Dozens of Huntington High School athletes and eight winter season varsity teams have captured New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Awards.
Huntington’s wrestling, boys’ winter track and field, girls’ winter track and field, girls’ basketball, boys’ basketball, boys’ swimming and diving, girls’ fencing and boys’ fencing teams have won state awards based on the grade point averages of respective team members.
To receive team recognition, the team’s average GPA for 75 percent of the roster must be equal to or greater than 90.00. Teams meeting this criteria are honored with a certificate. Individuals on the team who reach a 90.00 GPA are also honored with a NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete pin.
Any individual with a 90.00 or above GPA whose team did not qualify for the team award are also eligible to receive pins and are considered an individual Scholar-Athlete.
“We are very proud of our hardworking student-athletes,” said Georgia D. McCarthy, district director of health, physical education and interscholastic athletics. “This award is an indication that they have established high goals for themselves and strived to accomplish everything they set out to do.”
Huntington’s NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete Award recipients include:
Boys’ Basketball: John Chirico, Finnbar Cocoman, Dylan Coleman, Kevin Drake, Charles Girimonti, Zachary Gordon, Aidan McNulty, Maximillian Rentsch, Henry Vohs
Boys’ Fencing: Luca D’Anna, Peter Gaal, James Kretschmer, Timothy Kusterbeck, Matthew Mead, Miles Tierney, Liam Tucker, Gian Vazquez
Boys’ Swimming and Diving: Jonathan Larice, Evan Spagnoletti, William Weber
Boys’ Winter Track & Field: Jake Amend, Matthew Armstrong, John Chirico, David Dje Bi Baleborzan Simrell, Ethan Goleski, Aidan Heller, Charles Kiviat, Andrew McKenzie, Nikolai Seferian, Jose Villatoro, Bryan Wong
Wrestling: Anthony Annuniziata, Max Casiano, Samuel Cirlincione, Lucas Cirlincione, Jonathan Granito, Michael Kline, Ryan Lawless, Joseph Nicotra, Lucas Petrizzi, Enzo Pupillo, Kaleef Riley, Robert Smith, Thomas Smith, Nicholas Tudisco, Justin Villatoro, Zachary Zboray
Girls’ Basketball: Alexa Amorison, Katie Browne, Teddi Carnesi, Jordan Forte, Gianna Forte, Kemberlin Hernandez-Veliz, Ainsley Lumpe, Charlotte Maggio, Lisa Martin, Kaci McDonald, Emily Plachta, Regan Sansiviero
Girls’ Fencing: Madelyn Bavaro, Adora Colay, Emely Cruz, Aislyn Franciscovich, Alexandra Kustera, Allison Malone, Abigail Simon, Haileigh Smith
Girls’ Winter Track and Field: Talia Addeo, Analisse Batista, Sophie Bradford, Olivia Conte, Marina Durand, Timmeree Koepele, Damaris Mani-Munoz, Andrea Mani-Munoz, Jannel Marroquin, Kiana Nosile, Caroline O’Rourke, Valerie Rogel, Ella Siepel, Anaya Watkis, Erin Ye