METRO LETTERS OF INTENT
Metro area letters of intent
Local athletes make their commitments.
Athletes from metropolitan area schools that are expected to sign Division I or II letters of Intent today, which is the first day of signing for football, soccer, track and field and cross-country.
FOOTBALL
• Nevin Andreas, Lakeville South: Augustana
• Jake Antolak, Zimmerman: MSU-Moorhead
• Duke Anyanwu, Blaine: Minnesota
• Matt Arends, Prior Lake: Princeton*
• Zach Bares, Jordan: Northern St.
• Beau Bates, Minnetonka: Minn.-Duluth
• Drew Bauer, Eagan: Minn.-Duluth
• Scott Benedict, Minnetonka: St. Cloud State
• Jack Biebighauser, Chanhsn: MSU-Moorhead
• Tavaughn Blair, Hopkins: Northern Iowa
• Cal Bloom, Osseo: Central Florida
• Gabe Boyce, Minnetonka: Concordia (St. Paul)
• Nick Brandt, Prior Lake: Augustana
• Ty'Karius Brooks, Park Center: Northern St.
• Devon Bzoskie, Lakeville So.: St. Cloud State
• Nick Carr, Totino-Grace: South Dakota St.
• Kevin Carroll, Edina: Northern Iowa
• Paddy Clancy, St. Thomas Acad.: Dartmouth*
• Andrew Clemens, Shakopee: Augustana
• Nick Davidson, Eden Prairie: Stanford
• Karmichael Dunbar, Prior Lake: LA-Lafayette
• Tyler Dustman, St. Francis: Bemidji St.
• Jalen Dyson, Burnsville: NDSCS
• Darion Fletcher, Simley: Minn.-Duluth
• Tyler Flud, Cretin-DH: SW Minnesota St.
• Jonathan Harden, Cretin-DH: West. Michigan
• Joel Fuxa, Minnetonka: Drake
• Isaac Hayes, St. Thomas Academy: Minnesota
• Trey Heid, Lakeville North: Augustana
• DJ Herbert, Osseo: Northern Iowa
• Anthony Hill, Champlin Park: Concordia. (SP)
• Maconel James, Cretin-DH: Augustana
• Zach Johnson, Eastview: North Dakota St.
• Will Johnson, Osseo: West Virginia
• Lexus Jones, Kennedy: St. Cloud State
• Mac Kullas, Hill-Murray: Winona St.
• Mitch Knutson, Eagan: St. Cloud State
• Andrew Larson, Eden Prairie: Harvard*
• Ben Lauer, Wayzata: Minnesota
• Mitch Leidner, Lakeville South: Minnesota
• Zach Martens, Apple Valley: Missouri S&T
• Max Mattila, Bethany: Southwest St.
• Tim McClanahan, Cretin-DH: St. Thomas
• Andre McDonald, Hopkins: Minnesota
• ShaDonte McMorris, Hopkins: Concordia (SP)
• Steven Miller, South St. Paul: Minn.-Crookston
• Andy Moritko, Totino: South Dakota St.
• Jeremiah Morse, Cretin-DH: SW Minnesota St.
• Jordan Nieuwsma, Bethany: Concordia (SP)
• Kevin Olson, Andover: Augustana
• Cole Otto, Chanhassen: St. Cloud State.
• DJ Palmer, Cretin-DH: SW Minnesota St.
• Nick Parker, South St. Paul: St. Cloud State
• Brett Pierce, Holy Angels: North Dakota State
• Ryan Poppitz, Wayzata: Concordia
• Joe Putz, Andover: Augustana
• Nick Rallis, Edina: Minnesota
• Connor Randall, Eagan: Minn.-Duluth
• Taj Rich, Cooper: North Dakota
• Chase Roullier, Burnsville: Wyoming • Harrison Rund, South St. Paul: St. Cloud State
• Moses Saygbe, Elk River: MSU-Mankato
• Josh Trifunov, South St. Paul: St. Cloud State
• Alec Waite, Irondale: SW Minn. St.
• Matt Weber, Rogers: Winona State
• Lucas Wiborg, DeLaSalle: Cornell
• Maxx Williams, Waconia: Minnesota
• Eric Woodcock, Eagan: Minn.-Duluth
BOYS' SOCCER
• A.J. Albers, Eagan: New Hampshire
• Abdallah Bah, Osseo: Wis.-Green Bay
• Erick Bloom, Centennial: W. Illinois
• Gustavo Castro, Eagan: Upper Iowa
• Tyler David, Lakeville North: St. Louis
• Troy Ewers, Chaska: Upper Iowa
• Zach Fennessy, Prior Lake: Providence
• Marcus Hoof, Wayzata: Air Force
• Adama Keita, Prairie Seeds: Wis.-Green Bay
• Elliot Langaard, Hopkins: Viterbo
• Ben LeMay, St. Thomas Academy: Drake
• Evan Panken, Edina: Notre Dame
• Jens Undlin, Edina: Loyola (Ill.)
• Miles Willis, Hill-Murray: No. Illinois
GIRLS' SOCCER
• Alahna Anderson, White Br Lk: Concordia (SP)
• Hillary Arechigo, Monticello: Bemidji St.
• Gaby Arnquist, N. St. Paul: North Dakota St.
• Elle Arveson, Mahtomedi: North Dakota St.
• Alison Baumgartner, Roseville: SW St.
• Katie Bednorz, Anoka: St. Cloud State
• Hailey Beyrand, Kennedy: N. Michigan
• Jessica Bianchi, Rogers: Concordia
• Mehan Bolton, Mahtomedi: Minnesota
• Sydney Born, Edina: Wis.-Green Bay
• Josie Brown, Elk River: Wayne St.
• Taylor Brownrigg, Lakeville North: Augustana
• Lesley Chilton, Eden Prairie: Dayton
• Lauren Douglas, Eagan: SW Minn. State
• Bailly Drayton, Burnsville: St. Cloud St.
• Elle Dykema, Northfield: Minnesota
• Anna Edgren, Apple Valley: Bemidji St.
• Emily Erickson, Woodbury: MSU-Mankato
• Natalie Fenske, Tartan: North Dakota St.
• Allie Giddings, Anoka: South Dakota
• Danika Gieske, Centennial: North Dakota St
• Anna Giles, Henry Sibley: Minot St.
• Rachel Gratz, Eagan: Concordia, St. Paul
• Heidi Hartman, Osseo: UW-Green Bay
• Lauren Hoeppner, Apple Valley: MSU-Mankato
• Brianna Ismale, Eastview: S. Dakota St.
• Katie Jones, Anoka: MSU-Moorhead
• Kristen Knutson, Eagan: Minnesota
• Sydney Knutson, Simley: Winona St.
• Kendra Kraabel, Zimmerman: MSU-Moorhead
• Mackenzie Lewis, East Ridge: Northern Illinois
• Abby Lindsay, Osseo: South Dakota
• Elizabeth Lucas, S. St. Paul: North Dakota St.
• Taryn Macmillan, Eastview: N. Dakota
• Anastacia Medellin, East Ridge: Illinois
• Lindsey Micheletti, Eagan: North Dakota
• Lauren Nash, Woodbury: Louisville
• Maddie Nelson, Woodbury: Creighton
• Courtney Neville, Tartan: Memphis
• Leah Nesheim, Eastview: Minn.-Duluth
• Taylor Nivala, Andover: South Dakota
• Abby Nyquist, Hopkins: Bemidji St.
• Brittany Plombon, Minnetonka: St. Cloud St.
• Maggie Renfro, Holy Family: Northern Illinois
• Marissa Ricci, South St. Paul: North Dakota
• Jill Richgels, Simley: Creighton
• Nicole Sames, Mahtomedi: Winona St.
• Rebecca Sparkman, Eden Prairie: S. Dakota
• Bri Stelzer, Lakeville South: Wisconsin
• Mary Stringini, Minnetonka: Queens U
• Maddie Trebesch, Woodbury: Creighton
• Rachael Van Keulen, Woodbury: Wis.-Milw.
• Tori Veth, Blaine: North Dakota St.
• Amber Wanous, Anoka: Northern St.
• Abbey Welle, Totino-Grace: North Dakota
• Hannah Werth, Jefferson: Akron
• Casey White, Woodbury: Minot St.
TRACK AND FIELD
• Kristin Anderson, Prior Lake: S Dakota St.
• Samantha Anderson, Prior Lake: S Dakota St.
• Tom Anderson, Anoka: Arizona State
• Celeste Borchardt, Belle Plaine: S Dakota St.
• Lauren Bruha, Prior Lake: Minn.-Duluth
• Stephen Bruha, Prior Lake: S Dakota St.
• D'Monte Farley, Park of CG: North Dakota
• Angie Guenther, White Bear Lake: Minnesota
• Katie Nordick, Providence: Dartmouth*
• Austin Salargo, Hopkins: Minnesota
• Maddie Schaeffer, Rogers: Minn.-Duluth
• Alyssa Stolt, Wayzata: North Dakota
CROSS-COUNTRY
• Brandon Clark, Blake: Pennsylvania*
• Jensen Orlow, Holy Family: S. Dakota St.
• Joel Reichow, White Bear Lake: S. Dakota St.
• Erica Seidenkranz, Monticello: Minn.-Duluth
*- Indicates Division I school that does not award athletic scholarships
about the writer
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.