Saint Viator athletes take their game to the next level

Saint Viator graduate Monica Correa will be playing soccer at Northern Illinois University. Courtesy of Saint Viator High School

Signing days took place last winter and again in the spring, when Saint Viator student-athletes signed letters of commitment to play at the collegiate level. At the time, they talked about why they chose that school, while thanking their parents and coaches.

Now, as they head off to these wide-ranging college programs, we asked them to reflect on how Saint Viator had prepared them for college athletics – and what advice they had for current students hoping to make it to the next level. Here is a sampling of their responses:

Ben Konopka

For Ben Konopka, who is an offensive lineman at West Point, his college career starts this month, when Army hosts Tarleton S