By Bruce Karnick [email protected] Athletics teach more than the skills of the sport, they teach life lessons. These lessons build our student athletes into amazing humans. Each season has their …
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By Bruce Karnick
Athletics teach more than the skills of the sport, they teach life lessons. These lessons build our student athletes into amazing humans. Each season has their All-Conference and Honorable Mention awards and each school year, there is an award group called the Athena and Apollo awards. Hastings has earned their share of each.
Hastings High School is proud to announce that Linnea Urban and Nolan Myers are the recipients of the 2021 Athena and Apollo awards.
These annual awards are given to the outstanding athletes, one female (Athena) and one male (Apollo), in the senior class. Consideration is given based on excellence and accomplishments in both individual and team sports, throughout the duration of the student-athletes 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 being secondary.
Linnea Urban has earned thirteen (13) varsity letters and is a 9x individual conference champion as a participant in cross-country, nordic ski, and track and field. In cross country, she was 4x all-conference, 3x captain, 2x MEC individual conference champion and Runner of the Year. In nordic ski she was 4x all-conference, 4x captain, 3x MEC individual conference champion, and 2x all-state with a personal best 16th overall finish at the state meet. In track and field, she was 2x captain, 3x MEC individual champion in the 1600-meter run, 1x MEC individual champion in the 3200-meter run, and her 2018 girls’ team was MEC conference champions. Linnea maintains a 4.0 GPA and is involved in NHS and numerous volunteer activities. She plans to attend the College of St. Scholastica where she will run cross country and also nordic ski.
Nolan Myers has earned twelve (12) varsity letters as a participant in cross country, wrestling, and track and field. In cross country, he was 3x all conference, 2x captain, and 2x Most Valuable Runner. In wrestling he was a 2x captain, qualifier for the individual state meet, participant on state tournament teams, and has been named Academic All Section. In track and field, he was named captain and participated in multiple events. Nolan maintains a 3.83 GPA and is a Link Leader, FCA Huddle Leader, and is in NHS. He plans to attend South Dakota State University where he will study Wildlife and Fisheries Science.
The Athena Award winner is honored at the St. Paul Athena Banquet in the spring of the year. The Apollo and Athena winners will both be honored with a site-based recognition at Hastings High School, in the spring of the year.
Awards for the winter season are as follows.
Girls Basketball: All Conference – Lily Nuytten Boys Basketball: All Conference – Japheth Gudissa. Honorable Mention – Evan McGinnis and Michael Mitchell Wrestling: All Conference – Blake Beissel, Josh Route, Nolan Meyers, Sam O’Connor, Jack Bainbridge. Honorable Mention – Aiden Erickson and Rico Cooper. Assistant Coach of the Year – Paul Vaith.
Girls Hockey: MVP – Jaida Hanson. Offensive Player – Kaitlin Petrich. Defensive Player – Aryana Klaren. Most Improved – Lauren Skov. Spirit Award – McKenna Benson. All State Academic – Brynne Jorgensen. All Conference – Kaitlin Petrich, Kiki Radant. Honorable Mention – Jaida Hanson, Lauren Skov, Lexi Ramsbacher Boys Hockey: All Conference – Tyler McCarville, Jax Schauer, Jager Kendall, Jake Harris. Honorable Mention – Jonathon Peine, Kyle Bauer, Connor Stoffel Boys Swim and Dive: CO-CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS – ENTIRE TEAM!!! All Conference – Joe Everson, John Destross, Adam Duer, Phil Jensen, Ryan Lester, Caleb Urban. All conference Honorable Mention – Liam Shelhamer, Hudson Doty. Section 1AA Coaches Association Silver Team award for a 3.59 average GPA Alpine Skiing: Because there are only four teams in the conference with an Alpine Ski team, Alpine Skiers do not qualify for Metro East Conference Awards.
Congratulations to all the award winners listed above!