Oswego High Schoolers Sign Letters Of Intent For College Sports

OSWEGO, IL — Years of playing sports culminated in National Letter of Intent Signing Day April 12, as 22 high school student-athletes in Oswego School District 308 signed to play a collegiate sport.

The day, which to many has become a celebrated event, is traditionally the first when student-athletes can commit to a school that's a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association after a verbal scholarship is offered. Signing as high school seniors, the students would play at their future school in the following academic school year.

"Congratulations to the ... students from Oswego East and Oswego High who committed to continuing to play their sport at the collegiate level," district officials said in a news release.

Here is where student-athletes who play sports at Oswego East High School are headed.

• Boys baseball: Zack Foreman, Aurora University
• Boys basketball: Tyler Jasek, Rhodes College
• Boys cross country/track: Parker Nold, Bradley University
• Boys bowling and football: Junino Almeida, St. Ambrose University
• Boys football: Jack Benson, John Carroll University; Evan Palfenier, Augustana College; Owen Valek, University of Wyoming
• Boys swimming: Jake Bolda, Morningside University
• Girls volleyball: Cailyn Smiley, Wilmington University

The following student-athletes from Oswego High School have signed on to play sports in college.

• Boys baseball: Bo Thomas, Illinois Valley Community College
• Boys basketball: Jeremiah Akin, Coe College
• Boys tennis: Barry King, Cedarville University; Avery Kincaid, College of DuPage
• Boys track/cross country: Ryan Jednachowski, Augustana University; Brady Nelson, Marquette University; Brodey Skipworth, Oklahoma Christian University
• Wrestling: Brayden Hedquist, Joliet Junior College
• Girls bowling: Nia Wilkens-Jones, Aurora University
• Girls soccer: Lauren Widmer, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Larissa Barreto, Aurora University; Cameran Guzman, Calvin University
• Girls volleyball: Tatum Berenyi, Joliet Junior College