Preps Plus: Area spring sport signings.
Wednesday marked the start of the spring signing period for all sports at the Division I and Division II levels. Here is a list of those commitments from area athletic directors as well as commitments to Division III, junior college and NAIA programs. Athletes who committed during the early signing period in November or at the start of the signing period for football and soccer in February were included on previous signing day lists. If you have additions, send an email to mstewart@journalsentinel.com.
BASEBALL Catholic Memorial: Division III – Andy Steikel, UWWhitewater. Greenfield: Division III – Kyle Jablonski, Milwaukee School of Engineering. Junior college – Rudy Rodriguez, Anoka Ramsey (Minn.). New Berlin West: Division III – Nate Egofske, UW-Oshkosh. Nicolet: Division III – Brayden Elliott, UW-Whitewater.
MEN’S BASKETBALL Brookfield Academy: Division III – Alex Setzer, Carroll. Brookfield East: Division III – Jake Graf, Edgewood. Milwaukee Bradley Tech: Junior college – Christopher Debose, Bryant and Stratton. Oak Creek: Division II – Drew Yetka, Bemidji State; Joey Zietlow, Concordia. Pius XI: Division II – Michael Pitrof, Colorado School of Mining; Division III – Zach Zavala, UW-Platteville. St. Thomas More: Division III – Jason Klatt, Concordia.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Burlington: Division II – Adeline Jachim, Bluefield State (WV). DSHA: NAIA – Ovi Young, Roosevelt (Chicago). Milwaukee Bay View: Junior college – Amazshea Lee, Glen Oaks (Mich.). New Berlin West: Division III – Ewelina Schlomann, St. Mary’s (Minn.). Shoreland Lutheran: Division III – Amanda Brug, Wisconsin Lutheran. Sussex Hamilton: NAIA – Jordan Fierst, Roosevelt (Chicago).
WOMEN'S BOWLING Brookfield Central: NAIA – Danyell Chupp, Robert Morris (Ill.).
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD Brookfield East: Division I – Meg Swietlik, UW-Milwaukee; Division III – Erin Donnelly, North Central (Ill.). Catholic Memorial: Division I – Maddy Rondeau, Illinois State. DSHA: Division I – Millie Bretl, Drake; Katie Wissing, St. Louis. Franklin: Division I – Haley Pyan, UW-Milwaukee; Hailey Migliano, UW-Milwaukee; Kathryn Pecha, UW-Milwaukee. Hartford: Division I – Mallorie Smits, Valparaiso. Martin Luther: Division I – Brooke Blazei, Wisconsin. Milwaukee Lutheran: Division III – Jenna Patterson, Concordia. New Berlin West: Division III – Christa Modrow, Carroll. Oconomowoc: Division I – Maddie Lee, Montana State.
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD Catholic Memorial: Division I - Mike Oechsner, Marquette. Greenfield: Division III – Deven Jakubowski, Milwaukee School of Engineering. Milwaukee Lutheran: NAIA – Henry Reimer, Concordia (Neb.). Oak Creek: Division I – Michael Sippy, UW-Milwaukee. Pewaukee: Division II – Kyle Turba, Winona State (Minn.).
FIELD HOCKEY Brookfield Academy: Canada – Katherine Obst, Toronto.
FOOTBALL Franklin: Division III – Kyle Lewis, UW-Whitewater; Latron Kirk-Sprewer, UW-Whitewater. Greenfield: Division III – Jared Davis, St. Norbert; Taylor Martin, UW-Stevens Point; Donnie Reasby, UW-Whitewater; David Smith, Dubuque; Junior college – Ezekiel Banks, Garden City (Kan.); Rayvon Bartlett, Garden City (Kan.); Manny McDonald, North Dakota State College of Science; Michael Zamora, North Dakota State College of Science. Kenosha Tremper: Division III – Alec Becker, Loras College (Iowa). Oak Creek: Division III – Troy Chmielewski, UW-La Crosse. St. Thomas More: Division III – Steve Essex, UW-Stevens Point; Jacob Morgan, UW-Stevens Point; Chris Spankowski, UW-Stevens Point. Wauwatosa East: Division III – Avery Luckett, Lakeland. Wauwatosa West: Division III – Cameron Rosario, Concordia; Cameron Walker, UW-Oshkosh; Ernie LaSpisa, UW-Stevens Point.
MEN'S GOLF Brookfield Central: Division II – Brandon Talaska, Alderson Broaddus. New Berlin West: Division II – Hunter Pipik, Lewis (Ill.).
WOMEN’S GOLF Franklin: Division II – Faith Krause, Minnesota State Mankato; Division III – Hailey Smoot, Carthage. Oconomowoc: Division II – Leah Sindberg, Minnesota Moorhead. Waterford: Division I – Taitum Beck, Weber State. Wauwatosa East: Division II - Katie Gastrau, Truman State (Missouri).
MEN’S LACROSSE Wauwatosa West: Division III – Derrick Rischman, Marion.
WOMEN’S RUGBY Catholic Memorial: Division I – Erin Wright, Harvard.
WOMEN’S SOCCER Brookfield Central: Division III – Mia Manny, DePauw DSHA: Division III – Libby Snyder, Carthage; Leah Kostos, Dominican University Chicago. Franklin: Division III – Andrianna Reiger, UW-Stout. Oak Creek: Division III – Jenna Borts, Lakeland.
SOFTBALL Greenfield: Junior college – Alexis Vilkoski, Bryant and Stratton. New Berlin West: Division III – Charlotte Ropas, Wisconsin Lutheran; Maddie Minik, Edgewood. Shoreland Lutheran: NAIA – Delaney Hundley, Viterbo.
MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Cudahy: Division I – Spencer Peronto, UW-Milwaukee Franklin: NAIA – DJ Nowacki, Savannah (Ga.) College
WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Brookfield Central: Division I – Caitlin Locante, Ball State Greenfield: Division I – Claudia Kirkpatrick, Illinois-Chicago Muskego: Division I – Lauren Stigler, Nevada; Division II – Payton Zess, Findlay Shoreland Lutheran: Division III – Erin Paschke, Carroll
MEN’S TENNIS Brookfield East: Division I – Robert Krill, Wisconsin
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL Wauwatosa East: Division I – Aaron Plaisted, McKendree; Division III – Eric Winter, Carthage; Ben Peschl, Illinois Institute of Technology.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Brookfield East: Division I – Taylor Allen, Northern Iowa. Brookfield Central: Division III – Sarah Uczen, Edgewood. DSHA: Division I – Katie Rolfe, Northeastern. Muskego: Division I – Julia VanFleet, Hofstra Port Washington: Division II – Sarah Colden, St. Cloud State (Minn.).
WRESTLING Brookfield East: Division III – Saif Ibraheem, Concordia.