BGO
Night of Champions
The Bluegrass Orthopaedics Foundation, a non-profit organization, is proud to sponsor the 8th Annual BGO Night of Champions. This year's event will take place on Sunday April 28th, 2024 at the Marriott - Griffin Gate beginning at 6:00PM.
The evening is a celebratory event for those individuals not always recognized with awards or accolades. The BGO Champion Scholarship is given to two very deserving high school student-athletes from the central Kentucky area - one male and one female. This scholarship is unique as it honors student-athletes at the high school level who have distinguished themselves by overcoming adversity or injury, and returned and excelled beyond expectations in their respective sport(s). The award is accompanied with a $2,500 scholarship per individual.
The BGO Achievement Scholarships are given to central Kentucky high school student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in the classroom, in their community, on the playing field/court, and have been high achievers in every aspect of their life. Each high school from bluegrass area may nominate student-athletes for this award. The award is accompanied with a $500 scholarship per individual.
2024 Keynote Speaker:
Twany Beckham
Collegiate athlete, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and author, Twany Beckham is one of the most in-demand speakers in the world.
Twany grew up in Louisville, KY in one of roughest parts of the inner city. At a very young age, Twany found a passion in sports and used sports as a tool to help navigate him to success. Twany excelled in all youth sports and went on to become one of Ballard High School's all-time great players.
Twany spent one year at the New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire where he was able to concentrate on academics and play in a high level prep school basketball league. He earned a basketball scholarship to Mississippi State University where he played and excelled in the classroom for two and a half years before transferring to the University of Kentucky. Twany was an all-academic SEC performing student and was a member of the 2012 University of Kentucky Men's Basketball National Championship team. Twany was a finalist for the Arthur Ash Award.
After Graduating from the University of Kentucky in the spring of 2013 with a degree in Communications, Twany has gone on to publish six books, is the president of Ivisionpress publishing, does motivational speeches and guides many towards finding their passion. Twany spend lots of time traveling to share his story in hopes of changing lives and inspiring the youth. Twany believes that all hardships we face in life can be overcome as long as we believe that we can overcome them.
2023 Night of Champions
Picture Gallery
Previous Champion Scholarship
Recipients
2023 Female Champion Winner
Baylee Collingsworth, Southwestern High School
2023 Male Champion
Jalen Smith, Lincoln County High School
2022 Female Champion Winner
Keaton Hall, Model Laboratory School
2022 Male Champion Winner
Connor Padgett, Boyle County High School
2021 Female Champion Winner
Shelby Cothron, Pulaski County High School
2021 Male Champion Winner
Remi Forlevil, Danville High School
2020 Female Champion Winner
Logan Thomas, Western Hills High School
2020 Male Champion Winner
Jace Bowling, South Laurel High School
2019 Female Champion Winner
Audrey Rawls, Dunbar HS
2019 Male Champion Winner
Vaughn Hall, Lexington Catholic HS
2018 Female Champion Winner
Edie Meyer, West Jessamine High School
2018 Male Champion Winner
Logan Nieves, Lexington Christian Academy
2017 Female Champion Winner
Summer Coleman, West Jessamine High School
2017 Male Champion Winner
Adam Bender, Woodford County High School
The BGO
Champion Scholarships
The BGO Champion Scholarship will be given to two very deserving high school student-athletes from the central Kentucky area - one male and one female. This award is unique as it honors student-athletes at the high school level who have distinguished themselves by overcoming adversity or injury, and returned and excelled beyond expectations in their respective sport(s). The award is accompanied with a $2,500 scholarship per individual.
The BGO
Achievement Scholarships
The BGO Achievement Scholarships are given to central Kentucky high school student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in the classroom, in their community, on the playing field/court, and have been high achievers in every aspect of their life. Each high school from bluegrass area may nominate student-athletes for this award. The award is accompanied with a $500 scholarship per individual.
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for our partners
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2023 Achievement Scholarship Recipients
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Bourbon County High School - Nathaniel Berry
Dunbar High School - Antonio "Ezra" Blackman
Scott County High School - Gage Bowling
Madison Central High School - Emma Kate Brumley
South Laurel High School - Elijah Buckles
Boyle County High School - Edie Clark
South Laurel High School - Brad Elza
Henry Clay High School - Lilly Hartman
South Laurel High School - Grace Leis
Great Crossing High School - Caleb Morrison
Madison Central High School - Ciara O'Shea
Lincoln County High School - Chloe Ralston
Madison Central High School - Claira Beth Ramsey
Boyle County High School - Bennett Reynolds
Henry Clay High School - Benjamin Swayze
2022 Achievement Scholarship Recipients
- South Laurel HS - Sarah Bailey
- Boyle County HS - Ashley Bigelow
- Bourbon County HS - Kathryn Boshears
- Bourbon County HS - Sadie Darbro
- Dunbar HS - Campbell Gash
- Sayre School - Catherine Graves
- Estill County HS - Mia Hale
- Estill County HS - Gabe Hall
- Madison Central HS - Matthew Johns
- Madison Central HS - Jeffrey Kinley
- Bourbon County HS - Charisma Massey
- Scott County HS - Brianna Penney
- Woodford County HS - Morgan Reynolds
- South Laurel HS - Gracie Turner
- Madison Southern HS - Rocky Whitehead
2021 Achievement Scholarship Recipients
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Scott County High School - Jackson Albensi
Rockcastle County High School - Sarah Barron
Bourbon County High School - Madyson Walters
Madison Central High School - Morgan Thomas
Bourbon County High School - Ximena Tamariz
Estill County High School - Jenna Stone
Morgan County High School - Krista Perry
Lexington Christian Academy - Mattie Lebryk
Model Laboratory - McKenzie Johnson
Trinity Christian Academy - Cameron Johnson
Bourbon County High School - Jaycee Goodwin
Pulaski County High School - Austyn Crawford
Paul Laurence Dunbar - Caroline Cole
Madison Central High School - Ryleigh Blythe
Madison Central High School - Olivia Young
2020 Achievement Scholarship Recipients
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Bourbon County High School - Austin Lay
Boyle County High School - Faris Allahham
Boyle County High School - Eli Goggin
Dunbar High School - Peyton Gash
Estill County High School - Kaylee Riddell
George Rogers Clark High School - Hannah Curreri
Henry Clay High School - Buddy Goodwin
Henry Clay High School - Olivia Greinke
Henry Clay High School - Van McKinley
Lexington Catholic - Alexis Brock
Lexington Christian Academy - Aliesha White
Lexington Christian Academy - Mackenzie Buckler
Madison Southern High School - Destiny Dooley
Sayre School - Maggie Little
Scott County High School - Philip Garner
2019 Achievement Scholarship Recipients
- Bourbon County High School - Matthew Dampier
- Dunbar High School - Meredith Phillips
- East Jessamine High School - Lindsey Rose
- Estill County High School - Amelia Farmer
- George Rogers Clark - William David Henry
- Henry Clay High School - Allison Tripure
- Lafayette High School - Lindi Debilzan
- Lexington Christian Academy - Grace Jacobs
- Lexington Christian Academy - Kyle Rode
- Madison Central High School - Ethan Hahn
- Madison Southern High School - Zaria Carter
- Model Laboratory - Savanna Gullett
- Rockcastle County High School - Selicity Broaddus
- Rockcastle County High School - Gracelyn Owens
- Scott County High School - Bryan Hudson
- Scott County High School - Michael Moreno
- Tates Creek High School - Garrett Belcher
- Tates Creek High School - Kenzie Putteet
- Western Hills High School - Peyton Cody
- Woodford County High School - Emily Hestand
2018 Achievement Scholarship Recipients
Bourbon County High School - Kenton Edwards
- Dunbar High School - Savannah Dudek
- East Jessamine High School - Parker Harris
- Franklin County High School - Kindall Talley
- George Rogers Clark High School - Whitney Walker
- Henry Clay High School Jalen - Thomas Williams
- Lexington Catholic - Spencer Kriss
- Lexington Christian Academy - Colten Crager
- Madison Central High School - Blaze Pacheco
- Madison Southern High School - Angelo Ou
- Model Laboratory School - Peyton Erslan
- Sayre School - Isabel Pergande
- Scott County High School - Landen Easley
- West Jessamine High School - Ashley Miller
- Woodford County High School - Emma Boebinger
2017 Achievement Scholarship Recipients
- Berea High School - Alexandria Horn
- Dunbar High School - Alexander Alonso-Ibarra
- East Jessamine High School - Justin McIntire
- George Rogers Clark High School - Sarah Vickers
- Henry Clay High School - Charlotte Kessinger
- Lafayette High School - Nick SirLouis
- Lexington Catholic - Ashlyn Coleman
- Lexington Christian Academy - Blake Richardson
- Madison Central High School - Bailee Vanover
- Madison Southern High School - Conner Coyle
- Model Laboratory School - Nathan Frisbie
- Sayre School - Lauren Dunn
- Scott County High School - Kadee Hudson
- Tates Creek High School - Cameron Davis
- West Jessamine High School - Alexis Rich
- Woodford County High School - Tylan Tucker