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Goshen High School and Edward Jones are proud to announce the student-athlete of the month award to recognize athletic and academic excellence. At the end of the year, a $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to one male and one female student athlete of the month, as selected by the GHS coaching staff.
The winners of the Edward Jones Student-Athlete of the Year Award are Ryan Harmelink and Lizzy Kirkton:
Pictured with Ryan are from Left: Boys Basketball Coach Michael Wohlford, Ryan Harmelink, Boys Tennis Coach Daniel Love, Assistant to the Athletic Director Tyler Miller
Pictures with Lizzy Kirkton are from Left: Girls Basketball Coach Shaun Hill, Lizzy Kirkton, Sophia Kirkton, Girls Tennis Coach Daniel Love
Ryan is the son of Erin and Tonya Harmelink. Ryan went 46-20 during his career for boys tennis. He was named All-NLC selection at number one singles this season. Ryan also received the MVP, Paul Underwood Mental Attitude Award, Captain, Tom Sovine Career Achievement Award for boys tennis this past season. He is a 3 year letter winner for boys tennis. Ryan was named All-District, All-State Team Academic 1st team for boys tennis. He won the Beets Hoke Teamwork Award and Derek Burkhead Memorial Award this past season for boys basketball. Ryan is a two time letter winner for boys basketball. He was a part of the Academic All-NLC team this season. Ryan leads the team by example with his physical fitness as well as his mental and emotional competitive toughness. Ryan has a 4.34 GPA and is ranked number two in his class. Ryan is a member of the National Honors Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student Athletic Council, Key Club, Stay in bounds Ambassadors, and his church youth group. He has received the Kiwanis Scholar Athlete award throughout his high school career for his outstanding grades while participating in athletics. After high school, Ryan plans to attending Goshen College and major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Lizzy is the daughter of Todd and Allison Kirkton. She has two sisters Haley and Sophia. Lizzy is an outside and inside hitter on the volleyball team. She won the Barb Zook Mental Attitude award, was named one of the team Captain, and Versatile Skills Excellence for volleyball this past season. Lizzy was a three year letter winner for volleyball. She won the F.A.C.E award and was the top scholar athlete for girls basketball. Lizzy is a 4 year letter winner for girls basketball and holds the GHS career record for games played on varsity. She was named Academic All State and was the top Kiwanis Scholar Athlete for volleyball and girls basketball. Lizzy has attended the Academic Honors Banquet. She has a 4.25 GPA and is ranked number seventh in her class. Lizzy is a member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, Stay In Bounds Ambassadors, and church youth group. She has been named a Kiwanis Scholar Athlete throughout her high school career for her hard work both in and out of the classroom. After high school, Lizzy plans on going to Eastern Mennonite University to study exercise science and to complete in volleyball.
NORTHERN LAKES CONFERENCE
ALL-SPORTS TALLY
2019-20
May 27, 2020
GIRLS
TOTALPLACE / CHAMPIONSHIPS
Northridge 77
1st Swim/Dive, Cross country, and Soccer co-champs!
Warsaw 74
2nd Cross country and Soccer co-champs!
NorthWood 66
3rd Basketball, Golf, and Volleyball Champs!
Concord 55 4th
Goshen 45 5th
Plymouth 40 6th
Memorial 40 6th
Wawasee 35 8th
With the cancellation of the spring sports season, the NLC has decided to recognize the school in the lead after the winter season as the all sport tally winner for 2019-2020. Congratulations to Northridge High School.
BOYS’
TOTAL / CHAMPIONSHIPS
Northridge 88
1st Basketball, Wrestling, and Soccer Champs!
Warsaw 83 2nd
Cross country Champs!
NorthWood 70 3rd
Plymouth 63 4th
Football co-Champs!
Concord 60 5th
Football co-Champs and Swim/Dive Champs!
Goshen 52 6th
Memorial 45 7th
Wawasee 43 8th
With the cancellation of the spring sports season, the NLC has decided to recognize the school in the lead after the winter season as the all sport tally winner for 2019-2020. Congratulations to Northridge High School.
Goshen High School and Edward Jones are proud to announce the student-athlete of the month award for May are Anna Podgorski and James Troyer
Anna is the daughter of Mark and Marisa Podgorski. She has two sisters Laura Ibarra and Sophie Podgorski and two brothers Andrew and Alex. Anna has participated in girls tennis for four season and is a four-time varsity letter winner. She has received academic honors every year she has played tennis. Anna works at the hospital as a phlebotomist and volunteers at the children’s liturgy at her church. She is involved with Stay in Bounds at Goshen High School. Even though her senior season is cancelled, she is still finding ways to get lessons this spring so she can compete in some regional tournaments this summer and achieve a goal of hopefully winning one. Anna has a 3.99 GPA. She has been named a Kiwanis Scholar Athlete throughout her high school career for her hard work both in and out of the classroom. After high school, Anna plans on attending Marian University to study Biology with plans to go to physician assistant school to become a physician assistant.
James is the son of Tim and Krista Troyer. He has one brother William. James has participated in football and baseball for four years. He is a three time letter winner for football and a one-time letter winner for baseball. James has received the Defensive MVP for football in 2019. He is an IFCA All-State Academic and a Kiwanis scholar athlete for baseball for three seasons. James has a 3.63 GPA. He has received the Kiwanis Scholar Athlete award throughout his high school career for his outstanding grades while participating in athletics. After high school, James plans on attending the Indiana University Bloomington to study marketing at the Kelley School of Business. His goal in college is to study abroad and earn an internship outside of Indiana that can help translate into a career.
The Northern Lakes Conference announces their All-Academic teams for 2019-2020.
Congratulations to these Goshen RedHawks:
GOSHEN
Yesenia Castillo – XC, TR
Ryan Harmelink – TE, BB
Zoe Eichorn – SW
Elizabeth Kirkton – VB, BB
Wyatt Fisher – TE
Hannah LaFary – BB, TR
Dylan Steury – SW
Gabe Goertz – SW
Joseph Narayan – TE,GO
Jocelyn Valderrama – SOC
Goshen High School and Edward Jones are proud to announce the student-athlete of the month award as selected by the GHS coaching staff.
The winners of the Edward Jones Student-Athlete of the Month Award for April are Ruth Whitehead and Mason Schrock
Ruth is the daughter of Jeffrey and Connie Whitehead. She has a sister Michelle and three brothers Elijah, Joseph, and Samuel. Ruth has participated in cross country for four season and is a one-time varsity letter winner. She has participated in softball for four seasons and is a two time letter winner. Ruth has won the Barb Zook Mental Attitude Award for softball last season. She has won the top Kiwanis Scholar Athlete for three years for the fall and spring seasons. Ruth has been invited to the Academic Honors Banquet for four years and is a Summa Cum Laude. She has been involved with National Honor Society, Student Council, and band at Goshen High School. Ruth is also involved with church organizations. She has a 4.04 GPA. Ruth has been named a Kiwanis Scholar Athlete throughout her high school career for her hard work both in and out of the classroom. After high school, she plans on attending Purdue University to study Agronomy with plans to work in agriculture or plant biology.
Mason is the son of Steffen and Jesselle Schrock. He has one brother Roman and one sister Annika. Mason has participated in football and baseball for four years and swimming for three years. He is a three time letter winner for football and swimming. Mason has received the JV MVP for baseball last season and won the One Play Warrior Award in 2018 and 2019 for football. He has won the Phil Hoogenboom Heart and Soul Award and the Elkhart County Sports .com Coaches Award both during this past swimming season. Mason is involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes and his church youth group. He has a 3.43 GPA. Mason has received the Kiwanis Scholar Athlete award throughout his high school career for his outstanding grades while participating in athletics. After high school, he plans on attending the University of Indianapolis to study nursing with plans on becoming an Interventional Cardiologist.