Phelps Scholar-Athletes

The 2008 Boston Globe/Richard Phelps Scholar-Athletes: Back row from left, East Boston’s Tyrone Figueroa, Norwell’s James Long, Woburn’s Dan Tobin, Dracut’s James Tully, Bishop Feehan’s Nicholas Schwieger, and Algonquin’s Patrick Rutan. Front row from left, East Boston’s McKenzie Powers, North Reading’s Shannon Conway, Milton’s Sarah Campbell, Marian’s Megan McCann, Barnstable’s Jill Lyon, Reading’s Dominique Lozzi, Lunenburg’s Laura Stern, and St. John’s Prep’s Nathaniel Brakeley. The 2008 Boston Globe/Richard Phelps Scholar-Athletes: Back row from left, East Boston’s Tyrone Figueroa, Norwell’s James Long, Woburn’s Dan Tobin, Dracut’s James Tully, Bishop Feehan’s Nicholas Schwieger, and Algonquin’s Patrick Rutan. Front row from left, East Boston’s McKenzie Powers, North Reading’s Shannon Conway, Milton’s Sarah Campbell, Marian’s Megan McCann, Barnstable’s Jill Lyon, Reading’s Dominique Lozzi, Lunenburg’s Laura Stern, and St. John’s Prep’s Nathaniel Brakeley. (Justine Hunt / Globe Photo)

District A


Bentley

James Tully, Dracut

Tully served as basketball, baseball, and soccer captain. In soccer he finished his career with 65 goals and a school-record 27 assists. He was an EMass All-Star his last three years and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Harvard

Shannon Conway, North Reading

Conway spent her high school career tearing through the track record books. This spring she was the state champion in the 400. She started at midfielder on the soccer team for two seasons and also served as treasurer of the National Honor Society.

District B


Bowdoin

Dominique Lozzi, Reading

Lozzi has accumulated a long list of accolades during her career, including three Middlesex League MVP honors in hockey and 225 career points. In lacrosse, Lozzi scored her 100th career goal this spring, and she finished ranked fifth in her class.
Bentley

Daniel Tobin, Woburn

Tobin’s athletic résumé includes a spot on the 2008 national champion 4 x 400 relay team, which earned him All-American status. In lacrosse, he led Woburn to a school-record eight wins with 35 points and in soccer he was a Division 1 EMass all-star.

District C


Harvard

Sarah Campbell, Milton

Campbell was a Bay State Conference All-Star, team captain, and four-year varsity starter in soccer, basketball, and softball. In softball, the shortstop hit .397 and drove in 20 runs for Milton, which went 16-6. She was in the top two percent of her class.
Tufts

James Long, Norwell

During his basketball career, Long led the Clippers to two South Shore League titles and accumulated 1,421 points. Long, the only two-time captain in the school’s history, also starred as an SSL All-Star tight end and defensive end in football.

District D


Dartmouth

Jill Lyon, Barnstable

Lyon, the first person in seven years to earn 12 varsity letters at Barnstable, was a four-time cross-country OCL All-Star. She finished her basketball career with 1,145 points and 540 assists, and in the classroom she graduated fourth in her class of 416.
Dartmouth

Nick Schwieger, Bishop Feehan

Schwieger, a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, accumulated more than 3,700 rushing yards and 48 touchdowns in his career as Feehan won the Division 2 Super Bowl. Also a track standout, he finished high school with a 4.0 GPA.

District E


New Hampshire

Laura Stern, Lunenburg

Stern, who set the New England javelin record (146-0), won the event at this spring’s All-State championships. She also set a school record in the shot put (32-11), and was the district champion in the 100-meter run.
Yale

Patrick Rutan, Algonquin

Rutan was a star in cross country and track, specializing in the 2-mile run and hurdles events. His indoor track relay squad placed sixth in the district meet. The music enthusiast was ranked No. 1 in his class and earned three 800s on the SATs.

District H


Boston College

Megan McCann, Marian

McCann, a Catholic Central all-star in soccer and softball, and Tri-County all-star in indoor track, was team MVP in three sports and earned 12 varsity letters. The starting shortstop in softball, she batted .576 while maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
Dartmouth

Nathaniel Brakeley, St. John's Prep

Brakeley was an All-Scholastic in football and the Catholic Conference lineman of the year. In skiing, he helped Prep win the state alpine title. Brakeley finished in the top four percent of his class and is a member of the National Honor Society.

Boston


UMass-Amherst

Tyrone Figueroa, East Boston

Figueroa served as captain in football and totaled 1,700 yards, 25 touchdowns, and 154 total points while leading Eastie to a spot in the Super Bowl. He also led the basketball team to league championships in his junior and senior years.
Northeastern

McKenzie Powers, East Boston

Powers starred as a two-year captain on the boys’ hockey team, where she tallied 24 goals and 35 assists in four seasons. She also was a midfielder in soccer and a catcher for the softball team and served as vice president of the National Honor Society.