Mishawaka's Jacob Bush to be honored with national Spirit of Sport Award
Mishawaka High School senior Jacob Bush will be honored this Wednesday with the National High School Spirit of Sport Award for Section 4.
Mishawaka will host Northridge on Wednesday in track & field and Bush will be honored during Senior Day festivities. Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Commissioner Paul Neidig and Sports Information Director Jason Wille will make the presentation.
The comeback of Jacob Bush: Mishawaka football player in motorcycle crash that killed dad
The National High School Spirit of Sport Award was created in 2008 by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to recognize those individuals who exemplify the ideals of the spirit of sport that represent the core mission of education based athletics.
In August of 2020, the summer before his sophomore year, Bush was riding on a motorcycle with his father, Jeremy Bush, a South Bend firefighter, when it was hit by another vehicle. His father was killed instantly, and Jacob spent the next four days in a coma fighting for his own life.
After months of rehab, Jacob worked his way back to play on the Cavemen football and track and field teams. He also is a member of the school's Champions Together program through Special Olympics Indiana. He will graduate having served as Student Council Secretary, the recipient of the Forté Sports Medicine's High School Comeback Award and his team's Service Award.
Nominations for the "Spirit of Sport" award were generated through NFHS member state associations and reviewed by the NFHS National High School Spirit of Sport Award Selection Committee composed of state association staff members.
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Mishawaka High School senior Jacob Bush wins Spirit of Sport Award
