Eastside Catholic Athletes Officially Commit to Schools on Signing Day

Several Eastside Catholic High School student-athletes were honored for their athletic and academic accomplishments at a Wednesday, April 17 "National Signing Day" event.

Fourteen Crusaders made official committments to over a dozen colleges and universities across the US. National Signing Day takes place in February for football players, which is the first date upon which high-school athletes can officially commit to intercollegiate athletics next year at an institution of higher learning.

The students gathered in the school gym at a long table with large photo posters of each behind them, taken during various athletic competitions.

Here's the full list of students that plan on taking part in collegiate athletics and the school they're attending:

• David Hurdle, Claremont McKenna, Football
• Joey Symmons, Pacific Lutheran University, Football
• Brian Cox, Bosie State, Football
• Zane Allen, Purdue University, Football
• Jace Beck, Rocky Mountain College, Soccer
• Colin Malaska, Pomona, Soccer,
• Alex Foley, Trinity University, Baseball
• Travis Ulvestad, U. of Washington, Baseball
• Hayden Meier, Columbia Basin, Baseball
• Cole Ivanoff, Whittier College, Lacrosse
• Storm Gehrke, Gwynedd Mercey College, Lacrosse
• Hannah Christie, University of Montevallo, Volleyball

Blake Gillespie and Jeff Kepple were also honored, but no school was given.