Resurrection Christian athletes, from left, Alexis Knapp (softball), Reagan McWhinney (volleyball), Karter McNutt (swimming) and Erin Chartier (lacrosse) formally selected their faculty at a celebration Wednesday at RCHS. (Nathan Wright/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
4 Resurrection Christian athletes made their choice official Wednesday throughout a celebration within the faculty's gymnasium.
Volleyball participant Reagan McWhinney, lacrosse participant Erin Chartier, softball participant Alexis Knapp and swimmer Karter McNutt will proceed their athletic careers on the subsequent stage.
McWhinney, who lately led the Cougars to a third-place end within the 3A state match, will attend UC-San Diego. A four-year starter for RCS, she completed her highschool profession with 725 kills and was named first-team all-state by the CHSAA after her senior season.
“It's so thrilling,” McWhinney mentioned. “I've been trying ahead to enjoying in faculty for the final 4 years. Now that it's lastly occurring and I can really feel all the joy coming, I'm so able to go.
“I began enjoying volleyball once I was 9. Since then it has been numerous onerous work and numerous dedication. I by no means took a yr off from volleyball, highschool or membership volleyball, I simply labored onerous and centered on recruiting and narrowing down what I wished. Discovering UCSD was an ideal match.”
Chartier, who performs for Thompson Valley's lacrosse staff, nonetheless has a senior season forward of her however has signed to play at Belmont Abbey Faculty in Belmont, North Carolina.
She helped lead Thompson Valley to the state championship sport final season. She had 44 objectives and 13 assists in two full seasons with the Eagles.
“It's undoubtedly a really thrilling day,” Chartier mentioned. “That is one thing I've been trying ahead to since my freshman yr of highschool, so it's undoubtedly a giant second.
“The recruitment course of is lengthy and really difficult, but it surely's additionally actually rewarding. As soon as I selected my faculty and went by means of all of the elements, it was actually the very best choice I may have ever made.”
Knapp, who led the Cougars to their first state match final fall, signed with McCook Neighborhood Faculty in McCook Nebraska. She was instrumental in turning this system from a one-win staff in 2021 to a 13-win staff and a state match look in 2022.
In her senior season, she went 7-7 within the circle with a 2.23 ERA. On the plate, she batted .569 with two residence runs, 10 doubles and 30 RBI.
“My recruiting course of was truly fairly simple for the place I made a decision to go,” Knapp mentioned. “The coach is definitely an assistant coach at Sterling Excessive Faculty, so I've been involved with him for a number of years and he simply accepted a job on the faculty I'll be attending. So it's form of a given.
“It was all the time a dream. I'm so excited to proceed this dream and transfer it ahead.”
Though McNutt goes to RCS, the varsity doesn’t have a swim staff, so he swims for the Fort Collins membership and Fort Collins Excessive Faculty. The returning state qualifier will swim collegiately at Biola College, a Christian faculty in Southern California.
He was a part of the Fort Collins 200-yard relay staff on the 5A state meet final season and likewise swam the 200 IM and 500 freestyle.
“The recruiting course of began fairly early, junior yr, sophomore yr, I form of began being within the pool rapidly and whatnot,” McNutt mentioned. “I simply went there on a household vacation to see what it's all about. It was a fantastic Christian neighborhood, Christian swim staff, Christian faculty, nice schooling, nice location in California. It form of led me there.
“I'm excited.” This has been my aim for a very long time, since I've been swimming since I used to be seven years outdated. I all the time knew I wished to pursue swimming in faculty. That was the aim.”
