Northwood's Harings named WIAA scholar athlete

Northwood High School senior Teagen Harings has been named a 2012 WIAA Scholar Athlete, making her the first student from Northwood ever to earn the honor.

This year’s finalists were chosen from among 800 seniors nominated by 400 high schools in the state. Every year since 1984, each of the WIAA-member high schools has been invited to nominate one boy and one girl for the WIAA Scholar Athlete award.

Of the 800 high schools submitting nominations this year, seven had WIAA Scholar Athlete finalists for the first time.

Harings has accumulated 9 letters in volleyball, basketball and softball, was all-conference in softball two years and all-conference in basketball one year. She earned team MVP honors twice in softball and once each in volleyball and basketball.

To qualify for the WIAA award, a nominee must have earned at least four varsity letters from their freshman year through the first half of his/her senior year and must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Seventeen of this year’s 32 Scholar Athletes have a grade point average of 4.0. The average GPA of the finalists is 3.92

This year’s 16 boys and 16 girls will be recognized at an awards ceremony Sunday, May 6 at the Jefferson Street Inn in Wausau. Each 2012 WIAA Scholar Athlete Finalist will receive a medallion, certificate and a special plaque for display in their school’s trophy case.

A webcast of the awards ceremony will be available at www.wiaawi.org during and after the ceremony beginning at 1 p.m.

2012 Scholar Athlete Finalists

DIVISION 1 – BOYS

Elliot Ashbeck, Marshfield—Marshfield

Gerrit Bruni, Baraboo—Baraboo

Scott VanDeLoo, Kaukauna—Kaukauna

John Wells, Janesville—Milton

DIVISION 1 – GIRLS

Sarah Poirier, Wausau—Wausau West

Amanda Prom —Oconomowoc High School*

Katelyn Stine, Wausau East

Taylor Varsho, Chili—Marshfield

DIVISION 2 – BOYS

Luke Bjorklund, Reedsburg—Reedsburg Area High School

Mark Dessart, Seymour—Seymour

Levi Nayes, Bloomer—Bloomer

Ryan O’Donnell, McFarland—McFarland

DIVISION 2 – GIRLS

Greta Davis, Waukesha—Catholic Memorial*

Alison Olson, New Auburn—Bloomer

Tricia Serres, Platteville—Platteville

Anna Sudbury, Tomahawk—Tomahawk

DIVISION 3 – BOYS

William Doll, Amherst—Amherst

Lucas Markiewicz, Pound—Coleman High School

Kent Miehe —Darlington High School

Dan Schoen—Neillsville

DIVISION 3 – GIRLS

Madeline Haupert, La Crosse Aquinas

Caitlin Maki, Saxon—Hurley

Stefanie Siroin, Herbster—Washburn High School

Brie Tennyson—Kenosha Christian Life High School*

DIVISION 4 – BOYS

Nathaniel Behnke—Bruce High School

Nathanial Erickson—Prentice

Cody Schwartz, Wilton—Brookwood High School

Matt Van Scyoc, Markesan—Green Lake*

DIVISION 4 – GIRLS

Jennifer Cassel, Shell Lake—Shell Lake

Teagen Harings, Minong—Northwood High School*

Kailee Kamps, Belmont—Belmont

Molly Seidel, Nashotah—University Lake School*

*Indicates the student is the school’s first statewide winner.

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