There was a lot of ink flying Wednesday morning at The Westminster Schools, the school that’s won more state championships than anyone in the state.

Ten Wildcat student-athletes committed in eight different sports Wednesday afternoon in a ceremony in McCain Chapel at Pressly Hall.

In football, signing were Sam Jowers (Georgetown) and Raymond Monasterski (Washington and Lee). Baseball player Mitchell Brister also chose Washington and Lee, and men’s lacrosse player Shelton Collier signed with the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Swimmers Katherine Kerman and Rachel Astles will attend Georgia Tech and Pennsylvania, respectively, and diver Frank Love signed with the U.S. Naval Academy. Women’s lacrosse player Kelley Russell committed to Kenyon College, as did cross country runner Sean Smith, and crew member Diana Turbayne went with Princeton.

Choosing between being a preferred walk-on at Georgia or North Carolina, or heading right up to Georgetown, was a difficult task for Jowers, a two-way lineman for the Wildcats. He said he felt like he changed his mind over and over while discussing his options with his family.

In the end, though, academics won out, as Jowers chose the Hoyas, where he’ll join an old teammate, defensive back John Egan. He said he will play defensive end.

“Georgetown’s the best education, and I’ve got a friend who’s up there already, so I thought that would be the best for me,” Jowers said.

According to Westminster coaches, Jowers was the focal point of 90 percent of the Wildcats' running and passing attack at the line of scrimmage and was used to block the opposition's best player more than any other Westminster lineman.

“It's fun that people want you to come to their school, but for it to finally be over, it’s huge," Jowers said. "It’s incredible."

Along with Jowers, Monasterski also signed his letter of intent to play football, choosing Washington and Lee in Lexington, Va. Monasterski, who will also play baseball for the Generals, said he appreciated Washington and Lee most for its impressive honor code.

“When I went there on my official visit, I walked into the dining hall, and bookbags were all over the place,” he said. “[I thought,] ‘This is a college campus, how are you guys doing this?’ Everybody abides by it, so when you have a community of trust and honor like that, it’s something that’s really special.”

Love, who will try to help Westminster capture a Class AAAA-A state swimming and diving championship Feb. 10 and 11 at Georgia Tech, chose Navy over Duke.

“Eventually it just came down to the fact that Navy was where I was drawn to, the military aspect of it, serving,” he said. “It offers unparalleled opportunities and that’s what drew me there.”

And to have the hullabaloo of choosing where to go over with?

“It’s a weight off my shoulders,” he said.