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2026-08-11 7:00 PM

Marshall Athletes Commit for College

(Photo: Courtesy Kathleen Veoni)

MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETES celebrated their collegiate athletic commitments as a group recently, with the following students competing at the next level (from left to right): Natalie Bardach (Cross Country/Track) – University of Virginia; Coleman Blakeley (Football) – Millersville University; Tanner Hughes (Football) – Central Missouri College; Connor Cryan (Football) – Claremont McKenna College; Zakariya Ali (Soccer) – Marymount University; Daniel Deaver (Boys Basketball) Naval Academy; Aaron Holder (Soccer) Shenandoah University; Nik Kalapasev (Football) Christopher Newport University; Ashley Fitz-Patrick (Tennis) George Mason University; Simien Johnson (Cross Country/Track) – Grambling State and Benjamin Podolny (Football) – Shenandoah University

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