December 28th, 2022
Rock Island Fall Sports Students Recognized for Athletic Achievements
Fall Sports athletes were recognized by the Board of Education at their Tuesday, December 13 meeting for their achievements in their respective sports during the winter season. Students were recognized for All-State and All-Conference Honors, Academic Awards, and IHSA (achieving a GPA of 3.50 or better) and Western Big 6 Academic Awards (achieving a GPA of 3.25 or better), and local news All-Metro athlete recognitions.
Football
- Quonterrion Brooks (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Football First Team; Quad Cities All-Metro Football First Team;
- Jace Bennett (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Football Second Team Offense; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher, IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Quad Cities All-Metro Football Team Honorable Mention;
- Joe Allen (Junior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Football Second Team Offense; Quad Cities All-Metro Football Team Honorable Mention;
- Edmund Garcia (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Football Second Team Defense; Western Big 6 All-Conference Football Offense Team Honorable Mention; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Steven Marquez (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Football Second Team Defense; Quad Cities All-Metro Football Team Honorable Mention;
- Cameron Figgs (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Football Second Team Defense;
- Amare Overton (Junior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Football Second Team Special Teams; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Quad Cities All-Metro Football Team Honorable Mention;
- Darius Tongo (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Football Defense Team Honorable Mention; Quad Cities All-Metro Football Team Honorable Mention;
- Jauntae Allen (Junior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher; Dominic Baker (Senior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher Payten Bunch (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Stephen Dillender (Senior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Avery Flactiff (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Nay Gay (Senior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Israel McGowan (Senior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Isaiah Samuelson (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Jaquez Smith (Senior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Jesse Thomas (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Darius Nelson (Senior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Conor Dilulio (Junior) – Quad Cities All-Metro Second Team Offense;
Volleyball
- Kayla Rice (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Volleyball First Team; Quad Cities All-Metro Volley First Team; Illinois/Iowa All-Star Volleyball Game Player; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Mari Churchill (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Volleyball First Team; Quad Cities All-Metro Volley Second Team; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher; Illinois/Iowa All-Star Volleyball Game Player;
- Addie Bomelyn (Junior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Volleyball Second Team; Quad Cities All-Metro Volleyball Team Honorable Mention; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Sienna Mikaio (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Volleyball Team Honorable Mention; Quad Cities All-Metro Volleyball Team Honorable Mention; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Quinci Bumgarner (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Volleyball Team Honorable Mention; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Alexia Clark (Senior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Lilyana DeRudder (Senior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Corbyn Ellis (Junior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Alaina Esposito (Junior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Riley Levan (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Amanda Mumma (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Nevaeh Cunningham (Senior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Asia Stern (Junior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Autumn Stone (Junior) -Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Mallory Timm (Junior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Lexie Walker (Junior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
Boys’ Cross Country
- Asa Mahn (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Quad Cities All-Metro Boys’ Cross Country Team Honorable Mention;
- Gabe Mahn (Freshman) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Boys Cross Country First Team; Quad Cities All-Metro Boys’ Cross Country First Team;
- Jayden Putnam (Junior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Boys Cross Country Second Team; Quad Cities All-Metro Boys’ Cross Country Team Honorable Mention;
- Ian Regur (Junior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Boys Cross Country First Team; Quad Cities All-Metro Boys’ Cross Country First Team;
Girls’ Cross Country
- Maryam Alhamdan (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Eva Essman (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Mackenzie Meirhaeghe (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Girls’ Cross Country First Team; IHSA Class 2A State Qualifier; Quad Cities All-Metro Girls’ Cross Country Team First Team; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Mary Stockdale (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 All-Conference Girls’ Cross Country Second Team; IHSA Class 2A State Qualifier;
- Mackenzie Terry (Senior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher
- Norah Wright (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 All-Conference Girls’ Cross Country First Team;
Boys’ Soccer
- Jake Brandt (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Boys’ Soccer First Team; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Aidan Ntinyegezwa (Sophomore) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Boys’ Soccer Second Team;
- Disae Khu (Senior) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Boys’ Soccer Team Honorable Mention;
- Misa Byobe (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Niyitunga Jeanvier (Senior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Mateo Jimenez (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Rafael Lopez (Senior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Eh Moo (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Seth Strandberg (Senior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
Girls’ Tennis
- Chloe Cooper (Senior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Alexis Engels (Senior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher; IHSA; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Alayna McKinley (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Montzerrat Meza-Pena (Senior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Lah Moo (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Man Nuam (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Amiyah Woods (Senior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
Boys’ Golf
- Chase Hadley (Sophomore) – Western Big 6 All-Conference Boys’ Golf First Team
Girls’ Golf
- Chloe Turner (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
Football Cheerleading
- Halle Bobb (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Josephine Driskill (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Eva Essman (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Jade Gasper (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Madelyn Hayes (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Kaiya McKinley (Senior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Camryn Milechik (Senior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher; Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Cheyenne Stanley (Junior) – IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
Girls’ Swimming & Diving
- Bailey Hecker (Senior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher; IHSA Academic Athlete w/ GPA of 3.5 or higher;
- Rajet Rodriguez (Senior) – Western Big 6 Scholastic All-Conference w/ GPA of 3.25 or higher;
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