Scholar-Athlete Special Mention winners
These four Kansas City-area high school standouts earned honorable mention status in The Star’s Scholar-Athlete high school recognition judging process.
BLUE SPRINGS
ALICIA STARR
Ranks 30th in a class of 576 with a 4.13 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Earned four varsity letters in volleyball. A 2015-16 Under Armour All-American honorable mention. Made all-metro. An Evelyn Gates finalist. Signed to play volleyball at South Carolina. Earned three varsity letters in track. State runner-up in the triple jump in 2015. An all-metro selection. Volunteered for cancer fund raisers. National Honor Society.
College: South Carolina
Also nominated: Hayden Ludwig, Madison Sykes
RAYMORE-PECULIAR
TONI MARTIN
Ranks 20th in a class of 434 with a 4.64 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Four-time varsity letter winner in softball. Team captain junior and senior years. Wendy’s Heisman top-10 finalist senior year. Four-time varsity letter winner in basketball. Team captain senior year. All-conference junior year. Four-time varsity letter winner in track. School record holder in the javelin. Finished seventh at state in discus junior year. National Honor Society. International Club. Red Cross Club. Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
College: Syracuse
Also nominated: Meghan Maher, James Sappington
ROCKHURST
TYLER BENNINGHOFF
Has a 4.11 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Three-time varsity letter winner in baseball. First team all-metro. 2016 Louisville Slugger preseason All-American. Second team all-state. Three-time varsity letter winner in football. Captain senior year. Starting quarterback senior year. Set school punting record as a sophomore. Four-year member of choir program. Member of engineering club.
College: Arkansas
Also nominated: Colin Slaymaker, Samuel Wilkerson
OLATHE NORTH
ZAN JOHNSON
Ranks first in a class of 570 with a 5.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Earned four varsity letters in cross country. Four-time state qualifier. Team captain of 2015 state championship team. Earned three varsity letters in track. State medalist in the 3,200 meter run. Team captain. Earned two varsity letters in swimming. National Honor Society. Drum major for marching band. Part of Distinguished Scholars Science program.
College: Undecided
Also nominated: Daniel Baker, Abby Friesen
This story was originally published June 11, 2016 at 5:12 PM with the headline "Scholar-Athlete Special Mention winners."