Bremen’s Chelsea Huppert was one of 13 Eugene Cato Memorial Scholarship winners. (File photos by Mike Deak)

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. is pleased to announce this year’s group of 13 senior student‐athletes who will be honored in two weeks with the 2016 C. Eugene Cato Memorial Scholarship Awards. Among those recipients are Bremen High School’s Chelsea Huppert and Westview High School’s Maria McCoy.

To reward the efforts of Indiana’s complete student‐athletes, Methodist Sports Medicine, Indiana Farm Bureau
Insurance, Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Fever, Indiana Pacers, Sport Graphics, Inc., and WTHR‐13 have partnered with the IHSAA to sponsor the program. These well‐rounded, positive role models have demonstrated excellence in academics, school and community involvement, character, sportsmanship and citizenship.

Each individual will receive a $2,500 scholarship for their prep accomplishments and be recognized on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis as part of the 11th Annual Thomas A. Brady Sports Achievement Awards established by Methodist Sports Medicine.

This year’s recipients are:
2016 IHSAA / C. Eugene Cato Memorial Scholarship Award Recipients
Nicholas Bantz Delta HS
Alex Galle Columbus East HS
Keegan Biddle Eastside HS
Aaron Cox Southmont HS
Andrew Griffin Avon HS
Chelsea Huppert Bremen HS
Jeb King Franklin Central HS
Maria McCoy Westview HS
Amberlyn Pride Tecumseh HS
Hannah Stoffel Huntington North HS
Halie Szilagyi Fishers HS
Jessica VandenBoom Norwell HS
Kate White Fort Wayne Canterbury HS

Westview’s Maria McCoy (41) was one of 13 Eugene Cato Memorial Scholarship winners.

Each student completed and submitted a formal application and had to meet certain criteria to qualify including: 1) be enrolled and participating in interscholastic athletics at an IHSAA member school during this school year; 2) be a senior at an IHSAA member school who will graduate this school year; 3) win a varsity letter as an athlete in at least one of the 21 IHSAA‐sanctioned athletic programs; 4) be nominated by the school’s principal or athletic director; 5) carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale or the equivalent; 6) have no violations of the school’s athletic code of conduct; 7) The student must not have been ejected from any IHSAA contest due to unsportsmanlike behavior; 8) The student must verify that he/she has made a commitment to remain substance‐free throughout high school.

More than 100 applications were received from across the state and a blue ribbon panel of six individuals decided upon the final recipients.

A three‐sport athlete, Chelsea Huppert ranks third in her graduating class of 118 at Bremen High School with a 4.06 GPA. Huppert has participated in volleyball, basketball, and softball, earning 12 varsity letters and several awards and honors. She has served as a team captain seven times during her athletic career. A member of numerous clubs, Huppert serves as the secretary of the Student Council, National Honor Society, and Key Club.

Huppert has played an integral role in implementing both the “#BHSLionsCup” and “Powder Puff Volleyball” to the Bremen’s athletics department. She volunteers as a scribe for the Bremen Food Pantry and the Adopt‐A‐Friend program, as well as seasonally cleaning local parks. Huppert is the daughter of Mike and Beth Huppert.

Westview’s Maria McCoy owns a 4.06 GPA, and she will graduate at the top of her class of 99. A two‐sport varsity
athlete and seven‐letter winner in volleyball and basketball, she has won several athletic awards at Westview, such as
basketball MVP and ICGSA Volleyball Academic All‐State. This past season, she earned her place in Westview Basketball’s 1,000 point club.

McCoy has also been an active member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, Spanish Club, and a two‐year editor of the Yearbook. She has spent her summers volunteering at Westview youth basketball and volleyball camps, and organized the school food drive through the school’s National Honor Society chapter. She is the daughter of Michael and Nikole McCoy.