Lawrence University football player Darvis PridGeon is among 31 finalists for the National Football
Foundation High School National Scholar-Athlete Awards.
PridGeon (Bellwood, Ill./Proviso East), a freshman defensive back, was one of six nominees from the Midwest Region. The award will honor one young man from each of the country’s five regions as the best and brightest for their accomplishments as athletes, scholars and citizens at the high school level.
The winners will be announced the week of Oct. 4.
PridGeon, who is a starting cornerback for the Vikings, was the valedictorian of his class at Proviso East High School. Named the Scholar Athlete of the Year by both the Chicago Tribune and Pioneer Press, PridGeon won the NFF Foundation Chicago Metro Scholar Athlete Award.
A member of the National Honor Society, PridGeon won the West Suburban Conference All-Academic Award and was named an Illinois State Scholar.
PridGeon and his Lawrence football teammates return to action Saturday when the Vikings travel to St. Norbert College.