The Alexandria Sportsman’s Club has named its 2021 High School Athletes of the year, awarding $40,000 to 16 area high school student-athletes.
“We had 81 scholarship applications this year,” said ASC president Eva Shea. “Each scholarship was for $2,500 and a committee evaluated the student athletes on their sports achievements, academic achievements, community service, and essay.”
ASC began the yearly scholarship in 2005 with one awardee and through the generosity of local donors has grown the program in recent years.
“Through our Holiday Giving Campaign we have been able to increase the amount given as well as the number of scholarships since then significantly,” said Shea, who is the first woman to serve as president in the history of the organization. “We are very grateful this year during a pandemic that we were able to raise 105 percent of our goal of $40,000 and award $2,500 scholarships to 16 very deserving student athletes for college.”
The ASC scholarship is open to Alexandria high school seniors from T.C. Williams, Bishop Ireton, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes and Episcopal.
“It was an honor for me to work with the ASC Board of Governors during this challenging year to keep the traditions of ASC alive,” she added. “Even though we weren’t able to meet and honor the student-athletes of Alexandria in person, we were still able to offer quality speakers through our webinars, including Eddie George, Mark Scialabba, David Knight, Len Shapiro, Tommy Park and the local Athletic Directors. Marion Moon will be the second woman in ASC history to be President this coming year and I’m extremely confident our success will continue under her leadership.”
Emma Bates
T.C. Williams
Soccer/Swim & Dive/Field Hockey
Dalbec Barrett
T.C. Williams
Football
Caleb Finemore
Bishop Ireton
Soccer
Erika Harwood
T.C. Williams
Volleyball/Soccer
Emme Cate Heilbrun
Bishop Ireton
Cross Country/Track & Field/Swim & Dive
Joshua Hernandez
T.C. Williams
Volleyball/Pole Vault
Anna Hill
T.C. Williams
Crew/Rowing
Laila Jewett
Bishop Ireton
Basketball
Lawson Laverty
Episcopal
Football/Lacrosse
Lillian MacBride
T.C. Williams
Crew/Rowing
Michaela Mannel
T.C. Williams
Basketball/Cross Country
Megan Munson
T.C. Williams
Soccer/Volleyball
Bella Obioha
Bishop Ireton
Volleyball/Swim
Tatum Prevost
T.C. Williams
Field Hockey/Swim & Dive/Tennis
Caroline Surratt
T.C. Williams
Crew/Rowing
Caroline Winakur
T.C. Williams
Field Hockey