Here’s where Charlotte-area athletes are heading on National Signing Day
It’s National Signing Day, and The Charlotte Observer is tracking where area athletes are heading for college.
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AL BROWN: Tucker Farabee, football, Washington & Lee; Zander Atwell, football, VMI.
AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN: Power Mba, football, Johnson C. Smith
ARDREY KELL: Luke Branscom, men’s volleyball, Life University; Taylor Kleinschmidt, women’s soccer, NC State; Gabriel Caskett, men’s soccer, Montreat; Eliza Wallace, women’s swimming, Tennessee; Drew Bria, baseball, Belmont Abbey; Owen Green, baseball, Virginia Tech; Reilly Cusimano, softball, Queens; Luke Napier, men’s lacrosse, Palm Beach Atlantic; Henry Urban, men’s lacrosse, Denison; Imani Shelton, women’s basketball, Massachusetts; Moses Harper, football, Wingate; Nathan Mbanya, football, UNC-Pembroke; Tristan Rivest, football, Methodist; Ja’Sean Sheppard, football, UNC-Pembroke
BALLANTYNE RIDGE: Jimmy Neubauer, men’s basketball, Messiah University; Reagan Fox, women’s track, Davidson College, Skye Baisden, women’s track, Tennessee Tech University
CANNON SCHOOL: Elise Wrenholt, women’s track/cross-country, Colorado School of Mines; London Barnhardt, women’s lacrosse, ECU; Brady Raven, football, Washington and Lee; Michael Trojan, football, Hampton Sydney; Jake Miranda, men’s cross-country and track, Washington and Lee; Sophie Condon, women’s soccer, Sewanee, The University of the South; Aiden Clark, men’s golf, Manhattan
CENTRAL CABARRUS: Damonte James, football, Wingate
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC: Dom Basrawala, football, Air Force; Zach DeBlitz, men’s soccer, Hampton Sydney; Carter Garnett, football, Johns Hopkins University; Lucas Lupinski, football, Columbia University; Marguerite McPhillips, women’s soccer, Connecticut College; Caden O’Neill, football, Furman University; Garrett Nowlan, football; Duncan Smith, cross country/track and field, Washington and Lee University; Keanen Teeter, football, Lenoir-Rhyne.
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN: Jack McGrath, baseball, Hampden-Sydney College; Piper Fair, lacrosse, Gardner-Webb University; Vince Rosen, football, United States Air Force Academy; Henry Hulbert, football, Army West Point; Cohen Kilgannon, football, Elon University; Ryder Kilgannon, football, Elon University; Tate Estep, football, Barton College; Luke Venturini, football, Wheaton College; Elliot Newcomb, football, University of Memphis; Daniel Phillips, football, UNC Charlotte.
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY: Olivia Roark, volleyball, Randolph-Macon College; Caroline Mallard, women’s swimming, Purdue University; Taylor Klein, women’s wimming, Stanford University; Kaylee Daniell, women’s swimming, Tulane University; Santiago Alzate-Celin, men’s swimming, University of Florida; Alex Stiefel, baseball, Bates College; Logan Crane, baseball, Queens University
CHARLOTTE LATIN: Matthew Barber, football, Georgetown; Matthew Flynn, football, Hampden-Sydney; Emily Cao, volleyball, Williams College; Jaden Hawa, baseball, William Peace University; Sunny Jin, soccer, Case Western Reserve University; Kelsey Sciacca, golf, Washington and Lee University; Charlotte Tune, basketball, Washington and Lee University; Claire Zhang, soccer, MIT
CONCORD: Alex Williams, football, Elizabeth City State; Andrew Davis Jr., football, Elizabeth City State; Alexis Rosario-Beltran, football, Johnson C. Smith; Easton Tucker, baseball and football, Methodist University
CORVIAN COMMUNITY: Cooper Peterson, fooball, Ohio State
HOUGH: Devin Gilroy, women’s tennis, Emory University; Aidan Malloy, Catholic University, men’s track and field; Jason Wilkerson, football, Savannah State; Amaree Lawrence-Broome, football, Savannah State; Sincere Brewster, football, Wingate; Christian Carter, football, Catawba College; Shawn Kennedy, football, Samford; Josephine Ferrari, men’s swimming, Catawba College; Raygan Short, women’s swimming, College of the Holy Cross; Emilia Royal, women’s swimming, Campbell; Caragh Magner, women’s swimming, Lafayette College
INDEPENDENCE: Elijah Sellars, football, Fayetteville State; Gavin Gibson, football, Fayetteville State; Jon Snipes, football, Wingate; Travis Hill Jr., football, Wingate; King Rhodes, football, Winston Salem State University; Jayden Jones, football, Catawba; Ricky Myers Jr., football, Mars Hill; Elisha Wilson, football, Livingstone
LINCOLN CHARTER: Jeremiah Benton, football, Wingate
METROLINA CHRISTIAN: Holden Dulin, soccer, Columbia International; Tyler Gadd, volleyball, Emmanuel; Ben Efland, cross country/track, Catawba College; Caden Simpson, baseball, Francis Marion
MOORESVILLE: Amir Childs, football, Wingate; Gavin Barber, football, App State; Dom Morin, footbal, Princeton; Andrew Cummings, football, App State; Ja’darius McCombs, football, Averett
MYERS PARK: Damaad Lewis, football, NC State; Cooper Helman, football, Hampden-Sydney; Demetrice Martin, football, Brevard; Josh Falzarano Jr., football, Shaw University
PALISADES: John Dilone, football, Wingate; Dejon Hall, football, Winston Salem State; Kristopher Young, football, Shaw; Jolani Legette, football, Coffeyville; Jamaare Williams, Football, Lenoir Rhyne; Elijah Bachiller, football, UNC-Pembroke; Joshua Watts, football, Mars Hill; Lincoln Wise, football, Campbell; Nolan Jefferson, football, Livingstone; Jazzmyn Davis, volleyball, Elizabeth City State; Micah VanFossen, baseball, Winthrop University; Maximus Wearing, baseball, Rutgers; Miggy Lopez, baseball, Rutgers.
PORTER RIDGE: Rai’Shawn Elmore, football, Michigan State; Dawson James, football, NC A&T; Ryan Ladimir, football, Wingate; Alex Todd, football, Ferrum College; Lucas Aber, baseball, Hiram College; Johnie Alexander, baseball, Bryant & Stratton Community College; Cade Cresswell, cross-country and track, Furman; Evan McClellan, men’s soccer, Lenior Rhyne; Jacob Wheelock, men’s soccer, Converse University; Mylen Cadiang, softball, N.C. Central; Lexi Johnson, softball, Southeastern Community College, Abby Mears, softball, Salem College; Kayden Purdy, softball, Coastal Carolina; Malachi McAllister, swimming, Randolph College; Dinah Yelverton, volleyball, D’Youville University; Miley Malcolm, women’s basketball, Drexel University
PROVIDENCE DAY: Jacob Baggett, football, Michigan; DC Carr, football, Wingate; Aidan Gallos, football, Tufts; Matthew Hankins, football, Wingate; Brendan Ravin, football, Davidson.
SOUTH IREDELL: Brooks Culp, football, ECU; Brody Hunt, football, Lenoir Rhyne; Dylan Bentley, football, Grinnell; Jon Michael Taylor, football, NC Gorillas (postgrad)
SOUTH POINT: Patrick Blee, football, William & Mary; Madison Bridges, softball, Catawba Valley CC; Brody Crawford, baseball, Caldwell CC; Jonathan Kalmbach, baseball, West Virginia Wesleyan; Zeke Pruitt, baseball, Catawba Valley CC; Turner Wilson, baseball, Caldwell CC; Andrew Wright, football, Catawba
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN: Hunter Tedder, football, Catawba College
UNION ACADEMY: Stephen Gonzales, football, Michigan State.
WEST IREDELL: Demarion Davidson, football, Catawba; Ex-Avier Peet, football, Campbell
WEST MECKLENBURG: Lavarus Hines, football, Concord University; Marcus Myers, football, Concord University
This story was originally published February 4, 2026 at 6:30 AM.
