Northwood Winter Awards

NorthWood winter awards

NAPPANEE -- NorthWood High School honored its winter athletes with a program Tuesday.
 
Chosen as MVPs were Michael Paul in boys basketball, Morgan Olson in girls basketball, Zach Telschow in wrestling, Jared Lechlitner and Trent Jacobs in boys swimming and diving, Brenna Ghigliotto and Brittani Grove in girls swimming, Melissa Berger in girls diving and Kaitlin McFarland in cheerleading.
 
Winter Honorees
 
NorthWood High School honored its winter athletic programs Tuesday night. Earning Most Valuable Player awards were (from left, first row) Brenna Ghigliotto (girls swimming), Brittany Grove (girls swimming), Melissa Barger (girls diving), Morgan Olson (girls basketball) and Kaitlin McFarland (cheerleading); second row, Jared Lechlitner (boys swimming), Zachary Telschow (wrestling), Trent Jacobs (boys diving) and Michael Paul (boys basketball).

Boys Basketball: MVP -- Michael Paul. Captains -- Paul, Kyle Heckaman, Cameron Williams. Most improved -- Aaron Rhoade. Rebounding -- Paul. Outstanding defense -- Williams. Coaches' Award -Jakyah Qaiyim.
 
Girls Basketball: MVP -- Morgan Olson. Captains -- Hillary Lechlitner, Taylor Olson, Hannah Stump. Mental attitude -- Lechlitner, Taylor Stutzman. Most improved -- Savannah Bley, Stump. Most rebounds -- M. Olson. Free throws -- M. Olson. Outstanding defense -- Bley, De'Yahnna Styles.
 
Wrestling: MVP -- Zach Telschow. Captains -- A.J. Carter, Lucio Chumas, Zach Sweeden. Most improved -- Telschow. Most pins -- Justin Mullins. Most takedowns -- Zac Wilson. Most wins -- Telschow.
 
Boys swimming: MVP swimming -- Jared Lechlitner. MVP diving -- Trent Jacobs. Captains -- Lechlitner, Aaron Troxel, Jacobs. Mental attitude -- Lechlitner, Troxel. Most improved -- Riley Smith, Jake Snider.
 
Girls swimming: MVP swimming -- Brenna Ghigliotto, Brittani Grove. MVP diving -- Melissa Berger. Captains -- Ghigliotto, Emily Hoffman, Berger. Mental attitude -- Kenzi Baker-Ott, Hoffman. Most improved -- Karlie Kratzchmar.
 
Cheerleading: MVP -- Kaitlin McFarland. Captain -- McFarland. Mental attitude -- Lindsay Ziegler. Most improved -- Kaylin Pearson. Outstanding jumps -- Emily Slagle. Outstanding tumbler -- Allysa Romano. Overall spirit -- Elizabeth Kern.