16 Cougars Sign Letters of Intent to Colleges
Perselay signs with Georgetown, Malatesta with the Naval Academy, Leto and Hyde head to Dartmouth and Fazio to Bucknell.
Sixteen local athletes officially signed their Letters of Intent Friday to play sports at such universities as Georgetown, Dartmouth, Stanford and the U.S. Naval Academy.
The ceremony was part of National Signing Day (technically celebrated Wednesday) in which talented high school athletes around the country formalize their college plans.
Here are the students, sorted by their sport, and the colleges they will attend, as provided by Chatham High School.
| Sport | Name | University |
| Womens Track | Tara Hanley | University of Richmond |
| Mens Track | Anthony Malatesta | U.S. Naval Academy |
| Womens Lacrosse | Kelsey Perselay | Georgetown University |
| Womens Lacrosse | Callie Farmakis | Stanford University |
| Womens Lacrosse | Kallan Murray | Colgate University |
| Womens Lacrosse | Brittany Marriott | Cornell University |
| Womens Lacrosse | Jaclyn Leto | Dartmouth University |
| Womens Lacrosse | Liz Hyde | Dartmouth University |
| Womens Lacrosse | Kate Murphy | Columbia University |
| Womens Field Hockey |
Natalia Maurillo | Quinnipiac University |
| Womens Field Hockey | Megan Palmisano | University of Connecticut |
| Softball | Amanda Fazio | Bucknell University |
| Womens Basketball | Amanda Berntsen | Princeton University |
| Mens Lacrosse | Thomas Stephan | University of Notre Dame |
| Womens Soccer | Marjorie (Maggie) Higgins | Holy Cross College |
| Mens Swimming | Brendan Miller-Radest | Bryant University |
Additionally, Cory Heidaran signed with Quinnipiac University to play mens lacrosse.
