Recruiting Central: Where some of the top local recruits are headed for college
Here is a list of area players and the schools they have either committed, will be signing with or have already signed with. If you have information on any other area recruits, please email Norm Sanders at nsanders@bnd.com:
Football | |||
Player | School | Position | College |
Royce Newman | Nashville | OT | Mississippi |
Tre’vour Simms | East St. Louis | OL | Missouri |
Tucker McCann | O’Fallon | K/P | Missouri |
Stanley Green | East St. Louis | DB | Illinois |
Natereace Strong | East St. Louis | RB | Missouri |
Greg Taylor | East St. Louis | DB | Missouri |
Merrick Jackson | Althoff | DL | Minnesota |
Kentrail Moran | O’Fallon | RB | undecided |
Todd Porter | O’Fallon | QB | Eastern Michigan |
Keenen Young | Althoff | WR | Jackson State |
Desmond Chapple | Edwardsville | DE | Northern Iowa |
Mack Waldman | Highland/NE Okla. JC | QB | James Madison |
Jordan Augustine | Althoff | QB | McKendree |
Michael Smith | Freeburg | LB | McKendree |
Nick Foster | Belleville West | LB-RB | McKendree |
Steven Leadlove | Belleville West | OL | McKendree |
Jordan Reichert | Collinsville | QB | McKendree |
Hunter Schultze | Nashville | RB-DB | McKendree |
Johnny McKinney | Triad | LB | McKendree |
Dillon Weiss | O’Fallon | DB | Truman State |
Austin Bush | Highland | OL-DL | Quincy |
Jordan Wynn | Belleville West | DB | Quincy |
Chrys Colley | Edwardsville | WR-DB | Quincy |
Joe Wolf | Freeburg | QB | Quincy |
Grant Huelsmann | Mater Dei | Kicker-punter | Quincy |
Quincy Gathings | Collinsville | DL | Quincy |
Steven Evanoff | Triad | DB | Quincy |
John Whitworth | Civic Memorial | RB | Quincy |
Joshua Price | O’Fallon | DB | Missouri S&T |
Keenan Stegall | Alton | QB-DB | Quincy |
Will Price | Sparta | RB-LB | Augustana |
Auggie Hengel | Columbia | OL | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Michael Graham | Belleville East | DB | Grand View |
Ishaiah Williams | Althoff | DB-WR | Grand View |
Sam Kabureck | O’Fallon | OL | St. Ambrose |
Aaron Laskowski | Waterloo | QB | Lindenwood-Belleville |
Drew Kordys | Sparta | QB | Lindenwood-Belleville |
Kendell Davis | Edwardsville | RB | Missouri Baptist |
C.J. Miller | Belleville East | OL | Missouri Baptist |
Isaiah King | Belleville East | WR | Missouri Baptist |
Mitchell Gladney | Waterloo | WR-DB | Missouri Baptist |
Kyle Kukorola | Dupo | DL | Culver-Stockton |
Chris Moore | Belleville West | OL | Greenville |
Markeith McGarry | East St. Louis | DB | Scottsdale CC |
Gabe Yearian | Sparta | WR | College of DuPage |
Basketball | |||
Player | School | College | |
De’Antae McMurray | Alton/SW Illinois JC | Drake | |
Trace Gentry | Roxana | Lincoln Land CC | |
Baseball | |||
Player | School | College | |
Parker Beine | Belleville West/Jefferson JC | Marshall | |
Hunter Beetley | Nashville/Kaskaskia JC | Eastern Illinois | |
Anthony Garza | Belleville East/SW Illinois JC | Missouri S&T | |
Patrick Gaul | Belleville East | Lindenwood-Belleville | |
Ty Dill | Freeburg | Lindenwood-Belleville | |
Evan Bulber | Mascoutah | Augsburg | |
Keegan Baxmeyer | Freeburg | Southwestern Illinois JC | |
Brady Rakers | Mater Dei | Southwestern Illinois JC | |
Mark Nappier | Valmeyer | Southwestern Illinois JC | |
Boys Soccer | |||
Player | School | College | |
Eric Tejada | Collinsville | SIU Edwardsville | |
Zach Hall | O’Fallon | Duquesne | |
Matt Benway | O’Fallon | Western Illinois | |
Jared Hamann | Collinsville | McKendree | |
Jake Koenig | O’Fallon | Truman State | |
Adam Becker | Columbia | Southern Indiana | |
Kyle Tucker | Edwardsville | Illinois College | |
Kane Osterhage | Waterloo | Southwestern Illinois JC | |
Boys Track | |||
Player | School | College | |
Adam Nelson | Triad | DePaul | |
Zach Hammel-Brown | Collinsville | Davenport University | |
Boys Golf | |||
Player | School | College | |
Matthew McCarthy | Althoff | Valparaiso | |
Alec Hilliard | Civic Memorial | Missouri Baptist | |
Girls Basketball | |||
Player | School | College | |
Carly Haukapp | Wesclin | Lindenwood-Belleville | |
Journey Coffman | Civic Memorial | Missouri Baptist | |
Mayghen Mugele | Wesclin | Webster U. | |
Mackenzie Kellogg | Wesclin | Webster U. | |
Kalyn Troxell | Civic Memorial | Illinois Central | |
Girls Volleyball | |||
Player | School | College | |
Annie Ellis | Edwardsville | SIU Edwardsville | |
Nicole Braner | Belleville West | Kaskaskia JC | |
Shelby Ridgeway | Belleville East | Southwestern Illinois JC | |
Allie Jackson | Columbia | Lewis & Clark CC | |
Softball | |||
Player | School | College | |
Addison Barnouski | O’Fallon | Southeast Missouri | |
Rachel Anderson | Edwardsville | Southeast Missouri | |
Allison Loehr | Edwardsville | McKendree | |
Amber Mobbs | Dupo | Missouri Baptist | |
Girls Soccer | |||
Player | School | College | |
Shannon Maitland | Althoff | Mississippi | |
Allison Wendt | Triad | SIU Edwardsville | |
Kitty Besserman | Collinsville | Indiana State | |
Anna Hanger | Althoff | McKendree | |
Kelsey Delisle | Collinsville | McKendree | |
Allie Ryan | Granite City | McKendree | |
Mia Coyne | Belleville West | Truman State | |
Alison Riddle | Columbia | Maryville | |
Chayse Richardson | Collinsville | Missouri S&T | |
Katherine Voelker | O’Fallon | Missouri S&T | |
Kate Sikora | Highland | Missouri S&T | |
Skylar Clark | Triad | Missouri-St. Louis | |
Jane Ann Crabtree | Edwardsville | Illinois Wesleyan | |
Alyssa Bartle | Belleville East | Florida Tech | |
McKenzie Dixon | Civic Memorial | Southwestern Illinois JC | |
Brianna Merchant | Triad | Parkland CC | |
Meagan Simmons | Triad | Lake Land CC | |
Gabby Kayser | Triad | Mississippi College | |
Emma Gregowicz | Belleville West | Southwestern Illinois JC | |
Andria Dauphin | Belleville West | Southwestern Illinois JC | |
Girls Track | |||
Player | School | College | |
Abigail Richter | Triad | Western Illinois | |
Allison Richter | Triad | Western Illinois | |
Alexandra Singleton | Civic Memorial | McKendree | |
Girls Cross Country | |||
Player | School | College | |
Kori Nesbitt | Granite City | Greenville | |
Shana Foster | Dupo | Missouri Baptist | |
Girls Tennis | |||
Player | School | College | |
Callaghan Adams | Edwardsville | SIU Edwardsville | |
Anna Holland | Edwardsville | Lewis & Clark CC | |
Girls Swimming | |||
Player | School | College | |
Kate May | Edwardsville | Purdue | |
Elizabeth McPherson | Edwardsville | Illinois State | |
Sydney Rey | Columbia | McKendree | |
Field Hockey | |||
Player | School | College | |
Ryley Miller | Edwardsville | Iowa | |
Girls Golf | |||
Player | School | College | |
Andrea Mellenthin | Roxana | McKendree | |
Sara Gwillim | Civic Memorial | Montreat College | |
Girls Lacrosse | |||
Player | School | College | |
Kayla Smith | O’Fallon | McKendree |
This story was originally published February 2, 2016 at 4:23 PM with the headline "Recruiting Central: Where some of the top local recruits are headed for college."