WIAA Announces 2016 Scholar-Athlete Recipients
Thursday, April 14th, 2016 -- 10:22 AM
Sixteen senior girls and 16 senior boys have been selected as finalists to receive the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (WIAA) prestigious 2016 WIAA Scholar Athlete Award underwritten by Marshfield Clinic.(From the WIAA)
To determine the top 32 finalists, four boys and four girls were selected--based on both athletic and academic achievement-- from each of four WIAA divisions. “These student athletes’ accomplishments are incredible,” said Tom Shafranski, assistant director of the WIAA. “Sixteen of this year’s 32 WIAA Scholar Athlete finalists have a grade point average of 4.0 to date, while the average GPA is 3.90. All 32 scholar athlete finalists have already earned a total of 296 letters during their first 3-1/2 years of high school. That’s an average of 9 letters per athlete, and we have not yet completed our Spring sports season.”
More than 820 seniors were nominated for the 2016 WIAA Scholar Athlete Award by 420 high schools throughout the state. Since 1984 when the WIAA Scholar Athlete recognition began, every WIAA-member high school has been invited to nominate one boy and one girl for the WIAA Scholar Athlete award.
The 2016 WIAA Scholar Athlete Finalists, as well as their families and school representatives, will be recognized at an awards ceremony Sunday, May 1 at the Jefferson Street Inn in Wausau. Each 2016 WIAA Scholar Athlete Finalist will receive a medallion and certificate, and will take with them a special plaque for display in their school’s trophy case. Keynote speaker will be former UW- Madison, UW-Green Bay and UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball coach, Dick Bennett.
A Webcast of the awards ceremony will be available at www.wiaawi.org during and after the ceremony beginning at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 1.
Of the 420 high schools submitting nominations this year, seven schools had a WIAA Scholar Athlete finalist for the first time in the 33-year history of the WIAA Scholar Athlete program.
2016 SCHOLAR ATHLETE FINALISTS
DIVISION 1 BOYS
Matthew Munns, Madison, Madison West High School
Mason Stokke, Menomonie, Menomonie High School
Matt Stoll, West Bend, West Bend West High School
Noah Trimark, Kenosha, Kenosha Bradford High School*
DIVISION 1 GIRLS
Alyssa Barnes, Neenah, Neenah High School
Katie Hietpas, Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie High School
Madison Marko, Kenosha, Kenosha Bradford High School*
Aubrey Roberts, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Memorial High School
DIVISION 2 BOYS
John Maki, Mauston, Mauston High School
Daniel Pederson, Spooner, Spooner High School*
Austin Powell, Merrimac, Sauk Prairie High School*
Lucas Scherr, Ettrick, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School*
DIVISION 2 GIRLS
Alicia Monson, Amery, Amery High School
Brittany Rhyner, Mineral Point, Dodgeville High School
Katrina Santos, East Troy, East Troy High School
Bailey Schmidt, Ettrick, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School*
DIVISION 3 BOYS
Blake Cwynar, Argyle, Darlington High School
Garrett Groshek, Amherst Junction, Amherst High School
Kevin Koski, Park Falls, Chequamegon High School*
Brady Schoenecker, Cameron, Cameron High School
DIVISION 3 GIRLS
Shae Brey, Altoona, Regis High School
Kaitlyn Kaiser, Cuba City, Cuba City High School
Ellie Lochner, Phillips, Phillips High School
Briana Nelson, Norwalk, Brookwood High School
DIVISION 4 BOYS
Ryan Asher, Elmwood, Elmwood High School*
Logan Carroll, Stockholm, Pepin High School
Tanner Hudziak, Wild Rose, Wild Rose High School
Kellen Kravik, Bangor, Bangor High School
DIVISION 4 GIRLS
Gena Grundhoffer, Wisconsin Rapids, Assumption High School
Alyssa Kavajecz, Port Wing, South Shore High School
Taylor Schneider, Turtle Lake, Turtle Lake High School*
Kelly Tramburg, Fall River, Fall River High School
*indicates that the student is that school’s first statewide winner.
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