Local athletes make college choices official on National Signing Day

With a few strokes of the pen, lives can change.

That was the case for high school athletes across the country as National Signing Day made college decisions official, and it was no different locally.

Dozens of athletes in the area signed their letters of intent, choosing their future destinations:

S.B. RILEY

Damezi Anderson - Indiana  - Basketball

Shamar Dillard - Western Illinois - Basketball

Asia Strong - Bradley - Basketball

Madison Blakesley - Arizona - Swimming

PENN

Kristina Lynch - Florida State - Soccer

Molly McLaughlin - Xavier - Soccer

Mackenzie Wood - Northwestern - Soccer

Makenna Bottorff - Ball State - Swimming

Nathan Lovisa - Purdue Northwest - Baseball

Nathan Vargo - Kankakee C.C. - Baseball

Sara Doi - Huntington College - Basketball

Chad Piatt - Lewis College - Cross Country and Track

Lexi Clay - Taylor U. - Softball

Hailey Hisaw - Saint Mary's College - Softball

Rachel Hickey - IUPUI - Volleyball

Rachel Rupert - Vincennes - Volleyball

Julia Beers - Concordia of Chicago - Volleyball

Italia Fields - Milwaukee School of Engineering - Volleyball

A.J. Antonelli - Marian University - Tennis

S.B. ST. JOSEPH

Michael Dunkelberger - Indiana - Baseball

Luke Houin - Purdue - Baseball

Alex Voss - Butler - Baseball

Megan Welsh - Harvard - Softball

Hannah Goerke - Northern Illinois - Softball

Eden Dolezal - Seton Hall - Volleyball

Ashley Jenkins - Indiana State - Swimming

Maddie Yergler - DePaul - Tennis

Abby O'Dell - IU South Bend - Basketball

Cole Wright - Rockhurst - Lacrosse

ELKHART CENTRAL

Logan Brown - Indiana - Diving