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Ostrom was named the most valuable member of both the volleyball and girls’ basketball teams during her senior season, despite battling a knee injury. Ostrom was a three-time automatic qualifier for the state track and field championships during …
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PHS awards night highlights many studentsSeniors Kendra Ostrom and Josh Cragoe were named the senior athletes of the year at Powell High School on Monday night. The award annoucement was the highlight of the evening sponsored by the Powell Athletic Roundtable and the PHS Letter Club.
Ostrom was named the most valuable member of both the volleyball and girls’ basketball teams during her senior season, despite battling a knee injury. Ostrom was a three-time automatic qualifier for the state track and field championships during her high school career, but was unable to compete this season due to the aforementioned injury.
Ostrom was the only female at this year’s awards banquet to receive a gold multi-sport medal, given to girls who medal nine or more times in sports during their Powell High School career.
Cragoe has similarly been busy this season. After quarterbacking the Panthers’ football team to a state championship last fall, Cragoe played a key role in helping guide the Panthers to a No. 1 ranking during basketball season and ultimately a consolation title. He is also one of the state’s top 110-meter hurdlers this track season for a Panther team that has won every meet it has attended this spring.
Like Ostrom, Cragoe was honored as a gold multi-sport medalist, which for boys signifies 10 or more career letters.
Cragoe was one of three gold medal winners. Zach Thiel and Cooper Wise also qualified for the elite group of multi-sport standouts. Emily Kath and Desiree Murray were silver medal winners for lettering seves to eight times during their careers. Randy Andrews, Keithen Schwahn and Olie Olson received bronze medals, signifying at least six letters won during their careers.
Several other special awards were handed out on the evening. Brian Morse and Brady Schaefer were honored with the Pat Finney Service Award. Murray and Olson were named winners of the Dr. Ray Christensen Stout Heart Award. Kath and Thiel were the Gerald Sleep Most Inspirational Athlete Award winners.
The U.S. Army Reserve Scholar/Athlete awards went to Wise and Anya Tracy. The U.S. Marines Distinguished Athlete awards were given to Schwahn and Jessica Harris.
In addition, each of the fall and winter sports teams took a moment to honor various in-season award winners voted most valuable, most improved and most inspirational. In most, if not all, cases, the awards were voted on by the team members.
The spring sports of track and boys and girls soccer will recognize their award winners following the conclusion of their respective regular seasons. Individuals honored by their teams were:
Cross Country
Most Valuable — Drew Feller and Sierra Morrow
Most Improved — Grant Nickles and Bailey Sanders
Most Inspirational — Quin Wetzel and Desiree Murray
Volleyball
Most Valuable — Kendra Ostrom
Most Improved — Kelsey Marchant
Most Inspirational — Kadi Cooley
Tennis
Most Valuable — Eric Curtis and BreaAnn Hollenbeck
Most Improved — Matt Brown and Cydney Barrus
Most Inspirational — Todd Lewis and Lacey Eckerdt
Football
Most Valuable — Olie Olson
Most Improved — Dillon Ohman
Most Inspirational — Keithen Schwahn
Lee Blocking Award — Anthony Lujan
Most Valuable Defense — Vince Sleep
Most Valuable Offense — Josh Cragoe
Most Valuable Special Teams — Dewey Schwahn
Golf
Most Valuable — Brian Morse, Bowen Prestwich, Alyssa Hildebrand and Tess Mitchell
Most Improved — Jared Wantulok and Mikala Fulton
Most Inspirational — Brian Morse and Carli Brown
Girls’ swimming
Most Valuable — Belen Quillen
Most Improved — Shelbe Chouinard
Most Inspirational — Sarah Wurzel
Boys’ basketball
Most Valuable — Chase Partridge
Most Improved — Brady Schaefer
Most Inspirational — Garrett Lynch
Free Throw Award — Cooper Wise and Brady Schaefer
Girls’ basketball
Most Valuable — Kendra Ostrom
Most Improved — Shawnea Harrington
Most Inspirational — Alyssa Hildebrand
Free Throw Award — Alyssa Hildebrand
Wrestling
Most Valuable — Olie Olson
Most Improved — Tyler Patterson and Matt Widdicombe
Most Inspirational — Randy Andrews
Boys swimming
Most Valuable — Nic Tracy
Most Improved — Zach Kienlen
Most Inspirational — Quin Wetzel and Telton Pedersen
Cheerleading
Most Valuable — Aspen Smith
Most Improved — Mayson Easum
Most Inspirational — Nikki Gonzales
Dance
Most Valuable — Corianne McKearney
Most Improved — Abby Martindale and Whispy Coleman
Most Inspirational — Paris Miears
Note: Team awards for track, boys soccer and girls soccer will be selected at the conclusion of those respective seasons.
