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DenHartog Wins Apollo Award, Coffey Wins Athena Award

The awards recognize the most outstanding male and female athletes in the senior class.

Fresh off a state championship win, Hopkins basketball star Nia Coffey has been named as the school’s Athena award winner, while football standout JT DenHartog was chosen as the Apollo award winner.

The awards recognize the most outstanding female and male athletes in the senior class.

Coffey was named the player of this year’s state championship game. She was also picked for the McDonald’s All American Team, chosen as Breakdown Sports USA’s No. 2 player in the state and honored with All State recognition. Coffey, who has earned four varsity letters in basketball, plans to play for Northwestern next year.

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DenHartog has earned three varsity letters in football and two for baseball. He’s also been named to the All Metro and All State teams football. He plans to play football at the University of Minnesota Duluth.


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