The Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete Program has announced the 2024 regional winners who were selected from school nominations for this year’s scholarship distribution. More than $1 million in scholarships is available this year.

A total of 102 high school senior student-athletes, 52 in the Bryant-Jordan Scholar-Athlete Program and 52 in the Bryant-Jordan Student Achievement Program, have advanced from area nominations. All will be recognized at the 37th annual Bryant-Jordan Awards Banquet to be held April 15, at the Birmingham-Sheraton Hotel.

Each regional recipient will receive a $3,000 scholarship. From the regional recipients, the Bryant-Jordan Selection Committee will select class winners and the overall recipients of the Larry D. Striplin Jr., Scholar-Athlete state award and the Ken & Betty Joy Blankenship Achievement state award. The class award recipients will receive an additional $3,500 scholarship, and the two individuals named the state award recipients will receive an additional $4,000 in scholarship funds as the overall state winners. More than $10 million in scholarship funds has been distributed to student recipients by the Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Program since its inception in 1988.

Each regional recipient will also be eligible for other special scholarships to awarded, including the Dr. Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholarship; the Herman L. “Bubba” Scott Coach’s Scholarship; the W. Edgar Welden Service Award scholarship (two awarded); the United Methodist Children’s Home scholarships (two awarded); the Auburn Football Lettermen’s Scholarships (two awarded); and the Alabama “A” Club Educational & Charitable Foundation Scholarships (two awarded).

In addition, several in-state colleges and junior colleges will present additional scholarships. Among the colleges involved with the Bryant-Jordan Program are Auburn University, Jacksonville State University, Samford University, Troy University, the University of Alabama, UAB, UAH, the University of Montevallo, the University of North Alabama, the University of South Alabama and the University of West Alabama.

Community colleges offering scholarships include Bevill State, Calhoun, Chattahoochee Valley, Gadsden State, Jefferson State, Northeast Alabama, Northwest-Shoals, Shelton State, Snead State and Wallace State.

Each high school in the AHSAA may nominate one senior student-athlete in each of the two categories. All students nominated become eligible for the college and community college awards.

Gabe Marsh of Guntersville High School, the 2022 recipient of the Bryant-Jordan Ken & Betty Joy Blankenship Achievement Award, was also recognized by the NFHS as the 2023 National Spirit of Sport Recipient and Hayden Holton of Elmore County High School was the 2020 recipient of the Ken & Betty Joy Blankenship Achievement Award and the 2021 recipient of the NFHS National Spirit of Sport award.

The complete 2024 regional recipient list:

2024 BRYANT-JORDAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE REGIONAL RECIPIENTS

CLASS 1A

REGION 1: Landon Hanks, Kinston; REGION 2: Parker Townsend, Sweet Water; REGION 3: Makasiah Burns, Autaugaville; REGION 4: Daymion Winfrey, Alabama School for the Blind; REGION 5: Haley Hendrix, Victory Christian School; REGION 6: Cale Tittle, Lynn; REGION 7: Amelia Tafazoli, St. Bernard Prep School; REGION 8: Caroline Lambert, Waterloo

CLASS 2A

REGION 1: Brodie Medlen, Wicksburg; REGION 2: A.J. Dyson, G.W. Long; REGION 3: Reagan Taylor, Horseshoe Bend; REGION 4: Alex Montgomery, Westminster-Oak Mountain School; REGION 5: Eli Moore, Winston County; REGION 6: Ciara Calvert, Cold Springs; REGION 7: Emily Driskill, Whitesburg Christian Academy; REGION 8: J.D. Martin, Pisgah

CLASS 3A

REGION 1: Ryan Cobb, Straughn; REGION 2: Maci Caldwell, Houston Academy; REGION 3: Wilson Albrecht, Trinity Presbyterian; REGION 4: Karli Wood, Randolph County; REGION 5: Emily Huang, Fayette County; REGION 6: Luke Rhinehart, Piedmont; REGION 7: Ephan Benjume, Plainview; REGION 8: Thea Hamlin, Elkmont

CLASS 4A

REGION 1: Ashland Ross, Satsuma; REGION 2: Jack Simmons, Geneva; REGION 3: Avery Rogers, Prattville Christian Academy; REGION 4: Jackson Burel, Talladega; REGION 5: Noah Morgan, Cleburne County; REGION 6: Makenna Shirley, Oneonta; REGION 7: Lauren Buchanan, DAR; REGION 8: T.J. Carter, Westminster Christian Academy

CLASS 5A

REGION 1: Gianna Estrada, St. Paul’s; REGION 2: Carter Sanders, Headland; REGION 3: Kevin Honer, Brewbaker Tech Magnet; REGION 4: Molly Conway, Beauregard; REGION 5: Madison Moore, Jasper; REGION 6: Avery Prickett, Alexandria; REGION 7: Coy Mier, Arab; REGION 8: Avery Watts, Russellville

CLASS 6A

REGION 1: Price Beall, Spanish Fort; REGION 2: Samantha Wilson, Stanhope Elmore; REGION 3: John Walker, Northridge; REGION 4: Presley Lively, Helena; REGION 5: Kayla Warren, Homewood; REGION 6: Austin Ray, Clay-Chalkville; REGION 7: Maggie Rosencrance, Decatur; REGION 8: Brady Bolding, Muscle Shoals

CLASS 7A

REGION 1: Sanders Daniell, Fairhope; REGION 2: Amelia Cantwell, Prattville; REGION 3: Collin Pate, Hoover; REGION 4: Bhavya Chalasani, James Clemens

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REGIONAL RECIPIENTS

CLASS 1A

REGION 1: Donovan Hopkins, Fruitdale; REGION 2: Jayden McMillian, McKenzie; REGION 3: Rachel Ray, Calhoun; REGION 4: Javaris Livingston, Billingsley; REGION 5: Charles Neal, South Lamar; REGION 6: Kylee Dunn, Hubbertville; REGION 7: Payton Miller, Phillips; REGION 8: Luke Davis, Athens Bible

CLASS 2A

REGION 1: Lilly Rice, Cottonwood; REGION 2: Nic Danner, Ariton; REGION 3: Elanna Lewis, Francis Marion; REGION 4: Kat Holley, Fayetteville; REGION 5: Isabella Pollard, Ranburne; REGION 6: Cody McLane, Sand Rock; REGION 7: Sydney Perkins, Lindsay Lane Christian Academy; REGION 8: Fallon Starkey, Pisgah

CLASS 3A

REGION 1: Morgan Sims, Mobile Christian; REGION 2: Aniya Barkley, New Brockton; REGION 3: Will Thomas, Excel; REGION 4: Ja’Kayla Tinsley, Dadeville; REGION 5: Mason Scruggs, Carbon Hill; REGION 6: Railey Colvard, Hokes Bluff; REGION 7: River Walling, Geraldine; REGION 8: Isaac Hill, Phil Campbell

CLASS 4A

REGION 1: Samir Crooker, St. Michael Catholic; REGION 2: Emma Wilson, Slocomb; REGION 3: Kessa Steele, Bibb County; REGION 4: Matthew Gilliland, Munford; REGION 5: Colton Mayfield, Cleburne County; REGION 6: Hayden Ramos, Haleyville; REGION 7: Zach Lee, New Hope; REGION 8: Bogdan Ryaboshapka, Deshler

CLASS 5A

REGION 1: Cori Towner, B.C. Rain; REGION 2: Chris Santoyo, Headland; REGION 3: Charlie Grace Card, Demopolis; REGION 4: Addison Belcher, Central, Clay County; REGION 5: Zay Miller, Pleasant Grove; REGION 6: Talan Smith, Moody; REGION 7: Dylan Chastain, Scottsboro; REGION 8: Riley Miller, Brewer

CLASS 6A

REGION 1: Daelyn Fine, Baldwin County; REGION 2: Julius Williams, Wetumpka; REGION 3: Will McClain, Northridge; REGION 4: Markell Bell, Pelham; REGION 5: Abby Wesson, Pell City; REGION 6: Cooper Jarvis, Gardendale; REGION 7: Layla Kirby, Fort Payne; REGION 8: Rodney Evans, Mae Jemison

CLASS 7A

REGION 1: Kolton Nero, Foley; REGION 2: Riley Stewart, Enterprise; REGION 3: Aniyah McCaslin, Oak Mountain; REGION 4: Daniel Leija, Albertville