Athletes Carrie McDaniel Canter ’82
Carrie McDaniel was not only the finest female athlete of her time, but her athletic talent was matched by a vivacious personality and beauty. She was selected as the Margaret W. Kaboth Award recipient, earned 12 varsity letters in field hockey, basketball and softball while serving as captain of all three sport teams. She earned All Conference and MVP honors in field hockey and basketball. The local sports television media selected her as student/athlete of the week and month for her field hockey accomplishments, along with an All City basketball selection. She declined a field hockey scholarship at Purdue University to attend the University of Oklahoma and went on to earn a law degree. As outstanding as she was as an athlete, her accomplishments in recent years are even more impressive. After a short time in private law practice, she became the Enforcement Attorney with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, then served as a Compliance Officer and Head Securities Trader for a money management firm in Dallas, followed by establishing her own consulting firm dealing with trading compliance issues. Today she resides in Southlake, Texas where she sells residential real estate and is highly involved in the local schools, having served as both a School Board Treasurer and PTO President. She has also found time to coach youth soccer and basketball, as well as volunteer for the National Charity League, a mother/daughter organization.
Amalie Ami Chitwood ’84
Ami Chitwood’s demeanor, style and energy generated an enthusiastic, winning spirit throughout the school during her years at Holland Hall. Regardless of the task, whether it was serving as President of the Pep Club, working on the yearbook staff or competing in an athletic contest, her exuberance, quickness and ever-present smile were apparent. She not only earned twelve letters as a varsity player in three sports as an Upper School student, she was a starter on eleven field hockey, soccer and softball teams. She was elected captain of all three of these sports as a senior. Needless to say, she was named the Margaret W. Kaboth award recipient at commencement. In the summer following her junior year, her ability as a field hockey player became evident to college coaches. Ami tried out for the Olympic Development Camps as part of the national selection process for the U.S. Womens Field Hockey Team. She advanced through three stages and qualified for the “A” Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. During her senior year she was widely recruited by college field hockey coaches. During her four years at Stanford, Ami earned multiple letters, was named to the All PAC-10 team. Her crowning achievement as a field hockey player was being named to 1st Team All American her senior year, thus becoming the first Holland Hall athlete to be selected to an All American team. Today Ami lives in Cupertino, California where she continues to enjoy running and hiking. She works as a physical therapist while attending nursing school with a goal of joining a trauma team.
Barry Lunnon ’84
Barry Lunnon was a man among boys as a full bearded high school baseball pitcher. He earned letters in football, soccer and baseball. As a soccer player he was a very intimidating defensive player, but as a high school baseball pitcher, he was absolutely terrifying. Here are a few of his high school accomplishments: Barry led his team to two SPC championships, was named Most Valuable Player, selected All Conference and All City three times. He was selected to the Oklahoma All State team twice, represented the state in the Oklahoma/California All Star Series, led the state twice in ERA, innings pitched, batting average allowed and strike outs, once defeated a 5A State Champion, Memorial HS team and continues to hold the state record of 202 strikeouts in 100 innings pitched. He received a baseball scholarship from Wichita State University where he led his team to two Hawaii Tournament Championships and one NCAA Regional Tournament victory. After graduating from WSU Barry moved to South Australia where he worked and played professional baseball. He was named the MVP eight times, batting champion six times, led the league in ERA, strikeouts and innings pitched five times and in 2008 was inducted into the South Australia Baseball Hall of Fame. Today he resides in Woodcroft, South Australia where he works as a Quality Control Manager for Major Development Projects-Welding Engineer. His real love is coaching, training and assisting with fund raising for the Aussie Rules football, soccer and baseball clubs where his three sons participate. His love of baseball has led him to train and assist local players to receive scholarships to American colleges and universities.
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