The hard work and commitment of both students and their families were recognized Tuesday as Dracut Public Schools celebrated the inaugural Dracut High School Commitment Signing Night for student-athletes who will play in college. Watch video here.

Twenty-one student-athletes in the Class of 2026 are committing to play on college teams at universities as far away as the University of South Carolina at Beaufort and the University of Missouri at St. Louis.

Dracut students will move on to play soccer, baseball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, softball, swimming, track, volleyball and wrestling.

The following students committed to universities on Tuesday:

• Aubrey Rego - soccer - University of Missouri at St. Louis

• Olivia Desruisseaux - soccer - Plymouth State University

• Lacie Martin - soccer - St. Michael's College

• Brandan Modeski - baseball - Northern Essex Community College

• Leonardo Quezada - baseball - UMass Dartmouth

• Eliana Wilkey - field hockey - Simmons College

• Nate Rom - football - Fitchburg State University

• Owen French - lacrosse - St. Anselm's College

• Andrew Mullen - lacrosse - Southern New Hampshire University

• Charlie Wilkie - lacrosse - Merrimack College

• Cole Tierney-Honan - lacrosse - Clarkson University

• Chris Ravaris - lacrosse - Nichols College

• Ava O'Brien - lacrosse - Plymouth State University

• Ashley Anderson - softball - Rivier University

• Mia Cunha - softball - Plymouth State University

• Sofia Barnes - swimming - Assumption University

• Ella Annunziata - track - Assumption University

• Payton DeYoung - track - Worcester State University

• Emily Sawyer - track - University of South Carolina at Beaufort

• Cassidy Saindon - volleyball - New England College

• Anthony Martinez - wrestling - Bridgewater State University