ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Each sport season will nominate one boy and one girl Senior. The selections are based on a student's character, academic accomplishments, and community involvement. Senior that have shown exemplary sportsman, leadership, as well as academic excellence are recognized by coaches, advisers and the community as nominees. The Athlete-of-the-Year Awards and the Spirit-Of-The-Bear Awards will then be selected and awarded to one male and one female athlete by the Kiona-Benton Bears Boosters Club Awards Committee at the Senior Awards Ceremony.
Fall Nominees
Ariel Loften
Wyatt Flagg
Winter Nominees
Elzzy Gonzalez
Allen "AJ" Stewart
Spring Nominees
Catherine Wheeler
Isaac Rheinschmidt
2019-2020 NOMINATIONS
NCAA D1
NCAA D3
2019 - ATHLETE'S OF THE YEAR - 2019
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Ariel Loften
Allen AJ Stewart
2019 - SPIRIT OF THE BEAR - 2020
Nya Calzaillas
Axle Bender
Past Athletes of the Year
2018-2019 Heidi Sanchez, and Vitaliy Rizin
2017-2018 Madison Wheeler - New England College NCAA III, and Leo Gomez
2016-2017 Elsa Gonzalez,and Jaron Gunter
2015-2016 Emily Thornton - Walla Walla CC, Saint Martins Univ. NCAA DII, and Trey Manson - George Fox NCAA III
2014-2015 Kayzin Holt, and Caden Christensen
Past Spirit of the Bear Award
2018-2019 Deivn Swiger, Eric Campbell
Past Athletes of the Year Nominees
2018-2019
Fall - Heidi Sanchez, Jared Garner Winter - Maloree Calzadillas (CC), Alejandro Llerenas Spring - Samantha Pentland, Vitally Rizin
2017-2018
Fall - Madison Wheeler (D3), Leo Gomez Winter - Devin Gamez, Loren McGhan Spring - Taylor Monk (CC), Tyler Perkins
2016-2017
Fall - Tegan Carlson (D3), Samel Hatfield Winter - Elsa Gonzales, Jaron Gunter Spring - Hannah Howard, Lino Rivera (CC)
2015-2016
Fall - Emily Thornton (CC, D2), Vlad Rizin Winter - Abby Pendergast, Glenn Manley Spring - Momo Calzadillas (CC), Trey Manson (D3)
2014-2015
Fall - Kayzin Holt, Caden Christensen Winter - Sabrina Acevedo, Juan Garcia Spring - Riley Thomas, Kiley Smith
Past Spirit Award
2014-2015 Ki-Be Pep Band