CUSD athletes sign college letters of intent

Kelsey McKenney, CJ Jones and McKenna Chaney were part of 12 CUSD athletes to officially sign their national letters of intent Wednesday, Feb. 5. Photo courtesy Buchanan Activities Twitter.

Twelve athletes from Buchanan, Clovis and Clovis North put pen to paper Wednesday afternoon as they signed their official letters of intent to continue their educational and athletic careers at the collegiate level, including Clovis High wrestler and Central Section title holder Valeree Orne.

Ornee is Clovis’ first female wrestler to sign an NLI, according to a Clovis Unified School District news release.

The following is a list of the athletes that are signing.

Buchanan High

McKenna Chenny, track and field, Northern Arizona University
C.J. Jones, football, Fresno State
Kelsey McKenney, water polo, Fresno State

Clovis High

Logan Avina Barajas, wrestling, Menlo College
Tyler Gianakopulos, wrestling, Cal Poly
Jesslyn McCave, soccer, UC Bakersfield
Valeree Ornelas, wrestling, Southern Oregon University
Giano Petrucelli, wrestling, US Air Force
Brooklin Woolf, soccer, Fresno State

Clovis North High

Cason Brownell, baseball, The Master’s University
Nolan Inouye, baseball, The Master’s University
Cooper Wenzel, soccer, CSU Northridge

Michael graduated from Fresno State in May 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in print journalism. During his time at the university, he served as sports and managing editor for The Collegian, Fresno State’s student-run newspaper. In addition to the Clovis Roundup, Michael has written for The Fresno Bee, the Kingsburg Recorder and Selma Enterprise. He has a passion for sports and can be found on the sidelines at local games, bringing the citizens of Clovis the athletics news they deserve.