Diestler And Oldham Named 2020 WIAA Scholar Athletes
Friday, May 1st, 2020 -- 8:27 AM
Monte Diestler and Kayla Oldham will receive medals from the WIAA for being selected as Neillsville High School’s 2020 WIAA Scholar Athletes..Monte Diestler, son of Matthew and Diane Diestler, will graduate with Summa Cum Laude recognition maintaining a 3.97 grade point average. Monte earned 11 varsity letters during his high school athletic career, participating in football, basketball, and baseball. He earned All-Conference recognition in both football and basketball. Monte will be attending UW-LaCrosse in the Fall.
Kayla Odham, daughter of Steve and Sandra Oldham, will graduate with Summa Cum Laude recognition maintaining a 3.98 grade point average. Kayla earned 8 varsity letters during her high school career participating in cross country, basketball, and track and field. Kayla will be attending UW-Madison in the Fall.
Each year, member high schools of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association are invited to nominate one boy and one girl for Scholar Athlete honors. The program, which is underwritten by Marshfield Clinic, was launched in 1984 to demonstrate the positive impact of interscholastic athletic activities.
To qualify for WIAA Scholar Athlete recognition, a nominee must have earned at least four varsity letters through the first half of his/her senior year and must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
In addition to local awards, 32 of the more than 800 students nominated each year are selected for statewide recognition. Four boys and four girls in each of four WIAA divisions are honored at a ceremony held on the first Sunday of May each year in Wausau.
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