Meet the local athletes honored by NJSIAA
The NJSIAA recently honored 385 high school student athletes from across the state at its 30th Annual Scholar/Athlete Awards Program.
The organization awarded a total of $193,000 in college scholarships to those student-athletes.
Each NJSIAA member high school has the opportunity to choose one senior student as its scholar-athlete of the year. Those selected students who attend the NJSIAA event is awarded a $500 college scholarship in recognition of their accomplishments.
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Here are the honored student-athletes from our seven-county coverage area:
Atlantic County
Absegami: Isabella DeStefano
Atlantic City: Madeline Dischert
Atlantic County Institute of Technology: Veronica Rodriguez
Buena: Maria Mazzoni
Cedar Creek: Kileen McNeill
Egg Harbor Township: Sarah Rutledge
Hammonton: Carter Bailey
Holy Spirit: Justin Hackett
Mainland: Isabella Ruzzo
Oakcrest: Andrae Johnson Jr.
Pleasantville: Janay Trice
Burlington County
BCIT-Medford: Jada Jacobs
BCIT-Westampton: Ailani Baez
Bordentown: Victoria Wheeler
Burlington City: Raymond Lin
Burlington Township: Maeve Timms
Cherokee: Abigail Zane
Delran: Marissa Mongon
Florence: Benjamin Popso
Lenape: Ty Smith
Maple Shade: Lindsay Lopez
Moorestown: Karen Shimp
Moorestown Friends: Andrew Mercantini
Northern Burlington: Jule Earl Dolci
Palmyra: William Weaver
Rancocas Valley: Jack Orendac
Riverside: Ivan Ramos-Lopez
Seneca: Lindsey Hough
Shawnee: Alexandra Sullivan
Willingboro: Shaya Douglas
Camden County
Audubon: Mary Kate Owens
Bishop Eustace: Raffaele Rogers
Camden: DJ Wagner
Camden Catholic: Caroline O'Callaghan
Camden County Technical (Pennsauken): TepKeoMonny Him
Camden County Technical (Sicklerville): Kayleigh Henry
Cherry Hill East: Julia Chan
Cherry Hill West: Carolyn Kirk
Collingswood: Sidona Hackle Gerenstein
Eastern: Christina Beggs
Haddon Heights: Maddy Clark
Haddonfield: Thea Spellmeyer
Haddon Township: Colin Dempsey
Highland: Grace Wassell
LEAP Academy: Kizya Chambliss
Overbrook: Devon Johnson
Timber Creek: Alaina Gordon
Triton: Rebekah Shepkosky
Winslow Township: Caterina Schiavo
Cape May County
Cape May County Technical: Nick Boehm
Middle Township: Sofia Jurusz
Ocean City: Nicholas Scarangelli
Cumberland County
Bridgeton: Dayonna McGriff
Cumberland: Drew Nakai
Millville: Stella Sheppard
Vineland: Madison Cantoni
Gloucester County
Clayton: Allyson Koerner
Clearview: Cavan Agatone
Delsea: Ashton Blose
Deptford: Kennedy Davis
Gateway: Joshua Hummel
Glassboro: Carter Kensil
Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Mason Shute
Kingsway: Ella Stephenson
Our Lady of Mercy: Drew Coyle
Paulsboro: Luke Hinkle
Pitman: Sean Monteith
Washington Township: Max DiRaddo
Williamstown: Walker Cristinziani
Woodbury: Eliana Allamby
Salem County
Penns Grove: Janier Armstead
Pennsville: Kyle Cahill
Schalick: Gabriel Steven Endres
Woodstown: Katelyn Deal
Tom McGurk is a regional sports editor for the Courier-Post, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times, covering South Jersey sports for over 30 years. If you have a sports story that needs to be told, contact him at (856) 486-2420 or email tmcgurk@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @McGurkSports. Help support local journalism with a digital subscription.
This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: NJSIAA honors local senior student-athletes for their accomplishments
