska; Parker Burke, football, Virginia-Wise; Jaqai Carter, football, Limestone
EAST LINCOLN: Jaylen Roseboro, football, North Carolina A&T
FOREST HILLS: Caiden Smith, football, UNC Pembroke
HARDING: AJ Jenkins, football, Dodge City (KS)
HIGHLAND TECH: Micah Hinton, Football, Lawrence University.
INDEPENDENCE: Vontrez Burch, football, Louisburg; Jmari Parker, football, Catawba; Kylin Coleman, football, Livingstone; Keegan Queeglay, football, Livingstone
LAKE NORMAN: Tate Smith, football, East Carolina; Keaton Hunt, football, Mars Hill; Michael Buck, football, Western Kentucky; Kavin White, football, Lenoir-Rhyne; Jake Lynch, football, Barton; Bailey Sanders, football, Buffalo
LINCOLN CHARTER: Kallie Lusk, Women’s Basketball, Belmont Abbey
LINCOLNTON: Geviaunta Walker, football, Wingate
MALLARD CREEK: Tyrek Brown, football, Campbell; Zachery Moyer, football, Limestone University; Jameson Walker-Tendall, football, Wingate University; Makenzie Taylor, volleyball, Florida A&M
MARVIN RIDGE: Mark Arthur (Football) - Wofford College; Westyn Estes (Baseball) - Wofford College; Jackson Gibbs (Football) - NC Central University; Kai Greer (Football) - Georgia Tech.; Dawson Jones (Football) - Army-West Point; Evan Medders (Football) - Air Force Academy; Caelyn Miller (Women’s Lacrosse) - Berry College; Jack Newell (Baseball) - Gaston College; Jacob Orloski (Baseball) - University of Lynchburg: Jake Schumacher (Rugby) - University of Arizona; Cole Searight (Football) - Army-West Point; Julius Sellars (Baseball) - Gaston College; Alex Sobol (Baseball) - UC Santa Barbara; Drew Wheeler (Baseball) - Kutztown University
MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHARTER: Reggie Daniel, football, Johnson C. Smith; Khoyale Washington, football, Barton; Thomas Loving, football, Bowdoin; Giselle Little, volleyball, Winthrop, Kola Abudu, golf, Prairie View A&T
MOORESVILLE: Anna Dunham, rugby, Newberry; Jay Wilson, football, Shaw; Ziquel Adams, football, Shaw; Jalen Wright, football, Johnson C Smith; Marley Samuel, football, Louisburg
MYERS PARK: Wendell Thompson, football, Hampden Sydney; Thomas Wilson, football, Hampden Sydney; Miles Baucom, football, ECU; Logan Godman, football, Wingate University
NATION FORD, SC: Mia Royall, track/cross-country, West Point
NORTHWEST CABARRUS: Blake Barbee, Football, Barton; Jason Gonzalez, Football, UNC Pembroke; James Milligan Jr, Football, Mars Hill University; Donovan Thompson, Football, Mars Hill University; Jordan Stockton, Football, Louisburg College
PALISADES: Anthony A’Jay Davis, football, UNC-Pembroke; Khamari Lawson, football, Catawba College; Joshua Truesdale, football, North Carolina Central University
PORTER RIDGE: Harrison Johnson, football, William & Mary; Danny Kennedy, football, Catawba; Jatavien Taylor, football, Fayetteville State; Davion Clark, football, Catawba
PROVIDENCE: Spencer Makell, football, Arkansas St.; Billy Wilkes, football, Clemson; Alex Kuolovatos, football, East Carolina; Connor Shelton, football, Hamden Sydney; Cash Topinka, football, Hamden Sydney; David Abner, football, Berry; Excaucer Ndelo, football, Averett University; David Abner, football, Berry College
PROVIDENCE DAY: KK Hart, Women’s Soccer, Tulsa University; Liam Hedinger, Men’s Soccer, Gettysburg College; Davis Dunham, Men’s Swimming, Georgetown University; Zach Makemson, Men’s Track and Field, University of Tennessee; Sophie Powell, Women’s Cross Country, Emory University; George Hinton, Men’s Golf, Bates College; Sophie Levine, Women’s Basketball, Franklin & Marshall College
SOUTH POINT: Johnny Armstrong, football, Hampden-Sydney College
WEST CABARRUS: Kieran Collins, Football, University of Virgina at Wise; Maelyn Thams, Volleyball, Limestone University; Elizabeth Bigala, Soccer, University of Houston; Drew Waller, Soccer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
WEST MECKLENBURG: Jeremy Black, football, UNC-Pembroke; David Legette Jr., football, Ferrum; William Meadows, football, NC Wesleyan
YORK, SC: Ayden Davis, football, NC Central; De’Maurion Stewart, football, Livingstone; Zaddarius Carter, football, Livingstone; Tay McClure, football, St. Andrews; Michael McConnell, football, St. Andrews; Dalton Russell, football, Limestone; Bryson Steele, football, Wingate; Trey Wanger, football, Catawba; Jib Yunasah, football, Catawba; Debo Hall, football, Presbyterian; Anna Kate Dover, softball, USC Beaufort; Avery Smith, softball, Erskine; DeAdrian Hall, football, Presbyterian College
