Catherine Coldiron stands on the steps of the iconic entrance to The Summit Country Day School following her commencement. Catherine, who will run cross country and track at Loyola University New Orleans next year, leaves The Summit as the most decorated female runner in school history.
The Summit Country Day School will send 11 percent of the Class of 2020 to study and compete athletically at the collegiate level. This is more than the national average of seniors – 6.4 percent for boys and 8.25 percent for girls, according to the National College Athletic Association – advancing to the collegiate ranks.
With physical development as one of the five pillars written into The Summit’s holistic mission statement, 81 percent of the senior class participated in at least one sport during their senior year.
The athletes are:
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Sydni Black, Walnut Hills, will play lacrosse at Division I Loyola University Maryland.
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Catherine Coldiron, Covington, will run cross country and track at Loyola University New Orleans, an NAIA school, in the spring.
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Nakyah Kennedy, Winton Place, will run track and field at Division II Tiffin University.
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Rachel Martin, North College Hill, will play basketball at NAIA Thomas More University.
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Jack McDowell, Mt. Lookout, will play football at Division III Centre College.
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Ellis Ramsey, North College Hill, will run track and field at Division I Northern Kentucky University.
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Rebecca Smith, Hyde Park, will row for Division I Stanford University.
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Jimmy Stines, Loveland, will play football at Division III Denison.
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BT Tolble, Sharonville, will play football at Division II Tiffin University.
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Matthew Warden, Loveland, will study and play football at Division III University of Chicago.
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Davis Whiting, Mt. Lookout, will play lacrosse at Division I High Point University.
See more stories about The Summit Country Day School’s Class of 2020 at www.summitcds.org/news.