Microsoft Word - 2012-06-14 Scholar-Athlete Banquet Release

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NewsRelease–OhioHighSchoolAthleticAssociation

CommissionerDanielB.Ross,Ph.D.

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4080RoseleaPlace

Columbus,OH43214

Main:614‐267‐2502

Fax:614‐267‐1677

www.OHSAA.org

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twitter.com/OHSAASports

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ForImmediateRelease–June14,2012

Contact–TimStried,DirectorofInformationServices,[email protected]

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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

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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.

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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.

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“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.”

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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.

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2012OHSAAScholar‐AthleteScholarshipRecipients

#$2,000OHSAAFoundationScholarshippresentedbyTacoBell

*OHSAAMinorityScholarshippresentedbyFarmersInsurance

%OHSAAScholarshippresentedbyTacoBell

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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.

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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.

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JarenFrancis(ColumbusAfricentric)*‐3.63GPA…sevenvarsityletters(basketballandvolleyball)…undecided

onacollegebutplanstostudypsychology.

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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.

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KirstenDewese(LancasterFairfieldChristian)‐3.8GPA…10varsityletters(volleyball,basketballandsoftball)…

willattendOhioUniversityatLancasterand

studypsychologyandsocialwork.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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NicoletteCregan(Strasburg‐Franklin)‐3.93GPA…10varsityletters(basketball,softballandgolf)…willattend

TheOhioStateUniversityandstudycriminalpsychology.

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JosephPierro(Steubenville)‐3.96GPA…sevenvarsityletters(baseballandfootball)…undecidedonacollege

butplanstostudychemistryandpre‐medicine.

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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.

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SamanthaSchott(SarahsvilleShenandoah)‐3.78GPA…sevenvarsityletters(basketballandsoftball)…will

attendOtterbeinUniversityandstudy

nursing.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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RachaelLetscher(YoungstownCardinalMooney)‐3.71GPA…12

varsityletters(soccer,bowlingandtrack&

field)…willattendWestminsterCollegeandstudyenvironmentalscience.

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PrestonPhillips(ElyriaOpenDoorChristian)‐4.0GPA…11varsityletters(soccer,baseballandbasketball)…will

attendTaylorUniversityandstudyeducation.

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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.

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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.

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NorthwestDistrict(10)

SamanthaRhodes(Findlay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

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TannerCalvelage(DelphosSt.John’s)#‐3.89GPA…sevenvarsityletters(football,baseballandbasketball)…will

attendOhioNorthernUniversityandstudycivilengineering.

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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.

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MarkBrunet(Coldwater)%‐3.9GPA…fivevarsityletters(footballandbasketball)…willattendtheUniversityof

Toledoandstudycivilengineering.

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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.

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AustinEtzler(Elida)‐3.87GPA…12varsityletters(football,swimming&divingandtrack&field)…willattend

ValparaisoUniversityandstudycivilengineering.

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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.

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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.

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SamanthaHoelscher(Minster)‐3.51GPA…10

varsityletters(crosscountry,track&fieldandbasketball)…will

attendtheUniversityofCincinnatiandstudymarketing.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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MeelimLee(Athens)*‐3.98GPA…fourvarsityletters(tennis)…willattendStanfordUniversityandstudybio‐

engineering.

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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.

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BrettHood(Wheelersburg)‐3.57GPA…10varsityletters(football,basketballandbaseball)…willattend

ShawneeStateUniversityandstudybiology/pre‐medicine.

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AustinLoop(SouthWebster)‐3.91GPA…ninevarsityletters(football,

basketball,soccer,baseball)…undecided

collegechoice…planstostudyphysicaltherapy.

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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.

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SouthwestDistrict(10)

ElizabethHeinbach(Cincinnati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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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ErikaChick(YellowSprings)‐Rankedfirstinherclass…4.0GPA…fourvarsityletters(swimming&diving)…will

attendCornellUniversityandstudybiology.

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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.

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MichelleJolson(CincinnatiWyoming)‐3.95GPA…13varsityletters(soccer,basketball,track&fieldand

swimming&diving)…willattendBrownUniversityand

studymedicine.

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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.

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JackPohlmann(Beavercreek)‐4.0GPA…fourvarsityletters(swimming&diving)…willattendPrinceton

University

andstudyphysics.

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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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OhioHighSchoolAthleticAssociation

Office:614‐267‐2502,ext.124

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