Sign on the dotted line

SCV athletes spend day committing to colleges

For Hart baseball players Cole Roederer and Bryce Collins, it seemed like National Signing Day would never come.

Both had committed to their respective colleges nearly three years ago –Roederer to UCLA and Collins to Arizona – and couldn’t be more eager to put pen to paper on Wednesday.

“Committing my freshman year and waiting almost three years, it’s exactly how I imagined it,” Roederer said. “My cheeks hurt after (from smiling).”

The two helped make up a group of four Indians baseball players that signed their National Letters of Intent.

“I think it shows that we work really hard,” Collins said of the number of Hart baseball signees. “We’ve all been there three, four years, we’ve all developed. The coaching staff does a great job of getting his players to the next level.”

Roederer and Collins are also hoping that the hefty number of signees on their team is an indicator for how the upcoming Foothill League season will unfold.

“We’re going to bring some rain this year,” Roederer said. “We’re definitely ready and we’re practicing hard and at signing day there’s four of us and we’re all good (NCAA Division-1) players and we’re all

ready to play.”

Here’s a list of Foothill League Athletes that signed on Wednesday. Valencia and West Ranch will have their official signing day ceremonies in April.

Canyon

Rachel Bowers (Boise State basketball), Meisha Murray (St. John’s University softball), Kailee Powell (University of Illinois)

Golden Valley

Cassidy Cangemi (Boise State)

Hart

Cody Jefferis (University of San Diego baseball), Jess Scheller (Cal State Fullerton golf), Jordyn Gasper (Utah softball), Bryce

Collins (Arizona baseball), Cole Roederer (UCLA baseball), Josh Cerpa (Cal State Northridge baseball), Brooke Helgeson (University of the Pacific swimming), Grace Hill (Oklahoma Christian swimming)

Saugus

Mariah Castillo (Texas Christian University Cross Country), Taylor Tonoian (Valparaiso University softball), Jessica Cordola (San Diego State University softball), Caitlin Liebe (Western New Mexico State University volleyball)

Former Valencia swimmer Julia Wolf also signed her NLI with Indiana University Wednesday.

Courtesy photos (Above left) From right to left, Rachel Bowers (Boise State, basketball), Meisha Murray (St. Johns University, softball), and Kailee Powell (University of Illinois, softball) pose for a picture at Canyon. (Right) Former Valencia swimmer Julia Wolf signs letter of intent to attend Indiana University. (Bottom left) Mariah Castillo (Texas Christian University, cross country), Taylor Tonoian (Valparaiso University softball) Jessica Cordola (San Diego State University, softball) and Caitlin Liebe (Western New Mexico State University, volleyball) pose for a photo at Saugus.

Courtesy photo From left to right, Cody Jefferis (Baseball, University of San Diego); Jess Scheller (Golf, Cal State Fullerton); Jordyn Gasper (Softball, Utah); Bryce Collins (Baseball, Arizona); Cole Roederer (Baseball, UCLA); Josh Cerpa (Baseball, Cal State Northridge); Brooke Helgeson (Swimming, University of the Pacific); Grace Hill (Swimming, Oklahoma Christian)

Courtesy photo Cassidy Cangemi smiles after committing to play softball at Boise State University on Wednesday.