NEW ORLEANS (July 23, 2025) – The Allstate Sugar Bowl will present six local student athletes with $10,000 scholarships through the organization's Women in Sport Scholarship program presented by LCMC Health. The scholarship checks will officially be presented at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Sports Awards Banquet presented by LCMC Health to be held on Saturday, August 2, 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 Jenna Eaton (Riverdale High School), Elizabeth Hamilton (Archbishop Chapelle High School), Jaime Harper (Thomas Jefferson Academy), Julia Jenkins (Covington High School), Reagan Robinson (Slidell High School), and Kasia Rodriguez (Pope John Paul II High School).
 
Jenna Eaton was a standout outside hitter and captain of the Riverdale volleyball team. She was a member of the National Honor Society and the Superintendent's Breakfast of Champions, while also serving on the Student Council and in the Beta Club. Also a volunteer coach in soccer and softball and a volunteer with Second Harvest Food Bank, Eaton plans to attend LSU in the fall.
 
Elizabeth Hamilton earned six letters in bowling and swimming at Archbishop Chapelle. This past spring, she captured the individual bowling state championship while also leading the Chipmunks to the LHSAA team championship. A four-time all-district selection in bowling, she was a five-year member of the Distinguished Honor Roll and was selected as Chapelle's Student of the Year for 2024-25. Hamilton plans to attend LSU this fall.
 
Jaime Harper was a three-year letter winner in volleyball at Thomas Jefferson while also serving as a two-time team captain. She qualified for the Honor Roll in every semester of high school while earning more than 15 dual-enrollment credits. A four-year member of the Student Council, she also served as the Senior Class Secretary while volunteering as a youth volleyball coach and a Catholic Church usher. Harper plans to attend Southeastern Louisiana this fall.
 
Julia Jenkins earned a total of eight varsity letters in track & field and volleyball and served as team captain for both sports at Covington. An all-district selection in volleyball, she won a state championship in the long jump and finished second in the high jump. She was also a four-year member of the Covington Honor Roll, a member of the Fellowship for Christian Athletes, and a volunteer at the Senior Olympics and at St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Jenkins plans to attend Southeastern Louisiana this fall.
 
Reagan Robinson was a two-time all-state volleyball player at Slidell High School. She was also selected for the LHSAA Coaches All-Star team after keying the Tigers' run to the LHSAA Division 1 state championship this year. A four-year letterwinner and team captain, she was also named to the Principal's Honor Roll, served as a volunteer coach and completed an internship with a junior high school special education program. She plans to attend Southwest Mississippi Community College this fall.
 
Kasia Rodriguez earned all-district honors and was named to the LHSAA Softball All-Star Team for Pope John Paul II. She served as team captain for softball and volleyball and was a four-year letterwinner in both sports. A volunteer with the Special Olympics and at the Louisiana Veterans Festival, she was also a member of the National Honor Society and the Student Council and was the winner of her school's Alumni Legacy Scholarship. She plans to play softball at William Carey University.
 
Since 2020, the Sugar Bowl Committee has given out $290,000 in Women in Sport Scholarships to 31 deserving student athletes.
 
The New Orleans Sports Awards Committee came together when James Collins spearheaded a group of sports journalists to form a sports awards committee to immortalize local sports history. For 13 years, the committee honored local athletes each month and a variety of annual award winners. In 1970, the Sugar Bowl stepped in to sponsor and revitalize the committee, leading to the creation of the New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in 1971, honoring 10 legends from the Crescent City in its first induction class. While adding the responsibility of selecting Hall of Famers, the committee has continued to recognize the top athlete in the Greater New Orleans area each month as well as a range of annual awards – the honors enter their 69th year in 2025.
 
The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 29 national champions, 110 Hall of Fame players, 55 Hall of Fame coaches and 21 Heisman Trophy winners in its 91-year history. The 92nd Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic, which will double as a College Football Playoff Quarterfinal, is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2026. 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.