CHESHIRE, Conn. – Three hundred forty-six senior student athletes were honored as CIAC Scholar Athletes at the 36th Annual CAS-CIAC Scholar Athlete Banquet at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington Sunday night. The event is the largest of the many honors programs CAS-CIAC hosts each year.
The Scholar Athlete program recognizes two high school senior student-athletes – one boy and one girl – from each member high school whose academic and athletic careers have been exemplary, whose personal standards and achievement are a model to others, and who possess high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage. The honorees are chosen by the member schools and are submitted to the CIAC.
More than 1,700 students, family members, school administrators and coaches were in attendance salute the Scholar Athletes and recognize their achievements. Adam Greenberg, former major league baseball player and Connecticut high school standout provided the keynote address. Retired ESPN anchor Bob Picozzi served as the host for the evening. Westbrook High School senior multi-sport athlete Alana Bochanis was recognized with the Michael H. Savage Spirit of Sport Award (click here for more on her story).
Please see below for the complete list of 2018-19 Scholar Athletes:
School | Female Honoree | Male Honoree |
Abbott Tech | Jesslyn Rodriguez | Luis Panora |
Aerospace | Desaray Chapman | Abhiram Tirumala |
Amity | Kate Yuan | Thomas Livesay |
Ansonia | Julia Catale | Kamil Kwaskiewicz |
Avon | Huyen Nam Nguyen | Justin Arroyo |
Bacon Academy | Jessica Savage | Ryan Konon |
Bassick | Amaya Labrador | Robel Mehrtab |
Berlin | Madison Monroe | Alexander Halkias |
Bethel | Christina DaSilva | Rahul Bhagwani |
Bloomfield | Camryn Johnson | Chaddane Williams |
Bolton | Julianne Fisher | Samwell Pagani |
Branford | Sophia Araneo | Robert Olejarczyk, Jr. |
Bridgeport Central | Jacqueline Tapia | Erick Ruilova |
Brien McMahon | Charlotte Hussey | Emmet Towey |
Bristol Central | Kiara Suazo | Pacifico Flores |
Bristol Eastern | Paige McLaughlin | Benjamin Wadowski |
Brookfield | Sadie Smart | Benjamin Carvell |
Bulkeley | Alondra Rodriquez | Zahir Akbar |
Bullard-Havens Tech | Lydia Masala | Richard Edwards |
Bunnell | Jayleen Hererra | Malcolm Brown |
Canton | Sarah Bowman | Andrew Obrzut |
Career | Alexandra Queen | Ethan Silver |
Cheney Tech | Maxine Duva | |
Cheshire | Samantha Grenon | Ankit Sahasrabudhe |
Civic Leadership | Diane Arias | Samuel Darko |
Coginchaug | Margaret Fiondella | Timothy Arcari |
Conard | Kate Shaffer | Colebrooke Johnson |
Coventry | Hannah LeVasseur | Sean Power |
Cromwell | Cara Jordan | Jonathan Bane |
Crosby | Gabriella Garcia | Kweku Amissah-Arthur |
Danbury | Grace Lange | Micah Chen |
Daniel Hand | Tara Henry | Kevin Girardi |
Darien | Taylor Richards | Aram Russell |
Derby | Alyssa Meneo | Nathaniel Bartone |
E. O. Smith | Ana Peczuh | Gavin Till |
East Catholic | Meghan Faulkner | Joseph Reilly |
East Granby | Caitlin Mae Strzegowski | Jack Tubridy |
East Hampton | Julia Shirley | Jared Thomas |
East Hartford | Malia Hunt | Anthony Meglin |
East Haven | Cameron Cordaway | Jack Kabel |
East Lyme | Daven Roberts | Matthew Kung |
East Windsor | Zaiba Khan | Martin Resto |
Ellington High School | Katherine O’Connell | Daniel Johnson |
Ellis Tech | Isabella Fugazzi | Logan Gustafson |
Enfield | Jamie Galovich | David Stefaniak |
Fairfield Ludlowe | Bridget Paulmann | Nicholas Rullo |
Fairfield Prep | Peter Kavanaugh | |
Fairfield Warde | Kristen Murphy | Noah Igram |
Farmington | Mia Grzywinski | Jeffrey Duan |
Fitch | Olivia Carney | Andrew Kerst |
Foran | Tessa Malesky | Ryan DeMarco |
Gilbert | Penelope Rein | Byron Deily |
Glastonbury | Emily Donofrio | Jacob Davis |
Goodwin Tech | Soannie Arroyo | Ryan Johnson |
Granby Memorial | Madison McFarland | Jack DiMeo |
Grasso Tech | Hannah VanDevander | Conner Cooley |
Greenwich | Naomi Kostman | Nicholas Liu |
Griswold | Meredith Brown | Matthew Spinelli |
Guilford | Meredith Bloss | John DeLucia |
Haddam-Killingworth | Emma Anziano | Nate Carlson |
Hale Ray | Sierra Marie Cazassa | Christopher Thomas Cappitella |
Hall | Olivia Bowes | Hugh Wells |
Hamden | Gabriella Mignosa | Zachary Lane |
Hartford Public | Wenesha Stewart | Ryan West |
Hillhouse | Jada Boyd | Devon Smith |
HMTCA | Makenna Lindsay | Austin O’Neal |
Holy Cross | Elise Pelletier | William Greene |
Housatonic Valley Reg. | Anna Coon | Jack McAuliffe |
Immaculate | Kristen Cirone | Ryan Fanella |
Innovation | Morgan Sartor | Quentin Askew |
Joel Barlow | Kiara Robichaud | Jack Warren |
Jonathan Law | Abigail Bernstein | William Contaxis |
Kaynor Tech | Rianna Albert | Matheus Silva |
Kennedy | Hannah West | Brian Portela |
Killingly | Taylor Jax | Bryce Bentinck |
Kolbe-Cathedral | Gracen Kerr | Jovan Zayas |
Lauralton Hall | Leah Cogguillo | |
Ledyard | Olivia Strelevitz | Adam Crawford |
Lewis Mills | Kaleigh Soucy | Joshua Schibi |
Litchfield | Sarah McCarthy | Charles Shanks |
Lyman Hall | Kailey Lipka | Luke Horobin |
Lyman Memorial | Megan Rice | |
Lyme-Old Lyme | Anna Sather | Casey Blue |
Maloney | Brenna DiMella | Matt Bahre |
Manchester | Hannah Sullivan | Logan Tomlinson |
Masuk | Molly Carriero | Sean Murray |
Mercy | Catryn Rhoden | |
Middletown | Kaylee Morosky | Matthew Lecky |
MLC | Ashley Novak | Evan Stanley |
Montville | Mady Whittaker | Rishabh Iyer |
Morgan | Erin Lindsay | James P. Nye |
Naugatuck | Hailey Deitelbaum | Thomas Martins |
New Britain | Maya Mlynarska | Danniel Rivera |
New Canaan | Elaina Tiller | Jack Richardson |
New Fairfield | Rachel Dee | Erik Dighton |
New London | Jazmine Silva | Rockenson Charles |
New Milford | Emily Papp | Sean Murphy |
Newington | Abigail Molloy | Daniel Pestrichello |
Newtown | Jacquelyn Matthews | Todd Petersen |
Nonnewaug | Lindsey Ross | Andrew Ray |
North Branford | Alessandra Augur | Colby Anastasio |
North Haven | Katie Rogers | Jonathan Opramolla |
Northwest Catholic | Meghan O’Shea | Michael Stamm |
Northwestern Regional | Caroline Crone | Jackson Kaszas |
Norwalk | Emilia Cuevas | Gianluca Trofa |
Norwich Free Academy | Madeline Perrino | Jonathan Synott |
Norwich Tech | Riley Riewerts | Edgardo Cruz |
Notre Dame -Fairfield | Mary Keden | Kacy Adams |
Notre Dame-West Haven | Brian LoCicero | |
O’Brien Tech | Dayna Kneissl | Edwin Maldonado |
Old Saybrook | Jessica Stratton | Shane Henderson |
Oxford | Molly Sastram | Jack Kolvig |
Parish Hill | Kelsey Zator | Skyler Sears |
Plainfield | Grace Fischer | Robert Tristan |
Plainville | Rachel Parsons | Cole McNamara |
Platt | Julia Misner | Cameron Germe |
Platt Tech | Juliana Pinto | Youssoupha Cisse |
Pomperaug | Maggie Lee | Jack Messina |
Portland | Rebecca Tripp | Mark Matera |
Prince Tech | Kennedy Porter | Kyaw Kya |
Putnam | Maggie McKeon | Jeffrey Reed |
RHAM | Kaleigh Bozzo | James Abu-Rahmeh |
Ridgefield | Caitlin Inall | Omkar Ratnaparkhi |
Rockville | Kyleigh Percy | Christopher Mcauliffe |
Rocky Hill | Nicole Lukens | Pulkit Nagpal |
Sacred Heart | Hannah Dombroski | Alvin DeLeon |
Sacred Heart Academy | Mary Sarah Olson | |
Saint Bernard | Emily Nelson | Sam Davis |
Seymour | Jenna Geffert | Daniel Bouzolin |
Sheehan | Rayna Esch | Mark Amodio, Jr. |
Shelton | Louise Kim | Colin St. Pierre |
Shepaug Valley | Abigail Gorra | Ethan Hibbard |
Simsbury | Ellen Meyer | Bronson Starsiak |
SMSA | Kristen Rodriguez | Jacob Gallo |
Somers | Emily Renzoni | Hayden Barrett |
South Windsor | Jessica Van Horn | Daniel Sullivan |
Southington | Abigail Lo Presti | Tyler Bade |
St. Joseph | Jessica Mazo | Benjamin Talbot |
St. Paul Catholic | Catherine Ciampi | Jordan Rinaldi |
Stafford | Julianna DeSantis-Raymond | Jeffrey Kology |
Staples | Elle Fair | Andrew Zuckerman |
Stonington | Jessica Detwiler | Joseph Hinkley |
Stratford | Jennifer Melo | Samuel Branyan |
Suffield | Gabrielle Zeller | Camden Miller |
Terryville | Cara Marie Andrews | Colin Michael Bamrick |
Thomaston | Haille Cash | Andrew Colavecchio |
Tolland | Kelsey Leach | Gavin Rublewski |
Torrington | Alyssa Dowd | Ashiespal Bharara |
Tourtellotte | Rori Johnson | Spencer Fulone |
Trumbull | Caroline San Angelo | Chris Lepore |
University | Helena Gouveia | Dylan Errico |
Valley Regional | Emily Hutchinson | Michael Ryan |
Vinal Tech | Abigail Young | Timothy Smith |
Wamogo | Marina Vlasto | Reid Turtoro |
Waterford | Ellie Lokken | Alexander Fayan |
Watertown | Nicole DeFeo | Kyle Robinson |
WCA | Janelle Goodman | Khalil Simon |
Weaver | Raegan Byrd | Dean Jones |
West Haven | Keegan Riccio | Joseph Delgado |
Westbrook | Avery Bauman | Nathan Comment |
Westhill | Grace Hansen | John Hicks |
Weston | Carolyn Zech | Brendan Moore |
Wethersfield | Haley Whelchel | Anthony Milluzzo |
Wheeler | Grace Anderson | Seth Jones |
Wilby | Alana Daunis | Stefon Morris |
Wilcox Tech | Tatiana Gonzalez | Elias Henry |
Wilton | Emma Rothkopf | Kyle Phillips |
Windham | Cecilia Hunter | Ellis Phillils-Gallucci |
Windham Tech | Keneishaliz Irizarry | Abram Rosario |
Windsor | Tyra Anderson | Kyle Orzechowski |
Windsor Locks | Shivani Bhut | Jonathan Garcia |
Wolcott | Rachel Bennett | Tyler Shoban |
Wolcott Tech | Sandra Toalongo | Alexander Sherman |
Woodland | Mia Piccolo | Ryan Swanson |
Woodstock Academy | Heather Converse | Cole Hackett |
Wright Tech | Grace Kenny | David Marciczkiewicz |
Xavier | Bryce Hammen |
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