Sandite Recruiting: Jace Arnold Commits to Allen County & More

Sophomore QB Easton Webb received his first Division I offer from UNLV.

Charles Page High School senior Jace Arnold recently announced his commitment to play baseball at Allen County Community College in Iola, Kansas.

“I’m excited to announce I’m committing to play baseball at Allen County,” tweeted Arnold. “I’d like to thank my family, coaches, and teammates for all their support!”

The right-handed pitcher went 3-1 last season on the mound as the Sandites won their first district championship in school history and finished the season 29-9 overall.

The Red Devils compete in the NJCAA and went 25-29 last season under now-seventh-year head coach Clint Stoy.

Senior Taiona “Yonnie” Morris announced she has received two offers to play basketball - at Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton and at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas.

Eastern competes in the NJCAA and went 17-13 last season, going 1-1 in the playoffs under fourth-year head coach Al Davis.

Coffeyville went 21-13 in the NJCAA last season, also going 1-1 in the playoffs. The Red Ravens are in their fifth season under Tony Turner

Sophomore quarterback Easton Webb, currently an Oklahoma State University baseball commit, recently received his first offer to play Division I football.

Webb announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he has been offered by the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. UNLV competes in the Mountain West Conference of the FBS and is in its first season under head coach Barry Odom.

Notably, UNLV Director of Player Personnel Brad Odom was formerly the head football coach at Charles Page from 2004-2006, leading the Sandites out of a 28-game losing streak. He went 12-18 during his time at CPHS.

UNLV went 5-7 last year and is 1-1 thus far under Barry Odom with its only loss coming to No. 2 ranked Michigan.

Sophomore lineman Ryley Kester was also offered by UNLV, as well as by the University of Houston.

Houston is currently 1-1 in its first season as a member of the Big 12. Last year the Cougars went 8-5 overall while competing in the American Conference. Houston is coached by Dana Holgorsen in his fifth season

Kester also holds previous offers from Tulsa, Georgia Tech, and Texas Tech.

Class of 2019 signs 23 college letters of intent

Nine more athletes from the Charles Page High School Class of 2019 signed collegiate letters of intent recently, bringing the school’s grand total to 23 thus far. Six baseball players, five softball players, four track and field athletes, three basketball players, two football players, one wrestler, one cheerleader, and one tennis player are headed to the next level.

Riley Weir signed to wrestle with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami. The community college competes in the NJCAA and owns three team National Titles. They finished last season second in the National Tournament under Head Coach Joe Renfro (174-34-3).

Weir missed the post-season of his senior year due to injury, but finished his high school career as a two-time State Champion with a 108-34 record, 49 pins, 10 technical falls, and 16 major decisions. He also holds the school record for fastest technical fall at 1:48.

Aden Baughman signed with the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and will compete at the NCAA Division I level in track and field and cross country in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons placed fourth at their recent Conference meet

Baughman holds twenty individual titles, including two 6A State Championships in the 800-meter run. He holds personal records of 49.12 in the 300 hurdles, 50.13 in the 400 dash, 1:53.16 in the 800, 4:30.42 in the 1600, and 10:48.89 in the 3200.

Mitchell Mefford signed with the Oral Roberts University Track and Field Team and will be throwing Discus and Shot Put. Mefford ended his high school career with four Discus titles, including the 6A State Championship, and a personal best mark of 159’01.00”. In Shot Put his PR is 41’10.50.”

ORU is a private university in Tulsa, competing at the NCAA Division I level in the Summit League conference. The men’s team placed fourth in this season’s Conference Meet. They are led by Joe Dial in 24th year as Head Coach.

Jacob Smith signed with Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. Smith will run track and cross country with the Bees, competing in the NAIA Sun Conference. Smith holds a 3200 meter PR of 10:22.07 and a 1600 PR of 4:39.94. He holds two individual track titles.

Sara Abbet signed with the track and cross country teams at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma. Abbet holds personal records of 3:12.32 in the 800, 6:28.9 in the 1600, 13:49.23 in the 3200, and 23:21.6 in the 5K. SNU is led by 15th-year Head Coach Billy Miller and competes at the NCAA Division 2 level in the Great American Conference.

Ben Banker signed with the Eastern Oklahoma State College baseball team, joining teammates John Miller and Tyler Ash, who signed earlier this year. Banker finished his high school pitching career with a 2.03 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, and 7-2 record in 51.2 innings.

EOSC is a public community college in Wilburton competing in the NJCAA. Matt Parker (349-133) took the reigns this year after seven winning seasons at Oklahoma Wesleyan. The Mountaineers just finished the season with a 24-22 record, falling in the first round of the Region Two playoffs.

Abbie White signed with the Northern Oklahoma College Cheer team. NOC is a public community college in Tonkawa. The Mavericks are coached by Karri Morrill in her twelfth season. In February they won the Small Two-Year College Co-Ed Title at the United Spirit Association Collegiate Championships in Anaheim, California.

JT Bristow recently signed to play football at Lyon College. Lyon is a private Presbyterian college in Batesville, Arkansas, competing in the NAIA and American Midwest Conference. The Scots went 4-7 last season under first-year head coach Casey Creehan. Primarily an offensive lineman, Bristow also recorded 22 tackles and one offensive fumble recovery last season.

Logan Bateman recently signed with the Oklahoma Baptist University tennis team. Bateman is a #1 Singles State Qualifier, with a season-best performance of second place at the Bartlesville Invitational. OBU is a private NCAA Division Two university in Shawnee, competing in the Great American Conference. The Bison went 6-13 this season in duals, led by first-year head coach Jason Proctor.

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CPHS Softball: Cameron Clemons signs with Northeastern State University
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CPHS Basketball: Destiny Johnson signs with University of Tulsa
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