HOF Honors 20 High-School Athlete Finalists

The 20 high-school athlete finalists for the U.S. Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence were recognized throughout the spring with a formal ceremony at their schools. The program highlighted the achievements of student-athletes across the country.
 
The students were each presented a Finalist Plaque of Excellence by a Gold Jacket (living Hall of Famer) in front of their peers.
   
The Award for Excellence program, which is open to all sophomore, junior and senior level high school athletes in the United States, focuses on athletic achievement combined with excellence in academics and community engagement.
 

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“This is the third year of the program and for the first time ever, finalists will be honored in Canton during Enshrinement Weekend during which time the 2015 winner will be unveiled,” stated George Veras, the Hall’s Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Producer. “Each of the 20 finalists exhibit and reflect the Hall of Fame’s values of commitment, integrity, courage, respect, and excellence. These same qualities will serve them well as they move forward.”
 

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Below is the list of 2015 finalists and the Hall of Famers who presented them with a plaque.
 

Ceremony Date	Finalist	High School	City, State	HOF Presenter	Related Links
3/25/2015	Austin Schyvinck	Reedsburg Area HS	Reedsburg, WI	James Lofton	Story>>>
4/21/2015	Daryl Mitchell	Chapel Hill HS	Douglasville, GA	Chris Doleman	Story>>>
4/22/2015	Jake Peevy	Walnut Grove HS	Loganville, GA	Chris Doleman	Story>>>
4/23/2015	Ian & Sophia Poveda	Westminster Christian	Palmetto Bay, FL	Bob Griese	Story>>>
4/28/2015	Lincoln Feist	St. Thomas More HS	Rapid City, SD	Floyd Little	Story>>>
4/29/2015	Abby Norris	East Bladen HS	Elizabethtown, NC	Joe DeLamielleure	Story>>>
4/29/2015	Tara McFadden	New Brighton Area HS	New Brighton, PA	Andre Reed	Story>>>
4/30/2015	Austin Bell	Broughton HS	Raleigh, NC	Joe DeLamielleure	Story>>>
5/7/2015	Johndre' Bowser	Columbia HS	Columbia, NC	Bruce Matthews	Story>>>
5/11/2015	Colter Eggemeyer	Festus HS	Festus, MO	Aeneas Williams	Story>>>
5/12/2015	Sanders Creech	Benedictine Military School	Savannah, GA	Dwight Stephenson	Story>>>
5/12/2015	Kelly Blake	Loyola HS	Los Angeles, CA	Mike Haynes	Story>>>
5/16/2015	Caroline Schultz	Northeast HS	Pasadena, MD	Rod Woodson	Story>>>
5/18/2015	Lydia Els	River View HS	Warsaw, OH	Anthony Munoz	Story>>>
5/19/2015	Will Love	Indian Valley HS	Gnadenhutten, OH	Anthony Munoz
5/27/2015	Taylor Peebles	Eustace HS	Eustace, TX	Michael Irvin	Story>>>
5/28/2015	Courtney Lamoureux	Bartow High School	Bartow, FL	Dwight Stephenson
5/28/2015	Courtney Cecere	Forest Hills HS	Sidman, PA	Jerome Bettis
5/29/2015	Zach Ward	Hempfield HS	Landisville, PA	Jerome Bettis	Story>>>

 
Each of U.S. Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence finalists will be honored in Canton during the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend. The finalists and one guest will be hosted at a special luncheon on the afternoon of the Enshrinement on Saturday, Aug. 8 in the Hall of Fame’s Event Center. The 2015 Award for Excellence winner will be announced at the event.