Melrose lineman Braden Marceau-Olayinka has lengthy envisioned a soccer life at a Power-5 faculty.
That dream turned a actuality Wednesday as Marceau-Olayinka signed his National Letter of Intent to play his faculty soccer at Stanford University. The 6-foot-3, 260-pounder recorded 37 tackles and 5.5 sacks, whereas delivering 64 pancake blocks on the opposite aspect of the ball.
“Ever since I was knee high to a grasshopper, I’ve always wanted to play football at a Power-5 school,” mentioned Marceau-Olayinka, who lauded the varsity’s fame for teachers. “I went out there and met coach (Troy) Taylor and I know (defensive line) coach Ross Kolodziej played in the NFL and was successful at Wisconsin.”
Marceau-Olayinka initially gave a verbal dedication to Columbia over the summer season, however the alternative to stay out a dream was one he couldn’t resist. The senior lineman had the utmost respect for Columbia and the way they reacted to Marceau-Olayinka’s resolution to reverse subject and head west.
“It was a very tough decision, heartbreaking because I developed a bond with the coaches and the other incoming players,” Marceau-Olayinka mentioned. “It was tough telling them but they were very gracious and wished me well.”
Another Middlesex League standout, Reading quarterback James Murphy, is heading to Brown. The standout sign caller broke the entire college’s passing information, ending his profession because the state’s third all-time chief in passing yards (8,707) and fifth in landing passes (102).
Bishop Feehan star working again Nick Yanchuk signed with Sacred Heart, whereas teammate Case Mankins inked his NLI with the University of Rhode Island. Lineman Pius Ejindu, who helped lead St. John’s Prep to the Division 1 state title, will play his faculty soccer on the University of Maine.
A pair of Chelmsford baseball stars, Jack Blaine (Assumption) and Braydon Gray (Stonehill), have been half of a giant group of Lion student-athletes to signal their NLI. Classmate Remore Serra shall be enjoying subject hockey at UMass.
St. Sebastian’s hoop star Trevor Mullin, who just lately turned the varsity’s all-time main scorer, shall be enjoying his faculty basketball at Yale.
BASEBALL
ASSUMPTION – Jack Blaine (Chelmsford)
GEORGETOWN – Jack Volo (St. Sebastian’s)
NORTHWESTERN – Colin Dowdle (St. Sebastian’s)
NOTRE DAME – Hagan Ward (St. Sebastian’s)
SIENA – Jeff Valdez (St. Sebastian’s)
STONEHILL – Braydon Gray (Chelmsford)
MEN’S BASKETBALL
COLGATE – Cooper Wright (St. Sebastian’s)
YALE – Trevor Mullin (St. Sebastian’s)
MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY/TRACK
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE – Brett Trainor (Chelmsford)
FIELD HOCKEY
BENTLEY – Emily Stagnone (Chelmsford)
UMASS – Remore Serra (Chelmsford)
FOOTBALL
AIC – Marcus Thurston (Archbishop Williams)
ASSUMPTION – Donovan Munroe (Brockton), Brady Sweeney (Holliston)
BENTLEY – Jake Berglund (BB&N), Patryk Borawski (St. John’s Shrewsbury)
BROWN – James Murphy (Reading)
MAINE – Pius Ejindu (St. John’s Prep)
SACRED HEART – Nick Yanchuk (Bishop Feehan)
SAINT ANSELM – Eddie Cinelli (Bishop Feehan)
STANFORD – Braden Marceau-Olayinka (Melrose)
URI – Case Mankins (Bishop Feehan)
MENS LACROSSE
DARTMOUTH – Ryan Williamson (St. Sebastian’s)
FRANKLIN PIERCE – Andrew Small (Middleboro)
GEORGETOWN – Charlie Hoffman (St. Sebastian’s)
MERRIMACK – Ryan Blagg (Chelmsford)
SIENA – Daniel Craig (Chelmsford)
VILLANOVA – Matt Swirbalus (St. Sebastian’s)
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
ASSUMPTION – Maggie Loeber (Chelmsford)
IONA – Amelia Kelley (Chelmsford)
MERRIMACK – Olivia Hall (Chelmsford)
SAINT ANSELM – Madelin Dunbar (Chelmsford), Caitlyn Walsh (Chelmsford)
WOMEN’S SOCCER
UMASS LOWELL – Elianna Perriera (Chelmsford)
SOFTBALL
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE – Makaya Alto (Chelmsford)
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
ASSUMPTION – Lindsay Downer (Chelmsford)
Source: www.bostonherald.com