Fiedorowicz, Popenfoose top list of signees

Johnsburg's C.J. Fiedorowicz and Huntley's Marcus Popenfoose are two of the area's most notable athletes who signed their NCAA national letters of intent Wednesday, the first day of the signing period for football, cross country, soccer and track and field athletes.

Fiedorowicz, the Northwest Herald Football Player of the Year, signed with Iowa. Popenfoose, the Northwest Herald Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year, signed with Auburn, where he will throw the shot put and discus.

Here is a list of other area athletes who signed or will sign this week.

Football

Jake Howe, McHenry, Illinois (D-I)

Travis Cheesbro, Crystal Lake Central, Northern Michigan (D-II)

Thomas Rose, McHenry, Winona (Minn.) State (D-II)

Thomas Kinney, Johnsburg, Winona (Minn.) State (D-II)

Note: Woodstock's Mike Kremske will play at Drake, which is D-I but plays in the Pioneer League, which does not give football scholarships. Woodstock's Mike Liedtke fulfilled his graduation requirements early and enrolled at Western Michigan, where he will play on scholarship. Since Liedtke's enrolled, he does not sign an NLI.

Cross Country and Track and Field

Kristina Aubert, Crystal Lake South, Arkansas State (D-I)

Elise Beattie, Woodstock, New Hampshire (D-I)

Phil Fairleigh, Cary-Grove, Duke (D-I)

Jeff Sabatka, McHenry, Western (Colo.) State (D-II)

Ian Sanchez, Richmond-Burton, DePaul (D-I)

Track and Field

Amy Fanella, Huntley, Indiana State (D-I)

Soccer

Taylor Henning-Fletter, Huntley, Western Illinois (D-I)

Corrine Wronski, Huntley, Upper Iowa (D-II)

Lauren Gaitsch, Huntley, Lake Erie College (D-II)

Ashley Ross, Crystal Lake South, Toledo (D-I)

Karly Mecko, Crystal Lake South, Wisconsin-Parkside (D-II)

Kelsey Taldone, Crystal Lake South, Upper Iowa (D-II)

Maggie Olsen, Prairie Ridge, Loyola (D-I)

Kyli Humm, Prairie Ridge, Tennessee-Martin (D-I)

– Joe Stevenson