Dani Hicks earns OHSAA scholarship

OHSAA information

COLUMBUS – A total of $66,000 in college scholarships was handed out to 54 students during the 20th annual OHSAA Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Banquet held June 15 in Columbus at the DoubleTree Hotel at the Crosswoods/Worthington. Among recipients was Crestview’s Dani Hicks.

The scholarship winners were selected by each of the six OHSAA district athletic boards. Of the 54 honorees, 42 will receive $1,000 awards, including six (one from each district) that will be given an OHSAA Minority Scholarship presented by Farmers Insurance. Twelve students (two from each district) will receive $2,000 awards made possible by the OHSAA Foundation and Taco Bell. Nike and Molten have also contributed to the OHSAA scholarship program, as well as schools that participate in an OHSAA Foundation basketball game, which includes a fee given to the Foundation to fund their portion of the scholarships.

“We have had many highlights and displays of sportsmanship this past school year and the scholar-athlete banquet is always one of those special moments, too,” said OHSAA Commissioner Dr. Dan Ross. “I look forward to this banquet just as much as the state tournaments because it’s an opportunity to see so many students honored for their extraordinary work academically. They truly represent what it is all about and their families and schools are to be commended for helping them achieve great things already. I would also like to personally thank the OHSAA Foundation and our corporate partners for their generous support in helping make these scholarships possible.”

More About the Scholar‐Athlete Selection Process

Scholar‐athlete recipients are selected based on a point system that rewards students for grade point averages; ACT or SAT scores; varsity letters earned; individual and team athletic honors; and an essay. There are seven, 10 or 13 recipients from each district, depending upon the number of schools within the district. The recipients were selected by special committees within each of the six OHSAA athletic districts. Recipients of athletic scholarships from NCAA Division I or II institutions are not eligible for the award.

2012 OHSAA Scholar‐Athlete Scholarship Recipients

# $2,000 OHSAA Foundation Scholarship presented by Taco Bell

* OHSAA Minority Scholarship presented by Farmers Insurance

% OHSAA Scholarship presented by Taco Bell

OTHER NOTABLES FROM THE NW DISTRICT:

Northwest District (10)

Samantha Rhodes (Findlay Liberty‐Benton) # Ranked first in her class … 11 varsity letters (cross country, track & field and basketball) … will attend The Ohio State University and study business

Tanner Calvelage (Delphos St. John’s) # 3.89 GPA … seven varsity letters (football, baseball and basketball) … will attend Ohio Northern University and study civil engineering.

Marissa Schroeder (Miller City) * ‐– Ranked first in her class … 4.0 GPA … 11 varsity letters (soccer, softball and basketball) … will attend The Ohio State University and study chemical engineering.

Mark Brunet (Coldwater) % ‐ 3.9 GPA … five varsity letters (football and basketball) … will attend the University of Toledo and study civil engineering.

Zachary Diltz (Lima Shawnee) ‐ 3.97 GPA … 10 varsity letters (swimming & diving, cross country, tennis and track & field) … will attend the University of Alabama and study pre-medicine.

Austin Etzler (Elida) ‐ 3.87 GPA … 12 varsity letters (football, swimming & diving and track & field) … will attend Valparaiso University and study civil engineering.

Elise Gastier (Milan Edison) ‐ Ranked first in her class … 4.0 GPA … eight varsity letters (track & field, volleyball and basketball) … will attend The Ohio State University and study biology and pre-dentistry.

Danica Hicks (Convoy Crestview) ‐ 3.66 GPA … 11 varsity letters (volleyball, softball and basketball) … is undecided on a major but plans to attend Bluffton University.

Samantha Hoelscher (Minster) ‐ 3.51 GPA … 10 varsity letters (cross country, track & field and basketball) … will attend the University of Cincinnati and study marketing.

Emily Wolery (Lima Shawnee) ‐ 3.87 GPA … 15 varsity letters (soccer, swimming & diving, track & field and cross country) … plans to attend either Vanderbilt or Xavier and major in biology/pre-medicine.