Which student-athletes from the Lower Hudson Valley put pen to paper on early signing day?
Numerous student-athletes with next-level ability made it official Wednesday, signing a national letter of intent to play in college. It's a binding document that locks in a one-year commitment to a specific Division I or II school in return for athletic financial aid. A number of signing ceremonies are scheduled across the Lower Hudson Valley in the days and weeks ahead.
The early-signing period for Division I football begins Dec. 20. The regular-signing period for Division I and II football is Feb. 7.
Here is a look at where some of the local headliners will be heading once they graduate. The information was provided by the high school athletic departments and coaches. We plan to add names as the student-athletes sign.
The list includes those who are heading to Division III colleges, which do not participate in the NLI program.
Albertus Magnus
Grace Burns, UConn (soccer)
Amalia Cardo, Villanova (soccer)
Gabby Chan, Columbia (soccer)
Cassidy Deierlein, Radford (lacrosse)
Allie Falesto, Belmont Abbey (basketball)
Ashley McMahon, James Madison (soccer)
Maggie Murphy, College of New Jersey (soccer)
Logan Scholl, Marist (baseball)
Ibla Vadasz, Brown (fencing)
Patrick Veintimilla, Saint Joseph's (baseball)
Archbishop Stepinac
Nate Alvarez, Manhattan College (track and field)
Walter Briganti, Swarthmore, (baseball)
Aiden Bross, USMA West Point (lacrosse)
Davey Davitt, University of Pennsylvania (track and field)
Boogie Fland, Kentucky (basketball)
P.J. Hodge, Lafayette, (lacrosse)
Michael Oronzio, Iona (lacrosse)
Denny Piekutowski, Iona (lacrosse)
Ardsley
Sofia Finnerty, George Washington (soccer)
Leah Rifas, Stony Brook (soccer)
Blind Brook
Andrew Rogovic, Northeastern (baseball)
Neelam Govindaraj, Georgetown (rowing)
Briarcliff
Sora Marable, Drexel (soccer)
Bronxville
Luke Arrighi, North Carolina (lacrosse)
Ruston Wiser, University of Pennsylvania (squash)
Byram Hills
Anastasia Byrnes, American (lacrosse)
Elsa Rolfs, Wisconsin (rowing)
Carmel
Ryan Aabel, Wesleyan (lacrosse)
Julia Lisi, Pace (lacrosse)
Faith Mahoskey, Kutztown (lacrosse)
Mikayla Pappas, SUNY Plattsburgh (softball)
Matt Risley, Salisbury (lacrosse)
Clarkstown South
Laura Arciniegas, Holy Cross, (swimming)
Luke Dwyer, Loyola (swimming)
Jenna Gerlach, Sacred Heart (lacrosse)
Enya Gilroy, Bucknell (rowing)
Karlie Maye, New Haven (lacrosse)
Fox Lane
Brendan Morgan, Lafayette (swimming)
Ryan Nathan, Lafayette (lacrosse)
Tyler Renz, St. John's (baseball)
Greeley
Sarah Agdern, Delaware (diving)
Harrison
Sofia Miller, Binghamton (soccer)
Iona Prep
Ryan Bailey, Maryland (baseball)
E.J. Betances, Lehigh (baseball)
Vince Delgado, Mahattanville (baseball)
Tim Denet, LeMoyne (baseball)
Derek Diaz, LeMoyne (baseball)
Steve Dimovski, Muhlenberg (baseball)
Matt Fitzgibbon, St. Joseph’s (baseball)
Tommy Flynn, Boston College (track and field)
Nick Gallello, Hofstra (baseball)
George Gertner, Dickinson (baseball)
Eric Grant, North Carolina State (wrestling)
Marcel Kulik, Virginia Tech (baseball)
Patrick Murray, St. Lawrence (lacrosse)
Dylan Reese, Franklin & Marshall (lacrosse)
Christian Tapia, Lafayette (lacrosse) John Wilson, Tufts (rowing)
Kennedy Catholic
Omar Giret, Mercy (baseball)
C.J. Griggs, Hoftsra (baseball)
Elijah Negron, Maryland Eastern Shore (baseball)
Colin Spidal, RIT (baseball)
Camille Stackhouse, RPI (lacrosse)
Tyler Widman, Keene State (baseball)
Jack Williams, RIT (baseball)
Lakeland
Kellie Sullivan, Hartwick (soccer)
Keira O’Grady, Lebanon Valley (soccer)
Lakeland/Panas
Michael Ahlstadt Plattsburgh, (lacrosse)
Bubba Baumeister, Lasell, (lacrosse)
K.C. Bryan, Dartmouth (lacrosse)
Zach Magarelli, Eastern Connecticut (lacrosse)
Will Moore, Geneseo (lacrosse)
Jack Jimenez, UMass-Lowell (lacrosse)
Riley Sand, Kean (lacrosse)
Cayden Turner, Iona (lacrosse)
Mahopac
Danny Koch, St. John's (lacrosse)
Ava Lichtenberger, Sacred Heart (softball)
Tyler Castrataro, Hofstra (baseball)
Tyler DeBrocky, Canisius (baseball)
Fiona O'Boyle, Stevens Institute of Technology, (basketball)
Lindsey Lore, Utica (volleyball)
D.J. DeMatteo, Middlebury (baseball)
Robert Keller, Nichols (baseball)
North Rockland
Megan McGovern, Winthrop (soccer)
Caroline Tomas, Albany (soccer)
Nyack
Jacob Bender, Bentley (swimming)
Kayleigh Cassidy, Jacksonville (lacrosse)
Kayla Crai, UMass-Dartmouth (field hockey)
Cornelia Fox, University of Southern California (swimming)
Gianna Longo, STAC (softball)
Matthew Schultzbank, Yale (track and field)
Pearl River
Kiera Luckie, Michigan (rowing)
Claire O'Sullivan, Quinnipiac (cross-country)
Pleasantville
Jess Beck, Elon (soccer)
Jack Dillane, Bucknell (water polo)
Emmet McDermott, Le Moyne (lacrosse)
Daniel Picart, Richmond (lacrosse)
Rye
Marco Altamura, San Diego (crew)
Hannah Fineberg, Wisconsin (crew)
Della Goodman, Georgetown (lacrosse)
Avery Lehman, Boston College (crew)
Grace E. Regan, University of Southern California (crew)
Grace K. Regan, Northeastern (crew)
Maddy Walsh, Air Force Academy (soccer)
Lilly Whaling, Cornell (lacrosse)
Mali White, Davidson (lacrosse)
Rye Neck
Clare Picone, Monmouth (softball)
Scarsdale
Nina Franco, Fairfield (lacrosse)
Kelly Shannon, Holy Cross (track and field)
Maxine Silverman Lehigh (lacrosse)
White Plains
Sequoia Layne, Boston College (volleyball)
Callum Markowitz, Vanderbilt (tennis)
Yorktown
Nicolas Bucello, Florida Southern (lacrosse)
Reese Bruno, Binghamton (lacrosse)
Ryan Cane, Loyola (lacrosse)
Chris Constantine, Lehigh (lacrosse)
Conor Duncan, Monmouth (lacrosse)
Reileigh McEnroe, Maryland (lacrosse)
Ryan Vogel, Siena (lacrosse)
Drew Weissman, Marist (lacrosse)
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Early NLI signing day for lohud student-athletes