GCAC Male & Female Athletic Scholarship Awards
GCAC is proud to be offering two separate Grove City Athletics Club Boy's and Girl's Scholarships every year!
Click below for the criteria and the complete application:
Click here: 2019 Scholarship Application
Due: TBA
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2019 Scholarship Winners
Abigail Biddle
- 2019 Grove City High School Graduate
- XC/T&F Experience: 1yr XC; 6yrs T&F
- Personal Records: 800m = 2:19; 400m = 1:00.35
- PIAA District 10 - 800m Champion
- Will compete in XC & T&F at Grove City College
- In her own words:
"Participating in cross country and track & field in high school has had a great impact on my life. Running has taught me so much about life that without this sport I would not have discovered. A few specific things running has taught me over the years are discipline and time management. In addition to these skills, I have formed very special relationships and have been given a getaway.
To begin, one thing I have learned from running is that you need more than being fast to be a successful runner. One thing that is very important is having discipline. Setting goals is the easy part, developing the long-term commitment to reach these goals takes discipline and hard work. I have been very fortunate to have good coaches that keep me accountable during my training. They challenge me and motivate me to want to improve. They have taught me to trust the process and to put in the work to get better. This lesson goes further than track. This quality has helped me in school. Having discipline in school has helped while learning in class and completing assignments. I believe this will also help me later in life while attending college, running and later in the workplace.
Training with your teammates for months creates very special bonds. Running is hard and its important to find a good community of people that will support you and challenge you. This sport has brought me to these people. They have taught me what it’s like to be a good teammate. Forming meaningful friendships with my teammates has also taught me to work for others not just myself. In a challenging race or workout, it is easy to give up on yourself but knowing how I perform impacts that team motivates me to work harder. This sport has taught me how to work with others towards a common goal. In addition to forming relationships with my teammates it has also brought me closer to my family. I have two brothers and a sister, and we often go on runs together. It gives us all something to connect over. My dad helped to build my passion for running as a child and we share this passion still. My favorite part of running is sharing it with my family.
I have played many different sports but running has always been my favorite and has stuck out to me. I love to run. It helps me to escape everyday stresses like school and just enjoy the moment. Running helps you to see personal growth and to challenge yourself which I love. Being involved in running at the high school has also helped me to form healthy habits. Our team was taught it is important to get enough rest and to eat a balanced diet to perform well. Since running is a year-round sport, I’ve been able to turn these habits into a lifestyle which has helped me to be a healthy and active person."
Nick Murawski
- 2019 Grove City High School Graduate
- XC/T&F Experience: 4yrs T&F
- Personal Records: 400m = 49.92; 400m = 22.4
- PIAA District 10 - 400m Champion (6th at States)
- Will compete in T&F at Allegheny College
- In his own words:
"Track was something all of my friends did throughout middle school but I played baseball. After eighth grade I decided I didn’t like baseball anymore and my friends were trying to convince me to run track. I decided to give it a shot since I considered myself pretty fast.
Shortly after my freshman season began, I fell in love with the sport and from there on has been a huge part of my life. Every year I look forward to track season because to me it is one of the most enjoyable things to do. It’s something that keeps me in great shape and allows me to socialize with some amazing people, all while challenging myself to become as fast as possible. Track has also been a stress reliever for me. After a long day of school, even though going to practice may seem very dreadful, track practice was great. It gave me the opportunity to block out everything that happened during school and that happened that day. I could decompress and just focus on my running.
Without track I would be a totally different person. I wouldn’t have met my best friends and plenty of other great people. I also wouldn’t have made some of the amazing memories that I will keep forever. Track has most definitely made me a much better person and provided me with so many different things that no other sport or activity could."
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