A handful of Polk County athletes have been named finalists for the 63rd WNC Sports Awards Banquet, set for May 25 at Grove Park Inn in Asheville.
The WNC Sports Awards honor the top high school athletes in the area under the direction of the Mountain Amateur Athletic Club. Awards and scholarships are presented to local athletes through the event.
Finalists from Polk County include:
Homewood Suites Division II Female Team Major Sport: Polk County volleyball
Prescription Pad Pharmacies Division II Male Athlete Major Sport: Gunnar Alm
Tara and Frank Burdette Division II Male Athlete Olympic Sport: Zalen McCraw
The Joint Chiropractic Division II Female Academic Award: Kylie Lewis, Natalie Thompson
Heath & Nikol Shuler Division II Male Academic Award: Banks Barber
Scholarship Winner: Banks Barber
Via the Citizen-Times in Asheville, here is the complete list of finalists:
Aiken, Meyer, Whatley/Wells Fargo Advisors Division II Female Athlete Major Sport: Ryann Hernandez, Asheville School; Joscelyn Stamper, Cherokee; Whitney Rogers, Cherokee; Mia Roland, Owen; Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville.
Northwestern Mutual/Carole Martin Division II Female Athlete Olympic Sport: Ella Jane Osada, Asheville Christian Academy; Eloise Durham, Asheville School; Caroline Barton, Carolina Day; Dvdaya Swimmer, Cherokee; Arizona Blankenship, Swain County.
Homewood Suites Division II Female Team Major Sport: Cherokee basketball, Hendersonville soccer, Polk County volleyball, Robbinsville softball.
Mills Manufacturing Division II Female Team Olympic Sport: Avery County golf, Hendersonville tennis, Swain County wrestling, Swain County cross-country, Swain County outdoor track and field.
Prescription Pad Pharmacies Division II Male Athlete Major Sport: Mikey Wilkins, Christ School; Brandon Quinn, Mountain Heritage; Davis Kendall, Owen; Asante Martin, Owen; Gunnar Alm, Polk County.
Tara and Frank Burdette Division II Male Athlete Olympic Sport: Jeremiah Dodd, Asheville Christian Academy; Zalen McCraw, Polk County; Nse Uffort, Swain County.
Fields Auto Group Division II Male Team Major Sport: Asheville School football, Christ School basketball, East Rutherford baseball, Mountain Heritage football
Blue Ridge Division of EmergeOrtho Division II Male Team Olympic Sport: Asheville School swimming, Brevard cross-country, Swain County outdoor track and field.
Ann Brandis Division I Female Athlete Major Sport: Kendall Rumans, Franklin; Sadie Jo Hunter, North Buncombe; Karlie Henning, Roberson; Emma Bryson, West Henderson; Allyson Garcia, West Henderson.
First Citizens Bank Division I Female Athlete Olympic Sport: Laura Covarrubias, Franklin; Evelyn Merrell, North Buncombe; Jaylee Monteith, Reynolds; Taylor Goodwin, Roberson; McKenna Williams, Tuscola.
HomeTrust Bank Division I Female Team Major Sport: Asheville High soccer, Erwin basketball, Roberson volleyball, West Henderson volleyball.
Twisted Laurel Restaurant Group Division I Female Team Olympic Sport: Enka wrestling, Franklin outdoor track and field, Tuscola golf, West Henderson cross-country.
Goforth Builders Inc. Division I Male Athlete Major Sport: Lawson Reynolds, Erwin; Declan Brown, Reynolds; Max Guest, Reynolds; Cohen Bohanon, Roberson; Micah Simpson, Roberson; Truitt Manuel, West Henderson.
Massasoit of North Carolina, Inc. Division I Male Athlete Olympic Sport: Graham Cannon, Enka; Lawson Reynolds, Erwin; Jonah Brant, Franklin; Michael Ferguson, North Buncombe; Kane Bryson, Pisgah.
McKinney Insurance Services Division I Male Team Major Sport: Erwin football, Reynolds basketball, Reynolds soccer, Roberson baseball, West Henderson baseball.
Rodeway Inn & Suites Division I Male Team Olympic Sport: Enka wrestling, Franklin outdoor track and field, Pisgah wrestling, Reynolds outdoor track and field, West Henderson cross-country.
The Joint Chiropractic Division II Female Academic Award: Eloise Durham, Asheville School; Caroline Barton, Carolina Day; Chloe Adair, East Rutherford; Kylie Lewis, Polk County; Natalie Thompson, Polk County.
Blue Ridge Imaging Technologies Division I Female Academic Award: Laura Covarrubias, Franklin; Aubrey Haley, Franklin; Taylor Goodwin, Roberson; Karlie Henning, Roberson; Haley Littrell, West Henderson.
Heath & Nikol Shuler Division II Male Academic Award: Ezekiel Herzog, Asheville Christian Academy; Michael Swing, Hendersonville; Robbie McCurry, Mountain Heritage; Elijah Lewkowicz, Owen; George Barber, Polk County.
Alan Tate Beverly-Hanks Realtors Division I Male Academic Award: Trent Clark, North Buncombe; Michael Ferguson, North Buncombe; Cohen Bohanon, Roberson; Micah Simpson, Roberson; Keagan Saft, West Henderson.
Apollo Flame Division II Female Athlete of the Year: Caroline Barton, Carolina Day; Joscelyn Stamper, Cherokee; Dvdaya Swimmer, Cherokee; Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville; Arizona Blankenship, Swain County.
Young Transportation Division II Male Athlete of the Year: Mikey Wilkins, Christ School; Brandon Quinn, Mountain Heritage; Davis Kendall, Owen; Nse Uffort, Swain County.
Lary & Jan Schulhof Division I Female Athlete of the Year: Jaylee Monteith, Reynolds; Taylor Goodwin, Roberson; Emma Bryson, West Henderson; Kayden Lyda, West Henderson.
Henry Logan Division I Male Athlete of the Year: Graham Cannon, Enka; Lawson Reynolds, Erwin; Braylen Dezarn, Franklin; Max Guest, Reynolds; Weston Winchester, Smoky Mountain; Truitt Manuel, West Henderson.
Scholarship Winners: Ty Wallace Clark, Andrews; Laura Covarrubias, Franklin; Aubrey Haley, Franklin; Matheson Post, Franklin; Briana Quiroz, Franklin; David Rogers, Franklin; Jason Eighmey, Madison; Cloey Morrow, Mountain Heritage; Caylee Smart, North Buncombe; Bailey Simpson, North Henderson; Mateo Magana, Owen; Kane Bryson, Pisgah; George Banks Barber, Polk County; Cooper Green, Reynolds; Cohen Bohanon, Roberson; Abigail Brockmeier Roberson; Zachary Thomas Stanley, Roberson/West Henderson; Arizona Blankenship, Swain County; Karena Cline, Swain County; McKenna Williams, Tuscola; Allyson Garcia, West Henderson.
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