MARYLAND SWIMMING ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
2025 Scholarship Recipients
Brookelynn Berned (NAAC), Dominic Feracci (LBA), Amberlyn Gong (NAAC), Ellie Hanson (ACA), Samuel Lee (MAC), Makenzie O’Brien (ASC), Lily Quill (SPY), Samantha Randell (EST), Samuel Rotman (JCC)
2025 Pat Kaplan Scholarship Recipient
Katelyn Johnston (HAWK)
2024 Scholarship Recipients
Lily Baxter (NAAC), Zoe Buzzelli (TCY), Claire Chason (LBA), Julia Cronkite (SPY), Amelia Goger (APY), Patrick Gorman (NAAC), Ellie Knauer (SPRC), Aubrey Schroeder (MAS), Brady Tipton (TCY)
2024 Pat Kaplan Scholarship Recipient
Daniel Karcheuski (OPST)
2023 Scholarship Recipients
Russell Johnson (GMAC), John Masiello (GMA), Anna Gnagey (BAAC), Lillian Griffin (EST), Lola Shockley (HFY), Abigail Schneider (MAS), Emily Kinnear (CAA), Shayna Alter (MAS), Madison Feracci (LBA)
2023 Pat Kaplan Scholarship Recipient
Mae Carpenter (SPRC)
2022 Scholarship Recipients
Jack Martin (HAGY), Penelope Celtnieks (LBA), Eden Whiteman (SPRC), Teagan Sloan (ASC), Bryce Lloyd (NBAC), Alan Cherches (EST), Mairin Ludwig (NBAC), Lydia Walker (MAS), Nicole Rickabaugh (TCY)
2022 Pat Kaplan Scholarship Recipient
Matteo Torres (MAC)
2021 Scholarship Recipients
Andrew Gillespie (SPY), Carson Bauer (MAC), Gavin Currie (MAC), Joseph Pieklo (FAST), Lexi Cucchiaro (ASC), Liam Smith (SPRC), Madison McDaniels (MAS ), Sarah Daly (MAC), Stephen Britten (CAA), Sydney Atkins (NAAC)
2021 Pat Kaplan Scholarship Recipent
Joey Pieklo (FAST)
2020 Scholarship Recipients
Eli Drachman (EST), Anna Kidd (RAC), David Koval (GBSA), Julia Milner (FAST), Ailee Miner (FAST), Alexa Porter (NBAC), Anton Smariga (MAC), Lauren Waire (NBAC), Edmund Woods (HFY), Kara Young (FAST)
2019 Scholarship Recipients
Carlos Balazs (CAC), Emma Carrigg (ROCK), Kameron Conley (FAST), Chris DePiazza (ROCK), Luke Isayiw (MAS), Kylie Kelly (FAST), Ben Landon (MAC), Janna MacLaren (MAS), Will Pelton (NBAC), Kevin Tu (CAA)
2018 Scholarship Recipients
Ryan Baldino (ACA), Shea Boecker (LBA), Amelia Bothwell (BAAC), Shannon Cucchiaro (GBSA), Aleah Eschman (CAA), Ryan Miller (NBAC), Kelly Moton (NAAC), Brendan Rice (GBSA), Madison Spiotta (ROCK), Adam Zaidi (YCM)
2017 Scholarship Recipients
Abigail Farmer (RAC), Jessica Li (EST), Aileen Yu (GBSA), Alexander Depiazza (ROCK), Andrew Scott (CBAC), Caroline Pifer (MAS)
2016 Scholarship Recipients
Zachary Star (FAST), Julia Charen (MAS), Ben Skopic (EST), Raphael Bechtold (NBAC), Erin Daugherty (RAC), Carly Quinn (NAAC)
MDSI ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS
Eligible athletes from the Class of 2026 can apply for the MDSI Athlete Scholarship. The 10 highest scoring applicants will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship. Awards are paid directly to the applicant's college or university.
Application period - 1/15/2026 through 4/1/2026 (applications received 4/2/2026 or after will NOT be accepted)
Please make sure to have ALL items requested in the application available at the time you are completing the application!
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM - To be posted 1/15/2026
Application Requirements
1 - Submit application by April 1, 2026
2 - Graduating with the Class of 2026
3 - 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) or better
4 - Maryland Swimming Athlete for four (4) consecutive years prior to high school graduation
5 - Swam in at least four (4) meets per year in the 4 years prior to applying for this scholarship
6 - Never been enrolled in a post secondary educational institution as a full time student
7 - Never represented a college institution in competition
8 - All awarded scholarships must be included in application
NOTE: Applicants with scholarships totaling more than 25% of their tuition may not be considered for the MDSI Scholarship.
