At the Fishers High School Senior Awards night held last month, TigerONE awarded five $500 scholarships to two female and two male graduating student athletes who demonstrated excellence in academics, leadership roles and outstanding achievements in athletics, extracurricular activities and community service.
(From left) Julia Drozd, Danielle Harrison, Teegan Heiniger, Sam Kuhn and TigerONE President Joe Eaton. (Photo provided)
The scholarship winners were all outstanding. They had grade point averages of 4.0 or higher, made outstanding contributions in their respective sports, were leaders on their athletic teams and had phenomenal academic achievements as well. All of the winners demonstrated what it means to represent Fishers High School in athletics: Have Pride, Show Character and Build Tradition.
The scholarship recipients included:
Julia Drozd: Julia was Captain of the Volleyball team her senior year and All County honorable mention and received the Sportsmanship award her junior year. She has a 4.60 GPA and graduated summa cum laude, is a member of the National Honor Society, founder and chapter president of the DECA Business Club, one of Fishers High School’s representatives at Hoosier Girls State and also served as the Senior Class President.
Danielle Harrison: Danielle was a two sport athlete in Track and Field and Competitive Cheerleading. She was captain of the Girls Track and Field team three out of four years; competed at the State track meet every year and has six state medals as a finisher in the top nine within three different events. She also has multiple school records. Danielle also was a varsity competitive cheerleader, Captain of the squad and has been a part of two state championships all while maintaining a 4.16 GPA. She is a member of the National Honor Society and was the recipient of the prestigious Wendy’s Heisman Scholarship.
Teegan Heiniger: Teegan was a two sport athlete in Wrestling and Lacrosse. He was team captain for the wrestling team for two years; received the Iron Man award and was Academic All-State his junior and senior year. He also was the Team Leader for Lacrosse. He has been a volunteer at his church for 10 years and has been on numerous humanitarian trips here and abroad serving others. He has a 4.34 GPA and graduated summa cum laude.
Sam Kuhn: Sam was a three sport athlete in Cross Country, Track and Field and Swimming. In Cross Country, he earned four varsity letters, was All-County and All-Conference in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and Academic All-State in 2016 and 2017. He was Honorable Mention All-State in 2015 and All-State in 2017. He also won the Tiger Leadership Award in 2017. In Track and Field, he earned four varsity letters, was Second Team All-County in 2017 and was Academic All-State in 2017. In his third sport, swimming and diving, he earned four varsity letters and was All-County in 2016 and 2017. He participated in Riley Dance Marathon for three years and still had a 4.61 GPA.
Also, in May of this year, the TigerONE Board awarded over $18,000 in grants to 18 different Fishers High School athletic teams.
TigerONE Team Grants included the following:
- Donation to help pay for CONNEX COMMAND CENTER communication sets to Football
- 12 sets of pinnacle Nike practice gear to Boys Basketball
- Foam rollers, agility ladder, mini-banks and a ball cart to Girls Basketball
- Donation to help pay for the Hack Attack pitching machine to Baseball
- Crossover symmetry strength band system to Softball
- Donation to help defray player and travel costs for the National Invitation Tournament in Kansas City to Rugby
- Range finder, scorecard holders and FHS Golf poker chips to Boys and Girls Golf
- Nike training bibs, Nike club team swoosh ball bags, Kwik Goal speed ladders, disc cone sets, Weighted GK training balls, Speed training hurdles and new soccer balls to Boys Soccer
- Deep tissue muscle equipment for exercises/training including foam leg rollers, deep muscle rolling sticks, spiky half yoga balls and new soccer balls to Girls Soccer
- Four pop-up backstops to Girls Lacrosse
- Four pop-up backstops to Boys Lacrosse
- Track equipment including cones, small hurdles, stopwatches and shot puts to Unified Track
- New video camera, tripod and Hauppauge HD recorder to Volleyball
- Donation to help pay for permanent chain link fence slats to Boys and Girls Tennis
- Cross training equipment and medicine balls to Girls Cross Country
- Mat repair supplies to Wrestling
The proceeds used to fund the TigerONE Scholarships and Team Grants came from TigerONE annual memberships and the Topgolf fundraising event held in March 2018. Thanks to everyone who supported the Topgolf fundraiser including our primary corporate sponsors Meyer Najem Corporation, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Jensen/Brewer LLC, Heinzman Lights at Night, FHS Gridiron Club, FHS Girls Basketball, Fairway Mortgage and Nothing Bundt Cakes in Fishers.
Since its inception in 2013, TigerONE has awarded over $110,000 in scholarships to student athletes and grants to the FHS Athletic Department and FHS athletic teams.
Lauren Vail, Head Girls Basketball Coach, said, “TigerONE has become an integral part of Fishers High School athletics. Not only does the organization provide scholarships to FHS Senior Athletes, but it has greatly enhanced the equipment and facilities that all sports teams have access to. The Girls Basketball program is especially grateful to TigerONE for the grant money that has provided athletic enhancement equipment, as well as a new ball cart.”
Matt Moore, Head Boys Basketball Coach, said, “TigerONE has allowed our program to make tremendous strides off the court in how we function and operate as a program. The grants we have benefited from have gone a long way in providing upgrades in equipment and team gear along with technology support among other things. We greatly appreciate the support of TigerONE and their commitment to furthering the Fishers student-athletics experiences.”
Steven Peek, Head Girls Volleyball coach, said, “TigerONE has been an invaluable support system for Fishers Athletics, and especially to the Girls Volleyball program. Our program needed significant training equipment and video technology improvements, and it was TigerONE grants that made those possible. Their support has allowed the girls to have tremendous seasons recently, including a Mudsock win in 2017. It’s amazing how many Fishers supporters work tirelessly to give Tiger athletes opportunities to compete and succeed!”
Annual TigerONE memberships for 2018-19 are available at fisherstigersathletics.com or ticketracker.com/store?schoolId=1604.
About TigerONE
TigerONE is a 501(c)(3) all-sports booster club at Fishers High School supporting all athletic teams and over one thousand two hundred student athletes. TigerONE is led by a group of parent volunteers and the Fishers High School athletic directors. The key objectives of TigerONE are to raise funds to benefit all Fishers High School student athletes, coaches, teams and booster clubs, to provide scholarships for graduating student athletes and grants for FHS athletic teams.