The MPSSAA is pleased to announce the eighteen winners of the Minds in Motion Scholar-Athlete Scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year!  The selection committee met on Friday, May 2 to review the award winners, which are comprised of one male and one female from each of the MPSSAA's nine districts. Each student-athlete will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

If you have the chance to see or meet any of the following recipients, please be sure to congratulate them!

Alayna Hu, Middletown

Keith Mazinga, Urbana

Amy Ye, Richard Montgomery

Neil Sharma, Colonel Zadok Magruder

Jerusha Daniel, Laurel

Olufik'ayo Ogunmakinwa, Charles H. Flowers

Sofia Hoetzlein-Sirman, Huntingtown

Phillip Hawkins, La Plata

Ryleigh Osborne, Crofton

David Herzberger, Centennial

Alexandra Lohse, Towson

Jackson Matz, Pikesville

Katelynn Callaghan, Rising Sun

Jacob Seiple, Bohemia Manor

Ava Streng, Parkside

Graham Geiser, Stephen Decatur

Ingrid Sizer, Baltimore City College

Jack Harburger, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

This 18th annual program has recognized those who have excelled on the playing field and in the classroom. Over $235,000 in scholarships have been awarded to student-athletes since its inception in 2008. Applicants must be seniors with a minimum 3.25 unweighted overall GPA and have participated in interscholastic athletic activities sponsored by MPSSAA during their high school careers.