College Bound Athletes
Any student-athlete who is interested in participating in sports at the collegiate level must go to the NCAA Eligibility Center. This website will walk parents and students through the process. The deadline to register is July 1 after the student's junior year.
- Guidelines for NCAA Signing Day 2023-24
- National Letter of Intent Signing Dates
- NDA Alumni Competing in College Athletics
Guidelines for NCAA Signing Day 2023-24
To celebrate our student-athletes who will be continuing their athletic careers in college, Notre Dame Academy has established the following guidelines for signing/celebration days. Please click the link below for dates of signing periods.
The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a binding agreement between the student-athlete and a NCAA Division I or Division II academic institution, which has offered the student-athlete financial aid. These athletes will be afforded the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishment of grant-in-aid on or after they are permitted.
All student-athletes who have received a NLI offer will be recognized anytime during this signing period. Based on the NCAA’s recommendation, student-athletes with a commitment to a Division I or Division II institution that does not offer NLIs (Ivy League Schools and Service Academies, for example) will be invited to participate. Also, Division I athletes receiving a preferred walk-on offer will be allowed to participate in a commitment ceremony.
NCAA Division III, NAIA and Junior College athletes will be celebrated together after Easter break in a group ceremony honoring their accomplishment of competing at the next level.
The Athletic Department will share signing day photographs and information with the local media.
Student-athletes planning to continue their athletic careers in college should let the Athletic Department and their respective head coach know as soon as the NLI has been made available or the student has been admitted to the academic institution.
National Letter of Intent Signing Dates
For 2023-24 the following dates are in effect:
Signing period for all NCAA Division I and II sports except football and basketball.
- Initial signing date: Nov. 8, 2023
- Final signing date: Aug. 1, 2024
Division I and II football and basketball signing dates
Division I football signing (Early Period)
- Initial signing date: Dec. 20, 2023
- Final signing date: Dec. 22, 2023
Divistion I and II football (Midyear JC Transfer)
- Initial signing date: Dec. 20, 2023
- Final signing date: Jan. 15, 2024
Division I and II football
- Initial signing date: Feb. 7, 2024
- Final signing date: April 1, 2024 (DI)
- Final signing date: Aug. 1, 2024 (DII)
Division I basketball signing (Early Period)
- Initial signing date: Nov. 8, 2023
- Final signing date: Nov. 15, 2023
Division I basketball (Regular Signing Period)
- Initial signing date: April 17, 2024
- Final signing date: May 15, 2024
Fall Signing Day at NDA
Any day starting on November 8, 2023
All Non-football Division I student-athletes who have an NLI can be recognized during this session and all other Division I and Division II athletes that committed to schools on or after the Nov. 9 signing date. Based on the NCAA’s recommendation, student-athletes with a commitment to a Division I or Division II institution that does not offer NLIs (Ivy League Schools and Service Academies, for example) will be invited to participate.
Winter Signing Day at NDA
Feb. 7, 2024
All football student-athletes who have an NLI will be recognized during this session and all other Division I and Division II athletes that committed to schools after the Nov. 9 signing date. Based on the NCAA’s recommendation, student-athletes with a commitment to a Division I or Division II institution that does not offer NLIs (Ivy League Schools and Service Academies, for example) will be invited to participate.
Spring Celebration Ceremony Period at NDA
After Easter Break – Division III, NAIA, Junior College athletes.
All student-athletes who will be continuing their athletic careers at a Division III, NAIA and Junior College schools will be recognized during this session. Student-athletes may bring Student-Athlete Celebratory Signing Form. Division II or Division II student-athletes who committed after the fall and winter signing dates also will be invited to participate.
NDA Alumni Competing in College Athletics
NDA Alumni Competing in College Athletics
| Name | Sport | College | Class |
| Sydney Whitehouse | Basketball | Northern Michigan University | 2024 |
| Trista Fayta | Basketball | Illinois State | 2024 |
| Gracie Grzesk | Basketball | UW Madison | 2024 |
| Thomas Geocaris | Soccer | Ripon College | 2023 |
| Cade Wasilkoff | Football | St. Norbert College | 2023 |
| Elliot Bordini | Soccer | UW Parkside | 2023 |
| Sophia Perret | Tennis | UW Lacrosse | 2023 |
| Landen Lozier | Baseball | Michigan State | 2023 |
| Ethan Wall-Atim | Basketball | Hamline University | 2023 |
| Max Augustine | Football | UW-Stout | 2023 |
| Hope Barrington | Basketball | UW-Oshkosh | 2023 |
| Carter Dahlke | Football | UW-Stevens Point | 2023 |
| Grace Durkin | Golf | Loyola Chicago | 2023 |
| Julian Greendeer | Lacrosse | U of Detroit Mercy | 2023 |
| Joey Hoerning | Football | UW-Stout | 2023 |
| Alivia Jeanquart | Volleyball | UW-Stevens Point | 2023 |
| Mya Kapalko | Volleyball | Wisconsin Lutheran | 2023 |
| Emmett Lawton | Basketball | Washington University, St. Louis | 2023 |
| Tate Milton | Football | UW-La Crosse | 2023 |
| Deuce Musial | Baseball | Arkansas State University | 2023 |
| Isaac Nowak | Cross Country/Track | St. Thomas | 2023 |
| Blake Osbahr | Football | St. Thomas | 2023 |
| Jackson Spejcher | Baseball | Lakeland University | 2023 |
| Jaqueline Zacharias | Track | Elon University | 2023 |
| Chris Mitchell | Basketball | Newman University | 2022 |
| Grace Nimmer | Dance | St. Norbert College | 2022 |
| Luke Warden | Basketball | UW-Stevens Point | 2022 |
| Chelsey Martinez-Martinez | Soccer | St. Norbert College | 2022 |
| Adam Brada | Soccer | Coe College | 2022 |
| Caden Capomaccio | Baseball | University of Minnesota | 2022 |
| Braedon Curtin | Football | Carroll University | 2022 |
| Ryan Darling | Golf | Minnesota-Mankato | 2022 |
| Connor Handrick | Soccer | Ripon College | 2022 |
| Sarah Hardwick | Basketball | UW-Oshkosh | 2022 |
| Daniel Hornacek | Football | Concordia University - St. Paul | 2022 |
| Cadence Maxfield | Volleyball | Berry College | 2022 |
| Max Rader | Football | University of Wisconsin | 2022 |
| Maggie Thillman | Soccer | Milwaukee School of Engineering | 2022 |
| Belle Mae Williams | Golf | St. Olaf College | 2022 |
| Griffin Klein | Baseball | UW-Oshkosh | 2021 |
| Molly Desotell | Cross Country & Track | University of St. Thomas | 2021 |
| Garrett Grzesk | Basketball | St. Norbert College | 2021 |
| Danny Nennig | Basketball | Dominican University | 2021 |
| Sammy Opichka | Basketball | University of St. Thomas | 2021 |
| Brendan Poshak | Hockey | Northern Michigan University* | 2021 |
| Swimming | University of St. Thomas | 2021 | |
| Lucy Quidzinski | Soccer | UW-La Crosse | 2021 |
| Jacob Conrad | Hockey | Lake Superior State University | 2020 |
| Tim Geocaris | Soccer | Ripon College | 2020 |
| Marcus Hornacek | Baseball | Viterbo University | 2020 |
| Myles Krzewinski | Tennis | Carthage College | 2020 |
| Joel Meglic | Football | Cornell University | 2020 |
| Molly Rader | Volleyball | St. Norbert College | 2020 |
| Sawyer Scholl | Hockey | UW-Madison* | 2020 |
| Hunter Soletski | Football | Northern Michigan University | 2020 |
| Kate Walch | Volleyball | Michigan Tech | 2020 |
| Keighley Blindauer | Soccer | Michigan Tech | 2019 |
| Grady Brick | Baseball | St. Norbert College | 2019 |
| Josh Cribben | Football | Michigan Tech. University | 2019 |
| Wes Glime | Football | John Hopkins University | 2019 |
| Josh Janssen | Tennis | St. Mary's University of Minnesota | 2019 |
| Kiki Kussow | Soccer | UW-Eau Claire | 2019 |
| Trudy Quidzinski | Soccer | UW-Milwaukee | 2019 |
| Kaycee Gierczak | Basketball | St. Norbert College | 2018 |
| Ryan Green | Baseball | Concordia (Wis.) | 2018 |
* Competing in junior hockey before enrolling at college