Scholar-Athlete

—— April 22, 2025

Congratulations to Ryan Lang, Sheboygan North, who was recently selected as one of 32 statewide winners for the very prestigious 2025 WIAA Scholar Athlete Award! Four boys and four girls from each of the four WIAA divisions were selected based on both athletic and academic achievement. Ryan will be honored at the WIAA Scholar Athlete Banquet on May 4 in Stevens Point.

Lang is one of five to ever receive the award in North High’s history and only the 7th FRCC award winner since the conference was created in 2007-2008.

(Bio from WIAA News release)

Ryan Lang, Sheboygan North, 4.0 GPA

A 4.0 student, Lang was a cross country state qualifier his junior season and is a four-time Fox River Classic All-Conference honoree in the sport. He swam the 200-yard medley relay at State, setting a school record. He is a three-time sectional champion in track & field;  once in the 400m, 800m and 4×800 relay. Ryan writes in his essay, “Another critical lesson I learned is leadership. Now that I am a team captain for both cross country and track, I strive to be like the captains before me; I hope to inspire my younger teammates with my attitude and work ethic, helping them have a rewarding experience and find athletic success.” Lang plans to attend the New Jersey Institute of Technology to study computer science.

Link:  WIAA News Release

Previous WIAA Scholar Athlete Awards Recipients from the FRCC (school alpha order):

Bay Port:

• James Killian – 2011
• Alec Ingold – 2015

Manitowoc:

• Alex Becka – 2008
• Courtney Mrotek – 2010

Sheboygan North:

• Austin Thyes – 2019
• Dylan Dettloff – 2023
• Ryan Lang – 2025