Current listing of 2007-08 incoming freshmen on the WNCC athletic web

The 2006-07 school year just finished with graduation ceremonies May 19 and with the departing of several sophomores also signal the incoming freshmen. So far the WNCC coaches have been busy recruiting. Six of the seven sports have new players already signed. The complete list of the recruits are on the WNCC athletic website (sports.wncc.net) along with some head shots of players.

Here is a quick list of first-year players in the respective sports:
Volleyball -- Fatima Balza, 6-3 MH from Merida, Venezuela; Jasmuhn Carlson, 6-foot MH from Cheyenne, Wyo.; and Nayka Benitez, 5-6 OH/DS from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Also, 6-0 Chelsey Lyles, who played basketball for WNCC last year, signed to play volleyball.
Men's Soccer -- Joseph Carter from Albuquerque, N.M.; Chris Simpson of Union Grove, Ala.; David Castillo, Lazaro Torres and Nicholas Ouzounis from Aurora, Colo.; Shayne Tower of Scottsbluff; Morgan Wall of Alliance; Antonio Herrera-Young of Windsor, Colo.; and Mark Zigray of Ft. Collins, Colo.
Women's Soccer -- Maria Garcia, 5-2 defender, Ashley Quintana, 5-6 forward, Claudia Gomez, 5-2 midfielder, and Alisha Ropkin, 5-2 midfielder, all from Aurora, Colo.; Mara Crouch from Hillsdale, Mich.; Terri Hunnington, 5-9 goalkeeper from Bluffdale, Utah; Lara Merkey, 5-4 defender, from Windsor, Colo.; Tamika Smith, Jessica Arreguin and LeeAnna Paxton all from Greeley, Colo.; and Rachel Watson, from Riverton Wyo.
Softball -- Kayli Allen and Lauryn Smith of Berthoud, Colo.; Kelsi Baldwin of Riverton, Utah; Alexandria Griffin of Ft. Collins, Colo.; Kayla Hall, Kary Garcia and Jackie Jaramillo all from Pueblo, Colo.; Mandy Pounds and Alex Voci from Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Lindsey Paulson of Castle Rock, Colo.
Baseball -- Dallas Liptac of Scottsbluff; David and Aurulio Monteagudo of Miami, Fla.; and Dustin Javins of Cooper City, Fla.
Women's Basketball -- SeLina Ysac, 5-9 guard from Scottsbluff; Tawny Drexler, 6-foot forward from Lakewood, Colo.; Kathleen Harley, 6-2 center from Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and Cheri Palmer, 5-4 guard from Aurora, Colo.

More names will be released and posted on the website as the signing continues to heat up, including men's basketball. So, keep checking the website.