Main Story: For seniors Dylan Nunez and Ellie Lopez, college recruitment is a chance to keep developing in the sports they have pursued for years. Nunez accepted a baseball offer from Upper Iowa University, while Lopez is headed to Sacramento State to play soccer. Both say welcoming coaches and a strong fit with their schools helped shape their decisions.

By the Numbers
  • Nunez has played baseball since age 4.
  • Baseball coach Paul Acosta coached Nunez for 4 years.
  • Lopez is bound for Division I Sacramento State.
Yes, But

Recruitment is more than an athletic milestone: both students are also weighing education, campus life, coaching relationships and independence as they choose their next steps.

Bottom Line

For Nunez and Lopez, recruitment builds on years of effort—and offers a new setting to grow as athletes, students and teammates.