Madison Burris receives NIAAA scholarship
/Madison Burris and family at the 2020 Basketball Senior Night.
Recent Charles Page High School graduate Madison Burris has been announced as the recipient of the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) student scholarship. Burris was a two-year starter on the CPHS varsity basketball team, and a four-year starter on the varsity volleyball team.
According to the NIAAA, the scholarship “recognize(s) the distinguished scholastic, leadership, and sportsmanship attributes of high school student-athletes, and the importance of high school athletics in each student’s life.”
Burris was nominated for the scholarship by Sand Springs Athletic Director Rod Sitton, and had to write an essay on “How High School Athletics has Impacted my Life.” Applicants for the scholarship must have achieved at least two of the following: a minimum of a B+ average, be ranked in the top 25% of their class, an ACT score of 24, or an SAT score of 1100. She also had to participate in two sports for at least two years each, and must have earned at least one varsity letter in both sports.
The NIAAA awarded only two scholarships per state, one for a male and one for a female.
In her senior volleyball campaign, Burris played every single set and was third on the team in kills, second in assists, fourth in blocks, fourth in digs, and second in aces. The girls went 18-14 overall for their first winning record since 2016, and won their inaugural home tournament.
In basketball the Lady Sandites went 15-8 and won the Bishop Kelley Invitational. Burris started every game, averaging 5 rebounds, 1.4 steals, and 6.8 points per game. She led her team in scoring on three occasions and posted a career-high 17 points against Muskogee.
