2026 High School Scholarship Recipients

2026 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 near-record 279 applications. These applications came from high school seniors attending 31 schools across our community and from the high school Ben B. Cheney attended, South Bend High School.

Those 279 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 279 young adults who are contributing great things to our communities every day.

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

The 2026 High School Scholarship Recipients

Annie Wright – Peyton Matthews
Softball, Volleyball
Montana State University

Bellarmine – Adeline Kelly
Soccer
College of the Holy Cross

Bethel – Marisa Grossmann
Soccer, Track & Field
Tacoma Community College

Bonney Lake – Macy Linn
Girls Flag Football, Track & Field
Montana State University

Cascade Christian – Kyrstin Timothy
Cross Country, Track & Field
Biola University

Charles Wright Academy – Ava Close-Boyd
Track & Field, Volleyball
Rocky Mountain College

Chief Leschi – Marlee Rodarte
Basketball
Seattle University

Clover Park – Elijah Sta Ana
Tennis
University of Washington – Seattle

Curtis – Dane Brubaker
Basketball
Syracuse University

 

Eatonville – Charlotte Stumph
Swim & Dive, Tennis
University of Washington – Seattle

Emerald Ridge – Hattie Roy
Bowling
University of Washington – Seattle

Fife – Mari Garcia
Cross Country, Track & Field, Wrestling
Brigham Young University

Foss – Randy Brown
Baseball, Tennis
Pacific Lutheran University

Franklin Pierce – Lindsay Gade
Girls Flag Football, Softball, Volleyball
Central Washington University

Gig Harbor – Ava Hurley
Swim & Dive
California Polytechnic State University

Graham-Kapowsin – Kyla Kennedy
Basketball, Volleyball
Boise State University

Life Christian – Reece Colbert
Baseball
George Fox University

Lincoln High School – Charlotte Fleetwood
Girls Flag Football, Track & Field, Volleyball
University of Puget Sound

Mt. Tahoma – Aniya Gallion
Bowling
Saint Martin’s University

Orting – Ryann Polly
Basketball, Softball, Volleyball
University of Idaho

Peninsula – Kate Cardinal
Track & Field, Volleyball
University of Arizona

Puyallup – Brody Anderson
Cross Country, Golf, Track & Field
Gonzaga University

Rogers – Alyse Cosme
Tennis
Washington State University

Silas – Lauren Meade
Basketball, Soccer, Track & Field
Colorado Christian University

South Bend – Ava Pine-Isaksen
Basketball, Softball, Volleyball
Western Washington University

Spanaway – Owen Johnson
Football, Wrestling
Arizona State University

 

Stadium – Jack Andrew
Swim & Dive
University of Denver

Steilacoom – Maya Reber Avila
Cross Country, Track & Field
University of Southern California

Sumner – Chloe Duskin
Tennis
Carroll College

 

Washington – Athena Kusander
Tennis, Wrestling
Saint Martin’s University

White River – Ella Stone
Girls Flag Football, Tennis
Central Washington University

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