Brendan Ahern was awarded the Al Welling Memorial Scholarship at the Senior Class Tournament in Waupun on Friday evening.
Ahern is a four-year varsity player at Fond du Lac Springs and was a key part of the Badgerland conference championship team.
He will become a two-time captain of the school golf team this season, hoping to build on last year's second place showing at the state tournament.
Off the athletic field, Ahern boasts a GPA of 4.0 and is the president of the math team and is a class officer as well.
The defenseman is planning on attending either Notre Dame or Wisconsin and will pursue either a business or political science degree.
The Al Welling Memorial Scholarship awards $1500 to a high school senior who best displays Al's traits on and off the ice.
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