Kathryn Elizabeth Blickenderfer

Fort Cherry

Kaitie is a three-year letter-winner in cross country, track and field, soccer and basketball, who has helped her teams win section championships. An all-section Finest 15 soccer player, she helped the Rangers track and field team finish second at the 2024 WPIAL Class AA Team Championships while the basketball team competed in the WPIAL and PIAA post-season 2025 tourneys. A 4.26 cumulative GPA student, Blickenderfer will continue her academic and soccer careers at Seton Hill University, where her sister, Emma, is a senior women’s soccer player. She is the daughter of Joe and Tonya Blickenderfer of McDonald, Pa. In her 300-word essay responding to “How will the lessons I learned from my participation in high school athletics help to impact my future?” Katie wrote “I firmly believe that discipline is the most beneficial skill to acquire and I must have discipline in my day-to-day life to achieve the best version of myself to compete in several sports and also succeed in school. My experience with high school athletics has taught me that It is a necessity for a person to exhibit a sense of self-control and firmness to achieve specific goals.”

The following are the nominees from other schools in the two-county area.

Each of these members of the Scholar-Athlete 2025 Class receive $100 and a certificate.