10 Mira Costa Student Athletes to Receive Athletic Scholarships

Ten Mira Costa High School student athletes signed national letters of intent with four-year institutions last week, according to the MBX Foundation. By signing a National Letter of Intent, a prospective student-athlete agrees to attend the designated school for one academic year; the school agrees to provide athletics financial aid. 

Mira Costa feted the students Friday with an on-campus celebration.

The following students signed letters in the following sports for the schools as listed:

• Sammy Furlan, girls volleyball, UC Berkeley
• Brooke Feld, girls volleyball, Alabama
• Connor Inlow, boys volleyball, USC
• Megan Kim, girls golf, Michigan
• Justin Strings, boys basketball, Sacramento State
• Mikayla Hart, girls rowing, UCLA
• Jenna Mangiagli, girls rowing, Washington State
• Kara Drexler, girls hockey, Yale
• Hannah Chalk, girls volleyball, Lehigh
• Jordan Raney, girls water polo, Stanford

When a National Letter of Intent is signed, the student will receive a one-year scholarship as long as she is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules, according to the National Letter of Intent website.

Signing a letter does three things:

• Ends further recruiting contacts and calls to student athletes
• Assures the student of an athletics scholarship for a minimum of one full academic year
• Emphasizes a commitment to an educational institution, not particular coaches or teams, thereby focusing on a student athlete's educational objectives.

The National Letter of Intent is a voluntary program whose daily operations are managed by the NCAA. The Collegiate Commissioners Association has governance oversight of the program, according to the website.

The program, which got its start in 1964 with seven conferences and eight independent institutions, now includes 635 Division I and Division II institutions, according to the website.