Immaculate Student-Athletes Sign Letters Of Intent

DANBURY, CT — Seven local seniors attending Immaculate High School in Danbury signed letters of intent to play at NCAA Division 1, 2 and 3 schools this week.

On Wednesday, three students signed with Division 1 schools. Seamus Reidy (Sandy Hook) will run Cross Country and Track at Marist College, Kayla Weir (Sherman) will play Field Hockey at Sacred Heart University and Catherine Carboni (Danbury) will swim for the University of Rhode Island.

On Thursday, four more Immaculate seniors had a signing day for Division 2 and 3 schools. Colleen Blackman (New Fairfield) will play Women’s Basketball at Ursinus College, Caitlin Conley (Ridgefield) will play Women’s Softball at Western Connecticut State University, Tony Reyes (Danbury) will also attend Western Connecticut State University to play Men’s Soccer and Chris Dobransky (New Fairfield) will join the Men’s Soccer Team at Drew University.

For many high school sports, National Signing Day has become a celebrated event. Student-athletes are not required to sign their National Letters of Intent for the colleges they are attending, but many do. A National Letter of Intent is a contract signed by both the student-athlete and their college or university.

"We are thrilled for all our student-athletes who have worked so hard for this," said Immaculate Athletic Director Nelson Mingachos, who oversees 40 school teams – 26 of which are varsity sports. "At Immaculate we believe in developing well-rounded students and offer competitive sports programs to our Mustangs that don’t just challenge them physically, but cultivate leadership skills and sportsmanship."