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.

Please use the form below to submit your application including two letters of recommendation, one from a teacher and one from a track or cross country coach.

The due date is April 30th, 2025. Winners will be notified around May 15th. Any questions or concerns, please Contact Us.

Your name

Email address

Phone number

Home address

City

High School

GPA

Where will you be going to college?

Intended career or field of study

Describe the activites that you have participated in during high school and organizations in the community with which you have volunteered.

Tell us why you participated in track or cross country and what you have learned or experienced because of your participation.

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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 (Nursing and Spanish Minor)

Rose VanHandel

Winneconne High School

Will be attending UW LaCrosse (Math Education)

Evelyn Duel

Kaukauna High School

Will be attending UW Milwaukee (Architecture)

Ava Hammen

Kaukauna High School

Will be attending UW Madison (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 (Molecular and Cellular Biology)

Allison VanDerWegen

Kaukauna High School

Will be attending UW Oshkosh (Rehabilition Science)

Macy Verhasselt

Freedom High School

Will be attending UW Madison (Finance and Business Real Estate)

Bridger Wenzel

Neenah High School

Will be attending UW Oshkosh (Chemistry major, Music minor)

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 (Biomedical Science)

Miles Hurley (2024)

Appleton East High School

Will be attending UW Madison (Environmental Engineering)