National Signing Day 2024 coverage in Brevard County
Brevard County high school senior athletes announced college decisions Wednesday as part of National Signing Day across the country, with 27 being celebrated around the area.
Most were football players, including 11 at Heritage, where five signed with the same school: University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Minn., which competes in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
The first signing celebration came at Holy Trinity. Michael Howkins of the Tigers lacrosse team signed with Montevallo in Alabama.
National Signing Day is held the first Wednesday of every February and is one of four NCAA signing periods each year, though high schools typically recognize athletes headed for non-NCAA schools, too.
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In addition to two football players who signed at Eau Gallie, the school celebrated its largest group of girls signing in the February period as four headed across the country: bowler Jennifer Chrarillo to Cumberland, Tenn.; Juliya Davidson to Rockford, Ill., for basketball; and softball players Sarah Langlie to Barry University as well as Heather Rue to Seminole State, both in Florida.
Three Rockledge High football players were among those signing Wednesday. D'Mari Jenkins signed with prominent Ferris State, a Michigan school that won NCAA Division II national championships in 2021 and '22.
Find a more complete list of signees below the gallery:
Athlete, School | College & Sport |
Axzavian Alexander, Heritage | Mars Hill (N.C.) football |
Tayshawn Benson, Heritage | Chowan (N.C.) football |
Josh Brown, Cocoa | Stetson football |
Conrad Bryant, Heritage | Stetson football |
Channing Clabaugh, Rockledge | West Florida football |
Jennifer Chiarillo, Eau Gallie | Cumberland (Tenn.) bowling |
Kevarris Cohen Jr., Heritage | Thomas More (Ky.) football |
Juliya Davidson, Eau Gallie | Rockford (Ill.) basketball |
Tahjay Douglas, Heritage | Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) football |
Markel Gowins, Eau Gallie | Livingston (N.C.) football |
Davi'yon Hawkins-Ingram, Cocoa | Eastern Kentucky football |
James Hinds, Melbourne | Northern Michigan football |
Michael Howkins, Holy Trinity | Montevallo (Ala.) lacrosse |
D'Mari Jenkins, Rockledge | Ferris State (Mich.) football |
Nate Jennings, Heritage | Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) football |
Damien Laguna, Heritage | Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) football |
Sarah Langlie, Eau Gallie | Barry softball |
Dayvian Lantigua, Heritage | Detroit Community Christian football |
Jayden Meyer, Viera | Concord (W.V.) football |
Dai'veon Parham, Cocoa | Henderson State (Ark.) football |
Alex Petite, Heritage | St. Thomas football |
T.J. Robinson, Eau Gallie | Graceland (Iowa) football |
Heather Rue, Eau Gallie | Seminole State softball |
Damian Seymour, Cocoa | Henderson State (Ark.) football |
Terrell Spruill, Rockledge | Rhode Island football |
Tashon Townsend, Heritage | Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) football |
Mello Williams, Heritage | Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) football |
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: National Signing Day 2024 coverage for Brevard County, Florida
