Los Alamitos High officials believe it was the single largest amount of student athletes to sign with colleges at the same time.
Los Alamitos High officials believe it was the single largest amount of student athletes to sign with colleges at the same time.
Nineteen students at LAHS signed national letters of intent with four-year universities for various sports last Wednesday at the school. Three members of the Griffin softball team have already commited to schools for the 2013-14 school year. Erika Crissman signed with Indiana State University, Alex Finie signed with Loyola Marymount University and Megan Geer made her commitment to the University of Tennessee.
The girls volleyball team had two players sign letters. Courtney Crosby committed to the University of Connecticut and Justine Wong-Orantes signed to play for the University of Nebraska. Boys volleyball team member Grant Thompson signed with Culver-Stockton University in Missouri.
The Griffin girls water polo team will begin their season next week with just three seniors on the roster. All three committed to colleges on Wednesday. Shannon Crowley signed with Brown University, Nikki Quinn signed with UC Santa Barbara, and Stephanie Mutafyan has committed to UC Berkeley.
Another Griffin is headed to Berkeley, as well. Lacrosse player Julie Crowell signed to her letter of intent to attend the university and play for the Golden Bears, as well. Her teammate on the Lacrosse team, Bailey Brannon signed to attend Colorado Mesa University.
Swimmer Lynea Baudino signed with San Jose State University. Though Los Alamitos High does not field a crew team, four students signed to row at the collegiate level. Stuti Desai signed with San Diego State University, Emily Harris signed with Loyola Marymount, Savannah Moody committed to Southern Methodist University and Katy Newmarker will row for UCLA.
From the Griffin baseball team, pitcher Greg Harris signed to play for the University of Oregon and infielder Francesco Padulo signed his letter to attend Cornell. Golfer Esther Lee, who recently finished second in the State Championship, losing by just one stroke, will play golf for Duke University next year.