Shoreham-Wading River High School seniors Leyton Mangiamele and Colten Sisler have each been awarded the coveted Chick Evans Scholarship, a full housing and tuition grant offered to golf caddies and sponsored by the Western Golf Association Evans Scholars Foundation. These students will begin college this coming fall as Evans Scholars at the University of Maryland and the University of Delaware, respectively, each with a scholarship package totaling more than $125,000 over four years.

To qualify for this scholarship, candidates must meet the program’s requirements of having a strong caddie record, excellent academics, demonstrated financial need and outstanding character. Only eight students in the New York City metro area qualified for the Evans Scholarship this year. Applicants must have caddied regularly and successfully for a minimum of two years and are expected to caddie at their sponsoring club the year they apply for the Evans Scholarship. Additionally, they must have completed their junior year of high school with above a B average in college preparatory courses. 

Both Leyton and Colten were sponsored by Friar’s Head Golf Club in Baiting Hollow. Leyton started caddying in his junior year and is currently on the high school’s golf team. He disclosed that caddying has been an activity where he has built confidence and purpose. He is extremely grateful for being selected and said that his continuance in golf  and caddying will “open up a lot of networking opportunities.”

For Colten, caddying has been a family affair. In addition to caddying since eighth grade and being a member of the high school’s golf team for the past four year, his father, Camden Sisler, was also a golf caddy for 20 years. Both Mr. Sisler and Colten’s sister, Abigail Sisler, were former Evans Scholars. 

Leyton would like to pursue a career in finance and accounting, while Colten has his sights set on a dual degree in education and finance.
The district congratulates both Leyton and Colten on this amazing accomplishment and extends best wishes for success in both their academics and golf careers.