Rye High School Athletes Sign Letters of Intent

Twenty-five Rye High School senior athletes have signed letters of intent to participate as members of college teams. A ceremony was held in the form of a press conference on March 6, during which the parents, coaches, teachers, administrators, and Board of Education Members gathered to celebrate and honor the skilled athletes. 

(PHOTO: First row, from left: Meredith TIbbals, field hockey, Bowdoin College; Matea Friedel, track and field, Tufts University; Alanna Morque, basketball, Bates College; Alexandra Bennett, field hockey, Williams College; Jack O’Brien, lacrosse, Bates College; Lazarus Chavez, lacrosse, Syracuse University; Sean Regan, lacrosse, Wesleyan University; Alexis Hios, golf, Towson University; Norah Murphy, diving, Bucknell University; Alissa Vitiello, field hockey, Union College; Second row, from left: Dr. Frank Alvarez, Superintendent, Rye School District; Laura Stack, President, Board of Education, Rye School District; Kelly Delane, swimming, Middlebury College; Walter Florio, sailing, Connecticut College; Kate Whiston, soccer, Hamilton College; Charlotte Nixon, swimming, Connecticut College; Griffin Tutun, baseball, Cornell University; Chris Santangelo, lacrosse, University of Pennsylvania; Alex Raynor, football, Denison University; Cal Hynson, lacrosse, St. Lawrence University; Jonah Shainberg, fencing, University of Notre Dame; Courtney Brown, volleyball, Hamilton College; Carlos Merlos, football, St. Lawrence University; Patricia Taylor, Rye High School Principal; Rob Castagna, Director of Physical Education, Health, & Athletics; Back row, from left: Melissa Curtis, crew, Princeton University; George “Hutch” Bryant, crew, University of Pennsylvania.)

Director of Physical Education, Health, and Athletics Robert Castagna provided guests with prepared questions to ask the students. The topics ranged from serious to humorous, with students answering inquiries such as, “how will you balance your school work, your social life, and your athletics?” and “do you know how to do your own laundry?” The students were remarkably poised answering the questions during each of their moments in the spotlight.

Congratulations to the following students, listed along with their sports and the schools they will attend in the fall:

Alexandra Bennett, field hockey, Williams College
Courtney Brown, volleyball, Hamilton College
George “Hutch” Bryant, crew, University of Pennsylvania
Ian Chabot, lacrosse, Wesleyan University
Lazarus Chavez, lacrosse, Syracuse University
Melissa Curtis, crew, Princeton University
Kelly Delane, swimming, Middlebury College
Walter Florio, sailing, Connecticut College
Matea Friedel, track and field, Tufts University
Alexis Hios, golf, Towson University
Cal Hynson, lacrosse, St. Lawrence University
Carlos Merlos, football, St. Lawrence University
Alanna Morque, basketball, Bates College
Norah Murphy, diving, Bucknell University
Charlotte Nixon, swimming, Connecticut College
Jack O’Brien, lacrosse, Bates College
Alex Raynor, football, Denison University
Sean Regan, lacrosse, Wesleyan University
Chris Santangelo, lacrosse, University of Pennsylvania
Jonah Shainberg, fencing, University of Notre Dame
Meredith Tibbals, field hockey, Bowdoin College
Brendan Tripodi, baseball, Elon University
Griffin Tutun, baseball, Cornell University
Alissa Vitiello, field hockey, Union College
Kate Whiston, soccer, Hamilton College