By Kyle LoJacono
A pair of Steinbrenner High students signed athletic scholarships to compete in college Nov. 12, the first in Warriors history.
Alex Witt signed to compete in gymnastics at Penn State University, while Alex Milan picked Florida State University (FSU) for golf.
“Their abilities have allowed them to get a free education, which is very hard to come by,” said Steinbrenner athletic director Eddie Henderson. “These are the definition of scholar athletes.”
Milan was actually the first from the school to commit to a college about a month ago.
“I went there and I fell in love with it,” Milan said of FSU. “I got to go to the (football) game against BYU and it was so amazing. FSU won and I had the best time. The coaches and team are fantastic and the facilities are great too. It’s the perfect combination of a great program and incredible atmosphere.”
The senior golfer was also a part of the first Warriors team to reach a state tournament this year. She won her fourth straight district championship this season, two at Sickles High and the last two at Steinbrenner. For that whole time her high school coach has been Mark Mann.
“She’s been such a hard worker since I meet her four years ago,” Mann said. “She has that rare combination of great talent and work ethic to make herself even better. Then she also worked with the other golfers to make them better too and you don’t have to worry about grades with her.”
Mann said it will be hard to replace Milan next year, but he feels she has established a strong tradition of Warriors golf.
“It has been great to be part of a new program,” Milan said. “I’ll always remember it and whenever I can I’ll come back and visit the team.”
