10/18/2011
DC-Area Scholarship Winners Named
PCA has named five Washington, DC-area high school student-athletes as winners of the PCA Triple-Impact Competitor® Scholarships Presented by Deloitte LLP and Thrive Foundation for Youth.
The winners are:
• Abby Fisher, Whitman High School (
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• Katherine Gillis, Academy of the Holy Cross (
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• Ashley Grant, Briar Woods High School (
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• Robert Ponton, Robert E. Lee High School (
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• Michael Strange, Jr., South River High School (
View acceptance speech read by PCA's Clint Sanchez)
At an October 6 event at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center, each received a $1,000 college scholarship for exemplifying PCA's model of the Triple-Impact Competitor:
• Personal Mastery -- Making oneself better
• Leadership -- Making one's teammates better
• Honoring the Game -- Making the game better.
The event also included remarks from PCA Trainer Mark Wiggins, who served as Master of Ceremonies, and featured speaker Bobby Moran, a former Georgetown University athlete, who also is a PCA Trainer.
"PCA thanks our sponsors, our guest speakers, and the parents and coaches who positively influenced all of our scholarship applicants," said Clint Sanchez, PCA Senior Partner Development Associate for the DC/Mid-Atlantic Area. "Most of all, we thank the student-athletes themselves, who are nothing short of inspirational."
PCA congratulates all of the 26 DC-area scholarship finalists:
- Jalen Adams, North Point High School (Waldorf, MD)
- Quinn Caslow, Episcopal High School (Alexandria, VA)
- Dennis Creegan, Damascus High School (Damascus, MD)
- Helen Custodio, West Potomac High School (Alexandria, VA)
- Alex Fairbanks, Battlefield High School (Haymarket, VA)
- Abby Fisher, Whitman High School (Bethesda, MD)
- Katherine Gillis, Academy of the Holy Cross (Silver Spring, MD)
- Adrianna Gorsky, Washington-Lee High School (Arlington, VA)
- Ashley Grant, Briar Woods High School (Ashburn, VA)
- Troy Hunsaker, Herndon High School (Herndon, VA)
- Adam Hussain, Springbrook High School (Silver Spring, MD)
- Brittany Hylander, Woodbridge Senior High School (Woodbridge, VA)
- Kathryn Iwanski, Linganore High School (New Market, MD)
- Muktaru Jalloh, Wakefield High School (Arlington, VA)
- Shane Kelly, Bishop McNamara High School (Upper Marlboro, MD)
- Ethan Kruder, Calvert High School (Prince Frederick, MD)
- Victoria Kuhn, Whitman High School (Bethesda, MD)
- Carly Lyerly, Episcopal High School (Arlington, VA)
- Kate Mountain, Yorktown High School (Arlington, VA)
- Mary Jordan Nogay, Academy of the Holy Cross (Silver Spring, MD)
- Robert Ponton, Robert E. Lee High School (Springfield, VA)
- Tim Ryan, Wakefield High School (Arlington, VA)
- Shelby Smith, Walkersville High School (Walkersville, MD)
- Michael Strange Jr., South River High School (Davidsonville, MD)
- Harrison Sweeney, Woodbridge Senior High School (Woodbridge, VA)
- David Warburton, Gerstell Academy (Westminster, MD)