They say that good things come to those who wait.

For 27 student-athletes and their families at Liberty last week, waiting another day to formally announce their college decisions wasn't something they wanted to do, especially since the originally scheduled press conference for last Wednesday was postponed due to a false threat of gunmen inside the school.

But the extra day of anxiousness provided those in attendance on Thursday with the most raucous college signing Liberty ever put on.

The Hurricanes celebrated each other with an outburst of applause for every student, as the signing felt more like an event.

"There's a reason these kids are the cream of the crop because they handled themselves extremely well," said Liberty athletic director Fred Harris about the events that led up to a school lock-down last week and subsequent postponement of the signing. "You know you have parents walking into the building [last Wednesday] and all of a sudden they're put in a very tough situation. I think everyone felt a sense of relief to celebrate the event and celebrate their kids. It's the biggest class of athletes we've ever had sign, so it was a great day."

Amongst the list of signees included Stowe Eighmy's commitment to the University of Chicago, where he'll continue as a kicker on the football team, as well playing lacrosse. Heading to the Midwest was the farthest any individual in the group had planned, but Eighmy fell in love with city once he visited.

"The campus was beautiful, it was in the city and there are so many more opportunities available," Eighmy said. "Just an incredible place to be at and I loved all the coaches."

Kali Shumock also will find herself in a great city, as she'll continue playing field hockey at Division-I Boston University.

The decision didn't seem The decision didn't seem difficult for Shumock either, as Boston was always in her sights.

"I always knew I wanted to go to Boston and that's why I committed in August of my junior year," she said. "I've always wanted to go play Division-I and I couldn't be happier with the decision."

KJ Williams also highlighted the list of athletes, as he was recognized for heading to Syracuse to play Division-I football for the Orangemen.

Jake Gunning (wrestling, Buffalo), Alyshia Dellatore (softball, Delaware), Mariah Kondravy (softball, Delaware), Rachel Rider (swimming, Lehigh) and Emily Cecchini (rowing, Navy) also headlined the list with their destinations.

The biggest thing that everyone took away from the event was the safety of all those involved after a tense day.

"Once a police officer walked into the room we were in, that put us at ease," Harris said. "I can't say enough about the Bethlehem police. They were tremendous in how they handled the situation and we're all just happy to have that behind us and celebrate the future of these students."

Other signees included Xavier Wilcher (football, Delaware State); Andrew Morgan (football, Gettysburg); Amelia Sapirman (soccer, New Jersey Institute of Technology); Brooke Priestas (volleyball, West Chester); Taylor Kane (field hockey, Bentley); Tara Nevitt (field hockey, Newberry); Kevin Knox (wrestling, East Stroudsburg); Noah Klingborg (wrestling, Lycoming); Casey Harewood (track, Monmouth); Nicole Capuano (track, Moravian); Lauren Epsaro (softball, Moravian); Nicole Iasiello (softball, Arcadia); Ashley Malek (softball, Penn State-Berks); Alexa Scala (softball, Marywood); Lily Acosta (softball, Cedar Crest); Tyler Lutseo (baseball, Hood College); Tyler Erney (baseball, Hood College) and Juwan Foster (swimming, King's).