Local athletes sign to compete at collegiate level

With summer right around the corner and the school year almost at its end, a few local athletes have signed their letters of intent to play at the next level.

At McAllen ISD, Brianna Sanchez — who played on the Nikki Rowe volleyball team — signed her letter of intent May 19 to play at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa.

Another athlete — Rick Reyna — signed his letter of intent on May 20 to compete in powerlifting at Midland University, which is located in Fremont, Nebraska. He was a student-athlete for McAllen Memorial.

For Edinburg CISD, Melissa Kotzur will continue her running trek at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Kotzur signed her letter of intent last week, she ran track and field for Edinburg North High School.