Above and beyond: Here are Middletown's scholar athletes for 2023-24

The Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association recently honored its top senior student-athletes for each high school. Middletown High School selected Kaitlyn Eisentraut and Cameron Whiley.

Here are their profiles:

Kaitlyn Eisentraut

GPA: 105.27

Class Rank: 1

Varsity Sports: Tennis; wrestling; lacrosse

Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society; Key Club; Senior Enrichment; Valedictorian; Scholar-Athlete; Middletown’s Elk Lodge Student of the Month; Scholastic Art Silver Key; Sojourner Truth Award in Mathematics and for Perseverance/Effort; High Honor Roll; Ski/Snowboard Club

Athletic Honors: Lacrosse varsity captain; three varsity letters; MVP for lacrosse; Most Improved Player for tennis; second place at Section IX wrestling championships; OCIAA division champions in tennis

Community Service: Volunteered with the American Cancer Society and UPS at various events (George Washington Bridge Challenge, Relay for Life, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer); Downtown Middletown city clean up; Downtown Middletown Christmas parade; Run 4 Downtown Middletown; Wreaths Across America; NHS Adopt-a-Family; Valentine's Day Cards for Veterans; Orange County Special Olympics; tutoring

Future Plans: Norwich University, to major in Civil Engineering, play Division III women's lacrosse, signing a contract with the Army

Cameron Whiley

GPA: 99

Class Rank: 14

Varsity Sports: Football; wrestling

Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society; Sojourner Truth Award in Mathematics; High Honor Roll; Key Club; Academic Award in Broadcasting; Academic All-American in wrestling; three-time highest GPA award in wrestling

Athletic Honors: Section IX Senior All-Star Team; Section IX champions in football and wrestling; co-offensive player of the Year in football; two varsity letters; Great American Rivalry Series scholar-athlete

Community Service: Tutoring; Downtown Middletown City Clean up; Downtown Middletown Christmas Parade; volunteered with American Cancer Society at the George Washington Bridge Challenge; Run 4 Downtown Middletown; Wreaths Across America; MHS Adopt-a-Family; Valentine's Day Cards for Veterans; Special Olympics Volunteer

Future Plans: Syracuse University, to major in Broadcasting and Digital Journalism at their Newhouse Communications School

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