19 local Class of ‘22 athletes formally commit to colleges from across USA -

Clayton Valley Charter honored its quintet of NLI signees on campus with parents, fellow students and CVCHS coaches and staff in attendance. Those being recognized on this special day were, from left, Jordan Woolery (Softball, UCLA), Daniela Perez (Soccer, Sarah Lawrence College), Jacob Krieg (Baseball, Oregon State), Laine Moraes (Soccer, Point Loma Nazarene College) and Samantha Frary (Lacrosse, Ohio Wesleyan University). (Jay Bedecarré photo)

CONCORD, CA (Jan. 2, 2022) ― Carondelet, Clayton Valley Charter and De La Salle high schools announced 19 senior student athletes signing their National Letters of Intent to play their sport starting next fall at 18 colleges from coast to coast. They were honored at on campus signing ceremonies last month.

The signees will be playing eight different sports in college including baseball, lacrosse, swimming, soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball and golf.

Bay Area four-year schools getting commitments were UC Berkeley and Santa Clara. The Pac-12 Conference will welcome local athletes to Cal, Stanford, Oregon State and UCLA while the Ivy League (Yale) and Southeastern Conference (Vanderbilt) also had NLI signees.

Among those announcing commitments in December was Zeke Berry, the De La Salle four-star recruit recently named East Bay Athletic League MVP, among many post-season honors coming his way. He has committed to Michigan.

The other two dates for Class of 2022 athletes to commit are Feb. 2 and April 13.

Fall NLI signees (sport and college)

19 local Class of ‘22 athletes formally commit to colleges from across USA — Carondelet’s seven seniors making their college commitments last month on the Concord campus were, from left, Annika Sharma (Swimming, Claremont McKenna), Avery Ehrlich (Volleyball, Colby College), Jenna Ravarino (Swimming, Vanderbilt), Annaliese Giusto (Soccer, Cal Berkeley), Ilyssa Ocampo (Volleyball, Westmont), Talana Lepolo (Basketball, Stanford) and Nya Epps (Basketball, UC Davis). (Photo courtesy Carondelet Athletics)

Carondelet

Annika Sharma (Swimming, Claremont McKenna)
Avery Ehrlich (Volleyball, Colby College)
Jenna Ravarino (Swimming, Vanderbilt)
Annaliese Giusto (Soccer, Cal Berkeley)
Ilyssa Ocampo (Volleyball, Westmont)
Talana Lepolo (Basketball, Stanford)
Nya Epps (Basketball, UC Davis)

Clayton Valley Charter

Daniela Perez (Soccer, Sarah Lawrence College)
Laine Moraes (Soccer, Point Loma Nazarene College)
Jordan Woolery (Softball, UCLA)
Samantha Frary (Lacrosse, Ohio Wesleyan University)
Jacob Krieg (Baseball, Oregon State)

De La Salle

Joey Hayden (Golf, Santa Clara)
Tommy Roder (Swimming, Cal Berkeley)
Anthony Martinez (Baseball, UC Irvine)
Hugh Conrad (Lacrosse, Yale)
Cole Kennedy (Lacrosse, Illinois Wesleyan)
Nolan Ohrman (Lacrosse, Swarthmore)
Luke Dermon (Lacrosse, High Point)

Jay Bedecarré

Sports and Schools Editor at The Concord Clayton Pioneer | sports@pioneerpublishers.com | Website

Jay Bedecarré is a long-time resident and writer in Concord and Clayton. He began his newspaper writing career while still a senior at Mt. Diablo High School and he has been part of The Pioneer since its inception in 2003. Jay also operates Bay Area Festivals, presenting events around the San Francisco Bay Area including Bay Area KidFest annually in Downtown Concord.