FOUR SENIORS SIGN TO PLAY SPORTS AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL
Share this article with a friend.
February 4, 2026
For information on admission to Notre Dame Prep, please click here.
Four Notre Dame Prep student-athletes are celebrated in front of classmates after committing to play athletics in college.
From left (with family members), Nina Geric, Daniel Lebanion, Tomassino Offer and Ellie Whalen were honored today during a community-time ceremony after signing national letters of intent to play athletics at the next level. (More photos on Facebook.)
In an event today held in front of their peers in the school library, four senior student-athletes from Notre Dame Prep signed national letters of intent to play athletics at the next level. Nina Geric has signed to play hockey at Syracuse University; Daniel Lebanion signed to play soccer at Wittenberg University; Tomassino Offer signed to play baseball at Wheaton University; and Ellie Whalen has signed to play soccer at Wayne State University.
Congratulations to Nina, Daniel, Tomassino and Ellie! You will continue to make the Fighting Irish proud!
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT NOTRE DAME'S ATHLETIC PROGRAM HERE.
High school athletic highlights and honors for each student-athlete follow:
Nina Geric – Hockey – Syracuse University
• Little Caesars 19U AAA (top-ranked team in Michigan)
• 2026 Team Captain
• 268 points over the past four seasons
• 2X Team State Championships
• 2X National Championship appearances
Daniel Lebanion – Soccer – Wittenberg University
• 2025 First Team All-State
• 2025 MIHSSCA D3 Defensive Player of the Year
• 2024, 2025 All Region
• 2024, 2025 All District
• 2024 Team District Champion
• 2024 Team Regional Champion
• 2024 Team State Champion
• 2X Varsity Letter Winner
Tomassino Offer – Baseball – Wheaton University
• 2025 Academic All District
• 2025 PBR Michigan Top Prospects Game Participant
• 2025 Notre Dame Prep Baseball Most Improved
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes Huddle Leader
• 3X Varsity Letter Winner
Ellie Whalen – Soccer – Wayne State University
• 2025 Honorable Mention All-State
• 2025 All Region
• 2023, 2024, 2025 All District
• 2023 Team District Champion
• 4X Varsity Letter Winner
NOTE: Athletic accomplishments current as of 2/4/2026.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT NOTRE DAME'S ATHLETIC PROGRAM HERE.
For information on admission to Notre Dame Prep, please click here.
Comments or questions? mkelly@ndpma.org
About Notre Dame Preparatory School
"At Notre Dame Prep, we inspire our students to become the best versions of themselves. We challenge them through an experience of academic excellence, focused on active, project-based learning. We invite them to explore a world of opportunities beyond the classroom. We guide them as they grow in spirituality within a community strong in its Catholic and Marist identity."
Notre Dame Preparatory School is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. Notre Dame Preparatory School's upper school enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame Prep's middle and lower schools enroll students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. All three schools are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDP is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the National Association of Independent Schools. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School, visit the school’s home page at www.ndpma.org.
![MANY PASSIONS. ONE FUND. ONE DAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769615144/ndpmaorg/bkv49dv9uk5byuk6zhsa/thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769615144/ndpmaorg/bkv49dv9uk5byuk6zhsa/thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769615144/ndpmaorg/bkv49dv9uk5byuk6zhsa/thumb.jpg","width":792}])
![BIG BUSINESS IN FOURTH GRADE]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770749275/ndpmaorg/gd5isyi1ovgbh7uvouxs/image00016_feat.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770749275/ndpmaorg/gd5isyi1ovgbh7uvouxs/image00016_feat.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770749275/ndpmaorg/gd5isyi1ovgbh7uvouxs/image00016_feat.jpg","width":792}])
![A STRONG START: INSIDE NOTRE DAME PREP’S LOWER SCHOOL]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770661154/ndpmaorg/mnnuwxw8jbaa3zteioxx/DSC08422_feat.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770661154/ndpmaorg/mnnuwxw8jbaa3zteioxx/DSC08422_feat.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770661154/ndpmaorg/mnnuwxw8jbaa3zteioxx/DSC08422_feat.jpg","width":792}])
![TESTING SKILLS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770333618/ndpmaorg/ovsh29ljy7qi3vjxst9x/Screenshot2026-02-05at53222PM_feat.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770333618/ndpmaorg/ovsh29ljy7qi3vjxst9x/Screenshot2026-02-05at53222PM_feat.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770333618/ndpmaorg/ovsh29ljy7qi3vjxst9x/Screenshot2026-02-05at53222PM_feat.png","width":792}])
![FREE TO FLY: BECOME THE PARENT YOUR CHILD NEEDS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770298794/ndpmaorg/jimxbqxxaq4zmea0sp21/Runyon_AD8A5050-Edit__v2_feat.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770298794/ndpmaorg/jimxbqxxaq4zmea0sp21/Runyon_AD8A5050-Edit__v2_feat.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770298794/ndpmaorg/jimxbqxxaq4zmea0sp21/Runyon_AD8A5050-Edit__v2_feat.jpg","width":792}])
![FOUR SENIORS SIGN TO PLAY SPORTS AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770224099/ndpmaorg/ow8of8y1reukerjaclvu/IMG_3577_feat.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770224099/ndpmaorg/ow8of8y1reukerjaclvu/IMG_3577_feat.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770224099/ndpmaorg/ow8of8y1reukerjaclvu/IMG_3577_feat.jpg","width":792}])
![HALL OF FAME NIGHT AT NDP]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769889010/ndpmaorg/zndgjjgjqrkuywaahrmy/HOF_267_feat.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769889010/ndpmaorg/zndgjjgjqrkuywaahrmy/HOF_267_feat.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769889010/ndpmaorg/zndgjjgjqrkuywaahrmy/HOF_267_feat.jpg","width":792}])
![FORMING FAITHFUL, THOUGHTFUL GRADUATES]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769698596/ndpmaorg/nsnr6wz7kukgq7tqzdz3/Kim_K4copy_feat.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769698596/ndpmaorg/nsnr6wz7kukgq7tqzdz3/Kim_K4copy_feat.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769698596/ndpmaorg/nsnr6wz7kukgq7tqzdz3/Kim_K4copy_feat.jpg","width":792}])