Three IWA athletes sign college letters of intent
Published 11:57 am Saturday, November 17, 2018
ISLE OF WIGHT
On Wednesday, three Isle of Wight Academy seniors signed letters of intent to play sports at the college level.
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Mackenzie Wooten will attend and play softball for the University of Virginia. — Submitted | Mary-Margaret Wells
During a signing ceremony held in the Jester Gymnasium on campus, Mackenzie Wooten declared her intent to attend and play softball for the University of Virginia; Madison Rountree declared her intent to attend and play softball for Virginia Tech; and Ryan Boyce declared his intent to attend and play baseball for Hampden-Sydney College.
Wooten plans to major in kinesiology at UVA. She said she chose UVA for its great academics and because she loved the campus and its coaches.
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Madison Rountree will attend and play softball for Virginia Tech.
At IWA, Wooten has been named all-conference every year since ninth grade, and all-state since 10th. She was also named conference player of the year during 10th and 11th grade, and during the 2017-2018 school year, was named to The Daily Press’s all-star softball team.
Rountree plans to major in communications at Virginia Tech. When asked why she chose VT, she said, “It’s a beautiful campus,” and that it “feels like home.”
At IWA, Rountree has been named all-conference and all-state since eighth grade.
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Ryan Boyce will attend and play baseball for Hampden-Sydney College.
Boyce plans to major in business and economics at Hampden-Sydney. He said he chose Hampden-Sydney for its “very homey environment” and because he felt it had a great baseball program.
“I fell in love as soon as I stepped on campus,” Boyce said.
At IWA, Boyce has been named all-conference for the past two years. During the 2017-2018 school year, he was named first team all-state, and during his sophomore year, he was named second team all-state.
UVA and VT are both Division I colleges, while Hampden-Sydney is Division III.