It was a full gym on Feb. 7 when 28 Ray-Pec High School student-athletes celebrated plans to continue in their sport at the college level. Read a short bio about each student.
Front row, from left: Marissa Dick, Gracyn Kloth, Abigail Prince, Kerstyn Finch, Chloe Oliver, Taylor Catlett, and Jaylin Lewis. Second row: Nolan Gora, Aidan Shaw, Braden Zaner, Carson Eve, Paige Whitney, Katlynn McConville, Sammy Steggerda, Camryn Stickel, and Aubrey Brown. Back row: Noah Adams, Micah Baird, Graham Sutherland, Jayce Blede, Scott Clark, Hudson Bailey, Kian Scroggins, Luke Grimm, Tyler Swift, Marlon Williams, Jacob Cragg, and Jolie McClellan.
Here’s a list of the students, their sport, and the institution they will attend:
- Noah Adams, soccer, Missouri Baptist University, St. Louis
- Hudson Bailey, track, Wichita State University
- Micah Baird, football, Missouri Western State University
- Jayce Blede, tennis, Sterling College, Sterling, Kan.
- Aubrey Brown, softball, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Mo.
- Taylor Catlett, soccer, Longview Community College.
- Scott Clark, soccer, Central Methodist University, Fayette, Mo.
- Jacob Cragg, baseball, Midland University, Freemont, Neb.
- Marissa Dick, cross country/track, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kan.
- Carson Eve, cross country/track, Pittsburg State University.
- Kerstyn Finch, softball, Highland Community College, Highland, Kan.
- Nolan Gora, baseball, Westminster College, Fulton, Mo.
- Luke Grimm, football, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.
- Gracyn Kloth, soccer, Mid America Nazarene University, Olathe, Kan.
- Jaylin Lewis, cheer, Avila University.
- Jolie McClellan, track and field, Drury University, Springfield, Mo.
- Katlynn McConville, softball, Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Mo.
- Chloe Oliver, softball, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa.
- Abigail Prince, cross country, Truman State University, Kirksville, Mo.
- Kian Scroggins, basketball, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.
- Aidan Shaw, soccer, Drury University, Springfield, Mo.
- Sammy Steggerda, soccer, Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, Tenn.
- Camryn Stickel, softball, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
- Graham Sutherland, football, University of Central Missouri.
- Tyler Swift, cross country/track, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kan.
- Paige Whitney, soccer, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan.
- Marlon Williams, cross country/track, Pittsburg State University.
- Braden Zaner, cross country/track, Pittsburg State University.