8 Seaford High-Schoolers Commit To Play Sports In College: PHOTOS

SEAFORD, NY — Eight Seaford high-schoolers will play sports in college, including baseball, bowling, field hockey and lacrosse. District and building administrators, coaches, guidance counselors and family members gathered in the Seaford High School auditorium Thursday to share in the milestone accomplishment.

At the National Letter of Intent signing ceremony, Kevin Witt, the director of physical education, health and athletics, said just 7 percent of high school student-athletes go on to play at the collegiate level. The Seaford kids will attend colleges on Long Island and throughout the state.

Two students committed to play multiple sports in college.

Hailey Galison will join the bowling and field hockey teams at St. Thomas Aquinas College while Jessica Kofod will don the deep red and white for Molloy College's field hockey and lacrosse teams.

Ally McMahon will play lacrosse for Mercy College and her teammate Grace Pupke will play for Hofstra University.

Three baseball players will go on to play in college as well. Nick Barreiros will play for the New York Institute of Technology, Joseph Cain will play at St. Joseph’s College and Frank Cozzolino is headed to St. Thomas Aquinas. Jason Rebaudo will play lacrosse from Molloy College.

Witt said the ceremony was "a very special day" for the athletes. They successfully played multiple sports and succeeded academically by taking rigorous courses and maintaining good grades. Their intense commitments in high school, he said, prepared them for success at the next level.