Marcus High School looked like a college advertisement on Wednesday with many students wearing college t-shirts. They weren’t wearing the shirts for advertisement, but out of pride. Feb. 1 is National Signing Day and Marcus had 19 student athletes sign letters of intent to continue their athletic endeavors after graduation.
The following students, surrounded by family, friends, teammates, coaches, and faculty, signed their letters of intent this week:
- Matt Smith: UT Tyler, Soccer
- Collin Cullum: St. Edwards, Soccer
- Lauren Long: La. Tech, Soccer
- Sidney Blaney: TWU, Soccer
- Kailey Tue: TWU, Soccer
- Molly Weeks: Houston Baptist University, soccer
- Nicole Henderson: Concordia University, Soccer
- Meagan Edwards: Troy University, Soccer
- Cameron Hajok: Benedictine College, Football
- Zach Miterko: West Texas A & M, Football
- Alex Olsen: West Texas A & M, Football
- Josh Carraway: Texas Christian University, Football
- Jake Blount: Tarleton State University, Football
- Jeff Smiley: Southeast Louisiana, Football
- Ryan Rentfro: University of North Texas, Football
- Harvey Giddens: Midwestern University, Football
- Joe Sikes: Texas A & M at Kingsville, Football
- Kyle Matheson: Northeast Oklahoma, Football
- Michael O’Connell: Johns Hopkins University, Football
Marcus High School Principal Gary Shafferman commended the students on their achievements on and off the field. “We have an amazing group of student athletes at Marcus,” Shafferman said. “They have worn the Marcus uniform with pride and we look forward to seeing them in a different uniform next year.”
Several student athletes had signed letters of intent earlier in the year. They are:
- Madison Carr: University of Arkansas Fort Smith, Tennis
- Shannon Malone: University of Wisconsin, Basketball
- Ali Smith: University of Alabama, Swimming
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