Nearly 150 students sign letters of intent for collegiate athletic programs across the country
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With their parents, coaches, and friends looking on, two of the Houston Independent School District’s top athletes announced they will attend Kentucky State University and the University of Texas to pursue their athletic and academic careers.
Mesi Wilson is a standout in volleyball at Bellaire High School who has been offered a scholarship to play at Kentucky State.
North Forest High School’s Javonne Shepherd, one of the top offensive tackles in the state, has accepted a scholarship to play at the University of Texas.
The two joined nearly 150 HISD student athletes on Wednesday at the district’s National Signing Day as they officially committed to participate in basketball, soccer, baseball, football, lacrosse, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, golf, softball, cross country, and wrestling at colleges and universities throughout the nation.
The speaker at this year’s event was former WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist Ruthie Bolton, who told the students to celebrate their success without forgetting their purpose.
“Greatness is what happens beyond today,” Bolton said. “If you lose your ‘why,’ you lose your way. This is your journey, don’t give it away.”
HISD Board of Education Secretary Sergio Lira was on hand to support the student athletes and their families, as was HISD Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan and HISD Athletics Director Andre’ Walker.
Traditionally, National Signing Day has been reserved for senior high school football players, but HISD includes both female and male athletes from all sports to showcase the district’s athletic talent. Additional athletic commitments are expected after Signing Day.
Below is a complete list of student athlete signees.
Austin HS | Devin Brown | Football | Independence Community College |
Austin HS | Kimberly Santillan | Cross Country | Undecided |
Austin HS | Susie Gutierrez | Cross Country | Undecided |
Austin HS | Vumilia Margarite | Track and Field | Undecided |
Austin HS | Jasmine Valois | Volleyball | Undecided |
Bellaire HS | Mesi Wilson | Volleyball | Kentucky State University |
Bellaire HS | Sarah Dickson | Volleyball | University of Alabama – Birmingham |
Bellaire HS | Hanna Fradkin | Softball | University of Texas at Tyler |
Bellaire HS | Marcus Cooper | Football | Henderson State University |
Bellaire HS | Axavier Green | Football | Mississippi Valley State University |
Bellaire HS | Sterling Green | Football | Hardin-Simmons University |
Bellaire HS | Darreon Burns | Football | Texas Southern University |
Bellaire HS | Josh Jones | Football | East Texas Baptist University |
Bellaire HS | Jaa’lin McKeever | Football | East Texas Baptist University |
Bellaire HS | Christian Njoku | Football | Tyler Junior College |
Bellaire HS | Zachary Harris | Basketball | Undecided |
Bellaire HS | Douglas Young | Basketball | Undecided |
Bellaire HS | A. J. Ragland | Basketball | Undecided |
Bellaire HS | Chris Williams | Basketball | Concordia University |
Chavez HS | Kassandra Cardenas | Softball | Coastal Bend College |
Chavez HS | K’Myl Pete | Volleyball | Benedict College |
Chavez HS | Malcom Steen | Football | Bayou Prep Community College |
Chavez HS | Sandro Del Villar | Football | Missouri Southren State University |
Chavez HS | Dylan Wright | Football | Missouri Southren State University |
Chavez HS | Tyren Collins | Football | Missouri Southren State University |
Chavez HS | Jabari Wilson | Football | Texas Wesleyan University |
Chavez HS | Vincent Moore | Football | Austin College |
Furr HS | Jay Curry | Football | Louisiana College |
Furr HS | Darrell Veal | Football | Louisiana College |
Heights HS | Rosie Campos | Softball | Shawnee Community College |
Heights HS | Derrick Smith | Football | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
Heights HS | Giovanni Williams | Football | Blinn Junior College |
Heights HS | Dale Dickerson | Football | Navarro Junior College |
Heights HS | E’Munn Parker | Football | Howard Payne University |
Heights HS | Phillip Williams | Football | Undecided |
Heights HS | Michael Infante | Football | Undecided |
Heights HS | Xavion Solomon | Football | Undecided |
Heights HS | Xavier Burke | Football | West Texas A&M University |
Heights HS | Armani Sanchez | Baseball | University of Oklahoma |
Heights HS | Johely Torres | Soccer | Undecided |
Heights HS | Jennifer Egula | Soccer | Undecided |
Houston MSTC | Carlos Hernandez | Football | Missouri Southern State University |
Houston MSTC | Luke Chavez | Football | Central College |
Houston MSTC | Torron Mingo | Football | Undecided |
Houston MSTC | Kevin Baker | Football | Undecided |
Houston MSTC | Chris Green | Football | Undecided |
Houston MSTC | Marlon Jackson | Football | Undecided |
Kashmere HS | Darrin Washington | Football | Undecided |
Kashmere HS | Ja’Quary Jack | Football | Undecided |
Kashmere HS | Cornelius Kemp | Football | Undecided |
Kashmere HS | David Wright | Football | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Jeffrey de Groot | Swim | Emory University |
Lamar HS | Jake Arthur | Baseball | Cisco Jr. College |
Lamar HS | Brendan Cumming | Baseball | Princeton University |
Lamar HS | Sam Frank | Baseball | John Hopkins University |
Lamar HS | Chris Gutierrez | Baseball | Blinn Junior College |
Lamar HS | Kenneth Dotson | Football | Northwestern University |
Lamar HS | Alex Hogan | Football | Texas Tech University |
Lamar HS | Zane Knipe | Football | Rice University |
Lamar HS | Sam Miller | Soccer | Furman University |
Lamar HS | Joao Mitchell | Soccer | Doane University |
Lamar HS | Ruben Milano | Soccer | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Bria Mayes | Volleyball | Xavier University |
Lamar HS | Natelie Butler | Basketball | Loyola University New Orleans |
Lamar HS | Alex Lopez | Baseball | McClennen Junior College |
Lamar HS | Cameron Keener | Football | Howard Payne University |
Lamar HS | Darius Shields | Football | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Will Martinez | Football | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Jacolby Lillie | Football | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Oscar Gongora | Football | Austin College |
Lamar HS | James Johnson | Football | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Amieh Williams | Football | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Trey Johnson | Football | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Lilly Abbott | Swim | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Emma Krug | Swim | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Robin New Berry | Swim | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Nicholas Ho | Swim | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Wayne King II | Swim | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Evan Poythress | Swim | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Gus Rytting | Swim | Undecided |
Lamar HS | Josh Smith | Football | Undecided |
Madison HS | Bobby Wolfe | Football | University of Arizona |
Madison HS | Keith Landry | Football | Texas College |
Milby HS | Bryant Brown | Football | Sterling College |
North Forest HS | Sallie Freeman | Basketball | Undecided |
North Forest HS | Sasha Goody | Basketball | Undecided |
North Forest HS | Satoya Shelley | Basketball | Undecided |
North Forest HS | Javon Shepherd | Football | University of Texas – Austin |
Sterling HS | Corey Nickerson | Basketball | Undecided |
Sterling HS | Jashuan Foster | Football | Undecided |
Waltrip HS | Christian Rodriguez | Golf | Undecided |
Waltrip HS | Coley Barnes | Football | Undecided |
Waltrip HS | Caleb LaStrape | Football | Undecided |
Waltrip HS | Jordan Washington | Football | Undecided |
Waltrip HS | Claire Aldis | Soccer | Undecided |
Waltrip HS | Carolina Ibarra | Soccer | Undecided |
Waltrip HS | Niza Rodriguez | Soccer | Undecided |
Waltrip HS | Jacqueline Solis | Soccer | Undecided |
Waltrip HS | Gabriela Tabora | Soccer | Undecided |
Westbury HS | Brandon Washington | Basketball | Southwestern College |
Westbury HS | Maurice Selders | Basketball | Southwestern College |
Westbury HS | Cameron Houston | Track and Field | Undecided |
Westbury HS | Quinton Miller | Football | Undecided |
Westbury HS | Jorge Hernandez | Football | Undecided |
Westbury HS | Audrianna Jones | Track and Field | Undecided |
Westbury HS | Kortnee Green | Track and Field | Undecided |
Westbury HS | Isaiah Jaramillo | Baseball | Texas Lutheran University |
Westside HS | Helena Johnson | Basketball | Blinn Junior College |
Westside HS | Kayla Pilson | Basketball | Air Force Academy |
Westside HS | Triniti Charles | Basketball | Neosho Junior College |
Westside HS | Jessica Soders | Basketball | Undecided |
Westside HS | Jordon Lewis | Basketball | LaSalle University |
Westside HS | Allanya Lister | Football | Undecided |
Westside HS | John Joseph | Football | Kilgore College |
Westside HS | Bennie Clark | Football | Undecided |
Westside HS | Christian Rogers | Football | Undecided |
Westside HS | Kerry Smith | Football | Texas Lutheran University |
Westside HS | Jalen Waddy | Football | University of Texas Permian Basin |
Westside HS | Traelyn Marsh | Football | Undecided |
Westside HS | Austin Hill | Hockey | Dallas Baptist University |
Westside HS | Max Mazoch | Lacrosse | Southwestern University |
Westside HS | Ethan Zornosa | Lacrosse | Texas A&M University |
Westside HS | Shaska Davis | Volleyball | University of Louisiana Monroe |
Westside HS | Maiya Pena | Volleyball | University of Texas at Tyler |
Westside HS | Faith Farmer | Soccer | University of Texas in Dallas |
Westside HS | Alex Bihn | Baseball | Undecided |
Westside HS | Sam Dedivitis | Baseball | Letourneau University |
Westside HS | Zarian Forde | Baseball | Undecided |
Westside HS | Gerik Grabowski | Baseball | University of Texas at Dallas |
Westside HS | Conley Strange | Baseball | Frank Phillips Junior College |
Westside HS | Caytlin Willis | Volleyball | Edward Waters College |
Westside HS | Cole Turner | Lacrosse | Texas A&M University at Galveston |
Wheatley HS | Doris Crisp | Basketball | Undecided |
Worthing HS | Marquities Armstead | Football | Independence Junior College |
Yates HS | Jarmicheal Cooper | Football | Missouri Southern State University |
Yates HS | Uriah Harvey | Football | Texas A & T College |
Yates HS | Trayvon Haynes-Vallery | Football | Undecided |
Yates HS | DeVaunte Kees | Football | Undecided |
Yates HS | Darran Stephens | Football | Undecided |
Yates HS | Ally Henson | Track and Field | North Carolina State University |