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Area college signings

April 26, 2017 By Kevin Weiss

Wiregrass Ranch High School

Football
Inside linebacker and defensive end Jason Winston signed with Stetson University, a Division I Football Championship Subdivision school. The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder tallied 67 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks in 2016.

From left: Jason Winston, Chris Faddoul, John Pease and Connor Nixon. All four Wiregrass Ranch student-athletes have signed with Division I schools.
(Courtesy of Casie Pease)

Kicker/Punter Chris Faddoul signed with Florida A&M University, a Division I Football Championship Subdivision school. Faddoul averaged 45 yards per punt in 2016.

Soccer
Goalkeeper John Pease signed with Jacksonville University, a Division I school. Pease compiled 0.857 goals against average and 50 saves during the 2016-2017 season.

Defender Connor Nixon signed with Presbyterian College, a Division I school in Clinton, South Carolina.

 

Wesley Chapel High School

Sam Schneidmiller (basketball), left, and Tyler Rover (golf) signed with Oglethorpe University.
(Courtesy of Tyler Rover)

Basketball
Sam Schneidmiller, a 6-foot-2 guard, signed with Oglethorpe University, a Division III school in Atlanta, Georgia. The four-year varsity player and three-year starter averaged 16.6 points per game and 6.2 assists per game as a senior, earning SAC First-Team All-Conference honors.

Golf
Tyler Rover, a four-year letterman, also signed with Oglethorpe University. Rover played the No. 1 position on the Wildcats varsity golf team his entire high school career, and earned SAC All-Conference honors his sophomore, junior and senior years. Rover will play for Jim Owen, who’s coached golf at Oglethorpe for over 35 years.

Wesley Chapel High football standout Donovan Willingham signed with Lane College.
(Courtesy of Tyler Rover)

Football
Defensive tackle/outside linebacker Donovan Willingham signed with Lane College, a Division II school in Jackson, Tennessee. The 5-foot-8, 225-pound defensive stalwart tallied 58 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks in 2016.

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