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Fromer Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle will be the speaker at the banquet on May 4
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Sewell nominees announced
Staff Report
Four Tallassee High School student-athletes have been nominated for the annual Joe Sewell Memorial Award and John Sewell Memorial Scholarship.
The male nominees from THS are Jalen Cobb and Jacob Ingram. Lexi Love and Haleigh May are Tallassee's female nominees.
The award was established in 2005 to recognize outstanding high school senior athletes in Elmore County who have consistently represented the highest ideals of Christian leadership. Each year, one male and one female senior from Elmore County high schools are chosen for the top honor – the Joe Sewell Memorial Award and $3,000 John Sewell Scholarship.
Male and female category winners are also selected for academics, athletics, leadership, and church, community, and character, with each category winner receiving a $1,000 scholarship. The Joe Sewell Memorial Award is the only program of its kind in the River Region that presents scholarship money in conjunction with the awards to overall and category winners.
Additionally, the award serves to honor the legacy of Joe Sewell, a native of the Titus community who established a very successful baseball career in the Majors from 1920-1933 and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977. Sewell’s athletic skill was apparent as he holds two of Major League Baseball’s records including the lifetime record for fewest strikeouts in his 14 year career with only 114 in 7,132 at-bats. His outstanding character and leadership are qualities that serve as the foundation of this award. His cousin John Sewell, for whom the top scholarships are named, loved sports and spent much of his free time coaching and helping young people. Both men left a legacy in Elmore County that youth and adults alike can emulate.
This year’s 17th Annual Joe Sewell Memorial Award banquet will be held Tuesday, May 4th, at 6:30 pm at the Wetumpka Civic Center. Due to current Covid 19 guidelines with limited venue capacity, this year’s banquet will be a private event for the senior student finalists, their four family guests, their coaches, and banquet sponsors. The 9th Grade Certificate Winners will be recognized at a 4:00 pm ceremony.
This year’s keynote speaker will be former University of Alabama & NFL quarterback, Brodie Croyle. Croyle is the Executive Director of Big Oak Ranch, established in 1974 by his father, Alabama football legend, John Croyle. Big Oak Ranch is a Christian home for abused, neglected, orphaned and abandoned children and is founded on the words of Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Croyle is married to Kelli Schutz Croyle. They have two sons, Sawyer and Luke.
The Joe Sewell Board of Directors expresses their appreciation for the consistent generosity of the loyal sponsors whose contributions allow the awarding of the program’s scholarships, as well as the opportunity to celebrate these students’ accomplishments with a formal award event each year. For more information regarding the award and scholarship program, visit http://joesewellaward.com.
Tallassee High School Nominee Bios
JALEN COBB
Tallassee High School
Track and Field
Jerusalem Baptist Church: Youth Choir, Song Leader, Usher, Sunday School, and Mentor to younger students ▪ Collected food for families in need at Thanksgiving ▪ Track and Field: 400 Meter Dash, 4x400 Meter Relay, Qualified for State Indoor Track Meet, Indoor Track 400 Meter Dash ▪ Pride of Tallassee Marching Band Trombone Section ▪ Project Thanksgiving Associate, S.O.A.R. Volunteer, Beta Club, National Honor Society ▪ Accepted to Troy University ▪ Son of Nicole Cobb and Adam Cobb.
JACOB ABBOTT INGRAM
Tallassee High School
Baseball
First United Methodist Church of Tallassee: Mission trips, Mentor for younger students ▪Volunteers at Community Baseball Camps ▪ ASHAA North South Baseball All-Star ▪ AL.com class 5A, Top 20 Selection ▪ Alabama Coaches Association All Star Week Participant ▪ Lake Martin Athlete of the Week ▪ Tallassee Community “Gimmie 5” Award Recipient for Leadership in Baseball ▪ Fellowship of Christian Athletes ▪ Accepted to Southern Union State Community College ▪ Son of Brian and Daphney Ingram.
ALEXIS LOVE
Tallassee High School
Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball
First United Methodist Church of Tallassee ▪ Alabama Rural Ministries ▪ Softball: ASHAA North/ South Softball Nominee, All Metro Softball Team, All County Softball Team, School RBI Record ▪ SGA Vice-President ▪ Track & Field: Indoor Shot-Put Record ▪ Scholarships to the University of Montevallo; Central Alabama Community College; Shelton State Community College; Chattanooga State Community College ▪ Committed to Chattanooga State on Softball Scholarship ▪ 9th Grade Joe Sewell Certificate Winner ▪ Daughter of Pat and Heidi Love.
HALEIGH VICTORIA MAY
Tallassee High School
Cheerleader, Track and Field
Jerusalem Baptist Church ▪ Usher Board and Youth Choir ▪ Cheerleading: 1st Place AHSAA Cheer Super Regionals, Traditional Routine ▪ ASHAA 2nd Place in State: Game Day Division ▪ UCA Southern Championship ▪ UCA All American ▪ Cheerleading Team Captain ▪ Cheerleading Nationals ▪ AHSAA Track and Field State Qualifier ▪ Accepted to University of South Alabama, Alabama State University, Troy University, Jacksonville State University- Jaguar Dream Scholarship ▪ 9th Grade Joe Sewell Certificate Winner ▪ Daughter of Neacola May and Steven May
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