NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Award Recipients

2016 Scooter Harrington

  • Chapter DeSantis-McDougall/Fairfield County (CT) Chapter
  • High School Greenwich HS (CT)
  • Year 2016

Biography

A 2016 Under Armour All-American, Scooter Harrington was a three-year letterman at tight end and defensive end at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. The senior team captain was twice named all-state and all-county while also earning spots on the USA Today and Hearst Media Super 33 all-state teams. Harrington was named the 2016 Greenwich High School Athlete of the Year and was part of the Connecticut Media Male Athlete of the Year honor roll.

Graduating with a cumulative 4.4 GPA, Harrington was selected as a lacrosse Academic All-American in 2016. An AP Scholar with Honors, he is a member of the National Honor Society and has appeared on the high honor roll every semester of high school.

Active in the community, Harrington served as a peer mentor and student government representative at Greenwich High School all four years. He received the Ben Davenport Service Award for his contributions to youth sports, having served as a youth football, lacrosse and basketball coach throughout high school. Harrington also served as a tutor volunteer for students at risk through the Avid Program and was selected to the High School Athletic Captain’s Resource Conference at the New York University Institute of Leadership.

Harrington received a full scholarship to Stanford University, and he appears as a tight end on the Cardinal roster.