It was a moment that has been years in the making for several Mansfield ISD students. With the support of their loved ones and coaches and a pen in tow, they signed their letters of intent to continue their athletic career at the collegiate level.
National Signing Day is held annually on the first Wednesday in February. At Mansfield ISD, it’s a time to celebrate all the high school student-athletes who have received scholarships to further themselves in their sport. Approximately 93 students made their commitment in front of a cheering crowd.
“You feel accomplished, and you feel like your hard work paid off,” said Ava Roberts, a Mansfield High School senior who signed to play volleyball at Dartmouth College. “Seeing the people around you also commit—you’ve seen them grow and you’ve watched them play—it’s just really nice being able to all collaboratively feel that way together.”
The satisfaction of achieving something together is a sentiment many of the student-athletes shared. Joshua Egbuna, a Lake Ridge High School senior, said the supportive atmosphere is what made it all worthwhile.
“Signing Day is a big day for not just me, but my teammates and everyone at my school,” said the University of Texas football commit. “I feel like we all worked really hard for this opportunity, so this is a day to celebrate everything we’ve worked for over the last four years.”
Although the student-athletes were the guests of honor, it was a big day for Mansfield ISD coaches as well. Their mission is to promote excellence and build leaders with integrity and confidence through competition. Signing Day is one of the times they really get to see that mission become fulfilled.
“As coaches, our number one goal is to make them be better young people,” said Tammy Lusinger, MISD athletics director. “To be able to see them realize their dream of signing that letter of intent to play in college is special. We hope that sets them on to reach bigger and better things.”
Students from MISD’s five traditional high schools—Lake Ridge High School, Legacy High School, Mansfield High School, Summit High School and Timberview High School—participated in the district signing day ceremony. Early signing days were held in November and December, and more letters of intent will be signed in April.
View the list of MISD signees here.
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