PCA – Tampa Bay is Proud to Announce 50 Finalists for its Triple-Impact Competitor® Scholarship Awards Program

11.8.2024 – Positive Coaching Alliance – Tampa Bay has announced fifty (50) high school senior student-athletes as Finalists for its Triple-Impact Competitor® Scholarship Awards.

A Triple-Impact Competitor makes positive contributions on three levels: Personal Mastery, Leadership, and Honoring the Game.  Finalists were selected based on their application which included essay responses and recommendations noting how applicants strive to better themselves, their teammates, and sport itself.  

“Our review committee read incredibly strong applications this past month.  Students from the Class of 2025 wrote about what they’ve learned, for example, as leaders of their teams or from their experiences with strong opponents and then how they’ve applied those lessons in other parts of life” said Mason Brady, chapter Executive Director. “Our mentors, review committee, and staff look forward to meeting these exceptional Finalists in the coming months.” 

Since 2016, PCA – Tampa Bay has awarded over $390,000 in scholarships to local student-athletes. Finalists will be provided with more than an opportunity of a monetary award.  As a part of the program, all 50 will have opportunities to: 

  • Improve interview skills
  • Meet local business leaders and former athletes
  • Receive mentorship as they transition from high school to their next endeavor
  • Connect with peers and build relationships

“We surround our Finalists with local professionals who were once in their shoes” said Nick Hess, PCA -Tampa Bay Board member and Mentor Chair.  “Mentors help the Finalists learn how to use the life lessons gained from their playing days into their next stage of life and they foster points of connection. We offer more than a financial scholarship and this really sets PCA’s program apart.”

Congratulations to the following 50 Finalists from the Class of 2025:

Ashley Ortega, Spoto High School
Aaron Feliciano, Tarpon Springs High School
Aashita Rai, Alonso High School
Addison Raquet, Sickles High School
Alyssa Dulau, Alonso High School
Annabelle Pullen, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School
Austin Varga, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School
Benjamin Ochoa, Land O Lakes High School
Benjamin Cruz, Spoto High School
Brock Bole, Newsome High school
Calila Thalji, Gaither High School
Carter Young, Bloomingdale Senior High School
Cole Dunsford, McKeel Academy of Technology
Cooper Zysk, Plant High School
Drew Pintacuda, Lakewood Ranch High School
Elijah West, Strawberry Crest High School
Ella Abernethy, St. Petersburg High School
Emma Schroeder, Freedom High School
Eric Archield Jr, Gaither High School
Gavin Floyd, Riverview High School
Gavin Raitt, Wharton High School
Grace Heller, Tampa Preparatory
Grace Siderio, Sumner High School
Greg Lott, Armwood High School
Hannah Hershey, Cypress Creek High School
Isaiah Sawyer, Durant High School
Jazmin Villegas, Lennard High School
Jenna Goodman, Zephyrhills High School
Jeremiah Helm, East Lake High School
Jessica Yang, Steinbrenner High School
Joseph Zhang, Strawberry Crest High School
Joshua Risavy, Steinbrenner High School
Julia Keenan, East Lake High School
Julian Macon, St. Petersburg High School
Katie Fisher, Plant High School
Kennedy Shea, Strawberry Crest High School
Lana Fulmer, Steinbrenner High School
Layla Smith, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School
Logan Teeden, Plant City High School
Luca Prest, Berkeley Prep School
Maddie Toohey, Newsome High School
Makenna Jones, Alonso High School
Michael Rusu, East Lake High School
Morgen Talley, Calvary Christian High School
Neelam Joshi, Southeast High School
Oliver Bartolomeo, Laurel Springs School
Olivia Gray, Plant High School
Robert Madden, Largo High School
Roderick Smith Jr, Hillsborough High School
Rohan Patel, Carrollwood Day School

Up to twenty-five (25) Winners will be selected during the spring semester as recipients of the scholarship award and each will receive $2,000.

For more on the program, click here!

Thank you to all our mentors, reviewers, and committee members for your involvement!

PCA – Tampa Bay’s Class of 2025 Triple-Impact Competitor® Scholarship Finalists