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Twenty-nine student athletes at Sacred Heart Preparatory have committed to playing at the collegiate level in 11 different sports, according to a May 22 press release. Athletes in rowing, basketball, football, golf, lacrosse, volleyball and more will be attending universities such as Yale, Cornell University and University of Southern California.
“Over the past four years, these exceptional young men and women have redefined excellence, pushing SHP athletics to new heights through their unwavering commitment and exemplary leadership,” said SHP Assistant Principal for Athletics Jason Armstrong in a statement.
SHP hasbroken a school record of having 13 varsity sport programs being named Central Coast Section Scholastic teams, according to the school.
The Class of 2024 will be sending two rowers to the collegiate level — Benjamin Morganroth, who will be attending Yale University, and Isabella Tapper, who will head to the University of Pennsylvania.
From the boys basketball team, two-time first team all-league player JP Kerrigan will be playing for Macalester College and two-time all-league player TJ O’Brien committed to Chapman University.
The school’s football team will be sending single-season sack records holder Teo Casares to Brown University and starting quarterback Jack Scully to Macalester College.
Luca Suarez, a two-time first team all-league golfer, will be playing for St. Andrews College. The boys’ golf team accomplished nine wins and eight league wins this season — a record for the golf program.
Five players from the SHP boys’ lacrosse team have committed to colleges. Ian Dykes will head to Duke University, Blake Hetherington will play for Harvard University, Graham Kaestner will head to John Hopkins University, Anthony Noto has committed to Brown University and Alexander Shen will play for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The girls lacrosse team will be sending 2024 WBAL all-league honoree Tessa Espinosa to play for Denison University.
The SHP girls and boys soccer team will be sending Molly Tinsley to Loyola Marymount University and Colin JOhnson to play for Cornell University.
Cole Ballard has committed to the University of Southern California for swimming. The SHP swim team has claimed 14 straight West Bay Athletic League championships, according to the school.
The boys track and field team will be sending Aneel Bulchandani to Pomona College. He is a recipient of this year’s track and field team Gator award.
The SHP girls volleyball team has five students moving on to play at the collegiate level. Sophie Castaillac will head to Sarah Lawrence College, Jillian Amaro will play for MIT, Isabelle Marco will go to the University of Utah, Mia Radeff will play for the University of Notre Dame and Naomi Watson will head to Boston College.
The SHP boys water polo team was ranked as the nation’s third best and will be sending three student athletes to college. The team’s captain, Carl Crum, will be going to CalTech. Tyler Hogan will be playing for Harvard University. Andrew Spencer will head to the University of California at Los Angeles.
The girls water polo team finished the year as MaxPreps second-ranked team in the nation. Players Margaret Brandin will head to Princeton University, Jacqueline Hickingbotham will play for Pitzer College and Charlotte Summe has committed to Villanova University.