Batesville awards student-athletes during DAWG Awards

Event held May 29

Photo: Rich Fowler/ Brush & Pallett

(BATESVILLE, Ind.) – The second annual D.A.W.G. Awards celebrated student-athlete success and spotlighted some community members at Batesville High School on May 29. 

The unique ceremony was hosted by Terrance Arney while members of the BHS student-athlete leadership team presented the awards.   

Here are the winners: 

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Senior Female - Josie Meyer 

Senior Male - Eli Lochinger 

Junior Female - Annie Negovetich

Junior Male - Carson Schneider

Female Academic Team of the Year

Girls Tennis

Male Academic Team of the Year

Boys Cross Country 

All Good Works Team

Gage Pohlman 

Eli Lochinger 

Veronica King 

Addyson Weiler 

Sebastian Hall

Ella Wolters 

Kaylie Raver 

Josie Meyer 

Madison Wanstrath 

Sophie Gesell

Manager of the Year

Landon Oldham 

Coach of the Year

Ben Siefert 

Volunteer of the Year

Rich Fowler

Team of the Year

  Football Team 

Comeback Player of the Year

Kaylie Raver 

Best Supporting Role Award

Bobby Weiler

Blue Heart Leadership Award 

Josie Meyer

Newcomer of the Year

Maddie Haskamp 

Girls Top Dawg of the Year

Aly Peters 

Boys Top Dawg of the Year

Cade Kaiser 

Lifetime Achievement

Bertha Hazelwood

Elite Performance of the Year

Ava South 

Most Outstanding Senior Male

Jack Grunkemeyer 

Most Outstanding Senior Female

Claire Saner

Organizers thanked their sponsors, especially title sponsor, William A. and Martha H. Hillenbrand Foundation. As well as Giesting Financial, Bruns-Gutzwiller; Blue Sponsor: Health Market; White Sponsors: The Stitch in Time, StoneBridge Trucking, The Meyer Family, Hirt and Ellco, The Summit Group, Timonera Law, Tom Tepe, Southeastern Insurance, Gillman Home Center, Context Design, Summit Technology Group; Friends of the Program: Buckley's Service Center and Overtime.