Van Buren/Cass Student Athlete Of The Week – Jared Checkley

Jared Checkley of Decatur High School Wrestling is our WSJM Sports Van Buren/Cass Student Athlete of the Week for the week of February 3, 2019.

Jared won the Division 4 Individual District Championship at 160 lbs. With the championship win, he improved to 36-0 on the season. The previous week, he won the Southwest 10 Championship and was named the conference MVP.

Jared is also a member of the football and baseball teams, National Honor Society, and Student Government. In the classroom, he carries a 3.7 grade point average.

Jared is the son of Craig and Jill Checkley of Dowagiac.

Another finalist for the week was Grace Lyons of South Haven Basketball.

Congratulations to Jared from 106.1 & 1400 WSJM Sports.