SENIOR ALEXIS GINGERICH recently represented the school, along with David Scherrer, as one of the Virginia Beach Sports Club’s Athletes of the Year.
Scherrer, Gingerich named school’s VBSC Athletes of the Year
April 26, 2017
SENIOR DAVID SCHERRER recently represented the school as one of the Virginia Beach Sports Club’s Athletes of the Year, as well as winner of the Dr. L. Curtis Hall Memorial Award.
Seniors David Scherrer and Alexis Gingerich received the prestigious Virginia Beach Sports Club (VBSC) Athlete of the Year Award for the school on Monday, April 24, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center during the VBSC 64th Annual Jamboree event.
In addition, Scherrer was given the Dr. L. Curtis Hall Memorial Award for excellence in athletics and scholastic achievement.
According to www.virginiabeachsportsclub.com, the club’s primary project is to offer financial support to student scholars and athletes from each of the eleven public high schools who plan to attend college. Qualifications for the award include being in the top ten percent of their graduating class and participation in high school sports.
Scherrer has participated in Cross Country, as well as both Indoor and Outdoor Track over the past four years. He is also currently ranked #1 in his graduating class with a GPA of 4.5 and has taken 17 total Advanced Placement classes. Furthermore, Scherrer is the first male in the school’s history to qualify for the State Championships 12 times and has been named All-State twice for Cross Country and was the 2016 Cross Country Conference Champion, as well as the regional and state runner up. He has also been a four time All-Region champion in Indoor Track and Cross Country, and a three time All-region recipient in Outdoor Track. Scherrer plans to continue his education at Brown University.
Gingerich has played both Varsity Soccer and Field Hockey for the school for the past four years and has committed to field hockey in the fall at Old Dominion University. She has maintained a GPA of 4.05 and has been recognized numerous times for her participation in sports. Her soccer accomplishments include 2nd Team All-Conference as a junior, two-time state finalist, state semifinalist, three-time regional champion, and three-time conference champion. As a field hockey player, Gingerich’s accomplishments include: a 2016 Harrow/NFHCA Academic All-American, a 2016 Harrow/NFHCA All-American, a two-time State Champion, and an All-State, All-Region, and All-Conference award winner. Gingerich also made First Team All Tidewater in 2016 and Second Team All Tidewater in 2015. Additionally, she is a Max Field Hockey Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team recipient.