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INDIANAPOLISThe Indiana Football Coaches Association presented a total of 14 scholarships prior to kickoff of Fridays 60th Annual All-Star Classic, including a Hall of Fame prize to Alexandria quarterback Brady Gast.
Gast was a four-year varsity student-athlete in both football and basketball, while also competing for two years in golf and two years in baseball for Alexandria.
His football achievements include being named a two-time All-Conference selection, an Academic All-State honoree, and a Region 5 All-Star Offense At-Large selection.
Additionally, Gast earned honorable mention All-Conference honors in golf.
It means a lot with all the work Ive put in, Gast said.
Im thankful for everything thats happened to me.
Gast will continue his football and academic career at Franklin College Im excited for that, he said.
Ill be studying sports administration and hopefully become an athletic director.
Last year, Gast was 130-196 passing for 2,095 yards and 25 touchdowns while throwing just four interceptions.
He rushed for 321 yards and six touchdowns and graduated 32nd in his class with a grade point average of 3.53.
During his four seasons, Gast completed 65.9% of his passes for a total of 6,840 yards with 78 touchdowns against just 25 interceptions while the Tigers posted a 28-14 record.
He added over 600 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns over the course of his career while playing for his father, Pete, at Alexandria.
Hes done a lot for me, the town of Alexandria was great to me and its been a great four years, Gast said.
He added three career interceptions on the defensive side of the ball, including a pair during his junior season.
Prior to kickoff, Gast and the other scholarship winners rode around the field in Corvettes, supplied by the Murat Shriners Club.
That car was cool, he said.
My takeaway is to be thankful for everything and Im thankful to God.
Other scholarship winners include Cade Kitchel from West Lafayette, Owen Dorrel from Culver Academy, Emmianna Dowell of Madison, Angolas Alex Thomas, Madi Lance from Leo, Sawyer Tippmann of Snider, Mackenzie Kania from Chesterton, Jordan Palmer from Whiteland, Sam Pavey of Rushville, Seegers Paul Ragan and Henry Tokar from Yorktown.
Both Dorrel and Kania were presented multiple scholarship awards.