Kewaunee Storm’s Mitchell Thompson is one of 32 state high school athletes to be finalists in the 2023 WIAA Statewide Scholar Athlete Award.  Thompson, who is a state champion wrestler as well as standout football and baseball player, was one of 841 seniors nominated for the award by 454 high schools throughout the state.  The award is based on both athletic and academic achievements by seniors during their high school careers.  He will be recognized at an awards ceremony on Sunday, May 7 in Wausau.  You can find Thompson’s bio below.

 

 

Mitchell Thompson, Kewaunee High School - 3.95 GPA

Athletics Snapshot
Thompson is a 10-time letter-winner across three sports, including wrestling, football and baseball. He is a four-time letterman in wrestling and was a State individual wrestling champion as a senior. He is a two-time conference individual champion and MVP and was named team MVP as a senior. Thompson is a four-time letter-winner in football and a two-time all-conference selection, earning team and conference MVP distinction as a senior. He has earned two letters in baseball and was selected all-conference as a junior.

Academic Activities
Thompson is a three-year member of the student council, serving as vice-president his senior year, and he was a member of the Future Business Leaders of America one year.

Essay
Throughout high school, I have learned many different qualities while participating in athletics, but also through academics. The biggest lessons I have learned are that if you put the work into anything, the payoff will be great and also that sacrifice can lead to success. No matter what you do in life, if you put in extra work to your job or life you will feel much better and the results will show. Putting in extra work is something I have done almost my whole life and it's something that I enjoy. It gave me a competitive side that I will have for the rest of my life and use in my post high school career. I have always been very competitive in anything that I do. I think that this will allow me to have that mindset later in life and always strive to get better whether it is at my job or in college athletics. Another thing I learned is that sometimes you have to sacrifice things to achieve your goals. Sacrifice can be very hard to do for some people and it was a bit hard for me. However, I knew my end goals and what I wanted to eventually achieve so I knew that at points I would have to sacrifice things in order to take the next step in achieving my goals. These lessons that I have learned while participating in athletics and throughout my high school career will be lessons that I use every day to keep being successful in my life, in college, and during my professional career. 

Post-Graduation Plans
Thompson plans to study finance and play football at Minnesota State-Mankato.

 

 

The list of all 32 finalists is available by clicking this link.