PaceSetters Scholarship Program

Each year we award four $500 scholarships and one $500 Mark Werner Scholarship to high school seniors involved in track or cross country. Mark was a member of PaceSetters for many years and was a 1975 graduate of Appleton East.

Each year, we accept submissions January 1st through April 30th. Submissions are closed for the remainder of this year (2025). Winners will be e-mailed and texted by May 19th and posted on this webpage as well.

Any questions or concerns, please Contact Us.

Here are the high school seniors that were awarded the $500 scholarships in 2025.

Thank you to all 33 applicants!

Roseanna Dane

Appleton West High School
Will be attending UW Madison
Major: Public Interest Attorney

Lillianne Heller

Kaukauna High School
Will be attending UW Madison
Major: Actuarial Science

Kyla Laabs

Kaukauna High School
Will be attending Carroll College
Major: Excercise Science in the Direct Admit Physical Therapy Program

Allison Hietpas

Appleton North High School
Will be attending UW Madison
Major: Chemical Engineering
Minor: Spanish

Here are the high school seniors that were awarded the $500 scholarships in 2024.

Thank you to all 29 applicants!

There were many great stories of struggles and accomplishments and you shared information on some awesome community work and service.

Jillian Krueger

Kimberly High School
Will be attending UW Eau Claire
Major: Nursing
Minor: Spanish

Rose VanHandel

Winneconne High School
Will be attending UW LaCrosse
Major: Math Education

Evelyn Duel

Kaukauna High School
Will be attending UW Milwaukee
Major: Architecture

Ava Hammen

Kaukauna High School
Will be attending UW Madison
Major: Biology, Pre-med track

Here are the high school seniors that were awarded the $500 scholarships in 2023

Faith Galica

Oshkosh West High School
Will be attending UW Madison
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology

Allison VanDerWegen

Kaukauna High School
Will be attending UW Oshkosh
Major: Rehabilition Science

Macy Verhasselt

Freedom High School
Will be attending UW Madison
Major: Finance and Business Real Estate

Bridger Wenzel

Neenah High School
Will be attending UW Oshkosh
Major: Chemistry
Minor: Music

And sometimes we are so humbled and honored to get notes like this.

"I just want to thank you guys so much for this generous scholarship. It truly means a lot to me when trying to accomplish the big goals I have for myself in the future. I really appreciate your scholarship because track has made me into the individual I am today. Your generosity will help kickstart the many years of schooling I have ahead of me."
Ava Hammen

And here are the high school seniors have been awarded the $500 Mark Werner scholarship.

Devyn Lang (2023)

Fox Valley Lutheran High School
Will be attending Liberty University
Major: Biomedical Science

Miles Hurley (2024)

Appleton East High School
Will be attending UW Madison
Major: Environmental Engineering

Briana Johnson (2025)

Appleton East High School
Will be attending Northern Michigan University
Major: Environmental Studies and Sustainability