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.