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PCA has named four New York City-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:

• David Engel, Westhill High School (Stamford, CT)
• Edward Hunt, Shelton High School (Shelton, CT)
• Simona Levsky, Leonia High School (Leonia, NJ)
• Kelly Anne Sherlock, Cold Spring Harbor High School (Huntington, NY)

At a November 3 event at Fordham University, 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 Alan Strachan, who served as Master of Ceremonies, and featured speaker Kris Wiig, a former Brown 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 Tina Syer, PCA's Chief Impact Officer, who leads the scholarship program. "Most of all, we thank the student-athletes themselves, who are nothing short of inspirational."

PCA congratulates all of the 26 New York City-Area scholarship finalists:

• Marina Alfonso, Pomperaug High School (Middlebury, CT)
• David Arturi, Somers High School (Somers, NY)
• Fabio Castiblanco, Leonia High School (Leonia, NJ)
• Allison Chaves, Scarsdale High School (Scarsdale, NY)
• Alyssa Cormier, Henry Abbott Technical School (Danbury, CT)
• Brendan Crowley, Rye Neck High School (Mamaroneck, NY)
• Brianna Curcio, Pomperaug High School (Southbury, CT)
• David Engel, Westhill High School (Stamford, CT)
• Jessy Garcia, Half Hollow Hills High School (East Dix Hills, NY)
• Joey Gates, Connetquot High School (Bohemia, NY)
• Taylor Grbelja, Indian Hills High School (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
• Edward Hunt, Shelton High School (Shelton, CT)
• Oghogho Igbineweka, Teaneck High School (Teaneck, NJ)
• Anjali Khetan, Westhill High School (Stamford, CT)
• Simona Levsky, Leonia High School (Leonia, NJ)
• Kristie Michta, Sachem High School North (Nesconset, NY)
• Robert Miskura, Rutherford High School (Rutherford, NJ)
• Vedanta Nayak, Clifton High School (Clifton, NJ)
• Patrick O’Dell, Woodland Regional High School (Beacon Falls, CT)
• Will Pratt-Stephen, Northport High School (Northport, NY)
• Vincenzo Recine, Somers High School (Katonah, NY)
• Katherine Rooney, Sachem High School (North Lake Ronkonkoma, NY)
• Alisan Sartori, Henry Abbott Technical School (Danbury, CT)
• Kelly Anne Sherlock, Cold Spring Harbor High School (Huntington, NY)
• Allyson Souza, Westhill High School (Stamford, CT)
• Taylor Williams, Great Neck South High School (Great Neck, NY)