I have been a dedicated scholar throughout my whole life. I currently hold a 4.6 GPA and rank 9th in my class of 450 students, the top 1%. I have received three academic letters, three school medals of recognition, two of CHSAA's All-State Academic First Team Awards, multiple Outstanding Academic Athlete Awards, and multiple scholarly merit awards.
I will be attending the University of Colorado Boulder, double majoring in Business Administration and General Engineering as a Leeds Scholar. Leeds Scholars is a highly competitive program in the Leeds School of Business for devoted business student professionals, representing a cohort of the top 40 CU Business students in their class. I am also a Tandean Rustandy Scholar, University of Colorado Boulder Esteemed Scholar, and I am in the Leeds Honors Program at CU Boulder as well.
I am also dedicated to my scholarly success in engineering. I received my school's Outstanding Student Award for Engineering in 2026, given to only one student in my grade. I am certified multiple times over in 3D CAD Design and Additive Manufacturing, with CSW-AM, CSW-A, and CSW-P SolidWorks certifications, reinforcing my engineering credentials. In addition, my engineering projects have received national recognition through NASA, being an international finalist as top 30 out of 4,000+ students in two consecutive years. Furthermore, my engineering capstone, AvAlert, won the Exemplary Math Project Award, given to one project in the district out of 110+ nominations.
I am the 2025 Colorado School of Mines Medal of Achievement in Math and Science Award Recipient, an award only given to one student at each high school across Colorado.
In school, I challenge myself with collegiate level studies, having taken 7 AP Classes and 9 Honors Classes in my 4-year term at Ralston Valley High School. I got a 1470/1600 on my SAT, in the top 1% of all test takers. I was graciously accepted into 17 top colleges around the United States, and was offered $1 million+ in total scholarships. I received a College Board recognized me as an AP Scholar in 2025 for exemplary college-level achievement and included me as a National Recognition Program Award Winner.
I am a part of Ralston Valley's National Honor Society Chapter, having contributed over 80 hours of community service. Innerview, a company dedicated to community service and scholarly contribution has recognized me for merit for community service in 2025 and 2026. I also led a team of 7 to create two life sized murals in 2022, donating them to my former middle school and contributing over 30 hours of work.
Likewise, in recognition of my creative art abilities, I received the Jefferson County Award for Artistic Merit in 2022.

For years, I have been in love with tennis. I participate in club tennis at Apex PRD and have all throughout middle and high school. It has allowed me to grow so much as a person, leader, and teammate, and provides a great social and athletic outlet for me.
I also play varsity tennis at Ralston Valley High School and have lettered 3 years alongside receiving the RVHS Mustang Award for Athletic Excellence, Colorado High School Activity Associations (CHSAA) Academic All-State First Team Award twice, and Ralston Valleys Outstanding Academic Athlete Award three times. In 2025, my doubles partner and I were CHSAA 5A Regional Champions and made a long bid in the State Championships. In addition, I was selected for the 5A second team All-Conference in Jeffco league play, representing the second-best doubles team at my line out of 20+ schools. I love the competitive nature of the sport and am very much dedicated to my athletic successes.
I have participated in multiple singles and doubles tournaments throughout my tennis career, including multiple first and second place finishes in high-level club tournaments across Colorado.
Furthermore, I have taken on coaching through my nonprofit tennis organization, JABS Athletics, building a lifelong legacy in the sport while spreading my passion to the next generation.
Rounding things out, I am the team manager for the three-time state championship winning Ralston Valley Girls Tennis team, contributing to team media relations, photography, logo-design, and interconnectedness.

Sam Iannone
2026
Sam Iannone
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