Austen Dellinger
Soccer University of Chicago Dellinger was named All-Conference in 2017 and was named to the NCSCA AllRegional second team in 2016. “I’m confident I’ve found a place where I can focus on my academics while continuing to play the sport I love with a great team and amazing coaches. I am so grateful to my dad (my first soccer coach) and my mom (who drove a lot farther and watched a lot more soccer over the last 15 years than I’m sure she ever anticipated) for helping me get to this place.”
Kenan Ulku-Steiner Soccer
Middlebury College
Ulku-Steiner, a four-year varsity letterman, has twice earned All-Conference honors and was named to the All-State team in 2017. He offered particular thanks to his DA soccer coach, Julian Cochran, and tennis coach, Sean Bilsborrow, “who have made my athletic experience an incredible one. “I am also very appreciative of my peers. Each student at DA is willing to supportively push those around them to succeed and fulfill their potential, and the athletic commitment ceremony today is evidence to the incredible atmosphere and student-athletes who I am grateful to call my good friends and to whom I wish the best of luck over the next four years.”
Alex Charles
Soccer Princeton University Charles has played with the North Carolina FC Academy (formerly Capital Area RailHawks Academy) throughout his Upper School years and is now part of the NCFC U19 team. He was awarded the Hamilton Sportsmanship Award in 2015. “Over the years I’ve had dozens of coaches, each of whom has made a special contribution to my soccer career,” Charles said. “But it’s really the members of my family who are the most responsible for helping me get to this point. No one has guided me as much as my father, encouraged me as much as my mother, or supported me as much as my sister.”
Wilson Hansen
Track University of Chicago Hansen and his 4x400-meter relay teammates were state runner-ups in 2017 and set the Triangle Independent Schools Athletic Conference and DA record for the event — just one of his many accomplishments with the Cavs. “I am really excited to be able to move on to the next level in track,” Hansen said. “I’ve always wanted to be a member of a collegiate athletic team, and I am really excited to be a part of the team at UChicago. They have a great atmosphere and besides the cold weather, I don’t see how it could be any better a fit for me.”
Kendall Bushick
Soccer Davidson College Bushick, a four-year member of DA’s varsity soccer program, was named AllState in 2017 and 2015 and has earned All-Conference honors each year. She was named to the N.C. Soccer Coaches Association All-Region team in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and to the NCSCA All-State team in 2016 and 2017. “I am beyond excited to be able to continue playing soccer at Davidson. I am most looking forward to meeting the team, especially the seven other girls in my class who I will be playing with for the next four years. The coaches there are great, and I cannot wait to officially become a part of the team,” Bushick said. “Every team that I have been a part of has helped me get to this level of success by pushing me to become a better player every single practice and game.”
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