BROWARD SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
GABRIELA CARO
Stoneman Douglas
Sport(s): Wrestling.
Class rank: 174th of 826.
College: UCF.
Athletic honors: Two-time Broward Wrestler of the Year, state champion.
Scholastic honors: 3.77/4.74 GPA, 1280 SAT, A-B Honor roll senior year; Outstanding performance rewards in guitar and English; Outstanding academic achievement National Hispanic Recognition Program.
Class schedule: Calculus Honors, Guitar 4 Honors, Latinos in Action 2, Astronomy Honors, ENC1101 & 1102, Personal Finance Honors and AP Government.
SAMANTHA FUINI
Cardinal Gibbons
Sport(s): Soccer.
Class rank: 3rd of 283.
College: Florida.
Athletic honors: First team All-Broward selection in soccer.
Scholastic honors: 3.939/5.367 GPA, 33 ACT, Excelsior Program, National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Science National Honor Society, National Social Studies Honor Society and National Athletic Honor Society. AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Presidential Scholar, National Hispanic Merit Scholar.
Class schedule: DE Organizational Behaviors, DE Intro to Business, AP Art History, AP Calculus BC, DE Ethics, DE Composition, DE Sociology, AP English Literature, AP Macroeconomics, AP U.S. Government.
ZULEYKA HENRIQUEZ
South Plantation
Sport(s): Softball, soccer.
Class rank: 6th of 495.
College: New York University.
Athletic honors: First team All-Broward selection in softball.
Scholastic honors: 4.0/5.2 GPA, AICE Cambridge Diploma, Principal Honor Roll, Top 10 percent award.
Class schedule: College Algebra, Intro to Lit, National Gov, Microeconomics, Statistics, American Lit from 1900 to present, Intro to Business.
LAUREN HOLSCHAUER
Western
Sport(s): Soccer, flag football, volleyball.
Class rank: 26th of 814.
College: Tampa.
Athletic honors: Two-time first team AllBroward soccer, third team flag football and state champion.
Scholastic honors: 3.96/5.37 GPA, 1280/ 26 SAT/ACT, Principal’s Honor Roll, BCAA Scholar-Athlete, Cambridge/ AICE Diploma with merit, Wasserman Schultz game changeHER recipient.
Class schedule: AP Calculus AB, AP Environmental Science, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Computer Science Principles, Genetics Honors, Dual Enrollment American Literature to 1900, Dual Enrollment Computer Literacy, Dual Enrollment Strategies for Success, Dual Enrollment Art Appreciation.
ALICIA MARZOUCA
Pine Crest
Sport(s): Softball, basketball.
Class rank: School does not rank.
College: Columbia.
Athletic honors: Three-time All-Broward first team softball selection, honorable mention in basketball.
Scholastic honors: 3.89/4.61 GPA, 30 ACT; National Beta Club Member, National Spanish Honor Society, College Board National African American Recognition Program, AP Scholar with Distinction, Honor Roll.
Class schedule: AP Calculus AB, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Environmental Science, Post-AP Psychology Research, Post-AP Women Writers.
JULIANNE MCCRANIE
St. Thomas Aquinas
Sport(s): Swimming.
Class rank: School does not rank.
College: Navy.
Athletic honors: Four-time first team All-Broward swimmer, state champion in 100 fly.
Scholastic honors: 3.54/4.29 GPA, 26 ACT; Principal’s Honor Roll, All-American Student-Athlete.
Class schedule: AP Economics, Pre-Calculus, AP Psychology, AP Government, Physics Honors, AP Literature and Composition, World Religions/Multi Cultural Studies Honors.
OTHER NOMINEES
American Heritage: Courtney Lesser (lacrosse); Archbishop McCarthy: Ana Garcia
(cross country, track and field); Calvary Christian: Morgan Smith (track and field); Chaminade: Katherine Metellus (track and field, volleyball); Cooper City: Isabella Riollano (soccer, flag football, basketball); Coral Springs Charter: Madisen Clark (tennis, golf); Cypress Bay: Antonella Solari (soccer); Flanagan: Callia Harris (track and field); North Broward Prep: Anabelle Strati (soccer); NSU University School: Tilly Smith (lacrosse); Plantation: Kadin Johnson (soccer, volleyball, lacrosse); South Broward: Taylor de Don (swimming, water polo, bowling); West Broward: Jenna Halberg (volleyball); Olivia Weissman (water polo, swimming, cross country).
Credits: The Miami Herald’s Broward girls’ Scholar-Athletes were selected by a panel comprised of Executive Sports Editor John Devine, Deputy Sports Editor Andre Fernandez and Sportswriter Jordan McPherson based on nominations submitted by the candidates’ athletic directors. Finalists’ photos provided by each school. Scholar-Athlete of the Year photos by Matias Ocner.
Andre C. Fernandez: @FernandezAndreC