SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Olympic Club Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the country’s oldest and most renowned athletic club, announced the winners of the 2010-2011 Brian Ohleyer Memorial Awards to SYLVAN GUO, a senior at Lowell High School and JUAN RODRIGUEZ, a senior at Junipero Serra High School.
Sylvan Guo, 17, maintains a 4.4 weighted GPA, is a member of Lowell’s honor and service society (Shield and Scroll), and is President of the Table Tennis and Wild for Wildlife Clubs in addition to holding the position of Treasurer for the Mathletes and Vice President of Make a Difference.
In addition to her impressive academics, she is a member of the US table tennis team – competing in China, Sweden, Denmark, Canada and Colombia as well as playing in three world championships. She ranked 70th in the world in 2008. Guo also works with the Boys and Girls Club and the Indian community center while volunteering at the University Mound Home for Elderly Women. Her goal is to play on the US Table Tennis Team at the 2012 Olympics.
