“I am extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the Dominican University of California. I want to thank my family for their unconditional love and support, and thank God for leading me to this amazing school. Thank you to my Placer United Coaches Emre, Bashar, Matt, Don, and Jason, and to all my teammates for pushing me to become the player I am today. Finally, a big thank you to Coach Frank, Martin, and Finnie for putting your faith in me. I am super excited for what’s to come in the next 4 years. Go Penguins!” — Benjamin Bridges

“I’m extremely blessed and excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my athletic and academic career at Linfield University. I want to thank God for always guiding me and all my friends and family who have supported me along this journey. I would also like to thank all my coaches and teammates at Placer who have helped me make this dream possible and helped me develop over the past 12 years. Super excited for the next chapter! Go Wildcats!”—Camila Irizarry

“I am incredibly blessed and excited to announce my commitment to furthering my academic and athletic career by playing Division 1 soccer at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. I want to thank God for this amazing opportunity and for guiding me throughout this journey. I am deeply grateful for the support of my family and friends. I would also like to thank all my coaches and teammates. Thank you, Coach Kim and Taylor, for this amazing opportunity! I’m so excited for the next 4! Go Govs!”—Nya Gibbs

“I am extremely blessed to announce my verbal commitment to play Division 1 soccer and further my academic career at Saint Mary’s College! I want to thank God for guiding me through a journey that has led to this wonderful opportunity. I am so grateful to my family, friends, coaches, and players for their support and for shaping me into the player/ person I am today. So excited for the next four! Go Gaels!”—Marissa Ow

“I’m incredibly blessed and excited to announce my commitment to play D2 soccer and continue my academic career at Cal State San Marcos! I want to thank God for guiding me along this journey and also thank Coach Ron for my development, as well as Coaches Bobby and Ryan for this fantastic opportunity. I’d also like to thank my family, friends, and teammates who have supported me throughout the years! Can’t wait for the next 4!” —Isla Sieber
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“I’m so blessed to announce my commitment to play soccer, further my education, and grow in faith for the next four years at Saint Norbert College in Wisconsin! I have so many people to thank, specifically Coach Todd DeCarlo and the placer staff pushing and supporting me. I wanted to thank my parents for being at my side and having my back since the beginning; I’d like to thank God for all the blessings and direction, and lastly, Coach Katie Gunns at Saint Norbert for this opportunity.” — Jeana Wuchter

“I’m super excited to announce my verbal commitment to Sierra College to continue my athletic and academic career. I want to thank my parents for always being there and supporting me, as well as Coach Todd and the Placer United staff for always pushing me to improve on the field. Lastly, a big thank you to Coach Jason Gantt for this exciting opportunity!” — Alicia DeLeon

“I am beyond grateful to announce my verbal commitment to further my academic and athletic career at Sierra College. All of this would not be possible without the support of my family and friends. I would also like to thank my coach, Todd DeCarlo, for his support and push to get me where I am today. Lastly, I want to thank coach Jason Gantt at Sierra College for this amazing opportunity!” — Megan Link

“I am excited to announce my commitment to American River College. I want to thank Coach Paul Hansen for giving me this opportunity.  I thank my Placer coaches, Paul Valdez, Emre Gencer, and Ron Benjamin. I would also like to thank my high school coaches, Trevor Harris and Mauricio Chavez. I would also like to dedicate this to Coach Matt Scammacca. I want to thank my family, who have supported me since the first day of my soccer journey. I wouldn’t be in this position without them. I would also like to thank all my friends and teammates who made my soccer journey fun. I’m looking forward to what comes next. Go Beavers!” — Carlos Diaz

“I’m extremely blessed to announce my commitment to further my academic and athletic career by playing D1 soccer at Texas Christian University. Most importantly, I want to thank God for this amazing opportunity. Thank you to all the coaches who have helped me along the way, especially Coach Sarah Fawcett and Ron Benjamin, who have shaped me into the player I am today. Thank you to my family for always supporting me throughout these 13 years of playing soccer. I’m so excited for this next chapter in my life. Go Frogs!”—Gia Costanzo