Nine Churchville-Chili High School seniors, the largest number in the athletic program’s history, recently signed National Letters of Intent for their chosen colleges. The impressive group includes several Monroe County All-Stars, All-Greater Rochester selections, school record holders and NYSPHSAA scholar athletes. Honored in a ceremony at the school’s C-C PAC auditorium on November 15 were Haley Arguien, Jacob Buck, Brandon Crist, Sarah DiGaetano, Payton Gleason, Kelsey Lathrop, Kyilee Quayle, Corey Yunker and Meredith Woo.
•Cross country/track star Haley Arguien has chosen the Division 1 Rider Broncs as her new team. She plans to major in occupational therapy at Rider University in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. “I really felt like I made a great connection with both the team and the coach at Rider,” she said. Arguien was 1st Team All-County and was the 2017 Monroe County Championship race winner.
•Jacob Buck is heading to Canisius College. He plans to play lacrosse for the Golden Griffins. He said, “I loved the atmosphere of the school in Buffalo and look forward to playing under the coaching staff there.” Buck led all of Section V in goals in 2017, was named to the Section V Class B All-Tournament team, and holds the school record for season goals scored.
•Swimmer Brandon Crist has signed with Miami University’s Division 1 RedHawks in Oxford, Ohio. He said, “I chose Miami because of the phenomenal coaching staff and the prestigious business program that is offered by the university’s Farmer School of Business.” Brandon is a five-time Section V champion and holds five school records – three individually and two as a member of relay teams.
•New Towson Tiger Sarah DiGaetano will join the swimming and diving team as a diver at Towson University in Maryland. DiGaetano has shattered all of Churchville-Chili’s school diving records and participated in the 2017 NYS championship diving meet.
•Payton Gleason will be a different kind of tiger – as part of the Tigers cross country/track team at Memphis University in Tennessee. He said, “I loved how welcoming the atmosphere felt when I explored the campus, city and athletic facilities there.” He is majoring in marketing management. Gleason is 1st Team All-County and finished fifth in the NYS championship race this past fall, which is the highest finish of any C-C Saint in school history.
•Lacrosse player Kelsey Lathrop is excited about playing for the Roberts Wesleyan College Division 2 Redhawks and pursuing a career in homeland security. She has been active in the New Visions program at the high school, and hopes to maintain the connections made there by “staying at a great local school that will enable career opportunities for the future.”
•Kyilee Quayle said Roberts Wesleyan College and the Redhawks cross country/track team were also “the best fit for me. I connected with the school and with the team.” She is planning a career in nursing.
•The University of Albany’s Great Danes lacrosse team is welcoming Churchville-Chili’s Corey Yunker. He said, “The coaching staff told me that they play a very fast-paced style, which fits perfectly with the way I play.” Yunker holds the school record for most career assists and is tied for most career points.
•Lacrosse player Meredith Woo has signed with the Division 1 River Hawks at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. “UMass Lowell is one of only a handful of universities that offer clinical laboratory sciences as a major,” she said. “I loved the fact that the campus has a “city” part as well as a “normal” campus with a courtyard and then a whole section dedicated to athletics.” Woo was 2nd Team All-County in 2017.
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