College-bound Athletes BASKETBALL VOLLEYBALL
Natalie Robinson University of Washington Years in sport: 7
LACROSSE Alle Dunbar University of Oregon Years in sport: 9
GOLF Abby Zhong Wellesley College Years in sport: 5
SWIM AND DIVE Audrey Hixon Loyola Marymount University Years in sport: 12 Maeve Murdoch University of San Diego Years in sport: 13
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Anna Luce Dartmouth College Years in sport: 8
TRACK AND FIELD Nate Benson Emory University Years in sport: 6
Kailee Yan Cal Lutheran University Years in sport: 11
FENCING
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Sofia Simontov Northwestern Years in sport: 10
Harris Hardiman-Mostow Tufts University Years in sport: 4
SOCCER
BASEBALL Noah Hsue University of Washington Years in sport: 14
Lucas Meek University of Washington Years in sport: 12
Jack Smith Washington State University Years in sport: 15
Nalani Ogawa New York University Years in sport: 13
WATER POLO
Grace Wall Columbia University Years in sport: 15
Jacob Guedel University of Redlands Years in sport: 8
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