NCAA Information
All student-athletes who are aspiring to participate in Division I or Division II college athletics must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center. Click on the following link to get started. Please register immediately – it is important to track your academic progress starting with 9th grade. A registration checklist is listed below to assist you with the registration process.
Playing sports for an NCAA school is not your only option. Check out the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) or the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for other opportunities.
- NCAA Eligibility Center
- Guide for the College Bound Student-Athlete
- Initial Eligibility Brochure
- Guide for College-Bound Athlete
- NCAA: “2.3 or Take a Knee”
Bengals in College
There are numerous Blake alumni who have continued their athletic careers on to the college level. Below is a listing of former Blake Bengals who are currently competing in varsity athletics in college. (If you know of any omissions, please send them to Jared_B_Fribush@mcpsmd.org).
- Ryan Arrowood (’19) – University of District of Columbia (Lacrosse)
- Sierra Ashley (’19) – Missouri Valley College (Lacrosse)
- Caleb Banga (’19) – Frostburg State University (Track & Field)
- Sean Billerbeck (’19) – Oberlin College (Tennis)
- Elias Boussouf (’18) – Johns Hopkins University (Track & Field)
- Billy Boyd (’19) – Frostburg State University (Football)
- Brooke Boyd (’18) – St. John’s University (Soccer)
- Billy Bridegum (’17) – York College (Soccer)
- Miles Brown (’18) – York College (Swimming)
- Julian Carter (’16) – Salisbury University (Football)
- Brian Dennis (’17) – North Carolina Central University (Track & Field)
- Ava Edwards (’18) – Moravian College (Field Hockey)
- Victoria Foster (’19) – University of Pittsburgh – Greensburg (Basketball)
- Geligne Franklin (’19) – Delaware State University (Soccer)
- Kenny Gardner (’18) – Fort Scott Community College (Football)
- Andrea Golli (’19) – Trinity University (Soccer)
- Andres Gomez (’16) – Howard University (Soccer)
- Marcus Johnson (’16) – Howard University (Soccer)
- Matthew Kenney (’16) – Towson University (Swimming)
- Orbell Keshishi (’17) – McDaniel College (Football)
- Nicole Kidwiler (’18) – Towson University (Softball)
- Nikki Kong (’18) – Stevenson University (Cheer)
- Ty Mason (’17) – Temple University (Football)
- Dariel Medina (’16) – Delaware Valley University (Basketball)
- Cyan Peoples (’19) – Johnson C. Smith University (Track & Field)
- Noelani Phillips (’19) – Boston University (Track & Field)
- Evan Pollack (’18) – University of Rochester (Track & Field)
- Jeffrey Powell-Young (’16) – Immaculata University (Basketball)
- Maggie Prokop (’17) – Mount Saint Mary’s University (Soccer)
- MacKenzie Robinson (’19) – Hood College (Softball)
- Jose Rodriguez (’18) – Frostburg State University (Soccer)
- Mason Sanderoff (’19) – University of the Cumberlands (Lacrosse)
- Sabrina Simpson (’18) – Rhodes College (Field Hockey)
- Sunil Surprenant (’19) – Dickinson College (Swimming)
- Isaac Smith (’18) – Frostburg State University (Football)
- Diego Sosa (’18) – Washington Adventist University (Soccer)
- Rene Sosa (’19) – Howard Community College (Soccer)
- Phoenix Spiller (’18) – Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg (Baseball)
- Daquan Staley (’17) – St. Mary’s College of Maryland (Basketball)
- Aaron Stanton (’18) – Williams College (Swimming)
- Jack Tempchin (’16) – George Mason University (Basketball)
- Max Tempchin (’19) – St. Anselm College (Football)
- Carleton Thomas (’18) – Elizabeth City State University (Football)
- Kayla Tomas (’19) – University of Maryland – Baltimore County (Volleyball)
- Igor Torrezan (’19) – Frostburg State University (Football)
- Andrew Vasquez (’17) – Frostburg State University (Soccer)
- Brian Ventura (’18) – Stevenson University (Soccer)
- El’Jhon Ward (’19) – St. Anselm College (Football)
- Brandon Watkins (’17) – Coppin State University (Baseball)
- Patrick Watkins (’18) – DePaul University (Soccer)
- Ethan Weaver (’18) – Wilkes University (Lacrosse)