Gladstone senior Lauren Sundquist swings at a pitch against Standish-Sterling on May 18, 2024 at Gladstone High School. (Adam Hinch/Daily Press)

EAST LANSING — The 120 finalists for the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Scholar-Athlete Awards for the 2024-25 school year, presented by Farm Bureau Insurance, have been announced.

The program has recognized student-athletes since the 1989-90 school year and again this winter will honor 32 individuals from MHSAA member schools who participate in at least one sport in which the Association sponsors a postseason tournament.

Farm Bureau Insurance underwrites the Scholar-Athlete Awards and will present a $2,000 scholarship to each recipient. Since the beginning of the program, 960 scholarships have been awarded.

Scholarships will be presented proportionately by school classification, with 12 scholarships to be awarded to Class A student-athletes, six female and six male; eight scholarships awarded to Class B student-athletes, four female and four male; six scholarships awarded to Class C student-athletes, three female and three male; and four scholarships awarded to Class D student-athletes, two female and two male. In addition, two scholarships will be awarded at-large to minority recipients, regardless of school size.

Multiple-sport participation remains the norm among applicants. The average sport participation rate of the finalists is 2.88. There are 75 three-plus sport participants in the finalists field, and all but one of the 28 sports in which the MHSAA sponsors postseason tournaments are represented.

Of 431 schools which submitted applicants, 25 submitted the maximum allowed. This year, 1,513 applications were received. All applicants will be presented with certificates commemorating their achievement. Additional Scholar-Athlete Award information, including a complete list of scholarship nominees, can be found on the Scholar-Athlete page.

The applications were judged by a 65-member committee of school coaches, counselors, faculty members, administrators and board members from MHSAA member schools. Selection of the 32 scholarship recipients will take place in early February. Class C and D scholarship recipients will be announced Feb. 4, Class B scholarship recipients will be announced Feb. 11 and Class A scholarship recipients will be announced Feb. 18. All announcements will be made on the MHSAA Website.

To be eligible for the award, students must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale) and previously have won a varsity letter in at least one sport in which the MHSAA sponsors a postseason tournament. Students also were asked to respond to a series of short essay questions and submit two letters of recommendation and a 500-word essay on the importance of sportsmanship in educational athletics.

Finalists

Girls Class B

Hannah Lee, Ann Arbor Greenhills; Eleana Zhuang, Ann Arbor Greenhills; Madison Cole, Battle Creek Pennfield; Addison Seemann, Freeland; Lauren Sundquist, Gladstone; Sierra Grooters, Hudsonville Unity Christian; Madelynn Kreider, Kingsford; Nadia Marie Grierson, Ludington; Anna Catherine Boggs, Monroe Jefferson; Marlee Plaxco, Negaunee; Hailey Dodd, Parma Western; Alaina Hanson, Reed City; Alexandrea Komarowski, St. Clair; Scarlet Maison, Standish-Sterling; Camille Kraai, Whitehall; Grace McDowell, Whitehall

Boys Class B

Maxwell Volk, Chesaning; Alan Mrva, Corunna; Isaak E. Rubley, Dundee; Brayden Joslin, Durand; Brayden Bryan Lape, Grass Lake; Corbin Allen, Grayling; Oliver Costello, Haslett; Jayse Peterson, Hastings; Caden James VanHuis, Holland Christian; Gavin J. Trevillian, Kingsford; Nicholas Caldwell, North Branch; Benjamin Kelenske, Olivet; Blair Scott, Olivet; Owen T. Feldpausch, Owosso; Ryan Goodrich, Whitehall; Brady Tate, Whitehall

Girls Class C

Baylee Goddard, Alcona; Kaylee A. Kranz, Clinton; Kelcie Jo Pung, Fowler; Alexyn DuBois, Hanover-Horton; Grace Hayhurst, Harbor Springs; Allie Nowak, Johannesburg-Lewiston; Dayne Behning, Munising; Kate Mattson, Munising; Ashlyn Orr, New Lothrop; Summer L. Pomaville, Pinconning; Tess Tillman, Royal Oak Shrine Catholic; Makayla Zelinko, St. Charles

Boys Class C

Lucas Hall, Bark River-Harris; Owen Heath, Bridgman; Jason Zarate, Brighton Charyl Stockwell Prep; Matthew Mellendorf, Cass City; Korbyn Russell, East Jordan; Isaiah Kabban, Harbor Beach; Carson Kienitz, Munising; Trevor Nolan, Munising; Ian Weldon, Reese; Ben Denlinger, Roscommon; Wheatley Rodammer, Saginaw Valley Lutheran; Landon Pestrue, St. Louis

Girls Class D

Keira Jean Graham, Bessemer; Molly Coppens, Chesterfield Austin Catholic; Sarah Bradley, Clarkston Everest Collegiate; Ella Grace Gasperich, Crystal Falls Forest Park; Leah Durfee, Fife Lake Forest Area; Ella Knudsen, Leland; Mallory Rich, Muskegon Catholic Central; Kaitlyn Miros, Saginaw Nouvel

Boys Class D

Seth Davis, Adrian Lenawee Christian; Owen Plum, Britton Deerfield; Joshua Gaunt, Dollar Bay; Dakota Malek, Fulton; Andrew Spiegel, Hillsdale Academy; Carter Kosinski, Kinde North Huron; Alex Tyndall, Mason County Eastern; Grady Pieratt, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart