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Drake Women’s Basketball’s Signs Two High School Standouts

The Drake University women's basketball team has signed Taedyn Gray (Lenexa, Kan.) and Ava Hawthorne (Gilbert, Iowa) to national letters of intents for the 2022-23 season, Suzie Glazer Burt Head Coach Allison Pohlman announced.

Gray is a 6-0 forward for Shawnee Mission West High School. She is a three-year varsity letterwinner for the Vikings who earned Kansas Class 6A Honorable Mention honors as a junior.
Gray is a member of the Missouri Phenom club

Hawthorne, from Gilbert, Iowa, is a 5-10 guard for Gilbert High School. She is a three-year letterwinner for the Tigers.