NCAA Athletes

NEWS FROM CAMPUS SENIORS SIGN TO PLAY SPORTS IN COLLEGE

Six Class of 2022 students committed to play NCAA sports in college next year. During special recognition assemblies Athletic Director Dena Saunders shared that only 6.0% of all high school volleyball players play in college, with only 1.1% playing at the Division I level and 8.7% of all high school softball players play in college, with only 1.7% playing at the Division I level.

Anna Avila ’22 is committed to run on the women’s cross country and track teams at Case Western Reserve University. Anna ran cross country and track her freshman year at Holy Cross and was named MVP of the cross country team. Anna has continued to train independently and was recently awarded Montgomery County Road Runners Club Outstanding High School Runner.

Cheyenne DeGross ’22 will play softball at George Mason University. Cheyenne is a four-year varsity softball player at Holy Cross. She was awarded Co-MVP and WCAC Honorable Mention during the 2019 season. She was also awarded the 2020 Jenny Finch Empowerment Award presented by Arm & Hammer

Sydney Nolan ’22 will play volleyball at Winthrop University. Sydney played varsity volleyball for four years at Holy Cross and has played club volleyball for six years. Sydney’s club team has qualified for the USA Volleyball National Championships for five consecutive years and the team is currently ranked 5th in the nation.

Isabella Pla ’22 is committed to run cross country and track at Mount St. Mary’s University. At Holy Cross, Bella has run cross country for four years, indoor track for three years, and outdoor track for four years. She served as team captain for all three teams this year. This fall Bella was named MVP for the cross country team.

Kelsea Saulny ’22 is committed to play volleyball at Virginia State University. Kelsea has played volleyball at Holy Cross for four years. She was named named MVP of the JV Volleyball team in 2018 and was awarded the Tartan Award for the varsity volleyball team this past fall. Kelsea has played volleyball for seven years, including four years with MVSA.

Hannah Sherman ’22 will play volleyball at University of Louisville. Hannah also played varsity volleyball for four years at Holy Cross. This year Hannah was named to the All-WCAC first team. In 2019 she was named All-WCAC second team.