All five of Walton CSD’s fall sports teams earned scholar-athlete honors from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) for the 2024 fall season.
Those pictured below are those on the scholar-athlete teams. To qualify as a team, 75 percent of the roster must have a GPA of 90 and above.
Field hockey had the top average among the teams with a 93.8, followed by the Walton/Downsville girls soccer team (92.9). The W/D boys soccer team and volleyball each had a 92.4, and football was at 90.4.
The MAC scholar-athletes, recognized as the top GPA on each team, are also pictured below.
FIELD HOCKEY
Front (from left): Caragh O’Connor, Layne VanValkenburg, Mackenzie Roach, Ava Merwin, and Chasidy Constable. Back (from left): Kylie Wood, Lo Robinson, Brynlee Hunt, and Alivia Conklin. Missing: Guinevere Northrup, Addyson Trimbell, Lila Trimbell, and Reese Underwood.
W/D GIRLS SOCCER
Walton from left: Paige LeBarge, Raegan Foster, Kahrin Vesterfelt, Grace Walley, and Kennedy Williams.
Downsville from left: Avery Howard, Rylan Reed, Dorothy Bull, Hannah Bell, and Braelyn Gilles.
W/D BOYS SOCCER
Walton front (from left): Kai Storrer, Elijah Williams, Adam Rice, Gavin Harrington, and Chayce Albanese. Back (from left): Tyler Yakalis, Danny Sullivan, Lucas Rice, and J.R. Allen.
Downsville from left: Tyler Reed, Travis Houck, Carson Elmore, Raymon Bull, and Landen Reed.
VOLLEYBALL
Front (from left): Gianna Pagan, Addalyn Strub, Katelynn Gregory, Lilyanna Klinegardner, and Lilliana Eisele. Back (from left): Chloe Edwards, Maisy Rhinehart, Olivia Bartlett, and Olivia Barnes. Missing: Maddison Barnes.
FOOTBALL
Front (from left): Trystan Haywood, london Gardner, Hayden Robinson, Aiden Branigan, and Jayden Hoffmeister. Back (from left): Max Dutcher, TJ Tweedie, Parker Cash, Caden Scofield, Corbin Walley, Darrin Walley, and Killian McGowan. Missing: Landon Taylor.
MAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES (top GPA on each team)
MAC: From left: Maisy Rhinehart, Elijah Williams, Max Dutcher, and Kennedy Williams. Missing: Addyson Trimbell.
Volleyball had the top average among the teams with a 95.73, followed by field hockey (95.23). The Walton/Downsville girls soccer team was next with 93.8, followed by football (92.67), and the W/D boys soccer team at 92.33.
The Midstate Athletic Conference scholar-athletes, recognized as the top GPA on each team, are also pictured below.