Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Athletic Department held its annual May Signing Day celebration throughout the district on Tuesday, May 13. Congratulations to all 15 Chisholm Trail students who will continue their education through athletics at the collegiate level.
Roman Hernandez - Soccer
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX
Intended Major: Kinesiology
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- 2x First Team All-District
- 2x Honorable Mention
- 2024 Dallas Cup winner
- Soccer Team captain
- Soccer Team MVP
- Soccer Bi-District Champions
- Area Champions
- 4x Special MVP
- NHS Member
Omari Johnson - Football
McMurry University
Abilene, TX
Intended Major: Kinesiology
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- Utility Player of the Year
- Receiving yards record holder 24-25
- 3 sport varsity letter winner (Football, Basketball, Track and Field)
- 5th in State Long Jump
Nia Hoyle - Basketball, Track
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TX
Intended Major: Communication and Psychology
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- 2x All-District Player of the Year
- Best Defensive Player
- Most assists All-District
- 4x200 District Champion
- 200 Regional Qualifier
- 4x200 Regional Qualifier
- 200 Area Qualifier
- 4x200 Area Qualifier
- 4x400 Area Qualifier
- Honorable Mention
- Academic All-State Award
-All A's All-District
Maya Nalls - Volleyball
Collins College
Plano, TX
Intended Major: Dental Hygiene
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- District Honorable Mention 2024
- District Blocker of the Year 2025
- Chisholm Trail Defensive Player of the Year 2025
- Academic All-District 2025
Kris Gallardo - Football
Austin College
Sherman, TX
Intended Major: Civil Engineer
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- 3 Year Varsity Letterman
- Academic All-District
Kaden Richardson - Basketball
Mountain View Junior College
Dallas, TX
Intended Major: Sports Management
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- 67th Annual Championship Tournament All-Tournament Team
- TABC 1st Team All-Region
- District 5-5A Offensive Player of the Year
- Hoop Junkie 2nd Team All-Tarrant County
- 1500 Career Points
- Catclaw Classic All-Tournament Team
- FWISD Classic MVP
- District 3-6A Offensive Player of the Year
- TABC 1st Team All-Region
- Fort Worth Star Telegram 1st Team All-Area
- Catclaw Classic All-Tournament Team
- District 3-6A 1st Team All-District
Jalen Thomas - Basketball
Mountain View Junior College
Dallas, TX
Intended Major: Management
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- 2025 District 5-5A Honorable Mention All-District
Jabari Griffin - Basketball
Ranger College
Ranger, TX
Intended Major: Kinesiology
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- 2025 District 5-5A Honorable Mention
-2024 Country Day High School Heart and Hustle Award, Coaches Award
- Team leader in points and assists
- Led the conference in steals
- First Bank Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team
- TAPPS All-Conference 1st Team
Fisher Hughes - Coed Cheer
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Intended Major: Marketing, McCoy College of Business
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- 3 year UCA All-American cheerleader, ACA Grand Champion 2025, American Legacy Grand Champion 2025, 3rd place NCA Nationals
Derrick Crump - Track and Field
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TX
Intended Major: Computer Science/Financing
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- Broke personal 200m time and got a 22.71
- Kept A's and B's all year this year
David Kasongo - Football
Langston University
Langston, OK
Intended Major: Undecided
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- 3 year varsity letter winner
- 2024 First Team All-District Offensive Lineman
- 2024 Honorable Mention Defensive Lineman
Christalyn Dorsey - Track and Field
University of St. Thomas
Houston, TX
Intended Major: Psychology
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- 4x TAAF State Qualifier
- 2x TAAF State Medalist
- 2x UIL Regional Qualifier
- 2x UIL Area Qualifier
- 1x UIL District Champion
-100M UIL District finalist
- 2022 Outstanding Female Sprinter Award
- School Record Holder for Fastest Incoming Freshman in the 100m
- 2022 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
-2022 Freshman Most Valuable Player
- 2022 Ranger Award of Distinction in AP English
- 2023 Avid Award Winner
- 2025 Ranger Award of Distinction in Marketing/Advertisement
- A and B Honor Roll all 4 years
- 3.8 GPA and top 13% in class
Anthony Hernandez - Baseball
Austin College
Sherman, TX
Intended Major: Biochemistry
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- Second Team All-District in junior season
- Athlete of the Week
- Pitcher of the Week
- A Student
- Top 20% in 2025 class
Addyson Whitson - Volleyball
Western Texas College
Snyder, TX
Intended Major: Kinesiology
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
- Junior varsity Most Valuable Player
- Varsity Most Improved Player of the Year
- First Team All-District
- Nominated Athlete of the Week
Mikayla Mercer - Basketball
Dallas College Richland
Dallas, TX
Intended Major: Sports Management
Athletic/Academic Awards:
- Most Improved Player (Basketball), Most Improved Player (Volleyball)
- Trailblazer Award (Volleyball), JV Offensive MVP (Basketball)
- 3-6A Academic All-District, Varsity Top Rebounder (Basketball)
- 5-5A Academic All-District, "Hold the Rope" team award (Basketball), 5-5A Academic All-District (Soccer)
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