Student-athletes across 16 sports were recently recognized by Section V athletics for their performance on and off the field of play.
Each sports season, the section awards $500 scholarships to one athlete from each sport. There were about 80 applicants for the winter 2025-26 season.
Winners are judged based on their high school transcript, activities they participate in, responses to questions in their application form, and a letter of recommendation from their coach.
Here are the honorees for winter 2025-26:
Boys basketball: Quentin Howe, Pittsford Sutherland
Girls basketball: Riley Nageldinger, Keshequa
Boys ice hockey: Matthew Turner, Rush-Henrietta
Boys bowling: Chase Hegedorn Thomann, McQuaid
Girls bowling: Emma Monagle, Midlakes
Boys alpine skiing: Brody Ireland, Victor
Girls alpine skiing: Lily Hirsh, Naples
Boys Nordic skiing: Giovanni Bucci, Brighton
Girls Nordic skiing: Jenna Lawrence, Honeoye Falls-Lima
Boys indoor track and field: Sullivan Williams, Cal-Mum
Girls indoor track and field: Anna Spagnola, Our Lady of Mercy
Boys swimming and diving: Simon Aguilar, Geneseo
Boys wrestling: Gage Thomas, Haverling
Girls wrestling: Rose Southwick, Red Creek
Competitive cheerleading: Grace Kaufmann, Avon
Riflery: Elizabeth Wright, Perry
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: 16 student-athletes earn Section V winter honors
Reporting by Justin Ritzel, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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