Editor's note: This is the final part of our series of Whitehall athletes signing to compete at the next level.

Shadimon Navarro's next stop will be Kutztown University. The senior will be part of the women's tennis program once enrolled, joining a program that finished 4-11 last year competing in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

The Golden Bears, a Division II school, are currently coached by Janice Regan.

Navarro was a four-year player for the girls tennis team, playing mostly doubles over that time. In her senior season, Navarro was paired with Celine Asmar at No. 2 doubles. The duo appeared at the District XI AAA Doubles Championships, losing in the first round to William Allen's Mary Gilbert and Letica Melendez, 6-3, 6-2.

Navarro said she that she fell in love with the campus upon her overnight visit. She got to visit different dorms and experience college life during her brief stay.

"I'm so excited," said Navarro. "I loved the atmosphere."

During that visit she got to meet the members of the team who showed her the grounds, while also getting to meet the coaches.

"They were all very welcoming and fun to be around," she said.

Navarro said she will begin her freshman year without declaring a major, but is leaning toward social work. Once she's immersed as a student-athlete, her goal is to better her academics, while also becoming a better tennis player.

She's also excited about meeting new people, and readily admits that she loves "to put herself out there," learning all she can about the varied elements of campus life.

"I like to meet and talk to new people all the time," she said.

Still, she said her main focus will be school. And after her time balancing tennis and school work, time management learned at Whitehall will come in handy at Kutztown.

During the next four years, Alexis Freedman will encounter cactuses, perhaps a roadrunner or two, and maybe even a scorpion. You see, that's just part of the landscape when she enrolls at Arizona State University next fall.

Freedman is heading to ASU to continue her athletic career as a cheerleader. She flew out to the campus at the end of April and went through a rigorous tryout that lasted five hours. Freedman said the tryout consisted of numerous jumps and tumbling passes. She was one of over 100 student-athletes trying to win a spot on ASU's Competitive Cheer Team.

Freedman got the word a week later. She was one of 35 people accepted into the program.

"I was really excited," she said.

ASU's Competitive Cheer Team participates in cheerleading competitions from December through April, and they're coached by Tommy Vasquez and Shapel Lacey.

The senior said the journey to the Grand Canyon State began her freshman year when she wanted to go to school at Arizona State. That yearning for the southwest never left as she approached her junior year, and when she got accepted to ASU, another thought crept into her head.

"If I got in, I might as well try out for the cheering team," said Freedman.

Freedman said that when she went out to the Tempe, Arizona in April she was a bit nervous. She was on campus for her orientation, which included the cheerleading tryouts, and it was a lot to digest in a short period of time. It was a big decision going someplace so far from home, and wondered if she could handle the adjustment.

"Either I was going to hate it, or I was going to love it," she said. "I met so many nice people, I just knew this is where I wanted to be."

Freedman will me majoring in education with an emphasis on Special Education.

The senior was a variety cheerleader for four years. She said that the coaching staff led by Jean Marsteller gave the seniors a lot of responsibility which included implementing their own ideas, as well as taking on an active role in the development of the underclassmen. She said she found the same qualities in the coaches at ASU.

Freedman was part of a squad that were district champs in 2014, competing in the small school division at the Competitive Spirit Championships. Additionally, during her career the Zephs were runners-up in 2013 and 2015, and finished fourth in 2012.

Freedman said she's looking forward to the next chapter in her life, and is excited about being part of a tight-knit group at ASU. That will make all those miles from home easier to swallow.

"It just felt like it was right," said Freedman.

Anthony Dex will be heading to Wilkes College in the fall to continue his athletic career at the Division III school in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Dex, an interior lineman, will be suiting up for the Colonels who play in the Middle Atlantic Conference. Wilkes finished 2-8 last season. They are coached by Trey Brown who just completed his second season at the helm for the Colonels.

Dex emerged as a starter on the Zephs offensive line this year, helping the team gain close to 2,400 yards on the ground this season.

Zachary Hixson will be making the short jog to Moravian College for the next chapter in his life.

He'll join the Greyhounds, a Division III program, who compete in the Centennial Conference where they finished 5-5 last season. They're led by Jeff Puksyn who is entering his fifth season as the head coach.

Hixson, who was the team's starting tight end, also played at the inside linebacker spot. He logged significant minutes at tight end his junior year, and then continued that trend his senior year. At Moravian, he'll be joining a squad that returns 18 starters.