Bev Good Memorial Scholarship
Congratulations
Brett Olinger-Broadway H.S. and Katie Cummings Fort Defiance H.S. 2008 Recipients!
Brett Olinger  VHSL GROUP AA MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Brett Olinger of Broadway High School Brett is a three-sport athlete, earning 11 varsity letters in football, indoor and outdoor track during his high school career. He is the reigning Group AA champion in the 300 meter hurdles winning the event as a sophomore and junior and will be going for a three-peat this season. As a senior, he was named a first team all-district running back in football and added all-state honors in the 55 meter hurdles in indoor track with a second place finish. In addition, he accumulated seven indoor track and outdoor track district and regional individual championships in the 55 meter, 110 meter and 300 meter hurdles. Not only is Brett a talented athlete, but he is also a talented student in the classroom maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Brett plans to study business management at Radford University in the fall. VHSL Press Release | Katie Cummings Katie Cummings of Fort Defiance High School is a veteran thrower having competed at the state class level most of her career. She's currently ranked in the top 3 of shot put and Discus at the State AA level. She's won numerous District, Region and Invitational championships with her throwing. Her PRs are 129' and 43' in the throws, both significant performances worthy of Div. I attention. Katie is also Fort Defiance's yearbook editor, president of the FCA Chapter, member of FCCLA, and a role model for other students. She will attend Bridgewater College next year joining former Valley Division III All-American Thrower Nathan Turner. What a throwing crew the Eagles will have! |
 Kyle Banks Harrisonburg | 2008 Bev Good Nominees Massanutten DistrictSouthern Valley District |  Craig Burkholder Turner Ashby |
 Brett Olinger Broadway |  Sophmore Brett Olinger AA State 300 Champion  |  Josh Wilson Stuarts Draft |
Katie Cummings Fort Defiance |  Sophmore Katie Cummings-All State AA  |  Christina Fenske Stuarts Draft |
 Sarah Hamilton Harrisonburg |  Dakara Kier R.E. Lee |  Ashley Lehman Broadway |
Memorial
Scholarships Established - Spring '04 In
memory of Beverly Good-USATF Master Official, and Referee of
the Virginia State AA Championships during the span of the
event hosted at JMU. Bev Good is known by track patrons,
athletes and officials for decades of service to regional
NCAA schools, The Virginia High School League and The Valley
District. He was well known throughout the middle
Atlantic states for his service as a meet Referee and
official for Track and Field. Bev Good lived a passion
and love for track at all levels. He loved exciting competition and the
drama of athletic performances. He enjoyed working with
athletes who demonstrated sportsmanship, mental toughness
and a fierce competitive nature. This love defined him as a referee and a
track enthusiast. Many times Bev's voice could be heard on
the infield marveling at a performance he had just seen, or
a meet he had just worked. He had a special desire to get to know
athletes and was acutely aware of those that continued on
from high school to college with their track
careers. The purpose of the Fund is to support
post-secondary educational scholarships for qualifying
graduates of the Southern Valley and Massanutten District High Schools to attend a 4-year
college or university. Scholarships will be awarded to
students who plan to participate in a sanctioned track
program of that college or university and who have not been
awarded a full scholarship. 1. Two $500 scholarships will be made
available annually for award to one male and one female
track athlete from the Southern Valley and Massanutten Districts. The athlete must be
accepted to a 4 year college or university and plan to
continue his/her track career at the NCAA level. Full
scholarship athletes are ineligible for the award.
Consideration will be given to the student's character and
sportsmanship during competition. Coaches may submit
nominations prior to the Southern Valley and Massanutten District
Meets. 2. The scholarship program supported by
the Fund will be administrated by an advisory board of local
track patrons, officials and a named School representative
of the Southern Valley and Massanutten Districts. This board will consider applicants
nominated by coaches from each Southern Valley and Massanutten District High
Schools. 3. The board will review and name the
scholarship recipients the week following the Southern Valley and Massanutten
District Championship Track Meets. 4. Students nominated for this award will
be recognized in local media outlets and receive a framed
certificate. Each recipient school will also receive a
certificate for display by the school.
Princpal of Broadway High School Current
Chairman of the Massanutten District Princpal of Fort Defiance High School Representative of the Southern Valley District Former AA
Outstanding Coach and Current Meet Official Valley
DIstrict Track Coach of 38 years. USATF
official and long time Valley District Meet
Official Virginia
High School League Hall of Fame One of
the winningest coaches in Virginia Track
History Retired
Rockingham County Schools Principal, AA State
meet clerk and meet official USATF
official, Initiator - Bev Good Memorial
Scholarship (non-voting
member) The
Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
(Administrator for the "Fund") (non-voting
member)
Mike
Fiorre & Revlan Hill
2007 Bev Good Memorial Scholarship Winners
Outstanding Senior Track Athletes from the Valley District that have exemplified the
characteristics of Bev Good: sportsmanship, mental toughness and fierce competitiveness.
These athletes have been accepted to four year colleges and plan to continue their track careers at the collegiate level.
2007 Nominees
Chrissy Rhodes Turner Ashby Catherine McGowan Harrisonburg Colleen Hopkins Spotswood Jamie Knupp Broadway (photo by Steve Boyle) Tim Beierle Harrisonburg Michael Miller Broadway
2006 Bev Good Memorial Scholarship Winners
Broadway High
School Fort Defiance High
School Eastern Mennonite University James Madison University
Jessica Propst
Harrisonburg Adam Aikens
Harrisonburg Michelle Leaman
Broadway Andrew Miller
Broadway Samantha Phillips Fort
Defiance Matt Bailey Fort
Defiance Kristen Crawford R.E.
Lee Will Shoemaker Turner
Ashby
The Bev Good Memorial
Scholarship Committee 2005 Principal of Stuarts Draft High
School Current Chairman of the Valley
District Rockingham Board of Supervisors,
RCPS Teacher, Virginia AA state meet clerk and
meet official Retired Rockingham Principal,
RCPS Central Office Supervisor,
AA state meet clerk and meet
official Former STATE AA meet director
and Valley DIstrict Track Coach of
38 years. USATF official and long time
Valley District Meet Official USATF official, initiator - Bev
Good Memorial Scholarship (non-voting
member) The Community Foundation of
Harrisonburg and Rockingham County (Administrator for the
"Fund") (non-voting
member)
University
of Mary Washington
Concord
University
Radford University Virginia Tech Virginia Wesleyan Bridgewater College James Madison
University Girls Virginia Tech James Madison Unversity
These outstanding senior track
athletes have exemplified the characteristics of Bev Good:
Sportsmanship, Mental
Toughness and Fierce
Competitiveness.
photo by Holly
Marcus DNR Turner Ashby Spotswood Spotswood Georgetown
University Eastern Mennonite
University Mary Washington
College AA
'04 Program Acrobat Keepsake - Valley's Finest and Good
Memorial Nominees
