Colts And Colt Cadets Celebrate The Season With Member Awards And Age Outs

August 14, 2024

The Colts and Colt Cadets both delivered memorable performances at the DCI World Championships in Indianapolis on August 8–10. Following their last appearance, each corps took time to wrap up their season, recognize outstanding members and volunteers, and for Colts, honor their age out class of 2024.

The Colts media team was hard at work throughout the summer, documenting every move, note, rim shot, and catch on Facebook, X, and Instagram. Be sure to check out all the great pictures and videos!

The wrap up was a time to recognize the achievements of each group. Members awards — other than the Colts marching awards — are selected by their peers. Awards presented to Colts and Colt Cadets members were:

COLTS

Outstanding First Year Members:

• Brass - Matthew Peery
• Guard - Cassidy Linna
• Battery - Ian Hedger
• Front Ensemble - Ike Kellogg

Most Improved Members:

• Brass - August Niehaus
• Guard - James Florendo and Gracie Shepard
• Battery - Louis Cierpiot
• Front Ensemble - Leo Park
• Marcher (Brass) - Clayton Hollie
• Marcher (Percussion) - Owen Lowe

Outstanding Section Members:

• Brass - Jack Zirkelbach
• Guard - Austin Wells
• Battery - Alex Fulkerson
• Front Ensemble - Rachel Goss
• Marcher (Brass) - Devlin Bittner and Jacob Downing
• Marcher (Percussion) - Timothy Lopez

Robert M. Buelow Award (Colts Member of the Year): Miranda Basart

COLT CADETS

Outstanding First Year Members:

• Brass - Victor Peralez
• Guard - McKenna Thompson
• Battery - Hunter Powell
• Front Ensemble - Odin Glueck

Most Improved Members:

• Brass - Evan Schneider
• Guard - Brianna Chapman
• Battery - Miles Hamill and Devin Yandek
• Front Ensemble - Logan Lientz

Outstanding Section Members:

• Brass - Evan Schneider
• Guard - Brianna Chapman
• Battery - Ryan Woodruff
• Front Ensemble - Cesar Lorenzo

Michael J. Wolfe Award (Colt Cadets Member of the Year): Luke Ortega

Honorary CC triangles were presented to volunteers Becky Seidenstricker and Leigh Chapman.

AGE OUTS

Age outs were acknowledged on the field of Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday, August 9. The age outs offered personal reflections at the site of their remote rehearsal at Mount Vernon High School in Fortville, Indiana, on Wednesday, August 10. The age out speeches were followed by the Colts annual triangle ceremony. The Colts will miss their 50+ years of combined experience. You can read more about the 2024 age outs here. These individuals and their marching years were:

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