MarshfieldAreaSports.com
Marshfield track athlete Ethan Knecht has been voted the Grassland Dairy High School Athlete of the Month for April.
MarshfieldAreaSports.com & Zaleski Sports co-sponsor the award, which is in its 11th year. Grassland Dairy is the main sponsor for the 2023-24 school year.
Varsity athletes from the following high schools are eligible to be nominated for the award: Abbotsford, Amherst, Athens, Assumption, Auburndale, Colby, Columbus Catholic, D.C. Everest, Edgar, Granton, Greenwood, Iola-Scandinavia, Loyal, Marathon, Marshfield, Mosinee, Neillsville, Pacelli, Pittsville, Port Edwards, Rosholt, Spencer, Stratford, Stevens Point, Waupaca, Newman Catholic, Wild Rose, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln and Wittenberg-Birnamwood.
Knecht received 1,593 of the nearly 4,300 votes cast during voting from May 1-8 at MarshfieldAreaSports.com.
Other nominees for the April award were: D.C. Everest softball player Addison Kluck, Spencer baseball player Reed Knecht, Wittenberg-Birnamwood softball player Rory Salvesen, Abbotsford/Colby baseball player Payton Schreiber and Columbus Catholic softball player Shelby Spata.
Knecht, a junior at Marshfield, broke two school records in the shot put, throwing 50 feet, 3¼ inches at the Wisconsin Valley Conference Indoor Track Meet on April 9, and 51-11 at the De Pere Invitational on April 18, setting new indoor and outdoor program records.
Other winners of the award during the 2023-24 school sports year include: Marshfield volleyball player Abby Ongna (August), Stevens Point football player Jackson Spees (September), Edgar football player Karter Butt (October), Amherst girls basketball player Scout Spadoni (November), Stevens Point Pacelli boys basketball player Camden Schurk (December), Wild Rose girls basketball player Cali Havlovitz (January), Marshfield wrestler Ava Gardner (February) and Stratford track athlete Payton Glenn (March).
To nominate someone for the May award, email publisher Paul Lecker with relevant statistics and accomplishments for that student-athlete prior to May 26. Voting will take place from June 3-10 at MarshfieldAreaSports.com.