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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Clackamas Print"/
Athletes sign with four-year universities
By Emily Rask
. Associate Sports Editor
The athletic year at
Clackamas , i Com m unity
.College is coming to an end,
afrd athletes!-have started to
sign with other schools to prog
ress in. their athletic careers.
- CCC offers three seasons of
sports which include men and
¿womens- .basketball, women’s
soccer, •volleyball, softball,
baseball, track and field and
cross country.
Men’s basketball . players.
Brett Ball, Paul Walter and
Taylor Dunn have all signed for NCAA Division 2 Grand Wyoming, -and distance run
at four-year S universities. Canyon University in Phoenix, , ner RachelBotsford has signed
with Oregon Tech. According
However, they aren’t the only Ariz.-
' Softball is -a big sport at to track and field head coach
players making strides. '
McHone,
Shaun
“Former CCC player Brad C C C and had the most ath Keoni
K ing' earned his bachelor’s letes sign this year. Head coach Lemafa, Emma Buchholz and
degree in Liberal Studies from Jessica Buel said that the ath Trent Acree are still actively
Lincoln University in Jefferson letes signing with Concordia looking to be signed.
Women’s so,ccer assistant
City, Mo. this term,” basket University include McKenzie
ball head coach Clif Wegner Marshall, Katie Aden and coach Miriam Coto saidthat
stated. “King, a 7’.ly center, Caitlyn Frasier. Briana Brace they have had YaSmina Coto
helped his 2009 C C C team and. Noelle Wright , have signed sign with Northwest Christian
win the Southern Region and with ' Northwest Christian University and Jasmin Garcia
NWAACC championships. He University in Eugène and signed with Warner. Pacific
is, also in his third year in lawf Bailie Foxworthy has signed : University.
Head, volleyball coach
enforcement as well, as an offi with Willamette University, g
Baseball has had- sevefäl Kathie Woods said that Taylor
cer in the Jefferson City Police
Department. Congratulations athletes sign with four year Richardson, Kristin Best and
schools as well. Head coach Natalie Baumgartner have all
Brad!”
Wrestling . coach
Josh Robin Robinson said Cody signed to four year universi
Rhoden said that Austin ■ Ching has " signed for a 90 ties for volleyball. Richardson
Morehead, the two time All- percent scholarship to Young has signed1 with Northwest
in
American, two time National Harris University’ and Derek Christian •' University
Runner-Up and two time Aktinsön | has signed for- a Eugene, Best has signed to the
conference champion, is sign 90 percent or more scholar University of Puget Sound in
ing to wrestle for the Pac 12 ship to ,the University of San Washington and Baumgartner
has signed to . Grenville
Champions for Oregon State Francisco:
University., Also signed - is i Track and field’s ’ Teresa University in Virginia.
There are still many athletes
Martin Gonzalez, staff mem Lawson, who Tan cross coun
ber of The Clackamas Print. t r y in the fall, has signed and that will either sign Or walk
He wrestled in the 133 lb divi already-transferred ta Oregon on at four year universities.
sion and finished as a two time State. 2011 'NWAACC dis For an updated list of the ath
National All-American, two cus , and hammer throw letes, their sports and where
time Conference Champion champion Katie Higgins has they’ll'be attending, visit www.
and has signed' tö Compete signed with the University of TheClackamasPrint.com.
Clackamas standout guard TaylorD ünn composes him self before
shooting a free throw. D unn is one o f three mens basketball play
ers to move on to a four-year university..
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Kristin Best rises above the h et a t the alum ni volleyball tournament last month. Best has signed
on to play fo r University o f Puget Sound next'season to play volleyball.