Top: Jocelyn Sharpe with her parents, Jennifer and Shad Sharpe. Bottom: Austin Armwood with his family, Dennis Clark, Rhonda Clark, Roddrick Armwood and Chantal Armwood.
Westerville North High School has hosted ceremonies for a number of athletes in recent weeks who signed Letters of Intent to play at colleges and universities throughout the country.
On April 6, Jocelyn Sharpe was joined by friends and family as she committed to run track at the University of Toledo. Sharpe has been a varsity member of the cross country and track team all four years of her high school career. In 2011, 2012, and 2013 she was a Regional qualifier in cross country. She was also a member of the 2013 4 x 8 relay team that placed 7th at the State meet. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, she was a regional qualifier in track. In 2014 she was District 3 Champion in 400 meters and placed 5th in that event at the Regional meet. In 2014 Sharpe earned 6th place at the Indoor State meet. In 2015, she was a 7th place finisher at the Indoor State meet. Sharpe was a USA Track & Field Junior Olympic finalist 2009, 2011, and 2013.
April 7 was signing day for Austin Armwood, when he formalized his intention to play basketball at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. Armwood has attended and played basketball at Westerville North for four years. He is a three year Varsity letterman (#34) and was Team Caption during the 2014-2015 year. He was selected as an OCC Honorable Mention and invited to play in the All Ohio All Star game in Upper Arlington for 2014-15 year. He earned an Ohio Cardinal Conference (OCC) Honorable Mention in 2013-2014. Armwood played travel AAU basketball for many years starting at the Who Got Game Basketball Academy, and eventually moved on to Ohio Varity Basketball. He has played in the John Lucas Midwest and Top 40/40 Invitational Camps. Armwood is an active member of the Superintendent’s Advisory Committee, the Warrior Way Leadership Team, and is aYoung Life Leader. He was a Junior Mentor and was selected as a Homecoming Court 2 winner in 2012.
April 30 was signing day for baseball players Jake Bauer and Dante James D’Andrea, both of whom will play for Bluffton University in Bluffton, Ohio. Bauer is a student athlete at Westerville North who holds a 3.4 grade point average, which includes Honors Physics, Honors ASL 3, and Cultural Literature. He was chosen this year to be an escort for the Honor Flight program that takes Korean, Vietnam, and WWII veterans to Washington D.C., which was an honor and memorable experience. Bauer has played baseball with Westerville North all four years and the past two years on Varsity. He is a solid utility player and with his speed and ability to track the ball, his current position is in right field.
D’Andrea has played baseball at Westerville North for four years, the last two on Varsity. Last year, he had a .533 ERA and had a 5-2 record, including a victory over their cross town rivals and state ranked Westerville Central. He also received an OCC Honorable Mention for his efforts. He will be rooming with teammate Jake Bauer, who will also be playing for the Bluffton Beavers. He is thankful for the help and support he has received from his high school coaches Sean Ring, and especially Casey Dehart and his travel coaches, Randy Abrams and Ron Williams.