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Winter Sports Students Recognized for Athletic Achievements

Winter Sport athletes were recognized by the Board of Education at their Tuesday, April 12 meeting for their achievements in their respective sports during the winter season. Students were recognized for All-State and All-Conference Honors, Academic Awards and IHSA (achieving a GPA of 3.50 or better) and Western Big 6 Academic Awards (achieving a GPA of 3.25 or better) and local news All-Metro athlete recognitions.
 
Boys' Basketball
  • Amarion Nimmers (Senior)- Illinois Pacesetter; Western Big 6 All-Conference Boys’ Basketball First Team; Chicago Sun-Times All-State 1st Team; 2nd all-time leading scorer; School record for points scored in a game; School record for points in a season; Illinois AP Boy’s All-State Basketball Second Team; Iowa-Illinois All-Star Team; Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State Second Team; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher; Quad Cities All-Metro Player of the Year; Quad Cities All-Metro First Team; 
  • Marieon Anderson (Senior) - Western Big 6 All-Conference Boyss’ Basketball Second Team; Iowa-Illinois All-Star Team;  Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State Team Special Mention; Quad Cities All-Metro Second Team; 
  • Baker Beal (Senior) - Western Big 6 All-Conference Girls’ Basketball Team Honorable Mention; Iowa-Illinois All-Star Team; Quad Cities All-Metro Team Honorable Mention; 
  • Kai Rios (Senior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
  • Careem Hunter (Senior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
  • Jaylin Randle (Senior) - Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher; Quad Cities All-Metro Team Honorable Mention; 
  • Cameron Atkinson (Junior) - Quad Cities All-Metro Team Honorable Mention;
 
Girls' Basketball
  • Imari McDuffy (Senior) - Western Big 6 All-Conference Girls’ Basketball First Team; Illinois AP Girl’s All-State Basketball Team Honorable Mention; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Quad Cities All-Metro Girls Basketball First Team; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
  • Kayla Rice (Junior) - Western Big 6 All-Conference Girls’ Basketball Second Team; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Quad Cities All-Metro Girls Basketball Team Honorable Mention; 
  • Bri Stewart (Junior) - Western Big 6 All-Conference Girls’ Basketball Second Team; Quad Cities All-Metro Girls Basketball Team Honorable Mention; 
  • Emily Allison (Senior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
  • Danee Robinson (Junior) - Quad Cities All-Metro Girls Basketball Team Honorable Mention; 
  • Mackenzie Meirhaeghe (Junior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; 
  • Ta’Miah Jamison ( Junior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; 
  • Mariyah McQueen (Junior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; 
  • Erriea Bea (Junior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; 
  • Kaniya Davis (Senior) - Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
 
Boys' Bowling
  • Nathan Hendrickx (Junior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; 
 
Girls' Bowling
  • Carli Gordon (Senior) - Western Big 6 MVP; Western Big 6 All Conference First Team; State qualifier; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
  • Olivia Sholl (Senior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 All-Conference Second Team; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
  • Mackenzie Terry (Junior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; 
  • Anna Vermeire (Senior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
  • Phoebe Fuller (Senior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
  • Bailey Hecker (Junior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 All-Conference Second Team;
 
Boys' Swimming
  • Lucas Rettig (Junior) - Western Big 6 All-Conference MVP; Western Big 6 All-Conference First Team; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Quad Cities All-Metro Boys Swim First Team; 
  • Peh Lay (Senior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher; ​​National Interscholastic Swim Coaches of America (NISCA) Academic All-American Award w/ a of 3.75 or above
  • Julian Anderson (Junior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; 
  • Christ Soe (Junior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; 
  • Julian Lopez (Sophomore) - Quad Cities All-Metro Boys Swim Team Honorable Mention;
 
Wrestling 
  • Aoci Bernard (Senior) - Class 2A Illinois State Wrestling Champion; Regional, Western Big 6, and Sectional Champion; Illinois Pacesetter; Quad Cities All-Metro Wrestling First Team; Western Big 6 All-Conference Second Team;
  • Truth Vesey (Sophomore) - Quad Cities All-Metro Wrestling Second Team; Western Big 6 and Regional Champion; Western Big 6 All-Conference First Team; IHSA State qualifier; 
  • Rebecca Ferguson (Senior) - Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher; 5th place IHSA state medalist; 
  • Sanaa Hampton (Sophomore) -  IHSA State Qualifier; 
  • Steven Marquez (Junior) - Quad Cities All-Metro Wrestling First Team; Western Big 6 All-Conference First Team; IHSA State Qualifier; 
  • Samuel Niyonkuru (Junior) - Quad Cities All-Metro Wrestling Team Honorable Mention; Western Big 6 All-Conference Second Team; IHSA State qualifier; 
  • Daniel McGhee (Sophomore) - Quad Cities All-Metro Wrestling Team Honorable Mention; Western Big 6 All-Conference Second Team;
  • Matthew Cook (Junior) - Quad Cities All-Metro Wrestling Team Honorable Mention; Western Big 6 All-Conference Second Team;
  • Andrew Marquez (Sophomore) - Quad Cities All-Metro Wrestling Team Honorable Mention; 
  • Eli Gustafson (Sophomore) - Quad Cities All-Metro Wrestling Team Honorable Mention; 
  • Ashlie Heggen (Senior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
 
Cheerleading 
  • Ma’Kayla Steele (Senior) - IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;