Flying Pig Marathon Awards 24 Scholarships to High School Athletes
The Flying Pig Community Scholars Program today awarded $20,000 scholarships to 24 area high school athletes who compete in track and field or cross country for their schools. The student-athletes were honored at the annual Flying Pig Community Scholars breakfast this morning at Music Hall.
The scholarship winners and their schools are:
- Colin Albers, St. Xavier
- Silas Baird, Madeira
- Bianca Dills, Walton-Verona
- Daniel Egelston, Middletown
- Malcom Faison, Seven Hills School
- Megan Fedor, Notre Dame Academy
- Alexander Filippi, Sycamore
- Ruby Fries, Beechwood
- Chaseton Gamble, Hughes STEM
- Liz George, Indian Hill
- Mason Haffey, Highlands
- Joyanna Johnson, Aiken
- James Kirby, Harrison
- Ava Kohlhaas, Lakota East
- Joseph Mayer, Covington Catholic
- Jash’i Revels, Spencer Center
- Nathan Sommers, Ross
- Parker Tan, Lakota West
- Londyn Walls, Purcell Marian
- Hailey Wendling, Felicity-Franklin
- Kelly Wiesman, Ursuline Academy
- Claire Wiltshire, Summit Country Day
- Kennedy Woods, Aiken New Tech
- Andrew Wyckoff, Connor
From its beginnings in 2018, the Flying Pig Scholars program has grown from a one-time scholarship of $2,500 in 2018 to $20,000 for 24 students. Starting this fall, the scholarship will have committed $1.32 million toward the education of 66 students from this area.
Started by Flying Pig Marathon founder Bob Coughlin, the program is supported by the Bob and Jeanne Coughlin Foundation, Jeff Clark, Steve Haussler, Oxford Financial, Chuck Schmalz, Stacey Browning, Bobby Slattery, Iris Simpson-Bush, Barbara Hauser, Skyline Chili, and Chiquita.
Also at the breakfast, the annual Spirit of the Pig award was given to former board member and long-time volunteer Mary Enzweiler. Pig Works Board Chair Mark Ramler was the keynote speaker.