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Student-Athletes Honored At Greenwich High School Signing Day Event

Several students will be taking their athletic talents to the collegiate level next year. Here's where they're going to school.

Several students will be taking their athletic talents to the collegiate level next year. Here's where they're going to school.
Several students will be taking their athletic talents to the collegiate level next year. Here's where they're going to school. (Richard Kaufman/Patch Staff.)

GREENWICH, CT — Several Greenwich High School student-athletes were honored Wednesday morning during the second signing day event of the year.

The students put pen to paper during a brief ceremony inside the GHS Media Center, officially marking the next step in their athletic careers.

Front row, left to right: Melissa Geiger, Mikayla Hirsch, Giselle DiPietro, Ryan Newcomb . Second row, left to right: Robert Norell, Henry Rockle, Eliana Daplyn, Theresa Knuth, Richard McMurray. (Courtesy of Greenwich High School)

"Greenwich High School continually produces elite student-athletes year after year, not only because of the dedication of our young adults, but also due to the commitment of our coaches and teachers leading them in and out of the classroom," said GHS Athletic Director Peter Georgiou in an emailed statement to Patch.

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Here are the student-athletes and the schools they'll be attending next year:

  • Eliana Daplyn, track and field, Columbia University
  • Giselle DiPietro, lacrosse, Yale University
  • Melissa Geiger, swimming, Boston College
  • Mikayla Hirsch, gymnastics, The College of William and Mary
  • Theresa Knuth, track and field, Sacred Heart University
  • Richard McMurray, football, Sacred Heart University
  • Ryan Newcomb, track and field, Bucknell University
  • Robert Norell, water polo, Brown University
  • Henry Rockle, rowing, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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