Local athletes make college choices official on National Signing Day
With a few strokes of the pen, lives can change.
That was the case for high school athletes across the country as National Signing Day made college decisions official, and it was no different locally.
Dozens of athletes in the area signed their letters of intent, choosing their future destinations:
S.B. RILEY
Damezi Anderson - Indiana - Basketball
Shamar Dillard - Western Illinois - Basketball
Asia Strong - Bradley - Basketball
Madison Blakesley - Arizona - Swimming
PENN
Kristina Lynch - Florida State - Soccer
Molly McLaughlin - Xavier - Soccer
Mackenzie Wood - Northwestern - Soccer
Makenna Bottorff - Ball State - Swimming
Nathan Lovisa - Purdue Northwest - Baseball
Nathan Vargo - Kankakee C.C. - Baseball
Sara Doi - Huntington College - Basketball
Chad Piatt - Lewis College - Cross Country and Track
Lexi Clay - Taylor U. - Softball
Hailey Hisaw - Saint Mary's College - Softball
Rachel Hickey - IUPUI - Volleyball
Rachel Rupert - Vincennes - Volleyball
Julia Beers - Concordia of Chicago - Volleyball
Italia Fields - Milwaukee School of Engineering - Volleyball
A.J. Antonelli - Marian University - Tennis
S.B. ST. JOSEPH
Michael Dunkelberger - Indiana - Baseball
Luke Houin - Purdue - Baseball
Alex Voss - Butler - Baseball
Megan Welsh - Harvard - Softball
Hannah Goerke - Northern Illinois - Softball
Eden Dolezal - Seton Hall - Volleyball
Ashley Jenkins - Indiana State - Swimming
Maddie Yergler - DePaul - Tennis
Abby O'Dell - IU South Bend - Basketball
Cole Wright - Rockhurst - Lacrosse
ELKHART CENTRAL
Logan Brown - Indiana - Diving