photo by: Kahner Sampson/Special to the Journal-World

Fans wave a flag during the Kansas volleyball match against Kansas State on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence.

The early signing period began on Wednesday, and many Kansas athletic programs took advantage to add new talent for the 2027-28 academic year and beyond.

Here’s a look at the athletes who will be joining the Jayhawks across all sports and have now made it official. This list will be updated.

Baseball: Juan Fernandez (Valencia, Venezuela); Kyler Kaczmarski (Granger, Indiana); Marshall Louque (Paulina, Louisiana); Drew Owen (Elkhart, Iowa); Dominic Panozzo (Bourbonnais, Illinois); Brady Schallmoser (Downer Grove, Illinois)

Softball: Braylee Spence (Lone Grove, Oklahoma); JLee Van Driel (Monroe, Nebraska)

Track and field: Kate Breeding (Bozeman, Montana); Audrey Howard (Shawnee); Dylan Kraus (Marion)

Volleyball: Lyla Crowder (Frisco, Texas); Lila Green (Solana Beach, California)

Women’s golf: Deniz Sapmaz (Atasehir, Turkey)

KU coach Lindsay Kuhle on Sapmaz: “We are so excited about Deniz joining our family next fall. She is on the Turkish National team and currently ranked near the top 500 of the Women’s Amateur World Golf Ranking and competes often at an international level, which we think is a huge part to her development and success. She has a passion for the game of golf, learning more about the game and how to improve, and is a great team player. With her athleticism, knowledge of the game, experience, and passion, we feel Deniz is a perfect fit for what we continue to build at KU and will make an immediate impact on our team.

“Deniz won the Croatian Girls and Romanian Girls Amateur championships this fall, the Turkish Amateur Open earlier this year, and finished in the top 50 of the European Individual Amateur Championship later this summer with rounds of 76-70-75-72. She has won numerous Turkish Golf Tour Under 25 events in the last few years, and competed in the European Girl’s Team Championships the last three years as well as the Annika Invitationals in Europe.”