It’s National Signing Day. Find out where Charlotte-area stars are heading for college
It’s National Signing Day for many high school seniors in the Charlotte-area, a process that will soon be changing.
In October, the NCAA decided to eliminate the National Letter of Intent (NLI), which has been used since the 1960s for student-athletes to announce where they intend to attend college. It will be replaced with financial aid agreements between the NCAA and student-athletes.
But for the current seniors, basketball and all Division I and Division II sports can sign beginning today. The early basketball signing period runs until Nov. 20. All other sports can sign anytime before Aug. 1, 2025.
The Division I football early signing period is Dec. 4-6. The regular football signing period for D1 and D2 athletes begins Feb. 5. The D1 signing period ends April 1. For D2 schools it ends Aug. 1.
We’ll be tracking where Charlotte-area athletes are signing. Check back often as this list will update.
CANNON SCHOOL: Maya McCorkle, basketball, Easst Tennissee State University; Khloe Thompson, Winston-Salems State University; John Kroll, swimming, Notre Dame; Ari Lopez, volleyball, University of Tampa; Maria Nix, volleyball, Butler; Lily Wittgraefe, volleyball, Hobert and William Smith Colleges
CARMEL CHRISTIAN: Anderson Rider, baseball, Ferrum College; Sienna Jauch, women’s golf, North Greenville University; Landon Boyd, baseball, Florida International University; Bryce Slay, men’s basketball, Marshall University.
CENTRAL ACADEMY: Gavin Jansen, cross-country/track, Gardner-Webb; Addison Crawford, softball, Rollins.
CENTRAL CABARRUS: Keyen Elbe, baseball, Surry Community College; Abbey Cronin, Swimming, Akron; Lyla John’s, Swimming, Georgia Southern
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC: Madison Baumgratz, women’s lacrosse, Virginia Tech; Luke Colwell, men’s lacrosse, Randolph Macon; Giovanni Delissio, men’s lacrosse, Detroit Mercy; Chris Eagan, basketball, American; Brooks Griffith, lacrosse, University of Lynchburg; Will Guthrie, men’s golf, Georgia; Will Hartman, men’s golf, Vanderbilt; Brendan Leonard, lacrosse, Salisbury University; Matt McKnight, baseball, North Carolina; Cannon Ridinger, lacrosse, Providence; Max Sovie, lacrosse, Mercer
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN: Anna Hinde, softball, Florida State University; Cohen Bettencourt, baseball, High Point University; Grant Nicholson, baseball, Wake Forest University; Caroline Noonan, volleyball, College of Charleston; Alexander Paschall, golf, Davidson College; Andrew Boythe, soccer, Cedarville University; Sophia Harris, tennis, Fairfield University; Beckett Vance, lacrosse; Penn State University
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY: Connor Wickerham, swimming, Brown University; Brooke McCall, volleyball, Florida Atlantic University; Grayson Anne McCurdy, lacrosse, James Madison University; Elle Scott, swimming, University of California, Berkeley; Carlin Parker, basketball, University of Tampa.
CHARLOTTE LATIN: Avery Booker, baseball, Queens University; Norvy Clontz, swimming, University of California, Berkeley; Lila Connor, swimming, Georgetown University; Brayden Hampton, baseball, Fairmont State University; Riley Milligan, lacrosse, St. Bonaventure University; Reese Morgan, lacrosse, Temple University
CHRIST THE KING: Patrick Walsh, baseball, U.S. Naval Academy; Owen Shipman, baseball, Queens University; PJ Flynn, lacrosse, Anderson University; Julia Filiault, swimming, Sienna College; JP Zimmerman, lacrosse, Wingate University; Audrey Gorman, basketball, Newberry College; Malerie Lague, golf, U.S. Naval Academy
CLOVER (SC): Addison Peoples, women’s soccer, Anderson; Adah Bruining, softball, Limestone; Ashlyn Gofroth, women’s lacrosse, Wingate; Mackenzie Boggess, women’s track, Liberty; Victoria Lisboa, volleyball, Roger Williams University; Rylee Ross, cheer, Presbyterian.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON: Ansley Keel, volleyball, Loyola; Dermot Lowery, basketball, Catawba; Taylor Worley, cross-country/track, N.C. Wesleyan.
COVENANT DAY: Maggie Dirks, Cross Country and Track & Field; Shea Stanley, Soccer, Wofford College; Lydia Johnson, Soccer, Taylor University; Millie Jones, Soccer, Taylor University; Brode Dixon, Baseball, Asbury University; Grant Gardner, Baseball, Davidson College; Ethan Andujar, Baseball, Roanoke College
COX MILL: Lauren Farrell, basketball, Barton; Ryan Hunter, volleyball, Nebraska; Kacie Moore, volleyball, Furman; Tatlana Bailey, volleyball, Catawba Valley Community College.
DAVIDSON DAY: Dom Desmond, soccer, Sewanee; Abbie Gordon, equestrian, Georgia; Isaiah Denis, basketball, North Carolina; Matthew Doty, swimming, Air Force; Jordin Glass, volleyball, UT Chattanooga; Kaydee Smith, volleyball, Alabama A&M; Isabel Seifert, soccer, Richmond
EAST LINCOLN: Barrett Erwin, Baseball, UNC Pembroke; Ty Davis, Baseball, High Point University; Gianna Borcich, Volleyball, Brevard College; Hailey McFadden, Volleyball, NC State University; Taniyah Thomas, Softball, North Carolina A&T; Evan Matile, Baseball, Francis Marion University; Matthew Phuntek, Baseball, Wake Tech Community College
HICKORY GROVE: Von Pelow, baseball, Mars Hill; Ben Green, baseball, UNCA; Brady Johnson, baseball, ETSU: David Cabbage, baseball, UNCW.
HICKORY RIDGE: Kristyn Embler, softball, Furman; Katie Rhyne, softball, Columbia International; Victoria Porretta, softball, Randolph.
INDEPENDENCE: Maliyah Alexander, volleyball, N.C. A&T; Natalie Johnson, softball, Louisiana; Clarke Henry, volleyball, University of Missouri Kansas City.
LAKE NORMAN: Alexis Shehan, Women’s Basketball, Kentucky Wesleyan College, KY; Samantha Shehan, Women’s Basketball, Kentucky Wesleyan College, KY; Addison Sirianni, Women’s Basketball, Chaminade University, HI; Trent Steinour, Men’s Basketball, Clemson University, SC; Tre McKinnon, Men’s Basketball, Appalachian State University, NC; Kyle Mosley, Men’s Lacrosse, University of Tampa, FL; Mason Sulek, Men’s Lacrosse, Loyola University Maryland, MD; John Torpy, Men’s Lacrosse, Loyola University Maryland, MD; Ty Faucher, Men’s Lacrosse, Queens University, NC; Cannon Wigginton, Men’s Lacrosse, Lenoir Rhyne University, NC; Statton Rehrer, Men’s Lacrosse, Catawba College, NC; Brandon DeBeradinis, Men’s Lacrosse, Harvard University, MA; Aubrey Gilligan, Women’s Lacrosse, Lander University, SC; Alyssa Claborn, Swimming, University of Tennessee, TN; Emersyn Reiter, Volleyball, Charleston Southern University, SC; Charlee Kelly, Softball, North Carolina A & T, NC; Vivian Billiard, Softball, Barry University, FL; Eric Jacobsen, Baseball, Washington and Lee University, VA; Nick Mavroudis, Baseball, Roanoke College, VA; Caden Beaver, Baseball, Newberry College, SC; Cole Wodzinski, Baseball, CCBC Dundalk, MD; Riley Furrow, Baseball, Lenoir Rhyne University, NC
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER: Tyler Price, Men’s Lacrosse, United States Military Academy West Point; London Foshee, Men’s Lacrosse, Anderson University; Noah McGovern , Men’s Lacrosse, Queens University; Kate Robinson, Women’s Soccer, Catawba College.
LINCOLN CHARTER: Evan Myers, baseball, Western Carolina; Mallie Courson, softball, Montreat; Leah Lyerly, softball, Lees-McRae; Bailey Polaski, softball, UVA-Wise
MARVIN RIDGE: Reese Bednar (Women’s Swimming), Campbell University; Molly Estes (Women’s Soccer), Anderson University; Alexa Kirby (Softball), Campbell University; Charlotte LePage (Women’s Swimming), Ohio State University; Jessica Mattson (Women’s Soccer), Furman University; Julia Mayer (Women’s XC/Track), App. State University; Isabella Perkins (Volleyball), App. State University; Anna Phifer (Softball), Lander University; Reese Sager (Women’s Tennis), University of Kentucky; Ella Tracy (Softball), East Carolina University; Avery Vassil (Women’s Swimming), Florida State University; Drew Yeagley (Men’s Golf), Elon University; Isabella Zicchinolfi (Women’s Soccer), Lenoir-Rhyne University; Hannah Ziecik (Softball), Harvard University
METROLINA CHRISTIAN: Lillian Anderson – Presbyterian College Cross Country/Track; Annie Miller – Furman University Cross Country/Track; Jessi Reece – Lee University Volleyball; Emily King – Grove City College Basketball; Landon Nichols – Presbyterian College Baseball; Case Gibbs – University of Maryland Baseball; Sullivan Mellor – Erskine College Baseball; Alex Lerch – Belmont Abbey College Baseball; Garrison Welborn – Wingate University Golf
MYERS PARK: Cameron Bucci, Swim & Dive, The University of Delaware; Lucy Curtis, Field Hockey, The Ohio State University; Elizabeth Rudisill, Women’s Golf, Vanderbilt University; Emerson Sule, Women’s Lacrosse, Wingate University
PARKWOOD: Olivia Reevey, Volleyball, Lee University; Kyle Simpson, Wrestling, Belmont Abbey College
PINE LAKE PREP: Asher Allebach, swimming, Towson University; Dylan Brandt, baseball, Concord Univ (WV); Avery Garrett, women’s soccer, Campbell University
PROVIDENCE: Madeline Chester, Women’s Soccer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gavin D’Souza, Cross Country, Track and Field, Catawba College; Sydney Branham, Women’s Volleyball, Roanoke College; Xavier McCoury, Baseball, Liberty University; Ben Baldassare, Baseball, Wingate University; Parker Jensen, Baseball, Wingate University; Ben Baker, Baseball, Cleveland College; Jack Rutledge, Swimming, UNC-Wilmington; Shaelyn Shields, Swimming, Columbia University; Emerson McAllister, Softball, East Stroudsburg University; Jack DiMenna, Tennis, UNC-Charlotte
PROVIDENCE DAY: Clarke Neace, Women’s Swimming, University of Georgia; Granger Bartee, Men’s Swimming, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Ellie Fyans, Women’s Basketball, Western Carolina University; Trajan Thompson, Men’s Basketball, University of Denver; Julian Johnson, Men’s Basketball, Howard University.
SOUTH MECKLENBURG: Conner Longley, baseball, Wingate; Grayson Pitts, lacrosse, Sewanee; Julie Grier, soccer, Wofford; Tia Montgomery, softball, N.C. A&T.
WEDDINGTON: Liam Sharer, baseball, West Virginia Wesleyan College; KJ Younger, basketball, UNC Greensboro; Ava Jordan, women’s lacrosse, Gardner Webb University; Megan Marshall, women’s lacrosse, Liberty University; Ashlea Nieland, women’s lacrosse, Catawba College; Lily Devereaux, women’s soccer, Mississippi State University; Adriana Lamantia, softball, Lenoir Rhyne University; Ava McCauley, softball, NC A&T; Emerson Presutty, softball, Appalachian State University
This story was originally published November 13, 2024 at 6:15 AM.
