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
- 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).
- Elizabeth Adesanya (’14) – Boston University (Track & Field)
- Alyshia Allison (’15) – Campbell University (Basketball)
- Gaston Assoua (’13) – University of Maryland (Track & Field)
- Bailey Boyd (’15) – University of Maryland (Softball)
- Billy Bridegum (’17) – York College (Soccer)
- Arthur Campbell (’16) – Mercyhurst Northeast University (Lacrosse)
- Julian Carter (’16) – Salisbury University (Football)
- Kobe Colston (’17) – Stevenson University (Basketball)
- Mark Davis (’14) – Salisbury University (Football)
- Brian Dennis (’17) – North Carolina Central University (Track & Field)
- Raymond Doh (’13) – McDaniel College (Football)
- Raul Escobar (’14) – McDaniel College (Soccer)
- Metuge Esong (’14) – Alvernia University (Soccer)
- Kristina Galanakos (’17) – Johnson & Wales University (Volleyball)
- Andres Gomez (’16) – Howard University (Soccer)
- Asha Henley (’14) – American University (Basketball)
- Breon Herbert (’13) – McDaniel College (Football)
- Courtney Hutchinson (’15) – Hood College (Volleyball)
- James Johnson (’17) – Keystone College (Soccer)
- Marcus Johnson (’16) – Howard University (Soccer)
- Matthew Kenney (’16) – Towson University (Swimming)
- Orbell Keshishi (’17) – McDaniel College (Football)
- Tommy Kozlowski (’16) – Mercyhurst Northeast University (Lacrosse)
- Nicole Lertora (’14) – St. Mary’s College of Maryland (Field Hockey)
- Juan Lopez – Mercyhurst Northeast University (Lacrosse)
- Angel Maldonado (’16) – Salisbury University (Football)
- Ty Mason (’17) – Temple University (Football)
- Sarah Moore (’15) – George Mason University (Track & Field)
- Citiana Negatu (’15) – Loyola College – Chicago (Basketball)
- Demonte Ojinnaka (’14) – Indiana State University (Basketball)
- Emmanuel Oppong (’14) – St. Mary’s College of Maryland (Soccer)
- Jeffrey Powell-Young (’16) – Immaculata University (Basketball)
- Jalen Poston (’17) – Hampton University (Football)
- Maggie Prokop (’17) – Montgomery College (Soccer)
- Oscar Rodriguez (’17) – York College (Soccer)
- Martha Sam (’15) – Cornell University (Track & Field)
- Tyree Sewell (’16) – Mercyhurst Northeast University (Lacrosse)
- Rachel Sigwalt (’16) – Howard Community College (Lacrosse)
- Paul Tabe (’14) – St. Andrews University (Soccer)
- Jack Tempchin (’16) – George Mason University (Basketball)
- Avery Ugba (’12) – Austin Peay University (Basketball)
- Carlos Valdez Martinez (’15) – McDaniel College (Soccer)
- Stephanie Van Albert (’14) – Quinnipiac University (Acrobatics & Tumbling)
- Andrew Vasquez (’17) – Washington Adventist University (Soccer)
- Brandon Watkins (’17) – Coppin State University (Baseball)
Class of 2018 College Commitments:
Elias Boussouf – Johns Hopkins University (Track & Field)
Brooke Boyd – St. John’s University (Soccer)
Miles Brown – York College (Swimming)
Cameron Cannon – University of New Haven (Football)
Cimiya Duffin – St. John’s University (Soccer)
Ava Edwards – Moravia University (Field Hockey)
Kenny Gardner – Old Dominion University (Football)
Makayla Heffron – Frostburg State University (Lacrosse)
Nicole Kidwiler – Towson University (Softball)
Sabrina Simpson – Rhodes College (Field Hockey)
Isaac Smith – Frostburg State University (Football)
Diego Sosa – Washington Adventist University (Soccer)
Phoenix Spiller – Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg (Baseball)
Aaron Stanton – Williams College (Swimming)
Carleton Thomas – Norfolk State University (Football)
Emanuel Thomas – Norfolk State University (Football)
Brian Ventura – Stevenson University (Soccer)
Patrick Watkins – DePaul University (Soccer)
Ethan Weaver – Wilkes University (Lacrosse)