Eighty-Five Student Athletes Sign Letters of Intent

The NLI is a binding agreement between an NCAA school and a student-athlete in which the student-athlete agrees to attend the school for one year and the school agrees to provide financial aid to the student-athlete. Signing an NLI essentially puts an end to the recruiting process since participating schools are prohibited from contacting a student-athlete who has already signed an NLI with another school.
Capistrano Unified School District continues to produce stand-out student athletes, year-after-year, who are recruited heavily by universities across the nation and often move on to successful collegiate athletic careers. From among the 85 students who signed Letters of Intent, San Clemente High School led the District with 26 collegiate signings followed closely by Tesoro High School with 20 signings. There were 14 students from Capistrano Valley High School who signed Letters of Intent and 13 students from Dana Hills High School. Rounding out the field was Aliso Niguel High School with 10 signings and San Juan Hills High School with two.
“We are proud of our student athletes and what they have accomplished both in competition and in the classroom,” said Capistrano Unified School District Superintendent Kirsten M. Vital. “These 85 high school seniors have achieved athletic excellence that has opened doors for them to some of the top collegiate athletic programs in the nation. We celebrate them as they sign the National Letters of Intent and also commend them for being role models and reminders to their fellow students that true success comes when both athletic and academic performance are achieved.”
The following high school seniors, representing Capistrano Unified School District, have signed National Letters of Intent to play collegiate sports at the named NCAA universities during the 2015-2016 academic year:

 

Aliso Niguel High School

• Sarah Roberts, Ohio State University, Soccer
• Lindsey Ruddins, UC Santa Barbara, Volleyball
• Jewel Hayes, Sacred Heart University, Volleyball
• Clare Laughery, Central Michigan University, Lacrosse
• Michael Marino, Colorado Mesa University, Lacrosse
• Nicole Simonson, Southern Utah University, Softball
• Kyle Molnar, UCLA, Baseball
• Eric Wagaman, CSU Chico, Baseball
• Ryan Daugherty, University of Albany, Baseball
• Connor Wetmore, Whitworth University, Swimming

Capistrano Valley High School

• Jordan Bocko, UC Irvine, Baseball
• Allie Butler, Mercyhurst University, Lacrosse
• Mei-Te Coco, Northern Arizona University, Soccer
• Ally Dickman, University of Utah, Softball
• Lauren Diuco, St. Marin’s University, Softball
• Grant Friedman, UC Irvine, Volleyball
• Amanda Healy, CSU Stanislaus, Soccer
• Emily Horner, Providence College, Volleyball
• Jen Munoz, University of New Mexico, Soccer
• Nick Norman, UC Berkeley, Swimming
• Jake Ortega, CSU Bakersfield, Baseball
• Bailey Selecky, Southern Oregon University, Soccer
• Katie Ta, Brown University, Tennis
• Hannah Thieroff, Cal Baptist University, Softball

Dana Hills High School

• Marco Asic, Pepperdine University, Water Polo
• Marrick Crouse, University of San Francisco, Baseball
• Corey Eisner, Emory University, Track and Field
• Andrew Falk, University of Chicago, Football
• Madison Killebrew, Boston University, Softball
• Alexie Marietti, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Soccer
• Connor Murphy, Dominican University, Soccer
• Nash Parker, CSU Long Beach, Track and Field
• Evelyn Roberts, Yale University, Track and Field
• Meghan Shaver, Georgetown University, Soccer
• Lucas Williams, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Baseball
• Zachary Wolf, University of Seattle, Baseball
• Jackson Zoch, Naval Academy, Baseball

San Clemente High School

• Kolby Allard, UCLA, Baseball
• Matt August, UC Irvine, Volleyball
• Trevor Beard, Purdue University, Baseball
• Alexandra Cooper, CSU San Jose, Golf
• Sam Darnold, USC, Football
• Santiago DiGiuseppe, University of San Francisco, Soccer
• Rebecca Dunne, USC, Sand Volleyball
• Emily Gough, Seattle University, Swimming
• Chase Hamming, UC Berkeley, Water polo
• Lucas Herbert, UCLA, Baseball
• Brandon Hopper, UC Santa Barbara, Volleyball
• Kelsey Horton, New Mexico State, Softball
• Brittany Hundley, Jacksonville University, Soccer
• Royce Jacobsen, University of Hawaii, Hilo, Baseball
• Lauren Kane, University of San Diego, Softball
• Natalie Knauf, Northwest Nazarene, Volleyball
• Hailey Laub, Air Force Academy, Soccer
• Max Lepley, Whittier College, Lacrosse
• Blayne Martinez, UCLA, Soccer
• Cole Martinez, UCLA, Soccer
• Jordyne Prussak, University of Chicago, Softball
• Jack Renard, US Merchant Marine Academy, Lacrosse
• Sammy Schwartz, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Golf
• Sophia Spralja, Sarah Lawrence College, Soccer
• Will Tribucher, University of Michigan, Baseball
• Riley Whimpey, Boise State University, Football

San Juan Hills High School

• Vincent McFadden, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Basketball
• Emily Steil, Iowa State University, Soccer

Tesoro High School

• Mandy Barnes, Boise State University, Swimming
• Sierra Bates, Point Loma University, Volleyball
• Victoria Bresler, University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Soccer
• Amanda Brown, Princeton University, Golf
• Briar Brumley, Cornell University, Cross Country and Track and Field
• Kyra Cloutier, University of Jacksonville, Soccer
• Kaitlyn Cook, Air Force Academy, Soccer
• Tiffany Costello, Central Arizona University, Track and Field
• Cameron Davidson, CSU Dominguez Hills, Soccer
• Tara Finigan, Portland State University, Golf
• Gunner Garn, University of Michigan, Lacrosse
• Hailey Hite, USC, Soccer
• Justine Huang, Wellesley College (MA), Tennis
• Jack Ireland, CSU Fullerton, Golf
• Natalie Jacobs, University of Notre Dame, Soccer
• Emma Peterson, UC Irvine, Water Polo
• Peter Robinson, Southwestern University (TX), Swimming
• Jake Smeltzer, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Football
• Kalee Smith, Villanova University, Softball
• Valentina Soares Gache, Northeastern University, Soccer