NEW ORLEANS (July 25, 2024) – The Allstate Sugar Bowl will present six local student athletes with a $10,000 Women in Sport Scholarship. The scholarship checks will officially be presented at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Sports Awards Banquet to be held on Saturday, August 3, in New Orleans.
 
Honorees were selected by the New Orleans Sports Awards Committee based on their athletic and academic success as well as their involvement in community service and an essay they wrote regarding why they felt they were deserving of an Allstate Sugar Bowl scholarship.
 
This year's recipients are Kayla Benedic (Pope John Paul II), Camryn Chatellier (St. Mary's Dominican High School), Nadia Jones (Louise S. McGehee School), Jaeshaun Martin (Riverdale High School), Addison Riddell (Lakeshore High School), and Zoe Zechenelly (Pearl River High School).
 
Kayla Benedic was a five-year letterwinner in volleyball and softball for Pope John Paul II. She earned all-state honors and was named the district MVP in both sports. A member of the National Honor Society, a student ambassador, and executive board president, she will attend William Carey University on a partial athletic scholarship to play softball and volleyball. 
 
Camryn Chatellier lettered four years and was a team captain for the St. Mary's Dominican volleyball team. She was named the 2023 Louisiana Volleyball Gatorade Player of the Year and is the 2023-24 New Orleans Female Amateur Athlete of the Year. She also earned Honor Roll recognition in all four years of high school and was president of the Intramural Club. She has signed to play beach volleyball at LSU.
 
Nadia Jones earned a total of 14 varsity letters in track & field, volleyball, softball and basketball for Louise S. McGehee School. She earned all-district in volleyball and served as a team captain for the track & field and volleyball teams. In addition, she was honored as the Letter Sweater recipient, which is the highest honor bestowed on an athlete at McGehee. She will attend Tuskegee University. 
 
A three-sport athlete for Riverdale High School, Jaeshaun Martin earned four varsity letters and served two years as the basketball team captain. A member of the National Honor Society and head of the school's daily news broadcast, she was awarded the Principal's Award at graduation for her outstanding leadership, service and involvement. She was an honor roll student and was named the Jefferson Parish Student-Athlete for the Second Quarter. She will attend Nicholls University. 
 
Addison Riddell was an all-state soccer standout at Lakeshore High School. She also served as the captain of the swimming team for two years as she earned a total of seven varsity letters. She was named to the LHSAA Academic All-State teams for soccer and swimming and served as president of Mu Alpha Theta. She will attend the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. 
 
Zoe Zechenelly was a four-year letterwinner in four sports for Pearl River High School. She was named all-district first team and all state honorable mention in basketball while also competing for the cross country, tennis and volleyball teams. She was president of the National Honor Society and received the National Army ROTC scholarship.  She was one of 250 selected out of 15,000 to attend the Naval Academy Preparatory School where after the 10 month training, she will attend the United States Naval Academy.

Since 2020, the Sugar Bowl Committee has given out $230,000 in Women in Sport Scholarships to 25 deserving student athletes.
 
The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 29 national champions, 107 Hall of Fame players, 52 Hall of Fame coaches and 21 Heisman Trophy winners in its 90-year history. The 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic, which will double as a College Football Playoff Quarterfinal, is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2025. In addition to football, the Sugar Bowl Committee annually invests over $1 million into the community through the hosting and sponsorship of sporting events, awards, scholarships and clinics. Through these efforts, the organization supports and honors thousands of student-athletes each year, while injecting over $2.5 billion into the local economy in the last decade. For more information, visit www.AllstateSugarBowl.org.