Meet the Scholars

This year, the First Tee College Scholarship Program welcomes 23 new scholars.

Class of 2026

Riley Albright
The Ohio State University
First Tee – Central Ohio

Natalie Chen
Stanford University
First Tee – Silicon Valley

Noelle Gagnon
Connecticut College
First Tee – New Hampshire

Lilyanna Hathaway
Colorado Mesa University
First Tee – Colorado Rocky Mountains

Justin Hsieh
Rutgers University
First Tee – Raritan Valley

Nick Huang
Northwestern University
First Tee – Greater Seattle

Riley Jamison
Palm Beach Atlantic University
First Tee – Tennessee

Joshua Ju
Vanderbilt University
First Tee – Tennessee

Carlie Matengula
Howard University
First Tee – Greater Austin

Jasmine McGee
Cornell University
First Tee – Greater Chicago

Colby Palacio
Rutgers University
First Tee – Raritan Valley

Ishani Patel
University of Oklahoma
First Tee – Metropolitan Oklahoma City

Kailyn Peterson
Boise State University
First Tee – Idaho

Jack Polansky
Berry College
First Tee – Greater San Antonio

Lula Rivera
North Carolina State University
First Tee – Greater Wilmington

Alexis Roth
University of South Carolina
First Tee – Greater Charlotte

Isabella Russo
University of Central Florida
First Tee – Florida Gold Coast

Aarya Shewale
Texas A&M
First Tee – Greater Houston

Sydney Socha
University of North Florida
First Tee – Toledo

Annabella VanCotthem
University of California, Irvine
First Tee – San Diego

Weston Wakefield
Southern Nazarene University
First Tee – Central Arkansas

Ashton Washington
Florida A&M
First Tee – Tampa Bay

Bailey Webb
The Ohio State University
First Tee – Colorado Rocky Mountains

2025 Scholar Class
Name Chapter Institution
Micah Chiong Greater Chicago Wheaton College
Rachel Cox Benton Harbor University of Michigan
Peyton DeBruin Greater Houston Montana State University
Madigan Escobar Coachella Valley University of California
Christina Fuentes Greater Washington, DC Princeton University
Salloni Gill Greater Baltimore Duke University
Avi Gupta Metropolitan New York University of Pennsylvania
Vaugh Henagan Northern Michigan Augustana College
Isabella Herrera Silicon Valley University of Southern California
Langston Hughes Greater Washington, DC Rochester Institute of Technology
Rida Karim Greater Washington, DC University of Virginia
Casey Knepp Central Coast University of California
Jonnika Kwon Greater Seattle Georgetown University
Vinh Lai Cleveland The Ohio State University
Elle Lewis Greater New Orleans Tulane University
Lillian McGowan Greater Sacramento California State University
Jonathan Moon Howard County Hamilton College
Brianna Nguyen Greater Seattle Chapman University
Li An Panfil Silicon Valley University of California
Jackson Perry Salina University of Kansas
Aryana Persaud Central Florida University of Florida
Henry Powell Greater Richmond Virginia Tech
Emma Stavely Green Valley Ranch University of San Diego
Hannah Stouder Greater Sacramento University of Nevada, Reno
Precilla Tea Greater Pasadena Scripps College
Emily Wuggazer Manhattan Kansas State University
Jake Zulueta Greater Charlotte North Carolina State University
2024 Scholar Class
Name Chapter Institution
Mahek Acharya Greater Chicago Indiana University
Maia Alinskas Delaware University of Delaware
Aditi Balakrishna Tri-Valley University of Illinois
Sarah Brannigan Metropolitan New York Georgetown University
Nicholas Crawford Roanoke Valley Emory and Henry College
Erika Dierke Minnesota University of Mississippi
Argyle Downes West Virginia Rutgers University
Tyler Joplin Greater Dallas Boston College
William Liu Greater Seattle Stanford University
Emmy Martinez Greater Dallas Bentley University
Henry Mentzel Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky University of Kentucky
Gabriella Mercado Orange County University of San Diego
Faith Ndichu Raritan Valley Lehigh University
Joseph Neddo North Florida University of Central Florida
David Nguyen Central Iowa Grinnell College
Kylie Nguyen Greater Seattle Chapman University
Selam Olson Connecticut Trinity College (CT)
Shae Patel Metropolitan Oklahoma City University of Oklahoma
Jaylyn Remolona San Francisco Seattle University
Isabella Rubio Florida Gold Coast University of Florida
Kailey Shapiro Northern Nevada Tulane University
Leah Torres Greater Houston University of St. Thomas, Houston
Dimitri Vasilacopulos Utah Southern Utah University
Nathan Vertes Florida Gold Coast University of Florida
2023 Scholar Class
Name Chapter Institution
Christian Bonvisuto Connecticut University of Connecticut
Jerimiah Brown Greater Philadelphia Catholic University
Enrico Diaz San Francisco DePaul University
Daryn Dickens Greater Washington, D.C. Howard University
Ava Heaton Triangle High Point University
Ana Hunter Memphis University of Southern California
Mariane Johnson Gulf Coast Palm Beach Atlantic University
Kyzar Joshi Massachusetts Hamilton College
Isabelle Junio Phoenix Arizona State University
Sawyer Klein Colorado Rocky Mountains University of Arizona
Shamar Knox Greater Sacramento Sacramento State University
Falyn Lackey Southeastern New Mexico Western New Mexico State University
BJ Little Metro Atlanta Georgetown University
Stephen Ma Central Ohio Washington University, St. Louis
Natalie McKenzie Greater Seattle Gonzaga University
Maria Ramos Greater Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania
Saloni Somia Minnesota Brown University
Meredith Speer Greater Austin Sam Houston State University
Colin Vineburg Greater Baltimore Dickinson College
Kailey Watkins Metro Atlanta Florida A&M University
Madeleine Wocicki Idaho University of Nebraska at Kearney
Haley Wong Greater Sacramento University of California Los Angeles
Luke Wood Greater Tyler Texas A&M University
Marlo Zamora Greater San Antonio Trinity University
2022 Scholar Class
Name Chapter Institution
Breonna Boyd Tennessee University of Michigan
Nicholas Canales Greater Houston University of Nebraska
Antonio DelCastillo Orange County University of Alabama
Srishti Dhurandhar Metropolitan New York New York University
Vivian D’Orazi Metropolitan New York York College of Pennsylvania
Dylan Ebs Greater Austin George Washington University
Esther Etherington Indiana Franklin College
Maleyna Gregorio Coachella Valley University of California Riverside
Lea Han Greater Sacramento Harvard University
Raiyan Johnson Savannah Georgia Institute of Technology
Zara Karim Greater Washington, D.C. George Washington University
Nelia Leong Upstate South Carolina University of Florida
Myles Manor Greater Washington, D.C. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Abigale Morris Phoenix Biola University
Hannah Newell Greater Houston LeTourneau University
Sabrina Poole Greater Seattle St. Martin’s University
Nancy Rivera Silicon Valley Middleburg College Vermont
Ahmad Raoul Greater Chicago Winston-Salem State University
Daniel Sears Massachusetts Franciscan University of Steubenville
Connor Shooks Benton Harbor Loyola University Chicago
Kenneth Treece Pine Mountain University of Alabama
Alexa Vela Greater Houston Rice University
Jaylon Wilson Metro Atlanta North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Iris Xue Greater Washington, D.C. Columbia University
Jacob Zakaria Central Coast University of California Berkeley
2021 Scholar Class
Name Chapter Institution
Claire Alford Central Coast Santa Clara University
Marion Caldwell San Juan County Dartmouth College
Natalie Cao Greater Houston University of Pennsylvania
Molly Castle Tennessee University of Tennessee
Malisone Chanthapanya Fort Worth Texas Wesleyan University
Quincy Crawford Greater Washington, DC University of Cincinnati
Rebecca Jones Indiana Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
Josh Lendach Triangle Western Carolina University
Meghna Mazumdar Connecticut Boston College
Benjamin Nganga Tennessee Indiana University
Kaleb Palm Central Florida Florida Atlantic University
Borina Sutikto Silicon Valley Santa Clara University
2020 Scholar Class
Name Chapter Institution
Luke Boldt Coastal Carolinas East Carolina University
Blake Brantley Triad Yale University
Jessica Jiao Metropolitan New York Georgetown University
Ricky Lam Tri-Valley Harvard University
Kelly Low Fort Worth University of Texas at Dallas
Nicole Monsalve Miami Duke University
Sara Rintoul Central Florida University of Florida
Remi Shendell Metropolitan New York Emory University
Denise Wei San Francisco University of California,  Irvine