Central Ohio High School Sports Awards: ThisWeek announces finalists for spring sports
To give spring athletes time to register for the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards on June 15 at the Ohio Theatre, we’re announcing all finalists from those sports in one story.
They will be among the athletes in 30 sports who will be honored during the awards show, presented by Encova Insurance and in partnership with Nationwide Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine and Raising Cane’s. Athletes of the Year in every sport will be announced.
This year’s show combines the sports awards and scholarship programs for the first time. Former Ohio State and NFL standout Malcolm Jenkins, a two-time Super Bowl champion, will be the guest speaker.
“Encova Insurance is proud to support the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards,” said John Kessler, executive vice president and chief strategy officer. “We believe that leadership is more than a position – it’s a behavior, focused less on what you do and more on how you do it. We are proud to support our young community members, particularly the student-athletes, who work hard to make a difference in their respective sports, classroom and communities.
“The talent and leadership displayed by the finalists makes our team at Encova excited for the future. We participate in the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards to recognize and support these student-athletes in the next steps of their journey because they are our future.”
Athletes need to register at tinyurl.com/2zfmn58e. Each athlete and scholarship winner will receive one free ticket to the show. Additional tickets can be purchased at tinyurl.com/mrxcsmen.
Awards also will be given to the overall Girls Athlete of the Year, Boys Athlete of the Year, Coach of the Year and Team of the Year.
“We work with student-athletes every day – helping them recover from an injury, prevent an injury and improve their performance on the field or court,” said Lisa Kluchurosky, service line administrator for Nationwide Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine. “This event is a great way to showcase the hard work these athletes put in – as well as the amazing results they achieve.”
Our traditional Super team stories highlighting athletes from all spring sports will run in the coming weeks.
“Raising Cane’s loves to participate in the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards because it is an opportunity to show our appreciation for our local communities and our surrounding high school student-athletes,” said Sophie Brightman, area leader of marketing for Raising Cane’s.
Below are the spring sports honorees:
BASEBALL
Cole Cahill, Olentangy Orange
David Dielman, Olentangy Liberty
Tony Falvo, Lancaster
Zade Fusselman, Canal Winchester
Keegan Holmstrom, Grove City
Kyle Koehler, Pickerington North
Casey Maruniak, Hilliard Darby
Jacob Miller, Liberty Union
Sam Muetzel, Newark Catholic
Trevor Newtz, Westerville North
Caden Robinson, New Albany
Austin Sizemore, Olentangy
SOFTBALL
Kirnan Bailey, Gahanna Lincoln
Colleen Bare, Pickerington Central
Carsyn Cassady, Watkins Memorial
Myaih Cloud, Delaware Hayes
Renae Cunningham, Heath
Annabelle Farmer, Lancaster
Jordan George, New Albany
Marlee Jacobs, Jonathan Alder
Reese Poston, Lancaster
Lydia Wilkerson, Westerville Central
Haley Winans, Marysville
Jordan Wycuff, Watkins Memorial
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Connor Ackley, Hilliard Davidson
Justin Braun, Westerville Central
Huntyr Butler, Heath
Alec Carr, Big Walnut
Dylan Christian, Granville
Jayden Douglas, Beechcroft
D.J. Fillmore, Licking Heights
Marcus Gordon, Westerville Central
Troy Lane, Pickerington Central
Alex Smith, Hilliard Darby
Reign Winston, Westerville South
Reilly Worthington, Olentangy
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Ady Armstrong, Hilliard Darby
Camden Bentley, Gahanna Lincoln
Hannah Brady, Watterson
Kylie Feeney, Dublin Coffman
Amari Kiluvia, Westerville Central
Jenna Lucas, Watkins Memorial
Alyssa Mason, Hilliard Davidson
Olivia Pace, Westerville Central
Chayla Rankin, Olentangy
Marissa Saunders, Westerville South
Sydnie Smith, Bexley
Ayanna Stafford, Gahanna Lincoln
BOYS LACROSSE
Kaden Ames, Hilliard Davidson
Gavin Angell, Olentangy Berlin
Sam Burns, Upper Arlington
Jackson Carawan, DeSales
Cayden Christopher, Pickerington North
Jack Henry, Watterson
Freddy Noday, Olentangy Liberty
Chris Reynolds, Upper Arlington
Sam Scott, Thomas Worthington
Marek Tzagournis, Dublin Jerome
Brady White, Dublin Jerome
Zach White, Columbus Academy
GIRLS LACROSSE
Rian Adkins, Upper Arlington
Camryn Callaghan, Upper Arlington
Abby Cole, New Albany
Zoe Coleman, Watterson
Gianna Cua, DeSales
Marissa Dolciato, Worthington Kilbourne
Evie Gee, Columbus Academy
Makenna Harrington, Olentangy Liberty
Cate Isaacson, Thomas Worthington
Katie Kaucheck, New Albany
Bailey Morris, Dublin Coffman
Amelia Sarap, Granville
BOYS TENNIS
Cole Alcala, Pickerington North
Owen Alderman, Worthington Kilbourne
Kallan Arledge, Olentangy Orange
Ben Bilenko, New Albany
Brandon Carpico, Gahanna Lincoln
Max Fickas, Dublin Jerome
Declan Freedhoff, New Albany
Sam Lessard, Bexley
Tanish Pairu, Dublin Jerome
Parth Patel, Olentangy Orange
Ethan Samora, Upper Arlington
Lucas Xue, Columbus Academy
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Nick Bennison, St. Charles
Will Haslett, Worthington Kilbourne
Noah Koknat, Olentangy Liberty
Joe Kolwicz, Thomas Worthington
Landon Tackett, Pickerington Central
Camren White, DeSales
This also is a good time to remind the finalists from fall and winter sports to register if they haven’t yet.
Below are the Super teams from fall and winter sports:
FOOTBALL
Tyler Buescher, West Jefferson; Eli Coppess, Pickerington North; C.J. Doggette, Pickerington Central; Luke Ferrell, Bloom-Carroll; Jadyn Garnes, New Albany; Tyler Gillison, Pickerington Central; Carson Gresock, Upper Arlington; Devin Haley, Granville; Blake Horvath, Hilliard Darby; Thadd Huff, London; Dijon Jennings, Reynoldsburg; Brock Kidwell, New Albany; Diante Latham, Beechcroft; Gyvnn Mendenhall, Columbus Academy; Simon Monnin, Upper Arlington; Gavin Postelwaite, Heath; Gabe Powers, Marysville; Mitchell Robinson Jr., Hilliard Bradley; Gavin Rohrs, Marysville; Trey Saunders, Hartley; Nate Severs, Big Walnut; Sonny Styles, Pickerington Central; Daniel Tooson, Hartley; Jaden Yates, Gahanna Lincoln
BOYS SOCCER
Chase Alwood, Cana Winchester; Ryan Betts, Olentangy Berlin; Miles Bonham, Upper Arlington; Will DeVere, Grandview Heights; Jacob Honner, Dublin Jerome; Kameron Kist, New Albany; Danny Leeper, Olentangy; Brad Leonard, Westerville Central; Jayden Lunsford, Dublin Scioto; Trent Maisano, Watterson; Gabe O’Reilly, St. Charles; R.J. Stoller, Thomas Worthington
GIRLS SOCCER
Jaimason Brooker, Olentangy Liberty; Ava Bruns, Delaware Hayes; Grace Heilman, Bexley; Ella Hoover, Granville; Maia Kaufman, Olentangy Orange; Allie Metcalf, New Albany; Audrey Oliver, Olentangy; Abby Reisz, Upper Arlington; Norah Roush, Dublin Coffman; Brooklyn Scythes, Watterson; Lexi White, Olentangy; Carolyne Young, New Albany
BOYS GOLF
Russell Ahmed, Columbus Academy; Carson Bellish, Pickerington North; Zach Burton, Hilliard Davidson; Sam Evans, Worthington Christian; Vaughn Harber, DeSales; Sheil Iyer, Dublin Jerome; Luke Johnson, Olentangy Orange; Stephen Ma, Columbus Academy; Ethan McGarvey, Olentangy Liberty; Brandon Nowery, St. Charles; Brett Podobinski, Dublin Jerome; Ryan Seidensticker, Dublin Coffman
GIRLS GOLF
Anna Coccia, New Albany; Skylar Dean, Olentangy Orange; Hayley Dye, Delaware Hayes; Kacy Hollenbaugh, New Albany; Gracie James, Watkins Memorial; Ellie Lim, Dublin Coffman; Kristina Ma, Columbus School for Girls; Emerson Purcell, New Albany; Anna Ritter, New Albany; Audrey Ryu, Dublin Jerome; Ellie Ryu, Dublin Jerome; Bella Saur, Grove City
GIRLS TENNIS
Megan Basil, Upper Arlington; Alexis Burkhalter, Wellington; Dasha Chistyakova, Dublin Coffman; Paige Corneilius, New Albany; Ella Franz, Olentangy Berlin; Richie Francois, New Albany; Sheryl Gerald, Olentangy; Pritika Ghosh-Choudhuri, Dublin Coffman; Karol Korotkin, Olentangy Orange; Tyler Reed, Olentangy Orange; Anh Thi Thai, Hilliard Bradley; Katie Zerbi, Wellington
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Ella Brandewie, Hartley; Ella Durham, Dublin Coffman; Jenna Lucas, Watkins Memorial; Myriah Massey, Pickerington Central; Mercedes Motton, Watterson; Gabi Moulton, Olentangy Liberty; Alex Rothe, Dublin Scioto; Molly Shomock, Olentangy Orange; Brooklyn Smith, Newark Catholic; Caroline Speelman, Big Walnut; Jonna Spohn, Olentangy; Kendall White, Gahanna Lincoln
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Connor Ackley, Hilliard Davidson; Isaac Frank, Dublin Coffman; Ben Gabelman, Westerville North; Cris Kubatko, Watterson; Kaiden Lanoy, Lancaster; Max Latshaw, Watterson; Will McGraw, Dublin Coffman; Steven Miller, Worthington Kilbourne; Nick Puhl, Hilliard Davidson; San Ricchiuti, Dublin Jerome; Saketh Rudraraju, Olentangy Orange; Liam Shaughnessy, Dublin Coffman
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Kylie Feeney, Dublin Coffman; Grace Heitkamp, Olentangy Berlin; Caitlyn Jones, Hilliard Davidson; Zoee Lehman, Granville; Milly Leonard, Dublin Jerome; Alyssa Mason, Hilliard Davidson; Olivia Oiler, Dublin Coffman; Regina Rose, Granville; Alyssa Shope, Gahanna Lincoln; Dillon Sweetman, Hilliard Davidson; Riley Tate, Worthington Kilbourne; Selah White, Dublin Scioto
FIELD HOCKEY
Emily Barker, Upper Arlington; Grace Cantwell, Watterson; Ellie Conroy, Thomas Worthington; Paige Cornelius, New Albany; Molly Griffith, Watterson; Cora Hamilton, Thomas Worthington
BOYS WATER POLO
Ryan Alfred, St. Charles; Caden Colombo, Upper Arlington; Adam Fellows, St. Charles; Grant Gooding, Upper Arlington; Patrick Ray, Upper Arlington; Garrett Widman, Upper Arlington
GIRLS WATER POLO
Nanami Campbell, Worthington Kilbourne; Naomi Maurer, Upper Arlington; Leah Oberle, Thomas Worthington; Stella Petras, Upper Arlington; Caroline Porterfield, Upper Arlington; Samantha Schaefer, Upper Arlington
BOYS BASKETBALL
Drey Carter, Westerville South; Quinn Corna, Upper Arlington; Cooper Davis, Olentangy Liberty; Evan Dozer, Bloom-Carroll; Sean Jones, Gahanna Lincoln; Amani Lyles, Beechcroft; Brandon McLaughlin, Heath; Devin Royal, Pickerington Central; Ajay Sheldon, Dublin Coffman; Dailyn Swain, Africentric; Chase Walker, St. Charles; L.A. Walker, Linden-McKinley
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Mary Ferrito, Jonathan Alder; Tessa Grady, Dublin Coffman; Madison Greene, Pickerington Central; Nelia Guice, Westerville South; Chloe Jeffers, Delaware Hayes; Blessing King, Worthington Christian; Laila Marshall, Gahanna Lincoln; Kiki McElrath, Hartley; Mya Perry, Reynoldsburg; Imarianah Russell, Reynoldsburg; Charia Smith, Northland; Berry Wallace, Pickerington Central
BOYS WRESTLING
Omar Ayoub, Dublin Coffman; Ethan Birden, Dublin Coffman; Antwan Burns, London; Brennen Cernus, Pickerington Central; Connor Euton, Westerville North; David McClelland, DeSales; Camden McDanel, Teays Valley; Dylan Russo, Olentangy Liberty; Max Shulaw, DeSales; Seth Shumate, Dublin Coffman; Ty Wilson, Dublin Scioto; Mitchell Younger, Watterson
GIRLS WRESTLING
Kelcey Dew, Delaware Hayes; Francesca Lanese, Grove City; Cali Leng, Marysville; Ademar Ramirez, DeSales; Aubrey Reese, Marysville; Addison Rudolph, Central Crossing
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING
Spencer Aurnou-Rhees, St. Charles; Grant Gooding, Upper Arlington; D.J. Lloyd, Dublin Jerome; Brady McInerney, DeSales; Joseph Nadur, Dublin Coffman; Hamish Patel, New Albany; Brogan Robinson, Olentangy Berlin; Dean Sherrer, Dublin Jerome; Carson Smith, Dublin Jerome; Eli Stoll, Jonathan Alder; Chase Swearingen, Westerville Central; Hudson Williams, Olentangy Liberty
GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING
Marie Belli, Gahanna Lincoln; Emily Brown, Dublin Coffman; Riley Huddleston, Upper Arlington; Cameron Kuriger, Olentangy; Ava Lachey, New Albany; Olivia Matson, Dublin Jerome; Carly Meeting, New Albany; Olivia Oyster, Watterson; Martina Peroni, Olentangy; Caroline Porterfield, Upper Arlington; Emma Skinner, New Albany; Kiah Smith, Westerville Central
GIRLS BOWLING
Phoebe Anderson, Olentangy; Savannah Claar, Olentangy; Jade Gabor, Newark; Hannah Halstead, Delaware Hayes; Payton Hartgrove, Westerville Central; Danielle Phipps, Jonathan Alder; Emma Pugh, Pickerington Central; Tori Richardson, Gahanna Lincoln; Delaney Rossette, Gahanna Lincoln; Madison Strouse, Marysville; Olivia Strait, Licking Valley; Addison Watson, Gahanna Lincoln
BOYS BOWLING
Jacob Burre, Olentangy Orange; Nick Caruso, Hilliard Bradley; Aidan Furukawa, Big Walnut; Elliot Greer, New Albany; Caelan Guthrie, Hilliard Davidson; Dave Hart, Olentangy Liberty; Allen Jolliff, Marysville; Caden Lester, DeSales; Jacob Neubauer, Pickerington North; Hunter Rathburn, Groveport Madison; A.J. Scott, Whitehall-Yearling; Carter Street, Olentangy Liberty
HOCKEY
Sam Burns, Upper Arlington; Carson Jankowski, Olentangy Berlin; Sully Plancon, Olentangy Liberty; Max Robins, Upper Arlington; Gage Schlotterbeck, Olentangy Liberty; Erich Schoettmer, St. Charles
GYMNASTICS
Stephanie Balthaser, Olentangy Berlin; Alexandra Downing, Olentangy Berlin; Raegan Ernst, Dublin Jerome; Tia Estrada, Olentangy Berlin; Jade Gerhard, Olentangy Orange; Anne Hassay, Hilliard Darby
Also during the banquet, Encova Insurance and the Sneed Family Foundation will award $63,000 in scholarships based on students’ accomplishments in the classroom, on the field of play and as leaders in their school and community.
The scholarship winners are:
GIRLS
Allison Bair, Ready; Ashley Hayward, North Union; Grace Heilman, Bexley; Molly Griffith, Watterson; Elizabeth Lombardi, Jonathan Alder; Alexandria Magers, East Knox; Mia Martinez, Hilliard Davidson; Jadyn Person, Africentric; Brenna Reed, Fairfield Union; Avery Samms, Dublin Scioto; Alissa Schiff, Grove City; Lauren Scott, Worthington Kilbourne; Emma Spangler, Columbus School for Girls
BOYS
Braden Abele, Hilliard Davidson; Adolphus Addison, Gahanna Lincoln; Russell Ahmed, Columbus Academy; Andrew Dean, Teays Valley; Caden Feller, Fairbanks; Maxwell Latshaw, Watterson; Christopher Lee, Big Walnut; Kevin Liu, Dublin Jerome; Angel Rivera-Martinez, Ready; Jonathan Weaver, Amanda-Clearcreek
The Central Ohio High School Sports Awards is part of the USA Today High School Sports Awards program, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country.
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