Scholar Athlete Banquet an Overwhelming Success

“This evening was simply exquisite.” That eloquent summary, provided by a parent of one scholar athlete, could not have been more accurate. The first annual Davis Law Group Scholar Athlete Banquet was a resounding success.

The Columbia Tower Club area venue for our 90 guests, with its spectacular views from above the Seattle Skyline on a beautiful May evening, was simply an unbeatable setting.

Scholar Athletes of the Year:
Alexis Court & Hunter Colegrove

Athletes and guests began arriving at 6 pm where they were welcomed to the banquet with hors d'oeuvres, and directed the red carpet for a picture with Q13 Fox News anchor Bill Wixey and principal attorney and founder of Davis Law Group, Chris Davis. Dinner was served at 7pm at which time each scholar athlete was recognized for their remarkable achievements, with speeches given by Davis and Wixey. The key note speaker for the evening was Kelly Jennings of the Seattle Seahawks, who shared stories of his high school and college successes and encouraged all of the athletes to “hold their heads high, and never give up on a dream.”

Shortly after dinner the Scholar Athlete of the Year awards were presented to Hunter Colegrove of Bonney Lake High School and Alexis Court of Liberty High School. Both have excelled greatly in the classroom as well as on the field of play, and more importantly are genuine young people with limitless futures.

The evening was concluded with pictures and autographs on the red carpet with Mr. Jennings who was a fantastic ambassador for the Seattle Seahawks and the NFL. It was truly a pleasure to have him join us.

It is our hope that this is the first of many successful years for the Davis Law Group Scholar Athlete Program as we continue to build a foundation for inspiring elite performance amongst high school student athletes from around the Seattle area.


Scholar Athletes of the Year Bios

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Hunter Colegrove

This three sport varsity athlete played Varsity Football, Basketball and Track and carried a 3.8 GPA while taking mostly AP classes throughout high school. He has served as captain of the Football and Track team and has received awards including 1st Team All League Special Teams (SPSL), Honorable Mention All League Linebacker, and Special Teams Player of the Year. He has also received The ‘Heart of the Panther’ award, a select coach’s award given to one player from each varsity team at Bonney Lake High School who epitomizes the school motto "strength of mind, excellence of character.”

Science and math are his favorite subjects and he excels at both. He is a member of National Honor Society and has organized and led a group of honor society students in Relay for Life at PLU the past two years. Furthermore, he is also on the Senior Cabinet as President of the group of students in charge of running the school store.

“Hunter is an amazing young man who exhibits poise, leadership, and maturity, through hard work, dedication, and commitment to be the best that he can be,” says Andrew Sage, Hunter’s science teacher and football coach. One reason Hunter works so hard may be because of his mother’s battle with cancer when he was a high school freshmen. “He realizes anything can happen at any given time,” says neighbor Peggy April, “He is a confident and hardworking student who sets high standards with big expectations for himself.” Hunter will be attending the University of Washington in the fall, which is a dream come true for him. He plans to study ophthalmology or some other form of medicine and in doing so will be the first in his family to graduate from college.

We are happy to award the first Scholar Athlete of the Year to Hunter Colegrove.


Alexis Court

This scholar athlete has consistently excelled in soccer, basketball and softball for her high school all while maintaining excellent grades. Her ability to balance her school work and athletics all while being the ASB president is truly remarkable. She has also served twice as 2010 class president and has been team captain for both soccer and fastpitch softball teams the last two years. She is the LINK Crew Vice President, Spirit Club Vice President, and is a member of such organizations as the ‘Be The Change Club,’ Yearbook, and Key Club. She has been a member of the National Honor Society for that last 4 years, and has volunteered for the American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, and as an Athletes For Kids Mentor.

She has received awards and acknowledgements including Liberty High School (LHS) Varsity Women’s Soccer Most Inspirational Award, LHS Varsity Fastpitch Coaches Award, All-KingCo Honorable Mention, LHS Singers Most Inspirational Award, Sue Schoeppach Leadership and Service Award, and was a Washington Scholars Award Nominee.

“Alexis is an all around remarkable student athlete and a well-rounded kind of person,” says her softball coach Jessica Johnson, who selected Alexis for the coach’s award last softball season, “because she truly demonstrates what it means to be an excellent athlete, teammate and student.” She has also been selected as the most inspirational player by her teammates 5 times.

Dana Greenberg, her Honors European Studies teacher and Liberty High School’s Dean of Students says, “She provides… leadership, enthusiasm and energy. Alexis is a student leader that everyone admires and wonders, ‘How does she do it all?’”

We are happy to award the Scholar Athlete of the Year to Alexis Court.

Tonight is the night!

Today is the big day for the everyone at Davis Law Group. This evening we are hosting our first annual Scholar Athlete Banquet at the Columbia Tower Club which is located on the 75th floor of Seattle's tallest highrise. We will be joined by Kelly Jennings of the Seattle Seahawks and Bill Wixey of Q13 Fox as well as the 30 scholar athletes who have selected throughout the year.

Each of the scholar athletes are receiving a $100 scholarship and the two Scholar Athletes of the Year are also receiving a $1000 scholarship to the university of their choice.

The festivities begin at 6pm and will conclude before 10 pm.

Following is a list of the Scholar Athletes we will be recognizing this evening:

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Alexis Court - Liberty High School
Andrea Woogerd - Ingraham High School
Betsy Kingma - Newport Senior High School
Chris Johnson - Mariner High School
Corinne Pingul - Mountlake Terrace High School
Craig Plendl - Everett High School
Eric Patterson-Floyd - O’Dea High School
Hannah Lilly - Mercer Island High School
Hunter Colegrove - Bonney Lake High School
Ian Anderson - Kentridge High School
Jack Ryan - O’Dea High School
James Kashima - Mercer Island High School
John Luke Andrew - Enumclaw High School
Kellie Shreve - Easlake High School
Kelly Sun - Washington High School

Kenny Krotzer - Auburn Riverside High School
Kevin Holmes - Bothell High School
Kris Otterholt - Juanita High School
Kristin Tan - Holy Names Academy
Kyra Lindstrom - Sammamish High School
Lisa Beem - Nathan Hale High School
Lisa Broadstone - West Seattle High School
Madison Browning - Lake Washington High School
Michael Harries - Shorecrest High School
Molly Boyd - Nathan Hale High School
Nicholas Anderson - Lindbergh High School
Reid Walker - Garfield High School
Sarah Anderegg - Interlake High School
Victoria Speck - North Sound Christian High School
Warren Sadler - Wilson High School

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Victoria Speck of North Sounds Christian High School - 4/28/2010

“Victoria has always been a goal setting young lady, and works hard to meet those goals,” says her mother, Jody Speck, “While we were camping when she was in the 4th grade, she announced that she would ride her bike 25 miles while we were there. She made it to 24 miles, but was cut short to our early departure due to rain.”

Victoria (‘Tori’) loves volleyball, starting on her first team in 5th grade. She has helped her High School team make it to State the past 3 years, and to bring home an 8th place trophy this year. Victoria made All League First Team for volleyball all four years that she has been in high school. She was a team co-captain, voted 1B League MVP, and played in the All State game this year. Her love of the game helps her to mentor younger girls as she coaches at the Boys and Girls Club, and was also evident as she took a volley ball to Mexico and Honduras to play with the children she met on those missions trips.

Victoria has also played basketball all 4 years in High School, helping them to make it to State all 4 years. Her high academics have helped both her Volleyball and Basketball teams to be recognized as the WIAA/Les Schwab/Dairy Commission 1B League State Academic Champions for the past two years. This spring, Tori joined the track and Field team- throwing the javelin, running the 400 relay, and running the 800m and 1600m. Her love of sports will carry on into her career field of choice, Physical Therapy.

Jim Waller, Victoria’s Guidance Counselor, weighs in, “With an accumulative G.P.A. of 4.0, Victoria is taking the most demanding classes we offer, resisting any temptation of ‘senioritis’, in spite of a very full schedule comprised of student leadership, music, athletics and coaching for the Boy's and Girl's Club. As a three-sport participant, Victoria is a true ‘student of the game’, drawing information from the coaches, studying game film, observing teammates/opponents and putting in the extra time and effort...never being out-worked or out-hustled.”

“Tori is a wonderful young lady who maximized her natural talent on the basketball court because of her great attitude and understanding of the game,” continues North Sound Christian basketball coach, Bill Kelley, “Her intelligence enabled me to play her in a variety of positions while knowing that she would always be in the right place regardless of which offense or defense we were running. She was recognized for her contributions to the success of our league champion team by being named the recipient of the Coaches Award.”

Craig Plendl of Everett High School - 4/28/2010

Craig lettered in both his junior and senior year in Tennis. His senior year he played 1st team double. He and his tennis partner qualified for the Cross-Divisional double tournament and he helped to bring the Everett High School boys Varsity tennis team to their 16-0 victory this last fall. He has maintained a cumulative 4.0 GPA over his high school years while taking a rigorous course load including such classes as AP English IV, Calculus, Physics, Chemistry and Oceanography. He has acquired 17.0 College-in-the-High School credits with the Everett Community College, so far. This year he was inducted into the National Honor Society, and is a member of the National Society of High School Scholars. He is a National Merit Scholarship-Commended Student.

Craig recently received the Everett School District Scholar-Athlete Award for Fall 2009. He also received the Everett High School Boys Tennis Scholastic Award. Craig has a passion for tennis and plans on continuing tennis activities well beyond high school. Craig plans on a career in the aerospace/aeronautical industry. He hopes to receive a degree in aerospace/aeronautical engineering from the University of Washington.

“Craig is an outstanding citizen, scholar, and athlete,” says Everett High School tennis coach Tim Boyd, “He is eager to learn and works very hard at being the best he can, spending time outside of regular practice developing his skills. This is true for all aspects of his life- he is a very focused and determined individual who helped contribute to the team’s undefeated season this year. From a coach’s view, he is the type of person you can go to and depend on to give 100% plus every day. I feel very proud and fortunate to have been part of Craig's career at Everett High.”

Madison Browning of Lake Washington High School - 4/22/2010

Madison Browning is senior student athlete and overall inspirational person to others. She has exhibited the qualities of sportsmanship, leadership and academic commitment not often seen in today’s youth. Madison has participated in High School Basketball, Volleyball and Soccer. However, when she went to “row for a day” with the Sammamish Rowing Association she truly found her place.  She joined the club as a novice rower during her junior year of High School, which provided her with the opportunity to meet and work with other women athletes from area schools. She quickly became friends but more importantly teammates with these young women from around the Eastside communities. 


Madison was on the first novice crew to sweep the High School Regional Competition held in Vancouver Washington in May of 2009. In addition, her novice crew finished “first place” in every event they competed in during the 09’ season. The combination of excellent coaching, dedicated athletes and personal resolve were all major contributors to this achievement. Madison graciously accepts victory as well a defeat. She always has a radiant smile to share with those around her.
Madison has dedicated her “off time” to her studies. She maintains a 3.96 GPA with AP history, AP English, French and AP Math as her core studies. Madison belongs to “Loyalty” a school sponsored community involvement club. Loyalty reaches out to people in need in our community. She was voted to hold the position of Vice President of the Club. Madison has also had the idea to start a clothing drive to benefit homeless men. She went to her friends and enlisted them to help this cause and they delivered much need articles of clothing for men who needed a hand. 

The examples of Madison’s commitment keep rolling in: When she recognized that even though she was doing well in math she could use more help, she went to her Junior High math teacher Ms. Myrie, who she greatly admired, and asked if she could put together a "group of students" for additional help. She organized a group of committed students who, for the last two years, have attended a Monday night session to increase their understanding of complex problems in their AP Math class. The result was the teacher has made some extra income and has gotten to "teach" students that are committed. Madison can take full credit for starting and leading this academic movement.


“Madison Browning is the type of athlete that is always thinking of the big picture and the success of her team instead of just herself,” says her rowing coach Devon Carroll, “She has such a mature level of comradery and competition; when I think of an athlete with good sportsmanship, Madison comes first in my mind. She embodies dedication and hard work which makes her such a great addition to any team. I look forward to watching her success through college and beyond.


Madison will be attending the University of San Diego in the fall. She has been recruited and accepted an athletic scholarship in rowing. Madison plans on pursuing undergraduate studies with an emphasis on pre-law.

Eric Patterson-Floyd of O'Dea High School - 4/15/2010

In addition to being an honor roll student most for most of his school life, Eric has always been a positive role model to others. He always strives to be best at whatever he does and usually succeeds and at the same time staying humble. He's always willing to help others achieve their goals whether academic, athletically or just in life.



Eric has been running track since he was 7 years old and hasn't skipped a beat. He is currently the fastest sprinter at O’Dea two years in a row and has served as team captain for the last two years. Their track club has been Metro Champions thirteen years straight and they expect another win this spring. Eric ranked 1st in USA Track & Field (USATF) in the Northwest Region in both 100M and 200M and ranked 29th in the Nation at the Jr. Olympics.


“He is an outstanding student, and more importantly he is a quality person,” says O’Dea Athletic Director and track coach, Monte Kohler, “I know him to be among the top young men of this year’s senior class. Very quietly Eric has established himself as a true leader among his peers. He has tremendous leadership qualities. He is extremely loyal and honest and is a great leader of young men.”

Eric has volunteered for several youth nonprofit organizations in his community. He is a member of the Young Men’s Leadership Group at his church and continues to exemplify the attitude needed to excel in today’s world. Eric takes extraordinary steps to exceed expectations. He volunteered at St. Paul Elementary and was great at building relationships with school leader’s and student. Eric was proactive and placed an uncompromising priority on understanding and helping define the needs set forth on the project given to him during his involvement at St. Paul. While working with the Urban Professional Women’s Association on the “Tree House Project,” he demonstrated a sense of urgency in meeting demands beyond the organizational boundaries.



Eric has always been a leader. He was Assist Rector for this year's spiritual encounter and Team leader last year. Eric has also served as Chairman of the school dance committee, represented O’Dea as a spokesperson on Catholic School recruiting visits, and helped host Open House this year. He signed his National Letter of Intent to Seattle University for Track and Field.

Alexis Court of Liberty High School - 4/8/10

Alexis excels in 3 sports currently, she plays soccer, basketball, and softball for her high school all while maintaining excellent grades. Her ability to balance her school work and athletics all while being the ASB president is truly remarkable. When Alexis is not contributing her time to her school activities she is volunteering with Athletes for Kids, a program in which she mentors young athletes.

“Alexis is an all around remarkable student athlete and a well-rounded kind of person,” says her softball coach Jessica Johnson, who selected Alexis for the coach’s award last softball season, “because she truly demonstrates what it means to be an excellent athlete, teammate and student.” She has also been selected as the most inspirational player by her teammates 5 times. Jessica continues, “She is continually pushing her teammates and peers to be better and to work harder by showing them her work ethic. She is an excellent leader and has been a true asset to the sports programs that she has participated in at Liberty High School.”

Academically, Alexis is just as talented and inspirational.  Dana Greenberg, her Honors European Studies teacher and Liberty High School’s Dean of Students explains, “She brought an amazing array of talents to the course, including her leadership skills and her ability to facilitate meaningful discussions.  Honors students rarely have the self confidence and chutzpah to ask clarifying questions in class, but Alexis was one of the few students I have ever encountered who constantly questioned and probed to better understand the concepts under study.  She will never know how much her classmates appreciated her quest for comprehension.  Alexis would never say that history was her favorite subject but I never realized that fact because she demonstrated such a zeal for every project assigned and every discussion we had. She provides… leadership, enthusiasm and energy. Alexis is a student leader that everyone admires and wonders, ‘How does she do it all?’”

John Luke Andrew of Enumclaw High School - 4/1/2010

Respect, passion and determination are three traits used to describe Luke’s character. Playing soccer is a highlight in Luke’s life and he appreciates it as an international sport. As a freshman, he participated in a soccer tournament in Sweden and Denmark with other players from around the world. There he had opportunities to interact with diverse cultures and admired the bilingual ability of many others; he came home determined to become fluent in Spanish and now is considering it as a minor in college.

Sports have always been important to Luke. Soccer has been a lifelong passion. Presently he plays for South County Football Club (SCFC) which is Premier Division 2. Though Luke historically has played an outside midfield position, this year he accepted the challenge of a defensive position when requested by his coach, Daryl Green. During this past soccer club season, SCFC won 1st in the U18 division. Luke also plays for Enumclaw High School Varsity Soccer where he is a respected player and leader on his team. After certifying as a soccer referee, he has worked each year as a referee for Cascade Soccer in Enumclaw. Luke has also enjoyed playing with the Enumclaw High varsity tennis team which he will continue as a lifelong sport.

Luke has challenged himself throughout high school, consistently choosing AP classes. His elective classes have included AP World History, College Spanish and Leadership. During his senior year, he has continued to take a full load of classes, exceeding his credit requirements. Luke is an officer in the National Honor Society since his sophomore year in high school. He maintains a 3.7 GPA overall, along with AP courses. College is in Luke’s future and he hopes to attend a smaller Christian University where he plans to study pre-dentistry. 

Lisa Beem of Nathan Hale High School 4/1/2010

“Lisa Beem is a hard-working, genuinely caring, and enthusiastic athlete and scholar,” says her mother Lynne Hoskins, “She is intellectually curious, enjoys lively discussion, and loves learning.” Lisa has proven this sentiment by maintaining a 4.0 grade point while taking several AP and honors classes. 

Lisa is a supportive and inspiring athletic leader, committing her time and energy to help create a nurturing and positive team atmosphere.  She has been the co-captain of Cross Country in both her Junior and Senior years and was named "Most Inspirational" for Cross Country both those years as well.  Her outstanding time of 20:20 on the Lower Woodland course has ranked her as 4th on the Nathan Hale High School All Time Top 20 List.

Lisa has been involved in the Seattle Summer Swim League since she was in 4th grade, and has been on the Nathan Hale Swim Team all 4 years.  Her Medley Relay came in 4th place at Metro Finals and her 200 Free Relay came in 5th at Metros.  She was named Scholar-Athlete for the 2010 Swimming Season. Lisa is also looking forward to getting in shape for her fourth Track season, where she races in the 2 mile, 1 mile and 800 meter. At the end of senior year, Lisa Beem will have 12 Varsity Letters with plans to compete in both running and swimming in college.

Lisa enjoys her position as the Inside Editor of the Nathan Hale newspaper, The Sentinel. She also participates as a leader in the Earth Corps Service Club and worked diligently to bring composting to Nathan Hale. Furthermore, Lisa is very active on the Pro-Justice Team of Global Visionaries. 

“She was the only person I was able to interview last summer for the PJ team,” said Bryanna Boyd, one of the adult PJ facilitators, “Instantly I was able to gage her hard work ethic and passion around social justice.” 

Chris Johnson of Mariner High School - 3/18/2010

Chris has excelled both in school and as an athlete. He is a 3-year letterman in football, performing as a varsity starter two of those years. This year as a senior, Chris was captain of the football team and was recognized as second team all Wesco offensive linemen.  Additionally, he is a 1-year letterman in wrestling and a 3-year letter winner in track.  His junior year he was the captain of the throwers and was a District 1 finalist in discus. This spring he will serve as a track team captain and has hope’s of qualifying for state.  Chris was named the Outstanding Male Athlete in both 7th and 8th Grade at Explorer Middle School in Everett, WA. This year he was honored as a scholar athlete by the Snohomish County Football Officials Association which honors two athletes from the high schools in Snohomish County and south Whidbey Island each year. 

On top of his performance as an athlete, Chris has dedicated himself to his education and his community. He is a member of the National Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars. For the community, Chris has devoted a lot of his free time to working with children to get them interested in sports. He was a student coach for wrestling and track at Explorer Middle School and has coached Mukilteo Boys and Girls Club basketball for the last two years. He also served as a volunteer councilor for 5th graders from Fairmount Elementary in Everett, WA. Last year he was junior coach for Powder Puff Football at Mariner and this year he participated in Macho Volleyball.

He has been accepted to both Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR and Whitworth University in Spokane. He plans to participate in both football and track & field at one these two colleges. He is well liked by his peers and coaches and is always someone they can count on to be a leader.

John Ondriezek, head football coach for Mariner High School, sums up: “Chris is an outstanding young man; he is a dedicated, hard working individual who has gained the respect of students & staff at Mariner. He is a leader by example in the classroom and on the athletic field. Chris is a person of high moral character and a dependable and responsible student/athlete.”