On November 13, Briarcliff student athletes Ashley Goldstein (lacrosse) and Alana Lombardi (basketball) signed NCAA Letters of Intent on the day set aside nationally for all students committing to play at the collegiate level. Goldstein will attend Rollins College and Lombardi is off to Lafayette in the fall of 2020.
The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a binding agreement between the student-athlete and the college, as well as an official capstone to a lengthy and competitive athletic recruiting process for Division 1 and Division 2 student-athletes.
“Today is a day for celebrating with parents, coaches, district administration, Board of Education members and teammates,” said Dr. Nathan J. Heltzel, Briarcliff High School counselor, who emceed the gathering along with Athletic Director Chris Drosopoulos.