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Keeping Up with Catholic Central Athletes
Catholic League Hall of Fame Chris Okoye ’14 and Aaron Babicz ’93 were selected by
Aaron Babicz
the Catholic League Executive Board to be inducted into the
graduated from CC
Catholic League Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020. Due
in 1993 and from
to the COVID-19 pandemic, the induction ceremony has been
Hillsdale College in
postponed until 2021.
1998. As a football player at CC, Aaron Chris Okoye
earned All-Catholic
graduated from CC
and All-State honors
in 2014 and helped
and helped lead the
lead the football team
Shamrocks to the
to consecutive State
1992 Class AA State
Runner-up finishes.
Championship.
He continued his
He has served as
career at Ferris State University where he earned All-GLIAC and All-American honors in 2017. Chris signed a contract with the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals after the NFL Draft in 2018.
Athletic Director since the fall of 2009. Under his leadership, CC has won 24 state championships and 52 CHSL championships. He was recognized as CHSL Athletic Director of the Year in 2014.
Brendin Yatooma ’20 Catholic High School League Athlete of the Year Brendin Yatooma ’20 was recognized as the 2020 Walt Bazylewicz Male Athlete of the Year in the CHSL. During his athletic career at CC, Brendin won seven varsity letters and served as captain for both the varsity football and wrestling teams. As a football player, Brendin earned All-Catholic and All-State honors. As a wrestler, Brendin earned three-consecutive All-State honors and won back-to-back individual state championships. He also earned Academic All-State honors and was an All-American Honorable Mention. His peers at CC voted him the Fr. James Whelan Award winner as a senior. He now continues his academic and wrestling career at the University of Michigan.
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