The spring National Letter of Intent signing period began on Wednesday, and numerous Colorado high school seniors formally committed to play college golf.
Combined with the local golfers who signed in the fall, at least three-dozen Coloradans are now set to compete in the college ranks. That includes at least 10 who are bound for NCAA Division I programs.
Among those who signed this week was 5A state high school champion Kyle Pearson of Highlands Ranch, who will play for Colorado Mesa in Grand Junction. His brother, Ryan, meanwhile, signed with Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash.
Most of the Division I signings took place in the fall, but Loveland High School’s Aili Bundy formally committed to the University of Northern Colorado this week.
Here are the Class of 2017 players from Colorado who have signed, or are expected to sign, letters of intent:
BoysӬ
Griffin Barela of Lakewood (Lakewood HS) — University of Wisconsin”¨
Jake Butler of Niwot (Niwot HS) — Midland University in Fremont, Neb.
Nicholas Caldwell of Lone Tree (Rock Canyon HS) — Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo.
Aiden Detlof-Maldanado of Colorado (Cheyenne Mountain HS) — Keiser University in Florida
Hayden Fry of Colorado Springs (Discovery Canyon HS) — Doane University in Crete, Neb.
Jacob Hoekert of Woodland Park (Colorado Springs Christian School) — Taylor University in Updland, Ind.
“¨Linc Kleager of Glenwood Springs (Glenwood Springs HS) — Doane University in Crete, Neb.
Cole Krantz of Windsor (Windsor HS) — University of Colorado
“¨Glen-Michael Mihavetz of Montrose (Montrose HS) ““ Monmouth University in West Long Branch, N.J.
“¨Trevor Olkowski of Grand Junction (Grand Junction HS) — University of Colorado
“¨Owen Pasvogel of Colorado Springs (Discovery Canyon HS) — University of Northern Colorado
“¨Daniel Pearson of Longmont (Fairview HS) — University of Nebraska”¨
Kyle Pearson of Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch HS) — Colorado Mesa University
Ryan Pearson of Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch HS) — Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash.
David Roney of Castle Rock (Douglas County HS) — College of Wooster in Ohio
Bradley Scalia of Aurora (Cherokee Trail HS) — Johnson & Wales in Miami, Fla.
Jack Schoenborn of Castle Pines (Valor Christian HS) — Doane University in Crete, Neb.
Jackson Solem of Longmont (attends Longmont Christian HS, played for Silver Creek HS) — University of Denver
“¨JT Snowden of Castle Rock (Rock Canyon HS) — Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks”¨
Shane Tilger of Broomfield (Broomfield HS) — Hastings College in Nebraska
Luke Travins of Colorado Springs (Coronado HS) — Condordia University in Portland
Lenny Urbas of Evergreen (Evergreen HS) — Missouri S&T in Rolla
Tyler Zhang of Lone Tree (Regis Jesuit HS) — Regis University
“¨Zach Zurcher of Parker (Valor Christian HS) — Faulkner University in Montgomery, Ala.
Girls
“¨Julia Baroth of Denver (Denver East HS) — University of Colorado-Colorado Springs”¨
Aili Bundy of Fort Collins (Loveland HS) — University of Northern Colorado
Elly Carlson of Colorado Springs (Pine Creek HS) — Santa Barbara (Calif.) City College
Alexis Chan of Castle Rock (Rock Canyon HS) — Carleton College in Northfield, Minn.
Becca Day (Lutheran HS) — Concordia University in Nebraska
Tabitha Diehl of Highlands Ranch (Mountain Vista HS) — Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.
“¨Cassie Kneen of Parker (Colorado Academy) — St. Andrew’s College in Scotland
Amelia Lee of Castle Rock (Rock Canyon HS) — Creighton University
“¨Hannah More of Littleton (Mullen HS) — Colorado Mesa”¨
Jordan Remley of Lakewood (Ralston Valley HS) — University of Wyoming”¨
Isabella Ruiz of Lone Tree (Highlands Ranch HS) — Occidental College in Los Angeles
Kellsey Sample of Monument (Palmer Ridge HS) — CSU-Pueblo
AlsoӬ
JGAC member Dallas Millin of Wright, Wyo. — Texas A&M-Commerce
JGAC member Easton Paxton of Riverton, Wyo. — North Carolina State
If other Colorado junior golfers have signed to play college golf beginning in 2017, please email us at golfjournal@coloradogolf.org
