Ute
COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association and its six District Athletic Boards have awarded $200,000 to 200 recent high school graduates as part of the OHSAA’s Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Program.
The 2024 distribution marks the most dollars, and highest number of recipients, in the college scholarship program’s 30-year history. Last year, the OHSAA awarded $169,000 in college scholarships.
Each of the 200 scholarship recipients, who were selected by their respective District Athletic Boards, will receive a $1,000 award.
“The OHSAA Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Program is a point of pride for our District Athletic Boards, OHSAA staff, Board of Directors and member schools,” said OHSAA Executive Director Doug Ute. “We congratulate these scholar-athletes on all of their accomplishments and wish them well as they work toward their educational and career goals.”
Scholar-Athlete Selection Process
Scholar-athlete recipients are selected based on a point system which rewards students for: grade-point averages, class rank, community service activities, varsity letters earned, and individual and team athletic honors. The number of scholarship recipients from each district is 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.
Southwest District
Local athletes from the OHSAA Southwest District that were awarded scholarships include Tucker Miller and Brooklyn Crickmore of Bradford, Libbi Mergler of Northmont, and Braden Keating and Isabella Black of New Madison Tri-Village.
Other athletes in the Southwest District awarded scholarships are:
John Thieman, Kettering Archbishop Alter.
Claire Holcomb, Dayton Archbishop Carroll.
Brayden Eldridge, Hamilton Badin.
Lena Trokhan, Hamilton Badin.
Anya Govil, Cincinnati Indian Hill.
Riley Neer, Bellefontaine.
Parker Penhorwood, Bellefontaine.
Camdyn Paul, Botkins.
JJ Meyer, Botkins.
Natalie Schoenherr, Vandalia Butler.
Abigail Reinhard, Bellefontaine Calvary Christian School.
Kaitlyn Hoying, Springfield Emmanuel Christian Academy.
Ethan Lukey, Houston.
Madden Phelps, Cincinnati Indian Hill.
Braden Smith, Springfield Kenton Ridge.
Emma Sallot, Springfield Kenton Ridge.
Mary Domingo Sales, Lockland.
Ben Fahnestock, Cincinnati Mariemont.
Brynna O’Brien, Cincinnati Mariemont.
Drake Bennett, Casstown Miami East.
Maryn Gross, Casstown Miami East.
Sarah Deaton, Monroe.
Samantha Ringhand, New Richmond.
Nate Copas, DeGraff Riverside.
Brayden Monnin, Russia.
Jaela Shappie, Russia.
Aboubacar Soumahoro, Cincinnati Spencer Center.
Parker Jackson, New Carlisle Tecumseh.
Jackson Smith, Tipp City Tippecanoe.
Marlon Howard, Trotwood-Madison.
Frank Rupnik, Troy Christian.
Ellen Benintendi, Cincinnati Turpin.
Kaleb Petitjean, Versailles.
Lydia Hecht, Versailles.
Connor Huffman, Waynesville.
Addison McAuley, West Liberty-Salem.
Lillian Weaver, West Liberty-Salem.
