On Sunday night, the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame held their 26th annual Jack Hines Scholar-Athlete Award Ceremony. The idea behind this event is to not just honor athletes who achieve greatness on the field of play, but also the students who go above and beyond receiving a varsity letter, and also achieve excellence in the classroom.
To qualify as a scholar-athlete, the student must achieve at least three varsity letters during their high school career and at the same time maintain a scholastic average of 90 or a 3.7 GPA.
This year saw 107 students honored in a dinner at the DoubleTree by Hilton. A crowd of 240 people attended the ceremony, which also includes the awarding of six academic scholarships of $1,500 (two for each school) and presentation of the Joe McGinn Award to a person who has exhibited courage and perseverance in overcoming adversity.
The scholarship winners from the three schools were:
From Bristol Central
Alfred Greenleaf Memorial Scholarship– Patrick Wininger
Leary Family Memorial Scholarship– Logan Jackson
From Bristol Eastern
Christopher Calnan Memorial Scholarship– Vanessa Drury and Preston Guarda
From St. Paul
Brian Farrell Sr. Memorial Scholarship– Angela Ragaini
Roberge Family Memorial Scholarship– Allison Smoloski
The Joe McGinn Award
Named after Joe McGinn, who is remembered for his positive attitude and fearlessness, the recipient is recognized for their personal courage and determination in facing adversity
The honoree of the McGinn Award this year was Joe Capitani, a teacher and coach in the Bristol School System, who has faced a long battle with serious health issues with incredible bravery.
2024 Scholar-Athletes
Bristol Central Scholar-Athletes
Mason Allan, Francesca Amara, Rafael Antonio, Kylee Barnes, Milan Barresi, Jabreea Boxley, Dylan Brown, Jude Browning, Jimmy Cantarero, Gabriela Drewniak, Madison Dumas, Madison Field, Mia Giantonio, Abigail Hansen, Rowan Hennessey, Grace Higgins, Logan Jackson, Jack Jones, Lynae Lewis, Callie Lodovico, Joseph Mauriello, Gabriella Naranjo, Mark Palamar, Frank Palma, Isabel Paolino, Joseph Pikiell, Madison Pikiell, Nathan Pirog, Rayiah Reinhard, Alexandra Rivera, Timothy Sample, Ruth Smith, Sophia Stark, Katie Tran, Tristian Toussaint, Brooke Watson, Kenneth Whitford, Patrick Wininger
Bristol Eastern Scholar-Athletes
Edward Ansah, Brady Bell, Nicole Biadun, Gabriela Caucci, Ethan Cockayne, Hayden Conklin, Benjamin D’Amato, Claire Darling, Brayden Dauphinais, Chase Dauphine, Vanessa Drury, Jillian Gallagher, Rita Gao, Ava Gesner, Preston Guarda, Mason Harris, Peyton Hasler, Jayna Hatcher, Vincent Howley, Kyle Kelley, Andrea Martir Perez, Gabriella McLay, Jamayrie McRae Arroyo, Caleb Molinsky, Gianluca Morello, Amanda Noel, Maria Perrone, Dylan Prince, Emily Rogers, Leah Roy, Emma Stavens, Brendan Tartarelli, Morgan Thompson, Luke Viens
Saint Paul Scholar-Athletes
Abigail Ambos, Madalyne Bielecki, Kendall Bottass, Kayla Burnham, Iliana Chaplinski, Julia Clough, Olivia Dahn, Matthew Doherty, Emily Dwyer, Arianna Estrella, Mia Gonzalez, Jaylie Hernandez, Matthew Howard, Charlotte Jennings, Madison Kaufman, Jocelyn Kennedy, Lauren Kozlak, Anna Kronen, Julia Lawson, Rachel Leone, Allison Mangiagli, Kathryn Marchak, Mia Mastrogiovanni, Jason Mathews, Kieran McDowell, Brady McManama, Leah Petruzzi, Angela Ragaini, Alek Rencurrel, Nicholas Rieger, Mallory Sefcik, Samantha Sein, Matthew Sein, Allison Smoloski, Ainsle Toland
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