Bloomingdale's Ian Ludden Named to Academic All-State Team

Bloomingdale High School senior Ian Ludden of Valrico is among 24 of the top student-athletes around Florida named to the 2013 Academic All-State Team.

For the 19th consecutive year, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) recognized students for extraordinary academic achievement and community service in addition to their athletic prowess.

“The FHSAA is proud to reward these outstanding students through the Academic All-State scholarship program for excelling in the classroom and yet still finding a way to impact their communities and succeed in the athletic arena,” said FHSAA Executive Director Dr. Roger Dearing. “This group of student-athletes truly personifies the FHSAA mission of building leaders through teamwork, sportsmanship and citizenship.”

The 12 boys and 12 girls who merited inclusion on this prestigious team will be celebrated at the FHSAA Academic All-State Awards Banquet on Monday, June 10, at 7 p.m. at the Best Western Gateway Grand in Gainesville. Each of the 24 Academic All-State Team members will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the FHSAA. Additionally, one male and one female student-athlete from the group will receive the FHSAA’s most prestigious honor: Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Recipients of that honor will be announced during the banquet, and the two will receive additional $3,000 scholarships and a special trophy.

To be eligible for selection to the Academic All-State Team, a student-athlete must be a graduating senior, have a cumulative unweighted grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, and have earned a varsity letter in at least two different sports during each of his or her junior and senior years. The members were selected based on academic record, athletic participation, non-athletic activities, community service and an essay. The 24 members came from an applicant pool of more than 240 qualified candidates from the Association’s 685 member high schools.

Ludden is the son of Brendan and Carol Ludden. He is a National Merit Finalist, Sunshine State Scholar for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and a National Advancement Placement Scholar.

With a 4.0 grade point average, Ludden ranks second in a senior class of 566. He earned varsity letters all four years of high school in cross country and track and field.

During his time in school, Ludden participated in the orchestra string ensemble and Mu Alpha Theta, and with the Computer Programming Team during his junior and senior years.

He recently was recognized by the Hillsborough County School District as one of just four students in Hillsborough County schools to score a perfect 1600 on the SAT.

Ludden plans to attend the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, IN, and study computer and electrical engineering.

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Editor's Note: Our apologies. We originally ran a photo of Ryan Chadderton instead of Ian Ludden with this story.