National Signing Day. Here’s where Triangle athletes are heading for college (Updated 2/4)

Wednesday is National Signing Day. Here is where News & Observer-area athletes are signing.

CARDINAL GIBBONS: Jacob Gill, football, Northwestern University; Brock Biestek, football, Georgetown University; Ben Wheless, football, Villanova University.

CLAYTON: Amare Bryant Football Gardner Webb University / Isaiah Mananga Football Wofford College / Markus Coats Football Wingate University / Coy Turnage Football UNC Pembroke University

CLEVELAND: Josh McIntosh (baseball, Pfeiffer)

HOLLY SPRINGS: Alec Benigar, baseball, Wake Tech CC; Zion Watson, football, Fayetteville State Univ; Kennedy Knapp, womens soccer, Radford; Tori Long, womens soccer, Salem college; Kylie Morris, womens soccer, Wofford; Olivia Womack, womens soccer, Mount Olive; Kassie Jesrani, womens soccer and track, UNC Pembroke; Hayla Bryson, womens golf; Jacob Scannell, mens lax, Catawba; Drew Lovelace, mens soccer, Wofford; Will Davis, mens soccer, Longwood.

KNIGHTDALE: Trevion Cooley, football, Louisville University (enrolled early)

WAKE FOREST: Amelia Lester, women’s lacrosse, Saint Leo University; Katherine Moultry, women’s lacrosse, Averette University; Makenzy Backus, women’s lacrosse, Susquehanna University

This story was originally published February 3, 2021 at 12:43 PM.

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