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MEDIA ALERT

DATE:  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2019

TIME:  8:00 a.m. Ceremony
           Interviews and photos before or after can be arranged

WHERE: JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
4660 Fair Oaks Blvd. CARMICHAEL, CA

WHAT: National Signing Day ceremony in historic Father Barry Gymnasium on the Jesuit campus with 24 Jesuit seniors signing an athletic letter of intent to play at the collegiate level.

WHO: These Marauders join an elite pool of high school athletes who will sign their letters on the same day at ceremonies across the country. On average, only about 4% of high school students will go on to play a college sport annually.

The roster of athletes includes:

Jesuit Athletes Signing National Letter of Intent

(Students receiving collegiate athletic scholarships)

Baseball

Carter Benbrook – UC Santa Barbara

Cade Pilchard – California State University, Northridge

Football

Jackson Canaan – San Jose State

Laiatu Latu – University of Washington

Isaiah Rutherford – Notre Dame

Golf

Ryan Parry – California State University Monterey Bay

Chase Sienkiewicz – University of Arizona

Lacrosse

Kevin Mitchell – St. Michael’s College

Cole Bailey – Westminster College

Gabe Sabillo – Notre Dame de Namur

 

Jesuit Athletes Signing Intent to Play

(Students not on collegiate athletic scholarship, but pursuing their sport at the college level)

Baseball

Sam Daly – Willamette University

Crew

Patrick McIntee – Oregon State

Football

Akili Bonner – Wyoming

Cade Brownholtz – Oregon State

Cade Cunningham – West Point

Henry Harvego – Claremont-McKenna College

Jake Malaney – Rutgers

Connor McIntee – Air Force Academy

Lacrosse

Benett Sackheim – St. Michael’s College

Rugby

Viliami Hopoi – Iona College

Max Schumacher – UC Berkeley

Soccer

Ryan Garvey – Dominican University of California

Matthias Milton – California State University Monterey Bay

Water Polo

Joseph Cavazos – Loyola Marymount

About Jesuit High School

Jesuit High School (JHS) is a Sacramento regional Catholic high school that provides young men with a life-building experience. Founded in 1963, the school delivers an academically rigorous college preparatory education to graduates prepared for lives of leadership and service. Student enrollment is approximately 1070 representing diversity in geography, ethnicity, religious affiliation, and socioeconomic background. JHS draws from more than 90 zip codes throughout the Greater Sacramento Area, with 99% of graduates going on to college or university. Home of “The Marauders,” JHS has one of the region’s most successful men’s athletic programs, which includes 12 national championships, 21 state championships, and 302 league championships. Currently, JHS fields 36 teams, with two out of every three Marauders playing a sport.

JHS also has a vibrant visual and performing arts program with more than 22 art offerings, robust honors and Advanced Placement® curriculum including the innovative international AP Capstone Diploma Program, an award-winning robotics program, and a club for every passion. A JHS education fosters a “Men for Others” culture, as students volunteer locally and all over the world, giving more than 27,000 hours annually, primarily to at-risk, underserved and homeless populations.

About National Signing Day

National Signing Day, nationally held the first Wednesday of February, has traditionally been the first day that a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent for a collegiate sport with a school that is a member of the United States National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

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