2023 Mighty Leopard Award Winners
Since 2015, through your generosity and participation, the Donald Asmonga Foundation has awarded $62,000 in scholarships to 35 outstanding student athletes at Belle Vernon Area High School. This year’s winners were announced at Belle Vernon’s Senior Athletic Awards’ Banquet on April 22:
2023 Donald Asmonga Foundation Mighty Leopard Award Winners
Farrah Reader and Jacob Wessel
2023 Finalists
Lindsay Nagy and Evan Pohlot
2023 Special Recognition Award
Viva Kreis
2023 Donald Asmonga Foundation Mighty Leopard Award Winners, Farrah Reader and Jacob Wessell, are presented with their awards by members of the Donald Asmonga Foundation Board of Directors
Farrah Reader competed in soccer, basketball, and track & field at Belle Vernon Area High School and plans to attend Temple’s Fox School of Business and major in business management and political science.
Jacob Wessell competed in baseball and swimming. Jacob plans to attend Penn State Erie-Behrend College where he plans to study mechanical and ultimately aerospace engineering. Jacob’s goals include working in the aerospace industry for an organization such as NASA or SpaceX.
2023 Donald Asmonga Foundation Mighty Leopard Award Finalists, Lindsay Nagy and Evan Pohlot, are presented with their awards by members of the Donald Asmonga Foundation Board of Directors
Evan Pohlot competed in football and basketball, achieved Scholar Society of BVAHS, and plans to attend Duquesne University and major in the Master in Physician Assistant Studies.
Lindsay Nagy competed in volleyball and plans to earn her Masters Degree in Architecture once she completes her bachelor’s degree.
Viva Kreis competes as a member of the US Team Handball Team. She was a three-sport athlete in high school, lettering in cross country, basketball, and track. Viva is a published author and illustrator of her children’s book, She Did That!?: Amazing Female Athletes from A to Z. Viva plans to attend Arizona State University and continue her handball career with a team in France.
Viva Kreis was awarded the Donald Asmonga Foundation Special Recognition Award for her outstanding personal achievements