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2023/24 freshman class Olympic sports official NLI signing news (Signing period - 11/9/2022-8/1/2023)

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With Wednesday (November 9th) being the start of the signing period for the frosh class of 2023/24 for all Olympic Sports, thought I'd start this thread. As with prior years' threads where I did this, It will be used throughout the signing period to post any news (tweets, articles, pictures, videos, etc.) of future Olympic Sport Buffs officially signing their National Letters of Intents (NLI's).

Want to note, that unlike football and basketball that probably more Allbuffians are aware of, ALL other NCAA Division 1 (and Division 2) sports just have one long signing period (no "early" and "regular" signing periods like football and basketball). For the 2023 frosh class, that "other" sports signing period is 11/9/2022 - 8/1/2023.

As always, if/ as any Allbuffians see any official signing news for any future Buffs, please feel free to post it.

The main purpose of this thread is NOT to post news of newly found future Buffs, which is already covered in the http://www.allbuffs.com/threads/recruiting-news-olympic-sports.101643/ thread. However, If any new (unknown to us) commits do pop up during the signing process, I'll probably post them both places (with more detail on them being put in the main recruiting thread).

Note- With the option of an additional eligibility year granted to those athletes who, along with their schools, want them, it will be interesting (at least to me) to see how much if any the freshmen classes are smaller over the next year or two.
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For ease of reference, from the main recruiting thread (post numbers listed are to posts in that thread), expected signers for next academic year (2023/24) we know about so far that could be signing as early as November 11th have in prior years been listed below by sport, but I've fallen behind this year, so will try to catch up over the next day or two and add info by sport as fast as I can. As I think about it, I’ll also fill in info below as we learn about what student-athletes have officially signed on to become future Buffs.
(Note- with these sports getting much less recruiting exposure than, say, football, it's much more likely that some listed below may end up going to another college.)

Cross Country/ Track and field (Men's & Women's):

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Known to have Signed NLI - Men's - Mathison ; Women's - Baloga, Nechanicky, Ward
Previously unknown signee(s) - Men's - Miller (Post #11); Women's - Heumann (Post #6)

Golf (Men's & Women's):


Known to have Signed NLI - Men's - Knight
Additional previously unknown commitment signee(s) - (Women's) - Ngo (Post #9 ), Fuller (Post #15); (Men's) –


Lacrosse:


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Known to have Signed NLI – Carr, Dodd, Flynn, Hill, Myslinski, Gardner, Reece, Ryan

Previously unknown signee(s) - McCorcle (Post #24)

Skiing (Men's & Women's):

None known about before the signing period.

Previously unknown signee(s) -

Soccer:


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Known to have Signed NLI - Campbell, Celayeta, Curran, Leyba X 2, Moschetti, Thao
Previously unknown signee(s) -

Tennis:



Known to have signed NLI -
Previously unknown signee(s) - Rebec (Post #20)

Volleyball:


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Known to have Signed NLI - Bolles, Payne, Jordan, Dwinnell, Rising
Previously unknown signee(s) - Burilović (Post #3)

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(Note- it seems team sport athletes usually verbally commit AND often sign their NLI’s much earlier than those in the “individual” sports (golf, tennis, track & field/ cross country and, especially, skiing), so expect more future Buff individual sport athletes to become known and sign as the signing period goes on.)
 
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Volleyball has tweeted out about 2 of their 2023's, so I can say -

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to Ms's. Payne and Bolles!




 
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And volleyball produces the 1st 2023 Buff I didn't previously know about as a verbal commit. And, for the 1st time I can remember in their tenure here, Coach Mahoney and staff have gone overseas to find a player- she is ~6'0" outside hitter Ana Burilović, who looks to hail from Split, Croatia.

As noted in the original post above, I'll add most info I find on her in the "normal" general Olympic sport recruiting thread.

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to her!

 
Soccer has formally announced 6 of its newest Buffs so far. Starting with 4 of them*** -

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to Ms.'s Thao, Campbell, and the Leyba twins!













(***For those not aware, Allbuffs limits posts to 5 external links (tweets or whatever) per post, so I'm breaking this into 2 posts.)
 
And track and field (and in one case cross country) has posted out about 2 of its signees, 1 each for the women's and men's teams. The 1st of them is one I did not know previously about. It is high jumper Elizabeth (Lizzy) Heumann, who hails from nearby Loveland.

The other is distance runner (and recent Indiana state HS cross country champion) Kole Mathison.

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to them!




 
Pix (I assume the post is from her mom or other close relative) of track and field high jumper Riley Ward's commitment and signing.



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Instagram post with a family shot as volleyball's Avery Bolles (also noted in post #2 above) signed on to become a Buff.

 
Soccer has tweeted out acknowledgement of the 7th of 7 known verbal commitments I knew about.

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to Ms. Celayeta!

 
Looks like women's golf has a commitment I didn't know about previously. (Golf will typically only have 1-3 a year per team.)

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to Ms. Ngo!

 
Volleyball announces another signee (that we already knew was a verbal commitment). (The one trivia point I've already noted a few times is Ms. Jordan is the one Olympic sport athlete I know about in this class who plans on being an early admit, so last I heard she may be in Boulder within 3 or so months.)

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to Ms. Jordan!

 
All the track and field (and in some cases cross country) student-athletes I knew about (Baloga, Nechanicky and Ward) have now been formally announced as signed. In addition, the men's team announced one I didn't know about, decathlete Drake Miller, who hails from Mill Valley, California.

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to all 4!







 
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As can be seen further down this post, volleyball released its article about 5 new players signed yesterday as part of signing day #1. However, it still looks like one other I knew about, outside hitter Annelise Rising, also had a signing ceremony yesterday. (Don't know if that means she may not be on official scholarship right away, or if there are other reasons the team couldn't immediately announce her signing?)

So, still UNofficial but still strong welcome and congrats to Ms. Rising!


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And, here is volleyball's official announcement of yesterday's signings. (Wanted to note that, in addition to Sydney Jordan planning on starting her collegiate life and training with the team this spring, it looks like that's also Avery Bolles' plan.)

I am only pasting the intro to the article below, but suggest any fans also read the article itself, as it has multiple paragraphs on the newest volleyball Buffs.




Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2022/11/9/colorado-adds-five-buffs-on-signing-day_.aspx

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BOULDER — Colorado women's volleyball signed five student-athletes Wednesday, head coach Jesse Mahoney announced.

The Buffs added outside hitter Sydney Jordan from Houston Texas, and pinhitters Ana Burilovic and Lily Dwinell. Dwinell grew up in San Clemente, Calif., while Burilovic hails from Split, Croatia and is the one international student-athlete in the group. Middle blocker Cayla Payne of Carlsbad, Calif., and outside hitter and libero Avery Bolles from Andover, Minn., round out the versatile class.

"We are thrilled to welcome such a deep and talented class of student-athletes to Boulder in 2023. With this group we've added great size, skill and athleticism to our program while adding talent and depth at nearly every position," said Mahoney. "Each are exceptional student-athletes who will represent the University of Colorado well on the court, as well as in the classroom and the Boulder community."

"This class will form the bedrock of our program for years to come and [the class] makes me excited for the future of Colorado volleyball," Mahoney stated. "We will be adding to this outstanding class in the spring."
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A few hours before volleyball, soccer issued its release about its 7 member (so far) class of 2023 froshies. (The tweets individually announcing all 7 have been posted in previous entries above.)

Again, OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to all!

(As I just noted for the volleyball announcement above, definitely recommend any fans read the FULL article linked to below, as it includes paragraphs giving more info on each of the newest soccer Buffs.)




Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2022/11/9/soccer-sanchez-adds-seven-for-2023.aspx

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BOULDER – Just as the 2022 season closes out, the Colorado soccer team has turned its attention to 2023, signing seven newcomers for the fall on Wednesday.

Jamie Campbell (Newbury Park, Calif.), Kyla Celayta (Grand Junction, Colo.), Claire Curran (San Diego, Calif.), Grace Thao (Irvine, Calif.), Angelina Moschetti (Irvine, Calif.), Hope Leyba (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Faith Leyba (Phoenix, Ariz.) all put pen to paper and officially became Buffaloes.

"With us losing seven talented seniors, it was vital that we brought in a class that can compete right away," head coach Danny Sanchez indicated. "This incoming group can. They all come from super competitive club environments. They have all excelled on a national stage and have all the attributes to push our soccer program to the next level. We are excited to get them to Boulder this summer!"
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Women's golf announced a 2nd commitment yesterday. (See post #9 for the 1st.) She is Carolyn Fuller, who hails from Phoenix.

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to her!

 
Nothing official from the team's own social media's accounts themselves (at least I could find), but since men's golf's Coach Edwards included a link to the below post in his Instagram story, assume it's safe to say the one verbal commitment his team had obtained I previously knew about, Pleasanton California's Brandon Knight, is now signed on to become a Buff.

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to him!

 
Nothing official from the team's own social media's accounts themselves (at least I could find), but since men's golf's Coach Edwards included a link to the below post in his Instagram story, assume it's safe to say the one verbal commitment his team had obtained I previously knew about, Pleasanton California's Brandon Knight, is now signed on to become a Buff.

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to him!



Oops - I missed that the team did make a release on cubuffs.com about Mr. Knight's signing - https://cubuffs.com/news/2022/11/9/...-top-california-prep-star-to-golf-roster.aspx

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BOULDER — Brandon Knight, the 2022 California state high school champion, has signed a letter-of-intent to attend the University of Colorado, head coach Roy Edwards announced Wednesday.

Knight, from Foothill High School in Pleasanton, Calif., captured the CIF state championship at San Gabriel Country Club with a 5-under par 66. He shot 33 on each nine and finished with a tournament-high seven birdies and just two bogeys. One down heading into the final two holes, he birdied No. 17 to overtake his closest competitor, who bogeyed; both finished up with pars and he claimed the title.
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He said he selected Colorado because he "loved the campus, the location and the practice facilities. Both coach Edwards and (assistant) coach (Derek) Tolan are great coaches, and I saw a lot of potential to improve my game over the next four years."

Knight also had three other impressive third place finishes, in the Junior Tour of Northern California (67-74—141), the Northern Junior Championship (74-70—144) and in the Notah Begay JGNC Utah Regional (65-68—133). Top AJGA finishes included a fifth place in the AJGA Junior at Ruby Hill (73-72-70—215) and seventh place in the PGA West Junior Championship (73-73-67—213).

"Brandon is one of the top junior golfers in the state of California," Edwards said. "He has had a really strong junior and high school career and continues to get better and better. We expect him to come in right away next fall and be a solid player."

Colorado recently concluded its fall portion of its 2022-23 schedule, currently ranked No. 50 by GolfStat and No. 63 by Golfweek. The Buffaloes were 75-22-3 against Division I opponents while setting a school record for the lowest stroke average in the fall with a 71.98 figure.

The Buffaloes are still rather young, with just one senior, six sophomores and two freshmen. Edwards will likely sign one, if not two more players in addition to Ty Holbrook, the Granbury, Texas product who signed in the '22 recruiting class but decided to take the newly popular "gap year" between graduating high school and enrolling in college.
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cubuffs.com article on the 2 newest women golfers - https://cubuffs.com/news/2022/11/10/womens-golf-womens-golf-signs-west-coast-duo-to-nli.aspx

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BOULDER – Vanessa Ngo and Carolyn Fuller have signed National Letters of Intent to join the University of Colorado women's golf team for the 2023-24 season, head coach Anne Kelly announced on Thursday, during the NCAA Early Signing Period.

Ngo, from Vallejo, Calif., is a nine-time winner on the Southern California PGA Jr. Tour. She is ranked 35th in her graduating class and 82nd in the nation according to Junior Golf Scoreboard.

"Vanessa was a summer find for our program; what I like to call a 'fly under the radar' player," Kelly said. "She had some very good performances this summer that got her noticed by CU and other top DI golf programs. Luckily, she liked what she saw at Colorado and committed to us this fall."

Ngo is a two-time medalist at the Southern California Golf Association's Foundation Cup (2019 and 2021). She placed second at the 2022 Pasadena Women's Amateur Championship at Brookside Golf Club, which included a personal-best 66 in the first round. Ngo was second at the 2022 FCG National Tour Series at the Temecula Creek Golf Club and 23rd at the 2022 IMG Junior World Championship at Torrey Pines.

"Vanessa possesses a very competitive, hardworking, dedicated, disciplined character in both golf and academics. She has not had the opportunity to compete often at a national level, but has had success in the competitive California area. We are looking forward to Vanessa joining our team and giving her the opportunity to excel in the Pac-12 Conference and DI level."

Currently a senior at California Preparatory Academy in San Juan Capistrano, she is a four-year Scholar-Athlete and member of the Principal's Honor Roll. She was a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Finalist in 2020 and led her high school team to an undefeated season, winning medalist honors in eight of 10 matches.

Fuller, a native of Phoenix, is in her senior year at Pinnacle High School. She was a member of the 2021 All-Arizona Girls Golf Team by AZCentral.com and placed third in the Arizona State Girls Division I meet.

As a sophomore in 2020, Pinnacle won the High School Golf National Invitational Tournament. She helped Pinnacle to the 2019 Arizona State Division I title, tying for fifth individually.

Fuller was an honorable mention to the 2021 Sports360AZ All-Academic Team.

"We are very excited to have Carolyn join our team next fall," Kelly said. "She was an early verbal for us last year, so it's been a long wait to officially call her a Buff! Carolyn is a very good student and talented athlete who has been working extremely hard on her game this last year to get ready for collegiate and Pac-12 golf.

She was the 2020 Scottsdale Junior Champion and was the runner up at that same event in 2019. In 2018 she won a pair of events, first at the Desert Mashie Spring Championship at Encanto and later that fall at the IHOP Classic at Grand Canyon University.

"She is a competitor and dedicated to becoming a top-level golfer," Kelly said. "We are really looking forward to having Carolyn on the team and the impact that she will have for CU women's golf."
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Tennis, especially when they pick up an international commitment, is one sport where I seldom hear about verbal commitments. The team did make a release yesterday, and they have one signed (so far) for 2023. She is Pia Rebec, who will be coming to Boulder from Ljubljana, Slovenia.

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to her!



Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2022/11/11/tennis-buffaloes-sign-rebec.aspx

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BOULDER — The University of Colorado women's tennis program announced the signing of Pia Rebec of Slovenia Friday afternoon to a National Letter Of Intent.

"Brian and I are very excited about Pia joining our squad next fall," said head coach Anthony Pham. "Pia is not only a strong student and tennis player but possesses excellent character. She comes from a great family and we appreciate them trusting us with the next stage of her development. Buff fans will really enjoy watching Pia represent our program."

The Ljubljana native attended Gimnazija Siska High School and competed for the T.C. Ljubljana. Rebec recently is coming off winning the Slovenian outdoor 18s National Championship and has been ranked as high as first in the nation. She represented Slovenia as a member of the Summer Cup team.

Rebec is the first Buffalo commit from Slovenia, adding the team's 20th different country in program history. The Buffaloes will continue to add to the 2023 signing class throughout the year.
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As usual, lacrosse just seems to skip the whole signing day announcement hype (I'm sure they're collecting the paperwork and so forth to "legally" make the student-athletes Buffs), and if like in prior years will just announce their whole class MUCH later. (For the 2022 class, they JUST announced it via cubuffs.com article this past September.)

So, I just went in and did some social media and Google searches, and did come up with the following that indicates the majority (5 of the 8) verbal commitments I had heard about have signed on to OFFICIALLY become Buffs:

Aidan Carr -




Emily Dodd -




Lola Flynn -




Jaimey Hill -

Per a release by her high school or district at http://www.wi.k12.ny.us/News/#161505, she was one of fifteen to sign letters of Intent at her High School. (The release also includes a group photo of all the signers, including Ms. Hill.)

Natalie Myslinski -

In an article from a Buffalo newspaper ( https://buffalonews.com/sports/high...cle_5a79f320-607d-11ed-b71b-2f455cfef6a0.html) , the last student-athlete featured near the bottom of the article as signing an NLI is Ms. Myslinski. (Don't know if she's having much time to worry about signing right now, as other articles I found indicate her field hockey team, io which she's the #2 scorer, just qualified for the state semi-finals, so assume much of her attention is on that sport right now.)

Of course, nothing can be totally OFFICIAL until the team officially posts something, so for now I'll say

Unofficially OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to all!
 
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Oops - missed that lacrosse DID include a link in one of its Instagram stories to an Instagram post that confirms Evergreen HS (of Colorado) and Team 180 club program teammates Avery Gardner and Bella Reece have also signed their NLI's. (So, I now have at least some confirmation on 7 of the 8 lax verbals I knew about have signed.)

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to them!




 
As I mentioned in the last post, I'd found social media posts confirming 6 of the 7 lacrosse verbal commits had participated in a signing ceremony.

I now THINK I found something for the 7th. (Although unfortunately the Instagram post doesn't specifically name anyone, can't be SURE it's her, but since it is from her high school (Somers), I'm GUESSING the below picture includes Teagan Ryan (decked out in Buff hat and sweatshirt) being part of what looks to be her school team's signing ceremony.)

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to her!

 
And, also for lacrosse, noticed their Instagram story was saying congrats to a student-athlete signee I didn't know previously about. She is Allie McCorcle, who attends and plays with Kimball Union Academy in Meridian, New Hampshire. (See below for an instagram from her high school commemorating her signing ceremony.)

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to her!

 
Had known of her verbal commitment for awhile, but yesterday volleyball formally announced the signing of outside hitter Annelise Rising. (She is the last 2023 volleyball verbal I knew about that hadn't been announced as a formal addition.)

OFFICIAL welcome and congrats to her!

 
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