A trio of Monroe County athletes have caught the eye of prime Florida universities – and the college 12 months continues to be in its first weeks.
Coral Shores hurler Donovan Thiery had a number of gives pile in and narrowed them down, placing the College of Miami and Florida State College on his brief listing. After touring each campuses and assembly the coaches, Thiery was equally impressed with the colleges. In the end, he selected FSU as a way to expertise one thing outdoors of South Florida. Thiery verbally dedicated to pitch for the Seminoles and might signal his official letter of intent in November.
The Conchs have a pair of athletes with gives to play soccer within the Sunshine State, and one isn’t but a senior. Junior Josh Johnson already has a proposal to play at Florida Atlantic College and can little question have extra to entertain by the top of subsequent 12 months.
Teammate Noah Mercer, a senior, has verbally dedicated to play at College of South Florida subsequent 12 months. Mercer will be part of the Bulls on the gridiron in 2026 and will make his first look in a Bulls uniform as early as this spring. The Bulls are so looking forward to Mercer to begin his collegiate profession with them that they provided to supply him with a spot on campus one semester early, which means he may forgo his last semester of highschool and head to Tampa after Christmas break.
All three athletes are multisport standouts. Thiery’s expertise on the hardwood matches the depth he brings to the diamond, however he made the choice to concentrate on taking part in baseball on the subsequent degree. Off the soccer subject, Mercer and Johnson are distinctive observe athletes. Each excel within the throwing occasions and every owns a college file. Mercer broke the college’s discus file final season whereas Johnson did the identical in shot put.