63rd WNC Sports Awards Banquet Set for May 25 at Omni Grove Park Inn
The 63rd Western North Carolina Sports Awards Banquet will be held on Sunday, May 25 at the Omni Grove Park Inn.
The banquet, first held in 1959 and conducted by the Mountain Amateur Athletic Club, honors the area’s top high school athletes and teams with 24 awards, 20 scholarships, the Riley Howell Courage Award, and a Special Olympics Award.
More than 100 of the area’s top student athletes are invited to the banquet, which begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Omni Grove Park Inn’s Grand Ballroom. Tickets are now available to the public and can be purchased for $60 .
Finalists for the awards and scholarships recipients were selected from nominations by WNC coaches and athletic directors. Below the banquet tickets is a list of the finalists for each award.
For more information, contact Martha Gates at marthagates18@gmail.com.
WNC Sports Awards Finalists
Aiken, Meyer, Whatley/Wells Fargo Advisors Division II Female Athlete Major Sport: Joscelyn Stamper, Cherokee; Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville; Whitney Rogers, Cherokee; Mia Roland, Owen; Ryann Hernandez, Asheville School.
Northwestern Mutual/Carole Martin Division II Female Athlete Olympic Sport: Eloise Durham, Asheville School; Caroline Barton, Carolina Day; Arizona Blankenship, Swain; Ella Jane Osada, Asheville Christian Academy; Dvdaya Swinner, Cherokee.
Homewood Suites Division II Female Team Major Sport: Cherokee basketball, Hendersonville soccer, Polk County volleyball, Robbinsville softball.
Mills Manufacturing Division II Female Team Olympic Sport: Swain wrestling, Hendersonville tennis, Swain cross country, Swain outdoor track and field, Avery golf.
Prescription Pad Pharmacies Division II Male Athlete Major Sport: Mikey Wilkins, Christ School; Brandon Quinn, Mountain Heritage; Davis Kendall, Owen; Gunnar Alm, Polk County; Asante Martin, Owen.
Tara and Frank Burdette Division II Male Athlete Olympic Sport: Nse Uffort, Swain; Jeremiah Dodd, Asheville Christian Academy; Zalen McCraw, Polk County.
Fields Auto Group Division II Male Team Major Sport: Mountain Heritage football, East Rutherford baseball, Christ School basketball, Asheville School football.
Blue Ridge Division of EmergeOrtho Division II Male Team Olympic Sport: Asheville School swimming, Brevard cross country, Swain outdoor track and field.
Ann Brandis Division I Female Athlete Major Sport: Emma Bryson, West Henderson; Sadie Jo Hunter, North Buncombe; Kendall Rumans, Franklin; Allyson Garcia, West Henderson; Karlie Henning, Roberson.
First Citizens Bank Division I Female Athlete Olympic Sport: Jaylee Monteith, Reynolds; Laura Covarrubias, Franklin; Taylor Goodwin, Roberson; McKenna Williams, Tuscola; Evelyn Merrell, North Buncombe.
HomeTrust Bank Division I Female Team Major Sport: West Henderson volleyball, Asheville High soccer, Roberson volleyball, Erwin basketball.
Twisted Laurel Restaurant Group Division I Female Team Olympic Sport: Enka wrestling, Franklin outdoor track and field, Tuscola golf, West Henderson cross country.
Goforth Builders Inc. Division I Male Athlete Major Sport: Declan Brown, Reynolds; Lawson Reynolds. Erwin; Cohen Bohanon, Roberson; Micah Simpson, Roberson; Truitt Manuel, West Henderson; Max Guest, Reynolds.
Massasoit of North Carolina, Inc. Division I Male Athlete Olympic Sport: Lawson Reynolds, Erwin; Jonah Brant, Franklin; Michael Ferguson, North Buncombe; Kane Bryson, Pisgah; Graham Cannon, Enka.
McKinney Insurance Services Division I Male Team Major Sport: Reynolds basketball, Reynolds soccer, Erwin football, Roberson baseball, West Henderson baseball.
Rodeway Inn & Suites Division I Male Team Olympic Sport: Reynolds outdoor track and field, Pisgah wrestling, Franklin outdoor track and field, Enka wrestling, West Henderson cross country.
The Joint Chiropractic Division II Female Academic Award: Caroline Barton, Carolina Day; Eloise Durham, Asheville School; Kylie Lewis, Polk County; Chloe Adair, East Rutherford; Natalie Thompson, Polk County.
Blue Ridge Imaging Technologies Division I Female Academic Award: Aubrey Haley, Franklin; Karlie Henning, Roberson; Haley Littrel, West Henderson; Laura Covarrubias, Franklin; Taylor Goodwin, Roberson.
Heath & Nikol Shuler Division II Male Academic Award: Michael Swing, Hendersonville; Robbie McCurry, Mountain Heritage; Ezekiel Herzog, Asheville Christian Academy; George Barber, Polk County; Elijah Lewkowicz, Owen.
Alan Tate Beverly-Hanks Realtors Division I Male Academic Award: Trent Clark, North Buncombe; Cohen Bohanon, Roberson; Micah Simpson, Roberson; Michael Ferguson, North Buncombe; Keagan Saft, West Henderson.
Apollo Flame Division II Female Athlete of the Year: Joscelyn Stamper, Cherokee; Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville; Arizona Blankenship, Swain; Caroline Barton, Carolina Day; Dvdaya Swimmer, Cherokee.
Young Transportation Division II Male Athlete of the Year: Mikey Wilkins, Christ School; Davis Kendall, Owen; Nse Uffort, Swain; Brandon Quinn, Mountain Heritage.
Lary & Jan Schulhof Division I Female Athlete of the Year: Emma Bryson, West Henderson; Kayden Lyda, West Henderson, Jaylee Monteith Reynolds, Taylor Goodwin, Roberson.
Henry Logan Division I Male Athlete of the Year: Lawson Reynolds, Erwin; Truitt Manuel, West Henderson; Weston Winchester, Smoky Mountain; Braylen Dezarn, Franklin; Graham Cannon, Enka, Max Guest, Reynolds.
Scholarship Winners: Aubrey Haley, Franklin; Zachary Thomas Stanley, Roberson/West Henderson; Briana Quiroz, Franklin; Laura Covarrubias, Franklin; David Rogers, Franklin; Matheson Post, Franklin; Kane Bryson, Pisgah; Ty Wallace Clark, Andrews; Jason Eighmey, Madison; McKenna Williams, Tuscola; Arizona Blankenship, Swain; Allyson Garcia, West Henderson; Cloey Morrow, Mountain Heritage; George Banks Barber, Polk County; Cohen Bohanon, Roberson; Caylee Smart, North Buncombe; Bailey Simpson, North Henderson; Abigail Brockmeier Roberson; Karena Cline, Swain; Cooper Green, Reynolds, Mateo Magana, Owen.