2023 High School Scholarship Recipients

2023 High School Scholarship Recipients

Thanks to countless community members across Pierce County helping spread the word, the Ben B. Cheney Foundation High School Scholarship Program received 257 applications from high school seniors attending 33 schools across our community.

Those 257 applications were sorted by school, and passed to each school’s scholarship selection committee. Each committee reviewed applications for academics, community involvement, and meaningful narrative describing how athletics influenced the student’s life.

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

Annie Wright – Johanne Wartelle
Basketball, Volleyball
Connecticut College

Bellarmine – Lucia Zima
Soccer, Track & Field
UC Berkeley

Bethel – Taylor Vanderwood
Volleyball
Central Washington University

Bonney Lake – Iris Rogel
Soccer, Track & Field
Montana State University

Cascade Christian – Colby Sweet
Baseball, Cross Country
Boise State

Charles Wright – Yumi Lee
Volleyball
University of Washington

Chief Leschi – Brendon Brown
Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country
Evergreen

Clover Park – Kloe Salazar
Soccer, Track & Field, Wrestling
Pacific Lutheran University

Curtis – Lyndon Tanoa
Football, Track & Field
Pacific University

Eatonville – Walker Bruun
Basketball, Football, Track & Field
Pacific Lutheran University 

Emerald Ridge – Chiron Susee
Basketball, Football, Soccer
Washington State University

Fife – Abby Wahlgren
Cross Country, Softball
Washington State University

Foss – Morgan Moore
Football, Softball
University of Oregon

Franklin Pierce – Lucas Armstrong
Cross Country, Swim & Dive
University of Washington

Gig Harbor – Reese Morkert
Cross Country, Track & Field
Oregon State University

Graham-Kapowsin – Jessica Christensen
Bowling, Swim & Dive
Utah State

Lakes – Kathleen Pullin
Golf
Pacific Lutheran University

Life Christian – Isaiah Hippe
Basketball, Football, Soccer, Track & Field
Grand Canyon University

Lincoln – Lauren Scheidt-Padron
Football, Volleyball
Eastern Washington University

Mt. Tahoma – Angel Roman
Cross Country, Soccer
University of Puget Sound

Orting – Grace Smith
Cross Country, Softball, Track & Field
Central Washington University

Peninsula – Boden Clark
Wrestling
Mercyhurst University

Puyallup – Luke Taylor
Swim & Dive
University of Washington

Rogers – Eleanor Jepsen
Cross Country, Track & Field
Saint Mary’s College of California

Silas – Caleb Wenz
Baseball, Tennis
Grand Canyon University

Sound Christian – Emy Arbogast
Track & Field, Volleyball
Clover Park Technical College

South Bend – Justin Yi
Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Track & Field
Gonzaga University

Spanaway – D’Yhana Clemons
Soccer, Track & Field
Pacific Lutheran University

Stadium – Una Johnson
Golf
United States Naval Academy

Steilacoom – Bianca Rivera Nales
Bowling, Track & Field
Oregon State University

Sumner – Elise Klingenstein
Gymnastics
University of Idaho

Washington – Riley Hall
Softball
Washington State University

White River – Tate Ringel
Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis
University of Washington

Visit our High School Scholarship page to learn more about the program, and general timelines for 2024.