Many soon-to-be Maryland players in the 2023 class celebrated national signing day and put pens to paper as Wednesday marked the beginning of the signing period.

Women’s Basketball

In coach Brenda Frese’s 21 years at Maryland, she’s had 16 top-10 recruiting classes, according to ESPN. This year was no exception, landing five players, including three who are ranked in ESPN’s top 100.

Five-star Riley Nelson headlines the crew, ranked No. 17 and 18 in best player by Blue Star Basketball and ESPN, respectively.

“I really felt like Maryland was going to be my home away from home,” Nelson said in a news release. “Maryland gives me the feeling that I just belong here.”

Signees

Summer Bostock, Guard

Hawa Doumbouya, Post

Emily Fisher, Guard

Riley Nelson, Guard

Amiyah Reynolds, Point Guard

Men’s Basketball

The summer of 2022 sparked optimism for the Terps and their future under new coach Kevin Willard. Three local four-star recruits committed, making up a class of 2023 247Sports ranks No. 11 in best in the nation.

“These kids in this area get unbelievable coaching from a very young age. It’s very unique,” Willard said. “The kids don’t transfer schools, they don’t transfer AAU programs. They get great coaching at the AAU level, and they get great coaching at the high school level.”

Signees

DeShawn Harris-Smith, Forward

Jahnathan Lamothe, Guard

Jamie Kaiser, Forward

[Ezekiel Avit wanted to be a basketball player. A Maryland football offer changed his mind.]

Men’s Lacrosse

Six players have signed to the defending national champions, a class that currently consists of three four-stars and three unranked players.

Signees

Trey Brown, Defense

Hamish McPherson, Attack

Thomas Gravino, Midfield

Ryan Falkenstein, Midfield

Elijah Stobaugh, Midfield

Sean Creter, Faceoff

Volleyball

Maryland volleyball has had one player sign — Sydney Bryant — an outside hitter from Flint Hill in Oakton, Virginia. Laila Ricks and Zoe Huang, both current Terps, also played at Flint Hill. 

Bryant played for Metro Volleyball Club, which has hosted many future Terps in recent years, including Ricks, Huang, Milan Gomillion, Rainelle Jones and Laila Ivey.

Field Hockey

Maryland Field Hockey has seen three signees so far. The list includes Maya Everett, a midfielder from Arnold, Maryland and Maci Bradford, a forward from Delmar, Delaware. Both players were ranked by Max Field Hockey as top-50 players in the class, and Bradford was ranked in the top 10.

Coach Missy Meharg said the two had a competition to see who could turn in their papers first. Everett won.

“I’m from Anne Arundel County and I’ve been following Broadneck for quite some time and following Maya,” Meharg said. “She’s very fit, very enthusiastic. She’s driven by her skills and she’ll be able to run with the pack.”

The Terps landed their third signee Wednesday evening. Josie Hollamon, who is also from Delmar, Delaware, was recently named to the 2022 U.S. Women’s National Team.

Signees

Maya Everett, Midfielder

Maci Bradford, Forward

Josie Hollamon, Defense/Midfield

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Women’s Soccer

Maryland women’s soccer announced eight signings, including Drew and Peyton Bernard, twins from Rockville, Maryland.

The Terps’ 2023 class is ranked 11th in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer, an impressive feat under first-year coach Meghan Ryan Nemzer.

Signees

Madison Krakower, Forward/Midfield

Kennedy Bell, Outside Back

Mia Mitchell, Center Back

Peyton Bernard, Forward

Drew Bernard, Defense

Savannah Dunahay, Center Back

Courtney McClure, Center Back

Faith Luckey, Goalkeeper

Lisa McIntyre, Forward/Midfield

Wrestling

Three players signed for Maryland wrestling, including Dario Lemus, a top-100 recruit from Clovis, California.

Signees

Dario Lemus

Michael Pizzuto

Clayton Gabrielson

Gymnastics

Maryland gymnastics welcomed Layla Hammer from Aurora, Illinois and Natalie Martin from Westerville, Ohio.

Softball

Maryland softball announced six members of the 2023 class, most of which are local recruits.

“The ’23 class is an amazing group of regional kids with some exceptional talent,” coach Mark Montgomery said in a news release. “There are great players here in the mid-atlantic region, and we feel as though we got some of the best around to come to the University of Maryland.”

Signees

Grace Carrington, Third Base/Utility

Caitlyn Cornwell, Outfield

Bailey Murphy, Middle Infield

Delaney Reefe, Catcher

Hannah Runk, Middle Infield

Julia Shearer, Pitcher/Outfield