Country Day’s Danielle Geathers gets scholarship from Foot Locker
Miami Country Day’s Danielle Geathers got quite the surprise on Wednesday morning.
That’s when Foot Locker, as part of its national Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program that honors 20 high school student-athletes throughout the nation, showed up for a surprise “reveal” event in the school’s auditorium.
Foot Locker officials handed her a check for $20,000 for her college tuition at MIT next fall where she plans to study biomedical engineering.
Geathers was the co-captain of a Spartans soccer team that made it to the Class 1A state championship game in DeLand, where they lost to the nation’s No. 1-ranked Orange Park St. Johns Country Day.
In addition to maintaining a 3.9 GPA, Geathers was also president of the National Science Honor Society, an AP Scholar with distinction, a National Society of High School Scholars member, a recipient of the Brown University Book Award, and founder of her school’s Black Student Union.
In addition, she wrote curriculum for and taught an education math and science class at the NFL Youth Education Town Center in Gwen Cherry Park, while also promoting STEM with the young people in her community.
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SOFTBALL
▪ District 15-7A semifinal: American 15, Krop 0: WP: Ashley Alfonso (10-1), 3 IP, 7 Ks, no-hitter; Melanie Arauz 3-3; 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R; Tyenna Colon 2-3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI; Summer Guzman 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Erika Castroman 1-2; 2B, R, SB.
▪ District 8-4A semifinal at Palmetto Bay Park: Ransom Everglades 8, Florida Christian 3: WP: Gaby Jadotte CG, 9 Ks; Abby Sekoff 2-4, 2B, 2R; Talia Berler 1-4 3B, 2R, RBI; Vicky Muller-Kahle 1-4, RBI; Jadotte 1-3, 2R. RE: 11-4.
▪ District 16-8A semifinal: Coral Reef 11, Southridge 1: WP: Brianna Romaguera CG, 1H; Katerina Boix 1-3, HR, 3 RBI; Romaguera 3-4, 2 RBI; Melissa Leon 2-4, 2 RBI; Janelle Boyd 2-4, 2B, RBI. CR: 16-10.
▪ District 14-8A semifinal: Coral Gables 17, Miami High 0: WP: Sydney Pell(6-6) 3 IP, 6Ks, no-hitter; Angie Bonilla 3-3, 3 2Bs, 5 RBI, 2R; Rebecca Rodriguez 2-2, 2B, 4 RBI, 2R; Melanie Rodriguez 1-1, 2B, 3 RBI, 2R. CG: 14-11.
▪ District 15 8A semifinal: Southwest 5, Braddock 2: WP: Bethanie Penna 8Ks; Jennifer Solares 3-4, 2 RBI; Camelia Vizcaino 3-4, RBI; Aaliyah Tirado RBI.
▪ District 16-6A semifinal: Miami Springs 3, Jackson 2: WP: Mallory Mitnick, 3H, 8Ks; Grace Blatch 2-3, 3B, RBI; Jasmine Echeverria 2-3. MS: 21-2.
BASEBALL
▪ Palmer Trinity 3, Miami Country Day 2: WP Jeremy Shodell (4-0), 1 IP, 1H, 1 K; Nick Sondon 2-2, HR, 2 RBI; Lou Carvajal GW RBI single; Gabe Gonzalez 2-3, R.
FLAG FOOTBALL
▪ District semifinal: Edison 33, North Miami Beach 0: Destiny Doughty 1 rec., 15 yards, 3 flag pulls; Kearie Leonard 1 rec., 18 yards, 3 flag pulls; 5 Charkeria Cooper 2 rec., 35 yards, 4 flag pulls; Dynasty Gaines 3 rec., 65 yards, 1 flag pull; Nikesha Pierre 3 rec., 61 yards, TD, 1 XP; Ronnisha Gibbs 1 rec., 25 yards, 3 flag pulls.
BOYS’ TENNIS
▪ Regional semifinals — Ransom Everglades def. Scheck Hillel 5-0: No. 1 singles: Antonio Mora, 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 singles Grant Dill, 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 singles: Neil Daiksel, 6-1, 6-1; No. 4 singles: Zander Lake, 6-4, 6-1; No. 5 singles: Luke Elegant, 6-4, 6-4. RE: 8-2.
▪ Miami Country Day def. Westminster Christian 5-0: No. 1 singles: Louis Seiglar 6-1 6-1; No. 2 singles: Evan Mieselman 6-0 6-0; No. 3 singles: Morgan Weisberg 3-6, 6-1, (11-9); No. 4 singles: Harrison Breslow 6-3 6-4; No. 5 singles: Jackson Halliwel 6-0 6-0.
▪ Gulliver def. Plantation American Heritage 4-0: No. 2 singles: Ryan Hellinger 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 singles: Nikita Kolesnikov 6-0, 6-0; No. 4 singles: Yannik Rahman 6-1, 6-2; No. 5 singles: William Earle 6-2, 6-3.
GIRLS’ TENNIS
▪ Regional semifinals — Ransom Everglades def. Miami Country Day 4-2: No. 3 singles: Lily Carson, 6-1, 6-2; No. 4 singles Ella Rubell, 6-3, 6-0; No. 5 singles: Sami Miller, 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 doubles: Olivia Castillo and Ella Rubell, 6-4, 6-1. RE: 6-6.
BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL
▪ District semifinals — Belen def. Ferguson 3-1 (24-26, 25-17, 25-23, 26-24): Eric Diaz 17 kills, 19 digs, 3 aces, 3 blocks; Nicolas Sosa 14 kills, 9 digs, 3 blocks; Joseph Perez 11 kills, 5 digs, 4 blocks. BEL: 16-5.
▪ Monarch def. Douglas 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-14): Alex Burgess 12 kills, 5 blocks, 5 digs; Danniel Lopez 10 kills, 6 points, 3 aces, 8 digs; David Pompeu 13 points, 3 aces, 18 digs. MON: 17-6.
▪ Palmetto def. TERRA 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-21): Tyler Boylan 13 kills, 12 points; Leo Fernandez 9 kills, 4 blocks; Hayden Dobbs 8 kills, 3 blocks; Alexander Serra 54 assists, 15 points; Luke Arill 6 aces. PAL: 18-7.
This story was originally published April 25, 2018 at 11:46 PM with the headline "Country Day’s Danielle Geathers gets scholarship from Foot Locker."