Signs of the times: Where Central Texas athletes have signed to play in college
On to the next level!
That's what many high school athletes from Central Texas said after signing on the dotted line. Many made it official at various ceremonies on area campuses last week while others waited until Monday to avoid the winter storm. Other area players also signed in December during the early signing period.
Here's a combined list for area high school athletes' various signings, starting with football. Colleges and athletes are listed alphabetically.
Air Force
Brody Bujnoch, LB, Hutto
Will Courtney, DB, Westlake
Baylor
Micah Gifford, WR, Weiss
Jaren Woods, DL, La Grange
Benedictine
Zach LaCombe, LB, Rouse
Blinn College
Sean Harris, CB, Manor
Clemson
Ian Reed, OL, Vandegrift
Colorado School of Mines
Max Barnes, RB, Bowie
Will Brown, LB, Round Rock
Aaron Gall, DE/TE, Bowie
Greyson Sofia, OL, Lake Travis
Colorado State
Whitefield Powell, DE, Regents
Nate Weyand, DE, Westlake
Drake
Tyson Hancock, DB, Smithville
Hardin-Simmons
Bryson Amrine, LB, Dripping Springs
Harding University
Tyler Mitchell, LB, Lake Travis
Houston
Latreveon McCutchin, LB, LBJ
Kansas
Keaton Kubecka, WR, Westlake
Hunter Luke, WR, Westlake
Louisiana
John Bragg, OL, LBJ
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Jace Mann, LB, Rouse
Nathan Prehar, DE, Dripping Springs
McNeese State
Jackson Anders, LB, Round Rock
Midwestern State
Jalon Banks, RB, Hutto
Navarro College
Mason Shorb, QB, Rouse
Navy
Griffen Willis, DL, Lake Travis
Nebraska
Princewill Umanmielen, DL, Manor
Northern Colorado
Jack Ziebell, DT, Westwood
Notre Dame
Jaden Greathouse, WR, Westlake
Braylon James, WR, Stony Point
Oklahoma State
Ike Esonwune, LB, Manor
Oregon
Austin Novosad, QB, Dripping Springs
Ottawa University
Zachary Brou, LB, Manor
Jaelin Hines, LB, Glenn
Rice
Daelen Alexander, RB, Weiss
Drayden Dickmann, WR, Georgetown
Rhode Island
Conner Kenyon, QB, Bowie
Rhodes College
Jacob Kastl, WR, Bowie
SMU
Paxton Briggle, OL, Westlake
Daemian Wimberly, DL, Vandegrift
Southeastern Oklahoma State
Raeshaad Fisher, LT, Manor
Therion Gary, LB, LBJ
Kenneth Settles, LB, Hutto
Southern Missouri State
Ethan Helton, WR, Lago Vista
Southwestern College
Samuel Shaw, LB,Manor
Southwestern University
Charlie Murphy, OL,Westlake
Stanford
Tyler Kuo, WR, Regents
TCU
Cameron Cook, RB, Stony Point
Texas
Colton Vasek, DE, Westlake
Texas A&M
Bravion Rogers, RB/CB, La Grange
TJ Shanahan, OL, Westlake
Texas A&M-Commerce
Noah Baker, DB, LBJ
Wesley York, DB, Bowie
Texas Lutheran
Kaleb Hamilton, DT, Round Rock
Texas Tech
Jayden Cofield, DL, Manor
Ansel Nedore, DL, Round Rock
Trinity Valley
Noah Flemmings, LB, Northeast
Tyler Junior College
JaQuan McGee, WR/LB, LBJ
USC
Quinten Joyner, RB, Manor
UNLV
Bo Edmundson, QB, Lake Travis
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Lucas Casey-Moore, WR/DB. Lake Travis
UTSA
Devin Scura, TE, Manor
Vanderbilt
Sedrick Alexander, RB, LBJ
Jalen Gilbert, DB, Round Rock
West Texas A&M
Ryan Jacobs, DT,Liberty Hill
Zach Jacobs, DB, Liberty Hill
David Jeffery, DB, Manor
DJ Shaw, DB, Manor
Tory Simmons, WR, Weiss
Wheaton College
Adrian Verdict, DT, Regents
William Jewell (Mo.) College
Carson Forrest, WR, Hutto
The December and February signing days weren't just about football. Here are other area athletes who have signed in other sports, too:
Baseball
Walker Alsobrooks, Round Rock (University of Dallas)
Rhenn Andrewartha, Round Rock (Galveston College)
Garet Boehm, Hutto (Texas Tech)
Cole Cravens, Round Rock (Texas Lutheran)
Levi Fletcher, Hutto (Western Texas College)
Jackson Harrell, Vista Ridge (Grayson College)
Lawrence Lara, Stony Point (Southwestern)
Adam Newbill, Dripping Springs (Ottawa University)
Carson Riley, Liberty Hill (Mary Hardin-Baylor)
Tyler Tietz, Round Rock (Wayland Baptist)
Brennan Wuerch, Regents (Mary Hardin-Baylor)
Basketball
Boys
Dylan Ducharme, Dripping Springs (University of the Ozarks)
Girls
Bailey Featherstone, Round Rock (St. Edward's)
Beach volleyball
Alex Kriz, Westwood (UC-Davis)
Jette Morris, McCallum (San Francisco)
Cheerleading
Kaitlyn Marshall, Dripping Springs (Stephen F. Austin)
Golf
Boys
Luke Hagen, Westwood (Arkansas-Little Rock)
Lacrosse
Aidan Kane, Dripping Springs (Manhattan College)
Ryan Wyrick, Westwood (Bellarmine University)
Rowing
Kate Benzon, Regents (Oklahoma)
Holly Purvis, Dripping Springs (Mercyhurst University)
Soccer
Caitlyn Draper, Hutto (Texas State)
Kelsey Flanakin, Regents (Hardin Simmons)
Atlee Olofson, Westwood (Notre Dame)
Padt Skawratananond, Westwood (University of Rochester)
Skylar Zinnecker, Westwood (Baylor)
Softball
Dakota Farmer, Glenn (University of Pennsylvania)
Hailee Sanchez, Hutto (Akron)
Madison Schroeder (La Grange)
Kylie Wardlow, Westwood (Pratt Community College)
Swimming and diving
Boys
Kelson Flynn, Vista Ridge (Utah)
Nate Thomason, Westwood (UNLV)
Sonny Wang, Westwood (Harvard)
Girls
Trinity Hoang, Vista Ridge (Boston University)
Ryan Mills, Round Rock (Air Force)
Paula Warren, Vista Ridge (Texas A&M)
Tennis
Boys
Marko Mesarovic, Westwood (Clemson)
Aadhi Raja, Westwood (Swarthmore College)
Luke Shelton, Vista Ridge (Mary Hardin-Baylor)
Girls
Kinaa Graham, Westwood (LSU)
Track and field/cross-country
Boys
Erik Grover, Leander (UT Dallas)
Jimmy Holmes, Regents (Sewanee University of the South)
Tommy Morales, Bowie (Cumberland University)
Girls
Priya Gangadharan, Westwood (Yale)
Lily Horvath, Round Rock (Oklahoma)
Chesni Scott, Vista Ridge (Abilene Christian)
Carley Thornton, Vandegrift (Angelo State)
Mai Zimmerman, Dripping Springs (Taylor University)
Volleyball
Isabelle Diehl, Dripping Springs (Washington, Ind. University)
Lola Fernandez, Westwood (Fordham)
Madison Fritz, La Grange (Louisiana)
Stella Robinson, Lago Vista (Susquehanna University)
Kylie Vu, Dripping Springs (Kansas Wesleyan)
Trinity Woods, Westwood (Marist College)
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: A list of Austin-area high school athletes who have signed this year
