Hastings High School is proud to announce that Lukas Foss and Haley Strain are the recipients of the 2025 Apollo and Athena awards.

These annual awards are given to the outstanding athletes, one male (Apollo) and one female (Athena), in the senior class. Consideration is given based on excellence and accomplishments in both individual and team sports, throughout the duration of the student-athlete’s career. Consideration is given to both one-sport and multi-sport athletes. The award is an athletic award, with other accomplishments like leadership, character, and GPA included but secondary. Lukas and Haley were selected by a vote of all HHS head coaches.

Lukas Foss has earned nine (9) varsity letters as a participant in football, basketball, and track and field. He is a two-time captain in all three sports and was the recipient of the “Raider Award” for best representing the core values of HHS athletics in both basketball and football. He is involved in Peer Helpers, Athlete Leadership Council, and National Honor Society where he is an elected officer. Lukas maintains a 4.0 GPA, is ranked #1 in his class, was the recipient of the 2024 ExCEL Award for service and leadership, and volunteers with Little Raiders football, traveling basketball, and GobbleGait. Lukas plans to attend Carleton College where he will play football and double-major in economics and math.

Haley Strain has earned nine (9) varsity letters as a participant in volleyball, basketball, and softball. She has a combined six all-conference (two in each) and three all-conference honorable mention awards (one in each) in her three sports. In volleyball she was voted as an offensive player of the year twice and most improved during her career and was academic all-state in 2024. In basketball she has exceeded both 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. In softball she was voted team MVP three times and was named to the all section team in 2024. She is involved in FCA, Spanish Honor Society, Link Crew and National Honor Society. She maintains a 3.95 GPA and volunteered with youth softball and basketball.

Haley plans to attend Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville where she will play softball and study nursing.

The Athena Award winner in particular is honored at the St. Paul Athena Banquet in April. The Apollo and Athena winners will both be honored at the Raiders Sports Awards recognition event at Hastings High School in Ma