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Student-Athletes Sign Letters of Intent at National Signing Day

Catharine Li, Horizon Editor-in-Chief| February 23, 2020

Head tennis coach Travis Dalrymple poses with Gaurav Singh ’20, who signed with the University of Washington in St. Louis, and Kiana Graham ’20 who signed with Southern Methodist University. Photo courtesy of Westwood Tennis.

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, graduating student athletes and their supporting families, coaches, and teams filled the Field House for National Signing Day, celebrating the end to an extensive recruiting process and the culmination of the efforts, achievements, and commitment over the past four years.

“Most of these athletes signed earlier in the year but today we recognize all of our soon to be student athletes,” coach Anthony Wood said.

Nine Warriors from five respective sports signed letters of intent, committing to the next step of their athletic journeys: playing at the collegiate level. The following students have made their decisions official:

TENNIS

Kiana Graham – Southern Methodist University

Gaurav Singh – Washington University in St. Louis

VOLLEYBALL

Maddie Gillespie – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Zoe Menendez – The University of Incarnate Word

Audrey Quesnel – Northwestern State University

FOOTBALL

Danny Lackowski – Colorado School of Mines

BASEBALL

Peter Dyar – The University of Texas at Dallas

SWIM AND DIVE

Emma Greene – Rollins College

Caleb Farris – American University

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