2016 early signings
Wednesday is the first day of the NCAA early signing period, when athletes in all sports except football and soccer can sign binding national letters of intent. Listed are the metropolitan area athletes expected to sign with Division I or Division II schools.
BASEBALL
Cole Albers, Champlin Park: S.C.-Upstate
Ross Bastyr, Lakeville North: Concordia (St. Paul)
Ryan Bastyr, Lakeville North: Concordia (St. Paul)
Sam Carlson, Burnsville: Florida
Brody Curtiss, Belle Plaine: Augustana
Luke DeGrammont, Lakeville North: Concordia (St. Paul)
Ryan Duffy, South St. Paul: Minnesota
Andrew Hanson, Burnsville: Wayne State
Zach Hartford, Chaska: Northern State
Jacob Hitz, Prior Lake: Minnesota
Charlie Horton, Maple Grove: Minnesota
Michael Jensen, Holy Family: Oklahoma
Luke Johnson, Cambridge-Isanti: Mary
Danny Kapala, Eastview: Minnesota
Ben Livorsi, Minnetonka: St. Louis
Max Meyer, Woodbury: Minnesota
Ryan Nickel, Mounds View: Augustana
Mitch Oehme, Minnetonka: South Dakota St.
Trent Palmer, Anoka: Jacksonville
Zach Parks, Apple Valley: Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Josh Peterson, Legacy Christian: Augustana
Gabe Pilla, Holy Angels: North Dakota St.
Max Ploof, Anoka: Wayne State
Jimmy Ramsey, Minnetonka: Oregon
Nate Shoemaker, Minnetonka: Creighton
Sam Thoresen, Minnetonka: Minnesota
BASKETBALL • BOYS
Gavin Baumgartner, Wayzata: MSU Moorhead
Trae Berhow, Watertown-Mayer: Pepperdine
Jameson Bryan, Eastview: Augustana
Brad Davison, Maple Grove: Wisconsin
Ishmael el-Amin, Hopkins: Ball State
Myles Hanson, Chaska: Columbia
Theo John, Champlin Park: Marquette
Andrew Kallman, Chaska: Northern St.
Jackson Kreuser, Totino-Grace: North Dakota St.
Alec Loehr, Rosemount: Navy
Luke Loehr, Rosemount: Navy
Goanar Mar, DeLaSalle: George Mason
Nathan Reuvers, Lakeville North: Wisconsin
Jericho Sims, Cristo Rey Jesuit: Texas
McKinley Wright, Champlin Park: Dayton
Simon Wright, Hopkins: Elon
BASKETBALL • GIRLS
Erin Baxter, Apple Valley: SW Minn. State
Brittany Bongartz, Anoka: Wayne State
Taylor Bray, Anoka: Bemidji State
Temi Carda, Lakeville North: Creighton
Miranda Crenshaw, Eastview: S. Connecticut St.
Amanda Dagostino, Andover: Sioux Falls
Jolene Daninger, Andover: DePaul
Maizie Deihl, New Prague: Minn.-Duluth
Emma Fee, Burnsville: Winona State
Sydney Franks, Wayzata: Northern State
Jordan Freund, Jordan: Minn.-Crookston
Sarah Grow, Centennial: Minn. Duluth
Katie Guentzel, Lakeville South: Augustana
Gabi Haack, Elk River: Bradley
Camryn Hay, Wayzata: Augustana
Mikayla Hayes, Park Center: Florida
Bailey Helgren, Edina: Kansas
Sophia Hughes, Eden Prairie: Wofford
Taylor Hustad, New Prague: Winona State
Annika Jank, Edina: Colorado
Claire Killian, Watertown-Mayer: Neb.-Omaha
Kirstin Klitzke, Watertown-Mayer: MSU Mankato
Madison Monahan, Glencoe-Silver Lake: Drake
Maddy Olson, Rosemount: MSU Mankato
Ali Pickrain, Eastview: Winona State
Rachel Ranke, Eastview: Kansas State
Lyndsey Robson, Apple Valley: Wis.-Green Bay
Danielle Schaub, Park Center: Concordia (St. Paul)
Mariah Sexe, East Ridge: Lehigh
Ann Simonet, Park Center: Minn. Duluth
Abby Slater, Anoka: Sioux Falls
Mari Smitsdorff, Legacy Christian: Sioux Falls
Sydney Weierke, Totino-Grace: Concordia (St. Paul)
Sidney Wentland, Elk River: Denver
Riley Wheatcraft, Prior Lake: Northern Iowa
Zaria Whitlock, Tartan: SIU-Edwardsville
DeeDee Winston, Hopkins: Siena
Maleia Ysteboe, Rogers: Wis.-Parkside
CROSS COUNTRY • BOYS
Seth Eliason, Hopkins: Georgetown
Reed Kurak, Centennial: Augustana
Parker Phillips, Eden Prairie: SW Louisiana
CROSS COUNTRY • GIRLS
Isabelle Brezinka, Anoka: Minn. Duluth
Gabi Brinkley, Prior Lake: Minn. Duluth
Elizabeth Klecker, Hopkins: Minnesota
Anastasia Korzenowski, Chanhassen: Minnesota
Natalie Nowatzke, Mounds View: Winona State
Abberly Smith, Cambridge-Isanti: Northern St.
FENCING
Sarah Filby, Edina: Northwestern
GOLF • BOYS
Jack Ebner, Edina: Miami (Ohio)
Ben Frazzini, Wayzata: Minnesota
Ian Mackenzie-Olson, Wayzata: Bemidji St.
Patrick Ravn, South St. Paul: Neb.-Omaha
Reece Sanders, Blake: Minnesota
Ben Sigel, Minnetonka: Kansas
GOLF • GIRLS
Anni Heck, Visitation: Denver
Erika Olson, Spring Lake Park: Concordia (St. Paul)
Kiera Smith, Heritage Christian: Harding
GYMNASTICS • BOYS
Shane Wiskus, Mound Westonka: Minnesota
GYMNASTICS • GIRLS
Kylie Noonan, White Bear Lake: Illinois
Jada Rondeau, Norwood Young America: E. Michigan
Zoie Schroeder, Champlin Park: N. Illinois
HOCKEY • BOYS
Henry Enebak, Lakeville North: St. Cloud State
Nick Lieverman, Eden Prairie: Notre Dame
Casey Mittelstadt, Eden Prairie: Minnesota
Keaton Pehrson, Lakeville North: Mich. Tech
HOCKEY • GIRLS
Emma Bigham, Minnetonka: St. Cloud State
Breanna Blesi, Maple Grove: Ohio State
Grace Bowlby, Edina: Wisconsin
Lindsay Czech, Wayzata: Minn. Duluth
Lindsey Featherstone, Hill-Murray: Bemidji State
Coco Francis, Maple Grove: Union
Kate Glover, Hopkins: Harvard
Stella Haberman, Hopkins: RIT
Natalie Heising, Wayzata: Penn State
Tina Kampa, Maple Grove: Bemidji State
Olivia Kilberg, Edina: Vermont
Anna Klein, Edina: Minn.-Duluth
Lydia Passolt, Chanhassen: Bemidji State
Emma Polusny, Mound Westonka: St. Cloud State
Liz Schepers, Mound Westonka: Ohio State
Hannah Schultz, Spring Lake Park: Union
Sophie Slattery, Edina: Penn State
Natalie Snodgrass, Eastview: Connecticut
Camille Von Steinbergs, Minnetonka: Union
Taylor Wente, Maple Grove: Minnesota
Taylor Wemple, Hill-Murray: North Dakota
Grace Zumwinkle, Breck: Minnesota
LACROSSE • BOYS
Ryan Abstein, Eden Prairie: Montevallo
Jack Beran, Eastview: Colorado Mesa
Matt Brush, Minnetonka: Holy Cross
Tommy Carey, Farmington: Colorado Mesa
Carter Collins, Prior Lake: Lindenwood
Jack Hendrickson, Elk River: Ala.-Huntsville
Noah Lindner, Eastview: Limestone
Oliver Nigh, Anoka: Detroit Mercy
Reese Orman, Eastview: Wingate
Brenton Reddrick, Wayzata: Detroit Mercy
Jackson Zaugg, Eden Prairie: Michigan
LACROSSE • GIRLS
Ellie Bahr, Benilde-St. Margaret's: N. Michigan
Amanda Barian, Prior Lake: Grand Valley St.
Morgan Belting, Centennial: Notre Dame College (Ohio)
Kam Corraro, Farmington: Detroit Mercy
Mallory Corrigan, Spring Lake Park: Colo.-Colorado Springs
Carly Goetz, Chaska: Virginia Tech
Claire Hagan, Prior Lake: Concordia (St. Paul)
Sammie Morton, Eden Prairie: Denver
Erica Peterson, Chanhassen: Concordia (St. Paul)
Sarah Pierson, Prior Lake: St. Leo
Alexis Stanley, Farmington: Concordia (St. Paul)
Ashley Steffes, Farmington: Butler
RIFLE
Elizabeth Ewert, Lakeville South: Nebraska
ROWING • GIRLS
Claire Scobee, Visitation: La Salle
SOFTBALL
Jessica Bren, Chanhassen: Minn. Duluth
Megan Conrads, Lakeville South: St. Cloud State
Brittany Davis, Champlin Park: Toledo
Amber Elliott, Anoka: Augustana
Hailey Forshee, Lakeville North: MSU Mankato
Sarah Genz, Lakeville North: Notre Dame
Elizabeth Johnson, Belle Plaine: MSU Moorhead
Halley Jones, Spring Lake Park: Neb.-Omaha
Taylor Koehnen, New Prague: Minn.-Duluth
Taylor Manno, Chanhassen: Rutgers
Molly McGarry, Edina: Providence
Ashley Mickschl, Woodbury: Augustana
Amanda Moncelle, Lakeville North: St. Cloud State
Hannah Mortenson, Park of C.G.: Concordia (St. Paul)
Raelyn Nyren, Centennial: Toledo
Marybeth Olson, Chanhassen: Connecticut
Erin Poepping, Totino-Grace: East Carolina
Gabby Sprang, Rosemount: Tennessee
Alexandra Velazquez, Chanhassen: Minnesota
SWIMMING • BOYS
Jasper Appleton, Eagan: Wis.-Milwaukee
Jordan Greenberg, Eden Prairie: Stanford
Joe Hanson, Minnetonka: Miami (Ohio)
Corey Lau, Minnetonka: Princeton
Sam Pekarek, Eastview: Yale
Sam Schilling, Minnetonka: Virginia
SWIMMING • GIRLS
Kailey DeLozier, St. Louis Park: Seattle U.
Morgan Dickinson, Spring Lake Park: South Dakota
Lorelei Gaertner, Visitation: Xavier
Katie Garrity, Eagan: Ohio U.
Jackie Gaworski, Mounds View: Nebraska
Ali Grinde, Woodbury: MSU Moorhead
Martha Haas, Minnetonka: Iowa State
Sarah Laman, Centennial: Incarnate Word
Anika Lillegard-Bouton, Chaska: Northern Iowa
Tiffany Nguyen, Wayzata: South Dakota St.
Jennie Novak, Eden Prairie: Connecticut
Emily Pincus, Champlin Park: Valparaiso
Carly Quast, Wayzata: Notre Dame
Jaelin Rose, Lakeville North: Wis.-Green Bay
Alexis Schaaf, Wayzata: Cornell
Julianne Seppala, Centennial: South Dakota
Isabel Sommers, Totino-Grace: Wis.-Parkside
Rachel Wittmer, Edina: Notre Dame
TENNIS • GIRLS
Savanna Crowell, Prior Lake: Nebraska
Riley Lalim, Lakeville South: Belmont Abbey
Natalie Lorentz, St. Louis Park: Neb.-Omaha
Gabby Potthoff, White Bear Lake: SW Minn. St.
Maura Stevenson, Woodbury: Mary
TRACK AND FIELD • BOYS
Evan El-Halawani, Lakeville North: Lehigh
Jake Kubiatowicz, North St. Paul: Pennsylvania
Trevor Otterdahl, Rosemount: North Dakota St.
TRACK AND FIELD • GIRLS
Amanda Anderson, St. Francis: North Dakota St.
Feyisayo Ayobamidele, Park Center: North Dakota St.
Michaela Baker, Armstrong: Memphis
Selin Dikmen, Belle Plaine: Augustana
Honour Finley, Bloomington Kennedy: Kansas
Allison Gerads, Champlin Park: Minnesota
Shelby Henke, Southwest Christian: Sioux Falls
Morgan Lawler, Rosemount: South Dakota
Emma Record, Farmington: Army
Molly Reighard, Waconia: Loyola (Ill.)
Anna St. Catherine, Maple Grove: MSU Moorhead
VOLLEYBALL
Megan Anderson, Orono: Hartford
Allie Barber, East Ridge: Providence
Morgan Baufield, Wayzata: Northern St.
Kate Berg, Wayzata: Minn. Duluth
Christina Boe, Osseo: Denver
Leah Damerow, Irondale: Concordia (St. Paul)
Alyssa Doucette, Eagan: Missouri State
Maddie Duffy, DeLaSalle: Wayne State
Anna Eaton, New Prague: Wis.-Green Bay
Mariena Hayden, Belle Plaine: UNLV
Makenzie Hesse, Farmington: South Dakota
Sydney Hilley, Champlin Park: Wisconsin
Ellie Hoyt, Osseo: MSU Moorhead
Halle Johnston, Lakeville South: Iowa
Lauren Kiewiet, Prior Lake: MSU Moorhead
Lexy Langenfeld, Hastings: Minn. Duluth
Bella Lien, Heritage Christian: North Dakota St.
Katie Lienemann, Rosemount: Minn.-Crookston
Lily Lundquist, Chaska: South Dakota Mines
Jasmyn Martin, Hopkins: Minnesota
Jenny Mosser, Lakeville South: UCLA
Taylor Olstad, Eagan: St. Cloud State
Pilar Onstad, Spring Lake Park: Ark.-Fort Smith
Brie Orr, Eagan: Iowa
Claire Sheehan, Cambridge-Isanti: Iowa
Paris Smith, DeLaSalle: Alabama A&M
Sarah Suits, Heritage Christian: Winona St.
Maddie Torve, Heritage Christian: St. Cloud State
Rachel Tschida, North St. Paul: Concordia (St. Paul)
Ellie Veldman, Prior Lake: North Dakota St.
Kelly Wahl, Centennial: North Dakota
Taylor Wolf, Waconia: Wis.-Green Bay
WRESTLING
Jake Bergeland, Centennial: Minnesota
Jared Florell, Totino-Grace: Purdue
Tyler Shilson, Centennial: Wisconsin
Garrett Vos, Waconia: St. Cloud State
