Sandite Recruiting Report: Southwestern College Offers Sims & Smith
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Tyler smith (#72) and Marcus Sims (#55) were both offered by Southwestern College. (Photo by Charity Emigh).
Two Charles Page High School senior offensive linemen announced Saturday that they had received offers to play football at Southwestern College.
Tyler “Tank” Smith (5’10” 285 pounds) and Marcus Sims (6’0”, 265 pounds) both announced their offers within five minutes of each other.
Southwestern is located in Winfield, Kansas and is an NAIA program competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference.
The Moundbuilders went 8-3 this past season under ninth-year head coach Brad Griffin.
Sims also holds offers from Langston University and Northwestern Oklahoma State University while Smith has been offered by McPherson College and Hendrix College.
Senior DE Dallas Elifrits (6’1”, 230 pounds) also announced an offer over the weekend, from McPherson College.
McPherson is another NAIA program competing in the KCAC. The Bulldogs went 5-6 this year under fifth-year head coach Jeremiah Fiscus.
Elifrits also holds an offer from Bethel College.
Ten total Sandites have received offers to play football at the next level.
Senior lineman/TE Evan Williams (5’10”, 215 pounds) committed to play at Bethel College on November 10th.
Sophomore quarterback Easton Webb (6’3” 175 pounds) is committed to playing baseball at Oklahoma State University, but he also holds a Division I football offer from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
Sophomore lineman Ryley Kester (6’4” 270 pounds) has received offers from UNLV, Houston, Tulsa, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech, and Northwestern Oklahoma State.
Sophomore receiver Brock O’Dell (5’10” 170 pounds) holds one college offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State.
Senior linebacker Owen Floyd (6’0” 190 pounds) has earned two offers this season from Hendrix and Oklahoma Wildcats Prep.
Senior running back Kenneth Page (6’0” 190 pounds) holds one offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State.
Junior receiver Kooper Kelly holds one offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State.
Softball
Junior RHP/IB/OF Addison Hughes holds offers from Oklahoma Wesleyan University and Coffeyville Community College.
Senior RHP/INF Kelsi Hilton signed an LOI with Southern Nazarene University on November 8th.
Baseball
Senior RHP/OF Cole Pearson (6’2” 150 pounds) is committed to playing at McPherson College next season.
Six Sandite baseball players signed letters of intent to play college ball on November 8th.
Senior INF/RHP Jackson Stewart (5’11” 195 pounds) signed with McPherson College.
Senior RF/LHP Kayden Campbell (5’9” 165 pounds) signed with Cowley County Community College.
Senior right-handed pitcher Eli Buxton (6’6” 185 pounds) signed with Arizona State University.
Senior OF/LHP Miller Tavaglione (6’2” 190 pounds) and senior INF/RHP Jace Arnold (6’2” 180 pounds) signed with Allen County Community College.
Senior INF Wyatt Rutledge (6’2” 170 pounds) signed with Northern Oklahoma College at Enid.
Girls Basketball
5’10” senior small forward Kiaryn Taylor holds offers from Cleveland Community College, Western Texas College, Ranger College, and Lincoln Trail College.
5’3” senior guard Sakauri Wilson signed a letter of intent to play at Southwestern Oklahoma State University on Wednesday, November 8th.
5’7” senior guard Taiona “Yonnie” Morris recently announced her commitment to play at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.
Boys Basketball
6’4” junior guard Deke Thompson recently announced his first college offer from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Golf
Senior Mason Ward announced his commitment to Coffeyville Community College on Monday, November 13th.
Soccer
Two senior soccer players signed LOIs on November 8th.
Senior Ava Watts signed to play Division I soccer at Texas A&M-Commerce.
Senior Kate Webb signed to play at University of the Ozarks.
Coaches, players, and parents can send recruiting updates to sanditepridenews@gmail.com.
