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By: Lyn Dowling

The University of Florida loves its varsity athletes and when it has one who stands out above the rest, it does a terrific job in publicizing him or her. One of those athletes is Titusville’s redoubtable, amiable Katie Fraine, the goalkeeper for the Gators’ women’s varsity soccer team and one of the best players at her position on the planet.

Well done, Katie. That star quality has shone through since your days as an Under-12 at Titusville Soccer Club.

She’s not the only Brevard County athlete to have excelled at the club and prep levels and then gone on to varsity sports at the collegiate level, though. Off the tops of our heads, with no research (yet), our collegians include:

Baseball
-- Zeke DeVoss of Mims (Astronaut High School), outfielder at the University of Miami
-- Brian Johnson of Cocoa Beach (Cocoa Beach High School), pitcher at the University of Florida

Football
-- Ramon Buchanan of Melbourne (Palm Bay High School), linebacker at the University of Miami
-- Darious Cummings of Titusville (Astronaut High School), defensive lineman at Florida State University
-- Willie Gaetjens of Titusville (Titusville High School), safety at the University of Central Florida
-- Joe Perno of Palm Bay (Melbourne Central Catholic High School), offensive lineman at the University of Central Florida
-- Christian Provancha of Cocoa Beach (Cocoa Beach High School), quarterback at the University of Florida
-- Michael Schill of Melbourne (West Shore), safety at Florida State University
-- Josh Wofford of Melbourne (Palm Bay High School), offensive lineman at University of Central Florida

Soccer (men)
-- Will Hetico of Cocoa Beach (Melbourne High School), goalkeeper at the University of Central Florida
-- Evan Jimmo of Viera (Melbourne High School), midfielder at Stetson University
-- Logan Potter of Merritt Island (Merritt Island High School), goalkeeper at Stetson University
-- Shane Wixted of Melbourne Beach, midfielder at the University of South Florida

Soccer (women)
-- Chelsea Brady of Melbourne (Eau Gallie High School), forward at Rollins College
Katie Stengel of Viera, (Viera High School), forward at Wake Forest University
-- Alex Crown of Orlando (played for Space Coast United), midfielder at the University of Florida
-- Katie Jackson of Satellite Beach (Satellite High School), forward at the University of Central Florida
-- Tishia Jewell of Satellite Beach (Satellite High School), forward at the University of Central Florida
-- Annick McBryar of Indialantic (Satellite High School), midfielder at the University of Florida
-- Ericka Miller of Melbourne (Melbourne Central Catholic High School) midfielder-defender at the University of Florida
-- Toni Pressley of Melbourne (West Shore) forward/defender at Florida State University
-- Ella Stephan of Indian Harbour Beach (Satellite High School), midfielder/defender at Florida State University
-- Mollie Valencia (Melbourne Central Catholic High School) midfielder at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame

Swimming (women)
-- Katie Hamilton of Melbourne Beach (Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy), butterfly and individual medley at the University of Texas
-- Dominique Morley of Rockledge (Rockledge High School), breaststroke at Florida Atlantic University
-- Julia Nagy of Viera (Cocoa Beach High School), backstroke at the University of Florida

Swimming (men)
-- Denver Barrows of Satellite Beach (Satellite Beach High School), freestyle and individual medley at the University of Chicago
-- Evan Boley of Palm Bay (Bayside High School, freestyle at Florida Atlantic University

Again, these are the men and women we can name off the tops of our heads, and we know lots more are out there. If you want your athlete added, e-mail editdestinationnrevard@gmail.com or go to Destination Brevard on Facebook.

 

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