Cate School honored five boys soccer standouts and a pair of boys water polo stars who signed to play their sport at the collegiate level on Friday inside Sprague Gym in Carpinteria.
“What makes this specific group so special isn’t just their statistics, achievements or highlight reels. It’s who they have become during their time here at Cate,” Cate assistant athletic director Jesse Morrison said.
“These seven individuals truly exemplify our school’s culture… They model and represent our school with class, dignity and respect.”
George Marin has been one of the best soccer players in the area throughout his high school career and was rewarded with a chance to play Division I soccer at UChicago.
Kamil Abdul-Nafeo will join him at the Division I level, as he will head across the country to play soccer at Georgetown University.
Quincy Thorne put pen to paper and will be playing collegiate soccer at Colorado College, a Division III program. Dimash Anuarbek and Charlie Dorion will be playing Division III soccer as well at Amherst College and Pomona Pitzer, respectively.
Meanwhile, Jae Wykoff will be continuing his academic and athletic journey at MIT, where he will compete at the Division I level on the East Coast.
Sebastian Brine rounded out the Cate signing class by finalizing his commitment to play Division-III water polo and go to school at Occidental College.