TheCentral Ohio High School Sports Awardsprogram is proud to announcethe Athlete of the Year nominees for all spring sports. The winners will be announced during the live show at 7 p.m. June 20 at Mershon Auditorium.
During the show, all these nominees will be honored, along with the athletes of the year in 30 sports. Nominated athletes who RSVP here will receive a complimentary ticketto the event thanks to sponsors.Additional tickets can be obtained on the show's ticketing site.
For more information, or to sign up to receive email updates about the show, visit the show website. Orfollow the show on Facebook.
This year, the guest speaker at the show will be Ohio State quarterback Lincoln Kienholz. The show is produced with the support of Middlefield Bank and Ohio Athletic Performance.
The Central Ohio High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country.
Here are the Athlete of the Year nominees for all spring sports:
BASEBALL
- Taylor Bednar, Olentangy Berlin High School — SR
- Konner Daughriety, Mount Vernon High School — SR
- Keegan Holmstrom, Grove City High School — SR
- Greg Kennedy, Jonathan Alder High School — SR
- Brayden Krenzel, Dublin Jerome High School — SR
- Keegan Knupp, Olentangy Orange High School — JR
- Gavin Lawler, Grove City High School — JR
- Charlie Marando, Dublin Scioto High School — SR
- Ashton Martin, Jonathan Alder High School — JR
- A.J. McAninch, Watterson High School — SR
- Parker McDaniels, Olentangy Berlin High School — SR
- Hayden Woodward, Heath High School — SR
BOYS LACROSSE
- Blake Carawan, DeSales High School — SR
- Joey Clifford, Hilliard Davidson High School — SR
- Cole Fisher, Worthington Kilbourne High School — JR
- Ty Hampton, DeSales High School — SR
- Preston Hawkins, Worthington Kilbourne High School — JR
- Tommy Janowicz, Upper Arlington High School — SR
- Xander Johnson, Dublin Jerome High School — SR
- Angelo Lamatrice, Watterson High School — SR
- Ryder Lewis, Dublin Coffman High School — SR
- Aaron Nebraska, Olentangy Berlin High School — SR
- Dominic Shaw, Pickerington High School Central — SR
- Jake Struck, Olentangy Liberty High School — JR
GIRLS LACROSSE
- Anna Bogan, DeSales High School — SO
- Lilly Boyle, Upper Arlington High School — SR
- Elizabeth Burgess, Columbus School For Girls — SR
- Alex Burns, Upper Arlington High School — SR
- Marissa Dolciato, Worthington Kilbourne High School — SR
- Mia Harrington, Olentangy Orange High School — JR
- Campbell Heald, DeSales High School — SO
- Avery McClain, Watterson High School — SR
- Ellie McClelland, New Albany High School — SR
- Maddy Paz, New Albany High School — SR
- Isabelle Pohmer, Olentangy Liberty High School — SR
- Madeline Pohmer, Olentangy Liberty High School — JR
SOFTBALL
- Sadie Binkley, Logan Elm High School — SO
- Kendall Brown, Lancaster High School — SR
- Carsyn Cassady, Watkins Memorial High School — SR
- Andrea Day, Hilliard Bradley High School — SR
- Ally Ernsberger, Granville High School — SR
- Megan Lodge, Granville High School — JR
- Genevieve Longsdorf, Cardington High School — SR
- Jillian Meszaros, Hilliard Bradley High School — SR
- Ashlin Mowery, Lancaster High School — JR
- Evan Platfoot, Jonathan Alder High School — SR
- Suzie Shultz, Liberty Union High School — SO
- Jordyn Wycuff, Watkins Memorial High School — SR
BOYS TENNIS
- Krish Badri, Olentangy Liberty High School — SR
- Ben Bilenko, New Albany High School — SR
- Jackson Clements, New Albany High School — JR
- Abhinav Dandu, New Albany High School — JR
- Zach Haar, Olentangy Orange High School — SR
- Shane Hand, Olentangy Liberty High School — SO
- Henry Lessard, Bexley High School — FR
- Sam Lessard, Bexley High School — JR
- Nason Lo, Columbus Academy — SO
- Rowen Lo, Columbus Academy — JR
- Nik Shough, Dublin Coffman High School — JR
- Lucas Xue, Columbus Academy — JR
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
- Ben Gabelman, Westerville North High School — SR
- Dawayne Galloway Jr., Marion-Franklin High School — JR
- Jack Gentile, Fisher Catholic High School — SR
- Nate Hollingsworth, Olentangy Liberty High School — SR
- Hugh Jacobsmeyer, Olentangy High School — SR
- Nadir Langston, Hamilton Township High School — SR
- Solomon McDow, Bexley High School — SR
- Gabe Oppong, Tree Of Life Christian School — JR
- Sam Ricchiuti, Dublin Jerome High School — SR
- C.J. Sanna, Olentangy High School — SO
- Richard Simpson, Pickerington High School North — JR
- Ryan Smith, Worthington Kilbourne High School — SR
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
- Elena Aldrink, Olentangy Liberty High School — SO
- Brooke Chapman, Olentangy Orange High School — SO
- Isabel Evans, Northridge High School — JR
- Kylie Feeney, Dublin Coffman High School — SR
- Olivia Pace, Westerville Central High School — SR
- Jameson Pillifant, Columbus School For Girls — SR
- Elizabeth Poling, Upper Arlington High School — SO
- Chayla Rankin, Olentangy High School — JR
- Keena Sanders, Gahanna Lincoln High School — SR
- Celia Schulte, Hilliard Davidson High School — SO
- Anna Wile, Hilliard Davidson High School — SO
- Ashtan Winfrey, Africentric Early College — SR
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
- Mason Heit, Hilliard Darby High School — SR
- Brady Kilgren, Dublin Jerome High School — SR
- Jack Koesters, St. Charles Preparatory School — SR
- Aidan Kolb, Hilliard Darby High School — SR
- Andrew Rakocy, New Albany High School — SR
- Cameron Rau, Upper Arlington High School — SR
- Finn Rubin, Thomas Worthington High School — JR
- George Smith, Watterson High School — JR
- Mladen Tague, St. Charles Preparatory School — SR
- Parker Van Horne, Olentangy Berlin High School — SR
- Jackson VanWormer, Pickerington High School North — SR
- Caden Whiteside, Olentangy Liberty High School — SR
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