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Mahon & Washart Named Maschke Scholar-Athlete Award Recipients

Posted May 2nd, 2017

Seniors Matt Mahon & Zach Washart were selected as South Jersey Interscholastic Swimming Association (SJISA) Bill Maschke Scholar-Athlete Award recipients. Bill Maschke was an outstanding scholar, swimmer, and coach in South Jersey whom the prestigious honor is named after. A $500 scholarship is awarded to four male and four female applicants from the senior class, who have excelled in the classroom and in the pool. Applicants must have carried a minimum cumulative 3.7 GPA through seven semesters of work and have participated in 80% of the team’s meets during the season. The committee evaluates the criteria based on a point system approved by the general membership and the award’s winners are selected from a pool of qualifying finalists.

 

In addition, Chase Knechtel and Luke Snyder were announced as Maschke Scholar-Athlete Honorees and received a $100 scholarship.

 

Maschke Scholar Athletes

Justin Liu – Mainland

Matt Mahon – St. Augustine Prep

Matt McGough –  Bishop Eustace

Zach Washart – St. Augustine Prep

Jamie Browne – Cherokee

Marissa Heino – Kingsway

Nicole Meskin – Eastern

Tess Ruona – Shawnee