One the first day of fall signing, girls prep hockey players Micayla Catanzariti, Katie Zinn and Celine Whitlinger signed NCAA national letters of intent to attend Pennsylvania State University.
Brian Horgan, Upper School director, asked at Wednesday's signing if the girls planned their actions together, to which they responded "no." All three transferred to Gilmour Academy this school year.
"It's kind of neat that you'll all be ending up there," Horgan said.
Penn State will start its Division I women's hockey program next year, so the three girls will be part of the school's first team.
Catanzariti, from Santa Margarita, CA, plays right wing. She earned USA National Championship medals in 2009 and 2010 and participated in USA Hockey Select Player Development Camps in 2010 and 2011.
Zinn, a forward, is from Coquitlam, British Columbia. Playing in Canada last season, she led her team in goals and was third in assists.
Whitlinger, from Huntington Beach, CA, was chosen as best goaltender at the USA Hockey Pacific Division development camp.
The Gilmour Academy team is the only girls prep hockey team in Ohio and is one of 10 teams in the North American Prep Hockey Association. The Lancers finished the 2009-2010 season with a 37-17-7 record.
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