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| Kirstin Wood signs to play softball for Martin Methodist College pictured with her parents, Patrick and Julie Wood, November 26. |
On Tuesday, November
26, 2013 the Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School athletic department held a
signing ceremony for senior, Kirstin Wood at 2:45 p.m. in the Montgomery Catholic High School
campus library. With her parents, Patrick and Julie Wood looking on, Kirstin
signed her letter of intent to play softball with the Martin Methodist College
RedHawks in Tennessee. The event began with prayer by principal, Chad Barwick,
followed by opening remarks and congratulations from school president, Anne
Ceasar. Montgomery Catholic's Varsity softball coach, Britt Taylor, spoke about
the "hard work and determination" that brought Kirsten to this level,
and he spoke fondly of the "lifetime" that he has spent coaching her,
starting in elementary school.
Wood, a five year MCPS
Varsity softball player, has received the Leadership Award in softball for the
last three years; she was a Jimmy Hitchcock Nominee as a freshman, a Montgomery
Metro Softball Team Honorable Mention as a sophomore and an All State Softball
Team Honorable Mention as a junior. She is also an accomplished four year
Varsity basketball and volleyball player for the Knights.
An exciting day for
Kirsten, she had the support of family, friends, teammates and former coaches
as she signed to continue her softball career for the next four years. Five of
her former softball coaches were present to congratulate her alongside MCPS
Coach Taylor; they were Bill Barranco, Marty Britt, Mike Hale, Tori Hollis and
Mike O'Connor. Martin Methodist Head Softball Coach, Brandie Paul made the
trip from Pulaski, Tennessee to be with her newest player. Kirsten started her
speech by thanking Coach Paul. She said "I would like to thank Coach Paul
for giving me this amazing opportunity to play for Martin Methodist College.
This has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl, and I could not miss
such an amazing opportunity like this." She also thanked her school, her
former coaches and her parents for giving her the support to reach her goals.
Kirsten shared a
favorite quote with her guests, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with
one step". Montgomery Catholic is excited for Kirsten to take this
first step in continuing her athletic career in college, and looks forward to
her many accomplishments yet to come.
