On Thursday afternoon the Chesnee Eagles saw three athletes sign to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level next season and between the three they have accounted for two state championships and two state runner-up finishes, along with region player of the year and state player of the year honors.
North Greenville was the most represented school amongst the signings on Thursday as AC Yelton committed to play volleyball for the Crusaders and Callie Gray committed there as well to compete in cheerleading. With both athletes the Crusaders are getting players that have won state championships for Chesnee in recent years. Yelton finished her volleyball career with Chesnee by celebrating a 2A state championship just a week ago. In her career with the Eagles she has accumulated 758 kills, 109 ace serves, 39 blocks, 558 digs, and 373 assists to go along with being named to the All-Region team four times as well as being named the region player of the year this season. She said that the environment at North Greenville led her to choose the Crusaders as her college destination. "North Greenville just felt like hone as soon as I stepped foot on the campus," said Yelton. "I love that their goal is to glorify Christ because that just fit what I'm looking for in a school. I just love the coaches, the atmosphere, and the school." Callie Gray was a member of the Eagles 2019 cheerleading team that won the state championship and will be looking to repeat that feat this season. She said that she chose North Greenville because of her family's connection to the school. "My dad played football there and I just always loved the environment," said Gray. "I think the coach at North Greenville is a very kind person who is always there for everyone." The Chesnee golf team also had a player commit on Thursday as Isabella Britt signed to continue her golfing career at the College of Charleston next season. Britt is one of the founding members of the Eagles golf team that has finished in the runner-up position the last two seasons at the state championship tournament. She was named the 3A player of the year last season and said that the environment played a key role in her decision to pick the Cougars as her college choice. "I just fell in love with the environment," said Britt. "The team and coaches are just so supportive with a really good team chemistry. It's just easy being down there and you feel like you're part of the team even when you're not down there." Comments are closed.
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