The Hillsborough scholar athletes are typically announced during an awards presentation. Because of COVID-19, the winners were revealed virtually this year. Each public school in the county picked a senior female and male student-athlete. The winners received a plaque and a $1,000 check.
Alonso
Alexis Gyselinck
Sports: Flag football, soccer
GPA: 7.0
SAT: 1,540
College: Central Florida
Andrew Leftwich
Sports: Basketball
GPA: 6.46
SAT: 1,240
College: USF
Armwood
Imani Nobles
Sports: Basketball, flag football, softball, volleyball
GPA: 6.7
SAT: 1,120
College: Florida Gulf Coast
Allasio King
Sports: Baseball, football
GPA: 6.08
SAT: 1,150
College: USF
Blake
AnnaGrace Brakin
Sports: Swimming
GPA: 7.4
SAT: 1,290
College: U.S. Military Academy
Omarion Coleman
Sports: Football, track, wrestling
GPA: 4.6
SAT: 1,080
College: Benedict
Bloomingdale
Elizabeth Knowles
Sports: Cheerleading, flag football
GPA: 6.4
SAT: 1,320
College: Florida State
Jeramy Butler
Sports: Cross country, track
GPA: 6.45
SAT: 1,290
College: USF
Brandon
Emma Jones
Sports: Cross country, flag football track, wrestling
GPA: N/A
SAT: N/A
College: N/A
Wei-Cheng Chen
Sports: Football
GPA: 4.5
SAT: 1,120
College: Florida
Chamberlain
Kaitlyn Morrison
Sports: Swimming
GPA: 6.1
SAT: 1,230
College: South Florida
Brennan Hyde
Sports: Baseball
GPA: 5.49
SAT: 1,120
College: N/A
Congrats to our DHS Scholar Athletes. Both Rebekah Lorentzen and Dalton Smith are very deserving of this recognition. pic.twitter.com/f9tr8URyQq
Pasco County has decided to limit all athletic activities to students and coaches due to the recent spike in coronavirus cases.
That means no fans or media members in attendance.
Therefore, all athletic, fine arts and extra-curricular event ticket sales will be suspended. All athletic events in District facilities (indoor and outdoor) will be closed to spectators until the local positivity rate drops below 5% for a rolling 7-day period.
The new rule starts on Monday and will last until the positivity rate, which has climbed to nine percent, drops to below five percent for a rolling seven-day period.
In the past two weeks, two county football teams — Wiregrass Ranch and Fivay — had to forfeit playoff games because of a player testing positive for coronavirus and multiple team members and coaches having to quarantine due to contact tracing.
Congrats to these two Lady Warriors on signing their NLI’s today! Leah Jarnac signed with Duke and Sam Leski signed with FGCU! Not only are these two ladies unbelievable players, they are amazing young ladies I’m proud to coach! @SportsCalvary@Biggamebobby@TBTimes_Sportspic.twitter.com/fEfHU6Xx8Q
Eight seniors in the storied @JesuitBaseball program signed to play collegiately during a special early morning ceremony today in the Tiger Palace! Click for the full story & photo slideshow. #AMDG#JesuitBaseball
So proud of these two! Vanderbilt @KendalCheesman and Georgia State @Nyla14Jean are getting the absolute best ❤️ They have rewritten our record book in style. Selfless on and off the basketball court. Thank you for treating our great game with dignity! #FINISHhttps://t.co/d1Ihve5NIP
The NCAA Eligibility Center announced Monday that high school rising seniors will not be required to take a standardized test to be eligible to play at play at a Division I or II school.
2021 HS grads: No ACT/SAT score will be required for DI or DII initial eligibility.
Over the coming year, NCAA members will conduct a broad review of the continued use of ACT/SAT scores in NCAA initial eligibility standards.
Part of the reason is the difficulty in taking the SAT or ACT during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
”Given the continuing impact of COVID-19, the NCAA membership made this decision with the health and well-being of incoming students top of mind,” NCAA Eligibility Center Vice President Felicia Martin said in a news release. “We understand the uncertainty in the educational environment and believe these changes will help ensure students have a fair opportunity to meet the initial-eligibility standard.”
Here is what the NCAA is requiring at the each of the two levels for high-school athletes in the Class of 2021.
Division I academic eligibility.
Grade point average: 2.3 in 16 NCAA-approved core courses, with 10 core courses (seven in English, math and science) completed by the start of their seventh semester in high school (prior to senior year).
Division II academic eligibility
Grade point average: a 2.2 grade-point average in 16 NCAA-approved core courses.
* International students-athletes enrolling in a Division I or II school during the 2021-22 academic year will be academically eligible if they complete 16 core-course units with at least a 2.3 (DI) or 2.2 (DII) grade-point average in those courses.
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