Athena Award winners named in metro area. Here's the full list.
Ninety-eight Athena Award winners from Twin Cities metro-area high schools were recognized as top female student-athletes for the 2020-21 school year. There were 55 winners recognized by the Athena Committee in Minneapolis and 43 by the Athena Committee in St. Paul. St. Paul will hold a banquet at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Vadnais Heights Common. Minneapolis will not hold an in-person banquet. The winners by school with their sports and college plans:
MINNEAPOLIS AREA
ANDOVER: Peyton Hemp (hockey, lacrosse, tennis), Minnesota
ANOKA: Reese Dehen (swimming), Ohio State
ARMSTRONG: Ryley Frye (basketball, volleyball), UTEP
BENILDE-ST. MARGARET'S: Taylor Williams (swimming), Missouri
BLAINE: Hailey Studer (softball, volleyball), St. Benedict
BLAKE: Catherine Moe (basketball, soccer), undecided
BLOOMINGTON JEFFERSON: Isabelle Lynch (basketball, golf, tennis), St. Thomas
BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY: Molly Arnold (gymnastics), Utah State
BRECK: Emily Zumwinkle (golf, hockey, tennis), Minnesota
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BROOKLYN CENTER: Nayeli Williams (basketball, soccer, track and field, volleyball), undecided
BURNSVILLE: Morgan Krumwiede (basketball, softball, tennis), MSU Mankato
CHAMPLIN PARK: Chaney Neu (dance, gymnastics), Minnesota
CHANHASSEN: Daisy Lang (softball, swimming), undecided
CHASKA: Kaylee Van Eps (basketball, lacrosse, soccer), Lehigh
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS: Ali Reynolds (soccer, softball), undecided
COON RAPIDS: Megan Schultze (swimming), Rice
COOPER: Andrea Tribble (basketball), Seward County C.C.
DELASALLE: Isabella Benjamin (basketball, soccer, track and field), undecided
EDEN PRAIRIE: Ella Bakken (cross-country, Nordic skiing, track and field), Augustana
EDINA: Haley Reeck (lacrosse, soccer), Louisville
ELK RIVER: Johanna Langbehn (basketball, track and field, volleyball), St. Thomas
FRIDLEY: Claire Smith (hockey, tennis), St. Cloud State
HOLY ANGELS: Rachel Kawiecki (basketball, football, soccer, softball), Gustavus
HOPKINS: Laci Provenzano (cross-country, Nordic skiing, track and field), IUPUI
JORDAN: Abby Vizenor (cross-country, track and field), Gustavus
MAPLE GROVE: Jordan Lamker (basketball, golf, soccer, volleyball), St. Thomas
MARANATHA CHRISTIAN: Amber Croonquist (swimming), Denison
MINNEAPOLIS EDISON: Laura Ingalls (soccer, softball), Moberly Area C.C.
MINNEAPOLIS HENRY: Christy Ngo (badminton, volleyball), Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS NORTH: Jenelle Sanner-Robinson (badminton, basketball, volleyball), Augsburg
MINNEAPOLIS ROOSEVELT: Eve Casey (soccer, softball), undecided
MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH: Chloe Olson (football, soccer), Marquette
MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST: Julia Stevens (hockey, lacrosse), Franklin Pierce
MINNEAPOLIS WASHBURN: Megan Twomey (basketball, tennis, track and field), Macalester
MINNEHAHA ACADEMY: Linnea Askegaard (Nordic skiing, soccer, track and field), St. Olaf
MINNETONKA: Rory Guilday (hockey), Cornell
MOUND WESTONKA: Grace Peterson (hockey, lacrosse, tennis), Navy
ORONO: Camille Kuznik (golf, Alpine skiing), Wisconsin
OSSEO: Anna Corona (basketball, golf, soccer), Art Institute of Chicago
PARK CENTER: Adalia McKenzie (basketball), Illinois
PRIOR LAKE: Payton Bloedow (hockey, lacrosse, soccer), Stony Brook
PROVIDENCE ACADEMY: Anna Sanchez (Nordic skiing, soccer), undecided
RICHFIELD: Bella Jurewicz (cross-country, Nordic skiing, softball, tennis), undecided
ROCKFORD: Ellie Sather (basketball, cross-country, softball, track and field), Colorado Christian
ROGERS: Emma Rooks (hockey, softball, tennis), St. Benedict
SHAKOPEE: Joie Fittante (softball), East Carolina
SPRING LAKE PARK: Madi Ngene (basketball, lacrosse, soccer), undecided
ST. ANTHONY: Sitotaw Dahl (basketball, cross-country, soccer, track and field), Iowa State
ST. FRANCIS: Alexandra Frank (gymnastics, tennis, track and field), Minnesota
ST. LOUIS PARK: Erin Brousseau (cross-country, hockey, lacrosse), Syracuse
TOTINO-GRACE: Emilie Meyer (basketball, cross-country, track and field), Drake
WACONIA: Adelyne Salzer (basketball), Iona
WATERTOWN-MAYER: Maggie Czinano (basketball, soccer, track and field), Minnesota
WAYZATA: Jenna Johnson (basketball), Utah
ZIMMERMAN: Miranda Schwieger (gymnastics, soccer), Wisconsin-Eau Claire
ST. PAUL AREA
APPLE VALLEY: Jenna Nyblom (basketball, soccer), Northern Iowa
CENTENNIAL: Khyah Harper (soccer), Minnesota
CHISAGO LAKES: Grace DeVries (golf, hockey, tennis), Middlebury
CONCORDIA ACADEMY: Kira Fallert (track and field, volleyball), Northern Iowa
CRETIN-DERHAM HALL: Carly Sullivan (dance, lacrosse), undecided
EAGAN: Kennedi Orr (volleyball), Nebraska
EAST RIDGE: Lily Warmuth (cross-country, Nordic skiing, track and field), North Dakota
EASTVIEW: Cassidy Carson (basketball, golf), South Dakota
FARMINGTON: Sophie Hart (basketball, cross-country, track and field, volleyball), North Carolina St.
FOREST LAKE: Logan Anderson (basketball, softball), Winona St.
HASTINGS: Linnea Urban (cross-country, Nordic skiing, track and field), St. Scholastica
HENRY SIBLEY: Caroline Anderson (basketball, track and field), St. Thomas
HILL-MURRAY: Lorelai VanGuilder (hockey, lacrosse, tennis), Marquette
IRONDALE: Megan Ellingson (cross-country, hockey, tennis, track and field), undecided
LAKEVILLE NORTH: Skylar Vetter (golf, hockey), Minnesota
LAKEVILLE SOUTH: Teagan Starkey (track and field, volleyball), Concordia (St. Paul)
MAHTOMEDI: Erika Broten (hockey, soccer), Hamline
MOUNDS PARK ACADEMY: Izzy Quam (cross-country, Nordic skiing, soccer, track and field), undecided
MOUNDS VIEW: Abigail Thompson (hockey, softball, volleyball), undecided
NEW LIFE ACADEMY: Bethany Brocker (basketball, soccer), Northwestern (St. Paul)
NORTH BRANCH: Paige Bauer (gymnastics, soccer, track and field), MSU Mankato
NORTH ST. PAUL: Jenna Rubbelke (basketball, softball, tennis, volleyball), Hamline
PARK OF COTTAGE GROVE: Shauna Miller (hockey, lacrosse, soccer), St. Benedict
RANDOLPH: Megan Erickson (basketball, softball, volleyball), undecided
ROSEMOUNT: Kenzie Jacobson (soccer, track and field), Wisconsin
ROSEVILLE: Tamia Ugass (basketball, track and field, volleyball), LSU
ST. AGNES: Brigid Boyle (basketball, softball, volleyball), Wayne State
ST. PAUL ACADEMY: Erin Cray Magnuson (hockey, lacrosse, soccer), Whitman
ST. PAUL CENTRAL: Nora Barnard (Nordic skiing, track and field), undecided
ST. PAUL COMO PARK: Morgan Nichols (basketball, Nordic skiing, softball, tennis, volleyball), W. Washington
ST. PAUL HARDING: Alisia Lemmons (badminton, basketball, cross-country, soccer, volleyball), undecided
ST. PAUL HIGHLAND PARK: Celeste Alden (cross-country, Nordic skiing, track and field), undecided
ST. PAUL HUMBOLDT: Nadiya Deloye-Romero (softball, volleyball), undecided
ST. PAUL JOHNSON: Song Yang (badminton, tennis, volleyball), St. Catherine
ST. PAUL WASHINGTON: Meesun Huab Muas Vang (badminton, basketball, softball, tennis), undecided
SIMLEY: Zoe Boughton (hockey, soccer, track and field), Northern State
SOUTH ST. PAUL: Makenna Deering (hockey, soccer, track and field), Bemidji State
STILLWATER: Analee Weaver (cross-country, Nordic skiing, track and field), BYU
TARTAN: Alyssa Ettlinger (hockey, lacrosse, tennis), Minnesota
TWIN CITIES ACADEMY/GRS: Naomi Larkin (archery, basketball, softball), St. Olaf
VISITATION: Margaret Dalseth (cross-country, Nordic skiing, track and field), undecided
WHITE BEAR LAKE: Natalie Andres (basketball, cross-country, track and field), Wisconsin-La Crosse
WOODBURY: Michelle Yang (golf), undecided
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