Wednesday is the first day of the NCAA winter signing period for football, soccer, track and field and cross-country athletes only. Listed are metropolitan-area athletes who are expected to sign Division I or II national letters of intent.
CROSS COUNTRY • BOYS
Obsa Ali, Richfield: Minnesota
Aaron Breyer, Wayzata: South Dakota
CROSS COUNTRY • GIRLS
Carolina Brisbois, Roseville: N. Michigan
McKenna Evans, Wayzata: Nevada
Mary Franke, Wayzata: Colorado St.
Raissa Hansen, Eagan: Winona St.
Jennifer Keohen, Shakopee: SW Minnesota St.
Bethany Kozak: White Bear Lake: South Dakota
Patty O'Brien, North St. Paul: Minnesota
FOOTBALL
Jason Anderson, Champlin Park: Minn. Duluth
Grant Aplin, Chanhassen: North Dakota
George Behr, East Ridge: Rutgers
Calvin Buesgens, Chaska: St. Cloud St.
Terrance Bowers, Hopkins: Minn. Duluth
Jack Buck, Eastview: Winona St.
Andre Chisley, Hopkins: South Dakota St.
Xavier Cole, East Ridge: Concordia (St. Paul)
Tyler Coyne, Maple Grove: North Dakota
Alex Desquaine, St. Francis: SW Minnesota St.
Carleton Djam, Totino-Grace: Augustana
Ejodamen Ejiya, Spring Lk Pk: North Dakota St.
Jake Engelken, Maple Grove: MSU Mankato
Emmanuel Erich, Maple Grove: South Dakota St.
Saul Eugene, Wayzata: SW Minnesota St.
Sam Fluegge, Eastview: North Dakota
Graham Fritz, DeLaSalle: Augustana
Tim Gordon, Cretin-Derham Hall: E. Michigan
Drew Greely, Wayzata: North Dakota
Max Gust, St. Francis: SW Minnesota St.
J.C. Hassenauer, East Ridge: Alabama
Khayvon Hawkins, Cooper: North Dakota St.
Alex Hempe, DeLaSalle: St. Cloud State
Paul Herbes, Minnetonka: Augustana
Austin Hilgert, Blm. Jefferson: SW Minnesota St.
Adam Hoffman, Holy Angels: Princeton
Alexander Hoffman, Totino-Grace: Bemidji St.
Zach Hovey, Eden Prairie: Miami (Ohio)
Matt Hunt, Mounds View: Minn.-Crookston
Lord Hyeamang, Apple Valley: Columbia
Jake Ihrke, Henry Sibley: Winona St.
Jasmen Jacox, Prior Lake: Augustana
Matt Juneau, Champlin Park: Minn. Duluth
Kyle Kettler, Andover: Augustana
Sawyer Knick, Becker: Sioux Falls
Tyler Lattery, Lakeville South: Minn. Duluth
Brandon Lingen, Wayzata: Minnesota
Noah Lee, White Bear Lake: Minn.-Crookston
Joey Marinello, Eastview: Montana St.
Connor McCarthy, Holy Angels: MSU Moorhead
Tim McCarthy, Tartan: Minn.-Crookston
Eli McGeehan, Tartan: SW Minnesota St.
Derek McLaughlin, Andover: Minn.-Duluth
Nick Mertes, Edina: Augustana
Joe Montague, Minnetonka: North Dakota
Montrell Moore, Eastview: Augustana
Jake Newman, White Bear Lake: Minn.-Crookston
Tahi Nomane, Maple Grove: Bemidji St.
Robert Olson, Eden Prairie: Oregon St.
Peter Palecek, Stillwater: St. Cloud St.
Ed Penson, Cretin-Derham Hall: St. Cloud St.
Trey Pipkins, Apple Valley: Sioux Falls
Frank Ragnow, Chanhassen: Arkansas
Keyanno Reese, Prior Lake: Northern St.
Colin Ritter, Edina: Augustana
Tommy Singer, Apple Valley: Minn.-Crookston
Eriq Smith, Irondale: Minn. Duluth
Keaton Studsrud, Benilde-StM: North Dakota
Anthony Tatum, Minnetonka: Augustana
Reid Taubenheim, Farmington: North Dakota
Jason Telin, Tartan: Minn.-Duluth
Trevor Tillet, Stillwater: Concordia (St. Paul)
Drew Trabing, Prior Lake: Pennsylvania
Joel Wangoyi, Prior Lake: MSU Mankato
Jack Vasko, Hill-Murray: Winona St.
Hunter Vavra, Cambridge-Is.: Concordia (St.P)
Dion Wallisch, Tartan: Minn.-Crookston
Anthony Westrude, Lakeville South: S. Dakota St.
Connor Wilkie, Andover: SW Minnesota St.
Chris Williams, DeLaSalle: SW Minnesota St.
Preston Woods, South St. Paul: Northern Iowa
SOCCER • BOYS
Sam Forsgren, St. Paul Academy: Northwestern
Luke Hauswirth, Woodbury: Washington
Treston Kederer, Eastview: U. of San Francisco
Ben Nivala, Andover: Truman St.
Justin Oliver, North St. Paul: E. Illinois
Tyler Oliver, North St. Paul: E. Illinois
Rahim Omar, Blake: Wisconsin
SOCCER • GIRLS
Lexi Anders, Stillwater: North Dakota
Holly Berling, Edina: Winona St.
Alyssa Blahnik, Burnsville: Minnesota
Lara Bowman, Edina: South Dakota
Ellie Brettschneider, Lkvl South: Minn-Crookston
Lauren Brownrigg, Lkvl North: Ark.-Little Rock
Madison Butina, Centennial: Ark.-Little Rock
Nicole Corbin, Anoka: Minn.-Crookston
Logan Daulton, Elk River: Concordia (St. Paul)
Jillaine DeYoung, Hopkins: Loyola (Ill.)
Katie Eaton, Eastview: Loyola (Ill.)
Elizabeth Endy, Minnetonka: DePaul
Katelyn Floysand, Park of C.G.: South Dakota
Jordyn Foley, White Bear Lake: Bemidji St.
Blakely Fraasch, Prior Lake: Grand Canyon
Madison Gaffney, Woodbury: Minnesota
Julianna Gerdes, Hill-Murray: Minnesota
Brenna Giddings, Anoka: SW Minnesota St.
Amber Greely, St. Michael-Alb.: South Dakota St.
Amanda Hartmann, Burnsville: SW Minnesota St.
Kelli Heytens, Champlin Park: Concordia (St. P)
Erika Johnson, Mounds View: Nebraska
Natalie Johnson, Stillwater: North Dakota
Hannah Keirstead, Burnsville: Augustana
Maddie Korus, Centennial: Chicago St.
Marisa Knott, Rosemount: N. Illinois
Ellie Knowles, Chaska: Augustana
Megan Koenig, Mahtomedi: Minnesota
Julia Lam, Apple Valley: South Dakota St.
Bri Lindstrom, Eastview: MSU Mankato
Beth Lastovich, White Bear Lk: Minn.-Crookston
Tracy Mathers, Stillwater: North Dakota
Sidney McClain, Champlin Park: Wis.-Green Bay
Liz McDowell, Hill-Murray: North Dakota
Kellie McGahn, Eastview: Minnesota
Kallianne Mogler, Henry Sibley: IUPU-Fort Wayne
Anna Morrison, White Bear Lake: Minn. Duluth
Leah Nitardy, Stillwater: Wis.-Green Bay
Kallie Nordberg, Big Lake: Augustana
Elizabeth Patterson, Minnetonka: Mary
Carly Perry, Mahtomedi: Manhattan
Tori Poole, South St. Paul: South Dakota St.
Jamie Rademacher, White Bear Lk: C. Michigan
Madison Scheer, White Bear Lake: Winona St.
Ali Schilling, Stillwater: MSU Mankato
Jennie Scislow, St. Croix Lutheran: S. Dakota St.
Leah Schmidt, Eagan: St. Cloud St.
Sydney Senn, St. Croix Prep: Wis.-Milwaukee
Megan Somers, Blm. Jefferson: Central Michigan
Grace Steinhauser, Totino-Grace: Bemidji St.
Makenna Sullivan, St. Francis: E. Kentucky
Emily Sutliff, Eastview: South Dakota St.
Raquel Thelen, Andover: Bemidji St.
Bekah Thom, White Bear Lake: St. Cloud St.
Alissa Troje, Park of C. Grove: SW Minnesota St.
Samantha Verbeke, Shakopee: North Dakota St.
Jaden Vogelgesang, Woodbury: MSU Mankato
Chloe Westlund, New Life: SW Minnesota St.
Makenzie Winters, Anoka: St. Cloud St.
Shannon Wynne, Holy Angels: Concordia (St. P)
Samantha Zaugg, Champlin Park: Sioux Falls
TRACK AND FIELD • BOYS
Evan Bonneson, Park of C.G.: SW Minnesota St.
Jacob McDermott, Cretin-D. Hall: Wisconsin
Matt Rosen, Blm. Jefferson: Minnesota
James Smith, Wayzata: Cornell
Michael Smith, Wayzata: Cornell
TRACK AND FIELD • GIRLS
Leah Amundson, Prior Lake: Concordia (St. Paul)
Mia Barron, Minnetonka: Virginia
Carolina Bowe, Minnetonka: Yale
Shaina Burns, Lakeville South: Texas A&M
Alexandra Collins, Prior Lake: Minn. Duluth
Molli Detaloff, Elk River: North Dakota
Gretchen Feilen, Prior Lake: Concordia (St. Paul)
Piper Jensen, Minnetonka: North Dakota St.
Emily Knight, Orono: Notre Dame
Stephanie Knight, Orono: Notre Dame
Marianna Kramer, Prior Lake: Concordia (St. P)
Megan Linder, Cretin-Derham Hall: Tennessee
Macy Narr, Minnetonka: Minnesota
Bailey Ness, East Ridge: Minnesota
Temi Ogunrinde, Park of C. Grove: Minnesota
Morgan Pieri, Lakeville South: Nebraska
Mackenzie Schell, Prior Lake: South Dakota St.
Macy Violett, Prior Lake: SW Minnesota St.
Kasey Vollmer, Prior Lake: South Dakota St.
Note: The list includes only athletes receiving an athletic scholarship.
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