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OHSAA
Scholarships
$66,000 in
scholarships to be presented at annual banquet
OHSAA to Present College Scholarships to 54 Students at Annual Banquet
Friday, $66,000 in scholarships to be handed out at 20th Annual OHSAA
Scholar-Athlete Banquet.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A total of $66,000 in college scholarships will be
handed out to 54 students during the 20th Annual OHSAA Scholar-Athlete
Scholarship Banquet Friday night in Columbus. The evening will begin at
6:00 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel at the Crosswoods/Worthington.
The scholarship winners were selected by each of the six OHSAA district
athletic boards. Of the 54 honorees, 42 will receive $1,000 awards,
including six (one from each district) that will be given an OHSAA
Minority Scholarship presented by Farmers Insurance. Twelve students
(two from each district) will receive $2,000 awards made possible by
the OHSAA Foundation and Taco Bell. Nike and Molten have also
contributed to the OHSAA scholarship program, as well as schools that
participate in an OHSAA Foundation basketball game, which includes a
fee given to the Foundation to fund their portion of the scholarships.
“We have had many highlights and displays of sportsmanship this past
school year and the scholar-athlete banquet is always one of those
special moments, too,” said OHSAA Commissioner Dr. Dan Ross. “I look
forward to this banquet just as much as the state tournaments because
it’s an opportunity to see so many students honored for their
extraordinary work academically. They truly represent what it is all
about and their families and schools are to be commended for helping
them achieve great things already. I would also like to personally
thank the OHSAA Foundation and our corporate partners for their
generous support in helping make these scholarships possible.”
More About the Scholar-Athlete Selection Process Scholar-athlete
recipients are selected based on a point system which rewards students
for grade point averages; ACT or SAT scores; varsity letters earned;
individual and team athletic honors; and an essay. There are seven, 10
or 13 recipients from each district, depending upon the number of
schools within the district. The recipients were selected by special
committees within each of the six OHSAA athletic districts. Recipients
of athletic scholarships from NCAA Division I or II institutions are
not eligible for the award.
2012 OHSAA Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Recipients
Central District (7)
Minori Minagawa (Dublin Scioto) - 3.9 GPA . 11 varsity letters
(cross country, track & field, gymnastics and swimming &
diving) . will attend The Ohio State University and study exercise
science.
Sebastian Matt (New Albany) - Ranked first in his class . 4.0 GPA
. nine varsity letters (cross country, track & field, swimming
& diving) . will attend Middlebury College and study biochemistry.
Jaren Francis (Columbus Africentric) - 3.63 GPA . seven varsity
letters (basketball and volleyball) . undecided on a college but plans
to study psychology.
Brendan Cox (Grandview Heights) - Ranked first in his class . 4.0
GPA . 12 varsity letters (soccer, swimming & diving and track &
field) . will attend Missouri University of Science and Technology and
study metallurgical engineering.
Kirsten Dewese (Fairfield Christian) - 3.8 GPA . 10 varsity letters
(volleyball, basketball and softball) . will attend Ohio University at
Lancaster and study psychology and social work.
Haley Kirby (Delaware Christian) - 3.89 GPA . 11 varsity letters
(basketball, softball and volleyball) . will attend The Ohio State
University at Marion and study radiologic sciences and therapy.
Megan McCabe (Columbus St. Francis DeSales) - 4.0 GPA . seven varsity
letters (soccer, track & field, basketball) . will attend Otterbein
University and study pre-veterinarian/equine science.
East District (7)
Kayla Prokopakis (Richmond Edison) - Ranked first in her class .
4.0 GPA . 12 varsity letters (volleyball, soccer, basketball and
softball) . undecided on a college but plans to study chemistry and
pre-medicine.
Jacob Bresciani (Coshocton) - 3.97 GPA . eight varsity letters
(football, wrestling, track & field) . plans to attend either The
Ohio State University or Case Western Reserve University and study
pre-medicine.
Taryn Annis (Dresden Tri-Valley) - Ranked first in her class .
4.0 GPA . earned four varsity letters (track & field) . will attend
Virginia Commonwealth University and study graphic design.
Nicolette Cregan (Strasburg-Franklin) - 3.93 GPA . 10 varsity letters
(basketball, softball and golf) . will attend The Ohio State University
and study criminal psychology.
Joseph Pierro (Steubenville) - 3.96 GPA . seven varsity letters
(baseball and football) . undecided on a college but plans to study
chemistry and pre-medicine.
Timothy Schenkel (Caldwell) - Ranked first in his class . 4.0 GPA . 11
varsity letters (wrestling, football and track & field) . will
attend Marietta College and major in mathematics.
Samantha Schott (Sarahsville Shenandoah) - 3.78 GPA . seven varsity
letters (basketball and softball) . will attend Otterbein University
and study nursing.
Northeast District (13)
Emily Carlson (Lowellville) - Ranked first in her class .. 4.0
GPA . 12 varsity letters (cross country, basketball and track &
field) . will attend Ohio Northern University and study pharmacy.
Selena Pasadyn (Brunswick) - Ranked first in her class . 4.0 GPA
. 12 varsity letters (cross country, swimming & diving and track
& field) . will attend Harvard University and plans to study
biology/bio-chemistry and pre-medicine.
Hannah Christ (North Canton Hoover) - 3.87 GPA . eight varsity
letters (cross country and track & field) . will attend the
University of Cincinnati and major in environmental studies.
Alexandra Aiello (Mentor) - 4.0 GPA . eight varsity letters (gymnastics
and track & field) . plans to attend either Case Western Reserve
University or Emory University and study mathematics.
Mitchell Baum (Cleveland St. Ignatius) - 4.0 GPA . eight varsity
letters (cross country and track & field) . will attend Loyola
University in Chicago and study secondary education.
Sarah Bonar (Kinsman Badger) - Ranked first in her class . 4.0 GPA . 12
varsity letters (basketball, track & field and cross country) . is
undecided on a major but is considering attending Drexel University and
studying physical therapy.
Katie Cook (Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) - 4.0 GPA . five varsity
letters (soccer and track & field) . will attend Calvin College and
study elementary education and special education.
Kyle Daily (Akron Manchester) - Ranked first in his class . 4.0 GPA .
15 varsity letters (soccer, cross country, track & field and
basketball) . will attend the University of Akron and study chemistry.
Mark Dalvin (Canfield) - Ranked first in his class . 4.0 GPA . eight
varsity letters (tennis and swimming & diving) . will attend
Northeast Ohio Medical University and study medicine.
Rachael Letscher (Youngstown Cardinal Mooney) - 3.71 GPA . 12 varsity
letters (soccer, bowling and track & field) . will attend
Westminster College and study environmental science.
Preston Phillips (Elyria Open Door Christian) - 4.0 GPA . 11 varsity
letters (soccer, baseball and basketball) . will attend Taylor
University and study education.
Abigail Riffee (Mineral Ridge) - Ranked first in her class . 4.0 GPA .
10 varsity letters (volleyball, basketball and track & field) .
will attend the University of Mount Union and study psychology and
criminal justice.
Rebekah Zets (Beloit West Branch) - Ranked first in her class . 4.0 GPA
. 11 varsity letters (soccer, track & field and basketball) . will
attend the University of Mount Union and study pre-physician’s
assistant.
Northwest District (10)
Samantha Rhodes (Liberty-Benton) - Ranked first in her class . 11
varsity letters (cross country, track & field and basketball) .
will attend The Ohio State University and study business
Tanner Calvelage (Toledo St. John’s) - 3.89 GPA . seven varsity
letters (football, baseball and basketball) . will attend Ohio Northern
University and study civil engineering.
Marissa Schroeder (Miller City) - Ranked first in her class . 4.0
GPA . 11 varsity letters (soccer, softball and basketball) . will
attend The Ohio State University and study chemical engineering.
Mark Brunet (Coldwater) - 3.9 GPA . five varsity letters
(football and basketball) . will attend the University of Toledo and
study civil engineering.
Zachary Diltz (Lima Shawnee) - 3.97 GPA . 10 varsity letters (swimming
& diving, cross country, tennis and track & field) . will
attend the University of Alabama and study pre-medicine.
Austin Etzler (Elida) - 3.87 GPA . 12 varsity letters (football,
swimming & diving and track & field) . will attend Valparaiso
University and study civil engineering.
Elise Gastier (Milan Edison) - Ranked first in her class . 4.0 GPA .
eight varsity letters (track & field, volleyball and basketball) .
will attend The Ohio State University and study biology and
pre-dentistry.
Danica Hicks (Convoy Crestview) - 3.66 GPA . 11 varsity letters
(volleyball, softball and basketball) . is undecided on a major but
plans to attend Bluffton University.
Samantha Hoelscher (Minster) - 3.51 GPA . 10 varsity letters (cross
country, track & field and basketball) . will attend the University
of Cincinnati and study marketing.
Emily Wolery (Lima Shawnee) - 3.87 GPA . 15 varsity letters (soccer,
swimming & diving, track & field and cross country) . plans to
attend either Vanderbilt or Xavier and major in biology/pre-medicine.
Southeast District (7)
Taylor Hale (Oak Hill) - Ranked first in her class . 4.0 GPA .
seven varsity letters (basketball and volleyball) . plans to attend
either The Ohio State University or Ohio Dominican University and study
nursing.
Timothy Grosel (Marietta) - Ranked first in his class . 4.0 GPA .
nine varsity letters (soccer, basketball and baseball) . will attend
Duke University and study biology.
Meelim Lee (Athens) - 3.98 GPA . four varsity letters (tennis) .
will attend Stanford University and study bio-engineering.
Paige Grosel (Marietta) - Ranked first in her class . 4.0 GPA . nine
varsity letters (soccer, track & field and basketball) . will
attend The Ohio State University and study accounting.
Brett Hood (Wheelersburg) - 3.57 GPA . 10 varsity letters (football,
basketball and baseball) . will attend Shawnee State University and
study biology/pre-medicine.
Austin Loop (South Webster) - 3.91 GPA . nine varsity letters
(football, basketball, soccer, baseball) . undecided college choice .
plans to study physical therapy.
Heather Ward (Gallipolis Gallia Academy) - 4.0 GPA . eight varsity
letters (basketball, volleyball and softball) . will attend the
University of Cincinnati and major in dentistry.
Southwest District (10)
Elizabeth Heinbach (Indian Hill) - 4.0 GPA . 12 varsity letters
(cross country, swimming & diving and track & field) . will
attend Stevens Institute of Technology and study mechanical engineering.
Kylie Drees (Fort Loramie) - 3.8 GPA . 10 varsity letters (cross
country, track & field and basketball) . will attend The Ohio State
University and study business.
Haneen Salheih (Springfield Kenton Ridge) - 4.0 GPA . 10 varsity
letters (soccer, cross country and track & field) . will attend The
Ohio State University and study pre-medicine with an interest in
pediatrics.
Aaron Abbott (Lebanon) - Ranked first in his class . 4.0 GPA . eight
varsity letters (track & field, football and basketball) . will
attend Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and study mechanical
engineering.
Erika Chick (Yellow Springs) - Ranked first in her class . 4.0 GPA .
four varsity letters (swimming & diving) . will attend Cornell
University and study biology.
Cody Fox (Troy) - 4.0 GPA . 11 varsity letters (cross country, track
& field and swimming & diving) . will attend The Ohio State
University and study biomedical engineering.
Michelle Jolson (Cincinnati Wyoming) - 3.95 GPA . 13 varsity letters
(soccer, basketball, track & field and swimming & diving) .
will attend Brown University and study medicine.
Kyle Hamlin (Tipp City Bethel) - 3.95 GPA . 11 varsity letters
(soccer, track & field, basketball and cross country) . will attend
Grace College and study either mathematics or engineering.
Jack Pohlmann (Beavercreek) - 4.0 GPA . four varsity letters (swimming
& diving) . will attend Princeton University and study physics.
Mackenzie Shelley (Cincinnati Mariemont) - Ranked first in her class .
4.0 GPA . six varsity letters (cross country and swimming & diving)
. will attend Columbia University and major in mechanical engineering
and computer science.
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