2025 High School Scholarship Recipients

2025 High School Scholarship

Thanks to countless community members across Pierce County helping spread the word, the Ben B. Cheney Foundation High School Scholarship Program received a record 275 applications. These applications came from high school seniors attending 32 schools across our community and from the high school Ben B. Cheney attended, South Bend High School.

Those 275 applications were sorted by school, and passed to each school’s scholarship selection committee. Each committee reviewed applications for academics, community involvement, and meaningful narratives describing how athletics influenced the student’s life. A special thank you to the nearly 200 high school counselors and staff who participated in the evaluation process.

Committees notified the Cheney Foundation of their selections, and scholarship recipients were notified in May. Scholarship recipients who authorized us to share their names publicly are listed below.

Please join us in congratulating the following students and celebrating each of the 275 young adults who are contributing great things to our communities every day.

Learn about the Ben B. Cheney Student Athlete Scholarship Program.

2025 High School Scholarship Recipients

Annie Wright – Ju-ah Paik
Cross Country, Track & Field
Stanford University

Bellarmine – Ethan Faini
Soccer
U.S. Military Academy at West Point

Bethel – Pabel Santos Jr.
Soccer
University of Washington – Seattle

Bonney Lake – Jaedyn Kaylor
Wrestling
University of San Diego

Cascade Christian – Oscar Bingham
Soccer
Point Loma Nazarene University

Charles Wright Academy – Brandon Bennett
Baseball, Basketball, Football
Indiana University

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Chief Leschi – Maxxamillion Budnek
Football, Wrestling
University of Washington – Tacoma

Clover Park – Gabriel Flores
Track & Field
University of Washington – Seattle

Curtis – Marie Keough
Swimming & Diving
University of Washington – Seattle

 

Eatonville – Mary VanEaton
Soccer
Gonzaga University

Emerald Ridge – Maren Nealon
Cross Country, Track & Field
University of Washington – Seattle

Fife – Ethan Westlund
Cross Country, Soccer, Track & Field
University of Washington – Seattle

Foss – Destanie Aguirre
Football, Volleyball
Pacific Lutheran University

Franklin Pierce – Jordan Disney
Basketball, Golf
Gonzaga University

Gig Harbor – Sarena Thoms
Soccer, Tennis
Boise State University

Graham-Kapowsin – Jessika Jennings
Football, Swimming & Diving
University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Lakes – Dana Rose Dungca
Soccer
Gonzaga University

Life Christian – Amelia Harrison
Soccer, Tennis
Virginia Tech

Lincoln High School – Kaydence Pugh
Football, Softball, Volleyball
University of Washington – Seattle

Mt. Tahoma – Caleb Rigney
Cross Country, Track & Field
Pacific Lutheran University

Orting – Hayli Bond
Track & Field
University of Arizona

Peninsula – Mira Sonnen
Softball, Wrestling
Barnard College

Puyallup – Avery Reisinger
Baseball, Swim & Dive, Track & Field
U.S. Military Academy at West Point

Rogers – Julia Smathers
Swim & Dive
University of Washington – Seattle

Silas – Catherine Sumner
Swim & Dive
University of Washington – Seattle

Sound Christian – Cooper Reinmuth
Basketball, Football
George Fox University

South Bend – Emily Howell
Track & Field, Volleyball
Central Washington University

Spanaway – Tamia Yeager
Bowling
Vanderbilt University

 

Stadium – Ana Palaki
Track & Field, Volleyball
Brigham Young University – Idaho

Steilacoom – Chase McSherry
Basketball, Track & Field
Pacific Lutheran University

Sumner – Amara Brown
Basketball, Track & Field
California State University San Marcos

 

Washington – Randall Sauileone Jr.
Football, Wrestling
Shasta Jr. College

White River – Vivian Kingston
Basketball, Cross Country, Track & Field
Montana Technological University

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Visit our High School Scholarship page to learn more about the program.