National Signing Day: Local schools honor signees
On National Signing Day 2020, several local schools honored many of the student-athletes preparing to enter the world of college athletics upon graduation. Briarwood, Chelsea, Oak Mountain, Spain Park and Westminster-Oak Mountain combined to recognize more than 40 student-athletes as they signed National Letters of Intent to continue their academic and athletic pursuits at the college level.
Photos by Erin Nelson, Ingrid Schnader and courtesy of Michele Mann and Derek Irons.
Briarwood Lions
Chance Beard
- Sport: Basketball
- School: Spring Hill College
Caroline Campbell
- Sport: Softball
- School: Birmingham-Southern College
Connor Coleman
- Sport: Tennis
- School: Washington and Lee University
Alyssa Davidson
- Sport: Tumbling and Acrobatics
- School: Belmont Abbey College
Cole Garner
- Sport: Football
- School: Berry College
Chandler Holt
- Sport: Fishing
- School: University of Montevallo
Trent Howard
- Sport: Football
- School: Clemson University
Bailey Morman
- Sport: Soccer
- School: University of Alabama in Huntsville
Audrey O’Brien
- Sport: Volleyball
- School: Samford University
Riley Underwood
- Sport: Fishing
- School: University of Montevallo
Chelsea Hornets
Brady Morgan
- Sport: Baseball
- School: Loyola University New Orleans
Charlie Parkinson
- Sport: Football
- School: Ouachita Baptist University
Carter Frederick
- Sport: Baseball
- School: Auburn University
Morgan Bright
- Sport: Soccer
- School: Mississippi College
Sarah Moore
- Sport: Volleyball
- School: Bryan College
Victoria Schmer
- Sport: Volleyball
- School: University of Alabama
Kailey Littleford
- Sport: Soccer
- School: University of South Alabama
Abigail Bryars
- Sport: Softball
- School: Wallace State Community College
Brooke Burback
- Sport: Softball
- School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Teanna Cason
- Sport: Track and field
- School: Troy University
Oak Mountain Eagles
Sam Johnson
- Sport: Football
- School: University of Alabama
Eli Fizer
- Sport: Baseball
- School: King University
Cole Sester
- Sport: Baseball
- School: Birmingham-Southern College
Spain Park Jaguars
Sarah Ashlee Barker
- Sport: Basketball
- School: University of Georgia
Hayden Carner
- Sport: Golf
- School: Central Alabama Community College
Justin Fisher
- Sport: Soccer
- School: Union University
Jacob Jenkins
- Sport: Football
- School: Jacksonville State University
Colton Ledbetter
- Sport: Baseball
- School: Samford University
Ward Lockhart
- Sport: Swimming
- School: Rollins College
Jaxson Lucas
- Sport: Baseball
- School: Marion Military Institute
Paris Morris
- Sport: Volleyball
- School: University of Alabama in Huntsville
Ryan Stafford
- Sport: Tennis
- School: The University of the South
Austin Stallworth
- Sport: Swimming
- School: Birmingham-Southern College
Olivia Stark
- Sport: Volleyball
- School: University of Alabama in Huntsville
Marilyn Steed
- Sport: Golf
- School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abby Brown Strohmeier
- Sport: Swimming
- School: Liberty University
Alex Wright
- Sport: Volleyball
- School: Lawson State Community College
Westminster-Oak Mountain Knights
Morgan White
- Sport: Soccer
- School: University of South Alabama
Katie Hoaglund
- Sport: Soccer
- School: Samford University