Wendy's Heisman finalists announced

Five area athletes are among the 20 state finalists for the Wendy's High School Heisman Award for Iowa.Of the 45,000 seniors who applied nationwide, 688 applicants came from Iowa and have been narrowed down to the state's 20 finalists. These finalists embody the Heisman spirit of hard work and dedication through their outstanding achievements in athletics, academics and community/school leadership.Here are the finalists:

 

Student Name

Gender

Student High School

Hometown

Ella Akin

F

Corning High School

Corning

Danielle Bender

F

Marquette High School

Bellevue

Kaylee Blake

F

Manning Community School

Manning

Angela Hoogland

F

Springville Secondary School

Springville

Kristin Ketelaar

F

Assumption High School

Davenport

Kayla Mennenga

F

Clarksville High School

Clarksville

Heather Poula

F

West Branch High School

West Branch

Katie Thompson

F

Aplington-Parkersburg High School

Aplington

Katelynn Tracy

F

Moravia High School

Moravia

Johannah Vittetoe

F

Washington High School

Washington

Austin Halls

M

Murray High School

Murray

William Hamilton

M

Grinnell Community Senior High School

Grinnell

Alex Huang

M

Ames High School

Ames

Jake Hulett

M

Springville Secondary School

Springville

Paul Hutson

M

Logan-Magnolia High School

Logan

Rex Ju

M

Cedar Falls High School

Cedar Falls

Noah McKeever

M

Sidney High School

Thurman

Cody Reimer

M

Western Dubuque High School

Peosta

Collin Reynolds

M

Newton High School

Newton

Shayne Wiese

M

Manning Community School

Manning

 On Nov. 5, one male and one female finalist from each state will be named state winners. Of those State Winners, 12 will be chosen as national finalists and will go on to compete for the national winner title in New York City on Dec. 7. National finalists will be featured during a televised ceremony on ESPN networks and will receive gold medals and $2,000 awards for their high schools.One male and one female national winner will receive a crystal Wendy's High School Heisman trophy, a $500 gift certificate to Wendy's, and Wendy's will donate $10,000 to each winner's respective high school.