“Run the day. Don’t let it run you.” That phrase may be an advertising slogan for Nike, but it also could well be the mottos of the Canyons fall-sport student-athletes who also are academic superstars.
Forty-seven seniors at Alta, Brighton, Corner Canyon, Hillcrest and Jordan high schools have earned spots on the Utah High School Activities Association’s Academic All-State teams for football, volleyball, girls tennis, boys golf, and girls soccer.
For about three decades, UHSAA, the umbrella organization for state prep competitions, has given this recognition to stellar senior athletes.
Academic All-State award winners have a 4.0 cumulative GPA or meet an index score that takes into account a student’s grades and college-entrance exam scores. A student with a 3.9 GPA, for example, would also need to score a 30 or higher on the ACT in order to qualify.
The CSD honorees in fall sports are:
Boys Golf:
Peter Affleck-Alta
Girls Tennis:
Emily Dutcher-Alta
Izabel Hanson-Alta
Jacquelyn Marsh-Corner Canyon
Mazie Purser-Corner Canyon
Shaelyn Preede-Corner Canyon
Sierra Strong-Corner Canyon
Lily Greenwood-Hillcrest
Morgan Staker-Hillcrest
Sowmya Paritala-Hillcrest
Hailey Reese-Jordan
Girls Cross Country:
Annika Gibson-Corner Canyon
Avery Hanson-Corner Canyon
Brooklyn Lemmon-Corner Canyon
Courtney Madsen-Corner Canyon
Hayley Webb-Corner Canyon
Lindsay Glod-Corner Canyon
Rebekah Glod-Corner Canyon
Nichole Staker-Corner Canyon
Chelsey Morton-Alta
Blair Waldbilig-Brighton
Abigail Slama-Catron, Hillcrest
Volleyball:
Chloe Hammer-Brighton
Ellie Whitmore-Brighton
Kylee Palmer-Jordan
Girls Soccer:
Ainsley Bowers-Corner Canyon
Margaret Covey-Corner Canyon
Sunny Meyers-Corner Canyon
Blaise Brady-Hillcrest
Kaleolani Kirby-Hillcrest
Teya Snowder-Hillcrest
Laura Curtis-Hillcrest
Boys Cross Country:
Brandon Smith-Corner Canyon
Bryant Oaks-Corner Canyon
Darren Randall-Corner Canyon
Jeffery Lewis-Corner Canyon
Seth Bell-Alta
Cameron Jessop-Hillcrest
Elijah Moon-Hillcrest
Jacob Baird-Hillcrest
Naoto Robinson-Hillcrest
Samuel Martin-Hillcrest
Ethan Grider-Jordan
Jacob Jeffery-Jordan
Ty Goldfine-Jordan
Football:
Quentin Hale-Corner Canyon
Jonathan Hyde-Brighton
Roy King-Hillcrest
