2024 Jimmy Hitchcock Award Nominees

Congratulations to our ECS Jimmy Hitchcock Award Nominees. The Jimmy Hitchcock Committee honors young athletes for Christian leadership. Students are nominated by their coaches and administrators. The Jimmy Hitchcock Award is a program of the YMCA of Greater Montgomery.

Johnson DeHuff

Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Track and Field


Extracurricular Activities: SGA President, Beta Club Office, Mu Alpha Theta Secretary, Eastwood Players Theatre Program

Honors and Recognition: Freshman Academic Excellence Scholarship (Mississippi State University), Student Body President Scholarship (MSU), 1st Place on the ACEA State Chemistry Test in 2023, 1st Place on the ACEA State Algebra 2/ Geometry Test in 2023, Received Très Bien on National French Exam in 2023

Sophia Conoly

Sports: Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis

Extracurricular Activities: Beta Club member, Math Club member, Mu Alpha Theta member, SGA Secretary and Class Representative, Eastwood Christian School Ambassador

Honors and Recognition: ACAA all-state volleyball first team athletic award, 2021-2023, ACAA volleyball all- star award, 2023, ACAA 3A state volleyball varsity all-tournament award, 2023

Mariam Jacobsen

Sports: Cross Country, Basketball, Track and Field, Tennis

Extracurricular Activities: Guitar, School Musicals, Yearbook, Red Mountain Mountain Bike Team

Honors and Recognition: 1st Place Team AISA Middle School Math Competition, 2023 2nd place School Spelling Bee Winner, 2023 1st place ACAA State Cross Country Champion, ACAA State Track First Place in the 400m and 4 x 400m relay

Rachel VanEgmond