In the first of a two-part announcement, ThisWeek has named the finalists for our Athlete of the Year awards for the nine winter sports.
Congratulations to all the athletes selected; your banquet invitation should arrive in the next few days. All athletes and coaches must RSVP by May 17. The ThisWeek Sports Awards banquet is Thursday, May 24, at Villa Milano, 1630 Schrock Road, Columbus. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event begins at 7. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is the banquet sponsor.
At the event, ThisWeek will announce the Super 12 boys basketball, girls basketball and wrestling teams as well as 18 honorable mention players for each sport. Captains of those three teams will be announced at the banquet. The top five athletes in boys swimming and diving, girls swimming and diving, boys bowling, girls bowling, gymnastics, hockey, baseball, softball, boys track and field, girls track and field, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, boys tennis and boys volleyball will be recognized, with the Athlete of the Year being named for each sport.
The finalists from spring sports will be announced in May.
Here are the winter sports finalists:
BOYS BASKETBALL
Christopher Anthony, Harvest Prep
Reiko Bagley, Whitehall
Tre’ Baumgardner, Africentric
Julius Brown, Westerville North
Von Cameron Davis, Walnut Ridge
Chanc Dawson, Ready
Dane Goodwin, Upper Arlington
Owen Hazelbaker, Johnstown
Thomas Hickman, Westerville Central
Jerome Hunter, Pickerington North
P.J. Jones, Grove City
Terin Kinsway, Delaware
Taevion Kinsey, Eastmoor Academy
Datrey Long, Beechcroft
Sean Marks, Olentangy
Jordan McMillian, Westerville South
Adrian Nelson, Pickerington Central
Claudio Penha, Harvest Prep
Dominiq Penn, Dublin Coffman
Solomon Pierre-Louis, Wellington
Ben Roderick, Olentangy Liberty
Justin Shipman-Curtis, Columbus East
J.T. Shumate, Newark
Jelani Simmons, Beechcroft
Brady Snyder, Canal Winchester
Isaiah Speelman, Hilliard Bradley
Brady Thomas, Ready
Garrett Tipton, Hartley
Treohn Watkins, Columbus South
Tre Williams, Reynoldsburg
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Edyn Battle, Gahanna
Emma Burns, DeSales
Savannah Childress, Wellington
Maggie Crozier, Worthington Kilbourne
Lilly Edwards, Dublin Coffman
Uju Ezeudu, Reynoldsburg
Jazzlyn Gaiters, Thomas Worthington
Mchale Grant, Eastmoor Academy
Dani Hall, Ready
Anisja Harris, Gahanna
Emma Humenay, Olentangy Liberty
Madison Greene, Pickerington Central
Jordan Horston, Africentric
Trinity McClure, Westland
Anyssa Jones, Westerville South
Maliya Perry, Pickerington Central
Sommer Pitzer, Westerville South
Annie Rauch, Hilliard Darby
Morgan Sharps, Newark
Jacy Sheldon, Dublin Coffman
Emily Simon, Hilliard Davidson
Alexia Smith, Africentric
Lyssi Snouffer, Delaware Christian
Macy Spielman, Upper Arlington
Katie Shumate, Newark
Carlisa Strickland, Independence
Kennedy Taylor, Hartley
Maddy Vincent, Bexley
Kyria Walker, Reynoldsburg
Jeana Weatherspoon, Northland
WRESTLING
Jared Ball, Hilliard Darby
Tyler Bates, Marysville
Forest Belli, Northridge
Eliot Clark, Bexley
Tyler Connolly, Marysville
Jacob Cover, Hilliard Darby
Gio DiSabato, Hilliard Davidson
Micah Dusseau, Hilliard Davidson
Xander Gore, Olentangy
Walker Heard, Marysville
Mitch Herren, Upper Arlington
Hudson Jump, Grandview
Carson Kharchla, Olentangy Liberty
Trevor Lawson, Olentangy Liberty
Jake Marsh, Marysville
Jaden Mattox, Central Crossing
Bailey Munday, Big Walnut
Michael Petrella, Hartley
Mitch Potterf, Westerville North
Deron Pulliam, Dublin Scioto
Griffin Rathburn, Hartley
Klay Reeves, Northridge
Blake Saito, Olentangy Liberty
Deacon Sawchuk, Hilliard Bradley
Daniel Segura, Dublin Scioto
Jacob Sherman, Olentangy
Hunter Thornsberry, Newark
Lennox Wolak, Dublin Coffman
Devin Wood, Central Crossing
Ben Yost, Dublin Coffman
BOYS BOWLING
Jason Kefauver, Whitehall
Ryan O’Connor, Westerville Central
Devon Richardson, Westerville Central
Cameron Singer, Northland
Daniel Valz, Olentangy Liberty
GIRLS BOWLING
Makayla Barber, Whitehall
Averi Brown, Eastmoor Academy
Shannon Gonzales, Gahanna
Briann McKnight, Gahanna
Madison Stiffler, Whitehall
GYMNASTICS
Gianna Brooks, Westerville Central
Mary Dimitroff, Big Walnut
Bethany Hurt, Dublin Coffman
Greta Planck, Hilliard Bradley
Chloe Shook, Hillaird Darby
HOCKEY
Harrison Graff, Dublin Jerome
Nick Kuraly, Watterson
Carter Patchett, Dublin Jerome
Tyler Riddle, New Albany
Sam Turner, Olentangy Liberty
BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING
Jacob Eismann, Columbus Academy
Benjamin Kuriger, Olentangy
Jason Mathews, Westerville North
Eddie Michael, Dublin Coffman
Max Scott, Dublin Jerome
GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING
Jordan Aurnou-Rhees, Columbus School for Girls
Dakota Elliott, Upper Arlington
Rachel Peroni, Olentangy Liberty
Kristyn Sabol, Dublin Coffman
Maycey Vieta, Gahanna
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