The Father Ryan High School Class of 2021 included 28 members who will continue their paths as student athletes in college beginning in the fall.
They include:
- Jackson Ryan has signed to play baseball at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, which competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Gulf South Conference. Ryan is a parishioner at St. Matthew Church in Franklin and is the son of April and Brandon Ryan.
- Luke Conger has signed to play basketball at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, which competes at the Division III level as a member of the American Southwest Conference. Conger is a parishioner at St. Stephen Catholic Community in Old Hickory and the son of Stephanie and Patrick Conger.
- Jacqueline Brunet has signed to run cross country at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, which competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Brunet is a parishioner at Holy Family Church in Brentwood and the daughter of Cristina and Tim Brunet.
- Annabel Feltner has signed to run cross country at Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, which competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Southern Athletic Association. Feltner is a parishioner at St. Henry Church and the daughter of Ashley and Gabe Feltner.
- Will Stacey has signed to run cross country at Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, which competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Southern Athletic Association. Stacey is a parishioner at St. Matthew Church and the son of Heather and Pat Stacey.
- Grace Forbes has signed to run cross country at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, which competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Forbes is a parishioner at St. Matthew Church and the daughter of Ann and Tim Forbes.
- Blake Bostelman has signed to play football at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., which competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference. Bostleman is a parishioner at St. Matthew Church and the son of Monica and Steve Bostelman.
- Jack Brown has signed to play football at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., which competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference. Brown is a parishioner at the Church of the Assumption in Nashville and is the son of Kristi and Michael Brown.
- Amari Chapman has signed to play football at Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee, which competes in the NAIA as a member of the Mid-South Conference. Chapman is a member of New Destiny Christian Fellowship and the son of Erica Chapman.
- Parker Erdman has signed to play football for the University of Mount Union, which competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. Erdman is a parishioner at St. Henry Church and is the son of Jennifer McInerney and Mark Erdman.
- Parker Petersen has signed to play football for Tulane University, which competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the American Athletic Conference. Petersen is a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church and the son of Jennifer and Erik Petersen.
- Josh Pfeifer has signed to play football at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, which competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Southeastern Conference. Pfeifer is a parishioner at St. Henry Church and the son of Karen and John Pfeifer.
- Christian Smith has signed to play football at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan, which competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference. Smith is a member of Bethel World Outreach Church and the son of Katrina and Al Smith.
- Riley Grindstaff has signed to play golf at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, which competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of Conference USA. Grindstaff is a parishioner at St. Philip Church in Franklin and the son of Mary and Brian Grindstaff.
- Eva Graham has signed to play golf at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, which competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Gulf South Conference. Graham is a parishioner at St. Rose of Lima Church in Murfreesboro and the daughter of Caroline and Steve Graham.
- Libby Allen has signed to join the women’s gymnastics team at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut, which competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Northeast-10 Conference. Allen is a parishioner at St. Matthew Church and is the daughter of Marianne Allen.
- Clint Regen has signed to row for the University of California, Berkley in Berkely, California, which competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Regen is a member of Calvary Episcopal Church and the son of Jen and Ben Regen.
- Christian Contreras has signed to play rugby at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, which competes as a member of the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference. Contreras is a parishioner at Holy Family Church in Brentwood and the son of Kelly and Jay Contreras.
- Harrison Kraus has signed to play soccer at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, which competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Kraus is a parishioner at St. Henry Church and is the son of Dina and Dan Kraus.
- Abbie Smith has signed to play soccer at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas, which competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. Smith is a parishioner at St. Rose of Lima Church and is the daughter of Regan and Chip Smith.
- Kelly Tuerff has signed to play soccer at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, which competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Southern Conference. Tuerff is a parishioner at St. Matthew Church and the daughter of Lynn and Jeff Tuerff.
- Maggie Holst has signed to join the swimming team at St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, New York, which competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Holst was a parishioner at Immaculate Conception Church in Lafayette, Colorado, before moving to Nashville and is the daughter of Sarah and Kevin Holst.
- Brock Carlson has signed with the track and field team at Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio, which competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. Carlson is a parishioner at St. Henry Church and the son of Heather and Rob Carlson.
- Justin Olige will run track for Christian Brothers University in Memphis, which competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Gulf South Conference. Olige is the son of Alisha and Troy Olige.
- Amanda Cunningham has signed to play beach volleyball at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida, which competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the ASUN Conference. Cunningham is a parishioner at St. Rose of Lima Church and the daughter of Dawn and Pat Cunningham.
- Lucy Green has signed to play volleyball at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, which competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the ASUN Conference. Green is a parishioner at St. Henry Church and the daughter of Julie and Jody Green.
- Mason Morrow has signed to play volleyball at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucy, which competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Morrow is a parishioner at St. Henry Church and the daughter of Christine and Todd Morrow.
- Jade Zaleski has signed to play volleyball at Lipscomb University in Nashville, which competes at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the ASUN Conference. Zaleski is a parishioner at Christ the King Church in Nashville and is the daughter of Maria De Varenne and Mark Zaleski.