The Green Mountain Athletic Association announces 2024 Scholarship winners!
The GMAA will award three scholarships of $1,500 each to graduating seniors to help fund their college careers. The winners were chosen from many applicants, and were determined based on their academic achievements, community and school involvement, and their contribution to the sport of running. You can learn more about the scholarship here.
Congratulations to our 2024 winners:
Austin Simone of South Burlington High School
Austin joined the cross-country team his freshman year and the camaraderie quickly fostered his love of running. Austin has participated in cross-country, track and field, or Nordic skiing in all 12 seasons of his high school career, and was named co-captain for each sport his senior year. Austin will attend Penn State University this fall and major in mechanical engineering. Austin will run on the club team this fall and might try out for Penn State’s division 1 varsity program.
Porter Hurteau of BFA Saint Albans
Porter participated in the cross-country, Nordic skiing, and track and field teams in all 12 seasons of his high school career. Porter was also named to the National Honor Society and has volunteered for the Special Olympics, as well as participated in many other philanthropic and volunteer activities. Porter will attend the University of New Hampshire and join the varsity cross-country and track and filed teams. Porter will major in mechanical engineering and aims to pursue a career in the automotive industry.
Gillian Fairfax of Burlington High School
Gillian participated in soccer, cross-country, Nordic skiing, and track and field in all 12 seasons of her high school career. Gillian’s first race was at age 4 at the Yam Scram and has continued to run legs of the VT City Marathon. Gillian will attend Bowdoin College this fall and is interested in environmental science or biology. Running will continue to be a big part of her life and will incorporate it into her ski training. Running will be a life-long sport for Gillian, and she hopes to eventually run a marathon or ultra-marathon.
Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska, Silas was originally drawn to New England to compete in XC running and Nordic skiing while attending Dartmouth. Since moving to Vermont in 2018, he spends his time running, coding, and playing outside with his dog and family.
