By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
In conjunction with the 2025 class of the St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame being enshrined, the St. Joseph Sports Commission is also honoring the Coach Bill Snyder Woman of Impact.
The Woman of Impact Award recognizes a female athlete, coach, administrator or a contributor that achieved an outstanding season or accomplishment over the past year. The award is named in honor of St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2021 inductee Bill Snyder who spoke of the strong impact his mother Marionetta made on his life during his induction speech at the inaugural Hall of Fame ceremony.
The fourth recipient of the award will be Ali Perry, a graduate of Central who most recently completed her freshman season on the women's golf team at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. After winning the MSHSAA Class 5 Individual State Championship in her senior year, Perry carried that success into college, leading the Lions with a 73.31 scoring average this past season and was named the MIAA Freshman of the Year.
Perry also won the NCAA Division II Central Regional Individual Championship at Kickingbird Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. Perry shot rounds of 72-66-71 good for one under par for the championship which qualified her and her teammates to compete at the NCAA National Championship in Boulder City, Nevada for the first time in program history. Perry also had an excellent freshman year in the classroom as she was named a WGCA All-America Scholar.
Perry, along with the 2025 Hall of Fame class consisting of nine individual inductees, one team, and the Special Olympics Athlete of the Year, will be recognized on Sunday, August 24 during the enshrinement ceremony at Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center.
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