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Columbia student athletes make their college commitmentsTwo dozen Columbia High School student athletes made their college commitments at a press conference on Thursday afternoon in the school’s auditorium. The athletes introduced themselves and told the audience of family, friends, teammates, coaches and media where they will be competing at the collegiate level.

Students signing college commitment letters

Columbia students signing college commitment letters at a press conference in the school auditorium on Thursday afternoon.

“This is a very impressive group, not just in the athletic arena, but in the academic arena. If you add up all 24, their collective GPA is 96.7,” said Columbia Athletic Director Michael Leonard. “Ultimately, what I’m really proud of is they have done a great job with our school climate. They’ve made it a great, positive school community. I’m really proud of all of them.”

Congratulations to the following student athletes!

  • Jalen Antonetti (Football/Springfield College)
  • Angelina Broga (Track/King’s College)
  • Dustin Chambers (Track and Cross Country/Coastal Carolina University)
  • Liam Danaher (Track and Cross Country/Coastal Carolina University)
  • McKenna Erwell (Track/St. John Fisher College)
  • Nicholas Furnari (Football/St. John Fisher College)
  • Trey Gaylord (Soccer/Paul Smith’s College)
  • Aiden Hickey (Lacrosse/Florida Southern College)
  • Molly Kane (Track and Cross Country/The Sage Colleges)
  • Shayna Lenney (Soccer/SUNY Potsdam)
  • Tyler LoPresti (Track/SUNY Oneonta)
  • Camryn McHale (Golf/SUNY Cortland)
  • Brianna Miller (Tennis/SUNY Plattsburgh)
  • Ryan Nista (Baseball/SUNY Plattsburgh)
  • Lauren Obermayer (Basketball/SUNY Oneonta)
  • Nicole Orcutt (Swimming/The College at Brockport)
  • Dylan Ouimette (Basketball/Rochester Institute of Technology)
  • Jessica Patterson (Softball/St. John Fisher College)
  • Emily Powell (Volleyball/Endicott College)
  • Jack Romer (Football/Pace University)
  • Madeline Taylor (Track/SUNY Plattsburgh)
  • Alexis Van Vorst (Basketball/SUNY New Paltz)
  • A.J. Weinstein (Track/Springfield College)
  • Deanna Zoch (Track/SUNY Plattsburgh)