Southern Illinois high school student-athletes announce their college choices
Below is a list of metro-east high school athletes who have signed national letters of intent to continue playing their respective sports in college.
If you are an athlete who has signed an NLI or their parent or coach, and your name is not on the list, please contact sports writer Dean Criddle at dcriddle@bnd.com. Provide your name, high school, sport and the college you will be attending.
You may also submit a letter-signing photo for use in an online gallery of letter signings.
This list will be continually updated through each new signing period.
Baseball
- Brayden Haug, Alton, Lindenwood
- Wes Laaker, Alton, Drury
- Jack Owens, Mascoutah, Truman State
- Riley Phillips, Alton, Louisville
- Will Range, Edwardsville, Massachusetts
- Tim Reinholz, Gibault, Quincy
- Joe Wade, Triad, SW Baptist
- Drake Westcott, Edwardsville, Louisville
Logan Cromer, Edwardsville, Parkland
Isack Hamilton, Hillsboro, SWIC
Nic Hemken, Edwardsville, Truman State
Collin Salter, Edwardsville, Parkland
Brady Schmitz, Freeburg, Rend Lake
Austin Toler, Highland, Harris-Stowe
Drake Downing, Waterloo, Central Missouri
Tucker Shalley, Jerseyville, Illinois
Bennett Smallie, Granite City, McKendree
Connor Wilson, Althoff, Illinois College
Alex Elsing, Wesclin, Kaskaskia
Jonas Barnes, Granite City, Illinois College
Carson Richardson, Collinsville, Spoon River College
- Cole Froess, Columbia, Culver-Stockton
Cross Country
- Abby Korak, Edwardsville, Xavier
- Ryan Clancy, Mater Dei, Mount Mercy
- Chessy Nikonowicz, Granite City, SIU-Edwardsville
- Riley Vickrey, Marquette, Missouri Southern
- Jarod Willis, Triad, Murray State
- Zach Panek, Belleville East, Illinois-Springfield
- Jack Gray, Belleville East, Lawrence Tech University, Mich.
- Sean Ede, Mascoutah, Missouri-St. Louis
Softball
- Ashlyn Betz, Alton, Valparaiso
- Kelsie Burrows, Freeburg, Illinois-Springfield
- Miriam Kastens, Edwardsville, Brown
- Isabel Lehan, Triad, McKendree
- Maria Smith, Edwardsville, Southern Mississippi
- Ellie Viox, Edwardsville, Missouri S&T
- Hayleigh Juenger, O’Fallon, Brown
Jenna Christeson, Civic Memorial, SIU-Carbondale
Gracie Braun, Civic Memorial, Illinois College
Taylor Friederich, Mascoutah, Kaskaskia College
Kyleigh VonBorries, Belleville East, Central Methodist’
Taylor Friederich, Mascoutah, Kaskaskia
Elizabeth Lebro, Edwardsville, St. Louis CC
Sydney Webber, Edwardsville, Lincoln Land
Dallas Zirkelbach, Triad, Lewis & Clark
Macy Flanigan, Wood River, Kentucky Wesleyan
Aryn Henke, Columbia, John Logan
Football
- Donavan Bieber, Columbia, Northern Illinois
- Antonio Johnson, East St. Louis, Texas A&M
- Jacob Morrissey, Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri
- Darius Walker, East St. Louis, Illinois State
- Bennet Krebs, Mater Dei, Drake
- Jake Holten, Collinsville, Southeast Missouri
- Javontez Spraggins, East St. Louis, Tennessee
- Cameron Kirkpatrick, Edwardsville, McKendree
- Yohance Flager, Belleville East, Butler
- Mack Harris, Althoff, Western Missouri
- Ronnie Hunsaker, Columbia, McKendree
- Demarveon Johnson, Cahokia, Quincy
- Reed Kaburick. Edwardsville, Central Missouri
- Juel Little, O’Fallon, Quincy
- Kijuan McGee, Marquette, McKendree
- Tim Middleton, Mascoutah, McKendree
- Kameron Neal, O’Fallon, Missouri Southern
- Elijah Petersen, Mascoutah, Kentucky Wesleyan
- Evan Ramirez, Edwardsville, Quincy
- Ryan Ritchie, O’Fallon, Indianapolis
- Kendrick Scarbrough, East St. Louis, Truman State
- Aeneas Tibbs, Mascoutah, Lincoln
- Joe Wacker, Nashville, McKendree
- Donte Williams, Collinsville, Missouri Southern
- Matt Wilson, Mascoutah, Kentucky Wesleyan
- Dyontae Young, O’Fallon, Quincy
- Ethan Young, Edwardsville, McKendree
- Will Ache, Althoff, St. Francis
- Jason Blackmon, Althoff, Illinois College
- Alex Peterson, Wesclin, Culver Stockton
- Ryan Weatherford, Columbia, St. Ambrose
Bowling
- Grace Braswell, O’Fallon, Drury
Triathlon
- Gretta Stark, Mater Dei, Black Hills State
Swimming
- Sophia Burwitz, Belleville East, Illinois
- Emma Cox, Granite City, Eastern Illinois
- Noah Clancy, Alton, Missouri S&t
- Madie Rey, Columbia, Northern Arizona
- Josie Bushell, Edwardsville, Drury
- Macie Sparks, ME Lutheran, Maryville
Soccer
- Gracie English, Belleville East, St. Louis U
- Peyton Ganz, Freeburg, Southern Indiana
- Haley Glover, Columbia, Illinois State
- Faith Liljegren, Collinsville, Southeast Missouri
- Katelyn Krueger, Jerseyville, Lincoln Trail
Sydney Stephens, Waterloo, Georgia
- Sydney Valerius, Belleville West, SWIC
- Maggie Evans, Alton, SWIC
- Michaela Smith, O’Fallon, SWIC
- Logan Rader, Collinsville, SWIC
- Travis Speer, Triad, SWIC
- Alyssa Tucker, Collinsville, SWIC
- Kaija Ufert, Alton, SWIC
- Jospeh McCulloch, Triad, SWIC
- Elena Fridley, Wesclin, McKendree
- Abigail Norbury, Wesclin, McKendree
- Halle Haudrich, Gibault, Missouri Baptist
- Aryn Henke, Columbia, John A. Logan
- Sierra Schlemmer, Triad, Culver-Stockton
- Colton Clark, Triad, SWIC
- Zoe Ahlers, Edwardsville, Evansville
- Madison Caito, Alton, McKendree
- Karleigh Daniels, Waterloo, Lindenwood
- Jakob Doyle, Edwardsville, Rockhurst
- Tyler Frolik, Edwardsville, Southwest Baptist
- Casey Hansen, Edwardsville, Truman State
- Destiny Johnson, Collinsville, McKendree
- Rileigh Kuhns, Edwardsville, Missouri-KC
- Joey Maher, Althoff, Indiana
- Lawson Redmon, Edwardsville, Indiana
- Emma VanBuskirk, Granite City, McKendree
- Alex DeBourge, Althoff, Webster
- Kyleigh Hebel, Althoff, Monmouth
- Liesl Whitener, Althoff, Augustana
Tennis
- Bailey Grigg, Triad, McKendree
Basketball
- Anna Hall, Civic Memorial, Missouri Southern
- Quierra Love, Edwardsville, SIU-Carbondale
- Jacob Schadegg, Mater Dei, McKendree
- Ray’Sean Taylor, Collinsville, SIU-Edwardsville
- Caleb Zurliene, Mater Dei, Purdue-Northwest
- Carson Parker, Nashville, McKendree
- Caite Knutson, Collinsville, SIU-Edwardsville
- Ashlyn Wightman, Gibault, Illinois College
- Daulton Burgner, Althoff, Elmhurst
- Luke Cox, Triad, SWIC
- Kristyn Mitchell, Collinsville, Illinois Central College
- Greg Wells, Belleville West, McKendree
Volleyball
- Karinna Gall, Althoff, Indiana State
- Maddie Isringhausen, Edwardsville, Tennessee Tech
- Abby Johnson, Central, Nebraska
- Lauren McCurley, Triad, McKendree
- Darci Metzger, Collinsville, Murray State
- Rachel Mitts, Belleville East, Lindenwood
- Hannah Scrum, Collinsville, Maryville
- Lexi Smith, Freeburg, Southeast Missouri
- Lydia Schorfheide, Wesclin, SWIC
- Amanda Miller, O’Fallon, SWIC
- Kolbie Martin, Trico, SWIC
- Kaleigh Bien, Belleville West, SWIC
- Lauren McCurley, Triad, McKendree
- Connor Sheehan, O’Fallon, Lindenwood
- Allison Bonde, Columbia, Manchester
- Sydney Coker, Highland, John A. Logan
- Molly Diekemper, Carlyle, Kaskaskia
- Easton Gavin, O’Fallon, Carthage
- Paige Hand, Marissa, Rend Lake
- Kate Trickey, Belleville East, Stl.-Pharmacy
- Megan Vidmar, Highland, Blackburn
- Jessie Seidel, Waterloo, Lindenwood
- Sydney Henke, Civic Memorial, Marian
- Chris Moore, Althoff, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
- Mia Orlet, Althoff, Quincy
- Katie Wemhoener, Althoff, Missouri State
- Jayla Holcombe, SIUE-Charter, Murray State
Track and Field
- Ella Siebenberger, Freeburg, Murray State
- Zach Brasel, Father McGivney, Stl.-Pharmacy
- Isabella Dixon, Mascoutah, Monmouth
- Jackson McAlister, Waterloo, Missouri
Golf
- Logan Jones, Marissa, McKendreee
- Brianna McMinn, O’Fallon, Murray State
- Ian Bailey, Edwardsville, Ottawa
- Grant Goebel, Mater Dei, Rend Lake
- Trevor Laub, Edwardsville, Heartland
- Logan Lowery, O’Fallon, Emory University
- Sam Weilgus, Granite City, Lewis and Clark
- Belle Marsala, Collinsvillle, McKendree
- Casey Wagner, Columbia, Drury
- Jack Bruening, Althoff, Illinois Wesleyan
Wrestling
- Caleb Grau, Mascoutah, North Carolina-Pembroke
- Luke Odom, Edwardsville, Illinois
This story was originally published April 23, 2020 at 6:55 AM.
