Fishers High School football players Collin Shelton (left) and Hayden Tobias (right) received the National Football Foundation’s Scholar-Athlete Award for the 2019-20 school year. Both are pictured with retired Fishers football coach Rick Wimmer.
The award is given to nominees who excel in three different categories, each of which carries a different weight: Outstanding Academic Achievement (40 percent), Outstanding Football Ability, Performance and Attitude (40 percent) and Outstanding in Campus Leadership and Excellent Citizenship (20 percent).
Shelton, a defensive back, was named to the IFCA Class 6A Senior All-State Team and the Academic All-State Team. Tobias, an offensive lineman, was also a member of the Tigers’ track and field team, placing fifth in the shot put his junior year.