More than 50 student-athletes from Lexington-Richland School District Five have accepted offers to play college sports next school year.
The students will attend 33 schools nationwide, participating in a variety of sports from football and basketball to cheerleading and wrestling. Athletic scholarship offers for District Five student-athletes came from as near as the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. where Dutch Fork High’s Alaina Coates will play basketball and as far away as Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz. where Irmo High’s Lamar Cloud will play football.
Irmo High School Athletic Director Bob Hanna said, “I think it is every kid's dream to be able to take their sport to the next level. To do this they realize they must perform in the classroom and on the playing field.”
Chapin High School Athletic Director Ronnie Wessinger said, “Chapin High is excited and proud of these student-athletes. We thank them for their time, energy and effort while at Chapin High School. We believe that high school athletics helps prepare all student-athletes for college and life by helping them balance in all aspect of their lives.”
District Five students that will play college sports include:
Chapin High School: Barrett Charpia (Citadel, Baseball), Brandon White (Lander, Baseball), Cameron Lindler (Anderson, Soccer), Cameron Whitehurst (Erskine, Soccer), Will Norris (Wofford, Soccer), Jonah Whiteside (Anderson, Soccer), Kali Williams (USC Union, Baseball), Will Hornsby (Dickinson, Football), Carolina Amick (Spartanburg Methodist, Cross Country), Luke Edwards (North Greeneville, Basketball), Tony Dargan (Anderson, Basketball), Sara Jefferson (Erskine, Volleyball), Fabian Hardy (Coker, Cross Country).
Dutch Fork High School: Jamar Winston (UNCC, Football), Aaron Borden (Methodist, Football), Zayd Stivender (Methodist, Football), Trey Gregg (Shaw, Football), Haley Saxby (University of SC, Cross Country/ Track and Field), Chris Stafford (Montreat, Cross Country/Track and Field), Hannah Jefferson (Spartanburg Methodist, Volleyball), Taylor Gaskins (Coker, Golf), Megan Farmer (Newberry, Cheerleading), Sarah Reed (Newberry, Cheerleading), Jessica Jennings (Newberry, Cheerleading), Alaina Coates (University of S.C., Basketball), Connor Graham (Carson Newman, Swim), Carmen Rollizo (Winthrop, Track), Hannah Martin (Lander, Soccer), Erin Morabito (Queens, Soccer), Graham Jermstad (Newberry, Soccer), Nick Pappas (College of Charleston, Baseball), Connor Davis (Lander, Baseball), Antoine Hammond (Coker, Wrestling), DeRante Cook (Limestone, Wrestling).
Irmo High School: Mary Hutchinson (Charleston Southern University, Cross Country/ Track and Field), Shikee Brooks (Louisburg College, Football), Elie Gerdak (Louisburg College, Football), Joseph Ishmal (Louisburg College, Football), Andre Jamison (Louisburg College), Ronald Millhouse (Holy Cross, Football), Darius Wright (Hutchinson Community, Football), William Elm (Newberry College, Football) Benjamin Hinson (Coastal Carolina, Football), James Chambers (Wake Forest, Football), Janay Chisolm (USC Upstate, Track and Field), Richard Potts (Lacrosse), John Rast (Loyola College, Tennis), Tuxberry Suber (Catawba College, Football), Briana Baylor (Lander University, Basketball) DeTrek Browning (Francis Marion University, Basketball), Lamar Cloud (Arizona Western, Football)
Submitted by Lexington-Richland District Five.
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