Sarasota Area Sports Alliance awards scholarships

The Sarasota Area Sports Alliance recently awarded 15 college scholarships during its 8th annual scholarship breakfast, at the University Park Country Club. 

Recipients were chosen for their commitment to athletics, academics and the community. With the help of community donors, 10 seniors were awarded $1,000 scholarships and five students were awarded $500 renewal scholarships. 

New scholarship recipients include: 

SASA Tandem Construction Sports Scholarship — Carter Page, Riverview High

SASA Fawley Bryant Architects Scholarship — Brooke Bezdek, Venice High

SASA LPGA’s Symetra Tour Guardian Retirement Championship Scholarship supported in part by US Tent Rental — Hale Inocente, State College of Florida 

SASA New York Yankees Scholarship — Emma Bartges, Southeast High

SASA New Balance Sarasota Scholarship — Aude-Eureka Monde, Cardinal Mooney High

SASA Benderson Corporation Scholarship — Alexis Feraco, Pine View High 

SASA First Watch Half Marathon Scholarship — Rodrigo Amaya, North Port High 

SASA IMG Academy Scholarship — Sophia Gasca, Venice High

SASA Baltimore Orioles Scholarship — Cameron Pearcey, Lakewood Ranch High

Renewal scholarship recipients include: 

SASA George Oberle Memorial Scholarship — Justin Rumisek, Florida Gulf Coast University

SASA New York Yankees Scholarship — Tessa Bartges, Florida State University

SASA Scholarship — Courtland Bernard, Florida Gulf Coast University

SASA Benderson Corporation Scholarship — Paiton Krebs, Valparaiso University 

SASA McCurdy’s Comedy Club Scholarship — Shayne McKee, University of Central Florida 

Contact Jen Blanco at [email protected].