Midview Athletics hands out its annual Athletic Awards at Senior Assembly
Midview High School's Class of 2023 began its day-long celebration Friday (May 26) with the Senior Awards Assembly. During the event Athletics Director Dan May handed out the department's annual awards to deserving student-athletes within the graduating class. Congratulations to all of the winners!
OHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award
This award exemplifies the OHSAA Commitment to academic excellence while participating in interscholastic athletics. The award is given to the senior male and female who attained the highest scholastic average at the end of their fall semester. Recipients must also have earned multiple varsity letters over their careers.
This year's winners are Jenna Tennis and Troy Wise.
Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award
As part of an ongoing program to promote Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity, the OHSAA recognizes students who display exemplary sportsmanship. Mr. Griffin is an Ohio native and the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner. During his time as a professional athlete and the CEO of The Ohio State University Alumni Association he always displayed the characteristics of sportsmanship, ethics and integrity.
This year's winners are Riley Willard and Trevor Riemer.
OHSAA Courageous Student Award
This award recognizes a student who has been involved in, or supportive of, the interscholastic athletic program and who deserves recognition for the courage they have exhibited while overcoming a serious injury, illness or disability.
If there was a poster child for this award it would be our 2023 recipient. Faced with a life-altering injury midway through his high school career he could have easily taken a different and darker path. Instead, the injury has motivated him, and he embraces each challenge with a determination and positive outlook that many of us wish we had. We are thankful he joined the track and field team this season and we can't wait to support him as he competes in three events at the State Championship June 2-3.
This year's OHSAA Courageous Student Awards goes to Max Carter.
NFHS National Award for Excellence
This award is to be presented to a male and female student who has exhibited qualities that embody good citizenship, good moral character and good sporting behavior. Two individuals quickly came to mind when seeking qualified Middies. They are Alyssa Atkinson and Bryan Stone.
LCAAA Honor and Merit Roll
The Lorain County Athletic Administrators Association annually recognizes the county's finest senior student-athletes by compiling a Merit and Honor Roll. Eligible student-athlete must have displayed good citizenship while also earning two varsity letters during their senior year and a career total of at least 4 varsity letters to make the merit roll or 6 varsity letters to make the honor roll.
We have 13 merit roll winners this year. They are Lilly Armold, Ryan Bors, Kylie Bunner, Gabrielle Dury, Madison Gilchrist, Mitchell Gooch, Dustin Knipper, Cullen McLaughlin, Herman Plas, Marc Reed, Seth Sturgeon, Collin Thompson and Troy Wise.
We also have 18 student-athletes that earned Honor Roll. They are Alyssa Atkinson, Owen Bier, Charlotte Bynum, Olivia Case, Mya DiFranco, Meghan Hubbard, Mason Kucera, Amanda Pschock, Trevor Riemer, Ryan Runser, Grace Seymour, Bryan Stone, Jenna Tennis, Rachel Whary, Brynn Willard, Riley Willard, Noah Willard and Cole Winslow.
In addition, two of our student-athletes have earned Midview's 2023 LCAAA Scholar Athletes of the Year. They receive a medal from the organization. They are Mya DiFranco and Cole Winslow.