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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Boyle Gilmour Academy (440) 473-8000 x1302 [email protected] Kristy Booher Angelo Gilmour Academy (440) 473-8000 x7002 [email protected] Six Gilmour Academy Student-Athletes to Participate in NCAA Signing Ceremony GATES MILLS, Ohio, November 12—On Wednesday, November 13, Gilmour Academy will host a NCAA Signing ceremony in the Athletic Center to honor the five student-athletes making a pledge to continue their athletic careers beyond high school. The ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Kendra Barlow ’20, of Painesville, will sign a NCAA National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Division II Shippensburg University. She is a four-year member of the varsity soccer team and was a team captain for the 2019 season. Her team earned the 2016 Division III state title and that year, she earned the team’s Rookie of the Year Award. In 2018, she earned All-Greater Cleveland Honorable Mention status. Barlow has earned academic honors in 2016 and 2018 and received the Holy Cross Literature Award, given to two students who use their writing to share their voice as they act as agents of change and raise the bar for those around them. Barlow is co-president of the Psychology Club, and is involved with two campus service clubs, Baking for Rainbows and the C.A.U.S.E. Club. She will be participating in a service trip to Arizona over Spring Break 2020. Barlow intends to major in graphic design or education at Shippensburg and says, “I chose Shippensburg because of its strong academic program in graphic design, business and education. I love the campus and look forward to studying and playing there over the next four years.” Carly Cohen ’20, of Pepper Pike, will sign a NCAA National Letter of Intent to play tennis at Division I University of Richmond, where she plans to major in business. She says she chose the school because of the strength of the women’s tennis program, the distance from home and because “the coaches and girls are incredibly welcoming.” While at Gilmour, Carly played on the varsity team her freshman, sophomore and senior seasons. As a freshman, she and her doubles partner finished as the Division II state runner-up and was named First Team All-Ohio. She earned team MVP honors her sophomore year. As a senior, she was the Division II state runner-up in singles, the North Coast League MVP, the team MVP and was again named First Team All-Ohio. Off the court, Cohen leads the Baking for Rainbows Club and is a member of two other service clubs – M.A.D. Club and Kick-It for Cancer. She also serves as a leader for the Kairos retreat program and volunteers at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. Kaitlin Grady ’20, of Twinsburg, will sign a NCAA National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Division II Ohio Dominican University. Grady has played two years of varsity soccer and, by the time she graduates, will have earned four varsity letters in lacrosse. She earned the JV MVP title as a freshman and the Lacrosse Grit Award as a junior. Outside of school, Grady played on the Cleveland Futbol Club team that won the 2019 national championship. Grady has earned honors each year and is a member of the National Honor Society. She is co- president of the Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Club as well as GloMed. She is also a member of two service clubs – C.A.U.S.E. and Baking for Rainbows – as well as Students Against Destructive Decisions. Grady serves as a leader for the school’s Kairos retreat program. She plans to attend a mission trip to Arizona during the upcoming Spring Break; volunteers at her church’s nursery and Gilmour’s soccer camp; and was selected to serve as an Admissions Ambassador at Open Houses. Grady plans to study business and/or healthcare management at Ohio Dominican and said she chose the school because she loved the “atmosphere, the location, the coaches, teammates and major.” Ruby McCall ’20, of Birmingham, Mich., will sign a NCAA National Letter of Intent to play women’s ice hockey at Division I Sacred Heart University. McCall has played AAA hockey throughout high school. She has earned honors while at Gilmour and volunteers at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and in the residence hall on campus. McCall is undecided on a major. She said of her college decision, “I chose Sacred Heart because I loved the campus and the coaches, plus it fit everything I was looking for academically and athletically.” Madison Olsen ’20, of Hudson, will sign a NCAA National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Division II Slippery Rock University. Olsen has been a four-year member of the varsity soccer and track teams and has earned many honors along the way. Olsen was a starter her freshman, sophomore and junior years. Her senior year, she was named a captain, but was unable to compete after a season-ending injury suffered in a pre-season practice. Her freshman campaign culminated with district, regional and state championships (2016). As a sophomore, Olsen was named to the All-Greater Cleveland Third Team. Junior year, she was named Second Team All-Conference, Second Team All-Greater Cleveland and Second Team All-News-Herald. Her track accomplishments are just as extensive. Her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons, the team won district and regional championships. She is an eight-time state qualifier, a five-time All- Ohioan, has been named to the First Team All-Conference twice, was a seven-time conference champion, and was named the Sprint MVP for her team after her junior season. Academically, Olsen earned high honors her freshman year and honors her sophomore and junior year. She earned Academic All-Ohio honors for track her junior year. Olsen was also a recipient of the school’s Chaplain Award. She participates in Gilmour’s Homework Club, through which she helps students at Gilmour’s Lower School with homework. She is involved in the Women in STEM Club, Psychology Club, SADD, Peer Tutoring and Tobit Ministry, a group of students who volunteers to serve as pallbearers at Cleveland-area funerals for people who die without family or friends. Olsen was also selected to serve as an Admission Ambassador school Open Houses. She volunteers as a peer tutor and as both a PSR teacher and Eucharistic minister at her church. Olsen is undecided on her major and said she chose Slippery Rock because of its size, the welcoming atmosphere, its great academic and athletic reputation, the coaching staff and the feeling of home she had when she visited. She added, “Slippery Rock has so much to offer and I knew right from day one how special this place was and how happy and successful I would be there.” Maddie Puletti ’20, of Highland Heights, will sign a NCAA National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Division I University of Detroit Mercy. She is undecided on her major, but said, “I chose Detroit Mercy because I felt very comfortable there because of the family atmosphere. Everyone is so welcoming.” She will be joining Gilmour alumna and former basketball teammate Annika Corcoran ’19, who is currently playing there. Puletti is a four-year letter winner in basketball. After her junior season, she earned First Team North Coast League, Third Team All-District and Team Defensive Player of the Year. She played on the 2016 state champion team. In 2017, the team finished as state runner-up and in 2018, they made it to the district finals. Puletti was elected as a member of the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Scholarship Society as a junior. About Gilmour Academy Gilmour Academy is a Catholic, independent, coeducational, college-preparatory school. It is sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Ind., and offers a Montessori program beginning at 18-months-old and a Lower School, Middle School and Upper School. A boarding program is offered to students in Grades 7 through 12. It is located at 34001 Cedar Road in Gates Mills, Ohio. For more information about Gilmour Academy, visit www.gilmour.org and follow Gilmour on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. .