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WSBT photo (September 13, 2012)

A South Bend high school student still recovering from an injury is receiving a national honor.

Brett Banasiewic is the 2012 Toyota Athlete of the Year for BMX Park.

The Washington High School senior suffered a serious brain injury last August while practicing for an event in Virginia. He's now rehabbing in Texas.

Banasiewicz has had quite an impact on South Bend, starting a skate park called The Kitchen.