Top Sporting Honors For Santa Monica High Senior, Zaire Overton

Samohi Delians Honor Society student Zaire Overton was recently named the 2013 Wendy's High School Heisman Award Female School Winner and is named to the 2013 South Bay Girls Senior Soccer All Star Team. The Wendy’s Heisman award is presented each year by Wendy’s to outstanding student / athletes in respect to grades, community service, and of course, outstanding athletic achievement.Overton is a double-letter varsity member on Samohi’s soccer team as well as the track and field’s shot put and discus team.As the Samohi goalkeeper, she ended this soccer season with two “Player of the Game” honors.The first came in their win against Beverly Hills on Samohi’s Senior Day where she had 11 saves and 0 goals against in 40 minutes of play.Her second POG honor came in their first round CIF game against Colony High that went into double overtime and penalty kicks after playing 100 minutes in the goal, 18 saves and 0 goals-against.Samohi won to advance against Quartz Hill.Although Samohi lost the game, Overton had 80 minutes with18 saves and won the Game MVP Award.Overton has also played nationally for seven years with the Westside Breakers Soccer Club; recently winning the 2012 NCAA Final Four / WCSA College Showcase Championship in San Diego.