Published On: May 23rd, 2019By

Twenty-seven Aldine High student-athletes earn scholarships

Aldine High School recently held a signing day ceremony for 27 student-athletes who signed national letters of intent with a number of colleges and universities from across Texas and the United States.

Football players who earned scholarships were Jacorey Howard (Texas Southern University), Josue Torres, Michael McLenon and Preston Anderson (Texas A&T), Nicholas Villanueva and Christopher King (Bethany College), Patrick Duarte, Moises Sanchez and Dylan Jackson (Central Iowa), Traymon Alfred (Carthage College), Reginald Jackson (Dakota State), Tyreek Mills (Blinn College), and Gabriel Johnson (Hiram College).

Baseball players who earned scholarships were Adrian Martinez (Cedar Valley College) and Jonathan Lomas (Wiley College).

Soccer players who earned scholarships were Melissa Olivares (Navarro College), Rocio Rojo, Chelsey Monroy and Maria Gamez (Ranger College), Jennifer Lopez (Paul Quinn College), Isis Gil (LSU Eunice), Gabriela Salas and Jennifer Sosa (Southwestern Assemblies of God).

Swimmer Devani Thomas signed with Nova Southeastern University, while basketball players Alydashien Adrian signed with Blinn College and Jordan Jones signed with Southwestern College.

The scholarships earned by the 27 Aldine High student-athletes had a value of $3,410,000.

About the Author: Mike Keeney

Director of Public Information Aldine ISD