Several local high school athletes on Nov. 10 ceremoniously signed their letters of intent to play college athletics — the beginning of the fall national signing period for every sport, with the exception of football.
Here is a roundup of known student-athlete signings within The Laker/Lutz News coverage area:
Carrollwood Day School
Volleyball
Laney Higgins, Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, Georgia)
Land O’ Lakes High School
Cycling
Mallory Bryan, Milligan University (Elizabethton, Tennessee)
Lacrosse
Chloe Norman, University of Montevallo (Montevallo, Alabama)
Softball
Kaitlyn Buckley, Webber International University
Ayla Horne, St. Petersburg College
Nehanda Lewis, University of Central Florida
Emma Nixon, University of West Georgia
Volleyball
Jasmine Christian, Pasco-Hernando State College
Kaitlyn Klemm, Pasco-Hernando State College
Steinbrenner High School
Baseball
Evan Cuervo, Presbyterian College (Clinton, South Carolina)
Softball
Emily Chiarella, Florida Gulf Coast University
Madison Frey, Florida State University
Ashley Mantei, University of Tampa
Beach Volleyball
Madison Espy, University of North Florida
Volleyball
Carter Mogridge, University of North Carolina
Sunlake High School
Baseball
Trey Jorge Santana III, Hillsborough Community College
Gymnastics
Hannah Drielick, Northern Illinois University
Wharton High School
Baseball
Evan Chrest, Jacksonville State University
Elijah Dukes, San Jacinto College (Pasadena, Texas)
Ryan Frye, University of Miami
Cross-country
Brooke Reif, University of Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
Softball
Izzy Rittle, Lynn University
Volleyball
Bella Bonatakis, Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
