11 Somerset County Scholar-Athletes Earn NJSIAA Scholarship

Bedminster/Bernardsville, NJ -- Eleven Somerset County students are among 217 student-athletes to be honored for their achievement and receive a college scholarship from the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

The senior students are selected by each NJSIAA member high school as their scholar-athlete of the year.

Those students were then chosen from a random drawing at a dinner for the chance to win a college scholarship from one of multiple sponsors.

“This dinner is among my favorite annual events, because we’re able both to recognize and, in some cases, provide a bit of financial assistance to some of New Jersey’s finest student-athletes,” stated Steve Timko, the NJSIAA’s executive director in a release. “Each of the young people in attendance truly stands out at their individual schools, and our association is honored to be able to bring them all together for this special evening.”

More than 6,900 students have been honored by the NJSIAA since 1993 and more than $1.5 million in college scholarships have been distributed.

Here is the full list of Somerset County students honored:

• Sophia Cortazzo of Pingry - $500 Scholarship from Investors Savings Bank,
• Jessica Rapolas of Rutgers Prep School - $500 Scholarship from Skylands Conference,
• Danielle Fanizzi of Hillsborough - $500 Scholarship from Skylands Conference,
• Alexandra Millett of Montgomery High School - $500 Scholarship from Skylands Conference,
• Bruno Diaz of Bound Brook - $1,000 Scholarship from ShopRite,
• Greg Niccolai of Gill St. Bernards - $1,000 Scholarship from ShopRite,
• Genevieve Wietecha of Immaculata (Somerville) - $1,000 Scholarship from ShopRite,
• Kathryn Kotwick of Bernards -$500 Scholarship from Don Danser Memorial Scholarship,
• Marcus Rabory of Bridgewater-Raritan - $1,000 Scholarship from Wilson Sporting Goods,
• Emily McVerry of Somerville - $1,000 Scholarship from Wilson Sporting Goods,
• Kiera Vrindten of Watchung Hills - $500 Scholarship from NJ Association of Former County Superintendents.