ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., announces its WolfPACT Scholarship winners for 2018-19.
The WolfPACT is the largest guaranteed, four-year scholarship in South Dakota. Students entering their freshman year at NSU are eligible for various funding amounts based on their ACT scores. Beginning fall 2019, Northern will consider high school GPA as well as ACT score when awarding the WolfPACT scholarship - a more accurate way of measuring student success.
Below, scholarship winners are listed alphabetically by award amount, accompanied by their graduating high school. Please check all categories for students from your area.
$12,000 (President's Meritorious Scholarship):
Kristen Collingwood, Greybull (Wyo.) High School (Parents: Jerry and Charlene Collingwood)
Whitney Gronvold, Rugby (N.D.) High School
James Heisinger, Sioux Falls Washington Senior High School (Parents: Becky and Steve Heisinger)
Andrew Josten, Rapid City Stevens High School
Jayme Juntunen, Hamlin High School
Tanner Kippes, Harrisburg High School
Jackson Marnette, Aberdeen Central High School
Melanie Miller, Saint Croix Lutheran High School (Lakeville, Minn.)
Ariel Privatt, GED (Willmar, Minn.)
Abbigayle Quinn, Faulkton High School
Kasey Schutte, Redfield High School
Dalton Stoddard, Cheyenne (Wyo.) Central High School
Jonathan Tostenson, Kerkhoven Murdock and Sunburg (Minn.) High School
Micah Van Hemert, Brandon Valley High School
Nicholas Wittmeier, Faulkton High School
$11,000
Baylie Bass, Dakota Valley High School (North Sioux City, Iowa)
Dante Colicheski, Rapid City Stevens High School
Jessica Colville, Lemmon High School
Scott Diede, Aberdeen Central High School (Parents: Cate and Ron Diede)
Grant Gunderson, Aberdeen Roncalli High School
Carolyn Halbur, Heelan High School (Sioux City, Iowa)
Lacey Hepker, Sully Buttes High School (Parents: Ann and Brent Hepker)
Hunter Hilton, Aberdeen Roncalli High School
Lincoln Jordre, Sully Buttes High School (Parents: Clark and Patti Jordre)
Britton Krueger, Wishek (N.D.) Public School
Patrick Leigh, Waseca (Minn.) High School
Laurelyn Marmorstein, Aberdeen Central High School
Cody Mehlisch, Shanley (N.D.) High School (Parents: Jason and Melissa Mehlisch)
Audrey Moran, Watertown Senior High School
Rachel Nelson, Harrisburg High School
Jayden Pittmann, Baltic High School
Rylan Pratt, Vermillion High School
Karlie Reagan, St. Thomas More High School (Rapid City)
Megan Serr, Warner High School (Parents: Chris and Stacy Serr)
Trevor Sorensen, Watertown Senior High School
Sydney Stofferahn, Dell Rapids Junior-Senior High School (Parents: Steve and Julie Stofferahn, and Tim and Kerri Deats)
Isabelle Stroup, Watertown Senior High School (Parents: Rich and Susie Stroup)
Jaren Voss, Douglas High School (Box Elder)
Lexis Wadsworth, Hamlin High School (Parents: Travis and Michelle Wadsworth)
Lauren Wilkinson, Aberdeen Central High School (Parents: Keith and Stacie Wilkinson)
$7,000
Bailey Andersen, Arlington (Neb.) Public School
Alec Anderson, Watertown Senior High School
Tashara Anderson, Ipswich High School (Parents: Jessi Holmes-Rick and Harold Rick)
Dmytro Anikin, Nova School Anoreta, Rincon de la Victoria, Spain
Abigail Arhart, Stanley County High School (Fort Pierre)
Grace Bakken, Ipswich High School
Paige Bakken, Watertown Senior High School (Parents: Mike and Carmen Bakken)
Justin Balcome, Alexandria Area (Minn.) High School (Parents: Amy and Bryan Balcome)
Samuel Barnes, Stewartville (Minn.) High School
Kaitlin Beadle, Aberdeen Central High School
Danae Becker, Rapid City Central High
Olivia Becker, West Central High School (Humboldt) (Parents: Phil and Amy Becker)
Jordan Belka, Rogers (Minn.) High School (Parents: Joe and Rita Belka)
Harlan Benedict, Mountain View (Wyo.) High School
Alexis Benson, Great Plains Lutheran High School (Clear Lake) (Parents: Ted Hansen and Stacy Thennis)
Evan Benson, Lac Qui Parle Valley (Minn.) High School (Parents: Josh and Kris Benson)
Matthew Bockorny, Aberdeen Central High School (Parents: Mike and Kristi Bockorny)
Alex Bohle, Warner High School
Josi Bouza, Wagner Community High School
Molly Boyum, Jackson County (Minn.) Central High School
Charity Britain, Hot Springs High School
Lauren Brost, Rapid City Stevens High School
Andrew Buechler, Aberdeen Roncalli High School (Parents: Jerry and Patricia Buechler)
Kristen Calderon, Frisco (Texas) High School (Parents: Javier and Jennifer Calderon)
McKayla Carda, Aberdeen Central High School
Andrea Cherney, Stevens Point Area (Wis.) Senior High School (Parents: Craig and Debra Cherney)
Kelechi Chimezie, Whitesands School, Lagos, Nigeria
Olivia Christensen, Lake Preston High School (Parents: John and Kim Christensen)
Jennifer Clark, Mayo (Minn.) High School (Parents: Stephen and Karen Clark)
Emilie Crosby, Langford High School
Morgan Dahme, Britton-Hecla High School (Parents: Troy and Lisa Dahme)
Sierra Daugaard, Hoven High School
Caleb DeBoer, Miller High School (Parents: Doug and Linda DeBoer)
Landon DeBoer, Corsica-Stickney High School
Garrett Dekker, Lawton-Bronson (Iowa) Community School
Emma Donley, Groton Area High School
Paige Durheim, Ellendale (N.D.) Public High School (Parents: Joel and Cay Durheim)
Payton Eisenbeisz, Bowdle High School
Cyndal Ellerton, Britton-Hecla High School
Peyton Ellingson, Warner High School (Parents: John and Nicole Ellingson)
Michael Fetherhuff, Aberdeen Roncalli High School
Jacob Fritz, Lincoln (Neb.) Southwest High School (Parents: Joel and Phyllis Fritz)
Sarah Gaul, Dowling (Iowa) Catholic High School
Alexis Gjoraas, Sioux Falls Washington Senior High School (Parents: Nichole and Tim Gjoraas)
Trevor Goehring, Frederick High School (Parents: Steve and Julie Goehring)
Kassondra Gooley, West Central High School (Hartford)
Nicholas Graham, Canberra Grammar School, Canberra, Australia
Chase Groh, Mankato East (Minn.) High School
Rachel Guthmiller, Sully Buttes High School (Parents: Clark and Lisa Guthmiller)
Ethan Hall, Milbank High School
Nicole Hall, Crescenta Valley (Calif.) High School
Makala Hauge, Warner High School
Kylie Hawkins, Lawrence (Kan.) Free State High School
Melissa Hedglin, Theodore F. Riggs High School (Pierre)
Hannah Hendrick, Brandon Valley High School
Kealy Hill, Campbell County (Wyo.) High School (Parents: Lezlie Kinsinger and Drew Hill)
Chloe Honabarger, Aberdeen Central High School
Jacob Howard, Sully Buttes High School (Parents: LaJena and Brad Gruis; Donny and Amy Howard)
Bryce Hunger, City High School (Iowa City, Iowa)
Stephanie Jay, Aberdeen Central High School
Scott Johnson, Watertown Senior High School (Parents: Robert and Dawn Johnson)
Shaunay Jones, Ipswich High School (Parents: Morris and Annette Jones)
Miles Jungclaus, Rapid City Central High
Riley Kaul, Aberdeen Central High School (Parents: Randy and Camille Kaul)
John Kolar, Eureka High School (Parents: Paul and Mary Beth Kolar)
Brandon Kusler, Aberdeen Central High School (Parents: Jay and Connie Kusler)
Eric Lacher, Aberdeen Roncalli High School
Ashleen Larter, East Ridge High School (Cottage Grove, Minn.)
Sophia Lewis, Mountaineer Challenge Academy (Fairview, W.V.)
Misty Litwiller, GED (Huron)
Rebecca Loehrer, Milbank High School (Parents: Dan and Shelly Loehrer)
Samuel Loos, Harrisburg High School
Hannah Marden, Southwest High School (Minneapolis)
Ethan Markgraf, Great Plains Lutheran High School
Parker Marlow, Britton-Hecla High School (Parents: Travis and Gina Marlow)
Aaron Martens, Aberdeen Central High School
Desha Matuska, Thunder Basin High School (Gillette, Wyo.)
Judah McKinley, Theodore F. Riggs High School (Parents: Dallas and Sarah McKinley)
Katie McManus, Lyman High School
Megan Means, Norfolk (Neb.) Senior High School
Jack Meyers, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School
Dominique Miner, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte High School
Sundus Mohamed, Eagle Ridge Academy (Minneapolis)
Malley Moore, Watertown Senior High School
Andrew Morgenstern, Skyview High School (Billings, Mont.)
Dayne Morton, Sibley East (Minn.) Senior High School
Kodie Nuckolls, Selby Area High School
Jake Oliphant, Spring Creek (Nev.) High School
Nikolas Pezonella, Galena (Nev.) High School
Citalali Reyes, Wolsey-Wessington High School
Jacob Rohrer, Wayzata (Minn.) Senior High School
Kolton Roth, Graettinger (Iowa) Community School
Olivia Rud, Madison High School
Nicholas Saathoff, John F. Kennedy Senior High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Joe Saw, Aberdeen Central High School (Parents: Kapru Lwe and Wah Nay Soe)
Tyler Schwartz, Sioux Valley High School (Volga) (Parents: Steve and Beth Schwartz)
Loretta Simon, Gettysburg High School (Parents: Brian and Colleen Simon)
Anna Solum, Watertown Senior High School
Tyra Steinwand, Ellendale Public High School (Parents: Marlon and Colleen Steinwand)
Levi Stern, Webster High School
Collin Stoebner, Aberdeen Central High School (Parents: David and Heidee Stoebner)
Jacob Swanson, South Saint Paul Senior High School
Garret Thompson, Logan-Magnolia (Iowa) High School
Andrew Toft, Home School (Aurora, S.D.)
Alexis Triebenbach, Jamestown (N.D.) High School
Sierra Tschetter, Huron High School
Ian Tunnissen, Winner High School
Kasidy Tvedt, Watertown Senior High School
Zoe Tvedt, Highmore-Harrold High School (Parents: Kelly and Noelle Tvedt)
Dylan Unruh, Aberdeen Central High School
Bryce VanDenHoek, Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School
Josslyn Veflin, Watertown Senior High School
Molly Walter, Monticello (Minn.) Senior High School
Hattie Weismantel, Groton Area High School
Jacob Williams, Laguna Creek (Calif.) High School
Mason Winship, Robert McQueen High School (Reno, Nev.) (Parents: Scott and Sharon Winship)
Zachary Zierden, Braham Area (Minn.) High School
$5,000
Raven Albin, Hereford (Md.) High School
Natheniel Allen, Saint Thomas (Minn.) Academy
Trevor Anderson, Glenwood (Iowa) High School
Austin Bastian, Henry (S.D.) High School (Parents: Shawn and Lynn Bastian)
Tava Berg, Watertown Senior High School (Parents: Stacy and David Berg)
Qiana Bernal, Tri-Valley High School (Colton, S.D.)
Christina Beusch, Aberdeen Central High School
Camryn Binger, Hitchcock-Tulare High School
Emmit Bohle, Selby Area High School
Kristina Bolish, Hendricks High School (White, S.D.)
Haley Braman, Breckenridge High School (Hankinson, N.D.)
Maria Brandner, Dell Rapids Junior-Senior High School
Sierra Brodkorb, Wessington Springs High School
Cody Brouwer, Ethan High School (Dimock, S.D.)
Lenna Brunes, Warner High School
Kalub Carmichael, Howard High School
Austin Clemetson, Thunder Basin High School (Gillette, Wyo.)
Laine Converse, Millard North High School (Omaha) (Parents: Amber and Jerel Converse)
Robert Coyle, Watertown Senior High School (Parents: Lesly Block and the late Robert Coyle II)
Delaney Dahl, Wayzata (Minn.) Senior High School
Maggie Dahme, Britton-Hecla High School
Keisean Deehr Thornton, Garretson High School
Hunter DeLaRoi, Mobridge-Pollock High School
Abby d’Eustachio, West Fargo High School
Dawson Diede, Huron High School (Parents: Brian Diede and Kimberly Byram)
Lacey Elznic, Brandon Valley High School
Carolyn Endres, Ellendale Public High School (Parent: Cheryl Endres)
Grace Erickson, Hitchcock-Tulare High School
Payton Eue, Champlin Park (Minn.) High School
Sylvester Ewoniuk, Aberdeen Central High School (Parents: Gina Schwarzbauer and Nathan Ewoniuk)
Matthew Feldick, Saint Michael-Albertville (Minn.) High School
Mikala Fischer, Aberdeen Central High School
Mason Flakus, Aberdeen Central High School
Catherine Fobbe, Maple Lake (Minn.) High School
Brandon Ford, Sioux Falls Washington Senior High School
Zoey Gab, Aberdeen Central High School
Haley Garza, Bennett County High School (Martin, S.D.)
Drew Geier, Aberdeen Central High School
Ethan Gilbert, Lennox High School
Bryanna Goar, Champlin Park (Minn.) High School (Parents: Steve and Lynda Goar)
Austin Gross, Huron High School
Faith Halvorson, Montrose (S.D.) High School
Lane Hanson, Edgeley (N.D.) High School (Parents: Troy and Theresa Hanson)
Jackson Harrison, Aberdeen Central High School (Parents: Kari and Steve Harrison)
Jared Harward, GED (Cedar Hills, Utah)
Nicholas Hauck, Aberdeen Christian High School
Jacob Hernandez, Webster Area High School
Morgan Hoag, Aberdeen Central High School
Lucas Hofer, Ellendale Public High School (Parents: Tom Hofer and Lorena Lynde)
Hannah Holm, Hibbing (Minn.) High School
Adam Houle, Ashley Junior-Senior High School (Minneapolis)
Collin Hushagen, Johnston (Iowa) High School
Jeremy Ingram, Aberdeen Central High School
Donald Jurek, Willmar (Minn.) Senior High School (Parents: Paul and Jean Jurek)
Casey Kaftan, De Pere (Wis.) High School
Brendan Kamerzell, Bennett County High School
Natalie Kolvek, Douglas County West (Neb.) Community High School
Payton Kucker, Home School (Aberdeen)
Jordan Ladson, Rapid City Central High
Coulton Lentz, Sully Buttes High School
David Maddox, Dr. Earl J. Lennard High School (Haines City, Fla.)
Iyan Manju, Bellingham (Wash.) High School
Matthew Martin, Aberdeen Christian High School (Parents: Lyndell Martin, Sunny Martin)
Nathan Martinson, Maple Grove (Minn.) Senior High School (Parents: Greg and Jen Martinson)
Riley McNeil, Warner High School
Madison McNickle, Webster Area High School
Kaeden Metz, Sisseton High School (Parents: Kasey and Carissa Metz)
Peyton Miller-Dalberg, Aberdeen Central High School
Jaci Mollman, Spearfish High School
Alexis Montoya, West Jordan (Utah) High School
Emma Murdock, Claremont Secondary School, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Parents: Christine and Randy Murdock)
Raeann Murray, Northern Cass High School (Hunter, N.D.)
Dakota Nickels, Mobridge-Pollock High School (Parents: Danny and Hayley Nickels)
Claudia Nieto, Amundsen (Ill.) High School
Dylan Northrop, Ipswich High School (Parents: Kenny and Sandra Northrop)
Blake Nunez-Glodrey, Aberdeen Central High School (Parent: Tanya Glodrey)
Carlee Olson, Stanley County High School (Hayes, S.D.)
Ashlyn Otto, Hitchcock-Tulare High School (Parents: Dustin and Jen Otto)
Karlie Paiement, Jamestown (N.D.) High School
Rachel Peterson, St. Thomas More High School (Rapid City)
Kate Kate Po, Aberdeen Central High School
Makayla Pulfrey, Aberdeen Central High School (Parents: Jamie and Kimberly Pulfrey)
Reece Ragatz, Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School
Augustin Reede, Aberdeen Roncalli High School (Parents: Nathan and Jacqueline Reede)
Hannah Reiff, Dakota Valley High School (McCook Lake, S.D.)
Jackson Reiff, Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School
Dion Reynolds, Todd County (S.D.) Junior-Senior High School
Josephine Rich, GED (Appleton, Wis.)
Courtney Roblewsky, Warner High School (Parents: Charlotte and David Roblewsky)
Madison Russell, Hot Springs High School
Gretchen Schmidt, Aberdeen Central High School
Devin Sheridan, Iowa Falls (Iowa) High School
Avery Shumaker, James Valley Christian School (Huron) (Parents: Joe and Erica Chase and Kevin and Laura Shumaker)
McKenna Smith, Cheyenne (Wyo.) East High School
Alec Sommers, Aberdeen Roncalli High School
Max Sonne, Watertown Senior High School
Abram Soriano, Santa Cruz (Calif.) High School
Addison Sparling, Northwestern High School
Kelly Stadel, Aberdeen Central High School
Samantha Stethem, Hoven High School (Parents: Neil and Wendy Rausch)
Anne Stevicks, Gregory High School
Connor Stubbe, Aberdeen Central High School
Alex Sumption, Frederick High School
Lauren Swanson, Aberdeen Central High School
Amber Thelen, Hanson High School (Alexandria, S.D.) (Parents: Dennis and Deb Thelen)
Luke Thorson, Groton Area High School
Mitchell Tolk, Sioux Falls Washington Senior High School (Parents: Brian and Jennifer Tolk)
Kelby Tracy, Miller High School (Parents: Jim and Christi Danburg; Ryan and Carla Tracy)
Madeline Tribbett, Raymond S. Kellis High School (Peoria, Ariz.)
Teya Trujillo, Roy High School (Ogden, Utah) (Parent: Michelle Briseno)
Brett Jared Tyrrell, Pender (Neb.) High School
Sarah VanBerkum, Huron High School
Stephanie Vanden Hoek, Huron High School
Brooklin Vinatieri, Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School
Imani Walker, James Campbell High School (Ewa Beach, Hawaii)
Robert Walther, Mobridge-Pollock High School
Katelyn Warren, Ethan (S.D.) High School (Parents: Donald and Tricia Warren)
Darien Watson, Northwestern High School (Parents: David and Diane Watson)
Magnus Wattles, Mountain View High School (Meridian, Idaho)
Jacob Wild, Aberdeen Central High School
Samuel Williams, Sisseton High School
Coleman Worsley, Thunder Basin High School (Gillette, Wyo.)
Madilyn Wright, Groton Area High School
Jaxon Yackley, Sully Buttes High School
Halley Zephier, Wagner Community High School (Pickstown, S.D.)
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