19 NCHS student-athletes to sign Wednesday

Posted on May 4, 2016

By WJBC Staff

NORMAL – Normal Community High School has scheduled a signing ceremony at the school Wednesday as 19 student-athletes plan to formally declare their college intentions.

Baseball
Thadden Brown – Illinois Wesleyan University
Jake Gilhaus – Kalamazoo College
Hayden Stoewer – Kankakee Community College

Cheerleading
Brooke Beasley – Illinois State University
Delaney Davis – University of Illinois
Neve Johnson – University of Colorado
Koki Lynn – Southeast Missouri State University
Cameron Rink – University of Illinois

Football
Alec Bozarth – Augustana College
Isaiah Johnson – College of DuPage
Riley Rahuba – Drake University
Christain Wey – Augustana College

Golf
Cheyenne Broquard – Mt. Mercy

Soccer (boys)
Dalton Bruso – Hope College
Alex Gordon – Aurora University
Emmanuel Ndjoli – Iowa Central Community College

Softball
Nikki Lewis – Illinois Wesleyan University
Elexis Swartzentruber – Kirkwood Community College

Swimming
Matthew Staver – Luther College

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