The following list includes the 74 young people honored March 8 with the 2026 St. Maria Goretti Youth Distinction. The list is in alphabetical order according to parish name.
The 2026 honorees include:
Raegan Wagner, All Saints, Evansville; Josie Thomas, Annunciation of the Lord, Evansville; Jackson Winters, Annunciation of the Lord, Evansville; Jared Stolz, Blessed Sacrament, Oakland City; Bryce Memmer, Christ the King, Ferdinand; Addison Schneider, Christ the King, Ferdinand; Nora Welp, Christ the King, Ferdinand; Tate Mallory, Corpus Christi, Evansville; Olivia Spencer, Corpus Christi, Evansville; Aubree Gogel, Divine Mercy, St. Anthony; Nathan Verkamp, Divine Mercy, St. Anthony; Catherine Elpers, Good Shepherd, Evansville; Braden Keck, Good Shepherd, Evansville; Reese Voliva, Good Shepherd, Evansville; Emma Fuhs, Holy Cross, Ft. Branch; Meredith Mann, Holy Cross, Ft. Branch; Jonah Kuczynski, Holy Family, Jasper; Kathryn Murphy, Holy Family, Jasper; Matthew Schroeder, Holy Redeemer, Evansville; Ashlyn Sexton, Holy Redeemer, Evansville; Maria Hillenbrand, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Mary Katherine Mitz, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Margaret Raben, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Jonas Villasana, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Mariana Becerra, Our Lady of Hope, Washington.
Also Leah Jerger, Precious Blood, Jasper; Samuel Shappard, Precious Blood, Jasper; Natalie Bonham, Resurrection, Evansville; Max Collins, Resurrection; Evansville; Cate Barron, St. Benedict, Evansville; Reese Stahl, St. Benedict, Evansville; Tate Schulte, St. Bernard, Rockport; Maci Spindler, St. Bernard, Snake Run; Stefani Scarso, St. Boniface, Evansville; Rudy Zenthoefer, St. Boniface, Evansville; Eli Haas, St. Clement, Boonville; Jackson Tieman, St. Clement, Boonville; Sophia Dilger, St. Francis of Assisi, Dale; Gwen Tempel, St. Francis of Assisi, Dale; Daisy Cardinal, St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes; Cody Ladson, St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes; Zachary Betz, St. Isidore, Celestine; Grace Kluesner, St. Isidore, Celestine; Andrew Merkley, St. Isidore, Celestine; Carson Agee, St. James, Haubstadt; Devin Bane, St. James, Haubstadt; Carissa Ralph, St. James, Haubstadt; Madelyn Beier, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh; Abigail Wright, St. John the Baptist; Newburgh; Grant Esparza, St. John the Evangelist, Daylight; Colin Fulkerson, St. John the Evangelist, Daylight; Dax Lee, St. John the Evangelist, Loogootee,
Also Katherine Miranda, St. Joseph, Jasper; Brandon Robinson, St. Joseph, Jasper; Kyle Woehler, St. Joseph, Jasper; Warren Davidson, St. Joseph Princeton; Caden Sheridan, St. Joseph, Princeton; Adalyn Wilkinson, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh County, Evansville; Keegan LaRoche, St. Mary of the Visitation, Huntingburg; Claire Linette, St. Mary, Ireland; Brooke Williams, St. Mary, Ireland; Sean Fusco, St. Mary, Sullivan; Wesley Campbell, St. Matthew, Mt. Vernon; Megan Osborne, St. Matthew, Mt. Vernon; Mara Colvin, St. Peter, Montgomery; Cody Kitts, St. Peter, Montgomery; Aiden Fehrenbacher, St. Philip the Apostle, Posey County; Mallory Goebel, St. Philip the Apostle, Posey County; Kadie Lafferty, St. Philip Neri, Bicknell; Baylee McClure, St. Philip Neri; Bicknell; Katelyn Seibert, St. Wendel, St. Wendel; Jarrett Kiesel, Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt; Sam Parmer, Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt; and Landon Schmitt, Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt.