TOWAMENCIN – Early morning practices and late night games, missed lectures and unpredicted injuries, state titles and scholarships.<\/p>\n
Student athletes spend much of their high school career dedicated to their respective sports. In addition to the academic demands of North Penn, they also fulfill the responsibilities to their teams and to the NPHS sports program as a whole. It takes perseverance, commitment, passion, and discipline, and for many, playing for their dream college is the ultimate goal.<\/p>\n
This past Tuesday, on November 11th, 18 senior student athletes shared the colleges and universities where they would be continuing their athletic careers.<\/p>\n
During the ceremony, the commits were asked four questions: What college or university are you attending and what sport are you playing there? Why did you choose that school and what are other schools you considered?<\/p>\n
Common themes as to why the seniors picked their respective colleges was the quality of the program of their major, the environment of the campus, and the team dynamic.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ended up deciding on Scranton because I really love the campus,\u201d University of Scranton commit Tyler Agriss said. \u201cThey also have a great business program, which is what I\u2019m going to be studying, and I really love the coaches and the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Villanova University commit, Felicia Connolly, gave a similar response.<\/p>\n
\u201cI chose that school because of its exceptional academic programs and its very competitive softball team. I love that the school is close to home and I\u2019m very excited to see how I grow with every single player,\u201d Connolly explained.<\/p>\n
As the ceremony continued, each athlete took pictures with their current teammates and coaches as well as their families (see below). The room was filled with proud faces and bittersweet smiles.<\/p>\n
\u201cI sacrificed a lot to get where I am regarding academics and athletics, and it just feels really good to know that all of it has paid off,\u201d NYU commit Alyssa Veal commented.<\/p>\n
The lessons learned from high school sports will carry with these athletes as they continue their athletic journeys.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlaying lacrosse taught me how to go head first into all types of problems when you don\u2019t know where to go,\u201d Jayden Davenport, Catawba University commit, said.<\/p>\n
Overall, though, the Student-Athlete Commitment Day event marked a dream come true for seniors in attendance.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Softball] means everything. I mean, it\u2019s shaped my whole life and it has brought me to where I am today, so it really is just a big accomplishment to keep going with your sport,\u201d Chestnut Hill College commit Teghann Bowman said.<\/p>\n