Four Plant City High School student-athletes made their college choices official Wednesday with a signing ceremony held at the school.
Kelsey Fry (West Florida, swimming), Seth Crowell (Florida Tech, football), Joe Davis (Webber, football) and Keven Long (Three Rivers College, baseball) will all play their respective sports at the next level after graduating from PCHS this spring. Fry signed her national letter of intent Wednesday, while the NOI’s for Crowell, Davis and Long have already been submitted and filed.
Fry, the 2013 Strawberry Festival Queen, was committed to West Florida University before the Strawberry Festival Pageant, and will retain her crown while attending the Pensacola school. With the festival over, the majority of her duties and responsibilities as queen are complete, but she will be back periodically for special events and appearances, in addition to passing her crown on to the next queen next year.
“I told them in the interview for the pageant my plans to go to West Florida on a swimming scholarship,” she said. “A lot of people choose to stay and go to HCC, and that could have been an option for me if I didn’t have a scholarship.”
Fry, a sprinter who swims the 50-, 100- and 200-freestyle, along with relay events, will be a part of the inaugural swim team at West Florida. Fry said she fell in love with the idea of being part of a new program and liked head coach Andrew Hancock.
“You get to set all the traditions and everyone will be on an equal playing field since it will be the first year there for everyone,” she said. “The coach is really awesome. He is really respected in the swimming world.”
Crowell, a standout lineman for the Raiders, will play for Florida Tech after entertaining walk-on offers from Miami and Georgia Tech.
“It came down to Florida Tech and being a walk-on at Miami, but there is no guarantee that you actually get a scholarship as a walk-on,” he said. “I like all the coaches at Florida Tech and like what they’re doing.”
As a four-year school, Crowell has the option of playing all four years for Florida Tech, or could transfer to a larger program down the road.
“If I end up staying four years, I’m fine with that and if I end up transferring, it happens,” he said.
Crowell plans to study pre-med at Florida Tech.
Davis, Crowell’s teammate and a standout receiver for PCHS, chose Webber over Florida Tech and Warner.
“I chose Webber because they were the first school on me and the coach talked to me the most,” Davis said. “I took my visits and I felt most comfortable there and feel like that’s my best chance to play as a freshman.”
Davis plans to study sports medicine.
Long, who is currently the ace on the Plant City pitching staff, has been committed to Three Rivers Community College for several months. He was scouted by a coach at the Poplar Bluff, Mo. school during travel ball and was later offered a scholarship.
“I’m just excited to play at the next level,” he said. “Everyone wants to be able to play baseball in college. I get to do that and get to go to college for free, pretty much.”
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