It’s a big moment for any high school student athlete. After countless hours of hard work spent on the field and in the classroom, they’ve been offered a spot on a college athletic roster. Now all that’s left to do is sign on the dotted line, formally accepting the offer. That’s what National Signing Day is all about, and we’re thrilled to report that—on Wednesday, April 16—25 SPIRE Academy student athletes did just that. Here they are:

• Youssef Awad / Abu Dhabi / Swimming / Grand Valley State University
  
• Nico Backman / Leesburg, VA / Track & Field / Rutgers University
  
• Anthony Bardonille / Washington, D.C. / Lacrosse / Hampton University
  
• Santino Cardilli / Madison, OH / Men’s Soccer / Mercyhurst University
  
• Logan Cole / Pace, FL / Esports / Winthrop University
  
• Isobel Dooley / U.K. / Women’s Soccer / Rodgers State University
  
• Brogan Fielding / Jefferson, OH / Wrestling / Ohio State University
  
• Ronan Fife / Richland, WA / Lacrosse / Chestnut Hill College
  
• Devin Hall / Pittsburgh, PA / Men’s Basketball / West Virginia Wesleyan
  
• Olivia Houlston / U.K. / Women’s Soccer / Mid-American Christian University
  
• Awmi MacBeth / Pocatello, ID / Lacrosse / University of Lynchburg
  
• Landis Mahler / Lexington, KY / Esports / Winthrop University
  
• Annie McDonald / Santa Barbara, CA / Track & Field / U.S. Coast Guard Academy
  
• Paul Merkel / Chinchilla, PA / Lacrosse / Limestone College
  
• Liam Miller / Ontario, CAN / Track & Field / Wichita State University
  
• Keller Mula / Lafayette, LA / Lacrosse / Wilmington College
  
• Chloe Mullens / Morgantown, WV / Swimming / Indiana University at Indianapolis
  
• Arsenii Nikitin / Moscow, RUS / Swimming / Grand Valley State University
  
• Leo Sandoval / Queretero, MEX / Men’s Basketball / West Virginia Wesleyan
  
• Hugo Segno / Tourcoing, FRA / Men’s Basketball / Merritt College
  
• Nick Shackell / Ontario, CAN / Men’s Basketball / St. John Fisher University
  
• Vanya Suslov / Victoria, AUS / Men’s Basketball / Pacific University
  
• Peyton Wheeler / Pine Knoll Shores, NC / Track & Field / Gardner Webb University
  
• Zach Wright / Ontario, CAN / Lacrosse / Chestnut Hill College
  
• Kohen Yates / Ontario, CAN / Esports / Cleveland State University

We congratulate these hard-working student athletes, and are happy for the part SPIRE has played in helping them achieve their dreams. We look forward to hearing more about each of them and their continuing achievements in sport and life, and are sure we will.