COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association and its six District Athletic Boards will hand out $148,750 in college scholarships to 186 recent high school graduates following selections made by each of the OHSAA’s six District Athletic Boards. The OHSAA’s annual college scholarship program is now in its 25th year.
Thirty-six of the honorees will receive $1,000 awards from the OHSAA, including six (one from each district) who will receive an OHSAA Ethnic Minority Scholarship. The remaining 150 award winners are from the six respective DABs and will receive scholarships ranging from $500 to $750. The point system used in each district is described below. Nike and Molten have also contributed to the OHSAA scholarship program.
“The 186 young people receiving these awards truly represent what it means to be a student-athlete,” said OHSAA Commissioner Dr. Dan Ross. “The recipients are our leaders of tomorrow. Their futures are very bright and their families, teachers and coaches are to be commended for helping guide them to great high school careers and now on to college. The OHSAA and our District Athletic Boards are very proud of all of them.”
More About the Scholar-Athlete Selection Process
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.
2017 OHSAA scholar-athlete scholarship recipients from the Southwest District:
Tom Ballas, Fort Loramie – OHSAA Scholar-Athlete
Ashley Ho, Piqua – OHSAA Ethnic Minority Scholar-Athlete
Aaron Hughes, Tipp City Tippecanoe – OHSAA Scholar-Athlete
Prescott Overbey, Cincinnati Mariemont – OHSAA Scholar-Athlete
Jessica Pitt, Springfield Kenton Ridge – OHSAA Scholar-Athlete
Olivia Robinson, Cincinnati Country Day – OHSAA Scholar-Athlete
Alexandra Stevens, Cincinnati Mother of Mercy – OHSAA Scholar-Athlete
Layla Al-Zubi, Cincinnati Indian Hill – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Andrew Augspurger, West Alexandria Twin Valley South – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Sabrina Bernardo, Hamilton Badin – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Nathan Blei, Covington – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Jacob Brown, Troy Christian – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Jenna Demeter, Springfield – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Amanda Devillier, Dayton Carroll – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Carson Fields, Cincinnati Mariemont – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Emi Ford, Bellbrook – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Krista Gehret, Anna – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Maria Herron, Russia – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Maxwell Hill, Cincinnati Sycamore – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Daniel Howard, Eaton – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Tia Karras, Dayton Miami Valley School – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
August Knemeyer, Yellow Springs – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Steve Kocher, Clayton Northmont – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Audrey Laiveling, Cincinnati Seton – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Stephen Lunt, Cincinnati Christian – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Hailey Magenheim, Cincinnati Indian Hill – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Joshua Martens, Springfield – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Rylie McCorkle, Springfield Northeastern – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Mattew Miller, Mason – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Laurel Pendergest, Hamilton Badin – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Caleb Phillips, Springfield Kenton Ridge – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Iris Puthoff, Middletown Bishop Fenwick – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Krista Reid, New Richmond – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Joshua Rine, Beavercreek – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Nick Saba, Cincinnati Indian Hill – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Madison Sullivan, Springfield Catholic Central – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Orchid Wang, Cincinnati Sycamore – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Christen Ware, Jackson Center – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Lydia Weidner, Cincinnati St. Ursula Academy – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Henry Wong, Bellbrook – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Zachary Woodke, Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Megan Wright, West Alexandria Twin Valley South – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
Kevin Yu, Cincinnati Country Day – SWDAB Scholar-Athlete
