Four of Walton CSD’s winter sports teams earned scholar-athlete honors from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) for the 2024-25 winter 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. 

Girls indoor track and field had the top average among the teams with a 96.2, followed by the Walton/Downsville girls basketball team (93.57). Boys indoor track had a 92.13, and the W/D boys basketball team finished at 91.65.

The MAC scholar-athletes, recognized as the top GPA on each team, are also pictured below. 

Girls indoor track

Girls indoor track: Front (from left): Ema Venckute, Kahrin Vesterfelt, Lina Duprey-Diederichsen, Olivia Hulse, and Arianna Rosario Encarnacion. Back (from left): Annalia Yetto, Anika Fassler, Paige LeBarge, Grace Walley, and Hannah Velardi.

Girls basketball

Girls basketball: Walton front (from left): Kennedy Williams, Addalyn Strub, Raegan Foster, and Olivia Bartlett. Back (from left): Grace Walley and Alivia Conklin.
Downsville: Tehya Colao.

Boys indoor track

Boys indoor track (from left): Liam Kane, Gavin Harrington, Kai Storrer, Nate Harrington, and Eli Williams. Missing: TJ Tweedie.

Boys basketball

Boys basketball (Walton, from left): Maddox Little, Lucas Rice, Max Dutcher. Missing: Shaun Simpson and Anthony Soto.
Downsville: Tyler Reed.

MAC scholar-athletes

MAC Scholar-Athletes: Front (from left): TJ Tweedie (boys indoor track), Maddox Little (boys basketball), and Aiden Branigan (Walton/Delaware Academy wrestling: Walton). Back (from left): Ema Venckute (girls indoor track) and Kennedy Williams (girls basketball). Second photo: Gus Miller (WDA wrestling: Delaware Academy).