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 2023-24 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.
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.
Volleyball: Front (from left): Madison VanFossen, Devin Gregory, Maisy Rhinehart, Abigail Bojo, and Ella Rhinehart. Back (from left): Olivia Bartlett, Caroline Gorance, Ariana Bole, and Kaitlynn Gregory. Missing: Larissa Hulse, Caden Stanton.
Field hockey: Front (from left): Brynlee Hunt, Mackenzie Roach, Kylie Wood, Abigail Doig, and Layne VanValkenburg. Back (from left): Chasidy Constable, Reese Underwood, Addyson Trimbell, Delaney Kilmurray, Alivia Conklin, Delana Wood, and Caragh O’Connor. Missing: Karlee McClenon.
Girls soccer: Walton (front, from left): Kahrin Vesterfelt, Raegan Foster, and Allene Vesterfelt. Back (from left): Kennedy Williams, Eve Foster, and Grace Walley.
Downsville (from left): Tehya Colao, Avery Howard, Braelyn Gilles, and Hailey Emerich. Missing: Kiahna Rowlands and Dorothy Bull.
Football: Front (from left): Danny Sullivan, Hayden Robinson, Aiden Branigan, and Jayden Hoffmeister. Middle (from left): Parker Cash, Kaiden Kirkland, Seth Hunter, Killian McGowan, and Aidan Bush. Back (from left): Noah Covell, Max Dutcher, Joseph Fay, Caden Scofield, Colby Phraner, and Landon Taylor. Missing: Tim Tweedie Jr., Ethan Copeland, Tripp Taylor, London Gardner, and Kyle Miller.
Boys soccer: Walton (front, from left): Elijah Williams, Gavin Harrington, and David Gatchalian. Back (from left): Lucas Rice, JR Allen, and Nate Harrington.
Downsville (from left): Travis Houck, Aarav Patel, Chase Mabery, Tyler Reed, and Carson Elmore.
MAC: Front (from left): Addyson Trimbell, David Gatchalian, and Ella Rhinehart. Back (from left): Eve Foster, Caroline Gorance, and Allene Vesterfelt. Missing: Tim Tweedie Jr.