METRO DETROIT — Novi Detroit Catholic Central showcased a record-setting 29 athletes who made their commitments official Wednesday, Feb. 5, to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level in the fall.
They will be among more than four dozen archdiocesan Catholic high school student-athletes who have announced their decisions, with many more signings expected this spring.
Detroit Catholic contacted local Catholic high schools to learn which students have committed. Here’s the list so far:
Allen Park Cabrini
SOFTBALL — Michaleigh Vallimont (Central Michigan).
Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice
FOOTBALL — Luke Newman (Holy Cross). LACROSSE — Jay Frye (Roanoke College), Drew Randall (Denison University).
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood
FOOTBALL — Jack Fairman (Penn).
Dearborn Divine Child
CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK — Anthony Hancock (Michigan), Michael Hancock (Michigan).
Detroit U-D Jesuit
FOOTBALL — Dorian Mausi (Duke).
Farmington Hills Mercy
LACROSSE — Keiley Black (Albion). ROWING — Isabelle Sawicki (Michigan). SWIMMING — Alex Callaghan (Lynn University), Lindsey Case (Hope), Isabella Genise (John Carroll), Kylie Goit (Michigan State), Emily Guerrera (Xavier), Tierney Janovsky (Providence College). VOLLEYBALL — Jessica Mruzik (Michigan).
Novi Detroit Catholic Central
BASEBALL — Cooper Donlin (Mesa Community College), Adam Falinski (Ashland University), Tyler Harris (Hillsdale), Reagan Paulina (Oakland), Daniel Rumberger (Trine University), Blake Salamon (Northwood University), Jake Zeeb (St. Clair County Community College). BASKETBALL — Josiah Smith (Carnegie Mellon University). CROSS COUNTRY — Luke Perelli (Michigan State). FOOTBALL — Zachary Carey (Grand Valley State), Cody Daraban (Michigan Tech), Cole Price (Wayne State), Easton St. Clair (Heidelberg University). LACROSSE — Connor Baratta (Rutgers), Sean Cunningham (Hope College), Marco Mularoni (Hope College), Jack Rioux (Aquinas College), Jacob Sposita (Colgate), Ryan Sullivan (Michigan), Ethan Zupko (Massachusetts-Lowell). RUGBY — Shawn St. Germain (Western Michigan). SWIMMING — Connor Brownell (Oakland), Mario McDonald (Ohio State), August Thielking (Kalamazoo College). WRESTLING — Josh Edmond (Missouri), Derek Gilcher (Indiana), Steven Kolcheff (Old Dominion), Logan Sanom (Bucknell), Marc Shaeffer (Old Dominion).
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Prep
FOOTBALL — Kam Arnold (Boston College), Anthony Enechukwu (Western Michigan).
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
FOOTBALL — Nalin Fox (Purdue).
Riverview Gabriel Richard
SOFTBALL — Chelsea Collins (Toledo). VOLLEYBALL — Bella Kandes (Grand Valley State).
Warren De La Salle
FOOTBALL — Grant Toutant (Ohio State).
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