Two graduating seniors–one male and one female–have been named Ellsworth High School's 2020 WIAA Scholar Athletes. Holly Carlson and Charlie Stuhl have been selected to represent the Ellsworth High School as part of the Middle Border Conference Scholar Athletes.

Each year, member high schools of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association are invited to nominate one boy and one girl for Scholar Athlete honors. The program, which is underwritten by Marshfield Clinic, was launched in 1984 to demonstrate the positive impact of interscholastic athletic activities.

To qualify for WIAA Scholar Athlete recognition, a nominee must have earned at least four varsity letters through the first half of his/her senior year and must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. In addition to local awards, 32 of the more than 700 students nominated each year are selected for statewide recognition. Four boys and four girls in each of four WIAA divisions selected as the finalists.

This year, Charlie Stuhl has been selected as one of the WIAA Scholar Athlete Finalists. Charlie is only the 4th individual in Ellsworth School History to receive this award. Charlie is the son of Nikki Clymer and John Stuhl and has four siblings; Alex, Savana, Sam and Grace.

Charlie is a 3 sport athlete competing in Cross Country, Wrestling, Baseball and now Golf. He is a multiple year Team Captain in all three sports of Cross Country, Wrestling and Baseball and is a 10 Time Letter Winner. Charlie was also selected as the Ellsworth – WIAA Male Scholar Athlete of the Year and made 2nd Team All Academic in Wrestling.

In wrestling, Charlie is a 4 Time Conference Champion, 3 Time Regional Champion, 3 Time Sectional Champion, and at the Individual State Tournament was a State Qualifier his frehsman year, placed 3rd his sophomore year and placed 2nd his junior and senior years. As a Wrestling Team, they have been 3 time Regional Champions, 3 Time Sectional Champions, Placed 2nd at the Team State Tournament twice and were Team State Champions in 2018. Charlie is a 2 Time All Conference Winner in Cross Country and their Baseball Team was Regional and Sectional Champions and a State Qualifier.

Charlie is Vice President of his class and is also a member of the National Honor Society. He is a 3 year Student Council Member and the Store Manager for the Panther Den-School Store. He is also an Academic Coach for struggling high school students and a Mentor to high school students.

Charlie has a GPA of 3.7 and will be going to Augsburg to major in finance and accounting and will be wrestling. His role models are his wrestling coach, Coach Mark Maztek and his brother Sam Stuhl.

Charlie and the other 2020 WIAA Scholar Athlete Award recipients will be recognized in a video to be posted May 15 on the WIAA website (www.wiaawi.org) and broadcast statewide by FS Wisconsin on several dates to be announced. The video includes a special message from Alec Ingold, Las Vegas Raiders fullback and former member of the University of Wisconsin football team. Ingold, who graduated from Bay Port High School in 2015, was a recipient of the WIAA Scholar Athlete Award. Each 2020 WIAA Scholar Athlete Finalist will receive a medallion, a certificate, and a special plaque for display.

Holly Carlson is the Ellsworth Female Scholar Athelte Award Winner. She is the daughter of Chris and Michele Carslon and has one sister, Kaitlyn. Holly is a 3 Sport Athlete and competes in Golf, Basketball and Softball. Holly is a Team Captain in Golf and Basketball and is a 10 Time Letter Winner. Holly was also selected as the Powerade Athlete of the Year, based on votes from her community, and will be reciving a $1,000 scholarship!

In golf, she placed 6th in the State Golf Tournament, was a 4 Time All Conference Winner, Regional Champion, 4 Time Sectional Qualifier, State Place Winner and had the lowest score on day 2 in the state tournament. Holly also got a Hole in 1 on her home course. In softball, their team was Regional and Sectional Champions and a State Qualifier.

She is on the Trap Shooting Team and placed 2nd at state while also working as a summer school aid in archery. She is a member of the National Honor Society, a Mentor to high school students and a Tutor for elementary school and middle school students. She is a 2 year student council member and holds the Vice President position for 1 year. Holly also had a part in the school play as a saltshaker.

Holly has a GPA of 3.8 and will be going to the Univiersity of Wisconsin – Eau Claire to major in Communication Sciences and Disorders and will be golfing. Her role models are her father, Chris Carlson and her golf coach, Coach Carson Huppert.

Holly Carlson