Signing Day Central: Where Will FL Standouts Spend Next Four Years?


(Bolles seniors Ally Hajda and Brittany Wilkinson sign with Brown University and George Washington University.)

The final period for track and field athletes to sign their National Letters of Intent (NLI's) started Wednesday. See where our athletes are headed to spend their college careers. Are you going to compete at the next level? Send us your photos, videos, and let us know. (Photo by Sue Thomas)

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Hillsborough's J'Nai Taylor has signed with FIU to sprint and jump.


Plantation senior high jumper Damian Lewis leaps at the opportunity to go to UNF.

Lincoln senior Tamera Mason doesn't move to far from home choosing the FAMU Rattlers as her college destination. Fellow Trojan teammates sprinter Marquel Pittman (Hinds CC) and thrower Leelah Wilburn Emory University) will also keep their track and field careers going at the next level.

Lely's Joshua Wagner picks Florida Southern.

Fuad Batteh of Mandarin will run for Mercer University starting this fall.

Batteh will be joined in at Emory University in Atlanta by Mustang teammate Madison Cowart.

Bloomingdale's Colin Boutin is headed out west to Seattle Pacific University.

Newsome senior Triston Vaira will stay close to home and run for the University of Tampa.

Perseverance pays off for Colonial senior Pashen Williams who chose Jacksonville University.

  • Patrick Sastre of Westminster Academy will play soccer and run at Gardner Webb.

College Signings

ATHLETEHIGH SCHOOLCOLLEGEDATE
Ajagbe, DebbieRansom Everglades SchoolUniversity of MiamiThrows11/09/16>
Alexander, TaraniqueMiami Northwestern HSCalifornia State University-NorthridgeJumps11/09/16>
Babatz, EvanFort Myers HSUniversity of South FloridaXC/Distance10/25/16>
Barnett, KatieAdmiral Farragut AcademyPrinceton UniversityJumps04/06/17>
Batteh, Fuad
Mandarin HSMercer UniversityDistance04/12/17>
Beach, AmandaMelbourne Central Catholic HSDuke UniversityXC/Distance11/07/16>
Beck, AryeEstero HSStetson UniversityXC/Distance11/07/16>
Bias, JacobBartram Trail HSDrury UniversityMultis03/02/17>
Bolt, AlexCreekside HSWVU Institute of TechnologyXC/Distance11/09/16>
Boutin, Colin
Bloomingdale HSSeattle Pacific UniversityDistance04/12/17>
Bradley-Macklin, KeausWest Broward HSUniversity of Central FloridaHurdles/Jumps11/20/16>
Cacciatore, JohnSatellite High SchoolCollege of William & MaryDistance11/17/16>
Camps, AustinWest Shore HSUniversity of South FloridaDistance11/28/16>
Cashin, MatthewLeon HSUniversity of North FloridaDistance02/07/17>
Clark, KaylahMiami Northwestern HSHoward UniversityThrows04/12/17>
Clark, MatthewCreekside HSUniversity of FloridaXC/Distance09/13/16>
Davidson, Daneesha
Hillsborough HSUniversity of Central FloridaSprints/Hurdles/Jumps11/09/16>
Davis, Karimah
Palm Beach Central HSFlorida State UniversitySprints11/15/16>
Deal, Nicholas
Creekside HSUniversity of FloridaDistance01/31/17>
Delay, KayleyFletcher HSYale UniversityXC/Distance11/09/16>
Duff, ReeceCreekside HSStetson UniversityXC/Distance10/07/16>
Easterly, KaylaNorth Fort Myers HSFlorida State UniversityDistance11/14/16>
Ellis, JavoniaLake Minneola HSUniversity of South FloridaSprints-Jumps04/12/17>
Elysee, BrandySouth Dade HSMarshall UniversitySprints04/11/17>
Falco, SophiaLakewood Ranch HSVanderbilt UniversitySprints09/15/16>
Flemming, HannahAstronaut HSFlorida Southern CollegeDistance01/10/17>
Galan, CarolynSt. Brendan HSSt. Thomas UniversityDistance11/20/16>
Gear, KristlinFort Myers HSFurman UniversityDistance01/31/17>
Gibson, CourtneyMiami Southridge HSFAMU High SchoolJumps11/23/16>
Giovanniello, MeganEstero HSFlorida Atlantic UniversityXC/Distance10/13/16>
Granville, RaeganThin Air Vault ClubUniversity of the CumberlandsPole Vault02/01/17>
Gutierrez, GabrielaSt. Brendan HSSt. Thomas UniversityDistance11/20/16>
Hajda, AllyBolles HSBrown UniversityDistance11/23/16>
Harrelson, AbbieNiceville HSUniversity of FloridaDistance11/16/16>
Herndon, HanaWinter Park HSGeorgia TechXC/Distance10/30/16>
Hutton, JohnRobert E. Lee HSSoutheastern UniversityDistance02/01/17>
Hyland, Chase
The Pine SchoolNortheastern UniversityXC/Distance11/07/16>
Jenkins, ElizabethWinter Park HSFlorida State UniversityXC/Distance10/30/16>
Jenkins, JenniferUmatilla HSStetson UniversityXC/Distance10/30/16>
Johnson, KaylaMiami Southridge HSUniversity of MiamiMid-Distance11/13/16>
Kirby, KaitlynEast Lake HSUniversity of South FloridaMultis11/16/16>
Kling, Haley
Pace HSLipscomb UniversityDistance11/17/16>
Kocsis, ChristianCreekside HSBelmont AbbeyXC/Distance10/03/16>
Lewis, DamianPlantation HSUniversity of North FloridaHigh Jump04/12/17>
Lima, JenniferEast Lake HSFlorida State UniversityDistance04/12/17>
Mancke, HarrisonLecanto HSFlorida International UniversityThrows11/16/16>
Mandato, TrentonTrinity PrepFurman UniversityXC/Distance09/22/16>
Marois, KyleVenice HSUniversity of North FloridaHigh Jump11/07/16>
Mason, SymoneMiami Southridge HSUniversity of MiamiSprints11/13/16>
Mason, Tamera
Lincoln HSFlorida A & M UniversitySprints04/12/17>


ATHLETEHIGH SCHOOLCOLLEGEDATE
Moreno, OsielLafayette HSPiedmont CollegeTrack and Cross Country01/25/17>
Musselman, SethHarmony HSUniversity of South FloridaPole Vault12/06/16>
Ogilvie, KelsiLemon Bay HSSoutheastern UniversityDistance01/31/17>
Patterson, AmuruHaines City HSUniversity of MiamiSprints11/15/16>
Pittman, MarquelLincoln HSHinds Community CollegeSprints04/12/17>
Pottorff, CalebLincoln Park Academy HSFlorida State UniversityXC/Distance10/14/16>
Rivera, John
Lakewood Ranch HSUniversity of MississippiMid-Distance04/06/17>
Rivers, BryannaWharton HSUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstMid-Distance11/11/16>
Rogers, DaeshaNorth Miami HSUniversity of Central FloridaDistance11/20/16>
Samhouri, RaniaWharton HSUniversity of South FloridaDistance11/13/16>
Sastre, PatrickWestminster AcademyGardner-Webb UniversityTrack-Soccer04/12/17>
Seymour, KaTiaPalatka HSFlorida State UniversitySprints11/09/16>
Sherwin, AlexisNiceville HSAir Force AcademyDistance01/02/17>
Simmons, StevenPalatka HSFlorida A & M UniversitySprints11/09/16>
Skage, GregoryWinter Park HSAir Force AcademyPole Vault01/19/17>
Smart, ChauncyAuburndale HSFlorida State UniversitySprints11/07/16>
Stanford, LaurenBartram Trail HSUniversity of Colorado Colorado SpringsXC/Distance10/15/16>
Storey, JosephCreekside HSColumbia UniversityDistance02/01/17>
Terry, Twanisha
Miami Northwestern HSUniversity of Southern CaliforniaSprints11/09/16>
Thomas, Damion
Northeast HS (Oakland Park)Louisiana State University (LSU)Hurdles11/12/16>
Torino, Leigha
North Marion HSDuke UniversityDistance04/12/17>
Vaira, Triston
Newsome HSUniversity of TampaDistance04/12/17>
Van der Burgt, NoahFather Lopez Catholic HSFlorida Southern CollegeDistance02/07/17>
Villena, JuliaSt. Brendan HSSt. Thomas UniversityDistance11/20/16>
Wagner, Joshua
Lely HSFlorida Southern CollegeDistance04/12/17>
Whiffen, KatieLake Minneola HSStetson UniversityXC/Distance11/09/16>
Wilburn, LeelahLincoln HSEmory UniversityThrows04/12/17>
Wilkinson, BrittanyBolles HSGeorge Washington UniversityDistance04/12/17>
Williams, Pashen
Colonial HSJacksonville UniversitySprints04/12/17>
Williams, ShaniyaMiami Southridge HSUniversity of Central FloridaSprints11/15/16>
Winton, AmberFort Myers HSFlorida Southern CollegeXC/Distance10/15/16>
Worrell, NicoletteHagerty HSJacksonville UniversityXC/Distance10/25/16>
Yates, IanSeabreeze HSAnderson UniversityDistance12/03/16>
Young, De'AndreahMiami Northwestern HSCalifornia State University-NorthridgeHurdles11/09/16>