- VOTE NOW! Salina Area Boys Tennis Player of the Year – Presented by Salina Ortho (Poll ends 5/22)
- Sterling’s Bennie Horsch – Athlete Spotlight Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
- Solomon’s Makaen Hastings – Athlete Spotlight Presented by Hutchinson Community College
- Salina Central’s Brooks Richardson – Athlete Spotlight Presented by Salina Regional Sports Medicine
- All-VYPE Basketball – Presented by WSU Tech
- Salina’s Chana Wolfe – Athlete Spotlight Presented by Salina Ortho MRI & Physical Therapy
- Salina Central’s Annie Loucks – Athlete Spotlight Presented by Jeff Wells, American Family Insurance
- Solomon’s Kyler Stein – Coach Spotlight Presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic Clinic
- Salina Central’s Andrew Eikleberry – Athlete Spotlight Presented by Visit Salina
- Minneapolis’ Braedee Weatherman – Athlete Spotlight Presented by Scott Ausherman, American Family Insurance
Bennington’s Jasey Downing – KDOT “Drive to Zero” Student of the Month
- Updated: April 2, 2020
Bennington High School junior Jasey Downing is a four-sport student-athlete and a member of the SAFE club. For Downing, being a member is important as she helps raise awareness on the importance of wearing your seatbelt.
“My participation in SAFE is raising awareness throughout the community to wear your seatbelt and to not be a distracted driver. We use seatbelt checks to gather data to see if our awareness is helping improve over time. I am involved because I would like to be a part of a change in this area and make a difference for our future,” said Downing.
Giving back to her community and school sets an example for younger students to follow.
“I feel it is important to give back and try to better the community by raising awareness of the dangers of not wearing your seatbelt or becoming a distracted driver. We want to set examples for our younger kids so the problem will die down over the years,” said Downing.
In sports, Downing love to compete and she loves who she competes with.
“I love that my teammates and I, no matter what the sport, are always a family and are always there for each other whether it’s support in or out of sports,” Downing said.
SAFE is a statewide program supported by the Kansas Department of Transportation