The Heisman High School Scholarship, in the past known as Wendy's High School Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (also known as the Wendy's High School Heisman), named after former college football player and coach John Heisman, was a prestigious award in American high-school athletics. The spokesman was Archie Griffin, the only two-time Heisman Trophy recipient and current President/CEO of the Ohio State University Alumni Association. The award was discontinued after 2023.
Overview and history In 1994, the Heisman High School Scholarship was created to honor high school student-athletes. Each fall, the program recognizes the nation's most esteemed high-school-senior men and women for excellence in academics, athletics, and community involvement.
Each school can nominate one male and one female student-athlete per year. To date, there have been more than 136,000 nominees. The field of nominees is narrowed to 1,020 State Finalists, 10 male and 10 female per state (plus the District of Columbia), who are announced in late October. In early November, the field is narrowed to 102 State Winners, one male and one female from each state.
In mid-November, a judging panel selects 12 National Finalists, one male and one female from each of six geographical regions. Two National Winners, one male and one female, are selected from the National Finalists and are honored during ESPN's national telecast of the college Heisman Memorial Trophy on December 9. Of all the nominees, 145 have progressed to the National Finalist level, with 24 (two per year, one male and one female) earning the designation of Heisman High School Scholarship National Award Winners. The annual awards show is telecast on ESPN2.
Eligibility The nominee must have a grade point average of B (3.0) or better. They have to also be a leader in their school and in the community. Each nominee must participate in a sport which is at the program of the Olympic or Paralympic Games or a sport recognized by the National Federation of State High School Associations: Archery, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Biathlon, BMX Racing (or Freestyle), Bobsleigh, Boccia, Bowling, Boxing, Breaking, Canoeing/Rowing, Cross Country, Curling, Cycling, Dance, Diving, Equestrian (Dressage/Eventing/Jumping), Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Futsal, Goalball, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Ice Hockey, Ice Skating (Figure or Speed), Judo, Karate, Lacrosse, Luge, Modern Pentathlon, Mountain Bike, Nordic Combined, Powerlifting, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Skateboarding, Skeleton, Skiing (Alpine, Biathlon, Cross Country, Free-Style, Jumping), Snowboard, Soccer, Softball, Spirit/Cheerleading, Sport Climbing, Surfing, Swimming (or Synchronized), Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Track & Field, Trampoline, Triathlon, Volleyball (or Beach), Water Polo, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
Past winners
The program was created in 1994, with more than 6,200 nominations submitted in the first year from high schools nationwide. Since then, more than 150,000 students have been nominated.
Year Male Winner School Hometown Female Winner School Hometown1994 Barrett Robinson Chaminade-Julienne High School Dayton, Ohio Trisha Perry Mansfield High School Mansfield, Missouri 1995 Jeremy Royal The Altamont School Birmingham, Alabama Jill Aholt Linn High School Linn, Missouri 1996 Chris Kirchhoff Worthington Kilbourne High School Worthington, Ohio Erin Dromgoole Millbury High School Millbury, Massachusetts 1997 Blake Moore Ogden High School Ogden, Utah Sarah Edwards Sevier County High School Sevierville, Tennessee 1998 Anthony White Rosemead High School San Gabriel, California Kelly Landreth McDowell High School Marion, North Carolina 1999 Barrett Brandon Lake Country Christian School Fort Worth, Texas Abby Miller Green Valley High School Henderson, Nevada 2000 David Donaldson Walker High School Jasper, Alabama Kate O'Toole Villa Madonna Academy Crescent Springs, Kentucky 2001 Paul Corsello Pittsford Mendon High School Pittsford, New York Megan May Handley High School Roanoke, Alabama 2002 Robert Huefner McIntosh High School Peachtree City, Georgia Meghan O'Leary Episcopal High School Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2003 Chase Correia Galena High School Reno, Nevada Ashley Wolf Montville Township High School Montville, New Jersey 2004 Andy Bratten James M. Bennett High School Salisbury, Maryland Brenna Brucker Bethel Park High School Bethel Park, Pennsylvania 2005 William Jacobs James Monroe High School Fredericksburg, Virginia Katie Zaeh Governor Livingston High School Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 2006 Samuel Finlayson San Ramon Valley High School Alamo, California Kaylee Jamison St. Charles North High School St. Charles, Illinois 2007 Trevor Van Ackeren Liberty High School Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Angela Duckworth Desert Mountain High School Scottsdale, Arizona 2008 Brett Leibowitz The Meadows School Las Vegas, Nevada Kathy Kroeger Independence High School Franklin, Tennessee 2009 Kyle Pollock Wiggins High School Wiggins, Colorado Malia Cali Saint Thomas Aquinas High School Hammond, Louisiana 2010 Rex Woodbury Catalina Foothills High School Tucson, Arizona Gabrielle Badura Clover Hill High School Midlothian, Virginia 2011 Garrett Gosse The Meadows School Las Vegas, Nevada Selena Pasadyn Brunswick High School Brunswick, Ohio 2012 Samuel Prakel Versailles High School Versailles, Ohio Zoe Alaniz W.B. Ray High School Corpus Christi, Texas 2013 Andrew Miner East Greenwich High School East Greenwich, Rhode Island Emily Granger Saints Peter & Paul High School Easton, Maryland 2014 Nolan Henry Union High School Vancouver, Washington Lauren Van Vlierbergen Harry D. Jacobs High School Algonquin, Illinois 2015 Zach Hughes Westminster Christian Academy Town and Country, Missouri Taylor Campos Lemont Township High School Lemont, Illinois 2016 Brent Priester, II Christ The King Regional High School Middle Village, New York Frelicia Tucker Aiken High School Aiken, South Carolina 2017 Jackson Destine Atlantic Community High School Delray Beach, Florida Soleil Gaylord Telluride High School Telluride, Colorado 2018 Sunjay Chawla Pillow Academy Greenwood, Mississippi Lauren Eccles Jefferson County High School Dandridge, Tennessee 2019 Logan Alvarez Miami Southridge Senior High School Miami, Florida Victoria Orcutt Fort Walton Beach High School Fort Walton Beach, Florida 2020 Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos Green Mountain High School Lakewood, Colorado Caroline Orcutt Fort Walton Beach High School Fort Walton Beach, Florida 2021 Adom Appiah Spartanburg Day School Spartanburg, South Carolina Dia Chawla Pillow Academy Greenwood, Mississippi 2022 Cameron Srivastava Spartanburg Day School Spartanburg, South Carolina Viva Kreis Belle Vernon Area High School Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania 2023 George Cheng North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Durham, North Carolina Katelyn Matarese La Cañada High School La Cañada, California
See also Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum ("Wendy's High School Gallery", which recognizes the Wendy's High School Heisman winners from Mississippi) Gatorade Player of the Year awards (in various sports) Dial Award (defunct) National High School Hall of Fame
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