2021 Scholar Athlete Finalists
Blake Fowler
Campbell
Fowler was the Class 2 Boy’s Basketball Player of the Year after leading the Camels to the MSHSAA Class 2 state championship. In the classroom, he registered a 3.6/4.0 GPA.
Bryce Morgan
Kelly
The three-sport athlete earned all-conference recognition in each of his sports and carried a 3.91/4.0 GPA.
Alaney Moore
Kelly
The four-sport athlete carried a 4.04747/4.0 GPA while being the most productive girl’s basketball player in Hawks history. Moore was the Class of 2021 Valedictorian at Kelly.
Colby Crader
Delta
The Bobcat basketball player earned Class 1 All-State recognition on the court and had a 3.2/4.0 GPA in the classroom.
Kendall Holweg
Delta
The junior was a four-sport standout for the Bobcats, where she earned All-State recognition in both basketball and Track and Field. In the classroom, she had a 4.1/4.0 GPA.
Jake Stewart
Kennett
The Indian football and Track and Field athlete has a 4.0/4.0 GPA and made the Honor Roll throughout his entire high school career. He earned All-SEMO Conference recognition in both sports and has a 4.0/4.0 GPA.
Caroline Byers
Kennett
The volleyball and softball standout was an Academic All-State selection in both sports and helped the Indians advance to the MSHSAA Final Four in 2019. She carried a 3.98/4.0 GPA.
Avery Jackson
Twin Rivers
He served as the Royals’ leader this past season on the basketball court and carried a 3.91/4.0 GPA.
Abbey Hester
Twin Rivers
The two-sport standout earned all-state recognition in both basketball and softball. In the classroom, Hester earned a 3.99/4.0 GPA.
Ryder Boles
Dexter
The three-sport athlete earned all-district and all-conference honors on the basketball court and was tremendous on the tennis court. All the while, he carried a 4.305/4.0 GPA.
Camden Conner
Scott City
The two-sport Ram earned All-Scott-Mississippi Conference accolades in both basketball and track, where he was the league’s top player in basketball. Academically, he earned an 11.2/11.0 GPA.
Jersey Black
Scott City
The three-sport athlete carried a perfect 11.0/11.0 GPA and was an Academic All-State selection in volleyball.
Parker Jeffries
Neelyville
The basketball and baseball athlete earned All-Ozark Foothills Conference honors while working to a 3.7/4.0 GPA in the classroom.
Payton Reinbott
Neelyville
The basketball and softball standout was an Academic All-State selection in both sports and had a 4.193/4.0 GPA.
JaDarius Pigg
Poplar Bluff
The basketball and track athlete was an Academic Letterman all four years of his career as a Mule, as well as a member of the National Honor Society and Student Council. He carried an 11.357/11.0 GPA.
Sierra Sievers
Poplar Bluff
The volleyball, basketball, and soccer athlete lettered all four years as a Mule athlete in each sport and served as a Class Officer for three years. Her work in the classroom was exhibited by her 11.17/11.0 GPA.
Parker Rhew
Senath-Hornersville
The baseball and basketball standout earned all-conference and all-district honors in both sports while working to a 3.26/4.0 GPA.
Abigail Vilchis
Senath-Hornersville
The three-sport athlete was an all-conference selection in volleyball, basketball, and softball. Academically, she had a 3.77/4.0 GPA.
Caleb LeGrand
Notre Dame
The Bulldog was a two-time state medalist in swimming and the SEMO Conference Boy’s Basketball Player of the Year. In the classroom, he had a 4.18/4.0 GPA and scored a 33 on his ACT.
Hailey Kutz
Notre Dame
The softball standout was dominant on the mound for the Bulldogs and was just as talented in the classroom. Kutz earned a 4.29/4.0 GPA and scored a 32 on her ACT.
Breyton Osburn
Cape Central
The three-sport Tiger was an All-SEMO Conference, All-District, and All-Region honoree in soccer and is his class Salutatorian after earning a 4.287/4.0 GPA.
Andrea Gutierrez
Cape Central
The cheerleading and girl’s soccer athlete earned a 3.967/4.0 GPA while serving as a “positive role model for younger students.”
Austin Hunt
Bell City
The baseball and basketball athlete carried a 4.05/4.0 GPA and earned Academic-All-State recognition this past spring in baseball.
Aubrey Calhoun
Bell City
The three-sport athlete had a 4.24/4.0 GPA and earned all-district honors during the volleyball season last fall.
Noah Sparks
Jackson
The Indian athlete was part of the 2020 MSHSAA Class 4 boy’s soccer state championship-squad, while academically earning a perfect score of 36 on his ACT. Sparks carried a 12.354/11.0 GPA.
Avery Bauer
Jackson
The basketball and track and field athlete helped the Indians win the MSHSAA Class 6 District title in basketball and was an MSHSAA Class 5 Sectional qualifier in track. Academically, Bauer had a 12.086/11.0 GPA and ranked 5th out of a class of nearly 400 students.
Nolan Self
Sikeston
Self was an MSHSAA State Finals qualifier on the mat, as well as an all-conference and all-district selection in baseball. In the classroom, he earned a 3.6/4.0 GPA.
Olivia Grant
Sikeston
Grant served as the captain of the Bulldog Cheer Squad, as well as carried a 3.77/4.0 GPA in the classroom.