These Shawnee Mission seniors signed to play college sports

Dozens of Shawnee Mission seniors have signed letters of intent to play a sport in college.

From basketball and football to tennis and soccer, there are students representing numerous sports from each of the Shawnee Mission district’s five high schools.

Some schools celebrated with ceremonies on or around National Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 1, while other schools plan to host events later this semester.

Other students may still sign their intentions to play college sports before the end of the year.

Here are students from the Class of 2023 who have signed so far, where they are attending and what sport they plan to play:

Shawnee Mission East

  • Rachel Bingham, volleyball, Carleton College
  • Reese Birch, soccer, Tufts University
  • Luke Clayton, baseball, Cloud Community College
  • Miles Crosser, soccer, Denison University
  • Carson Dilks, baseball, Butler Community College
  • Charlie Duske, soccer, College of Charleston
  • Graham Faris, tennis, Washburn University
  • Will Feagans, lacrosse, Washington College
  • Ryan Grinstead, soccer, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
  • Grace Hastert, soccer, University of Missouri St. Louis
  • Cate Holzbeierlein, soccer, Tufts University
  • Sophia Hunt, rowing, Kansas State University
  • Ashley Koch, soccer, St. Louis University
  • Jack Laird, baseball, Butler Community College
  • Bryson Langford, tennis, Davidson College
  • CJ Leonard, football, University of Iowa
  • Jack Lucas, soccer, Bucknell University
  • Dillon Mong, football, University of Kansas
  • Greta Stechschulte, tennis, Amherst College
  • Ben Slicker, golf, Stevens Institute of Technology
  • Dalton Wowak, baseball, Iowa Wesleyan University

Shawnee Mission North

  • Kejuan Blake, Highlands Community College
  • Payten Bush, Kansas Wesleyan
  • Quinn Chambron, soccer, Kansas City Kansas Community College
  • Gage Chapman, cross country and track and field, Emporia State University
  • Darrius Comeaux, Hutchinson Community College
  • Spencer Davis, Murray State
  • Trey Dyer, Mid America Nazarene University
  • Elise Dummermuth, cross country and track and field, Coe College
  • Willie Fontes, baseball, Maple Woods,
  • Brenna Murphy, cross country and track and field, Fort Hays State University
  • Mia Olson, Mid America Nazarene

Shawnee Mission Northwest

  • Henry Born, cross country/track and field, Missouri S&T
  • Adrian Elsen, wrestling, Labette County Community College
  • Elinor Engle, volleyball, University of Central Missouri
  • Lucas Hageman, wrestling, Grand View University
  • Macy Jane Malik, soccer, Dayton University
  • Evan Mitchell, cross country/track and field, Missouri S&T
  • Paige Mullen, cross country/track and field, Pittsburg State University
  • Malik O’Atis, football, Emporia State University
S'Mya Nichols KU
S’Mya Nichols, a SM West senior, is playing for the University of Kansas women’s basketball team in 2023-24. File photo

Shawnee Mission West

  • Reagan Barth, volleyball, Georgia Southern
  • Zeph Clark, basketball, St. Mary’s
  • S’Mya Nichols, basketball, University of Kansas
  • Iverson Norwood, football, Coffeyville Community College
  • Sam Safly, soccer, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Shawnee Mission South

  • Katelyn Colwell, rowing, Kansas State University
  • A’Quan Dunbar, football, Old Dominion University
  • Hannah Gibson, cross country and track, Pittsburg State University
  • Sam Johns, Iowa Lakes
  • Ezric Knox, football, Mid America Nazarene University
  • Harper Larsen, soccer, North Central College
  • Macy Pace, soccer, William Jewel College
  • Ava Smith, soccer, Emporia State University
  • Jackson Stone, Benedictine College

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Juliana Garcia
Juliana Garcia

Hi! I’m Juliana Garcia, and I cover Prairie Village and northeast Johnson County for the Johnson County Post.

I grew up in Roeland Park and graduated from Shawnee Mission North before going on to the University of Kansas, where I wrote for the University Daily Kansan and earned my bachelor’s degree in journalism. Prior to joining the Post in 2019, I worked as an intern at the Kansas City Business Journal.

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