William Floyd celebrates 2025 college-bound athletes

William Floyd schools honored 19 senior student-athletes during its annual Athletics Signing Day ceremony.

Held in the high school’s west gymnasium, the event recognized the seniors for their dedication, performance and commitment to continuing their athletic careers at the next level. The athletes were joined by their families, friends and coaches.

Each student was separately introduced and highlighted during the event.

Below is the full list of the district’s 2025 college-bound athletes:

Boys’ basketball

Head Coach: Will Slinkosky

Jawuan Smith – Queens College

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Baseball

Head Coach: Keith Kobasiuk

Jonathan Bowden – University of Bridgeport

Caden Hetman – Farmingdale State College

Paul Cucuzzo – City College of New York

Jack Molini – Le Moyne College

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Football

Head Coach: Paul Longo

Geo Alvarez – Endicott College

Hunter Arcuri – SUNY Brockport

A.J. Cannet – University of New Haven

Kris Watkins – Mount Union University

Aaron Fisher – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Boys’ lacrosse

Head Coach: Desmond Megna

DJ Blankenship – Pennsylvania College of Technology

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Girls’ lacrosse

Head Coach: Nicole Alesi

Madison Widecki – Catawba College

Andie Will – Western Connecticut State University

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Boys’ soccer

Head Coach: Paul Paniccia

Liam Mehmel – St. Joseph’s University, New York

Julian Podstupka – Johnson and Wales University

Jazai Kidd – Suffolk County Community College

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Softball

Head Coach: Frederick Luhrs

Ianna Bayley – Suffolk County Community College

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Boys’ tennis

Head Coach: Michael Clauberg

Paolo Nogueira – St. Joseph’s University, New York

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Girls’ track & cross country

Head Coach: John Ryan

Zariel Macchia – Brigham Young University

_{Photos: Courtesy of William Floyd schools.}