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Former members of Northwest’s basketball, soccer and volleyball programs will transfer to study and play at four-year schools this fall.
The Trapper men’s basketball team placed seven of its eight sophomore players at Division I, II and NAIA schools. Andreas Bigum (Texas-Pan American) and Lawrence Fejokwu (Coppin State University) will play in DI.
Two other players were given the opportunity to move on but chose to focus on academics, said NWC men’s basketball coach Brian Erickson.
Six men’s soccer players are moving on to play, and every sophomore on the 2013-14 squad is transferring to pursue a bachelor’s degree, said head coach Rob Hill.
Goaltender Kate Duffy is the lone women’s soccer player to move on to play at a four-year school.
Four Trapper volleyball players will transfer, including All- American Ana Jakovljevic, who will attend Division I’s Eastern Washington University.
The NWC women’s basketball team is the only squad to send a player over a border to continue her playing career.
Estefania Vilela will play at Medicine Hat College in Alberta, Canada. Andressa Augusto will play at Division 1’s Utah Valley University and Imari Simpson will play at Valdosta State University in Georgia.
Here is a full list of NWC athletes transferring to play at four-year schools.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Andreas Bigum - Texas-Pan American (DI)
Gary Gordon - Montana State University- Billings (DII)
Franklin Uzonwanne - Dallas Baptist University (DII)
Gabe Solarin - Fresno Pacific University (DII)
Lawrence Fejokwu - Coppin State University (DI)
KJ Rech - Montana State University- Northern (NAIA)
Jonothon Newsom - Bethany College (NAIA)
MEN’S SOCCER
Zach Lempka - Montana State University- Billings (DII)
Will Moats - University of Metro (DII)
Nate Hunt - College of Idaho (NAIA)
Jake Higginbotham - Warner Pacific (NAIA)
Matt Lowndes - Grand View University (NAIA)
Gage Woodward - Undecided
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Ana Jakovljevic - Eastern Washington University (DI)
Felicity Zegarelli - Valdosta State University (DII)
Adriana “Niko” Titonea – Southern University-New Orleans (NAIA)
Mikaela Heble - MidAmerica Nazarene University (NAIA)
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Estefania Vilela - Medicine Hat College (Canada)
Imari Simpson - Valdosta State University (DII)
Andressa Augusto - Undecided
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Kate Duffy - LSU Alexandria (NAIA)