Student-athlete should demonstrate leadership qualities by:
Being a positive role model for other students both on and off the field.
Exhibiting an ability to help a teammate overcome adversity.
Showing a commitment to self-improvement.
Putting the needs of the team before themselves.
Academic standing: Senior student/athletes who apply for the FCIAC exemplary scholar-athlete of the month should have a minimum of a 3.5 average their high school career. Athletic Directors will verify academic information with their Guidance Department.
Six recipients per year (2 per season) will be selected from each school for what is the most prestigious scholar-athlete award presented by the FCIAC.
Conor Barton, Brien McMahon Boys Lacrosse Conor maintained High Honors every quarter in high school while taking mostly AP and Honors classes to achieve a 3.76 GPA. The versatile all-around athlete was a senior captain of the football team who made All-FCIAC East as a junior. As a junior wrestler he placed sixth in both … Read more
Emory Ciocci, Stamford Gymnastics Emory, who has practiced gymnastics since she was three years old, has successfully kept the balance of school work, athletics and extracurricular activities. She is captain of the gymnastics team and has taken great pride in watching the program grow and develop throughout her career. She has also run track for … Read more
Alexander Bein, Greenwich Boys Cross Country Alexander Bein has run cross country and track for four years and has maintained a 4.95 GPA while taking Honors and AP courses. He is a member of the National Honor Society and is a National Merit Commended Scholar. Last year as a junior he was on the 2018 … Read more
Alexa Andrews, Trumbull Girls Outdoor Track and Field Alexa has a 4.12 GPA as a High Honor Roll student and has been inducted into the National Honor Society as well as the Spanish Honor Society. She is currently a member of the girls’ outdoor track and field team and was a four-year member of the … Read more
Cassandra Sturdevant, Danbury Girls Indoor Track and Field Cassandra has a 4.24 GPA while taking Honors classes every year and AP classes during her junior and senior years. She has achieved High Honors in five semesters and has been accepted to the National Honor Society. The senior leader has been captain of the girls’ cross … Read more
Blake Cellar, Darien Football Blake has been accepted to the National Honor Society and has a cumulative GPA of 4.27. He has been awarded the Cornell Book Award and placed first at a statewide DECA (business) competition. Blake has won two Class LL state championships as a me mber of the varsity football team. The … Read more
Bobby Neuner, Darien Boys Tennis Among the best tennis players ever from the FCIAC, Bobby has a cumulative GPA of 3.86 while taking AP and Honors courses throughout his high school career and he has a score of 1,530 on his SAT. He has played No. 1 singles all four years for Darien’s varsity program … Read more
Catherine Allison, Fairfield Warde This Honor Roll student with a 4.0 GPA has received an AFROTC Scholarship and plans on majoring in Russian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Catherine has been a member of the National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society during her junior and senior years and as a senior she … Read more
The FCIAC has begun a new Exemplary Scholar Athlete of the Month award. Each school will recognize two senior student athletes per season who have both high academic standing and demonstrate leadership qualities. Each school will still have the opportunity to recognize a seasonal scholar athlete for each sport at the end of the … Read more
Danielle Nichols, Bridgeport Central This senior captain of both the cheerleading and softball teams has a 3.34 GPA while taking mostly AP and Honor classes. Danielle plans on continuing her cheerleading and softball career as a student-athlete in college. She has volunteered for several events and organizations, including Relay for Life, children’s clinics for … Read more