Taylor awarded scholarship from LR businesses
Forrest City High School Senior Chancellor Taylor is the 2022 male winner of the Bill Torrey’s Rock City Running and Kinco Constructors Student Athlete Scholarship.
The scholarship recognizes student athletes who exemplify leadership, sportsmanship and integrity. They must have run at least two seasons of crosscountry, indoor track and/or outdoor track.
“Chancellor is the total package,” said Bill Torrey, owner of Rock City Running. “He was a natural choice to be the recipient of this $1,500 scholarship. We are thrilled to make this announcement.”
Kinco Constructors is a proud co-sponsor of the scholarship in its second year, according to the press release.
“A life-long runner myself, it was a natural choice to partner with Rock City Running” said William Fletcher, EVP/COO at Kinco Constructors. “Investing in a student’s education is fundamentally important to myself and both companies.”
Additionally, Manfred and Sheila Galatowitsch made a personal contribution to the scholarship.
Applicants were judged based on high school achievements in track, cross country and other extracurricular activities, grade point average, class rank, and their answer to an essay question. Chancellor was selected out of about a dozen applications from across Arkansas.
Chancellor placed first in conference in the 200m relay, open 200m relay and 400m. He also placed in the triple jump 40. He is cornerback for the Forrest City Mustangs and a member of student council. He ran track for Forrest City High School under coaches Donnie Willis and Michael Humphrey.
In addition to the scholarship, Chancellor will receive a pair of running shoes courtesy of Brooks.
He is attending Coffeyville Community College with plans to continue running in college.