The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and the Springfield Sports Commission announced finalists for the 11th annual Sports Commission Awards, which will be handed out on Tuesday, June 20.
The ceremony will be held at the Ozark Empire Fairground in Springfield.
There are 34 categories that will feature the top athletes or teams from Southwest Missouri during the 2022-23 school year, each chosen by a selection committee.
Athletes will be recognized in tennis, golf, swimming and diving, cross country, softball, soccer, volleyball, football, wrestling, basketball, track and field, and baseball. Sports offered to girls and boys are split into their respective categories. New this year will be an Emerging Sports category featuring bass fishing, bowling, boys volleyball, Esports and target shooting. A Spirit category of cheerleading, dance and marching band also will be recognized.
Now that the spring season has ended, the other list of finals has been unveiled. The fall nominees were announced earlier this spring.
Related: SWMO cross country runners named finalists for awards
GIRLS FIELD EVENTS FINALISTS
Dawsyn Decker, Webb City High School
Dorothea Gantert, Conway High School
Taylor Mayo, Kickapoo High School
Abigail McBride, Marshfield High School
Alaina Norman, Republic High School
Dailynn VanDeren, Bolivar High School
GIRLS TRACK FINALISTS
Jozey Sharp-MacPherson, Mountain Grove High School
McKinli Mays & Hannah Klaiber, El Dorado Springs
Autumn Nold, Dora High School
Crystal Smith, Jasper High School
Abigail Street, Webb City High School
Gracie Troester, Republic High School
Sydney Ward, Carl Junction High School
BOYS FIELD EVENTS FINALISTS
Drew Beachler, Nevada High School
Jackson Cantwell, Nixa High School
Grayson Smith, Webb City High School
Kyshin Isringhausen, Branson High School
Karon Johnson, Willard High School
BOYS TRACK FINALISTS
Hobbs Campbell, Joplin High School
Canyon Crowley, Fair Grove High School
Angel Dickerson, Camdenton High School (pictured at top)
Brett Schwanke, Buffalo High School
Chase Sorrell, East Newton High School
Evan Stevens, Webb City High School
GIRLS PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Kaemyn Bekemeier, Republic High School
Lyla Louderbaugh, Springfield Catholic High School
Hailey Presley, Marion C. Early High School
Crystal Smith Jasper High School (Track and Field)
Addison Stockton, Miller High School
Alyssa Willis, Sarcoxie High School
BOYS PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Jackson Cantwell, Nixa High School (Track and Field)
Kael Combs, Nixa High School
Ramone Green, Jr., Nixa High School
Quin Renfro, Joplin High School
Brett Schwanke, Buffalo High School
Drew Wedgeworth, Glendale High School
GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Norah Clark, Nixa High School
Kameron Green Fair Grove High School
Breona Hurd, Waynesville High School
Lauren Jones, Strafford High School
Macie Mays, El Dorado Springs High School
Raegan McCowan, Lebanon High School
Isabella Renfro, Seneca High School (Track and Field)
Crystal Smith Jasper High School (Volleyball, Track and Field)
BOYS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Drew Beachler, Nevada High School (Track and Field)
Bryant Bull, Marshfield High School (Track and Field)
Kam Durnin, Camdenton High School
Kyshin Isringhausen, Branson High School (Track and Field)
Micah Lindsey, Carthage High School (Track and Field)
Brett Schwanke, Buffalo High School (Track and Field, Football)
Kyle Pock, Bolivar High School
Curry Sutherland, Logan-Rogersville High School