Elite Student-Athletes beyond High School
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
NCAA data shows that fewer than 5% of high school female basketball players go on to compete at the collegiate level.
In spite of those overwhelming odds, Santa Rosa Elite has helped numerous athletes achieve their dream of playing sports in college. For the 2025–2026 college season alone, five alumni are playing college basketball, two are competing in collegiate flag football, one is running track and one is coaching at the collegiate level. These nine young women—and many others before them—have achieved their dream of playing beyond high school and have earned full or partial college tuition through athletic opportunities made possible in part by their development and experience within the Santa Rosa Elite program.
One of the most proud moments we have as a program is when one of our past players walks back into the gym and puts a whistle around their neck and decides to give back to this program by coaching the next generation of student-athletes. There is nothing better than seeing our past athletes teaching the game the right way to our next generation of Elite basketball players!
Past SR Elite Players who went on to play sports in college.
Olivia Ikier
C/o 2026 - Santa Rosa Elite Basketball - Assistant Coach (SR Elite 2032)
Autumn Boutwell
C/o 2025 - Pensacola Christian College - NCCAA Basketball
Maddie Sellars
C/o 2025 - Pensacola Christian College - NCCAA Basketball
Autumn (Alyssa) Clark
C/o 2025 - Bushnell College - NAIA Track & Field
Grace Manor
C/o 2025 - Santa Rosa Elite Sports - Assistant Coach SR Elite 2030 (2025)
Aisley Shields
C/o 2024 - Itawamba Community College - NJCAA Basketball
Ava Coburn
C/o 2024 - Santa Rosa Elite Sports - Assistant Coach SR Elite Blue (2028) & SR Elite Silver (2029)
Cadence Wermers
C/o 2024 - Lindsey Wilson Flag Football (2026-)
Cadence Wermers
C/o 2024 - Warner University - NAIA Flag Football
Kaylie Johnson
C/o 2023 - Santa Rosa Elite Basketball - Head Coach - SR Elite 2033/2034 (2025- )
Jayah Jones
C/o 2024 - Bishop State Community College (NJCAA-2024-Present)
Kiyah Hatcher
C/o 2024 - Niceville HS - Concordia (NAIA, Texas) (2025-Present) (previously at Park University-Az in 2024)
Madison Simmons
C/o 2024 - Notre Dame of Maryland (D3) - (2025 - Present)
Jalen Routley
C/o 2023 - Santa Rosa Elite Basketball - Assistant Coach SR Elite 2029 (2023)
Ashten Dickerson
C/o 2023 - Santa Rosa Elite Basketball - Assistant Coach SR Elite 2031 (2024-Present)
Ashten Dickerson
C/o 2023 - Lindsey Wilson Flag Football (2026-)
Ashten Dickerson
C/o 2023 - Florida Gateway College NJCAA Flag Football (2024-2025)
Bianca Gatmaitan
C/o 2023 - North Central University (NAIA - 2023-2024)
Violette Skipworth
C/o 2021 - Santa Rosa Elite Basketball - Head Coach SR Elite 2028 (2021), SR Elite Blue 2026
Violette Skipworth
C/o 2021 - Nichols State University - NCAA D1 (2024-2025)
Violette Skipworth
C/o 2021 - Florida Soutwestern - NJCAA Basketball (2022-2023)
Shay Crooks
C/o 2021 - Santa Rosa Elite Basketball - Head Coach - SR Elite 2027 (2020-2021)
Shay Crooks
C/o 2021 - Warner University - NAIA Flag Football
Makayla Michael
C/o 2020 - Santa Rosa Elite Basketball - Head Coach - SR Elite 2026 (2020-2021)
Makayla Michael
C/o 2020 - University of West Florida - NCAA D2 Basketball - Graduate Assistant Coach
Makayla Michael
C/o 2020 - Warner University - NAIA Flag Football (2022-2024)
Makayla Michael
C/o 2020 - University of West Florida - D2 NCAA Basketball (2020-2021)
Cyla Byrd
C/o 2020 - The Citadel - D1 NCAA Track
Julia Rathbun
C/o 2019 - Johnson University - D3 NCAA - Basketball
Elizabeth Nashed
C/o 2019 - Piedmont University - NAIA Basketball
Bayleigh Morris
C/o 2019 - Point University - NAIA Basketball