Record number of athletes sign to play college sports from this Athens-area high school

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High school seniors were able to sign to play sports at the NCAA Division I and II levels as early as November.

The football period was added into the mix in December and February brought around the regular period, while April provided a late period for those last-minute tough decisions still to be made.

Early/football period: Here's where the Athens-area class of 2026 signed to play college sports

Regular period: More Athens-area class of 2026 athletes signed to play college sports

Of course, students don't have to sign actual National Letters of Intent anymore. The NCAA eliminated this part of the process binding students and schools for the last 60 years in October of 2024 for the class of 2025.

Here is a rundown of all of the athletes who pledged their careers to colleges around the country this spring, including a record-breaking amount at Jefferson:

Athens Academy​

Chap Chapman, football, Lenoir-Rhyne University

Elijah Echols, football, Sewanee University

Jordan Marnell, basketball, Kansas Christian College

Kayla Wilkins, basketball, Huntingdon College

Jefferson​

Ally Baldwin, softball, Kennesaw State

James Bunn, football, Lyon College

Barrett Clayton, wrestling, Emmanuel University

Bella Crooks, competitive cheerleading, Alabama

Teah Gales, track & field, Grambling University

Rileigh Harrison, track & field, Kennesaw State

Brianna Hill, volleyball, Truett McConnell

Sophia Hobbs, swim & dive, Piedmont University

Hannah Howard, track & field, Harding University

Vincent Ledbetter, football, Erskine College

Danny Kruteles, wrestling, Garnder-Webb

Ty Murray, wrestling, Appalachian State

Ceven Nicely, basketball, Southern Wesleyan

Clay Owen, basketball, Valdosta State

Darren Pinkard, football, Kennesaw State

Kaitlyn Roper, volleyball, Truett McConnell

Karter Shields, basketball, Pfeiffer University

Kira Stevens, cross country, Gulf Coast State College

Paola Swancey, volleyball, Toccoa Falls College

Addison Taylor, golf, Brenau University

This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Record number of athletes signing to play college sports from Jefferson

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