Vanessa Abrahamson Blog: Local student-athletes sign up on Early Signing Day 2018

Friday, December 30, 2022

Local student-athletes sign up on Early Signing Day 2018

Two Highlands Ranch High School football players signed up for Division I programs Wednesday.

For two Highlands Ranch athletes, the start of Early Signing Day 2018 was a sense of relief.

“It feels great,” said Austin Johnson. “I’m glad the process is complete and I can move on to the next chapter of my life.”

Johnson and longtime teammate Drake Nugent both signed national letters of intent to play football for Division I programs on Wednesday afternoon in the school’s auditorium.

Nugent, who acted as a center and defensive end for the Falcons, signed on to play at Stanford. Johnson, who played guard and defensive tackle, goes to the University of Colorado.

“(The recruitment process) was a bit overwhelming at times. It’s really picked up this whole year,” Nugent said. “It was a big load off my back to be accepted.”

The college-bound duo helped lead Highlands Ranch to playoff appearances in each of the past three years.

They will now play as opponents of the Pac-12 Conference on opposite sides of the field.

OTHER EARLY DI FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS

Elijah Anderson-Taylor (Eaglecrest), Northern Colorado

Aliyah Bates (Doherty), Arizona State

Garrett Beckman (Greeley West), UNLV

Jeremiah Blackwood (Vista PEAK), Northern Colorado

Carson Brantley (Cherry Creek), Northern Colorado

Ryan Capasso (Broomfield), Northern Colorado

Trey Cardenas (Loveland), Northern Colorado

Aidan Cullen (Palmer Ridge), Colorado State

Joshia Davis (Valor Christian), Colorado

Ethan Drewes (Skyline), Northern Colorado

Ty Evans (Palmer Ridge), North Carolina State

Kurt Gallup (Aurora Central), Northern Colorado

Kyle Helbig (Holy Family), State of Colorado

Wind Henderson (Mullen), northern Colorado

David Hoage (Smoky Hill), Northern Colorado

Hayden Isenhart (Grandview), Montana

Aiden Kneller (Cherry Creek), New Mexico

Michael Lynn (Cherry Creek), Nebraska

Kiahn Martinez (Regis Jesuit), Idaho

Luke McCaffrey (Valor Christian), Nebraska

Kain Medrano (Pueblo East), UCLA

Barrett Miller (Eaglecrest), Stanford

Marcus Miller (Cherry Creek), Harvard

Jon Nuschy (La Junta), Northern Colorado

Cole Oster (Castle View), State of Montana

Alex Padilla (Cherry Creek), Iowa

Dominick Pallotto (Cherry Creek), Air Force

Alec Pell (Cherry Creek), Colorado

Billy Pospisil (Pomona), Washington State

Cian Quiroga (Valor Christian), State of Colorado

Brad Roberts (Ralston Valley), Air Force

Theorius Robison (Pomona), Northern Colorado

Anthony Rosenstrauch (Palmer Ridge), Air Force

David Ross (Pomona), Northern Colorado

Ben Schneider (Ralston Valley), Northern Colorado

Hadyn Steffens (Rocky Mountain), Northern Colorado

Corey Tate (Denver East), Northern Colorado

Michael Thompson (Aurora Central), Northern Colorado

Isaac Townsend (Ralston Valley), Oregon

Jake Wiley (Eaglecrest), Colorado

Ethan Zemla (Valor Christian), Penn

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