Diya Patel, Owen Messenger named OCIAA Scholar Athletes

Congratulations to Monticello High School seniors Diya Patel and Owen Messenger who were named as Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association (OCIAA) Scholar Athletes for the 2024-25 school year. 

Diya and Owen are posing in front of a backdrop holding their awards
Orange-Ulster BOCES Senior Scholar Athlete Breakfast at Otterkill Country Club on June 12, 2025.

This annual award is presented by the OCIAA to one female and one male student from each OCIAA school, who ranks in the top 20 percent of his or her class, participates in at least one varsity sport, and is an above-average athlete who demonstrates outstanding citizenship. 

The two were honored at the association’s annual Scholar Athlete Breakfast on Thursday, June 12.