Commitment Ceremony Honors 10 Seniors

The big Maroon family celebrated 10 students, including three official signees, at a special commitment recognition ceremony held on National Signing Day, February 1 in the Hershey Athletic Center.
 
In addition to the three students signing national letters of intent, an additional seven were recognized for their signing or commitment to continuing their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

“Fewer than one in ten high school athletes get the opportunity to play in college. That number is smaller in the sports we’re recognizing today, and a much smaller percentage are offered Division I grants-in-aid,” said Jim Fitzpatrick, director of boys athletics at Episcopal. “Given how tough it is to get those offers at any level, we aim to celebrate all of our students fortunate and committed enough to have that chance to grow and develop in their chosen sports.”

The three Division I football signees are Chris Fournier to Lehigh University, Jonathan Sutherland to Penn State University, and Luiji Vilain to the University of Michigan. Grant Neagli has committed to play for Yale University, also a Division I school, but Ivy League schools do not offer grants-in-aid.

Six more also celebrated their college commitments: Greta Holt, Dickinson College, Lacrosse; George Mawanda-Kalema, Brown University, Basketball; Austin Plaster, Ohio Wesleyan University, Lacrosse; Andile Tshuma, Sewanee, Soccer; and Brandon Williams, University of Mary Washington, Lacrosse. Finally, Colin Dixon has committed to the University of Virginia for football as a recruited walk-on.

"All ten individuals celebrated today have made a tremendous impact on the Episcopal Athletics program,” said Jen Fitzpatrick, director of girls athletics. “We're excited to watch them continue to develop as young men and women as they move on beyond the gates of EHS and leave their mark on the impressive list of institutions that they will come to represent on the playing fields."

Episcopal will hold one more commitment ceremony later in the spring. For a complete collection of photos from the day, view below or visit our Flickr site.

College Athletics Commitment Ceremony - Feb. 1
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