Thirty-five Santa Margarita athletes make college commitments during ceremony

The Santa Margarita athletes who made their college commitments Wednesday. (Photo courtesy Santa Margarita Catholic High School).

Thirty-five student-athletes from Santa Margarita Catholic High School celebrated their athletic commitments on Wednesday at the school’s fall athletic commitment celebration on campus.

The seniors committed to continuing their athletic careers at four-year colleges, according to school officials.

“With their hard work, dedication and talent, these young men and women beat the odds,” said Mike Hiserman, associate director of college relations at Santa Margarita, who works with student-athletes as a college fit advisor.

The athletes:

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK

Taryn Coulston, UC San Diego

Carol Dye, UC Irvine

FOOTBALL

Luke Gazzaniga, University of Kansas

Matthew Smith, Vanderbilt

Isaia Vandermade, USC

GIRLS GOLF

Emily Song, Yale

Donina Zhou, Princeton 

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Gavyn Harrison, Penn State

Will Spalding, USC

Chase Wallin, Stanford

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Ireland Real, The University of Texas

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Kate Jackson, USC

Maddie Launi, Eckerd College

Ella Opene, UC Davis

Caroline Stafford, Grand Canyon

BOYS LACROSSE

Brody Booen, Loyola University of Maryland

Connor Dugan, Barry University

David Gee, Stevens Institute of Technology

Austin Leonard, Monmouth University

GIRLS LACROSSE

Giavanna Hinman, UC Davis

Sisley Cain, University of Pittsburgh

GIRLS SOCCER

Isabella Dolce, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Felicity Nguyen, Texas A&M

Alejandra Rodriguez, Cal State San Marcos

SOFTBALL

Katherine Murray, New York University

Lindsay Hudson, The University of Tulsa

BOYS SWIMMING

Jeffrey Chang, New York University

Tyler Lee, Columbia

Taylor Thongintra, Northwestern

GIRLS SWIMMING

Eileen Song, United States Air Force Academy

Vivian Taylor, St. Mary’s College of California

BOYS WATER POLO

Zachary Bottiaux, St. Mary’s College of California

David Greenfield, St. Mary’s College of California

Logan McGann, USC

GIRLS WATER POLO

Kiley Stoufflet, St. Mary’s College of California

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