Glendale, Scottsdale students athletes earn Ethical Champion award
Courtesy Better Business Bureau
Posted 5/23/24
In partnership with Arizona Interscholastic Association for its ninth year, Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest named two high school student-athletes as Ethical …
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Glendale, Scottsdale students athletes earn Ethical Champion award
(Better Business Bureau)
Daleina Egea, left, from Mountain Ridge High School, Faustine Chan from the Better Business Bureau, and Jack Strang from Horizon High School stand for the presentation of the Ethical Champion award to Egea and Strang at the AIA Award Gala May 19 in Surprise.
Through community and self-nominations, high school students are evaluated by a panel of judges for their ability to uphold integrity in the face of ethical and personal challenges when playing a sport on and off the court. The program honors these behaviors and their positive influence on others.
Each Ethical Athlete wins a $1,000 scholarship and Ethical Champions were awarded an additional $2,500 scholarship at AIA’s Annual Gala May 19.
Daleina Egea, soccer and track athlete from Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale.
Jack Strang, baseball and golf athlete from Horizon High School in Scottsdale.
Daleina Egea was recognized by her nominator for leading with ethics and positivity by using her voice to speak up and defend others when needed. When her teammate was diagnosed with cancer, she ensured to reach out to her every morning and evening to check on her and to stand by her every day.
“My grandfather has taught me everything, and without him, I would not be the soccer player I am today. From showing me how to kick the ball to juggling, I hope one day I can play soccer just like my grandpa who is no longer here with me,” Egea stated in a press release.
Arizona high school athletes must have a GPA of at least 2.75, enrolled in an AIA sanctioned school while participating in an AIA sanctioned sport were eligible to be nominated for the scholarship. Nominations for the scholarship will open in the fall of 2024 at athlete.bbbcommunity.org.
