Local athletes pick their colleges of choice
Published 11:31 pm Tuesday, March 2, 2010
It’s time for some recruiting updates.
The following local student-athletes recently signed with a college program or made a verbal commitment:
— Quarterback Zach Richter, who helped lead the Glacier Peak football team make two straight Class 3A playoff appearances, signed an NCAA National Letter of Intent with West Texas A&M, a Division-II program in Canyon, Texas. Richter completed 430 of 701 passes (61.3 percent) for 5,476 yards and 53 touchdowns in two seasons at Glacier Peak. He and the Grizzlies reached the state quarterfinals in 2009.
— Sultan runner Rici Morrill will compete in track and field and cross country for Boise State University. She signed with the Broncos on Feb. 4.
— Caroline Brawner, a junior who helped Archbishop Murphy win the 2A state girls soccer championship in November, verbally committed on Feb. 24 to play for the Colgate University (Hamilton, N.Y.) women’s soccer team. Colgate, a D-I program, is a member of the Patriot League. Brawner also considered Georgetown, Dartmouth and Harvard.
— Lakewood quarterback Justin Lane received a football scholarship offer, his first, on Feb. 26 from Illinois State University, said Lakewood coach Dan Teeter. This past fall Lane passed for 2,105 yards and 18 TDs.
Send other recruiting news about local high school athletes to mcane@heraldnet.com.
Murphy hires X-C coach
Paul Turner was named Archbishop Murphy High’s head cross country coach on Tuesday. Turner, a counselor at Jackson High, has coached cross country for eight years, including stints at Newport and Woodinville. He guided Woodinville to three KingCo 4A titles. The University of Portland graduate competed in cross country and track for the Pilots.
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Mike Cane: mcane@heraldnet.com. Check out the prep sports blog Double Team at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/heraldnet/doubleteam.
