Ryan Kaiser Named Hopedale Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Athlete of the Year
Hopedale, IL – Hopedale Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine in collaboration with Hopedale Medical Complex is pleased to announce Ryan Kaiser as the 2025 Athlete of the Year. Along with being honored as Athlete of the Year, Ryan receives a $1,000 scholarship from the Hopedale Medical Foundation. Ryan was the recipient of the December Athlete of the Month award for his leadership of the Tremont Basketball team and his excellence in the classroom and extracurricular activities. Ryan is the son of Jeff and Marygrace Kaiser and a 2025 graduate of Tremont High School. He will attend Augustana College to major in Business Administration and play basketball this coming fall.
In conjunction with Hopedale Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine, the outreach partner school districts athletic directors and “in season” coaches nominated students from their district for this distinguished, monthly award of Athlete of the Month. The individuals that are chosen must not only excel as athletes but also must be fully rounded in their approach to scholarship, leadership, character, and community service. The 24-25 monthly recipients were:
- August 2024 – Celia Cross, Hartsburg- Emden High School
- September 2024 – Braden Arrenholz, Delavan High School
- October 2024 – Callie Whitcomb, Tremont High School
- November 2024 – Mackenzie Knowles, Dee-Mack High School
- December 2024 – Ryan Kaiser, Tremont High School
- January 2025 – Dalia Dejesus, Dee-Mack High School
- February 2025 – Bowden Delaney, Tremont High School
- March 2025 – Makenna Diekhoff, Delavan High School
- April 2025 – Audrey Parn, Tremont High School
Hopedale Medical Complex and Hopedale Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine is pleased to continue this tradition with Dee-Mack, Delavan, Hartsburg-Emden, and Tremont school districts during their 2025/2026 Sports Seasons.