Photos: Southern Arizona athletes sign with colleges large and small
Wednesday was National Letter of Intent and Signing Day, and plenty of Southern Arizona athletes found new homes at the collegiate level. Meet a few of those who signed on Feb. 5, 2014, in our gallery.
Cameron Denson, UA football commit
Cameron Denson hugs head football coach Dennis Bene at a ceremony for the Salpointe High School athletes signing letters of intent, Wednesday, February 5, 2014, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
John Jackson, Wyoming football commit
Canyon Del Oro football player John Jackson, center, is surrounded by football players for photos after he signed his national letter of intent this morning at the CDO Gym in Tucson, AZ to play football for the University of Wyoming. J.J. Metz, fifth from left, also signed today with Pima College. Photo taken Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Matt Bushman, Andrew Mike, Alex Turner and Corey Schatz, Sabino athletes
Sabino's football signees, from left, Matt Bushman, Andrew Mike, Alex Turner and Corey Schatz pose for photos as 12 athletes from three sports sign their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Sabino High School, 5000 N. Bowes Road, in Tucson, Ariz. Football players Andrew Mike and Matthew Bushman signed with the University of Florida and BYU, respectively. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Andrew Mike, Florida football commit, and his family
From left, grandparents Peter and Carol Mike, Andrew Mike, Ciarra Mike and parents Steve and Annette pose for a picture after Andrew joined 11 other athletes from three sports to sign their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Sabino High School, 5000 N. Bowes Road, in Tucson, Ariz. Football players Andrew Mike and Matthew Bushman signed with the University of Florida and BYU, respectively. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Ty Ochse, CalTech football commit, J.J. Metz, Pima College football commit, and John Jackson, Wyoming football commit
Canyon Del Oro athletes left-to-right, Ty Ochse, J.J. Metz and John Jackson signed their national letters of intent this morning at the CDO Gym in Tucson, AZ to play for CalTech, Pima College and University of Wyoming respectively. Photo taken Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Andrew Mike, Florida football commit, and his sister
University of Florida-signee Andrew Mike, lefts, lets 14-year-old sister Ciarra try on his Florida hat for size as 12 athletes from three sports signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Sabino High School, 5000 N. Bowes Road, in Tucson, Ariz. Football players Andrew Mike and Matthew Bushman signed with the University of Florida and BYU, respectively. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Matt Bushman, BYU football commit, and his family
From left, dad Ben Bushman, Matt Bushman, 10-year-old sister Bailey, mom Shannon and grandparents Gary and Sharee Gooch take a picture with Matt after he joined with 11 other athletes from three sports to sign their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Sabino High School, 5000 N. Bowes Road, in Tucson, Ariz. Football players Andrew Mike and Matthew Bushman signed with the University of Florida and BYU, respectively. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Matt Bushman, BYU football commit, and Andrew Mike, Florida football commit
Matt Bushman, left, and Andrew Mike pose for pictures while 12 athletes from three sports signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Sabino High School, 5000 N. Bowes Road, in Tucson, Ariz. Football players Andrew Mike and Matthew Bushman signed with the University of Florida and BYU, respectively. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Kaelin Deboskie, UA football commit
Kaelin DeBoskie gets congratulatory hugs from friends and relatives after a ceremony for the Salpointe High School athletes signing letters of intent, Wednesday, February 5, 2014, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Matt Bushman, BYU football commit, and Andrew Mike, Florida football commit
Matt Bushman, left, and Andrew Mike, right, sign their National Letters of Intent with 10 other athletes from three sports on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Sabino High School, 5000 N. Bowes Road, in Tucson, Ariz. Football players Andrew Mike and Matthew Bushman signed with the University of Florida and BYU, respectively. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Michaela Crunkleton-Wilson, Stanford track commit
Michaela Crunkleton-Wilson, left, talks with her friend Amanda Trujillo about the speech she gave at ceremony for the Salpointe High School athletes signing letters of intent, Wednesday, February 5, 2014, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Matt Bushman, BYU football commit
Sabino head football coach Jay Campos, center, shakes hands with BYU-signee Matt Bushman while 12 athletes from three sports signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Sabino High School, 5000 N. Bowes Road, in Tucson, Ariz. Football players Andrew Mike, seated in foreground, and Bushman signed with the University of Florida and BYU, respectively. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Salpointe stars
Six of Salpointe's signing day athletes from top left, clockwise: Michaela Crunkleton-Wilson (track, Stanford), Krystal Quihuis (golf, Arizona), Diana Gajda (track, Arizona, Cameron Denson (football, Arizona), Kaelin Deboskie (football, Arizona) and Austin Weaver (football, Army)
J.J. Metz, Pima College football commit, and John Jackson, Wyoming football commit
Canyon Del Oro football players J.J.Metz, left, and John Jackson, right, share a moment as Jackson is introduced to the crowd at national letter of intent day this morning at the CDO Gym in Tucson, AZ Metz will play for Pima College and Jackson will play for the University of Wyoming. Photo taken Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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