The Ohio High School Athletic Association will hand out total of $55,000 in college scholarships to 49 recent high school student-athlete graduates following selections made recently by each of the OHSAA’s six District Athletic Boards. The OHSAA’s annual college scholarship program is now in its 22nd year.
Of the 49 honorees, 43 will receive $1,000 awards, including six (one from each district) who will receive an OHSAA Minority Scholarship presented by Farmers Insurance. One student from each district will receive $2,000 OHSAA Spirit of Sport scholarship, which goes to the highest ranking scholarship recipient in that district based on the point system described below. Nike and Molten have also contributed to the OHSAA scholarship program.
“In addition to being excellent students, these 49 young people are leaders in their schools and in their communities,” said OHSAA Commissioner Dr. Dan Ross. “They truly represent what it means to be a student-athlete. Their families and schools are to be commended for helping them achieve so much already, but their futures are even brighter as they now move on to college. We are very proud of them.”
Scholar-athlete recipients are selected based on a point system which rewards students for grade point averages; class rank; ACT or SAT scores; varsity letters earned; and individual and team athletic honors. The number of scholarship recipients from each district are based upon the number of schools within the district. The recipients were selected by special committees within each of the OHSAA’s six athletic districts. Individuals who receive athletic scholarships from NCAA Division I or II institutions or appointees to military academies are not eligible for an award.
2014 OHSAA Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Recipients
-OHSAA Scholarship value is $1,000 each
-OHSAA Spirit of Sport Scholarship (goes to the highest ranking scholarship recipient based on point system described above) value is $2,000 each
-OHSAA Ethnic Minority Scholarships ($1,000 each) are presented by Farmers Insurance
Central District (6)
Erin Balasky (Columbus School for Girls) – OHSAA Scholarship; Charles Benton (Johnstown-Monroe High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Brook Foster (Plain City Jonathon Alder High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Maggie Loeffler (Carroll Bloom-Carroll High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Nithya Raya (Pickerington High School Central) – OHSAA Ethnic Minority Scholarship; Bryan Stopar (Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School) – OHSAA Spirit of Sport.
East District (6)
Gabby Goudy (Hannibal River High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Amisha Herd (Zanesville West Muskingum High School) – OHSAA Ethnic Minority Scholarship; Garrett Holubeck (Bellaire St. John Central High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Braxton Mullet (Berlin Hiland High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Lauren Paul (Zanesville West Muskingum High School) – OHSAA Spirit of Sport; Bryan Pierro (Steubenville High School) – OHSAA Scholarship;
Northeast District (12)
Brooke Barreca (Newton Falls High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Hallie Bechtel (Bay Village Bay High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Nathan Christian (Cleveland St. Ignatius High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Nolan Dyko (Richfield Revere High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Jaime Eiben (Mentor High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Geena Gabriel (Andover Pymatuning Valley High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Lauren Hurst (Westlake High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Jennilyn Krumpe (Kinsman Badger High School) – OHSAA Ethnic Minority Scholarship; Jenna Parry (Warren Champion High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Nicole Rozsa (Cuyahoga Falls High School – OHSAA Scholarship; Henry Senkfor (Gates Mills Hawken High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Joel Zook (Orrville High School) – OHSAA Spirit of Sport.
Northwest District (9)
Julie Adelsperger (Sycamore Mohawk High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Matt Bahr (Kenton High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Jason Brunswick (Maria Stein Marion Local High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Kristen Dammeyer (St. Marys Memorial High School) – OHSAA scholarship; Brenna Dee (McComb High School) – OHSAA Ethnic Minority Scholarship; Derek Drewes (Defiance Tinora High School) – OHSAA Spirit of Sport; Michelle Maag (Ottawa-Glandorf) – OHSAA Scholarship; Carly Truckor (Metamora Evergreen High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Conner Varner (Stryker High School) – OHSAA Scholarship.
Southeast District (6)
Leanna Adkins (Oak Hill High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Nathan Arnett (Lucasville Valley High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Rui-Rui Li (Athens High School) – OHSAA Ethnic Minority Scholarship; Kendra Lynch (Vincent Warren High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Dylan Miller (Wheelersburg High School) – OHSAA Spirit of Sport; Madison Rigsby (Reedsville Eastern High School) – OHSAA Scholarship.
Southwest District (10)
Paige Gloster (Cincinnati Indian Hill) – OHSAA Ethnic Minority Scholarship; Colleen Hines (Beavercreek High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Austin Hutchins (Lewisburg Tri-County North High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Paige Kebe (Cincinnati Ursuline Academy) – OHSAA Scholarship; Angela Mack (Casstown Miami East High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Allyson Manning (Arcanum Franklin Monroe High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Lianne Masquelier (Springfield Greenon High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Andrew Rice (Cincinnati Indian Hill High School) – OHSAA Spirit of Sport Scholarship Rhett Rosengarten (Sidney High School) – OHSAA Scholarship; Delaney Smith (Cincinnati Indian Hill High School) – OHSAA Scholarship.