Kamehameha volleyball and basketball standout Micah Christenson signed a National Letter of Intent with the University of Southern California Wednesday morning at the 2nd annual PIAA Early National Letter of Intent Signing Day.

Christenson was among a contingent of student athletes from around the state that gathered at the Cupola Theater in the Honolulu Design Center to sign National Letters of Intent to play volleyball, basketball, softball, baseball, tennis, golf, and women's water polo at the collegiate level.

Other notable signings included Punahou volleyball standout Josh Taylor, who will be attending Pepperdine, and Buffanblu center fielder/leadoff hitter Michael Suiter, who signed with Santa Clara.


Here's a partial list of athletes, current school, sport and college choice:

Micah Christenson - Kamehameha; Volleyball; University of Southern California
Jordan DePonte - Moanalua; Baseball; University of Hawaii
Nicole Arata - Campbell; Softball; Utah State University
Michael Suiter - Punahou; Baseball; Santa Clara University
Josh Taylor - Punahou; Volleyball; Pepperdine University
Ben Lam - Punahou; Volleyball; University of Southern California
Carlos Rodriguez - Iolani; Baseball; Oregon State University
Kimberly Souza - Iolani; Softball; University of Washington
Marche Llanos - Kamehameha; Softball; University of South Carolina
Kaydi Kochi - Mid Pacific Institute; Softball; Seattle University
Justin Protacio - Mid Pacific Institute; Baseball; University of Kansas
Alexandra Santi - Punahou; Volleyball; Georgia Tech
Kayla Shimoda - Punahou; Softball; Columbia University
Anji Sakamoto - Waipahu; Softball; Tennessee Tech
Richard Harpole - Moanalua; Volleyball; Hope International University/Pacific Christian College

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