May 1, 2026

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Santa Margarita High School athletes honored after making future college decisions

Santa Margarita High School athletes who made college decisions. (Photo courtesy Santa Margarita Catholic High School Communications).

Twenty-six student-athletes from Santa Margarita Catholic High School celebrated their commitments this week to attend colleges nationwide to continue their athletic careers.

In addition, 48 Santa Margarita student-athletes celebrated their college commitments for their respective sports in the fall with more student-athletes expected to announce their commitments in the coming weeks, a school official said.

The athletes:

BASEBALL

Luke Blanchard, Towson University

Zack Stein, Whittier College

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Madilyn Lam, Air Force

Janaya Williams, Point Loma

BOYS BASKETBALL

Drew Anderson, Stanford University

DANCE

Camille Strier, University of Tennessee

Brooke Vurpillat, San Diego State

Ava Woinarowicz, Washington State

FOOTBALL

Jules Guerdat, Wesleyan (CT)

Ivrick Carrigan, Arizona Christian University

Siua Holani, Sacramento State

Griffin Brahm, USC

BOYS GOLF 

Landon Frank, Cameron University

Alex Sheehan, Denison University

BOYS LACROSSE

Robby Garrett, Illinois Wesleyan University

GIRLS SOCCER 

Mia Corona, UCLA

Gwyneth Dygean, Conneticut College

BOYS SWIMMING

Xuanyou (Sam) Zhou, Claremont

Adam Cuthbert, University of the Pacific (CA)

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

Olivia Smyth, UC San Diego

Riley Szuba, Lehigh

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK

Lauren Temple, Bowdoin

Alahna Thomas, UC Irvine

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Fenton Regan, North Greenville

BOYS WATER POLO

Pedro Mattiazo, Long Beach State

Evan Wu, Stanford

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