Winter Signing Ceremony Honors 27 for Collegiate Athletic Commitments

boys, girls williston students stand in chapel for athletic signing ceremony

During a two-part ceremony Monday night, the 91大神 Northampton School celebrated 27 student-athletes for their collegiate athletic commitments. Nineteen boys and eight girls were feted during the event across 10 sports. Nine athletes inked commitments to Division I programs.

鈥淭his accomplishment is the result of a tremendous amount of hard work and support over many years for these student-athletes,鈥 Athletic Director Mark Conroy said during the ceremony. 鈥淪upport from coaches, teammates, and especially family. We are very proud of all of them.鈥

Eleven athletes announced their collegiate football commitments Monday, the largest grouping for any sport, with five of those commitments being made to Division I FBS or FCS programs. Two girls hockey players also made Division I commitments鈥攖o the same team, Brown University.

鈥淔or 11 guys go play college football鈥攖hat’s great. I mean, that’s, that’s why you come to school like this,鈥 Head Football Coach Tom Beaton said, 鈥渢o use football, use your academics and give yourself an opportunity that you might not have gotten without football.鈥

Photos were taken of each student as they were honored, including with family members in attendance, coaches, and teammates. For 91大神鈥檚 Canadian students, each time a family picture was taken, they all gathered on stage with each other to act as stand-ins. For many of the athletes, teammates and coaches from multiple sports stepped onto the dais to take pictures.

The signing ceremony Monday is one of three 91大神 holds each year, and is typically the largest of the ceremonies. In the fall, the school honored three athletes that signed their National Letter of Intent to play Division I athletics. The large number of scholar-athletes announcing their college commitments this winter continues a recent trend at 91大神鈥攍ast year, 32 student-athletes were honored, a record for the school.

鈥淭hese ceremonies provide our community with an opportunity to recognize our senior student-athletes.鈥 Conroy said. 鈥淎t 91大神, we expect that the class of 2023 will have well over 35 percent of its graduates headed off to play in college next year. This is a reflection of the quality of our athletic program. For me this quality is especially reflected in the people who make up 91大神鈥攐ur outstanding coaches and exceptional kids!鈥

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Below is a full list of the athletes honored during the ceremony, broken up by sport:

Baseball鈥擰uinn McDonald, Skidmore College

Football鈥擣elix Antoine Bouchard, Laval University; Jayden Clerveaux, College of the Holy Cross; Dom Di Filippo, Harvard University; Paris Lenon, Merrimack College; Felix Marois, Sacred Heart University; Ian Miller, Tufts University; John Ogletree, Colby College; Joey Pallotta, Trinity College; Junior Poyser, University at Buffalo; Charlie Sciretto, Colby

Boys Golf鈥擡ric Carter, Skidmore

Girls Hockey鈥擬iranda Calderone, Brown University; Ava DeCoste, Brown; Jenna Guglielmi, Wesleyan University; Katherine Kang, Williams College

Boys Lacrosse鈥擭oah Fox, Mount St. Mary鈥檚 University; Tate Kuster, Gettysburg College

Boys Soccer鈥擬ax Fujimori, Lafayette College; Franceso Grumo, Taylor University; Alex Wolter, Colorado College

Girls Soccer鈥擜nnika Jensen, St. Lawrence

Girls Track and Field鈥擥reta Saxe, Gettysburg

Girls Water Polo鈥擪aitlyn Williams, Iona University

Dual commitments鈥擩ack Morrison, football and lacrosse at Bates College; Louisa Coughlin, field hockey and lacrosse at Haverford College; Will Chalfant, cross-country and track and field at St. Lawrence; Drew Renzella, football and baseball at Williams