Watch: SI's High School Athlete of the Month receives award

Sports Illustrated's May High School Athlete of the Month, Madison Schulte, was recently presented with her award at her high school.

Sports Illustrated'sMay High School Athlete of the Month, Madison Schulte, was recently presented with her award at her high school.

Former Major League Lacrosse MVP Mark Millon and the U.S. Marines were on hand at Seneca High School in New Jersey to give Schulte​ her honor.

Schulte plays girls' lacrosse at Seneca High, where she scored 59 goals and was named first team all-conference as a freshman. Now a senior, Schulte has returned to the sport she abruptly walked away from in sophomore year after being recruited and the pressure she put on herself became too much. 

“I'm really excited to recognize Maddy Schulte,” said Millon. “I think what's really cool about her is just how she kind of understands the perspective of the game. One of the things I always did as an athlete was play the game for the fun and for the love of it. And that's something that she really stands for and I think that's why she stands out.”

You can read SI.com's Ali Fenwick's full profile on Schulte here. 

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SI High School Athlete of the Month: Madison Schulte

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Madison Schulte, better known as Maddy, was featured in the pages of SI as May's High School Athlete of the Month, presented by the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Maddy poses with her issue of SI.

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Maddy and her lacrosse teammates pose for SI's photo booth

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(From left) Sgt. Samuel Nasso, Sgt. Tyler Ledbetter and Staff Sgt. Eric Sowers held their foam fingers high as they proudly represented the U.S. Marine Corps in helping to recognize Maddy.

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Members of the U.S. Marine Corps congratulate Maddy on her award as she heads off to attend Penn State after graduation.

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Mark Millon, a former Major League Lacrosse MVP, two-time member of Team USA and National Lacrosse Hall of Famer poses Maddy (center) and SI editor Ali Fenwick, as Maddy shows off a framed commemorative copy of her debut in the pages of SI.

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Maddy is flanked by her proud parents, Megan and Paul Schulte. She racked up the accolades at the awards ceremony, also winning Seneca's Fred Rucker Spirit Award, recognizing the athlete who showed an undeniable love for the game, a passion and enthusiasm for their sport and positive attitude at all times.

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Seneca High students came dressed to the nines for the red carpet event.

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Lacrosse great Mark Millon (far left) was on hand to help recognize Maddy on stage in front of her classmates.

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Girls wore their black-tie best to the fun-filled event.

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Seneca High student-athletes line the red carpet entrance to the Goldies to pose with the school mascot.

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Maddy's father, Paul Schulte, a former Captain in the Marines, shakes hands with Staff Sgt. Eric Sowers.

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SI was on hand to give out free pom-poms, foam fingers and copies of Sports Illustrated to student-athlete and their families.

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SI was on hand to give out free pom-poms, foam fingers and copies of Sports Illustrated to student-athlete and their families.

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The Seneca High mascot helps a fellow student tie his tie.

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SI recognized Maddy at Seneca High's inaugural Goldie Awards, a year-end sports awards ceremony that included an appearance by school mascot, Goldie the Golden Eagle.

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SI recognized Maddy at Seneca High's inaugural Goldie Awards, a year-end sports awards ceremony that included an appearance by school mascot, Goldie the Golden Eagle.

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Some of the littlest SI fans smile for the cameras.

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Selfies with Seneca High's Golden Eagle were in high demand.

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Local celebrity Kyle Fisher, whose crying reaction to the Eagles' failure to draft Marcus Mariota went viral last month, was all smiles for SI's High School Athlete celebration. Kyle is the son of Seneca High varsity football coach, Bill Fisher.

- Molly Geary