With high school sports ramping up in Chatham County, many of the county’s former athletes will be joining, or have already joined, the party on college campuses.
Across different fall sports, the county’s former standouts will look to either start or continue their athletic careers on the college level.
Here’s a look at where to find some of them as their seasons get underway:
Aaron Seitz (Guilford College, football)
Seitz, the former Jordan-Matthews Jet, will be a freshman offensive lineman at Guilford College this fall. Seitz played three seasons for the Jets and was a lineman on both sides of the ball.
Abby Johnson (Central Carolina Community College, volleyball)
Johnson is entering her sophomore year at CCCC after recording 149 kills and 147 service aces at Chatham Central.
Ace Weissenberger (Ohio Northern University, football)
As Seaforth’s first ever football signee, Weissenberger is getting ready for his freshman season at Ohio Northern. Weissenberger is listed as a defensive back on the Polar Bears’ roster. He recorded 135 tackles, five interceptions and five total touchdowns throughout his high school career.
Ashlee Rains (Central Carolina Community College, volleyball)
Rains is up for her sophomore season at CCCC. At Chatham Charter, Rains achieved 116 kills and 58 service aces.
Brendan Harrington (App State, football)
Harrington, the former Northwood Charger, is entering his sixth season at App State after missing most of 2023 due to injury. At the linebacker position, Harrington has accumulated 101 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, and four interceptions in his collegiate career.
Caroline Murrell (NC State, cross country)
Murrell, the former Northwood cross country and long-distance runner, will be a junior at NC State this fall. Murrell competed in the 2023 cross country season and finished in the top 20 in every race she ran.
Giancarlo Aguila (Shaw University, football)
Aguila, the former Jordan-Matthews soccer player who started kicking for the football team his senior year, will be a freshman kicker at Shaw this fall. He made his first in-game field goal attempt from 37 yards against Southeast Alamance last season.
Jake Mann (NC State, football)
Mann, the former Northwood long snapper, is entering his redshirt junior season at NC State. Mann spent the last two seasons at App State and the first year of his career at Oklahoma.
Kelsey Hussey (Pfeiffer University, volleyball)
Hussey, the former Chatham Central Bear, is going into her freshman year at Pfeiffer this fall. At Chatham Central, Hussey recorded 1,074 assists (school record), 68 kills and 112 aces in just two varsity seasons.
Ken Vasquez (Guilford College, men’s soccer)
Vasquez, the former Northwood boys’ soccer player, will be a freshman forward at Guilford College this fall. Vasquez scored 34 goals and recorded 23 assists in just two varsity seasons.
Lucy Miller (Meredith College, women’s soccer)
Miller, a midfielder, is entering her sophomore year at Meredith College. The former Woods Charter standout started in all 16 games for the Avenging Angels last season and recorded seven shots on goal.
Mackenzie Crossman (Barton College, women’s golf)
Crossman, the former Chatham Charter golfer, will be a freshman on the Barton College women’s golf team this fall. Last year, Crossman tied with Raleigh Charter’s Allison Song for ninth place in the 2023 NCHSAA 1A/2A women’s golf state championship. She finished sixth in the state competition in 2022.
Michael Anthony (Guilford College, football)
Anthony, the former Northwood Charger, will play his senior season at Guilford this fall. The offensive lineman appeared in eight games for the Quakers last year.
Robbie Delgado (Barton College, football)
Delgado is entering his third year as an offensive lineman at Barton College. The former Northwood Charger will be a sophomore this season after redshirting last year.
Sam Tucker (Newberry College, women’s soccer)
Tucker, Seaforth’s first women’s soccer signee and a state champion, will play her freshman season at Newberry College. Tucker was a defender for the Hawks and recorded 112 steals in two varsity seasons.
Sydney Cox (ECU, women’s soccer)
Cox, the former Northwood standout, is entering her sophomore year as a defender at ECU. Cox scored 34 goals in her high school career and was described as an “aggressive defender” by ECU coach Gary Higgins.