COLUMBUS—Two students from the Diocese of Toledo were awarded scholarships from the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) in June.

Catholic high school recipients from the northwest district included Christopher Pohlman of Delphos St. John the Evangelist High School and Gregory Turissini of Toledo St. John’s Jesuit High School.

Christopher, who plays football and baseball and has a 3.5 GPA, received an OHSAA Foundation $2,000 scholarship presented by Taco Bell.

Gregory, who participates in cross country and track & field and holds a 4.0 GPA, received a $1,000 scholarship.

Scholarship winners were selected by each of the six OHSAA district athletic boards, and a total of $66,000 was awarded to 54 honorees statewide.

Scholar-athlete recipients are selected based on a point system which rewards students for grade point averages; ACT or SAT scores; varsity letters earned; individual and team athletic honors; and an essay. There are seven, 10 or 13 recipients from each district, depending upon the number of schools within the district. The recipients were selected by special committees within each of the six OHSAA athletic districts.