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Jayleen Solorzano Makes Basketball History At Pajaro Valley HS
Jayleen Solorzano is the first athlete at Pajaro Valley High to sign a letter of intent with a university on a basketball scholarship.
WATSONVILLE, CA — Pajaro Valley High School senior Jayleen Solorzano made campus history this week after she became the first athlete of that school to sign a letter of intent with a university on a basketball scholarship. This fall, Solorzano will begin her college career at Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont. Located in Silicon Valley, the school is a private Catholic university and the third oldest college in California. It's also the first college in the state authorized to grant the baccalaureate degree to women.
This past season, the 5-foot, 3-inch guard helped lead the Pajaro Valley basketball program to its first-ever winning season—22-5 overall and 10-0 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play. The results earned the Grizzlies a postseason berth in the Central Coast Section playoffs. Solorzano averaged 28.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 steals per game, according to MaxPreps.
Today Jayleen Solorzano of @PajaroValleyHS made history as the first athlete to receive a basketball scholarship for the university. She's attending Notre Dame de Namur U in Belmont. Bravo! @PajaroValleyUSD is proud of your academic and athletic accomplishments! @mlrod32 pic.twitter.com/lNth6dGlkQ
— Pajaro Valley Unified School District (@PajaroValleyUSD) May 14, 2019
Congratulations to Pajaro Valley High School'sJayleen Solorzano as she signs letter of intent to play college at Notre Dame de Namur University! https://t.co/dBm0cjUy6I
— City of Watsonville (@WatsonvilleCity) May 15, 2019
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