The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association has announced the winners of its 2016 collegiate scholarships.

This year, a total of over $15,000 is being awarded to seven students that are sons and daughters of MSOA members.

The $6,300 Western Ideal/Hanover Shoe Farms/MSOA Scholarship will be divided between Sierra Manzi-Owens and Sara Zidek. Manzi-Owens will be a freshman this fall at Otterbein University, while Zidek will be a freshman at the College of Wooster.

The $5,000 Meadows Standardbred Owners Association Scholarship will be split between Grace Paver and Brett Schoeffel. Paver attends Temple University, while Schoeffel is a student at Butler County Community College.

This year’s $2,500 CSC Insurance/MSOA Scholarship will be shared by Cody Walters and Casey Hite. Walters will continue his education at Rosedale Technical School, while Hite will be a freshman at Bethany College.

The $1,000 Dr. Barry C. Betts Memorial Scholarship, presented by LCM Nutraceuticals and the MSOA, has been awarded to Hunter Adams and Kassie Adams. Hunter is a sophomore at Otterbein University while Kassie attends Waynesburg University.

The $580 Winning Key Farm/MSOA Scholarship has been awarded to Ryan Zidek. He will be a senior at Saint Vincent College this fall.

“The MSOA would like to not only congratulate this year’s deserving winners, but we would also like to thank all of our partners in helping us have a record year in terms of the number and amount of the scholarships we have been able to award,” said Rich Gillock, MSOA president. “Thanks to breeding donations and the generosity of all involved, we are able to assist these fine young men and women in their pursuit of a higher education, and we are proud to continue our program again this year.”

The recipients will be honoured in a winner's circle presentation at The Meadows Racetrack on Adios Day (Saturday, July 30).

(MSOA)