All Sports Program 2025-26

2025-26 ALL SPORTS PROGRAM

The All Sports Program is put together in order to promote the 13 athletic programs. Thanks to the coaching staffs for providing much of the information. Thanks also to our designer, Anna Christello, for her help in producing this year’s program and to Almar Printing for printing this year’s publication.

The program can be enjoyed in both print and digital versions (www.rockhursths.edu/asp).

We love working on this publication each year because of the visibility we are able to give to each program. All 13 of our programs deserve so much recognition for the work of Hawklet student-athletes and coaches, from the freshman teams to the varsity squads. Our coaches do so much to help mold these young men into champions in athletics and in life – and of course, the parents are instrumental in this process as well.

We hope you enjoy this year’s program, and thanks for your support! Rock State!

Any comments about the program can be sent to the: All Sports Program Editor 9301 State Line Road Kansas City, MO 64114 allsports@rockhursths.edu (816) 363-2036

Cross Country

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Football

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Soccer

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Swim & Dive

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Basketball

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Wrestling

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Hockey

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Baseball

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Golf

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Lacrosse

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Tennis

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Track & Field

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Volleyball

Table of Contents

ROCK PROUD!

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Athletic Department

Table of Contents

Welcome from the President Dear Rockhurst Community and Our Guests, Welcome to today’s athletic contest! We are so grateful to come together in the spirit of competition that serves the development of the young people we serve today. Of course, there is so much more than competition that takes place in the educational purposes of athletics. Students learn teamwork, self-sacrifice, perseverance, and dedication. They learn how to accept feedback and guidance. They learn how to handle themselves when things go well and when things do not. Whether winning or losing, they learn how to be reflective in what went well and what did not in order to grow in continuous improvement.

The lessons are many and they transfer to greater lessons in life, but the purpose of today’s activities is rooted in the education and formation we are called to provide young people. We wish for all those participating to grow in what it means to practice sportsmanship.

It is for these deeper life lessons to be gained through athletic competition that we salute the dedication of our coaching staff. Our coaches spend countless hours planning practices, strategies, scouting, and directing in order for our student-athletes to be in the best position for competition. But, beyond the coaching, they are working with young men to help them see themselves in relationship to their teammates, their opponents, the officials, and the results that come with competition. It is in the modeling and formation coaches provide “beyond the game” that help young people move from something immediate, to something that can be life-long

in its impact. Thanks to our coaches for their dedication to our student-athletes and managers.

And this is the appropriate context for those who cheer them on in competition. Whether we are classmates or teachers, siblings or parents, friends or alumni, we are here in support of the young men who play. May our support be reflective of the highest callings that ground the purpose that answer the question “why” we are here.

Thank you to our parents, friends, and benefactors who support the mission of Rockhurst and insure our very ability to live out this aspect of our mission.

And finally, as a Jesuit Catholic school, we thank God - for the many gifts and talents of the studentathletes who share in competition today. We ask that God keep all young athletes competing safe from harm and call forth in all present today, our best selves for the greater honor and glory of God. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. We are so glad to be with you today! Enjoy the game.

Go Hawklets! Rock State!

God Bless,

David J. Laughlin President

Vision Statement Rockhurst High School will be sought out and recognized for its ability to educate “men for others”.

Rockhurst High School will, in the Jesuit tradition, foster lifelong friendships based on enduring principles and Ignatian values. It will be nationally and locally recognized as the best value-added education because of its success in developing

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community leaders for an increasingly diverse world.

Welcome from the Principal Welcome to Rockhurst!

As one among 85 schools in the Jesuit Schools Network in the USA and Canada, Rockhurst believes that “a Jesuit school provides programs and services aligned with the mission to enhance the educational program and exercise care for each individual (cura personalis) as a whole person (body, soul, and mind).” Further, we believe that “a wide range of extracurricular, co-curricular, athletic, and other mission-supportive activities afford students the opportunity to develop their full potential to become enriched and wellrounded individuals.”

With the leadership of our Athletic Director, Mr. Tom Kruse and of his Associate Athletic Directors, Mr. Kevin McGill and Mr. Billy Thomas, our seasoned coaches, over 70% of whom are members of our full-time faculty and staff, help our student-athletes strive toward excellence in developing their whole selves: body, soul, and mind. I am grateful for all of our coaches, athletic trainers, and team physicians, parent volunteers, managers, and statisticians who inspire the student-athletes to channel their energies toward healthy development and

competition, who pray with them in chapel and on the field, and who direct them toward doing their best in their coursework.

I also appreciate Mr. Robbie Haden ’09 and Mrs. Anna Christello for their tremendous effort in publishing this year’s edition of the All Sports Program.

On behalf of the faculty at Rockhurst, I offer prayers for faith-driven, healthy, positive, and safe competition for student-athletes and all others associated with our athletic programming. May they compete well, finish the race, and keep the faith (cf. 2 Timothy 4:7)!

Our Lady, Queen of Victories: Pray for us.

Fr. Stephen Kramer, SJ Principal

Mission Statement Rockhurst High School serves the greater Kansas City area by educating Ignatian leader, “men for others”, in the Roman Catholic, Jesuit college preparatory tradition in the spirit of Saint Ignatius Loyola, its goal is the formation of the whole person within a diverse and disciplined environment, as one who is open to growth, strives for academic excellence, is religious, loving, and committed to justice through service.

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Welcome from the Athletic Director

Athletic Department

I want to personally welcome everyone to one of the greatest venues in Kansas City. Rockhurst High School is rich with tradition and pride and it is an incredible honor to serve as the Director of Athletics here.

We welcome our visiting fans to Dasta Stadium and Severino Field for an exciting event. We ask that you always show respect to both the officials, and tonight’s opponent, and their fans. I am grateful for all those who work behind the scenes to make tonight’s game possible.

I am excited for this school year to get underway, and see the many great things that will take place on the fields, courses, pools, gyms, and tracks throughout this year. We have so many opportunities for young men to develop in the areas of faith, service, leadership, and personal growth through athletics. Athletics here at Rockhurst is simply an extension of the classroom.

Our young men will hopefully learn that through competition, at the highest level, anything is possible.

I am grateful for the partnership that our Athletic Department has with Rockhurst parents. I love seeing our parents’ involvement in not only their sons’ lives, but the friendships that develop with other families throughout their time here.

I am grateful for the great coaches we have in place here, and the time commitment they put

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in for our young men. They care for our Hawklets as young men first and foremost, and then as student-athletes.

I am grateful for the alumni who continue to be invested in our programs. The “Rockhurst Brotherhood” is real, as at almost any sporting event you will run into many alumni that understand what competing for The Rock is all about. Our community support at Rockhurst is unlike any place I have been.

I’d like to thank Robbie Haden ’09, Director of Communications & Branding, for his work in putting together the All Sports Program this year and all that he does for Rockhurst.

Again, I want to thank you for being here tonight and supporting Rockhurst High School. We ask you to show great sportsmanship tonight to our visiting team and their fans and a huge thank you to the officials working our great game. Enjoy the game!!

Rock State,

Tom Kruse Athletic Director

Associate Athletic Directors

Associate Athletic Director

Billy Thomas

Associate Athletic Director

Martin Radosevic, Jr. '16

Director of Community Engagement

Sportsmanship It is the desire of Rockhurst High School that good sportsmanship be practiced by students, players, coaches, and fans.

Acts such as throwing items on the playing surface, participation in vulgar cheers, participation in cheers against referees, etc., will be considered offensive to RHS as they don’t teach good sportsmanship.

Athletic Department

Kevin McGill

Paul McGannon '72 Athletic Trainer

Paul McGannon brings 40+ years of athletic trainer experience and is a full-time member of Rockhurst’s staff. Previously he was at Sports Rehab doing athletic training coverage, and also was part owner of the company. A 1972 graduate of The Rock, Paul went on to earn his Bachelor of Science at Rockhurst University and his Masters of Science from the University of Central Missouri. His biggest sports influence was being part of the 1985 World Champion KC Royals. An avid hockey fan, Paul is part of NHL21 Civic Group, which attempts to bring NHL games and ultimately an NHL franchise to Kansas City. He was inducted into the Rockhurst Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.

Paul and his wife have three sons: PT ’01, Brian ’05, and Kevin.

Violators will be escorted from the game and could be banned from attending future Rockhurst activities.

Please support your school in a manner that will reflect positively on both you and your school.

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Hall of Fame Inductees are listed in alphabetical order with graduation year. The year in parenthesis is their induction year.

Athletic Hall of Department Fame

Doug Albers ‘97 (2020) Paul D. Ammatelli ‘82 (2012) W. Robert Aylward ‘45 (2006) Louis Robert Bauers ‘63 (2003) Eric Berg - Coach (2012) Tony Blevins ‘93 (2018) Brad E. Budde ‘76 (2004) Ted Brooks ‘93 (2020) Peter C. Brown ‘76 (2012) Doug Bruce ‘67 (2008) Dan Boyd ’03 (2021) Patrick J. Caldwell ‘61 (2007) Michael Chonko ‘88 (2016) Aaron Clevinger ‘00 (2020) Jason Cole ‘99 (2019) David B. Cone ‘81 (2005) Sean Connelly ‘98 (2018) John Cooper ‘87 (2011) Jeffrey S. Crippin ‘76 (2004) Jerome C. Culver - Coach (2006) Chris Cummings ‘72 (2009) Chris Damico ‘89 (2015) ●Matt Darby ’00 (2024) Sam Davidson ’01 (2021) Alton Davis, Jr. - Coach (1998) Jim Doriac ‘88 (2018) Sean Doyle ‘99 (2017) Justin Dro ‘97 (2023) William H. Dunn, Sr. ‘40 (2018) Michael Ertz ‘85 (2013) Tom Freeman ‘83 (2010) Zach Frisch ’05 (2022) Robert Gamble ‘89 (2014) J. Randall Gardner ‘72 (2011) Merle Gardner ‘87 (2019) Christopher J. Garlich ‘75 (2004) Jim Gates ‘96 (2018) Ronald L. Geldhof - Coach (2004) Alex George ‘55 (1998) James Gleeson ‘29 (1991) Mark J. Goodspeed ‘75 (2004) Joseph B. Groner ‘64 (2004) Louise Grovenburg - Parent (2006) Eddie Halpin - Coach (1991) Mark Hanrahan ‘76 (2013) Chris Heller ‘89 (2014) Vince Hodes ’90 (2022) Chris Holmes ‘89 (2019) D.J. Hord ’05 (2022) Jim Houston ‘82 (2020) Travis Huenfeld ‘91 (2016) John Hungerford ‘84 (2014) Thomas W. Jantsch ‘77 (2004) Timothy C. Jantsch ‘77 (2004) Matt Jewett ‘00 (2020) Will John ‘03 (2020)

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Timothy G. Johnson ‘80 (2005) Kevin Kane ’02 (2021) John Kafka ‘68 (2019) Kevin Kopp ‘93 (2018) Tom Knox ‘88 (2013) Jerry L. Krause ‘56 (2012) William J. Krizman ‘76 (2012) Matthew Krull ‘94 (2016) Chris Lawson - Coach (2020) Len LeCluyse ‘43 (1992) Jon Lecuyer ‘01 (2023) Bill Lillis ‘76 (2009) Helm W. Lillis ‘50 (2007) T. Michael Lillis ‘56 (2004) Thomas Lillis ‘49 (1998) Michael Long ‘84 (2014) Pat Mason ‘17 (1991) ●Tim Mauck ’90 (2024) John Mayberry, Jr. ‘02 (2020) Ken Mayer ‘65 (2009) Paul McGannon, Jr. ’72 (2022) Paul McGannon, Sr. ‘44 (2005) ●Michael McGee ’09 (2024) Raymond “Red” McKee ‘25 (1991) William J. McMahon ‘37 (2012) Edward Mehrer ‘56 (1998) Andy Metzler ‘00 (2017) Brian T. Meyers ‘72 (2012) Paul Migliazzo ‘82 (2008) Carelton “Mickey” Miller ‘81 (2013) Steven B. Mingori ‘62 (2007) Harold Mitchem ‘86 (2013) John Morris ’74 - Coach (2021) Christopher Muehlbach ‘73 (2003) Matt Muehlbach ‘87 (2014) Thomas F. Muehlbach ‘64 (2004) Sean Mulcahy ‘72 (2009) Owen Murphy ‘32 (1992) Mark Nusbaum - Coach (2023) Sean O’Donnell ’01 (2021) Thomas “Tay” Officer ‘94 (2019) Jon Osgood ‘97 (2020) Jerome C. Overton ‘55 (2006) Phil Poppa ‘70 (2015) David C. Poskin ‘78 (2005) Chris Powell ‘90 (2015) Rick Pribyl ‘66 (2008) Thomas M. Raimo ‘55 (2007) Kenyon Rasheed ‘87 (2011) Lester Ratcliff ‘84 (2023) Edward Reardon ‘33 (2003) Edward “Jay” Reardon ‘76 (2004) Jerome J. Reardon ‘69 (2012) Kerry Reardon ‘67 (2002) Jack Reichmeier ‘49 (1992) Ryan Reid ‘03 (2023)

Tim Reidy ’02 (2021) Alonzo Robinson ‘53 (2005) Thomas Robinson ’06 (2022) Bert Roney ‘91 (2019) Matt Roney ‘93 (2016) Christopher Russell ‘87 (2017) James J. Ryan - Coach (1998) W. Stephen Ryan ‘59 (2007) Tim Ryan ‘87 (2010) ●Nathan Scheelhaase ’09 (2024) Todd Schieffer ‘90 (2015) Don Schilling ‘61 (2009) Shawn Schmelzle ‘88 (2011) Kevin Sears ’03 (2021) Tony Severino - Coach (2008) Brandon Shelby ‘00 (2017) Allan Smith ‘05 (2023) McCasey Smith ‘98 (2015) Timothy “Ryan” Smith ‘96 (2016) Raymond Sonnenberg ‘30 (1992) Virgil D. Staponski ‘67 (2007) John A. Steck ‘40 (2006) Janet Cauley Stephenson Parent (2003) Thomas L. Stephenson ‘67 (2012) Mark Stipetich ‘71 (2010) Cecil Stockdale ‘76 (2004) Phillip Strozier ‘06 (2023) John “Red” Sullivan ‘26 (1991) Conner Teahan ’07 (2022) Mark Teahan ‘78 (2003) John Teasdale ’97 (2022) Joseph Teasdale ‘53 (2003) Tony Temple ’04 (2021) Pat Tierney ‘66 (2009) Beach Tuckness - Coach (2001) Carl Tutorino ‘74 (2019) Brad Tyrer ‘82 (2011) Jason Tyrer ‘88 (2018) Mark Van Keirsbilk ‘85 (2011) ●Nick Vigantelli ’06 (2024) Kevin E. Wall ‘70 (2012) ●Kevin Ward ’00 (2024) Derek Wathan ‘95 (2017) James Whitaker ‘63 (1998) William T. Whitaker ‘77 (2004) Bob Williams ‘48 (1992) John A. Williams ‘50 (2006) Paul Winkeler - Coach (2017) Kevin Wyatt ‘82 (2010) Vic Zahner ‘27 (1992)

2025 Hall of Fame Inductees 2025 Athletic Hall of Department Fame Inductees

The page now turns on the remarkable story of athletics at The Rock to this year’s class. Once again, the honorees represent a standard of excellence that sets Rockhurst High School apart from some of the top programs in the nation.

Brad Martin

Brad Martin of the great Class of 2002 was a member of four tennis team State Championships who also garnered plenty of individual accolades.

In his sophomore season, Brad was a doubles State Runner-Up with Sam Davidson as the duo went 23-4 and earned 2nd Team All-Metro honors; Brad was also 17-2 in singles. He took another step forward as a junior, winning the doubles title with Ryan Reid and a 1st Team All-Metro selection; Brad and Ryan also won the highly-competitive St. Joe Central Tournament and Tournament of Champions in St. Louis. Brad’s combined doubles record for his first three seasons was 39-8. He was then named the team captain as a senior in 2002, and capped off his career as the Hawklets’ top singles player, finishing 3rd at State and earning 2nd Team All-Metro honors again. Rockhurst was 12-0 in duals and 14-2 in overall competition, ending the season at the top of the Missouri podium for Brad’s fourth and final time. He went on to play at Truman State University.

Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons of the great Class of 2004 was a focal point of both Rockhurst Football and Baseball during historic seasons in each sport. As a junior, Jeff was a starting safety and kick and punt returner on the undefeated 2002 State Championship team. With 57 tackles, he helped anchor a defense that allowed just 10.5 points per game en route to a 13-0 season. In his senior campaign, Jeff also added fullback duties and totaled 700 allpurpose yards and seven touchdowns to go along with his 45 tackles at safety. Jeff was named a 1st Team All-State defensive back. On the diamond, Jeff started every game in his junior and senior seasons for a combined record of 44-10 and two District Titles. As an All-State outfielder in 2004, Jeff helped guide Rock Baseball to its best season in program history, a State Runner-Up finish. Jeff led the team in batting average at .440 as The Rock went 26-3 and earned the #24 national ranking.

Guerin Smith

Guerin Smith of the great Class of 2005 helped lead Rockhurst Tennis to its pinnacle of a decade

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of consecutive team State Championships. Only a freshman, Guerin earned a varsity spot on the sixtime defending State Champs. And beyond that, he won a doubles State Title alongside teammate Ryan Reid. The following year, Guerin was part of another doubles championship with Malcolm Harrison, becoming just the second Hawklet ever to win two doubles championships. For his sophomore season, Guerin was 26-2 in doubles and 13-1 in singles, and was named 1st Team AllMetro. Come 2005, Guerin and the Hawklets were virtually unbeatable. Rockhurst went 14-0 in duals and won all three tournaments, good for an overall match record of 239-19. Guerin was the number two singles player for The Rock and was All-Metro Honorable Mention. He went on to play at the University of Nevada.

Alex Sweetin

Alex Sweetin of the great Class of 2009 was at the center - literally and figuratively - of Rockhurst Soccer’s success for multiple years. As a top midfielder in the country in his class, Alex was a four-year letterman for the Hawklets as the team earned top-three finishes at State each year. Alex really began to stand out during his junior season.

He scored 12 goals and had 15 assists as The Rock went 25-5 and won the State Championship in an upset victory over SLUH; Alex was named 1st Team All-State. He then led the State Title repeat in 2008, notching 26 goals and 25 assists in 27 games played. Rockhurst finished 26-4 and shut out each opponent in the final 12 games of the season. Alex became the second Soccer Hawklet ever to win Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year, and was also named the KC Star Metro Player of the Year, as well as an All-American. Alex went on to have a prolific career at SLU and was drafted #46 in the 2014 MLS Superdraft.

Jon Benson

Jon Benson of the great Class of 2010 played a key role in the Rockhurst AquaHawks winning four consecutive Team State Championships between 2006 and 2009. As just a freshman, Jon led off the 200 Medley team that was State Runner-Up as well as the 400 Free Relay team that placed 5th; individually, he was 4th in the 100 Back. Jon’s

200 Medley teams would repeat as runners-up in the next two seasons, while he was the individual runner-up in the 400 Free in 2007 and runnerup in the 100 Back in 2008. In his senior season, Jon helped lead Rockhurst to Missouri’s first-ever 400 point performance and the largest margin of victory in State Meet history, with the AquaHawks winning by 277 points. He was the individual State Champ in the 100 Back and was 3rd in the 50 Free, and relay champ in the 200 Medley and a state record in the 400 Free that stood for 13 years. Jon is currently fifth in AquaHawk history for career points at the state meet. He went on to swim at the University of Missouri.

Matt Benson

Matt Benson of the great Class of 2010 remains among the AquaHawk greats for his accomplishments in three State Championship Meets, which all resulted in Rockhurst victories.

In his sophomore season, Matt finished 4th in the 100 Back and 6th in the 200 IM along with a 400 Free Relay runner-up. His junior season followed suit with 2nd Place in the 200 Medley, 4th in the 100 Back, and 7th in the 200 IM. Matt then helped score 133 of the team’s 400.5 points at State, pushing Rockhurst to become the first team to ever score 400 points. He was on the Statewinning 200 Medley and 400 Free Relay Teams, and Matt and his 400 Free Relay teammates held

on to the school and state records in the event until 2022. Individually as a senior, he notched a runner-up finish in the 200 IM and 3rd Place in the 100 Back. Matt is currently seventh in AquaHawk history for career points at the state meet. He went on to swim at Seton Hall University.

Mick White

Mick White of the great Class of 2010 is one of just two AquaHawks ever to earn both the “Elite 8” and the “Perfect 120”. As a senior, Mick qualified for State in all eight events – but swimmers are only allowed to compete in four races; so Mick won State in all four of those events, achieving the “Perfect 120” points scored. He was State Champ in the 200 Free and 100 Fly, and member of the State Champion 400 Free and 200 Free Relays.

Across his four years as a varsity swimmer, Mick helped The Rock win four State Titles. He was a member of five different State Championship relay teams, in addition to his three individual titles – twice in the 200 Free and once in the 100 Fly. In total, Mick earned eight individual All-State honors and seven All-State relay honors, coming just one short of the maximum of 16 All-State accolades for a career. Among all AquaHawks, Mick ranks third for career points at the state meet. He went on to swim at Eastern Michigan University.

Hall of Fame The Rockhurst High School “Sports Hall of Fame” honors alumni, coaches, and friends who have had a major impact on the school’s athletic tradition. Given The Rock’s storied heritage of sporting excellence in the Midwest, selection to the Sports Hall means recognition among the “best of the best” in Midwestern athletic history.

The Sports Hall was established in 1991 by legendary coach and athletic director, Al Davis, Jr., along with his devoted student and friend, Mike Lillis ’56. Since the Charter Class of five men was inducted, the Sports Hall has grown to 162 members, plus the 2025 class of seven inductees, for a total of 169 members.

Honorees were determined by a Selection Committee that carefully reviews nominations

by Alumni Class Captains, as well as recommendations from the public at large, before submitting a slate to David Laughlin, president of Rockhurst High School, for his blessing. Formal induction ceremonies occur each year during the Alumni Reunion Week.

Members of the Sports Hall have distinguished themselves in many ways and were considered for a variety of reasons to be honored. A breakdown of some of the categorical members is listed. Note that some will overlap between categories.

Category.................. Members

Category.................. Members

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Alumni....................................... 156 Baseball....................................... 7 Basketball.................................27 Coach........................................... 11 WWW.GOHAWKLETS.COM Football. ......................................78

Friend of the program........ 4 Golf.................................................8 Lacrosse...................................... 4 Multi-Sport...............................47 Soccer.........................................13

Swim & Dive.............................. 5 Tennis...........................................12 Track & Field/CC..................14 Wrestling.................................... 2

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Colleges & Universities Accepting Members of the Class of 2025

Athletic&Department Colleges Universities

Arizona State UniversityTempe* Auburn University* Ave Maria University Baker University* Baylor University* Bellarmine University Belmont University Benedictine College* Berklee College of Music* Boston College* Case Western Reserve University Central Methodist University Chapman University Chipola College* Clemson University Colgate University* Colorado School of Mines* Colorado State UniversityFort Collins Columbia College Chicago Columbia College* Columbia University in the City of NY* Cornell College* Creighton University* Davidson College DePaul University Dodge City Community College* Drake University* Drury University* Eastern Illinois University Emporia State University* Florida Atlantic University Florida International University* Florida SouthWestern State College* Florida State University Fontbonne University Fordham University Georgetown University Gonzaga University Hesston College* High Point University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana UniversityBloomington* Iowa State University* Jax Beach Aviation (FL)* Johnson County Community College* Kansas State University* Lake Forest College* Lehigh University Louisiana State University*

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Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Macalester College* Marion Military Institute* Marquette University* Miami University-Oxford* Michigan State University MidAmerica Nazarene University Middle Tennessee State University Millikin University* Minnesota State UniversityMankato Missouri Southern State University Missouri State University* Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri Western State University Monmouth College Morningside University* Nebraska Wesleyan University* New York University Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Northwest Missouri State University Oklahoma State University Oral Roberts University Ottawa UniversityOttawa (KS)* Park University* Pennsylvania State University Pittsburg State University* Providence College Purdue University* Regis University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rockhurst University* Sacred Heart University* Saint Louis University San Diego State University Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design* Seattle University Seton Hall University South Dakota School of Mines and Technology* Southern Methodist University* Texas A&M University-

College Station* Texas Christian University* Texas State University Texas Tech University The Catholic University of America The University of Alabama* The University of Tampa The University of Tennessee-Knoxville The University of the South Troy University* Truman State University Tulane University of Louisiana* United States Marine Corps* United States Military Academy* University of Arizona* University of Arkansas at Little Rock University of Arkansas* University of Central Missouri* University of Cincinnati* University of Colorado Boulder University of Dallas University of Dayton* University of Denver* University of Florida* University of Georgia University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis University of Iowa* University of Kansas* University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Memphis University of Miami University of MichiganAnn Arbor University of MinnesotaTwin Cities University of Mississippi* University of MissouriColumbia* University of MissouriKansas City* University of NebraskaLincoln* University of NevadaLas Vegas* University of NorthwesternSt Paul University of Notre Dame*

University of Oklahoma* University of Oregon University of Saint Mary* University of San Diego University of South Carolina Aiken University of South Carolina-Columbia University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie University of South Florida University of Southern California University of St. Thomas (MN)* University of the Ozarks University of Tulsa* University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia* University of WisconsinLa Crosse* University of WisconsinMadison* University of Wyoming Vanderbilt University* Villanova University Virginia Tech Wake Forest University Washburn University* Washington University in St Louis* Western Illinois University Westminster College Wichita State University William Jewell College* Xavier University

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Beyond Athletics... College Counseling

The philosophy of the College Counseling Office is to understand and serve the specific needs of each student while enabling him to find a suitable and satisfactory match for his college experience. Through comprehensive

programming, which introduces students to the world of college early in their Rockhurst experience, our students receive personal interaction and educational opportunities throughout the year. Ownership of the college selection process belongs to each of the students, while we gladly assist with their exploration, application, and matriculation.

With more than 3,200 colleges and universities in the United States, there is a suitable place for each and every graduate. Rockhurst students attend colleges all across the nation with the largest percentage concentrated in the Midwest. Thirteen percent of our 2025 graduates are attending a Jesuit college or university this fall.

4-Year ACT Average.................................... 26 Attending Catholic Institutions............. 16% National Merit Finalists.............................. 8 National Merit Semifinalists.................... 8 National Merit Commended.................. 4 WWW.GOHAWKLETS.COM

Advanced Placement Scholars........... 4813

College Counseling

As a college preparatory high school, Rockhurst is committed to helping students discover collegiate opportunities and programs that meet one’s academic, spiritual, and social needs. Each student who graduates from RHS has the ability to succeed in a college or university setting. The academic foundation instilled by our faculty is the greatest bridge afforded to our students as they make the transition into collegiate studies. Thanks to the context in which our students learn - both in the classroom and through co-curricular activities - each graduate is able to embrace new settings, relationships, and disciplines through a myriad of lenses.

State Championships The goal of each Rockhurst team is to earn a banner that will be hung and celebrated in either the performance gym (1st Place) or the Loyola Center (2nd and 3rd Place). Since the school’s first State Championship in 1932 (basketball), Rockhurst has placed in the top-three at State 165 times - almost all coming after the 1960s.

Athletic Department State Championships

Baseball 2004 (2nd) 2010 (3rd) Basketball 1932 (1st) 1949 (2nd) 1970 (2nd) 1971 (3rd) 1986 (2nd) 1987 (1st) 1989 (1st) 2000 (3rd) 2005 (3rd) 2007 (2nd) 2013 (1st) Cross Country 2011 (2nd) 2015 (2nd) 2016 (1st) 2018 (1st) 2023 (2nd) 2024 (1st) Football 1969 (2nd) 1971 (1st) 1973 (2nd) 1981 (1st) 1982 (2nd) 1983 (1st) 1986 (1st) 1987 (1st) 1989 (2nd) 1999 (2nd) 2000 (1st) 2002 (1st) 2007 (1st) 2010 (1st) 2014 (2nd) 2018 (2nd)

Golf 1974 (1st) 1976 (1st) 1977 (3rd) 1978 (2nd) 1979 (3rd) 1984 (1st) 1991 (1st) 1993 (2nd) 1996 (2nd) 1997 (2nd) 1998 (1st) 1999 (1st) 2000 (1st) 2002 (3rd) 2003 (3rd) 2004 (2nd) 2005 (1st) 2006 (1st) 2007 (3rd) 2008 (1st) 2009 (1st) 2010 (1st) 2011 (2nd) 2012 (1st) 2013 (2nd) 2014 (3rd) 2015 (2nd) 2016 (2nd) 2017 (1st) 2018 (3rd) 2019 (3rd) 2022 (1st) 2023 (2nd) 2025 (3rd)

1st Place Finishes

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Lacrosse 2001 (2nd) 2003 (1st) 2006 (1st) 2007 (2nd) 2008 (1st) 2009 (2nd) 2010 (1st) 2011 (1st) 2014 (1st) 2017 (1st) 2019 (2nd) 2021 (1st) 2022 (1st) 2023 (1st) 2024 (1st) 2025 (2nd) Soccer 1987 (3rd) 1988 (2nd) 1989 (2nd) 1991 (3rd) 1994 (3rd) 1998 (1st) 1999 (1st) 2001 (3rd) 2002 (2nd) 2003 (3rd) 2004 (2nd) 2005 (3rd) 2006 (3rd) 2007 (1st) 2008 (1st) 2010 (1st) 2013 (1st) 2015 (3rd) 2016 (2nd) 2017 (1st) 2018 (3rd) 2021 (1st) 2022 (1st) 2023 (1st) 2024 (3rd)

Swim & Dive 2005 (1st) 2006 (1st) 2006 (1st) 2007 (1st) 2008 (1st) 2009 (1st) 2010 (1st) 2011 (1st) 2012 (1st) 2013 (1st) 2014 (1st) 2019 (2nd) 2020 (1st) 2021 (1st) 2022 (1st) 2023 (1st) 2024 (2nd)

2nd Place Finishes

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Tennis 1975 (1st) 1976 (1st) 1982 (3rd) 1983 (1st) 1986 (2nd) 1989 (3rd) 1995 (3rd) 1996 (1st) 1997 (1st) 1998 (1st) 1999 (1st) 2000 (1st) 2001 (1st) 2002 (1st) 2003 (1st) 2004 (1st) 2005 (1st) 2007 (1st) 2008 (2nd) 2009 (1st) 2010 (2nd) 2011 (3rd) 2012 (2nd) 2013 (1st) 2014 (1st) 2015 (1st) 2016 (2nd) 2017 (3rd) 2018 (2nd) 2019 (3rd) 2021 (2nd) 2022 (3rd) 2024 (3rd) 2025 (2nd) Track & Field 1975 (1st) 1976 (1st) 2025 (1st) Volleyball 2025 (3rd)

3rd Place Finishes

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CROSS COUNTRY

Historic Seasons Ends With State Title, National Qualification

For the last nearly 20 years, the goal of the Rockhurst Cross Country team has been clear: run in November. The MSHSAA State Championship Meet is historically over the first weekend in November, and the objective – and now expectation – for the last 17 consecutive seasons has been to qualify for and compete for a trophy at the State Meet.

But that was not the case for the 2024 version of the Hawklets. The goal was to run in December… at Nationals.

It would be considered a longshot by many, especially by anyone outside of the area. Only one Missouri team, boys or girls, had ever advanced to Nike XC Nationals (NXN) since it began in 2004.

Only 20ish teams from across the country earn the opportunity to cap off their seasons at NXN in Portland, OR each year.

For the XC Hawklets, reaching this nationalcaliber level was four years in the making. A group of Class of 2025 runners committed themselves to greatness as freshmen and worked for the next 48 months to improve 1% each day, as noted by Head Coach Mike Dierks ’91.

Henry Acorn ’25 led the crew and cemented himself as the top runner in Rockhurst history to-date. Among a plethora of school and state records on the course and track, Acorn became the first Hawklet to earn All-State honors in cross country all four years. He placed 24th, 6th, 4th, and 1st at State going from freshman to senior. In 2024, Acorn ran in six Missouri races; he won five of them, and in the other he finished 2nd – only behind a runner from Illinois.

To put it bluntly, Acorn had one of the most dominant seasons in Missouri history. It was highlighted by a 5K new school record (14:52.40) to become individual State Champ in a top-10 time ever by a Missouri runner.

There to help push Acorn every step of the way was fellow classmates Andrew Davis ’25, Kai Somasegaran ’25, and Bill Hayes ’25. All three were on the State Runner-Up team as juniors, with

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Somasegaran (8th) and Davis (11th) both earning All-State honors. Anything less than a State Title as seniors would be a disappointment.

Davis and Somasegaran came through again on the big stage, with Davis placing 5th in a new PR of 15:13.60 and Somasegaran crossing in 15:36.90, good for 17th.

But it takes five runners’ scores to win a team title. The remaining two would come from Hawklets who were competing against junior high kids just six months prior.

As freshmen, Jack McGovern ’28 and Jack Morrison ’28 would play huge roles that unquestionably pushed Rockhurst to greatness in what MileSplit called “one of the most impressive seasons of cross country in Missouri history.”

McGovern was a top-five runner within the program from day one. In his first high school race, he took 16th in 16:14, which was the secondfastest Rockhurst freshman 5K, only trailing Acorn’s 15:56 at State in 2021. And that was the slowest McGovern would run in Missouri all season.

McGovern medaled in every varsity race, and officially became a recognized name across Missouri when he finished 8th at State, tying the Missouri freshman record in 15:17.60. That PR had McGovern ranked #11 in the country among all freshmen in the 2024 season.

While not a surprise, the race conditions in Portland in December were unfortunate. But despite heavy rain in low-40s temperature, the Hawklets battled a muddy, slick course to finish 13th out of 22 teams.

Thirteenth. In the country.

“When you have a team accomplish as much as this year’s squad accomplished, it is really easy to let the snapshots on the podium and the photos of crossing the finish line symbolize a season. But those fleeting moments are like the tip of the iceberg of the experience those boys had with each other. I was blessed to witness,” reflected Coach Dierks.

“Success is not only defined as achieving such wins and accomplishment, it is that they overcame the fear of failure and relied upon hope.

They showed up every day and lived our motto of getting 1% better each day – not getting sucked into expectations or wanting to only win, but to see how far we could go in the journey together.

Those snapshots of all the work, the hope, and the love shared underneath will be what we truly carry with us for a lifetime and what made this group so special.”

Meanwhile, Morrison had become a consistent varsity contributor and also ran his best race at the State Meet, placing 43rd in a PR of 16:13.20 as Rockhurst’s fifth scorer to solidify the State Title.

Morrison finished as the #6 freshman in Missouri.

After winning the program’s third State Championship, the Hawklets continued training for Nike Midwest Regionals and earned a runnerup finish out of 34 top teams in the region. That qualified Rockhurst for Nationals, completing a goal that most would think unattainable by a Missouri program.

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Alex Dobens

Head Coach & Assistant Coaches

Coach Dobens ’08 returned to Rockhurst and the cross country and track & field programs in 2020-21. He graduated from The Rock in 2008 and earned several varsity letters in cross country and track; he is a member of the Cross Country All-Time Team. Coach Dobens attended the College of the Holy Cross where he ran collegiately. He entered the teaching and coaching world in 2013 at Bishop Machebeuf High School in Denver before joining Rockhurst’s staff in 2020. He teaches Classical Languages classes, is the Head JV Cross Country Coach, and the Track & Field Distance Coach.

Mike Dierks

Coach Dierks ’91 wore many hats during his 29-year full-time work at Rockhurst: Spanish teacher, Journalism teacher, Prep News adviser, Director of Alumni and most recently as the Athletic Director. Alongside those roles, he has been involved with cross country and track & field and is continuing as the Head Cross Country Coach after retiring from other duties in 2024. In his 29 years as head coach, the program has qualified for the State Meet 20 seasons (including the past 18 in a row).

They have also advanced past the District Meet in all but three of his seasons, and won State Titles in 2016, 2018, and 2024. As a runner at the University of Notre Dame, Coach Dierks has brought a strong pack running philosophy to the program. He relies upon his runners to be competitive, passionate and team-oriented. He recognizes that it is a combination of the internal drive and running for the boys which must motivate endurance athletes.

With more spare time, he enjoys traveling and time with his dog Murphy, while also cheering on his nephew, Connor (RHS ’27).

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Ryan McAnany

Coach McAnany ’12 enters his ninth season at The Rock. He previously spent time as an Alumni Service Corps volunteer at St. Louis University High School in 2016. While a studentathlete at Rockhurst, Coach McAnany excelled in cross country as a three-year letterman and was selected as the 2011 Golden Spike Winner. He was also a varsity track & field letterman. He continued his running career at the University of Dallas. He teaches Scripture & English and serves as the Assistant Pastoral Director in addition to his coaching duties in cross country and track. He and his wife Moira have two young children, Beatriz and Patrick.

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Alan Ratermann

Carl Nelson

Coach Nelson ’13 returned to his alma mater as a cross country coach in 2024 after a successful four-year stint running at Regis University in Colorado. He is an accomplished marathon runner and brings that experience to all levels of runners. During the day, Coach Nelson is an accountant. He and his wife, Dr. Bridgett Nelson, returned to KC for her residency.

In his free time he enjoys gardening and raising hens for their fresh eggs.

Assistant Coaches

Coach Ratermann is in his seventh season with the XC team after assisting in 2015 while he was with Rockhurst as part of the Alumni Service Corps.

Since his time at the Rock, Coach Ratermann teaches English and is also the Director of Ignatian Service Programs. Coach Ratermann graduated from Rockhurst University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in English, Theology, and Nonprofit Leadership Studies. He ran cross country for SLUH (’11) and was a member of their State Championship season. He shares his passion for sport in general and working with anyone committed to excellence.

Zander Haddad

Coach Haddad begins his third season coaching cross country as well as track & field. He was raised in St. Louis and attended De Smet Jesuit High School where he ran cross country all four years. He continued his Jesuit education at Rockhurst University, earning his BA in Secondary Education and Spanish. Between his stint as a student teacher at Rockhurst and coming back, he worked at St. Thomas Aquinas as a teacher and assistant cross country coach. He teaches Spanish and is the Spanish Club Moderator and helps with the Pastoral Department.

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2024 Season Results

2025 Varsity Schedule

Cross Country

Saturday, September 6

Todd Warner Kick-Off (Staley)

Saturday, September 13

Forest Park XC Festival :: St. Louis, MO

Saturday, September 20

LSN Invitational :: Lee’s Summit North HS

Friday, September 26

Gans Creek Classic :: Columbia, MO

Saturday, October 5

Kansas City Classic :: Raymore, MO

Saturday, October 11

Kearney Invitational :: Jesse James Park

Saturday, November 1

District Championships :: TBA

Friday, November 7

State Championships :: Columbia, MO

Todd Warner Kick-Off

1st out of 16 teams with 53 points

Forest Park XC Festival

2nd out of 23 teams with 79 points

Gans Creek Classic

1st out of 19 teams with 73 points

KC XC Classic

1st out of 30 teams with 51 points

District Championship

1st out of 17 teams with 27 points

State Championship

1st out of 16 teams with 59 points

Nike Midwest Regional

2nd out of 34 teams with 205 points

Nike Cross Nationals

13th out of 22 teams with 335 points

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All-Time Team

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Season Stats 2024

Top 15 5,000 meter times Name

Time

Course

*$ Henry Acorn

14:52.4

Gans Creek - State

* Andrew Davis

15:13.6

Gans Creek - State

* Jack McGovern

15:17.6

Gans Creek - State

* Kai Somasegaran

15:36.9

Gans Creek - State

Jack Morrison

16:13.2

Gans Creek - State

Bill Hayes

16:14.0

Gans Creek

* Justin Waldron

16:19.5

Ray-Pec

Zack Zumwalt

16:34.4

Gans Creek

Brody Finigan

16:48.9

Gans Creek - State (Alt.)

Jake Bond

16:59.8

Gans Creek - State (Alt.)

Landon Hochstein

17:11.4

Gans Creek - State (Alt.)

Ryne Hallier

17:14.9

Gans Creek - State (Alt.)

Jack Grisolano

17:15.3

Gans Creek - State (Alt.)

Matthew LaSala

17:15.9

Gans Creek - State (Alt.)

George Kennedy

17:46.8

Gans Creek - State (Alt.)

District Championship Jesse James Park, Kearney, MO Name

5K Time

Place

Avg/Mile

*#$ Henry Acorn

15:29.7

1

4:59

*# Andrew Davis

15:39.6

2

5:02

*# Jack McGovern

15:45.0

4

5:04

*# Kai Somasegaran

15:53.7

5

5:06

*# Bill Hayes

16:24.8

15

5:16

Jack Morrison

16:45.6

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5:23

Zack Zumwalt

17:00.0

37

5:28

State Championship Gans Creek XC Course, Columbia, MO

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Name

Time

Place

Avg/Mile

*$ Henry Acorn

14:52.4

1

4:47

* Andrew Davis

15:13.6

5

4:53

* Jack McGovern

15:17.6

8

4:55

* Kai Somasegaran

15:37.1

17

5:01

Jack Morrison

16:13.2

43

5:13

Bill Hayes

16:24.4

61

5:16

Justin Waldron

17:56.8

152

5:46

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All-District

All-Metro Honorable Mention Jack Morrison ’28

All-Metro KCMO Runner of the Year

1st Team All-Metro Henry Acorn ’25 Andrew Davis ‘25 Kai Somasegaran ‘25 Jack McGovern ’28

Henry Acorn ’25

All-Metro KCMO Coach of the Year Coach Mike Dierks ’91

All-State

Henry Acorn ‘25 Andrew Davis ‘25 Kai Somasegaran ‘25 Jack McGovern ’28

Gatorade Missouri XC Runner of the Year Henry Acorn ’25

Nike 1st Team All-Region Henry Acorn ’25

The John Grier Memorial Award

The John Grier Memorial Award is named after a past runner (1978-1982) who passed away. The criteria for the award is a sophomore or junior who best exemplifies Johnny’s spirit, which was a hard worker who took running seriously but was also the one who somehow still made things fun. Team members vote for who best represents these ideals Noah Schloege Peter Campbell Luke Hupke Tom Seitzer Wes Porter Joe Seitzer

2015 2016 2017 2017 2018 2019

Brian Humphrey Brian Humphrey Henry Acorn Henry Acorn Jake Bond

2024 Season Team Awards

Henry Acorn ’25 Andrew Davis ‘25 Bill Hayes ‘25 Kai Somasegaran ‘25 Jack McGovern ’28

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Golden Spike Award

At the conclusion of each cross country season, team members and coaches vote for the senior who has best exemplified the following criteria for the Golden Spike Award: Faith, Scholarship, Leadership, Athletics Brian Armstrong Rick Grady Patrick Fanning Hans Van Zenten Patrick Robinson Dustin King Hal Marsh Justin Deeken Vince Roebel David Wood Mike Schaefer Andrew Coughlin Chris Brown Chris Winger John Dollerschell

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Sam Wilkerson John Luder Peter Campbell Tom Seitzer Wes Porter Joe Seitzer Will Wooden Brian Humphrey Drew McGalliard Henry Acorn Kai Somasegaran

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Cross Country

Returning Lettermen

Front row, from left: Crosby Pullins, Max Weaver, Charlie Sullivan, George Kennedy, Ryne Hallier, Jack Neely; Second row: Jack McGovern, John Henggeler, Jack Grisolano, Landon Hochstein, Jake Bond, Alexander Graziano, Jack Morrison; Third row: Will Fanning, Josh Barney, Henry Pfeifauf, Stewart Wilson, Ben Walsh; Fourth row: Coach Zander Haddad, Coach Ryan McAnany, Coach Mike Dierks, Coach Alex Dobens, Coach Alan Ratermann

Front row, from left: George Kennedy, Jack Grisolano, Jake Bond, Alexander Graziano, Ryne Hallier Second row: Finnegan Fuhrman, Jack McGovern, Landon Hochstein, Jack Morrison, Jack Neely, Guy Jacobs

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JV Cross Country Front row, from left: Caleb McNamara, Brien Farrell, J.T. Finlason, Robert Milligan, George Blasdel, Caden Kelly, Luke Rando, Cole Cress, Johnas Deeken; Second row: Liam Dennis, Langston Humphrey, William Lueke, Guy Jacobs, Parker Finigan, Thomas Brackett, Liam Griffiths, Michael Arico; Third row: Anderson Wilson, Harvest Ott, Jack Bosco, Daniel Anderst, Akuei Akuei, Maddox Hillmer, Finnigan Fuhrman, Collin Murphy, Charlie Tietjen; Fourth row: Ethan Wohletz, Caleb Doyle, Daniel Colombo, Connor Clune, Asa Schaaf, Wyatt Baughman, Konsta Myrick, Jack Fadler; Fifth row: Will Fanning, Coach Zander Haddad, Coach Ryan McAnany, Coach Mike Dierks, Coach Alex Dobens, Coach Alan Ratermann, Ben Walsh

Freshman Cross Country Front row, from left: Joe Castagno, Crosby Pullins, Tyler Bell, Damien Schwaller, William Meyers, Max Weaver, Remy Des Marteau, Joe Wickenhauser; Second row: Padraig Reidy, Stewart Wilson, Charlie Schmidt, Ben Patti, Charlie Sullivan, Rory Landes, Charlie Monaco; Third row: Will Fanning, George Gates, Giles Short, Connor VanSickle, Michael Pouche, Ben Walsh; Fourth row: Coach Zander Haddad, Coach Ryan McAnany, Coach Mike Dierks, Coach Alex Dobens, Coach Alan Ratermann

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Cross Country Captains

Cross Country

Cross Country Managers

From left: George Kennedy, Jack Grisolano, Jake Bond, Alexander Graziano, Ryne Hallier

From left: Ben Walsh, Will Fanning

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Football

Hawklets Hot Out of the Gate, Fall Short in OneScore Games

The 2024 season started with as much energy and excitement as any in recent years. All summer there was a buzz around the city about the return of Rockhurst versus St. Pius X – a matchup that hadn’t been played since 1974.

With its sustained success over recent years, St. Pius X had moved from Class 2 in 2020 all the way to Class 5 in 2024. The Warriors wanted to face The Rock for the first time in five decades.

Head Coach Kelly Donohoe used this as motivation for his team, which featured many new starters following the 11-2 season in 2023 that ended with the #2 state ranking.

In his first varsity start after waiting for his turn under center, Charlie Loose ’25 showed the moment wasn’t too big, as he calmly completed 13/19 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown, a sign of his consistency all season. Pierce Fisher ’26, now the face of Rockhurst’s renowned run game, rushed for 106 yards on 16 carries and a score.

But the story of the game was the Hawklet defense under first-year Defensive Coordinator Vinny Careswell. Rockhurst held Pius to just 237 yards in the 24-12 Hawklet win. The Warriors were coming off a season where they averaged 47 points per game, and following the loss to Rockhurst, averaged 52 points per game for the rest of the 2024 season.

Rock carried the momentum into its first road game, a 20-point win over Ray-Pec. Riley Sullivan ’25 emerged as the top receiving weapon with eight catches for 85 yards and two touchdowns, while Beau Neuburger ’25 showcased his allaround skillset as a fullback – also with two scores in the game, at linebacker with two sacks and four TFLs, and the punter (where he would earn 2nd Team All-State honors).

Olathe North had also come calling in the offseason and wanted to renew its matchup that had been dormant since 1999. Two sophomores headlined a 42-25 win for The Rock. Blake Thomas ’27, in his first game back from a pre-season

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injury, torched the Eagle defense for 157 yards and three touchdown receptions. Cash Lewandowski ’27, linebacker and tailback, tallied 18 tackles and a fumble recovery as well as 50 rushing/receiving yards on just five touches.

Lewandowski will look to take the reins of the defense from Jeb Koetting ’25, a three-year starting linebacker who totaled nearly 300 tackles, including 112 tackles in 10 games in 2024. He was named a 2nd Team All-State selection.

Hawklets then cruised to a 38-17 home win over Lee’s Summit West and looked ahead to the Bishop Miege rivalry game.

And once again, the defense put on a show. In a 20-3 road victory, Rockhurst held Miege to its lowest point total since 2007.

Now at 5-0, the Hawklets took over as the #1 team in Missouri Class 6. However, a mistake-filled game at Blue Springs handed RHS its first loss and drop in the rankings.

That led into a highly-anticipated rematch against St. Thomas Aquinas. In 2023, the Hawklets erased a 23-point deficit in the final five minutes of regulation to force overtime and then won 45-44 on a blocked extra point. The teams again went to overtime in 2024, but this time in a 14-13 defensive battle in which Aquinas won, coincidentally, on a blocked extra point.

Coach Donohoe’s squad ran into another lastsecond loss the following week at the hands (or feet) of Liberty North, the defending State Champs. The Eagles hit a 30-yard field goal as time expired to win by three, knocking the

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Hawklets to 5-3. But Rockhurst finished the regular season on a high note, a 21-11 win at SLUH. Rock was the #3 seed in a loaded district and was forced to play #2 Lee’s Summit on the road in the District Semifinals. It turned out to be the Hawklets’ third one-score game of the season, and with a 17-14 final, the third in which RHS came up on the wrong side.

Rockhurst will look to start hot as the team did in 2024, but keep it going through October and November. Skill positions appear to be a strength going into 2025; Fisher and Thomas will be joined

by Kevin Sullivan ’26, the #2 tight end in Missouri, who will be catching passes from Garret Miller ’27, an exciting dual-threat QB. On the defensive side, Lewandowski returns as the top tackler, joined by Henry Coppinger ’26 at linebacker, while Colin Powell ’26 and Charlie Bernstein ’26 will be key returners in the secondary. There will be many new faces on the offensive and defensive lines, but Declan Sullivan ’27 stood out as just a sophomore and will start on both sides.

“As always, we’re very excited to begin another season. We return a good nucleus of players on both sides of the ball, and this should be an exciting team to watch.,” said Coach Donohoe.

“The boys have had another strong off-season and we feel like we’ve come a long way as we head into August.”

“The standard here will never change: we expect to play championship football.”

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Kelly Donohoe

Head Coach

Coach Donohoe enters his sixth season at The Rock.

He grew up playing football in Harrisonville before playing quarterback at the University of Kansas from 1986-89 and earned his BS in Communications and Masters in Education from KU; he then received his Specialist degree in Administration from UCM. Coach Donohoe began his coaching experience in 1993 as an assistant coach at Blue Springs South and had his first head coaching job at Raytown South in 1997. He then had a great 20-year head coaching career at Blue Springs High School, winning four State Championships and being inducted into both the Missouri Football Coaches Hall of Fame and Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2019; he then came to The Rock in 2020 and was inducted into the Kansas City Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2022. Coach Donohoe also works in Rockhurst’s P.E. Department, teaching Lifetime Sports and weight classes. He and his wife Jennifer have a daughter (Taylor) and a son (Chase).

Coaching Records

Year 1916 1917 1918 1919-25 1926-35 1936-40 1941-45 1946-48 1949-50 1951 1952-75 1976-82 1983-2019 2020-2024

Coach Charlie Alan Louis Gainey Doc Nigro Pat Mason Ed Halpin Martin O’Keefe Godfrey Kobets Ralph Cormany Gerry Connelly Dick Deitchman Al Davis* Jerry Culver* Tony Severino* Kelly Donohoe*

Totals

Years at RHS 1 1 1 7 10 5 5 3 2 1 24 7 37 5

W 5 2 1 27 52 27 34 20 12 5 153 63 345 31

L 2 3 1 17 21 10 6 6 4 4 67 16 92 20

T 0 2 1 6 6 3 1 1 1 0 13 0 1 0

Winning % 71.4% 28.6% 33.3% 54.0% 65.8% 67.5% 82.9% 74.1% 70.6% 55.6% 65.7% 79.7% 78.9% 60.8%

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777

269

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71.9%

*Denotes member of the Missouri Coaches Hall of Fame

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Tom Kruse

Stephen Charbonneau

Coach Charbonneau rejoined the Hawklet Football staff in 2010 after a tenure from 2000-02. He coordinates the special teams and coaches defensive backs. Competing in football, wrestling, and track at Bishop Ward High School, Coach Charby then went on to be a three-year starter and captain of the football team at Benedictine College (KS).

After earning his degree in Social Science, he coached at several schools including Bishop Sullivan, De Smet Jesuit, Seton Hall Prep, Delbarton, and Rockhurst. All-in-all he brings 33 years of experience to the staff. He is a Theology teacher, as well as the Theology Department Chair. Coach Charbonneau is married to Joan and they have two children: Cecil (RHS ’23) and Nila.

Assistant Coaches

Coach Kruse begins his sixth year at The Rock, but his 33rd year patrolling a sideline – bringing years of football experience to our Hawklet offense. He’s enjoyed stops at Harrisonville, Park Hill, Park Hill South, and then at Raymore-Peculiar where he was the head coach for 20 years and won State Titles in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Coach Kruse was inducted into both the Missouri Football Coaches and Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Halls of Fame in 2020. In his playing days, Coach Kruse was a quarterback at Northwest Missouri State. In the spring of 2020, he retired from public education and was named Rockhurst Athletic Director in 2024. Coach Kruse and his wife, Kim, have two children: Cole (wife, Darby) and Cassie. Coach Kruse also became a grandpa in early-2025.

Vinny Careswell

Coach Careswell joined the veteran Rockhurst staff in 2024 as the Defensive Coordinator after successfully coaching in the public system for 29 years with stops at Excelsior Springs and Lee’s Summit West, where he retired as the head coach. He is a graduate of Missouri Western University, where he played in 42 football games. Coach Careswell loves the way football teaches life lessons and toughness. During the day he is a Physical Education teacher at St. Peter’s Catholic School.

Coach Careswell has two adult children, Cam and Boston.

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Mike Garrett

Coach Garrett begins his eight year of volunteer coaching at Rockhurst.

He continues his work with the running backs, fine-tuning their technique and teaching the nuances of running the ball. Coach Garrett is a graduate of the University of Southern California where he was a standout in baseball and football, winning the 1965 Heisman Trophy. Choosing football as his professional sport, he played his first four years with our own Kansas City Chiefs and then spent another four with the San Diego Chargers. After a lengthy career in business and collegiate athletics administration, Coach Garrett moved back to Kansas City to bring his family closer to longtime friends and extended family. His sons John and Michael graduated from The Rock in 2022.

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Van Marshall

Assistant Coaches

Coach Marshall ’08 was a 1st Team All-State defensive lineman on the undefeated 2007 State Championship team. He went on to the United States Naval Academy and then graduated from Drake University. He rejoined Rock Football in the summer of 2022 as the Strength and Conditioning Coach and Assistant Varsity Football Coach, and is currently the Defensive Line Coach. With his fitness background and passion, Coach Marshall runs his own training business in the Kansas City area with an emphasis on working with youth athletes. He also spends time teaching kids at Operation Breakthrough. Coach Marshall joined the track & field staff in 2023 and will continue to coach shot put and discus.

Jordan Chrisman

Coach Chrisman joined the Rockhurst coaching staff in 2024 after having served at both Winnetonka and Staley for nine seasons. He had a stellar high school career at Blue Springs High School, earning 1st Team All-Metro honors and the prestigious Buck Buchanan Award in 2009. He went on to Northwest Missouri State and was a member of their 2013 DII National Championship team. Here at The Rock, he leads the offensive line. Coach Chrisman is a high school ELA educator, and married his wife, Jadyn, in May 2025.

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Chance May

Coach May ’17 was an addition to the varsity coaching staff in 2024.

He is back for his second year coaching the linebackers. As a senior at The Rock, Coach May was selected as a 1st Team All-State Athlete, recognized as both a standout quarterback and linebacker.

He was also noted for his leadership as a twotime captain and one of just four Hawklets ever named junior and senior captains under Coach Tony Severino. He went on to play linebacker at Mizzou and won the Brick Squad Award (hardest worker) and was an Honorary Captain as a senior. Coach May graduated with his degree in Business Finance and is currently a Sales Manager with Hanson Sports.

Nick Johnson

Coach Johnson ’03 returns to the Rock Football sidelines as an assistant coach working with varsity wide receivers and special teams, as well as the sophomore team, while also offering his multimedia expertise in photography, videography, and graphic design to the program. He is a former running back for the Hawklets, helping Rockhurst win State Titles in 2000 and 2002, and was named to the AllSectional Team in 2002. He went on to play at Central Missouri State University and earned Academic All-Conference honors.

Following his time playing at CMSU, Coach Johnson joined the staff as a grad assistant; and has had coaching stops at Ruskin and Kipp Legacy High Schools before coming back to The Rock. He also works as an HSAP Facilitator in the North KC School District.

Coach Johnson has two sons, Tristan ’28 and Kaiden.

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Nick Janes

Kellen Bartlett

Coach Bartlett also joined the football staff in 2024, bringing along a successful high school and college playing résumé. He was a Blue Springs South graduate of 2008 and member of their 2007 State Championship team. Coach Bartlett was twice an All-District, All-Metro, and All-State honoree and earned a college scholarship to play at Utah State. He even had the opportunity to try out for the NFL. Now working with the Hawklets, Coach Bartlett focuses on the tight ends. Coach Bartlett and his wife, Kelsey, have a son: Cub.

Joe Shinkle

Coach Shinkle enters his second season on the Rockhurst Football coaching staff. He undertakes the role of Video Coordinator, helping the Hawklet players and coaches improve by breaking down practice and game film.

Previously, Coach Shinkle spent four years at Lee’s Summit West with Coach Careswell as the Titans’ Defensive Quality Control Coach; he is also a graduate of LSW before attending Mizzou and earning his degree in Sports Management.

Outside of football, Coach Shinkle works at Ferguson Fire and Fabrication as a buyer/planner.

He is married to Caroline and they have three children: Khloe, Addi, and Greyson.

Assistant Coaches

Coach Janes was new to The Rock in 2024, but came in with much familiarity with Coach Donohoe and Coach Kruse. He was a former Blue Springs Wildcat in football and basketball and was a coach at both William Chrisman and Raymore-Peculiar. This will be Coach Janes’ 14th year coaching football, currently working alongside Coach Garrett with the running backs. He and his wife Aubri have two children: son, David, and daughter, Brynlee Mae.

Jim Monteil

Coach Monteil enters his ninth year coaching football and track & field at The Rock.

He spent 29 years coaching at O’Hara High School, where he was Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach for 21 years; he also spent time with the golf and wrestling programs. He works with freshman football along with the sprinters in track & field. Coach Monteil teaches in the Math Department. He and his wife, Shelley, have two daughters: Abby and Riley.

Andrew Kayhill

Coach Kayhill joined the Hawklets’ staff in 2024 after a fouryear career playing football for Emporia State University as a defensive back. He also works with the varsity defensive backs. Outside of coaching for the Hawklets, Coach Kayhill is an EXOS trainer.

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Troy Harding

Assistant Coaches

Coach Harding joined the football program in 2024 as a coach of the freshman team.

He also begins his eighth year as the Head Track & Field Coach since joining the program in 2019. For the 25 years prior to Rockhurst, Coach Harding taught Math and coached track & field and football at Blue Springs South High School – 19 years as Head Track & Field Coach and 18 years as Head Cross Country Coach. While a student-athlete at Carthage High School, Coach Harding competed in football, basketball, and track & field all four years. His senior year (1988) he earned All-State honors in both hurdle events. He continued his track & field career at the University of Central Missouri, specializing in the decathlon, and earned All-American honors in 1992. Coach Harding and his wife, Kimberly, have two boys: Emerson and Coleridge.

Luke Denney

Coach Denney joined the Rockhurst community beginning in the 2025-26 year. He is the Wrestling Head Coach and will help with the freshman football program. He graduated from Rock U with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary Education. Coach Denney has been mentoring student-athletes of all ages for more than 20 years – on the field, in the classroom, and through organizations such as Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).

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Brian Anderson

Coach Anderson comes to the Rockhurst Football staff with over 20 years of experience as a football coach, collegiate athlete, military service member, retired law enforcement officer, and licensed attorney.

He will work with both the freshman and varsity defensive units. Coach Anderson was a standout linebacker and defensive end at Hickman Hill High School and went on to play at the University of Missouri. His coaching background includes the junior high and high school ranks in Florida and Missouri and working with at-risk youth through the Police Athletic League (PAL). Coach Anderson is married to Joy, and they have a son, Mason ’29, and two daughters.

Football

St. Pius X

Away

7:00 p.m.

Friday, September 5

Raymore-Peculiar

Home

7:00 p.m.

Friday, September 12

Olathe North

Away

7:00 p.m.

Friday, September 19

Lee’s Summit West

Away

7:00 p.m.

Friday, September 26

Bishop Miege

Home

7:00 p.m.

Friday, October 3

Blue Springs

Home

7:00 p.m.

Friday, October 10

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Away

7:00 p.m.

Friday, October 17

Liberty North

Away

7:00 p.m.

Friday, October 24

St. Louis University High School

Home

6:00 p.m.

Friday, October 31

District Quarterfinals

TBD

7:00 p.m.

Friday, November 7

District Semifinals

TBD

7:00 p.m.

Friday, November 14

District Championship

TBD

7:00 p.m.

Friday, November 21

State Quarterfinals

TBD

7:00 p.m.

Friday, November 28

State Semifinals

TBD

7:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 6

State Championship

MO Western

TBD

2025 Varsity Football Schedule

Friday, August 29

OVERALL RECORD: 6-4 Won 24-12

@ Ray-Pec

Won 34-14

Olathe North

Won 42-25

Lee’s Summit West

Won 38-17

@ Bishop Miege

Won 20-3

@ Blue Springs

Lost 30-13

St. Thomas Aquinas

Lost 14-13 (OT)

Liberty North

Lost 16-13

@ St. Louis University High School

Won 21-11

District Semifinals @ Lee’s Summit

Lost 17-14

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In 1970, Rockhurst and DeLaSalle played their 50th and final football game. A select committee from each school named an All-Time Football Team.

All-Time Team

Twenty years later, during the celebration of Rockhurst’s 75th year of football, the All-Time Team was updated. Rockhurst coaches have reviewed the many years of football teams and individual players and then honored additional players, naming them to the All-Time Hawklet squad yearly with the school criteria of having graduated five years ago.

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Dick Flucke 1924 Jim Hogan 1925 Red McKee 1925 Duck Scanlon 1925 Red Sullivan 1926 Ed Henke 1927 Vic Zahner 1927 Jim Gleeson 1929 Ray Sonnenberg 1930 Ritchie Sullivan 1930 Owen Murphy 1932 John Scanlon 1938 John Steck 1940 Joe Fagan 1941 Len LeCluyse 1943 W. Robert Aylward 1945 Thomas J. O’Brien 1946 Shad Garnett 1947 Bob Williams 1948 Jack Reichmeier 1949 John A. Williams 1950 Arlen Staab 1951 Joe Bukaty 1953 Alonzo Robinson 1953 Joseph Teasdale 1953 Alex George 1955 Joe Moore 1955 Jerry Overton 1955 Tom Raimo 1955 Pat Keating 1956 Mike Lillis 1956 Ed Mehrer 1956 Tim Gardner 1960 Don Schilling 1961 John McCambridge 1963 Jim Whitaker 1963 Charlie Elmer 1964 Joe Groner 1964 Thomas Muehlebach1964 Kenneth Mayer 1965 Joe Spinello 1965 Pat Tierney 1966 Kerry Reardon 1967 Virgil Staponski 1967 Pete Santoro 1968 Mike Meyers 1969 Vince Nowak 1969

Jerry Reardon Phil Poppa Mike Fagan Chris Cummings Brian Meyers Sean Mulcahy Kevin Hart Chris Garlich Mark Goodspeed Brad Budde Jeff Crippen Bill Lillis Cecil Stockdale Mike Lombardo Bill Whitaker John Hiatt Tim Johnson David Cone Wayne Evans Tony Fritz Jim Houston Paul Migliazzo Brad Tyrer Kevin Wyatt Tom Freeman Jim Davis Mike Long Mark VanKeirsbilck Dan Baker Merle Gardner Chris Russell Tim Ryan Jim Dorlac Kenyon Rasheed Pat Ryan Shawn Schmelzle Jason Tyrer Robert Gamble Chris Holmes Vince Hodes Mike McGlinn Chris Powell Travis Huenfeld Tony Blevins Kevin Kopp Ted Brooks Kerry Scanlon

1969 1970 1971 1972 1972 1972 1974 1975 1975 1976 1976 1976 1976 1977 1977 1979 1980 1981 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1983 1983 1984 1985 1987 1987 1987 1987 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 1989 1989 1990 1990 1990 1991 1993 1993 1993 1994

Jim Tuso 1994 Matt Krull 1994 Shalom Tolefree 1994 Wes Kuechler 1995 Dan Adams 1996 Ryan Cummings 1996 Justin Dro 1996 Jeff Severino 1996 Sean Doyle 1999 T.J. Mandl 1999 Brandon Severino 1999 Brandon Shelby 2000 Mike Frey 2000 Nick Boyd 2001 Jason Dunsworth 2001 Scott Edmonds 2001 Geoff Brown 2001 Kevin Kane 2002 Dan Boyd 2003 James Griffin 2003 Andrew Paterini 2003 Kevin Sears 2003 Kyle Teahan 2003 Jeff Koons 2004 Bryan Murphy 2004 Tony Temple 2004 DJ Hord 2005 Allan Smith 2005 Mike Walczuk 2005 David Belfonte 2006 Andrew Brooks 2006 Sal Capra 2006 Derek Hall 2006 Phillip Strozier 2006 Joey Camarata 2007 Conner Teahan 2007 Ivan Charbonneau 2008 Drew Temple 2008 Jack Euston 2008 Van Marshall 2008 Matt Mavec 2008 Nathan Scheelhaase2009 Keith Langtry 2009 Joe Geha 2009 Chris Castelluccio 2009 Sal Belfonte 2010 Dexter McDonald 2010

Jalen Montgomery Shane Lillis Mark Boushka Cooper Kerns Noah Pearl Dan Tapko Michael Rose Christian Eatherly Trey Randle Kevin Berg Alex Bales Jordan Walker Griffin Bins Joe Gibson Zach Hannon Jordan Willis Luke Arbanas Will Bazzle Lance Boehm TJ Green Jacob Kerns Luke Ritter AJ Taylor Ross Elder Chance May Cameron Reller Brady McCanles Jacob Sykes Luke Boehm Sawyer Crawford Danielson Ike Michael Johnson Cooper Krezek Josh Moore Andrew Stafford Tucker Atwood Luke Beshoner Tommy Eckels Owen Lawson

2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020

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Kick-Off Returns

Rushing (Top Rushers) Atts

Yds

Avg

TDs

Name

Atts

Yds

Avg

TDs

Pierce Fisher

138

656

4.8

13

Pierce Fisher

15

440

29.3

0

Van Pham

42

222

5.3

2

Cash Lewandowski

4

75

18.8

0

Beau Neuburger

40

195

4.9

2

Van Pham

2

33

16.5

0

Cash Lewandowski

38

179

4.7

1

Charlie Bernstein

1

33

33.0

0

Henry Coppinger

6

20

3.3

0

Charlie Bernstein

4

7

1.8

0

Blake Thomas

2

5

2.5

0

Charlie Loose

29

4

0.1

2

Garret Miller

1

1

1.0

0

Atts

Yds

Avg

TDs

2

24

12.0

0

2024 Season Stats

Name

Punt Returns Name Pierce Fisher

Receiving Name

Rec

Yds

Avg

TDs

*Riley Sullivan

33

485

14.7

5

Blake Thomas

26

293

11.3

4

Beau Neuburger

17

168

9.9

2

Cash Lewandowski

16

141

8.8

0

Charlie Bernstein

7

117

16.7

0

Kevin Sullivan

9

89

9.9

3

Pierce Fisher

12

83

6.9

0

Warren Robertson

5

53

10.6

0

Jackson Igoe

1

46

46.0

0

Michael Tafoya

4

42

10.5

0

Van Pham

6

30

5.0

0

Zander Nicotra

Josh Story

1

10

10.0

0

Punting Name

Atts

Yds

Avg

*#Beau Neuburger

18

737

40.9

Charlie Loose

5

162

32.4

Kicking Name

FGA

FGM

XPA

XPM

PTs

Oliver Priestland

5

1

20

17

20

Jaden Tynes

0

0

5

5

5

0

0

1

1

1

Name

Atts

Comp

Yds

TDs

INTs

*Charlie Loose

213

137

1557

14

8

Passing

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2024 Season Stats

Defenders Name

Tackles

Solo

Asst.

Sacks

TFL

INT

FF

FR

TD

*#Jeb Koetting

112

51

61

2

6

1

0

0

0

Cash Lewandowski

78

27

51

3

6

0

1

1

0

*Gage Nelson

71

29

42

3

7

1

0

1

0

Pierce Fisher

44

15

29

0

0

1

0

0

0

Chase Hammerschmidt

40

19

21

0

3

0

0

0

0

Colin Powell

39

20

19

0

0

0

0

0

0

Bud Fallon

36

16

19

1

4

0

0

0

0

*Beau Neuburger

32

9

23

2

5

0

0

0

0

Charlie Bernstein

32

19

19

0

1

0

0

0

0

Kevin Sullivan

29

9

20

1

2

1

0

0

0

Declan Sullivan

29

11

18

3

6

0

0

0

0

Brendan Bowen

25

11

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

Henry Coppinger

11

2

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

*#Jack Manning

11

3

8

1

1

0

0

0

0

Max Moylan

10

5

5

0

1

0

0

0

0

Drew Mozena

8

1

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

Michael Tafoya

6

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

Josh Story

6

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Brody Gordanier

6

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Brennan Murphy

4

1

3

1

1

0

0

0

0

Warren Robertson

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Owen Hokanson

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Liam Conway

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Riley Sullivan

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hunter Smith

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*All-District #All-State Blue indicates returnee

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All-District

Mike Lillis Award

Instituted in 1997 after the untimely death of graduate and long-time supporter, the Mike Lillis Award is voted on by players to recognize the most outstanding lineman.

Pat Kane 1997 Tim Hanrahan 1998 Mike Frey 1999 Nick Boyd 2000 Eric Vossman 2001 Dan Boyd 2002 Bryan Murphy 2003 Mike Walzcuk 2004 Sean Kitts 2005 Blaine Balderston 2006 Doug McFarland 2007 Clarke O’Dowd 2008 Jalen Montgomery 2009 Cooper Kerns 2010 Kyle Murphy 2011 Joseph Gibson 2012 Tommy Sciara 2013 Andrew Grindstaff 2014 Claudio Martin 2015 Kevin Crawford 2016 Joe Glaser 2017 Joe Kelly 2018 Michael Kuklenski 2019 Johnny Pascuzzi 2020 Ben Drouin 2021 Andrew Sprague 2022 Andrew Sprague 2023 Jack Manning 2024

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Jack Manning ’25 (OL - 1st Team) Beau Neuburger ’25 (P - 2nd Team) Jeb Koetting ’25 (LB - 3rd Team)

Scholar-Athlete Award The Scholar-Athlete Award for a football player has been in effect since 1999. The award goes to the player that not only excels on the field, but also in the classroom. The award emphasizes the importance of academics throughout all Rockhurst programs.

Mike Griffin Mike Day Rich Whitney Mark Munninghoff Jeff Koons Josh Karlin Sean Kitts Joe Camarata Alex Schoeck Chris Castelluccio Kyle Smith Ryan Karlin Alex Bales Tom Keller Andrew Krieger Jimmy Dixon Ivor Vinsant Carter Selzer Brady McCanles Joe Kelly Nick Carollo AJ Frazier Luke Bailey Simon Connor Trey Gunnoe Grant Haake Manuel Mascote

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024

The Coach Eric Berg and Coach John Morris Leadership Award

The varsity football staff confers this award to the senior player who, in seeking the Magis, has demonstrated the leadership qualities of Humility, Dedication, and Passion.

Tim Glaser Jack Scanlon Will Gormsen Tate Scanlon Mitch Forbes Micah Oder Charlie Loose Beau Neuburger

2024 Season Team Awards

Jeb Koetting ’25 (LB) Charlie Loose ’25 (QB) Jack Manning ’25 (OL) Gage Nelson ’25 (DL) Beau Neuburger ’25 (LB & P) Riley Sullivan ’25 (WR)

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 2024

Severino Find a Way Award Given to the athlete that displays tremendous tenacity and will always Find a Way. Will Eckels Colton Wemhoff Ethan Hansen Aidan Ryan Drew Mozena Van Pham

2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 2024

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Edward F. Bukaty Award

2024 Season Team Awards

The Edward F. Bukaty Award was given to Rockhurst by Alex George, Sr., in memory of Edward Bukaty.

Mr. Bukaty was an avid supporter of Rockhurst. He suffered a heart attack and died while watching his son, Joe, play in the 1952 Lillis/Rockhurst football game. Every season since the Bukaty Award was established, a senior is selected by the football coaches and players as the recipient of this prestigious honor.

The criteria, set by Mr. George and former head football coach Mr. Al Davis, Jr., is to honor the individual player displaying the greatest leadership both on and off the field. The award criteria also state that the individual should lead by example and should have the respect of both players and coaches.

Since that time, 72 young men, including Joe Bukaty ‘53, have been selected for this special honor.

Joseph Bukaty Peter Dougherty Joseph Moore Edward Mehrer Michael Messina Richard Corrigan Frank Duke Thomas Browne Don Schilling Howell Fancher Richard Brewster Charles Elmer Kenneth Mayer Patrick Tierney Tom Stephenson Patrick McMahon William Schoonover Phillip Poppa Mike Fagan Fred Nachbar Paul Kies Michael Park Chris Garlich Michael Orscheln John Welsh

1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

Pat Sanders Michael Raimo Timothy Johnson Carlton Miller Brad Tyrer Patrick Coppinger Mark Reintjes David Lewis Anthony Hodes Chris Russell Pat Ryan Chris Holmes Tim Mauck Chris Sexton Mike Sonnenberg Tony Blevins Greg Bauer Brad Batz Michael Reardon Justin Dro Ben Capoccia T.J. Mandl Mike Frey Ryan Anderson Kevin Kane

1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Marcus Perry 2002 Jeff Koons 2003 Terry McMahon 2004 David Belfonte 2005 Steve Jones 2006 Ivan Charbonneau 2007 Nathan Scheelhaase 2008 Sal Belfonte 2009 Mark Boushka 2010 Alex Bales 2011 Henry Mascaux 2012 Luke Arbanas 2013 TJ Green 2014 AJ Taylor 2015 Chance May 2016 Jacob Sykes 2017 Luke Boehm 2018 Tommy Eckels 2019 Wilson Selzer 2020 Isaac Koch 2021 Conor Sexton 2022 Thomas Coppinger 2023 Jeb Koetting 2024

Anselmo Special Teams Award

Started in 2011, this award is given in memory of Brian Anselmo, Class of 1999, who was a gifted athlete that used his powerful legs to become a kicker.

Luke Arbanas Austin Ritter Nick Romano Luke Ritter Martin Radosevic

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Ross Elder 2016 Eric Angrisano 2017 Jaxson Wentworth 2018 Owen Lawson 2019 Jack Kelly 2020

Ryan Dierks George Donnelly Logan Kuechler Robert Purcell Bud Fallon

2021 2022 2023 2023 2024

Varsity Football

Front row, from left: Cash Lewandowski, Liam Conway, Sheldon Kight, Elijah Curtis, Blake Thomas, Thomas Mojica, Tristan Johnson, Joe Pitzl, Gabe Lanter, Max Moylan, Charlie Bernstein, Colin Powell, Warren Robertson; Second row: Ryan Kamphoener, Brennan Murphy, Pierce Fisher, Maurian Peterson, Andrew Hoolehan, Joe Teasdale, Trey Boling, Tyson Nguyen, Pierce Williams, Garret Miller, Jackson Harris, Cooper Frey, Braedon Tunley, Carter Mullen; Third row: Vince Sorenson, Mikey Coleman, Peter Nickson, Ben Hayes, Nick Pizzichino, Darian Asaeli-Davis, Luke Brewster, Caden Flores, Evan Murray, Danny Fitzgerald, Quinn Walsh, Griffen Swoboda, Cole Kearney, Jack Berghoff, Jaden Johnson; Fourth row: Ben Booker, Campbell Luzar, JP Stegall, James Schoenfeld, Luca Sano, Samuel Volker, Will Reyna, Max Baker, Burke Gassen, Luke Connell, Robby Teasdale, Henry Coppinger, Connor O’Brien, Tommy Hendricks; Fifth row: Charlie Mandl, Xavier Clemons, Henry Hagenhoff, Thomas Nickson, Cruz Lewandowski, Johnny Reardon, Enzo Montalto, Henry Hahn, Charlie Kenny, John O’Connor, Jack Sprague, Hank Bradley, Matt Monroe, Luke Clemons, Reece Fisher; Sixth row: Liam Still, Henry Creal, Tom Koetting, Harry Kennedy, Declan Sullivan, Ethan Erwin, Graham Darby, Gabriel Moore, Aiden Lawler, Donovan Glavin, James O’Farrell, Jackson Sallee, Max Murray, Greg Egan; Seventh row: Grant Henderson, Owen Huighes, Luke Bolch, Harry Switzer, Ty WIlliams, Beau Scanlon, Jamison Murphy, Jackson Price, Kevin Sullivan, Theo Martin, Connor Francis, Scott Vogt, Roman Walker; Eighth row: Jack Hergenrother, Connor Devereux, Adam Hartman, Brogan Dro, Kevin Novel III; Ninth row: Paul McGannon (Athletic Trainer), Coach Mike Garrett, Coach Maeson Tunley, Coach Jordan Chrisman, Coach Andrew Kayhill, Coach Nick Janes, Coach Stephen Charbonneau, Coach Kelly Donohoe, Coach Tom Kruse, Coach Nick Johnson, Coach Van Marshall, Coach Chance May, Coach Kellen Bartlett, Coach Vinny Careswell

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Offensive Backs

Front row, from left: Cash Lewandowski, Liam Conway, Peter Nickson, Blake Thomas, Warren Robertson, Charlie Bernstein, Pierce Fisher, Max Moylan; Second row: Colin Powell, Brennan Murphy, Declan Sullivan, Jack Sprague, Kevin Sullivan, Henry Hahn, Henry Coppinger

Front row, from left: Samuel Volker, Cash Lewandowski, Cruz Lewandowski, Joe Pitzl, Garret Miller, Tristan Johnson, Pierce Fisher, Andrew Hoolehan, James Schoenfeld; Second row: Vince Sorenson, Luke Brewster, Campbell Luzar, Luca Sano, Tommy Hendricks, Henry Coppingher, Luke Connell, Ben Hayes; Third row: Grant Henderson, Peter Nickson, Connor Devereux, Johnny Reardon, Quinn Walsh, Maurian Peterson, Connor O’Brien, Ryan Kamphoefner, Max Baker

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Receivers Front row, from left: Nick Pizzichino, Elijah Curtis, Blake Thomas, Owen Hughes, Colin Powell, Warren Robertson, Charlie Bernstein, Max Moylan, Sheldon Kight, Luca Sano; Second row: Burke Gassen, Caden Flores, Andrew Hoolehan, Evan Murray, Darian Asaeli-Davis, Griffen Swoboda, Tyson Nguyen, Luke Bolch, Carter Mullen; Third row: Cole Kearney, Xavier Clemons, Braedon Tunley, Mikey Coleman, Roman Walker, Jack Hergenrother, Adam Hartman, Trey Boling, Danny Fitzgerald, Jackson Price; Fourth row: Ben Booker, Jack Berghoff, Kevin Sullivan, Thomas Nickson, Beau Scanlon, Will Reyna, Scott Vogt, Cooper Frey, Peter Nickson; Fifth row: Ty Williams, Matt Monroe, Thomas Mojica, Grant Henderon, Liam Conway, Jamison Murphy, Jackson Harris

Linemen Front row, from left: Kevin Sullivan, Jackson Sallee, Pierce Fisher, Jack Sprague, Declan Sullivan, James O’Farrell, Brennan Murphy, John O’Connor; Second row: Donovan Glavin, Henry Creal, Gabriel Moore, Xavier Clemons, Jackson Price, Tom Koetting, Harry Kennedy, Ethan Erwin, Aiden Lawler; Third row: Johnny Reardon, Beau Scanlon, Kevin Novel III, Max Murray, Hank Bradley, Theo Martin, Greg Egan, Henry Hahn; Fourth row: Henry Creal, Graham Darby, Enzo Montalto, Liam Still, Charlie Kenny

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Linebackers

Football

Defensive Backs

Front row, from left: Luca Sano, Matt Monroe, Brennan Murphy, Henry Coppinger, Cash Lewandowski, Campbell Luzar, Quinn Walsh; Second row: Warren Robertson, Samuel Volker, Tommy Hendricks, Luke Connell, Jamison Murphy, Robby Teasdale; Third row: Cruz Lewandowski, Max Murray, Gabe Lanter, Max Baker, James Schoenfeld

Front row, from left: Liam Conway, Tristan Johnson, Nick Pizzichino, Elijah Curtis, Blake Thomas, Colin Powell, Pierce Fisher, Charlie Bernstein, Max Moylan, Sheldon Kight, Jaden Johnson, Cooper Frey, Carter Mullen; Second row: Caden Flores, Vince Sorenson, Andrew Hoolehan, Evan Murray, Ben Hayes, Griffen Swoboda, Will Reyna, Luke Brewster, Tyson Nguyen, JP Stegall, Peter Nickson, Jackson Harris; Third row: Pierce Williams, Burke Gassen, Cole Kearney, Darian Asaeli-Davis, Mikey Coleman, Roman Walker, Jack Hergenrother, Harry Switzer, Trey Boling, Danny Fitzgerald, Henry Hagenhoff; Fourth row: Thomas Mojica, Jack Berghoff, Thomas Nickson, Brogan Dro, Charlie Mandl, Braedon Tunley, Adam Hartman, Quinn Walsh, Scott Vogt

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Freshman Team

Front row, from left: Liam Martin, Evan Coffin, Whit Bradley, Wil Mayhew, Sam Cummings, Larson Robinson, Max McCormack, Anthony Tarantino, Rogan Hodes, Connor Swords; Second row: Peter Taylor, Paddy Ryan, Tommy Beck, Riley Bahnmaier, Elias Taylor, Mason Anderson, Ben Rupp, Ollie Wiebe, Lucca Abreu, Dom Corley, Brody Maglish; Third row: Kainon Graves, Nicholas Hoban, Seamus Root, Austin Riscoe, Aiden Njuguna, Evan Moylan, Isaac Hollins, Aiden Ellis, Griffen Milbert, Rory Kelly, Victor Cosentino, Will Staszak; Fourth row: Kent Collier, Matthew Fimmen, Rocco Kamphoefner, Paddy Cullan, Bobby Arthur, Hudson Hiatt, Dylan Spitz, Nash Johnson, Ashton Poynter, Sam van Dieren, Cal Dingley, Fifth row: Joey Hageman, Henry Giffen, Jose Mendoza, Taylor Teahan, Chance Schneiders, Tommy Mohn, Marco McGill, Sully Lenihan, Jimmy Lynch, Henry Reintjes, Mason McCarthy, Trenton Ismert; Sixth row: Lucas Prier, Edward Pacheco, Brian Zahner, Alex Nadler, Sergio Martinez, Nick Vallejos, Xander Sanders, Alex Moore, Graham Kenny, Rowan Baumgartner, Wyatt Ward, Ryan Lewellen, Wes Roberts; Seventh row: Jay Netwon, Maison Miller, Conner Klein, Xavier Labrado, Will Steiner, James Bland, Phil Barton, Brandon Shackelford, Liam Beecham, Henry Christian, Will Powers, Kipton Clifft, Aaron Hernandez-Sandoval, Wes Nieland; Eighth row: Maverick Butler, Josh Borchert, Miller Duty, Landon Watson, Mitch Earnest, Louis Kirchner, Matthew Jiminez, Caleb Hanrahan, Luke Rogge, Harry Martin, Levi Bohatyritz, Auggie Klapp, Boden Hakes; Ninth row: Mari Dydell, Coach Brett Gilgus, Coach Luke Denney, Coach Troy Harding, Coach Brian Anderson, Coach Jim Monteil, Jamison Sims, Harry Komenda

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Varsity Football Series Record

*Blue Springs 1981-2024 De LaSalle 1918-1970 Jefferson City 1976-2019 Lee’s Summit 1919-2024 Southwest 1925-1995 *St. Agnes/Bishop Miege 1957-2024 KCKS Catholic/Ward 1916-1978 Blue Springs South 1995-2023 Paseo 1926-1963 Columbia Hickman 1971-2015 Liberty 1917-2013 Lee’s Summit North 1996-2023 Pem Day 1916-1959 North Kansas City 1941-2001 Hogan 1943-1963 Southeast 1938-2001 Raytown South 1966-1993 Raytown 1955-1999 Oak Park 1973-2005 Columbia Rock Bridge 1981-2019 Northeast 1930-1952 *St. Thomas Aquinas, KS 1991-2024 Glennon 1943-1954 St. Benedict/Maur Hill 1927-1960 Joplin 2002-2011 Redemptorist 1943-1954 SM East, KS 1963-2017 Grandview 1979-1993 Lillis 1943-1954 Westport 1929-1972 Maur Hill 1939-1961 O’Hara 1971-1981 *Raymore-Peculiar 2010-2024 SM West, KS 1974-1990 Immaculata 1933-1941 St. Jos Cath/Christ. Bro. 1916-1949 KC Central 1924-1997 SM Northwest, KS 1981-1988 Kapaun/Mt. Carmel, KS 1957-1986 Park Hill 1983-2022 Ruskin 1964-1978 Truman 1966-1995 Van Horn 1969-1990 St. Peter/Helias 1942-2015 *Lee’s Summit West 2016-2024 *St. Pius X 1962-2024 St. Louis Sumner 1973-2001 Hazelwood Central 1981-2010 Kickapoo 1989-2016 Springfield Kickapoo 1989-2000 Garden City, KS 1996-2001 Hutchinson, Ks. 2008-2013 *Olathe North, KS 1919-2024 SM North, KS 1946-1980 William Chrisman 1921-1993 Topeka Cath./Hayden 1923-1960 Wyandotte 1973-1986 *St. Louis University High 1983-2024 St. Mary’s, KS 1922-1930 KC East 1930-1982 Argentine 1916-1941 Bentonville, AR 2012-2023 Ft. Smith Northside, AR 1987-1997 St. Joseph Central 1983-1989 Winnetonka 1981-1989 Carrollton 1919-1926 Battle - Columbia 2018-2019 Central AC 1917-1918

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34-25-0 32-13-5 28-15-0 26-2-0 26-3-5 26-8-1 26-18-3 23-6-0 23-11-2 22-9-0 18-7-0 17-0-0 16-1-1 16-6-0 13-0-0 13-2-0 13-6-0 13-7-1 12-1-0 12-3-0 12-3-0 11-1-0 11-1-0 11-2-1 10-0-0 10-1-0 10-3-0 9-0-0 9-0-3 9-1-0 9-1-1 9-1-1 9-4-0 9-6-0 8-1-0 8-5-3 8-7-1 7-0-0 7-2-0 7-3-0 7-3-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 6-1-0 6-1-0 6-2-0 5-0-0 5-0-0 5-0-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 5-3-1 5-2-0 5-6-0 4-0-0 4-0-0 4-0-0 4-1-0 4-1-1 4-4-0 4-6-0 4-6-1 3-0-0 3-0-0 3-4-0 2-0-0 2-0-0

Dallas Jesuit, TX Fayetteville, AR Gulf Shores Acad., TX Hickman Mills KC Lincoln Lincoln East, NE Minnetonka Park Hill South Rosemount, MN SM South, KS Warrensburg Wichita Northwest, KS Lincoln Southeast, NE E. St. Louis Lincoln, IL Rosedale St. James Academy Edmond Santa Fe, OK Becker, MN Center DeSoto Dowling, IA Edina, MN Harrisonville Haskel Henderson Basic, NV Hopkins, MN JC Harmon Joliet Catholic, IL KC Sumner, KS Lathrop Lindbergh Manuel Nixa Osawatamie, KS Pattonville Poplar Bluff Smithville Waterloo West, IA Francis Howell Pomona Blue Valley Ctry. Club Dist. AC Higginsville Mehlville Mullen, Colo.

Springdale Har-Ber De Smet Jesuit Springdale, AR CBC KCKU Prep Norborne Odessa Abilene, TX Excelsior Springs Evangel Christian, LA Gardner Hazelwood East Joplin Parkwood Kirkwood Marshall McCluer McLouth Overland Aurora, CO Richmond Webb City *Liberty North

2002-2003 1989-1990 2002-2003 1987-1989 1955-1956 1983-1984 2007-2008 2000-2001 1994-1995 1987-1988 1923-1924 1994-1995 1991-1993 1987-2013 1922-1927 2020-2020 2007-2007 2006-2006 1985-1985 1920-1920 1982-1982 2002-2002 1922-1922 1947-1947 2000-2000 2001-2001 2022-2022 2002-2002 1965-1965 1916-1916 2002-2002 1929-1929 2023-2023 1939-1939 2000-2000 1985-1985 1926-1926 1991-1991 2014-2014 2017-2017 2018-2018 1916-1917 1920-1922 1999-2007 2008-2009 2014-2015 2005-2021 1984-1988 2014-2021 1919-1919 1922-1922 1923-1923 2005-2005 1917-1917 2003-2003 1917-1917 1989-1989 1975-1975 2016-2016 1925-1925 1969-1969 1922-1922 1995-1995 1932-1932 2014-2015 2019-2024

2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-6-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-5-0

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Football

Charley Allen - 1 yr.

5-2-0 26 - 0 24 - 0 30 - 6 31 - 2 21 - 6 0 - 21 0 - 12

Louis Gainey - 1 yr.

1917 Olathe Central AC Gardner Central AC Excelsior Springs Ctry.Cl. Dist. AC Ctry.Cl. Dist. AC

2-3-2 0-0 6-0 6 - 20 12 - 0 0-2 0-0 2 - 13

Dr. D.M. Nigro - 1 yr.

1918 K.C.KS. Catholic Pem-Day DeLaSalle

1-1-1 0 - 26 43-14 6-6

Pat Mason - 7 yrs.

27-17-6

1923 Rosedale Pem-Day Topeka Catholic Odessa Warrensburg Lee’s Summit Carrollton St. Mary’s

7-0-1 13 - 0 26 - 0 95 - 0 6-6 95 - 0 110 - 0 55 - 13 20 - 2

1924 Central Rosedale Argentine Olathe Warrensburg Carrollton DeLaSalle

3-4-0 7 - 19 20 - 14 0 - 26 3-0 7-6 0-6 0 - 14

1925 Marshall Carrollton Christian Bros.

Olathe Southwest Argentine DeLaSalle

4-3-0 6 - 12 0-6 69 - 0 19 - 6 39 - 6 6 - 12 25 - 0

Ed Halpin - 10 yrs.

52-21-6

1919 Lee’s Summit Liberty Pem-Day Carrollton Olathe K.C.K.U. DeLaSalle

3-3-1 18 - 0 0 - 27 14 - 12 6 - 12 0 - 27 6-6 6-2

1920 Higginsville Argentine DeSoto Lee’s Summit Carrollton Liberty DeLaSalle

4-2-1 77 - 7 0 - 10 20 - 14 21 - 7 0 - 27 21 - 19 7-7

1921 Lee’s Summit Carrollton Pem-Day Chrisman Argentine DeLaSalle

3-2-1 33 - 0 13 - 0 76 - 0 6-7 0 - 13 7-7

1922 Pem-Day McLouth Olathe Rosedale Higginsville Harrisonville St. Mary’s Norborne

3-3-2 21- 0 6-7 0-7 0-0 7- 21 23 - 6 7-6 6-6

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1926 Smithville Olathe Southwest Paseo Carrollton DeLaSalle Christian Bros.

5-2-0 47 - 0 6 - 12 6-0 20 - 7 13 - 6 0 - 13 20 - 10

1927 Rosedale Southwest St. Benedict’s Paseo K.C.KS. Catholic Christian Bros.

Argentine DeLaSalle

7-1-0 0-4 13 - 6 39 - 7 6-3 27 - 0 44 - 0 13 - 0 20 - 7

1928 Southwest Paseo St. Benedict’s K.C.KS Catholic St. Mary’s DeLaSalle

4-2-0 0-6 25 - 12 0-6 32 - 0 21 - 6 12 - 7

1929 Paseo Manuel Argentine Westport K.C.KS. Catholic Southwest St. Benedict’s St. Mary’s DeLaSalle

6-2-1 0 - 13 32 - 6 13 - 0 12 - 0 6-0 7- 7 31 - 0 16 - 0 6-0

1930 St. Mary’s KC East Westport Southwest DeLaSalle Paseo Christian Bros.

Northeast

7-1-0 0-6 35 - 0 25 - 12 31 - 0 13 - 7 26 - 7 25 - 0 14 - 0

1931 Northeast KC East Christian Bros.

Ward Southwest Paseo DeLaSalle Liberty

5-2-1 7-0 6- 6 7 - 13 20 - 0 12 - 0 25 - 7 56 - 0 6 - 12

1932 Paseo KC East Liberty Christian Bros.

Richmond Ward Northeast DeLaSalle

2-5-1 12 - 19 7 - 18 6-7 7-7 0 - 26 0 - 13 29 - 7 13 - 0

1933 Paseo Central Immaculata Christian Bros.

Ward Northeast Liberty KC East DeLaSalle

7-1-1-A 18 - 0 2- 7 39 - 0 14 - 0 0-0 20 - 6 7-0 13 - 7 28 - 7

1934 Paseo Immaculata Christian Bros.

Northeast Liberty Ward Central

2-4-1 0-7 14 - 0 0-0 6 - 20 0 - 20 0 - 12 12 - 6

Varsity Football Season by Season

1916 K.C.KS. Cath Pem-Day Argentine Ctry.Cl. Dist. AC Lathrop St. Joseph Cath.

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1935 Paseo Southwest Ward Northeast Liberty DeLaSalle Central Immaculata Christian Bros.

7-1-1-A 9-6 13 - 0 13 - 7 19 - 0 0-6 32 - 12 20 - 0 13 - 6 7-7

Martin O’Keefe - 5 yrs.

27-10-3 1936 Immaculata Northeast DeLaSalle Ward Central Christian Bros.

Liberty

1941 Paseo Argentine DeLaSalle Immaculata Northeast Maur Hill NKC Central Ward

7-2-0-A 31 - 7 25 - 0 20 - 6 24 - 6 25 - 7 42 - 7 0-7 0 - 13 13 - 0 7-0-0 37 - 12 26 - 12 25 - 13 26 - 6 12 - 7 33 - 6 12 - 0 6-2-1 12 - 12 34 - 6 26 - 13 18 - 6 26 - 0 7-0 28 - 12 8 - 34 0 - 19

1937 Chrisman Immaculata Liberty DeLaSalle Northeast Christian Bros.

Ward Central

5-3-0-A 6 - 13 25 - 7 13 - 6 13 - 0 19 - 6 7-0 6 - 13 0-6

1942 Paseo DeLaSalle St. Peter Maur Hill NKC Central Ward 1943 Paseo Hogan Glennon Redemptorist St. Peter NKC Lillis Chrisman DeLaSalle

1938 Paseo Southeast Immaculata Northeast Central Christian Bros.

Ward DeLaSalle

5-2-1-A 6-7 20 - 7 14 - 6 12 - 6 0 - 20 12 - 0 7-7 13 - 0

1944 Paseo Glennon Redemptorist Hogan NKC DeLaSalle Lillis Chrisman

6-2-0-B 13 - 0 34 - 6 26 - 6 52 - 6 6 - 12 54 - 12 7-0 0 - 31

1939 Paseo Osawatamie Central Immaculata DeLaSalle Maur Hill Northeast Christian Bros.

Ward

8-0-1-A 6-0 32 - 6 33 - 0 25 - 0 28 - 0 23 - 0 20 - 0 39 - 6 14 - 14

1945 Paseo Glennon Redemptorist Hogan NKC DeLaSalle Lillis Ward

8-0-0-B 14 - 6 32 - 0 35 - 0 37 - 0 27 - 12 46 - 0 19 - 0 32 - 6

1940 Paseo Central Immaculata Southwest Northeast Southeast DeLaSalle Ward

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4-2-1 20 - 6 25 - 0 21 - 6 0-7 7-7 7 - 14 24 - 7

Godfrey Kobets -5 yrs 34-6-1

5-3-0 13 - 0 0 - 14 7 - 13 13 - 0 21 - 0 28 - 0 47 - 0 6-7

Ralph Cormany -3 yrs.

20-6-1 1946 Paseo Ward Redemptorist Hogan NKC DeLaSalle Lillis Shawnee Mission Glennon

7-2-0-B 14 - 0 6 - 26 47 - 0 30 - 0 13 - 19 19 - 7 19 - 18 21 - 7 31 - 13

1947 Paseo Haskell Glennon Redemptorist Hogan St. Peter Maur Hill Lillis DeLaSalle 1948 Christian Bros.

Paseo Glennon Hogan St. Peter Maur Hill Lillis De LaSalle Pem-Day

9-0-0-B 25 - 6 34 - 12 25 - 6 52 - 7 26 - 13 26 - 12 13 - 12 13 - 6 20 - 0 4-4-1 7 - 28 7 - 12 2 - 13 13 - 8 31 - 12 13 - 19 0-0 39 - 6 18 - 0

Gerry Connelly -2 yrs.

12-4-1 1949 Paseo Christian Bros.

Glennon Pem-Day Redemptorist Maur Hill Hogan Lillis DeLaSalle

7-1-1-B 26 - 0 12 - 26 34 - 7 25 - 0 13 - 7 26 - 14 6-0 19 - 19 26 - 2

1950 Paseo Northeast Glennon Redemptorist Hogan Maur Hill Lillis DeLaSalle

5-3-0 6 - 22 6 - 12 27 - 6 30 - 0 19 - 6 13 - 0 14 - 13 14 - 15

Dick Deitchman - 1 yr.

1951 Paseo Glennon Redemptorist Hogan Ward Northeast Lillis Pem-Day DeLaSalle

5-4-0 6 - 13 7-0 0-6 19 - 6 0-7 14 - 7 20 - 14 21 - 7 7 - 33

Al Davis - 24 yrs.

154-67-13 1952 Paseo Glennon Redemptorist Hogan Ward Pem-Day Lillis DeLa Salle (C)Northeast

6-2-1-B 13 - 13 33 - 7 14 - 0 32 - 0 0 - 18 12 - 7 25 - 7 20 - 6 3 - 14

Football 1953 Paseo Redemptorist Hogan DeLaSalle Ward Lillis Glennon Pem-Day (C) Southeast

5-3-1-B 12 - 13 15 - 14 26 - 6 26 - 6 3 - 21 20 -20 45 - 0 32 - 0 13 - 48

1959 Southwest Ward Raytown Maur Hill Paseo Pem-Day Hayden DeLaSalle Miege

6-2-1 17 - 14 7 - 21 19 - 19 27 - 13 34 - 6 34 - 7 21 - 0 33 - 6 13 - 14

1965 Westport St. Pius X Ward Miege DeLaSalle Ruskin SM East Sumner Kapaun

5-4-0 27 - 0 20 - 0 0 - 28 26 - 27 0 - 14 21 - 7 27 - 35 20 - 12 34 - 14

1954 Paseo Hogan DeLaSalle Lillis Ward Glennon Redemptorist Pem-Day Southeast

9-0-0-B 34 - 0 43 - 0 20 - 13 39 - 6 20 - 14 47 - 0 39 - 0 40 - 0 41 - 6

1960 Paseo Southwest NKC Hayden Ward Maur Hill Raytown DeLaSalle Miege Westport

8-2-0 26 - 6 6-7 6-0 58 - 0 20 - 0 19 - 0 0 - 14 45 - 27 13 - 6 18 - 14

1966 Southwest Chrisman Kapaun Ward Miege Raytown South Ruskin NKC DeLaSalle

6-2-1 6-6 34 - 0 42 - 19 0 - 20 40 - 0 14 - 0 19 - 13 13 - 7 13 - 19

1961 Miege NKC Maur Hill Ward Raytown DeLaSalle Paseo Kapaun Southwest

4-3-2 6-2 6-0 6-6 6-7 0 - 47 0 - 41 33 - 6 28 - 26 13 - 13

1967 Southwest Chrisman Kapaun Ward Miege Raytown South Ruskin NKC DeLaSalle

5-4-0 13 - 0 34 - 0 34 - 12 20 - 25 0 - 14 19 - 6 13 - 26 19 - 0 6 - 13

1962 Paseo NKC Ward Miege Raytown DeLaSalle Sumner Kapaun Southwest St. Pius X

6-4-0 31 - 13 6 - 20 6-7 14 - 0 13 - 6 0 - 13 31 - 0 7 - 12 18 - 7 19 - 0

1963 Paseo St. Pius X NKC Ward Miege DeLaSalle SM East Hogan Southwest

8-1-0 6 - 13 26 - 7 18 - 0 7-0 27 - 0 27 - 0 6-0 32 - 0 14 - 6

1964 Westport St. Pius X NKC Ward Miege DeLaSalle Ruskin SM East Southwest Kapaun

3-7-0 13 - 20 6-7 13 - 14 13 - 12 0 - 14 14 - 31 0-7 0-7 18 - 13 14 - 12

1955 Raytown Paseo Southeast Pem-Day Westport KC East Ward DeLaSalle Lincoln

6-2-1 7 - 26 0-6 19 - 6 26 - 0 55 - 6 26 - 0 34 - 19 6-6 18 - 0

1956 Westport Paseo Pem-Day Southeast Ward Central Raytown DeLaSalle Lincoln

5-4-0 31 - 12 27 - 13 27 - 12 12 - 40 32 - 19 7 - 20 6 - 26 13 - 16 34 - 12

1957 Westport Paseo Pem-Day Ward Raytown DeLaSalle St. Agnes Kapaun

3-4-1 12 - 0 12 - 20 13 - 13 7 - 21 20 - 33 12 - 6 26 - 13 13 - 19

1958 Southwest Paseo Pem-Day Hayden Ward Maur Hill DeLaSalle Miege Central Raytown

7-3-0 40 - 6 21 - 13 33 - 22 19 - 6 6 - 13 34 - 13 28 - 7 14 - 35 20 - 13 18 - 19

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1968 Southwest Chrisman Kapaun Ward Miege Raytown South Ruskin Truman NKC DeLaSalle

4-4-2 7-7 6 - 21 14 - 7 13 - 8 31 - 7 9 - 25 19 - 6 14 - 26 14 - 33 0- 0

1969 Southwest Chrisman Van Horn Ward Miege Raytown South Ruskin Truman NKC DeLaSalle * Central ** McCluer

9-3-0 13 - 7 20 - 0 28 - 3 12 - 0 28 - 6 7- 8 14 - 0 14 - 0 27 - 0 27 - 34 33 - 14 0 - 21

1970 Southwest Chrisman Van Horn Ward Miege Raytown South Ruskin Truman NKC DeLaSalle

7-2-1 7-7 7 - 13 35 - 0 20 - 0 9-8 12 - 0 0 - 24 31 - 0 24 - 21 34 - 0

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1971 Southwest Westport Van Horn Ward Ruskin Miege Truman Raytown South O’Hara * Col. Hickman ** Beaumont 1972 Southwest Westport Van Horn Ward Ruskin Miege Truman Raytown South O’Hara Col. Hickman

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11-0-0 14 - 13 21 - 0 21 - 0 33 - 0 20 - 6 31 - 13 50 - 7 41 - 21 44 - 8 21 - 0 20 - 14 6-3-1 7 - 21 16 - 12 20 - 14 13 - 9 26 - 13 14 - 16 17 - 14 14 - 12 7- 7 7 - 33

1973 Southwest Ward Van Horn O’Hara Miege Junction City St. Pius X Wyandotte Col. Hickman Raytown South * Oak Park ** St. Louis Sumner

10-2-0 14 - 0 14 - 12 14 - 12 28 - 0 27 - 7 40 - 7 20 - 6 38 - 7 6 - 14 35 - 6 28 - 18 7- 12

1974 SM North SM West Ward O’Hara Miege Col. Hickman St. Pius X Southwest Wyandotte Raytown South

7-2-1 27 - 7 26 - 0 40 - 0 28 - 0 6-6 13 - 14 35 - 21 28 - 13 62 - 7 0 - 28

1975 Raytown South SM North SM West Ward O’Hara Miege Col. Hickman Southeast SM East Southwest * Joplin Parkwood

7-4-0 34 - 8 19 - 14 14 - 15 27 - 0 26 - 13 25 - 16 21 - 44 38 - 6 6-7 40 - 6 28 - 41

Jerry Culver - 7 yrs.

63-16-0 1976 Raytown South SM North SM West Ward Southwest Miege Col. Hickman Southeast SM East O’Hara * Jefferson City 1977 Raytown South SM North SM West Ward Southwest Miege Col. Hickman Southeast SM East O’Hara

8-3-0 13 - 0 20 - 7 0-7 35 - 7 28 - 6 30 - 3 7-0 32 - 7 12 - 7 7 - 10 3 - 12 5-5-0 0 - 13 0 - 28 18 - 20 9 - 12 40 - 6 19 - 15 7 - 12 15 - 0 22 - 15 21 - 0

1978 Raytown South SM North SM West Ward Southwest Miege Col. Hickman Southeast SM East O’Hara

8-2-0 7 -14 16 - 19 7- 6 20 - 2 49 - 0 27 - 10 10 - 9 14 - 3 13 - 7 28 - 6

1979 SM North SM West SM East Southwest Miege Southeast Grandview Col. Hickman O’Hara

8-1-0 41 - 0 13 - 15 7-6 21 - 0 36 - 0 31 - 0 14 - 6 17 - 6 10 - 0

1980 Raytown SM North SM West SM East Southwest Miege Grandview Southeast Col. Hickman O’Hara State District Raytown Raytown South

9-3-0 6 - 17 24 - 7 29 - 7 36 - 9 36 - 8 14 - 7 16 - 6 28 - 0 6 - 30 34 - 9 24 - 7 0 - 14

1981 Raytown Oak Park SM Northwest SM East Southwest Miege Blue Springs Col. Hickman O’Hara Winnetonka Raytown South Col. Rock Bridg Hazelwood Central 1982 Raytown Oak Park SM Northwest SM East KC East Miege Blue Springs Col. Hickman Dowling Park Hill Lee’s Summit Grandview Jefferson City St. Louis Sumner Tony Severino - 36 yrs.

345-92-1

12-1-0 44 - 6 32 - 6 7-0 27 - 0 47 - 0 7-0 0 - 20 16 - 13 42 - 0 7-6 27 - 0 7-3 35 - 14 13-1-0 21 - 0 21 - 13 10 - 7 34 - 14 69 - 14 48 - 12 24 - 7 34 - 7 24 - 21 47 - 22 21 - 0 28 - 3 36 - 0 22 - 32

1983 Raytown Oak Park SM Northwest Lincoln East SM West Miege Blue Springs Col. Hickman St. Joe Central Park Hill State District *Lee’s Summit State Quarterfinals *Grandview State Semifinals *St. Louis U. High State Finals ***Hazelwood Central

12-2-0 27 - 0 13 - 0 13 - 6 29 - 7 0-3 11 - 0 28 - 0 7 - 12 54 - 0 44 - 0

1984 Springdale, Ark Oak Park SM Northwest Lincoln East SM West Miege Blue Springs Col. Hickman Lee’s Summit State District Blue Springs

8-2-0 3-7 14 - 0 23 - 0 14 - 7 3-0 26 - 0 6-3 31 - 0 14 - 6 17 - 18

1985 Oak Park Lee’s Summit Wyandotte Blue Springs Center SM West Southeast Col. Hickman Poplar Bluff Jefferson City

6-4-0 35 - 12 0-7 26 - 8 10 - 14 21 - 0 0-6 44 - 0 7 - 12 34 - 7 28 - 7

22 - 0 14 - 3 13 - 10 13 - 7

Football 1986 Oak Park Lee’s Summit Wyandotte Blue Springs Kapuan/Mt. Carmel SMWest Col. Hickman Jefferson City State District Lee’s Summit State Quarterfinals Grandview State Semifinals Jefferson City State Finals Hazelwood Central

11-1-0 35 - 0 23 - 0 28 - 7 28 - 0 42 - 0 28 - 8 35 - 0 7 - 20

1987 Ft. Smith Northside Lee’s Summit SM Northwest Blue Springs Springdale, Ark. SM West SM South Col. Hickman Lincoln E.St. Louis State District Lee’s Summit State Quarterfinals Hickman Mills State Semifinals Jefferson City State Finals Hazelwood Central

12-1-0 25 - 20 17 - 0 24 - 7 41 - 7 15 - 22 14 - 0 24 - 0 35 - 3 59 - 0

1988 Ft. Smith Northside Lee’s Summit SM Northwest Springdale, AR SM West SM South No. Kansas City Winnetonka St. Joseph Central State Sectional Ruskin State Quarterfinals Park Hill State Semifinals Jefferson City

10-1-1 29 - 29 34 - 12 35 - 0 41 - 21 41 - 6 34 - 13 28 - 0 29 - 3 52 - 6

1989 Ft. Smith Northside Lee’s Summit Springfield Kickapoo Fayetteville, Ark. SM West Jefferson City NKC Winnetonka St. Joe Central State Sectional Hickman Mills State Quarterfinals Park Hill State Semifinals Jefferson City State Finals Hazelwood East

10-3-0 3 - 28 31 - 0 33- 17 26 - 0 46 - 0 7 - 10 49 - 0 64 - 7 55 - 26

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35 - 6 33 - 0

1990 Ft. Smith Northside Springfield Kickapoo Fayetteville, AR SM West Jefferson City Van Horn Raytown South Raytown Grandview State Sectional Blue Springs

7-3-0 0-9 27 - 0 41 - 0 49 - 7 0 - 14 56 - 0 46 - 6 35 - 6 20 - 7 8 - 11

20 - 7 13- 10

42 - 10 42 - 0 18 - 16 7-0

19 - 0 47 - 15 0 - 36

41 - 0 35 - 3 34 - 31 14 - 28

1991 Ft. Smith Northside St. Thomas Aquinas Springfield Kickapoo Blue Springs Waterloo, IA., West Lincoln, NE, SE Jefferson City Raytown South Raytown Grandview State Sectional Blue Springs

6-5-0 17 - 23 42 - 21 35 - 0 21 - 28 21 - 14 0 - 14 0 - 13 36 - 14 26 - 20 28 - 7

1992 Ft. Smith Northside St. Thomas Aquinas Springfield Kickapoo Blue Springs Chrisman Lincoln Southeast Jefferson City Raytown South Raytown Grandview State Sectional Blue Springs

9-2-0 38 - 13 45 - 0 49 -0 17 -0 63 - 6 21 - 17 14 - 21 31 - 0 29 - 9 36 - 0

1993 Ft. Smith Northside St. Thomas Aquinas Lincoln SE, Neb. Blue Springs Chrisman Jefferson City Raytown South Raytown Grandview State Sectional Blue Springs State Quarterfinals Liberty State Semifinals Jefferson City

9-3-0 13 - 16 49 - 12 16 - 14 14 - 3 33 - 3 6 - 22 64 - 18 34 - 6 39 - 12

1994 Ft. Smith Northside St. Thomas Aquinas Southwest Wichita Northwest Rosemount, MN Jefferson City Blue Springs Lee’s Summit Truman

6-3-0 7 - 24 19 - 0 42 - 0 24 - 0 27 - 26 21 - 27 24 - 40 25 - 7 21 - 7

21 - 28

0-3

21 - 6 49 - 22 6-7

1995 Ft. Smith Northside St. Thomas Aquinas Southwest Rosemount, MN Wichita Northwest Aurora, CO, Overland Jefferson City Blue Springs Lee’s Summit Truman State Sectional Blue Springs South

8-3-0 27 - 14 35 - 6 57 - 14 27 - 12 35 - 0 28 -31 0-7 7-6 19 - 16 39 - 7

1996 Ft. Smith Northside St. Thomas Aquinas Blue Springs Liberty St. Louis Sumner Garden City, KS Jefferson City KC Central Lee’s Summit No. Raytown State Sectional Blue Springs State Quarterfinals Oak Park

8-4-0 12 -21 35 -14 30 -37 42 -10 42 - 8 41 -42 35 -28 44 - 6 42 -12 48 - 0

1997 Ft. Smith Northside St. Thomas Aquinas Blue Springs Liberty St. Louis Sumner Garden City, KS Jefferson City KC Central Lee’s Summit No. Raytown State Sectional Blue Springs

8-3-0 26 -23 37 - 6 18 -25 14 -17 56 - 0 47 -13 30 -17 49 - 0 27 -21 49 -21

1998 St. Thomas Aquinas Blue Springs Lee’s Summit Olathe North, KS St. Louis Sumner Garden City, KS Jefferson City Lee’s Summit No. North Kansas City Raytown State Sectional Blue Springs So. State Quarterfinals Columbia Hickman State Semifinals Jefferson City

12-1-0 37 - 3 31 -13 42 - 0 21 - 0 29 - 0 45 - 6 35 -14 31 -14 37 - 7 46 - 8

7 - 10

42 - 7 7 - 17

6 -20

49 -14 43 -16 21-28

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1999 St. Thomas Aquinas Blue Springs Lee’s Summit Olathe North, KS St, Louis Sumner Garden City, KS Jefferson City Lee’s Summit No. North Kansas City Raytown State Sectional Blue Springs South State Quarterfinals Liberty State Semifinals Jefferson City State Finals Mehlville

12-2 48 -13 52 -35 40 - 6 28 - 0 41 -18 34 - 6 21- 27 30 - 6 43 - 0 56 - 16

2000 Oak Park Blue Springs White Bear Lake, MN Henderson Basi, NV St. Louis Sumner Garden City, KS Jefferson City Park Hill South North Kansas City Southeast State Sectional Liberty State Quarterfinals Blue Springs State Semifinals Springfield Kickapoo State Finals Pattonville

14-0 27 - 6 21 - 14 36 - 30 44 - 0 49 - 0 24 - 8 24- 14 35 - 0 42 - 6 35 -14

2001 Oak Park Blue Springs Hopkins, MN St. Louis Sumner Garden City, KS Jefferson City Park Hill South North Kansas City KC Southeast State Sectional Oak Park State Quarterfinals Blue Springs

9-2 19 - 14 7 - 21 45 - 0 71 - 0 40 - 3 24 - 0 43 - 3 42 - 0 64 - 14

2002 Blue Springs So. Blue Springs Gulf Shores Acad., TX Joliet Catholic, IL Edina, MN Dallas Jesuit, TX Jefferson City Lee’s Summit Lee’s Summit No Joplin State Sectional Blue Springs State Semifinals Rock Bridge State Finals Lindbergh

13-0 34 - 7 24 - 14 42 - 7 28 - 9 35 - 22 28 - 9 49 - 7 43 - 14 42 - 7 49 - 13

36 - 6 28 - 7 34 - 0 7 - 15

20 - 17 20 - 16 26 -14 23 - 7

34 - 14 16 - 31

21 - 7 46 - 13 41 - 7

2003 Blue Springs So Blue Springs Gulf Shores Acad., TX Evangel Christian, LA Liberty Dallas Jesuit Jefferson City Lee’s Summit Lee’s Summit No Joplin State Quarterfinals Blue Springs

8-3 42 - 35 31 - 37 48 - 6 19- 20 52 - 6 45 - 23 21 - 7 24 - 0 47 - 0 37 - 16

2004

Blue Springs Columbia-Hickman Blue Springs South Oak Park Jefferson City Liberty Lee’s Summit Lee’s Summit North Joplin State Sectionals Blue Springs State Quarterfinals Col. Hickman

9-2 9 - 29 14 - 7 41 - 13 48 - 10 28 - 10 24 - 6 44 - 0 31 - 0 39 - 14

2005 Blue Springs Col. Hickman Blue Springs South Abilene, TX Oak Park Jefferson City Liberty Lee’s Summit Lee’s Summit North Joplin State Quarterfinals Liberty State Semifinals DeSmet

10-2 37 - 17 37 - 6 27 - 0 14 - 33 42 - 7 47 - 12 47 - 7 49 - 6 34 - 0 48 - 8

7 - 24

28 - 0 7 - 10

19 - 12 39 - 59

2006 Becker, MN Blue Springs Liberty Jefferson City Columbia Hickman Columbia Rock Bridge Joplin Lee’s Summit North State Sectionals Blue Springs South

6-3 28 - 14 7 - 24 34 - 21 41 -32 44 - 6 14-21 37 - 14 35 - 7

2007 Edmond Santa Fe Blue Springs Liberty Jefferson City Columbia Hickman Columbia Rock Bridge Minnetonka Joplin Lee’s Summit North Blue Springs South Blue Springs State Semifinals DeSmet State Finals Mehlville

13-0 21-7 21-14 47-21 55-21 37-0 56-13 21-13 35-0 35-0 27-21 42-17

7 - 27

67-7 28-9

2008 Blue Springs So. Hutchinson Blue Springs Mullen, Colo.

Jefferson City Col. Hickman Minnetonka Lee’s Summit L. S. North Joplin State Sectionals Blue Springs State Quarterfinals Blue Springs So.

10-2 42-14 28-21 21-28 31-21 35-27 41-0 38-7 35-0 56-14 68-7

2009

Blue Springs South Hutchinson, Kans.

Blue Springs Mullen, Colo.

Jefferson City Col. Hickman Jefferson City Lee’s Summit Lee’s Summit North Joplin State Sectionals Liberty State Quarterfinals Blue Springs

9-3 35-13 27-55 17-3 7-17 20-13 27-14 33-19 42-20 46-14 49-19

2010 Blue Springs Hutchinson, Kans.

Blue Springs South Liberty Col. Rock Bridge Col. Hickman Jefferson City Raymore-Peculiar Lee’s Summit North Joplin State Sectionals Blue Springs South State Quarterfinals Blue Springs State Semifinals Ft. Zumwalt West State Finals Hazelwood Central

14-0 7-6 29-28 24-17 41-0 40-21 34-13 34-10 14-6 35-7 41-0

2011 Blue Springs Hutchinson, Kans.

Blue Springs South Liberty Col. Rock Bridge Col. Hickman Jefferson City Raymore-Peculiar Lee’s Summit North Joplin State Sectionals Columbia Rock Bridge State Quarterfinals Blue Springs South

10-2 35-20 35-20 16-3 34-14 35-6 21-0 30-33 34-0 71-10 38-7

48-0 9-14

35-14 21-23

31-23 7-0 42-6 10-7

10-9 7-28

Football 2012 East St. Louis Bentonville, Ark. Blue Springs Hutchinson, Kans.

Blue Springs South Liberty Col. Rock Bridge Jefferson City Col. Hickman First Round Playoff Lee’s Summit Second Round Playoff Raymore-Peculiar District Championship Blue Springs

9-3 20-12 7-24 24-38 35-31 28-0 30-0 38-21 16-6 34-7

2013 East St. Louis Bentonville, Ark. Blue Springs Hutchinson, Kans.

Blue Springs South Liberty Col. Rock Bridge Jefferson City Col. Hickman First Round Playoff Blue Springs South

6-4 19-14 21-24 7-22 41-7 27-6 24-34 47-28 20-16 21-6

2014 Columbia Rock Bridge Webb City Bentonville, AR Springdale Har-Ber Blue Springs South Blue Springs Columbia Hickman Helias Jeff City First Round Playoff Lee’s Summit North Second Round Playoff Kickapoo District Championship Blue Springs State Semifinal Francis Howell State Championship CBC

12-2 49-14 14-40 17-16 46-22 42-0 14-13 42-6 40-10 34-17

2015 Columbia Rock Bridge Webb City Bentonville, Ark. Springdale Har-Ber Blue Springs South Blue Springs Columbia Hickman Helias Jefferson City First Round Playoff Raymore-Peculiar

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37-7 38-7 11-14

8-11

43-14 41-0 34-29 25-20 24-31 4-6 26-7 20-49 13-24 21-49 27-37 39-21 50-0 35-25 20-55 21-24

2016 Columbia Rock Bridge Blue Springs South Bentonville, Ark. Raymore-Peculiar SM East Blue Springs CBC Jefferson City First Round Playoff Park Hill Second Round Playoff Kickapoo District Championship LS West State Semifinal Kirkwood

9-3 41-6 14-7 24-21 21-0 26-20 7-24 3-10 49-6

2017 Columbia Rock Bridge Blue Springs South Bentonville, Ark. Raymore-Peculiar SM East Blue Springs Pomona CBC Jefferson City First Round Playoff LS North Second Round Playoff LS West District Championship Park Hill

8-4 14-17 27-7 35-8 41-14 21-17 14-21 40-28 3-28 30-12

2018 Columbia Rock Bridge Blue Springs Raymore-Peculiar Blue Springs South Blue Valley Bishop Miege Battle CBC Jefferson City First Round Playoff Lee’s Summit Second Round Playoff LS West District Championship LS North State Semifinals Blue Springs State Championship CBC

11-3 21-33 17-0 31-10 35-0 42-7 14-13 28-0 7-45 41-8

2019 Columbia Rock Bridge Blue Springs Raymore-Peculiar Blue Springs South Blue Valley Bishop Miege Battle CBC Jefferson City First Round Playoff Lee’s Summit Second Round Playoff Liberty North

21-14 26-3 27-17 17-24

7-0 20-17 14-28

45-7 38-14 10-3 14-13 21-45 7-4 16-14 16-17 17-9 35-0 14-21 7-35 29-0 31-14 37-19

Kelly Donohoe - 4 yrs.

25-16-0 2020 5-3 Raymore-Peculiar 34-42 Park Hill 24-3 Bentonville 17-21 Blue Springs South 36-14 Bishop Miege 49-28 Lee’s Summit West 24-27 St. James Academy 44-29 Blue Springs 42-20 District Quarterfinals: Joplin Forfeit loss 2021 Raymore-Peculiar Park Hill Bentonville Blue Springs South Bishop Miege Lee’s Summit West DeSmet Jesuit CBC Blue Springs District Quarterfinals: Park Hill

4-6 14-20 23-24 7-35 21-7 24-21 21-10 14-28 10-41 10-3

2022 Raymore-Peculiar Blue Springs South Liberty North Bentonville (Ark.) Bishop Miege St. Thomas Aquinas Blue Springs St. Louis University High School

5-5 26-33 48-14 7-10 7-30 21-28 32-11 35-21 17-14 (OT) 41-0

JC Harmon Park Hill

District Quarterfinals:

13-21

42-49

2023 Raymore-Peculiar Blue Springs South Liberty North Bentonville (Ark.) Bishop Miege St. Thomas Aquinas

11-2 31-0 47-10 7-35 24-21 21-14 45-44 (OT) Blue Springs 14-10 St. Louis University High School 40-22 Oklahoma City Patriots Homeschool 13-0 Forfeit District Semifinals Lee’s Summit West 31-9 District Championships Lee’s Summit North 24-21 State Quarterfinals Nixa 38-14 State Semifinals Liberty North 27-28 (OT)

17-14 14-17

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Football

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2024 St. Pius X Ray-Pec Olathe North Lee’s Summit West Bishop Miege Blue Springs St. Thomas Aquinas Liberty North St. Louis University High School District Semifinals Lee’s Summit

6-4 24-12 34-14 42-25 38-17 20-3 13-30 13-14 (OT) 13-16 21-11 14-17

W:777 L:269 T:35

SOCCER

Team Faced with High Expectations, Brings Home Banner

The target on the back of the Rockhurst Soccer program entering 2024 could not have been bigger. The Hawklets were coming off of three consecutive State Championships and a combined record of 69-4-2. And on top of that, Rockhurst was the 2023 National Champions following an undefeated season.

Fair or not, there was pressure on the 2024 squad that went in with the #1 national ranking – a team that was still dealing with the loss of seven outstanding players who had graduated to play collegiate soccer.

But there was also a lot of talent still on the field. Uchan Kohring ’25 was a four-year starting forward who had tallied 40 goals and 41 assists in his first three seasons. Joining him up front was Asende Welongo ’26, who through his first two years at The Rock had 36 goals and 13 assists. The two were undoubtedly the best goal-scoring duo in the state.

Goalkeeper Luke Strueby ’26 was another player who had earned a starting role as a freshman, and then had a stellar sophomore season – allowing just 10 goals in 18 games with 11 shutouts. And his junior season would top that.

Max Hafner ’25, Liam Dean ’26 and Calvin Schieffer ’26 at midfield, Tanner Hollenbeck ’26 and Will Hunter ’26 on the backline, and Aidan Poynter ’26 and Michael Gary ’27 up front were all contributors on the National Championship team that would accept larger roles in 2024.

Rockhurst opened the season with wins over Lee’s Summit West and Aquinas, then headed into the Shawnee Mission East Tournament to face three Kansas schools. The Hawklets handled Blue Valley 3-0, and then matched up with Blue Valley Southwest.

Rock trailed 1-0 at half, but a Welongo goal tied it with 25 minutes left. Hawklets dominated the remaining time in regulation, but couldn’t find the back of the net; and per Kansas rules, the match immediately went to a penalty shootout.

Rockhurst would fall 4-2 in PKs, ending the program’s 36-game win streak. Blue Valley Southwest went on to go 21-0-0 and finish as the #2 team in the country.

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Head Coach Matt Darby ’00, in his sixth season leading the Soccer Hawklets with an 87% winning percentage, knew how to get his guys to refocus and bounce back following the disappointment. Rock immediately defeated Shawnee Mission East 3-1 and then won both matches in the annual Jesuit Classic, beating Marquette (WI), which was #16 nationally at the time, and Regis (CO).

Back to local competition, it was time for the second half of the season. And the Hawklets returned to their dominant ways.

In the final 10 regular season matches – all wins – Rockhurst outscored its opponents 42-5. The biggest result was a 1-0 victory over KC East, which was the defending Missouri Class 3 State Champs. Welongo scored the game-winner, and followed it up with back-to-back hat tricks in 6-0 wins over both Kickapoo and Ozark.

Final Four for the fourth consecutive season, in search of the first State Championship four-peat in Missouri boys history.

However, it was not meant to be, as a very physical De Smet squad ended Rockhurst’s title streak in a 3-1 semifinal match.

But once again, Coach Darby’s team responded to the disappointment – this time with a 6-1 win over Liberty North in the 3rd Place Match.

Welongo recorded his third hat trick of the season, capping off a junior campaign with 26 goals and 7 assists. He was named the Missouri Offensive Player of the Year and an All-American.

The Hawklets went into the postseason with a record of 16-1-0 and goal differential of +48.

Strueby and the defense had forced nine shutouts, and the Hawklets were back up to #1 in Missouri and #10 in the country.

As Rockhurst looks to return to the top of Missouri ranks (and perhaps the national one, too), Welongo will be the centerpiece in his final season as a Hawklet. The forward could become Rock Soccer’s first four-time All-State selection. Strueby will orchestrate the defense to replicate, or even improve upon, the 2024 season of allowing just nine goals in 21 games with 13 shutouts. Ethan Guenther ’26, Rex Olivas ’26, and Connor Williams ’27 are a few other players who will also take on more responsibilities this season.

The District Tournament looked easy for The Rock as they posted scores of 7-0, 4-0, and 2-0. But Glendale, sitting at 21-2-1, would offer much more of a challenge in the State Quarterfinals. The match was scoreless until Kohring broke through with 25 minutes left to play and Rock held on for the 1-0 win. Hawklets were headed back to the

“I was really proud of the way we responded to both of our losses last year, because that tells you the most about your team,” remarked Coach Darby. “We need to always bring that sense of urgency and level of determination to every match, because we have the talent that can take us back up to our ultimate goal.”

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Head Coach & Assistant Coaches

Jeremy McElduff

Matt Darby

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Entering his 22nd year at Rockhurst, Matt Darby ’00 is also in his seventh season as head coach of the soccer team. Coach Darby led the 2023 Hawklets to not only a third consecutive State Championship, but also an undefeated season (24-0-0) and 2023 National Championship. This was the first sport at Rockhurst that earned such distinction – but it is not a surprise if you walked through the locker room to see the motivational reminders or watched all the practice plans and film review. As a player, he was a three-year starter and an All-Time Team member for the Hawklet soccer program, and was a part of the back-to-back State Championship teams in 1998 and 1999. He was named the Missouri Defensive Player of the Year in 1999. Coach Darby went on to continue his academic and athletic careers at Marquette University where he was a team captain in 2003 and led the team in assists his junior and senior seasons. Since returning to Rockhurst in 2004, Coach Darby has worn several hats including JV soccer coach, English teacher, Assistant Athletic Director, Assistant Principal/Dean of Students, and now Head Soccer Coach. He and his wife Carolyn were the varsity soccer coaches at Notre Dame de Sion for 15 years where they won three State Titles, three 2nd Place finishes, and two 3rd Place finishes. They have three sons: Finn ‘28, Cole, and Ryan.

Coach McElduff, or “Técnico”, has 30 years of coaching experience and is starting his 26th year at Rockhurst.

He spent 17 years coaching at St. Teresa’s Academy where they won five State Championships, two 2nd Place finishes, and one 3rd Place finish. After a two-year break, he returned to The Rock as a coach in 2019. Técnico has been a Spanish teacher at RHS since 2000. A Columbia Hickman High Kewpie, he stayed in Columbia to earn his Bachelor’s in Classics and Master’s in Spanish. A two-year soccer letterman at Hickman, Técnico was the team leader in yellow cards. Among his hobbies are reading fantasy and mystery novels, and spending time with his family. Técnico is married to Becky and they have two children: a daughter, Audrey Kay, and a son, Lemuel.

Jon Feder

Coach Feder is in his eighth year on the faculty at Rockhurst and his seventh season as the goalkeepers coach, after spending 2018 with the freshman soccer team. He played in the soccer program from 2006-09 before graduating from The Rock in 2010. During a year of volunteer teaching with the Alum Service Corps at Arrupe Jesuit High School in Denver, he served as the interim head coach of the boys’ soccer team and assistant coach of the girls’ team. Coach Feder teaches Theology here at The Rock.

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Dan Shaver

Dan Calderon

Coach Calderon ’99 came back to The Rock in 2019 after spending 10 years as a practicing attorney. As a faculty and staff member, he teaches English and Film classes, and heads the sophomore soccer team. He grew up in Kansas City and was part of the fabled 1998 Rock soccer team that logged an unprecedented undefeated season on its way to Rockhurst’s first State Championship in the sport. He was named to the Rockhurst Soccer All-Time Team. He then went on to Marquette University and the University of Kansas School of Law. Coach Calderon and his wife, Katie, have two children: Charlie and Isabel.

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Scott Huber

Coach Huber and his wife, Lori, reside in Leawood.

They have two sons, Kyle ’10 and Brett ’12. He was born and raised in St. Louis and graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in STL. Coach Huber played collegiate soccer at Avila University from 1980-84.

He then became an assistant coach for the Avila men’s team until 1990. After a few years off, he then served as an assistant coach at St. Teresa’s Academy from 2016-21 and also started coaching at Rockhurst, and is currently in his 10th season with The Rock’s freshman team.

Assistant Coaches

Starting his 11th year, Coach Shaver serves as the head coach of RHS’s JV soccer team and remains a member of the Math Department. He is a product of Jesuit education including both St. Louis U. High and Rockhurst University. After graduating from Rockhurst University with degrees in Math, Secondary Education, and Philosophy, Coach Shaver taught math and served as the varsity head soccer coach at Bishop Ward High School in KCK. Outside of school, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Claire, and sons, James and William. Coach Shaver is also moderator of the Yell Leaders and serves as an assistant varsity soccer coach at St. Teresa’s Academy.

Matthew Martel

Coach Martel ’15 graduated from William Jewell College, where he studied Mathematics and Physics. He was part of the Rockhurst HS varsity team for three years, going to the Final Four each season and being part of the 2013 State Championship team. He is a member of the Rockhurst Soccer All-Time Team. At Jewell, an NCAA Division II school, he was a member of the men’s soccer team all four years. Of his family of five, his older brothers (Phillip ’08 and Andrew ’11) also graduated from The Rock. He has been part of the coaching staff since 2019 and works with Coach Huber on the freshman team. During the day Coach Martel works at Kansas City Life Insurance as an actuarial analyst.

Bryan Jantsch

Coach Jantsch ‘10 is in his second stint coaching for Hawklets soccer. He begins his eighth season in coaching soccer for The Rock and St. Teresa’s Academy.

During the day, Coach Jantsch works in commercial real estate. He, along with his brother, Kevin ’12 and his dad, Tom ’77 were stellar Rockhurst athletes, and all three were State Champions in their time as Rockhurst student-athletes.

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2025 Varsity Soccer Schedule

Soccer

Friday, August 29

Liberty North

Home

6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 2

Lee’s Summit West

Away

6:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 4

St. Thomas Aquinas

Home

6:30 p.m.

September 9-13

Shawnee Mission Tournament

Away

TBD

September 19-20

Jesuit Classic in Denver, MO

Away

TBD

Tuesday, September 23

Lincoln College Prep Academy

Home

6:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 25

Lee’s Summit

Home

6:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 27

Park Hill South

Home

12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 30

KC East Christian Academy

Home

7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 7

Pembroke Hill

Away

7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 8

Lee’s Summit North

Home

6:30 p.m.

Monday, October 13

KC East High School

Away

6:30 p.m.

Friday, October 17

Glendale

Home

6:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 18

Ozark

Home

12:00 p.m.

Monday, October 20

Blue Springs South

Away

6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 23

St. James Academy

Away

6:30 p.m.

November 1-11

Districts

TBD

TBD

November 12-14

Sectionals

TBD

TBD

Saturday, November 15

State Quarterfinals

TBD

TBD

Friday, November 21

State Semifinals

Fenton, MO TBD

Saturday, November 22

State Championship

Fenton, MO TBD

2024 Season Results

OVERALL RECORD: 21-2-0

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Lee’s Summit West

Won 3-1

KC East

Won 1-0

@ St. Thomas Aquinas

Won 1-0

@ Kickapoo

Won 6-0

SM East Tourney vs. Blue Valley

Won 3-0

@ Ozark

Won 6-0

SM East Tourney vs. Blue Valley Southwest

Lost 1-1 (PKs)

Blue Springs South

Won 4-0

SM East Tourney vs. SM East

Won 3-1

St. James Academy

Won 4-1

Jesuit Classic vs. Marquette (WI)

Won 2-0

District Quarterfinals vs.

Neosho

Won 7-0

Jesuit Classic vs. Regis (CO)

Won 3-2

District Semifinals vs. Carthage

Won 4-0

@ Lee’s Summit

Won 3-1

District Championship vs. Lee’s Summit

Won 2-0

@ Park Hill South

Won 2-1

State Quarterfinals vs. Glendale Won 1-0

KC East Christian Academy

Won 8-0

State Semifinals vs. De Smet

Lost 3-1

Pembroke Hill

Won 5-0

Won 6-1

@ Lee’s Summit North

Won 3-2

State 3rd Place Match vs.

Liberty North

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Goals

Assists

Points

*^#!Asende Welongo

26

7

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*^Uchan Kohring

13

10

36

*Michael Gary

6

18

30

*^Max Hafner

4

10

18

*Tanner Hollenbeck

5

6

16

*Calvin Schieffer

3

6

12

*Connor Williams

2

7

11

Aidan Poynter

2

6

10

*Charlie Finn Barrett

3

2

8

Peyton Hodes

2

3

7

Charlie Heineman

3

0

6

*Liam Dean

3

0

6

Joey Dunn

1

3

5

Blake Helvey

2

1

5

Wyatt Hawkinson

1

1

3

Ari Hertenstein

1

1

3

Ethan Guenther

1

1

3

*Will Hunter

1

0

2

Rex Olivas

0

1

1

Soccer 2024 Season Stats

Player

Goalkeepers Name

GP

GA

Saves

Shutouts

*^ Luke Strueby

21

9

87

13

Carter Middleton

9

5

19

6

*All-District ^All-State #All-Midwest !All-American Blue indicates returnee

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Each year the soccer team awards athletes for their performances on the field, as a teammate, and in the classroom.

The Solid As A Rock Award

Leadership Award

The Solid As A Rock Award goes to the top defensive-minded player.

Varsity Soccer 2024 Awards

Started in 2020.

Rocco Deppe Ryan Thompson Ryan Thompson Connor Gaarder Teddy Franke Luke Strueby

2020 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Golden Boot Award

The Golden Boot Award is given to the best offensive player.

Brendan Matthews Charlie Peters William John Robby Borchardt Eric Sweetin Jordan Raybould Peter O’Neill Justin Koehler Peter O’Neill Alex Sweetin Bryan Jantsch Doug Stevenson Derek Schrick Jim Brazeal Kyle Mclagen Robert Dewitt Jordan Evans C. McLagan K. Schieffer Gianni Catenacci Kyle Ruark Thomas Gansner Thomas Gansner Grant Peters Ryder Barrett Baka Kante Baka Kante Asende Welongo

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Jarrett Devereaux Matt Ferguson Mike Comiskey Seamus McLaughlin Cole Mayer Dan Kovac Drew Pavlovich Kelly Mercer Justin Koehler Alex DeZeeuw Austin Trees Felipe Navarro Danny Cunningham Bret Raybould Kyle Huber Jon Feder Grant Wilson John Mehl Brendan Marquart Robert Kelly Ben Seitzer Ryan Lewis W. Boatman Michael Rall Camden Schieffer George Marty Jake Hiss Kyle Ziegler Max Goodwin Ryder Barrett Josh Pileggi Grant Anielak Dylan Grojean Henry Mullen Liam Dean

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2023 2024

Soccer

Bryan R. Bolden Award

All-District

Max Hafner ’25 (1st Team) Uchan Kohring ’25 (1st Team) Calvin Schieffer ’26 (1st Team) Luke Strueby ’26 (1st Team) Asende Welongo ’26 (1st Team) Charlie Finn Barrett ’25 (2nd Team) Liam Dean ’26 (2nd Team) Will Hunter ’26 (2nd Team) Michael Gary ’27 (2nd Team) Tanner Hollenbeck ’26 (Hon. Men.) Connor Williams ’27 (Hon. Men.)

All-Region (Districts 5 & 6)

Max Hafner ’25 Uchan Kohring ’25 Luke Strueby ’26 Asende Welongo ’26 Michael Gary ’27 Region 3 Player of the Year: Asende Welongo ’26 Region 3 Private School Coach of the Year: Coach Matt Darby ’00

2024 Season Team Awards

The Bryan R. Bolden Award goes to the top role player.

Nick Taylor 2000 John Molle 2001 Kyle Fitzgerald 2001 Scott Ferguson 2002 Michael Wiggins 2003 Miguel Mejia 2003 Matt Betterman 2004 Joe Madden 2004 Nick Simcox 2005 Alex Higbie 2005 Conor Lewis 2006 Danny Riesmeyer 2007 Michael Murphy 2008 Garret Carman 2008 Paul Pisani 2009 Adam Stingo 2010 Brad Miller 2010 Brandan Krueger 2010 Andy VanBuskirk 2011 Sam Joseph 2012 Alex Caffrey 2013 Sam Joseph 2013 Lukas Kenney 2013 Jack Saladino 2014 Eric Smith 2014 Donovan Siro 2015 Alex Siro 2015 Mitchell Roberts 2016 Ben Tranberger 2017 Jackson Merckens 2017 Andrew Valdivia 2018 Liam Bailey 2019 Braydon Tomasic 2020 Noah Higbie 2021 Andrew Maldonado 2022 Liam VerMeer 2023 Max Hafner 2024 Calvin Schieffer 2024

All-Metro

Uchan Kohring ’25 (1st Team) Asende Welongo ’26 (1st Team) Calvin Schieffer ’26 (2nd Team) Luke Strueby ’26 (2nd Team) All-Metro Forward of the Year: Asende Welongo ’26

All-State

Uchan Kohring ’25 (1st Team) Asende Welongo ’26 (1st Team) Luke Strueby ’26 (2nd Team) Max Hafner ’25 (Hon. Men.)

Class 4 Offensive Player of the Year Asende Welongo ’26

United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Asende Welongo ’26

United Soccer Coaches All-American Asende Welongo ’26

High School Soccer All-American Game Selection Uchan Kohring ’25

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All-Time Team

Rick Pribyl Joe Hilboldt Chip Corrigan Tom McKay Jim Mosqueda Jeff Johnson Mike Chonko Tom Knox Todd Riley Chris D’Amico Keith Jarmusch Chuck Reid Todd Schieffer Brett Darby Scott Siegel Kevin Charcut Nick Finn Matt Benben Bryan Charcut Sean Walker Jason Cole Michael Robards Dan Watson Matt Herald Brian Siegel Matt Jewett Joe Burns Jason Woods Matt Darby

Coaching Records

Year 1963-1966 1966-1968 1968-1969 1969-1970 1970-1973 1973-1974 1974-1993 1994-2018 2019-2024

Coach Mark McKenzie, SJ Len McCabe, SJ Roger Jackson Joe Stehno Jim Salter Woody Boian, SJ Ron Geldhof Chris Lawson Matt Darby

Totals

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1966 1974 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1988 1988 1989 1989 1989 1990 1994 1995 1995 1996 1997 1997 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

Jim Davey 2000 Brett Coppage 2000 Lance Snodgrass 2000 Brendan Matthews 2001 Ryan Raybould 2001 Jarrett Devereaux 2001 Charlie Peters 2002 Will John 2003 Mike Comiskey 2003 Robbie Borchardt 2004 Daneil Kerley 2005 Cole Mayer 2005 Seth Sinovic 2005 Eric Sweetin 2005 Drew Pavlovich 2006 Jordan Raybould 2006 Alex DeZeeuw 2008 Justin Koehler 2008 Peter O’Neill 2008 Tom Sorrentino 2008 Alex Sweetin 2009 Christian Krueger 2009 Austin Trees 2009 Luke Snyder 2009 Alex Male 2009 Tj Lawless 2009 Felipe Navarro 2009 Bryan Jantsch 2010 Dustin Abnos 2011

Nick Lewis Doug Stevenson Adam Stingo Grant Wilson Derek Schrick John Mehl Brendan Marquart Jim Brazeal Sam Joseph Robert Kelly Kyle McLagan Ben Seitzer Robert DeWitt, III Matthew Martel Keaton Schieffer Cole McLagan Will Boatman Gianni Catenacci Nick Moyer Frank Barry Kyle Ruark Camden Schieffer Jake Hiss Kyle Ziegler Liam Bailey Thomas Gansner Max Goodwin Caden McLagan

Years at RHS 3 2 1 1 3 1 17 25 6

W 13 12 14 7 27 9 270 550 124

L 4 2 2 1 6 3 75 150 16

T 4 0 0 2 5 3 39 25 3

Winning % 61.9% 85.7% 87.5% 70.0% 71.0% 60.0% 70.3% 75.9% 86.7%

58

1026

250

81

75.6%

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2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020

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Varsity Soccer

Front row, from left: Bahar Ahmed, Connor Dierks, Rex Olivas, Quinn Condon, Luke Strueby, Cole Farinelli, Liam Dean, Asende Welongo, Hudson Malfer; Second row: Tanner Hollenbeck, Connor Williams, Isaiah Ford, Collin Leary, Sam Hafner, Ethan Guenther, Cruz Garcia, Aidan Poynter; Third row: Jack Meyer, Calvin Schieffer, Aiden Comeau, Mo Abdalla, Will Hunter, Michael Gary, TJ Schieffer; Fourth row: Coach Matthew Martel, Coach Bryan Jantsch, Coach Jon Feder, Coach Jeremy McElduff, Coach Matt Darby, Coach Dan Shaver, Coach Dan Calderon, Coach Scott Huber

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Returning Lettermen

Soccer

Forwards

Front row, from left: Ethan Guenther, Liam Dean, Tanner Hollenbeck, Luke Strueby, Rex Olivas, Calvin Schieffer, Collin Leary Second row: Cruz Garcia, Aidan Poynter, Asende Welongo, Will Hunter, Connor Williams, Michael Gary

Front row, from left: Sam Hafner, Connor Dierks, Asende Welongo, Collin Leary; second row: Aidan Poynter, Michael Gary, Isaiah Ford

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Midfielders Front row, from left: Liam Dean, Rex Olivas, Connor Williams, Calvin Schieffer; Second row: Connor Dierks, Ethan Guenther, Mo Abdalla

Defenders Front row, from left: Cruz Garcia, Will Hunter, Tanner Hollenbeck, Connor Williams, Ethan Guenther; Second row: Collin Leary, TJ Schieffer, Jack Meyer, Aiden Comeau

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Goalies & Managers

Soccer

Managers from left: Hudson Malfer, Bahar Ahmed

Junior Varsity Team

Goalies from left: Quinn Condon, Luke Strueby, Cole Farinelli

Front row, from left: Easton Vacanti, Luca Vricella, Talyn Gates, Elliott Williamson, Brandon Lonesk, Oliver Acorn, Andrew Boehmer, Jackson Raney; Second row: Ian Kabianga, Axel Marquez, Nic Bautista, Alex Haessig-Aycock, Jude Bailey, Elias Lauderdale, Jack Richter; Third row: Coach Dan Shaver, Owen Thomas, Azra Koko, Oliver Ciminieri, Jackson Staszak, Vinny Gronberg, Topher Underwood, Coach Bryan Jantsch

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C-Team Front row, from left: Finnigan Moran, Justus Woods, Kamden Burns, Charlie Calderon, Archer Hughes, Anthony Sang, Grae Barrett, Finn Darby; Second row: Ronan Ursick, Paul Malone, Landon Hollenbeck, Ryland Sebus, Coach Dan Calderon, Ronan Will, Lucas Olivas, Kristian Vipond, Benjamin Rybowicz; Third row: Abram Bland, Jackson Reed, Cohl Meraz, Preston Williams, Ahmed Hamid, Gavin Spitz, Pierce Henry

Freshman Team Front row, from left: Tanner Turley, Sam Schwaller, Brennan Berg, George Green, Dominic Gronberg, Van Altendorf, Teddy Hagenhoff, Logan Gates; Second row: Aidan Kabianga, Josh Twyman, Ryan Reidy, Brennan Leary, Axle Garcia, Simon Fendler, Aiden Williams, Luke Arnett; Third row: Coach Matthew Martel, Charlie Palmer, Lawson Muller, Colin Euston, Dietrich Snyder, Coach Scott Huber

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Swim & Dive

AquaHawks Battle for Fifth Straight Title, Led by Senior Standout

Entering the 2024 season, Rockhurst stood alone as the winningest swim & dive program in Missouri, with hopes of now extending its lead over the rest of the state.

The team’s 2023 State Championship was the AquaHawks’ fourth consecutive, and 15th overall (all since 2004), passing the Parkway West girls’ program that has been sitting at 14 titles since 2022.

But Head Coach Paul Winkeler knew his squad would have to perform to its ceiling in 2024 in order to keep stride with SLUH, which was very motivated after coming up eight points short of Rockhurst at State the season prior. SLUH returned all but two of its point scorers from the 2023 State Meet; meanwhile, Rockhurst had graduated four of its top swimmers, including AllAmericans Evan Crim ’24 and Blake Francois ’24.

Andrew Baklanov ’25, however, was back for his senior season. As a junior, he was the 100 Backstroke State Champ and runner-up in the 200 IM, and was a key member of the State Champion 200 Medley and 400 Free Relays. He would prove to be the best all-around swimmer in the state in his final season.

In Rock’s first four invitationals of the year, Baklanov won all eight of his individual races. The team also won all four meets, as well as its fifth competition, a dual against Blue Springs South.

In the season-opening SouthRock Invitational, the divers were a catalyst to the team victory with all four AquaHawk divers placing in the top-five.

Beau Harmon ’26 added a win in the 200 Free. In Glendale’s Friday Fights meet, Logan Frank ’25, Noah Plunkett ’25, and Josh Battison ’26 each won races along with Baklanov.

Peter Claxton ’25 showcased his ability at the 18team Ozark Invitational, winning the 50 Free and medaling in the 100 Free, while also anchoring the winning 200 Medley and 200 Free Relays. But it was Baklanov who was the talk of the meet; he won both the 100 Back and 200 IM while setting meet records, and also led off the winning 200 Medley Relay and anchored the winning 400 Free Relay.

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Swim & Dive For the rest of the regular season, Rockhurst won every competition with the exception of the North KC Invitational (AquaHawks intentionally swam “off” events) and the COMO Invitational (where other teams tend to “show their cards” while Rock continues to focus on tapering until State). Joseph Douglas ’25 and Charlie Huber ’25 were two more seniors who had outstanding seasons leading up to State, winning diving and swimming events, respectively, at various meets.

Come mid-November, it was time to taper.

Especially since the 2024 State Meet would be a gauntlet.

Of the 11 swimming events at the State Championships, nine had faster winning times in 2024 than in the year before.

In 2023, Rockhurst won all three relays. And while the 2024 version of the AquaHawks was faster by 0.78 seconds in the 200 Free Relay, the group placed 4th. The 200 Medley Relay team broke the school record (set in 2023) by 0.07 seconds, but that was still only good enough for runner-up.

There were similar trends on the individual side.

Battison placed 4th in both the 200 Free and 500 Free during his sensational sophomore season; and as a junior he finished 4th again in both races, despite improving his 200 Free by 1.30 seconds and his 500 Free by 2.66 seconds.

Baklanov was the exception. He solidified himself as one of the best swimmers in Rockhurst and MSHSAA history. He repeated as State Champ in the 100 Back with a new school record (48.28) and barely missed the state record. He then won the 200 IM with a new school record and overall state record (1:46.69) to earn All-American honors in both events. Baklanov also led the AquaHawks to 2nd place finishes in the 200 Medley Relay (All-American standard) and 400 Free Relay. In addition, he was the best 500 Free swimmer in Missouri (swam 4:30.22 during the regular season), but only two individual events are allowed at the State Meet.

For his career, Baklanov scored the fourth most State Meet points in program history; he was a three-time individual State Champ, two-time relay State Champ, 11-time All-State, three-time individual All-American and three-time relay All-American, and the 2024 Missouri Swimmer of the Year.

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But in the end, SLUH proved to be too deep in 2024 – and Rockhurst came up 34 points short as the AquaHawks brought home their secondever 2nd Place finish. It’s worth noting that Coach Winkeler’s team scored more points in 2024 (294) than it did as State Champs in 2023 (280). It was the most points ever scored by a runner-up team in MSHSAA boys history.

“While in the end we fell short in 2024, those pillars that our program has been built upon did not waver. Commitment, discipline, effort, grit, respect… these are what AquaHawks are raised on,” said Coach Winkeler. “Each year we focus on what has made those teams in the past special, and make it our goal to create the same sense of team.”

Swim & Dive

Paul Winkeler

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Head Coach

A 15-time Coach of the Year, Coach Winkeler is in his eighth season during his second stint with the program that he also led from 1999-2014. During that span the program developed into the winningest program in Missouri boys’ swimming history. A graduate of De Smet Jesuit in St. Louis, Coach Winkeler earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry from Rockhurst University and a Master’s from Webster University. At Rockhurst High, he teaches Chemistry, Geology, and AP Environmental Science and is the Chair of the Science Department. In addition to his classroom work, Coach Wink is a Kairos Director, Assistant Coach for Player Personnel, Baseball Coach, and Moderator of the Conservation Club and Zoo. During his time coaching swimming at Rockhurst, Coach Wink has been a finalist for National Coach of the Year four times and has coached numerous individual State Champions and All-Americans. In 2017 he was inducted into the Rockhurst Hall of Fame, and in 2022 he was named the National Coach of the Year. He has also earned the highest level of certification through the American Swim Coaches Association, Level 5. Coach Wink is married to Margaret and they have three children: Mary Ellen, Amelia, and John ’28.

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Matthew Margritier

Assistant Coaches

Coach Margritier ’11 is in his ninth year coaching at his alma mater. While an AquaHawk himself from 2007-2010, he was a 16-time medalist at the Missouri State Swimming & Diving Championships, and captain of the AquaHawks his senior season.

During his time at The Rock, he set four school and state records, was twice chosen as the KC Metro Swimmer of the Year by the Kansas City Star, and was selected as the Missouri Male High School Athlete of the Year in 2011 by the Kansas City Sports Commission. Coach Margritier went on to become a two-time NCAA Division I AllAmerican at the University of Missouri.

Following college, he returned to Kansas City as a CPA with Deloitte and now works for Mead Lumber Company.

David Knopke

Coach Knopke ’16 rejoins the AquaHawk dive team as one of the program’s most decorated athletes.

He was a two-time State Champ and two-time State Runner-Up while at The Rock. From ages 8-18, he was ranked in the top-25 of divers nationally each year. He graduated from SLU with a BA in Chemistry and currently works as an R&D Chemist for Tnemec Company, Inc. Coach Knopke began his coaching in 2016 with the Country Club of Leawood and after graduating college joined the staff at Notre Dame de Sion High School, where he has been the Head Dive Coach since 2021.

Andra K. Bessenbacher

Coach Bessenbacher joined the AquaHawk staff in 2024, but was no stranger to the program. She married into the community (Steve ’86) and sent three boys through Rockhurst (Patrick ‘16, Michael ’20, and Brian ’23). Her swim experience is varied with high school competitive swimming experience in Virginia and summer clubs. She is also a triathlete. Coach Bessenbacher also joined the Rockhurst faculty/staff in 2025, serving as a Theology teacher.

Sayf Nabulsi

Coach Nabulsi returns to help coach the AquaHawks for his second year – this season joining as a full-time staff member after working as a volunteer coach in 2024.

He swam for The Rock from 2018-2020 before going abroad during his senior year. Coach Nabulsi’s philosophy in the sport and coaching is that it can help develop boys into men due to the discipline required and how the individual sport has a team component.

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SouthRock Invitational

Blue Springs Pool Plex

4:00 p.m.

Friday, September 5

Glendale Friday Fights

John H. Foster Natatorium

4:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 6

Ozark Invitational

John H. Foster Natatorium

TBA

Saturday, September 13

Belton Invitational

Belton High School

12:00 p.m.

Tuesday, September 16

Blue Springs South Dual

Blue Springs Pool Plex

4:00 p.m.

September 19-20

North Kansas City Invitational Gladstone Comm. Center

TBA

Wednesday, October 1

Belton Dual

Belton High School

4:00 p.m.

October 3-5

COMO Invitational

Mizzou Aquatic Center

TBA

Tuesday, October 14

Park Hill South Dual

Park Hill Aquatic Center

4:00 p.m.

Friday, October 24

Glendale Quad

John H. Foster Natatorium

4:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 25

Springfield Invitational

John H. Foster Natatorium

TBA

November 3-4

ILCs

Central High School

TBA

November 14-15

State Championships

St. Peters Rec-Plex

TBA

1st out of 11 teams with 539 points

Glendale Friday Fights

1st out of 6 teams with 455 points

Ozark Invitational

1st out 18 teams with 623 points

Belton Invitational

1st out of 19 teams with 564.5 points

Blue Springs South Dual

Won 714-468

North Kansas City Invitational

5th of 24 teams with 180 points

Park Hill South Dual

Won 128-58

COMO Invitational

4th out of 35 teams with 178 points

Belton Meet

1st out of 5 teams with 764 points

Raytown Grand Prix

1st out of 4 teams with 848 points

Glendale Invitational

1st out of 7 teams with 423 points

Springfield Invitational

1st out of 27 teams with 566 points

State Championship

2nd out of 28 teams with 294 points

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2025 Season Results

SouthRock Invitational

Varsity Swim & Dive 2025 Schedule

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All-State Individuals

2024 Season Team Awards

Andrew Baklanov ’25 Peter Claxton ’25 Charlie Huber ’25 Josh Battison ’26 Aaden Lutman ’27

All-State Relay Members Andrew Baklanov ’25 Peter Claxton ’25 Logan Frank ’25 Ben Holewinski ’25 Charlie Huber ’25 Josh Battison ’26 Beau Harmon ’26 Aaden Lutman ’27 Kemper Roberts ’27

Honorable Mention All-State Individuals Joseph Douglas ’25 JJ Frank ’25 Logan Frank ’25 Noah Plunkett ’25 Taumr Sutton ’25 Soren Ursick ’25 Beau Harmon ’26 Matthew Warren ’26 Charlie Klumpp ’27 Miles Tomsic ’28

All-American Individuals Andrew Baklanov ‘25

All-American Relay Members Andrew Baklanov ’25 Peter Claxton ’25 Logan Frank ’25 Aaden Lutman ’27

All-Time Team

This list will grow quickly as the swim team’s top performers during this State Championship streak become eligible for the All-Time team (must be five years from graduation). The team has a young history, and this list represents pioneers who helped establish the sport to the point where it is feared across the KC Metro area and the state of Missouri.

Submission for membership to the squad can be submitted to the Athletic Director or head coach, with credentials as to why their high school swim & dive career warrants consideration.

Matt Reintjes 1993 Trey Bowen 1995 Michael Reardon 1996 Michael Hess 1997 Charles Rhoades 1998 Kevin Teasdale 1998 Chris Clement 1999 Matt Neenan 2002 Jason Benson 2006 Matt Jones 2006 Chris Kearney 2006 Thomas Robinson2006 Kevin Webster 2007 Drew Arensberg 2008 Steve Nelson 2009 Jonathon Benson 2010 Matthew Benson 2010

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Mick White 2010 Jacob Gansert 2010 Jack Rund 2010 Matthew Margritier2011 Ford McLiney 2011 Neil White 2011 William Bredar 2012 Jacob Fisher 2012 Nick Foster 2012 Kevin Nelson 2012 Zach Pierce 2012 Matt Rusgis 2012 Andrew Swetnam 2012 Collin Thompson 2012 Louis Behnen 2013 Alex Lombardo 2013 Tim Richards 2013

Jake Scovell 2013 Grant Byers 2014 Drew Hagedorn 2014 Pete Stanley 2014 Alex Albracht 2015 Zach Cook 2015 Trevor Weinrich 2015 AJ Iseman 2016 David Knopke 2016 Collin Nill 2017 Joey Pennington 2017 Henry Kasyjanski 2019 Jack Murphy 2019 Reece Manning 2020 Dillon Nill 2020

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Relays

*200 Freestyle Relay - 1:27.42 Charlie Huber Ben Holewinski Kemper Roberts Peter Claxton (4th at State) *400 Freestyle Relay - 3:08.27 Charlie Huber Josh Battison Beau Harmon Andrew Baklanov (2nd at State)

Individual Events

50 Freestyle *Peter Claxton (10th at State) - 21.58 Andrew Baklanov - 21.81 100 Backstroke *!%#Andrew Baklanov (State Champion) - 48.28 *Miles Tomsic (12th at State) - 55.52 100 Breaststroke *Aaden Lutman (6th at State) - 57.23 Andrew Baklanov - 59.11 *Kemper Roberts (12th at State) - 59.87 100 Butterfly Andrew Baklanov - 52.39 *Charlie Huber (7th at State) - 52.58 *Matthew Warren (10th at State) - 52.91

2024 Season Stats

*%#200 Medley Relay - 1:33.54 Andrew Baklanov Aaden Lutman Logan Frank Peter Claxton (2nd at State)

100 Freestyle *Beau Harmon (9th at State) - 47.25 *Peter Claxton (7th at State) - 47.40 200 Freestyle *Josh Battison (4th at State) - 1:41.68 Andrew Baklanov - 1:44.65 *Charlie Huber (10th at State) - 1:44.87

Diving

*Joseph Douglas (10th at State) - 344.40 *Charlie Klumpp (12th at State) - 321.50

200 IM *!%#Andrew Baklanov (State Champion) - 1:46.69 *Aaden Lutman (6th at State) - 1:55.21 500 Freestyle Andrew Baklanov - 4:30.22 *Josh Battison (4th at State) - 4:36.90 *Soren Ursick (12th at State) - 4:49.11

*All-State !State Champion %School Record #All-American Blue indicates returnee

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2024 Season Team Awards

Swim & Dive The Rockhurst Swim & Dive program recognizes many different levels in its team awards. Self-evident in the purpose are the following: Rookie of the Year, Diver of the Year, MVP, Team Spirit, Leadership, Most Improved, and JV Swimmer of the Year. The Aquahawk Award of Excellence is the only award solely voted on by the swimmers/divers and recognizes the person who best represents the program. The Ironman Award is given to someone who had to really push himself to achieve something special.

MVP

Thomas Robinson Kevin Webster Matthew Margritier Mick White Nick Foster Louis Behnan David Knopke Alex Albracht AJ Iseman Collin Nill Dylan Nill Caden Francois Andrew Baklanov

Rookie of the Year Andrew Robinson Keaton Knott Vito Cammisano Jon Benson Griffin Peavey Ford McLiney Brian Tucci Alex Lombardo Pete Stanley Alex Albracht Louis Behnen Zach Cook AJ Iseman David Knopke Collin Nill Bobby Freeman Paul Homuth Dylan Nill Tommy Tietjen Reece Manning Sayf Nabulsi Adam Hawn Caden Francois John Tietjen Blake Francois Andy Baklanov Joseph Douglas Josh Battison Peter Claxton Donnie Evangelidis Miles Tomsic

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2004 - 06 2006 2007 - 08, 10 2008 - 09 2011 2012 2012 - 13 2013 - 14 2015 2016 2017 - 19 2020 - 22 2023 - 24

2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 2021 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024

JV Swimmer of the Year John Fritzlen Patrick McGannon Clay Stanley Tyler Stanley Eric Jurgeson Jordan Pierce Trevor Weinrich Joe Green Danny Thompson Brian Hennessey AJ Nardella Mark Holewinski Andrew Murphy Tyler Wolf Gus Brandmeyer Tate Slaymaker Taumr Sutton Ian Kennedy Micah Moncrieffe

Top Diver

Drew Arensberg Ford McLiney Willy Bredar Matt Rusgis Zach Pierce David Knopke Joey Pennington Jack Murphy Michael Douglas PJ Axtell Owen Stuckey Joseph Douglas

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 - 13 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 - 24

2006 - 07 2008 - 10 2011 2011 2011 2012 - 15 2016 2017 - 18 2019 2020 2021 - 22 2023 - 24

Swim & Dive Aquahawk Award of Excellence

Ironman

Joey Martin Mick White Richie Enright Stephen Nelson Cal Bayer Jake Scovell Noah Steilen Jordan Pierce Collin Nill Joe Green Colin McCann Dylan Nill Caden Francois Jake Walker John Tietjen Reece Manning Jack McAnany John Tietjen George Rebman Charlie Penner Noah Plunkett

2004 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 - 10 2011 - 12 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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Phil Linville 2004 Chris Crawford 2005 Justin Brown 2006 Joe Roh 2006 John Fritzlen 2007 Chris Jury 2008 Joe Fritzlen 2009 Eric Jurgeson 2009 Neil White 2010 Tyler Stanley 2011 Mitch Morrison 2012 - 13 Noah Ries 2014 Joe Green 2015 Mitch Orf 2016 Danny Thompson 2017 Kevin Marshall 2018 Ryan Mackey 2019 Reece Manning 2020 Jacob Metzner 2021 Brian Bessenbacher 2022 Jude Sojka 2023 Nicholas Metzner 2023 Taumr Sutton 2024 Nick Metzner 2024

Most Improved

Chris Crawford Nick Vignatelli Kevin Webster Drew Arrensberg Patrick Dyer Stephen Nelson Jack Rund Neil White Collin Thompson Tim Richards Max Allen Alex Hawn Joey Pennington Caden Gabel Jack Murphy Chase Auman Ryan Mackey Sammy Brisch Nicholas Salido George Rebman John Switzer Charlie Penner Andy Baklanov Beau Harmon Aaden Lutman

2004 2004 2005 - 06 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 - 11 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015 - 16 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2022 2023 2024

2024 Season Team Awards

Pat Laughlin Ben Morrison Phil Linville Thomas Robinson Andrew Robinson Michael Wytock Stephen Nelson Matt Benson Matthew Margritier Jacob Fisher Alex Lombardo Pete Stanley Alex Albracht David Knopke Cullen O’Dear Bobby Freeman Levi Banes Henry Kasyjanski Dylan Nill Tommy Tietjen Joey DeVreugd John Tietjen Evan Crim Andrew Baklanov

Team Spirit

Trevor Weinrich Leadership Thomas Wytock Phil Linville Jason Benson Kevin Webster Joe Vandenboom Steve Sharp Mick White Matthew Margritier Eric Jurgeson Tim Richards Alex Daly Grant Byers Zach Cook Sam Daly Trevor Weinrich Tommy Vopat Kyle Kidder Levi Banes Chris Angles Tabor Hunt Jack January PJ Axtell Nicholas Salido Brendan Lillis Carson Smith Blake Francois Charlie Huber

2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2021 2022 2022 2023 2024

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Swim & Dive

Divers

Front row, from left: Tyler Nana, John Winkeler, Trevor Sifers, Davis Foster, Brayden Rowland, Jimmy Bahr, Andrew Schoenfeld, Dominic Cara, Jakob Kobler, Drew Krull, Second row: Robby Evangelidis, Reilly Eagan, Declan Griggs, Rawley Anderson, Matthew Warren, Hanks Horn, Charlie Klumpp, Walker Newell, Josh Battison; Third row: Gael Saldivar, Noah Johnson, Coach Paul Winkeler, Coach Andra Bessenbacher, Coach Sayf Nabulsi, Coach Matthew Margritier, Miles Tomasic, Owen Bland; Fourth row: John Salido, Curtis O’Laughlin, Will Townsend, Brady Braselton, Xavier Gaul, Luke Creger, Brendan Cowan, Ross Brandmeyer, Jack Messick; Fifth row: Beau Harmon, Nick Metzner, Gunnar Zinn, Jacob Kendall, Leo Claxton, Jonah DeWilde, William Bell, Aaden Lutman, Micah Moncrieffe, Kemper Roberts

Front row, from left: Rawley Anderson, Tyler Nana, Luke Creger Second row: Declan Griggs, Charlie Klumpp

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Returning Lettermen

Front row, from left: John Salido, Beau Harmon, Josh Battison, Reilly Eagan, Micah Moncrieffe, Nick Metzner, Matthew Warren, Jacob Kendall; Second row: Leo Claxton, Will Townsend, Declan Griggs, Charlie Klumpp, Aaden Lutman, Kemper Roberts, Luke Creger; Third row: Drew Krull, William Bell, Miles Tomasic, Jonah DeWilde, Gunnar Zinn, Owen Bland

Freshmen

Front row, from left: Andrew Schoenfeld, Jakob Kobler, Davis Foster, Hanks Horn, Brayden Rowland, Trevor Sifers, Dominic Cara; Second row: Brendan Cowan, Gael Saldivar, Walker Newell, Ross Brandmeyer, Xavier Gaul, Brady Braselton, Curtis O’Laughlin

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Captains

Swim & Dive

Managers

From left: John Salido, Josh Battison, Reilly Eagan

From left: Robby Evangelidis, John Winkeler, Jimmy Bahr

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Rock Wins Back-To-Back District Titles; Set on Returning to Columbia

The final basket scored by the Hawklets in the year 2024 was a loud one.

As time wound down in the championship game of the Blue Jay Christmas Classic in New Orleans, Cohen Robinson ’26 stole the ball and led a twoon-one fast break. The junior point guard flipped a left-handed alley-oop off the backboard that was caught and slammed home by Callen Eskew ’25, one of his many highlight dunks throughout the season.

Rockhurst handed St. Xavier, the #3 ranked team in Ohio, its first loss of the season as the Hawklets won the eight-team tournament that featured schools from Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New York, and Ohio. Eskew was named the Tournament MVP after averaging 18.0 points (81% field goals) and 8.3 rebounds across three games.

Head Coach Billy Thomas’ squad headed into the new year with a 10-1 record and champs of both the Blue Jay Christmas Classic and the Blue Valley Shootout. Eskew, who had grown to 6’8 by his senior season, had ascended into a top player in the metro. The junior trio of Robinson, Kevin Sullivan ’26, and Max Moylan ’26 were excellent two-way players. And several other Hawklets accepted and thrived in role positions.

Rockhurst was coming off of a 2023-24 season that resulted in a 20-8 record and District Championship before losing in the State Quarterfinals, and six returning impact players were wanting to take the next step.

Kemper Roberts ’27 had taken a giant step of his own between his freshman and sophomore seasons; making it even more impressive, he had spent the fall in the pool with the AquaHawks as an All-State swimmer. But the 6’5 forward was still prepared for the hardwood by opening night – in a 25-point win over Lee’s Summit West, Roberts scored 16 points on 8/11 shooting. While that would end up being his season-high, he remained an important piece to the Hawklets’ success game-in and game-out, averaging 7.1 points and 3.7 boards per game.

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When defenses opted to key in on Eskew, the Hawklets knew Sullivan and Robinson could both handle scoring responsibilities. Notably, they combined for 19 points and 17 points, respectively, in a 55-54 road win over St. Thomas Aquinas.

Sullivan’s athletic ability allowed him to go from a physical post player seamlessly to a skilled wing player as he accounted for 11.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per contest. Robinson played with a pass-first mentality, dishing out 4.2 assists per game, and still scoring nearly 8 points.

He also led the team in steals with 59. Robinson very well may end his Rock career as the program leader in assists and steals.

had to travel to a hostile environment at Nixa, just south of Springfield, for a shot at returning to Columbia for its first State Final Four since 2013.

Despite a one-point lead at halftime, Rockhurst struggled to find the net in the second half, shooting 7/25 from the field. Meanwhile, Nixa found its way to the free throw line 28 times in the game, versus just five times for the away team. The Hawklets again fell just short of a Final Four appearance – a feeling that will undoubtedly motivate the 2025-26 team.

The Hawklets’ balanced attack guided them to an outstanding regular season record of 20-4, the program’s first 20+ win regular season since 2019. Heading into the postseason, Rockhurst was ranked #9 in Missouri among all classes according to High School on SI.

Although they will need to replace the production of Eskew, who was named Rockhurst’s first AllState selection since 2019, the Hawklets will look to returning All-District players in Robinson and Sullivan to lead the way. Moylan will be relied upon as the team’s best outside shooter again, and true post presence in Hueston Saunders ’26 is an exciting addition for this year’s squad.

As the #1 seed in the district, Rock cruised to a 42-point quarterfinal win with the starters only needing to play 12 minutes. An underrated fifth-seeded Lee’s Summit West team put up a battle, but RHS came away with a 46-41 semifinal win. Then, led by Eskew’s 23 points, the Hawklets defeated Ray-Pec by 18 in the championship. Rockhurst won back-to-back District Championships for the first time since the 06-07/07-08 seasons.

“Looking back on this past season, what stood out the most to me was the grit and determination this team played with, along with their ability to find joy in working as hard as they had to work day in and day out,” noted Coach Thomas. “And now we bring back 90% of our contributors from last year’s team. We feel like we still have a great shot at winning our district for the third year in a row, as well as break down that barrier to getting through the quarterfinals and into the Final Four.”

The win put The Rock back in the State Quarterfinals. But unfortunately, the Hawklets

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Varsity Basketball 2024-25 Results

OVERALL RECORD: 23-5 @ Lee’s Summit West

Won 68-43

@ Lee’s Summit

Lost 52-47

Blue Springs

Won 74-38

Blue Valley Shootout vs. Wyandotte

Won 85-19

Blue Valley Shootout vs. Olathe South

Won 67-59

Blue Valley Shootout vs. Lee’s Summit North

Won 56-40

Lee’s Summit North

Won 73-58

Raytown

Won 66-45

Blue Jay Christmas Classic (New Orleans) vs. Belen (FL)

Won 68-65

Blue Jay Christmas Classic (New Orleans) vs. Jesuit (LA)

Won 54-33

Blue Jay Christmas Classic (New Orleans) vs. St. Xavier (OH)

Won 56-40

@ Oak Park

Lost 84-54

@ St. Thomas Aquinas

Won 55-54

St. Pius X

Won 69-45

North KC Invitational vs. Lafayette Wildwood

Won 56-49

North KC Invitational vs. Lee’s Summit North

Won 63-53

North KC Invitational vs. North Kansas City

Lost 65-42

Shawnee Mission East

Won 68-52

Bishop Miege

Won 74-47

@ Blue Valley Northwest

Lost 61-59 (OT)

@ Pembroke Hill

Won 67-44

@ Creighton Prep

Canceled

@ Ruskin

Canceled

St. Louis University High

Won 54-31

@ Center

Won 67-39

St. Michael The Archangel

Won 63-40

District Quarterfinals vs. William Chrisman

Won 76-34

District Semifinals vs. Lee’s Summit West

Won 46-41

District Championship vs. Raymore-Peculiar

Won 60-42

State Quarterfinals @ Nixa

Lost 58-46

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Matt Gore

Billy Thomas Coach Thomas begins in his fifth season leading the Hawklets after joining Rockhurst in 202122 as the new head basketball coach, as well as a member of the athletic administration and faculty. Coach Thomas was a basketball star at Loyola College Prep in Shreveport, LA, averaging more than 24 points per game in his high school career. He then went on to play at the University of Kansas and became an All-Big 12 player who still ranks third in KU history for three-pointers made (269). Coach Thomas enjoyed an 11-year professional career in the NBA, D-League, CBA, IBL, and leagues overseas. He then served as head coach of The Barstow School from 20102021, earning a record of 203-80 with four Final Four appearances; Barstow won the 2015 State Championship. In addition to his head coaching duties, Coach Thomas works as an Associate Athletic Director and Physical Education teacher.

He is married to Raquel and they have two children: Zion ’27 and Leyland.

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Head Coach & Assistant Coaches

Coach Gore enters his fifth second on the Rockhurst staff.

He grew up in Edina, MO where he played basketball and ran track for Knox County High School before attending Missouri Valley College and playing basketball there. Coach Gore, like Coach Thomas, spent time with the basketball program at The Barstow School, in addition to coaching AAU basketball. He serves as the Head Varsity Assistant Coach here at The Rock. Coach Gore is married to Nikki and they have three children: Brooklyn, Connor, and Grayson.

John Morris

Coach Morris ’74 has patrolled the sidelines, court, and track since he has been at Rockhurst.

After retiring as the offensive line coach in 2023, Coach Mo continues into his 42nd year as a basketball coach. Coach Mo was inducted into the Rockhurst Sports Hall of Fame in 2021. His education after RHS included a BA from St. Louis University and an MA from LoyolaNew Orleans. A member of the Theology Department, he teaches Catholic Faith in Practice I & II. He and his wife, Katy, have three children: Kevin ’04, Clare, and Dan ’11.

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Jeff Crowe

Assistant Coaches

Coach Crowe ’86 begins his fourth year coaching Sophomore Basketball.

He also served on the Rockhurst Football staff for over 25 years. Coach Crowe is happily married with six kids: Jeff Jr. ’11, Mary, Joey ’14, Carolyn, William (Wally) ’18, and Rose. His interests outside of parenting include golf, tennis, waterskiing, wine, and food. His grandfather was the class president of Rockhurst’s third graduating class. Coach Crowe is also on Rockhurst’s faculty as an Economics teacher.

Sean Adams

Coach Adams returns for his fourth season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Basketball Hawklets. His background includes being a four-year varsity letterman in basketball and cross country in high school and now 11 years of coaching elementary, middle school, and junior high AAU ball. Coach Adams attended Florida A&M University where he earned his BS and MBA in Finance, and is now retired from his professional career. He enjoys traveling around the world and is currently working on a book on African history. Coach Adams is married to Kathy and they have two children, Sierra and Luke.

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Josh House

Coach House joined the staff in 2024 to coach the freshman team after taking a hiatus from coaching. He previously worked alongside Coach Thomas at The Barstow School for eight years. Coach House played at Barstow and then William Jewell College, and is currently an Art Teacher at Maplewood Elementary in the North Kansas City School District. He and his wife Alex have two young children, Bradley and Lena.

Lawrence Brown

Coach Brown joined the staff in 2023 after a fouryear career in Division I basketball at Mercer University in Georgia. In high school he was an All-District and All-State Honorable Mention player. He takes what he learned as a player and tries to model accountability and trust in building up our Hawklets. Outside of basketball he works in Technical Communications.

Basketball

Coach Years at RHS W Pat Mason 10 97 Eddie Halpin 8 91 Martin O’Keefe 5 42 Godfrey Kobets 5 40 Ralph Cormany 3 56 Gerry Connelly 2 25 Jim Ryan 14 213 Marion Nickel 9 150 Craig Cummings 4 39 Doug Bruce 13 244 Mark Bubalo 8 122 Mark Nusbaum 14 284 Pete Campbell 8 116 Billy Thomas 4 69

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L 41 38 41 47 20 21 138 76 45 106 95 110 96 38

Winning % 70.3% 70.5% 50.6% 45.9% 73.7% 54.3% 60.7% 65.8% 46.4% 67.9% 56.2% 72.1% 54.7% 64.4%

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Coaching Records

Year 1918-28* 1929-36 1937-41 1942-46 1947-49 1950-51 1952-65 1966-74 1975-78 1979-91 1992-99 2000-13 2014-21 2022-25

*Missing 1922

First created in 1992, the Rockhurst Basketball All-Time team was formed to help celebrate 75 years of organized basketball. The team is now reviewed yearly for potential inclusions.

Submission for membership to the squad can be submitted to the Athletic Director or head coach, with credentials as to why their high school basketball career warrants consideration.

1918 1923 1925 1926 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1932 1934 1938 1943 1944 1948 1949 1950 1950 1953

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Alex George Alex Himmelberg John Gorton Jim Selzer Pat Caldwell George Kopp Bob Bauers Ken Mayer John Hill John Kafka Kevin Wall Mark Stipetich Tom Bosilevac Mark Teahan Bill Pruett Anthony Augmon David Cone Steve Schmitz Joe Karl

1955 1956 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1967 1968 1970 1971 1971 1978 1980 1981 1981 1982 1983

Harold Mitchem 1986 John Cooper 1987 Matt Muehlebach 1987 Chris Heller 1989 Patrick Hernandez 1991 Shawn Winn 1991 David Frey 1993 Tay Officer 1994 Mark Schloegel 1996 Mike Day 2001 Tom Komoroski 2001 John Mayberry 2002 Conner Teahan 2007 Kyle Wolf 2013 Cartier Dean 2015 Xavier Rhodes 2018 Darrius Hughes 2019 Glen McGlintock 2019 Tyler Nelson 2019

All-Time Team

George Korty Irving Damon Jim Hogan Jim Lamb Red Sullivan Dick Hale John Sheridan Jim Gleeson Al Nemecek Owen Murphy Les Spurck Jack Mulvihill Bill Hardy T. Michael Walsh Bob Williams Tom Lillis Helm Lillis John Williams Joe Teasdale

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All-District

2024-25 Season Team Awards

Callen Eskew ’25 Cohen Robinson ’26 Kevin Sullivan ‘26

All-District Coach of the Year Coach Billy Thomas

All-State

Callen Eskew ’25

High School on SI All-State Callen Eskew ’25 (2nd Team)

Hold The Rope Award

This award recognizes a varsity basketball student-athlete who best demonstrates leadership on and off the court. The recipient is the type of player who always works hard, makes big plays, and elevates the play of others while performing at a high level himself.

Mason Thompson Miles White Thomas Coppinger May Moylan Kemper Roberts

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Attitude & Effort Award

This award recognizes a varsity basketball student-athlete who best displays positive attitude and tremendous efforts throughout the season. The recipient is an “energy-giver” and shows his passion for the game and his team by his actions in practice and in games. The recipient puts himself second and his teammates first.

Charles Winkelbauer Aiden Deamark Eli Rourke Gus Sorenson Thomas Coppinger Ethan Hansen Aiden Weinheimer

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Basketball

Team Stats 62.1

Rebounds Per Game

30.1

Assists Per Game

14.9

Steals Per Game

9.4

Blocks Per Game

2.6

2 PT Field Goal Percentage

58.4%

3 PT Field Goal Percentage

28.4%

2024-25 Season Stats

Points Per Game

Individual Stats #

Name

GP

PPG

2PT %

3PT %

FT %

RPG

APG

TO/G

STL/G

11

*#Callen Eskew

27

15.6

64.4

15.4

79.5

6.0

1.3

1.9

0.8

22

*Kevin Sullivan

26

11.0

55.7

28.8

67.7

4.7

2.6

2.0

1.2

0

*Cohen Robinson

27

7.9

56.3

25.5

65.9

3.8

4.2

1.9

2.1

2

Max Moylan

27

7.7

55.1

32.7

57.1

3.0

1.7

1.6

1.2

21

Kemper Roberts

27

7.1

59.3

28.6

58.8

3.7

1.3

1.1

0.9

25

George Effertz

27

4.1

36.5

30.1

42.9

1.6

1.0

1.1

1.0

1

Nathan Lamley

24

2.4

63.0

40.0

52.2

1.5

1.5

1.1

0.6

5

Aiden Weinheimer

24

2.3

57.9

23.1

66.7

1.5

0.5

1.0

0.6

3

Jack Hoover

20

1.7

58.5

30.8

50.0

1.9

0.7

0.5

0.8

23

Elijah Curtis

13

3.2

63.0

7.7

44.4

0.8

0.5

0.3

0.2

14

Carson Green

11

2.3

71.4

35.7

0.0

0.9

0.4

0.0

0.1

10

Brock Hoban

11

1.2

46.2

0.0

50.0

1.0

0.4

0.3

0.5

12

Tristan Johnson

11

1.5

66.7

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.2

0.5

0.3

20

Braylon Edwards

1

5.0

100.0

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

4

Jackson Raney

1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

*All-District #All-State Blue indicates returnee

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WRESTLING

Wrestling

Four Hawklets Advance to State; New Coach to Continue Momentum

Leave the program better than you found it.

That was the case for the five senior Hawklet wrestlers in the Class of 2025. And the same goes for the leader of the program, Coach Rich Wikiera, who will hand off head coaching duties this year.

Coach Wikiera had rejoined the Rockhurst program in 2022 for his third stint as the head coach. Starting with a young and inexperienced group, that team went 2-8 in duals and was unable to qualify a wrestler for the State Meet for a third straight year. But a solid core was building and included several at-the-time sophomores.

Anthony Totta ’25 was one who would develop into one of The Rock’s best in recent history. As a junior, he went 39-13 and along with Robert Purcell ’24 became the first Hawklets to advance to State since 2020.

Heading into the 2024-25 season, fellow seniors Kade Tholen ’25, Sam Reyna ’25, Shane McEnany ’25, and Cole Swanson ’25 were determined to return the program to greater heights.

Tholen, Reyna, and McEnany had all been varsity contributors during their junior seasons, but were going to be looked upon to step into bigger roles in their final season – roles where wins were expected instead of hoped for.

Another exciting aspect was simply filling almost all of the varsity weight classes in every competition. For many years, Rockhurst would have to forfeit a handful of matches every dual due to not having a varsity-caliber wrestler in multiple classes. Coming into 2024-25, Coach Wikiera noted that his squad was ready to have 12 of the 14 varsity weights covered.

But the injury bug hit the Hawklets, and by week two they were down four returning lettermen.

Among those sidelined was Totta, the leader of the team, who had suffered a pre-season leg injury and would be out for the first seven weeks.

For the Hawklets who were able to be on the mat, though, the season started on a great note with back-to-back convincing dual wins.

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The team struggled as a whole at the first invitational meet, finishing 14th out of 17 teams, but Tholen and Chase Quinn ’27 both placed in the top-five of their weight classes. Only a sophomore, Quinn had State Meet visions after a full freshman season on the varsity team where he went 12-20, but gained valuable experience.

Rockhurst showed much better at the Shawnee Mission South Invitational. Despite bringing just the team’s top five available wrestlers, Rock placed 6th out of 14 schools. All five finished in the top-three of their classes. McEnany was 3rd, Tholen and Reyna were 2nd, and sophomores Quinn and Cash Lewandowski ’27 were champions of their divisions. Lewandowski, who had missed his freshman year with an injury, went 5-0 in the tournament with four pins and a major decision; he opened his sophomore year with a record of 16-2.

The Hawklets earned another home dual win, 45-33 over St. Joe Central, in which RHS won the final six matches. They lost to Fort Osage in the next dual, but one of the match winners for The Rock was Totta, who finally returned to the mat.

On Senior Night, Rockhurst defeated Bishop Miege 53-27, highlighted by six first-round pins

by Hawklet wrestlers; four of them were from seniors (Reyna, Swanson, Tholen, and Totta) who were being honored that evening.

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The Hawklets had high hopes for the District Championship, at which a wrestler needs to finish in the top-four of his class to qualify for State. Four Rock wrestlers achieved that goal, as Totta, Lewandowski, and Quinn placed 4th and Tholen placed 3rd. The team came in 8th out of 16 schools.

For Rockhurst, it was the most State qualifiers since 2016 and just one short of the program record of five set in 2012. And Totta became the first Hawklet since 2017 to earn back-to-back State qualifications.

The performances at State in Columbia were underwhelming by the group’s standards for themselves, as only Quinn advanced to day two of competition.

But Tholen and Totta helped guide Rock’s program to an elevated level, and the returning Hawklets including Lewandowski and Quinn look to continue the forward momentum.

The wrestling coaching torch has been passed to Head Coach Luke Denney, who has been working with wrestlers and student-athletes across multiple sports for more than 20 years.

“This year is all about our foundation and culture,” said Coach Denney. “We want the dual victories, tournament wins, State qualifiers, and State Champions. But we have to build first, and then get our community to buy in.”

Wrestling

Rich Wikiera

Coach Denney joined the Rockhurst community beginning in the 2025-26 year.

He is the Wrestling Head Coach and will help with the freshman football program. A former standout athlete himself, Coach Denney was a member of the University of Nebraska’s 1997 National Championship football team. He then changed gears and transferred to Rockhurst University to play soccer where he won two Midwest Region Championships and earned All-American honors as a goalkeeper. He graduated from Rock U with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary Education. Coach Denney has been mentoring student-athletes of all ages for more than 20 years – on the field, in the classroom, and through organizations such as Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).

He has taught at both the middle school and high school levels; coached basketball, football, soccer, wrestling, and self-defense classes throughout his MMA career. After running his own CrossFit gym and personal training business for more than 10 years, Coach Denney was led back to his passion of working with high school student-athletes.

Head Coach & Assistant Coach

Luke Denney

Coach Wikiera is staying on staff after stepping down as head coach from 20222025, which was his third stint leading the Rockhurst Wrestling program. He has 43 years of experience as a wrestling coach, mostly at Rockhurst, but also at St. Mary’s and Center early in his career. Amidst a long career of great memories, one that stands out for Coach Wikiera was coaching Chandler Smith ’11 to Rockhurst’s first individual State Championship. Coach Wikiera holds a BS from Rockhurst College and an MA from UMKC. He taught Science classes at The Rock for 38 years and retired from the classroom in 2019. Coach Wikiera and his wife, Denise, have four sons: Rich ’98, Drew ’02, Dan ’07, and Matt ’14, and a daughter, Lara.

Coach Denney will have his full staff finalized in the fall, ahead of the 2025-26 season.

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Wrestling

2024-25 Results

Overall Dual Record: 4-2

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@ Ruskin

Won 52-33

Grandview

Won 46-18

Lee’s Summit North Invitational

14th of out 17 teams

Lee’s Summit Invitational

17th out of 20 teams

Lee’s Summit North

Canceled

Shawnee Mission South Invitational

6th out of 14 teams

St. Joseph Central

Won 45-33

@ Fort Osage

Lost 52-20

Blue Valley Northwest Invitational

15th out of 21 teams

Blue Springs South Invitational

5th out of 9 teams

Bishop Miege

Won 53-27

@ St. Pius X

Lost 75-0

District Championship

8th out of 16 teams

State Championship

T-43rd out of 48 teams with 3.0 points

Wrestling

Beach Tuckness Award

Given to the wrestler who best exemplifies characteristics of the first head coach, Mr. Beach Tuckness.

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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Andrew Shipman Bobby Clemons Anthony Totta

2023 2024 2025

Chris Garlich David Poskin Jim Paolozzi Mark Hickey Scott Johnson Travis Huenfeld Justin Rogers Greg Ford Zach Anderson-Boland Tyler Reed Doug McFarland Alex Wurtz Chandler Smith Luke Tripp Ben Boyd Drew Daniels Charlie Lipford Thomas Peterson Vince Spalitto Cameron Valdiviez Colin Valdiviez

1975 1978 1984 1987 1989 1991 1996 2004 2005 2005 2008 2009 2011 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 2016 2017 2017

All-Time Team

Wrestling 2025-26 Team Page & Schedule

Recognizes a wrestler that day-in and dayout comes to practice and conditioning and works harder than anyone in the room and on the mat. This individual is always working to improve. A workhorse never gives up, never cuts corners, always does an extra rep and does so with a positive attitude.

Season Team Awards

Kevin Barth Brady Poskin Chris Mueller Steven Yanda Robert Tait Lou Groff Doug McFarland Alex Wurtz A.J. Gassman Chandler Smith Luke Tripp Evan Rainen Drew Daniels Thomas Peterson Ben McCausland Carson Meek Cameron Valdiviez Colin Valdiviez Travis Triplett Judson Dull Judson Dull Luke Tyrer Eli Franklin Robert Purcell Robert Purcell Kade Tholen

Workhorse Award

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2024-25 Season Stats

Team Stats Most Takedowns

*Kade Tholen

55

Most Pins

*Kade Tholen

24

Most Reversals

*Cash Lewandowski

12

Most Near Falls

*Kade Tholen

38

Best Win Percentage

*Kade Tholen

86%

Individual Records Name

Record

Pins

Takedown

Reversal

Team Points

*Kade Tholen

36-6

24

55

6

227

*Chase Quinn

26-13

14

26

9

165

*Cash Lewandowski

24-12

14

44

12

138.5

Sam Reyna

17-13

11

34

3

90

*Anthony Totta

14-6

4

26

4

84.5

Cole Swanson

9-4

8

10

3

56

Declan Fallon

9-9

8

14

6

56

Shane McEnany

10-17

6

20

3

49

Nigel Shipley

5-5

3

11

2

27

Will Townsend

3-2

1

3

1

15

John O’Connor

3-10

0

5

0

14

Cooper Clemons

2-0

2

2

0

12

Dargin Gunnoe

2-3

1

3

0

11

Xavier Clemons

2-0

0

7

0

10

Soren Neddo

1-2

1

2

0

10

Declan Sullivan

1-2

1

3

2

6

John Kierspel

1-0

0

2

0

6

Will Brennan

2-1

0

0

0

0

*All-District & State Qualifier Blue indicates returnee

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HOCKEY

Hockey Hawklets Work Through Challenges; New Coach to Lead The Rock

When wins aren’t coming, the true character of a team is how it responds to adversity.

For the 2024-25 Rockhurst Hockey team, it was all about getting back on the ice to compete every weekend. Growing pains were to be expected after the group lost 12 seniors in the Class of 2024 and had to replace the majority of its offensive production. That included all four of its AllConference players.

The lack of goal-scoring was evident early in the season. Roy Postlethwait ’25, a four-year starter at goalie, was mostly able to keep opponents at bay, but Rockhurst struggled to keep pace. It wasn’t until the 16th game of the season that the Hawklets posted three goals in a game.

But leading up to that match, a 7-3 loss to Northwest Arkansas, the team remained consistently competitive in at least one of the two MidAmerica High School Hockey League (MAHSHL) games each weekend. Teams in the league featured talented players from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Wichita, Jefferson City, and the greater Kansas City area.

Notable performances, although coming in defeats, included two two-score games with OKC, two three-score games with Wichita, and a 2-1 exhibition matchup with Creighton Prep in Omaha, NE. A cohort of five seniors in the Class of 2025 were asked to lead a mostly inexperienced group.

Three emerged as the top point scorers for the season: Johnny Greco ’25 (13 goals, 1 assist), Ben Holewinski ’25 (7 goals, 8 assists), and Fin Arthur ’25 (3 goals, 4 assists); while Tyler George ’25 was a top defender. Each Hawklet, along with Postlethwait, was awarded with All-Conference honors for his efforts.

Rockhurst was forced to play top-seeded Wichita in the opening round of playoffs, and the Warriors proved why they were the league’s best in an 8-0 victory. But as they had done all season, the Hawklets responded. In the final game of a tough year, Rockhurst went out with a memorable 2-1 win over OKC in a shootout.

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It was a great culmination of a stellar career for Postlethwait, who was the mainstay between the posts for four years. But Teddy Houlehan ’27 earned opportunities throughout the season to showcase that he could be a solid starting goalie for The Rock in the future. His best game was a 35-save performance against the KC Saints.

Some of the other important returning players for The Rock in 2025-26 will be Nick Beerman ’26, Bennett Coleman ’26, Riley Teeven ’26, Connor Cowan ’27, Jack Korentager ’27, and Carson Kress ’28.

A new face on the bench will be leading the way, as Rockhurst announced Coach Jared Manzella as its new head coach in May. Hailing from the hockey-crazed state of Minnesota, Coach Manzella was a standout goalie at Eagan High School and went on to play at the University of Utah and then BYU, where he was an All-American with the Cougars while helping lead BYU to a Mountain West Conference Championship.

His coaching background includes working with players of all levels, ranging from collegiate to youth and private goalie training.

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“I’m excited to be part of the culture of excellence Rockhurst strives for and to bring that to the hockey program. This is the only program in the KC area that all players attend the same high school so it’s very exciting to be part of a team that has pride for your team and school,” remarked Coach Manzella. “My coaching style is very team-focused. We all succeed or fail together, and every player has an essential role to the success of the team. I have high expectations of my players, but want them to each be leaders and have ownership in the type of team they want to be.”

His new Hawklets are also excited for what Coach Manzella can bring to the ice.

“I look forward to Coach Manzella bringing his knowledge of what high school hockey is supposed to be,” shared Cowan. “He grew up in Minnesota, so he understands how we should bond as a group, along with how we need to practice to become a better team.”

According to Korentager, the team’s goal for the upcoming season is pretty simple…

“Get better every day.”

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Hockey

Head Coach & Assistant Coaches

Henry Nelson

Jared Manzella

Coach Manzella joins the Hawklet Hockey program with an extensive background in both playing and coaching the game. He hails from Eagan, MN where he earned AllConference goalie honors at Eagan High School. Coach Manzella went on to play for two years at the University of Utah and then three years at BYU; as a Cougar he was named an All-American and helped lead BYU to a Mountain West Conference Championship.

Following his playing career, Coach Manzella was the assistant coach for Utah Valley University; he also has experience as a youth head coach and a private goalie coach. He works as an Operations Manager for Waste Management and also serves in the U.S. Navy Reserves as a Hospital Corpsman, Petty Officer 3rd Class.

Coach Manzella is married to Victoria and they own a custom hockey jersey manufacturing company together.

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Coach Brown is a new addition to the Rock Hockey staff in 2025-26. He grew up in Michigan and started playing hockey at age four. He played his youth hockey in Lansing, MI, progressing up to AAA in Detroit, MI as a Bantam, played on Team Michigan in the USA Junior Olympics and won the National Championship as a Midget with Compuware AAA. Following one year of Junior at St. Michael’s College School in Toronto, Coach Brown played four years at the University of Michigan, earning Rookie of the Year in his freshman season and was the team’s leading scorer in his second year. Playing in all 164 games in his four years, Coach Brown set a record of consecutive games played that survived over 20 years. He played six years professionally in Sweden, leading two teams to championships. Coach Brown has coached at all levels from high school in Ann Arbor, MI to U8 in Kansas City and has over 20 years of summer skills camps instruction experience. He is also the Director of National Accounts for Lennar Homes and has three children (Lilly, Vivian, Ethan) with his wife, Briana.

Rob Brown

Coach Nelson ’12 joined the coaching staff prior to the 2024-25 season, but he is quite familiar with the Rock Hockey program. He was a four-year member of the team during his time as a Hawklet, which included being voted as captain during his senior year. The Hawklets won the league championship when he was a freshman in the 2008-09 season. Coach Nelson had coached in the youth hockey ranks for over 10 years.

Hockey

OVERALL RECORD: 2-22-0 Lost 3-1

Oklahoma City

Lost 4-2

Mid-Missouri

Lost 4-1

Mid-Missouri

Lost 8-1

Northwest Arkansas

Lost 10-2

Northwest Arkansas

Lost 7-1

Wichita

Lost 3-0

Wichita

Lost 4-1

KC Stars

Lost 4-0

KC Stars

Lost 9-1

KC Knights

Lost 5-1

KC Knights

Lost 7-1

KC Saints

Lost 4-1

Creighton Prep (Exhibition)

Lost 2-1

KC Saints

Lost 5-2

Northwest Arkansas

Lost 7-3

Northwest Arkansas

Lost 7-2

Wichita

Lost 4-1

Wichita

Lost 7-0

KC Saints

Won 4-2

Mid-Missouri

Lost 3-1

Mid-Missouri

Lost 8-2

KC Saints

Lost 3-2

MAHSHL Playoffs vs. Wichita

Lost 8-0

MAHSHL Playoffs vs. Oklahoma City

Won 2-1 (SO)

2024-2025 Season Results

Oklahoma City

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2024-25 Season Team Awards

All-Conference

Tyler George ‘25 (2nd Team) Jonathan Greco ‘25 (2nd Team) Ben Holewinski ’25 (2nd Team) Fin Arthur ’25 (Hon. Men.) Roy Postlethwait ’25 (Hon. Men.)

All-Time Team

David Ward Cam McCulley Mitch McMonigle Ryan McMonigle Andrew Campbell Chad Maple Michael King Henry Crowe Colin McKay Daniel Connor JT Watt Parker Collins Collin Beischel William Dufresne Billy Powers Tommy Rasmussen Daniel Powers Sam Marso

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2004 2005 2005 2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2017 2017 2018

Hockey

Individual Stats Goals

Assists

Points

*Ben Holewinski

7

8

15

*Jonathan Greco

13

1

14

*Fin Arthur

3

4

7

Riley Teeven

3

1

4

3

3

*Tyler George Nick Beerman

1

2

3

Connor Cowan

1

2

3

3

3

Carson Kress Jack Korentager

2

2

Charlie Klumpp

1

1

Bennett Coleman

1

1

Daniel Alibrando

1

1

2024-25 Season Stats

Player

Goaltending Stats Player

Minutes

Shots

Saves

Save Percentage

*Roy Postlethwait

1,150

960

854

89%

Edward Houlehan

290

186

165

89%

*All-Conference Blue indicates returnee

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Baseball

Hawklets Battle Inconsistency; Experience to Return for 2026

New faces filled the dugout and the diamond for the 2025 season, as the Baseball Hawklets worked through highs and lows.

A new, but familiar, face took over the program beginning in the 2024 summer, following Coach Jim DeGraw’s retirement after 28 seasons at the helm. Coach Will Gorden would be the next man for the job; he was at The Rock from 2006-2011 as a teacher and assistant coach under DeGraw. He went on to be the head coach at Bishop Miege and Shawnee Mission East before returning to Rockhurst when the position opened.

Coach Gorden would have a few returning lettermen to lean on in Evan Damario ’25, a four-year starter, Nic Cipolla ’25, Beau Neuburger ’25, and Charlie Bernstein ’26, but would ask a talented group of sophomores to step into big roles.

Another boost to the lineup was the return of Tyler Coffin ’25, who had missed the final third of his junior season due to injury. The senior shortstop would go on to lead the team in several categories including RBIs and stolen bases, and was second in hits.

As has become standard, the season started with the KC Metro Leadoff Classic. The Hawklets opened against Lee’s Summit West and Rock’s inexperience reared itself with five errors in a 17-12 loss. But right away, sophomores Peter Nickson ’27 and Warren Robertson ’27 proved they were ready for the varsity level, combining for five hits, three runs, and three RBIs. The duo also played big defensive roles all season, manning mostly 2nd base and center field, respectively.

After dropping their first three games of the tournament, the Hawklets closed it out on a strong note with a 12-0 spread rule win over Blue Springs. Reid Robinson ’25, the staff’s best starting pitcher in 2025, went all five shutout innings.

Rock and West squared off again just six days after the opener, and despite a seventh-inning grand slam by Damario, the Hawklets came up one run short.

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By the start of April, Rockhurst was 2-5 but was competitive in each defeat (average loss of 2.8 runs) while wins came by 12 and nine runs. Backto-back victories over Bishop Miege and Lee’s Summit in early-April were a great sign, but led immediately into a six-game losing streak during which the offense hit a drought and averaged less than two runs per game.

Rock got back in the win column with a 4-3 road win at Creighton Prep (NE) in which Owen Hughes ’27 pitched a gem. The sophomore southpaw tossed a complete game with nine strikeouts to one walk and two earned runs. The next day, the Hawklets grabbed another victory over St. James Academy, this time sparked by the offense. Coffin launched a three-run homer while Robertson hit two solo shots in an 11-5 effort.

But another five-game skid followed, all to solid Kansas programs. The next matchup was against another team across the state line in Blue Valley North; however, Matthew Gillespie ’27, the other sophomore starter with Hughes, was ready to deal.

Gillespie recorded a no-hitter in the 10-0 win over the Mustangs. The game was only five innings, though, as the spread rule went into effect. But in those five innings, Gillespie struck out eight batters.

Offensively, Coffin led the way going 4/4 with two runs and two RBIs. The next game was a 3-0 road win over St. Pius X, and two more underclassmen highlighted the box score. Bodie Arthur ’26 pitched a complete

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game shutout with six strikeouts, and Carter Scott ’27 went 3/3 with two RBIs. May started on a rough stretch as well, with The Rock dropping its first five games of the month.

But the ballclub bounced back with a 9-7 win over Pembroke Hill and a 7-6 win over Liberty North to close out the regular season. The Liberty North game went 11 innings, and in his first varsity game, Trip Kratofil ’26 picked up the win after pitching the final five innings while giving up no runs and striking out four.

Based on its record, Rockhurst drew the #7 seed in the district tournament and had to face #2 Lee’s Summit West for the third time. The Hawklets grabbed a 3-2 lead in the 5th inning, but gave back two runs in the bottom half of the inning and the game would end at the same score of 4-3 – also ending Rock’s season.

While many underclassmen flashed impressive performances throughout the year, senior leaders Coffin and Damario remained consistent throughout, and both earned All-District honors.

“The story of the 2025 season doesn’t lie in the wins and losses, but in the growth of the program as a whole”, said Coach Gorden. “We saw players at each level practicing with each other, playing hard, and supporting one another at games. I am extremely proud of the group of men who stood together in between and outside the lines – with and for each other – sharing in both losses and wins as a baseball program.”

Baseball

Ben Calvano

Will Gorden

Coach Gorden returned to The Rock in 202425 as the Head Baseball Coach after stints at Shawnee Mission East and Bishop Miege locally, and teaching the game in China, Taiwan, and India. He was a varsity assistant coach for Rockhurst from 2006-11, including for the program’s 3rd Place finish in 2010 to start off his career in education. He brings with him not only 23 years of coaching but a strong understanding of being an Ignatian educator.

He played for Rockhurst University and graduated with a teaching degree in 2006. He will continue to teach P.E. and weightlifting at The Rock. Coach Gorden and his wife, Ashley, have two children: Foxx and Poppy.

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Mike Holmes

Head Coach & Assistant Coaches

Coach Calvano joined both the baseball staff and the Math department for the 2024-25 year. As a Bishop Miege graduate of 2013, he went on to play at Johnson County Community College, earning conference and regional recognitions before finishing up his playing career at Campbell University. Along his way to The Rock, he coached at the University of St. Mary (KS) and then recently at Shawnee Mission East for a total of six years. Coach Calvano is married to Krista.

Coach Holmes enters his 11th baseball season at Rockhurst with the same enthusiasm he’s had for more than 50 baseball coaching years.

Energetic and passionate about the game of baseball are the best ways to describe him. His coaching experiences range from tee ball to summer collegiate players and beyond. He has played in and/or coached in seven amateur adult National Championship games with five championships. Coach Holmes also previously “enjoyed” a 20+ year career as an umpire, including collegiate and high school levels. He teaches English to juniors and seniors at Rockhurst. He is married to Jill, a recently-retired lifelong teacher. Coach Holmes has a son, a step-son, and a step-daughter, as well as three grandchildren. His oldest grandson (Henry) is excited to become a member of Rock’s Class of 2030.

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Martin Radosevic, Sr.

Assistant Coaches

Coach Radosevic will coach the Baseball C Team for the fourth year, after the team was established in 2023. He brings more than 20 years of youth coaching in baseball, football, basketball, and track & field. He was also the Rockhurst pole vault coach for four seasons.

Raised in Havana, IL, he played football at Urbana University in Ohio and was an Academic All-American while earning degrees in Math and Business, followed by a Masters in Business Administration from Baker University.

Coach Radosevic teaches Math at The Rock.

From 1999-2018 he was a KC Royals statistician.

He is married to Lori and all three of their sons are Rockhurst graduates (Martin, Jr. ’16, Maguire ’17, and Maddux ’23).

Paul Winkeler

Coach Winkeler returns for his 19th overall season, currently in his second stint with the Rockhurst baseball program. He has taught and coached at The Rock since 1999, and is most known as the head coach of the swim & dive team (the AquaHawks), which he has led to 15 State Titles, making Rockhurst the winningest swim & dive program in Missouri. He returned to coaching both the swim & dive and baseball teams in 2018 after a hiatus to focus on Rockhurst’s STEAM initiatives. Coach Wink teaches Chemistry in the Science Department and serves as the Department Chair. He and his wife Margaret have three children, including John ’28.

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OVERALL RECORD: 10-24 Lost 17-12

KC Metro Leadoff vs. Grain Valley

Lost 5-1

KC Metro Leadoff vs. Kearney

Lost 8-5

KC Metro Leadoff vs. Blue Springs

Won 12-0

@ Lee’s Summit West

Lost 6-5

@ Olathe South

Lost 2-1

@ Olathe North

Won 10-1

@ Ray-Pec

Lost 14-3

Bishop Miege

Won 9-5

@ Lee’s Summit

Won 9-3

vs. Olathe West

Lost 2-1

@ Blue Valley Northwest

Lost 5-2

@ Blue Springs

Lost 4-3

Staley

Lost 10-3

Lee’s Summit North

Lost 5-0

@ Blue Springs South

Lost 3-2 (8 innings)

@ Creighton Prep

Won 4-3

@ Creighton Prep

Lost 4-1

St. James Academy

Won 11-5

vs. Olathe Northwest

Lost 2-1

vs. Maize

Lost 6-4

@ Lawrence

Lost 5-1

vs. Lawrence Free State

Lost 9-6

@ Garner Edgerton

Lost 8-4

@ Blue Valley North

Won 10-0

@ St. Pius X

Won 3-0

@ Shawnee Mission East

Lost 7-0

@ Blue Valley

Lost 4-1

@ St. Thomas Aquinas

Lost 10-7

Olathe West

Lost 11-8

@ Blue Valley Southwest

Lost 4-3

@ Pembroke Hill

Won 9-7

@ Liberty North

Won 7-6 (11 innings)

District Quarterfinals vs. Lee’s Summit West

Lost 4-3

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Varsity Baseball 2025 Results

KC Metro Leadoff vs. Lee’s Summit West

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2025 Season Stats

Hitting Stats Name

GP

AB

H

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SB

AVG

OPS

*Tyler Coffin

34

113

33

17

5

0

1

7

14

.292

.723

Warren Robertson

34

110

34

13

11

0

2

14

8

.309

.851

*Evan Damario

33

92

28

16

11

2

2

18

10

.304

.977

Peter Nickson

31

90

29

14

8

1

0

15

6

.322

.865

Nic Cipolla

31

60

12

3

3

0

0

14

1

.200

.642

Beau Neuburger

28

81

23

15

4

0

3

11

1

.284

.842

Charlie Bernstein

26

71

17

15

2

2

1

14

6

.239

.751

Michael Przybylski

26

55

17

10

2

0

0

8

3

.309

.787

Davis Long

20

40

11

8

2

0

0

8

2

.275

.725

Jack Karl

18

45

5

4

1

0

0

3

0

.111

.364

George Meysenberg

15

38

7

5

1

0

0

4

1

.184

.493

Will Gunther

15

38

9

2

1

0

0

4

3

.237

.619

Tucker Poe

13

29

7

4

4

0

0

3

0

.241

.785

Carter Scott

10

29

9

8

1

0

0

4

2

.310

.757

Name

GP

IP

BB

SO

ERA

WHIP

Reid Robinson

11

49.0

10

22

2.857

1.286

Owen Hughes

10

32.1

26

37

3.680

1.979

Matthew Gillespie

9

30.1

22

30

4.154

1.549

Evan Newman

9

16.2

10

18

2.100

1.500

Warren Robertson

5

14.0

13

19

8.000

2.071

Bodie Arthur

5

13.1

8

15

3.150

1.425

Tucker Poe

8

13.1

8

8

2.625

1.650

Sammy Miceli

9

11.0

14

11

5.091

1.818

Caleb Tynes

8

11.0

14

8

6.364

2.182

Joe Brandtonies

8

9.0

9

8

3.889

1.556

Jonathan Coxe

7

7.1

5

3

4.773

2.045

Will Gunther

3

5.2

8

4

3.706

1.765

Trip Kratofil

1

5.0

0

4

0.000

0.400

Pitching Stats

* All-District Blue indicates returnee

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Fielding Stats TC

PO

A

E

F PCT

*Evan Damario

165

157

6

2

.988

*Tyler Coffin

143

60

69

14

.902

Jack Karl

116

104

7

5

.957

Beau Neuburger

94

85

3

6

.936

Peter Nickson

82

30

43

9

.890

Michael Przybylski

74

29

37

8

.892

Nic Cipolla

50

45

3

2

.960

Warren Robertson

49

43

3

3

.939

Charlie Bernstein

41

34

2

5

.878

George Meysenberg

35

7

23

5

.857

Will Gunther

20

18

2

0

1.000

Reid Robinson

17

5

11

1

.941

Tucker Poe

12

11

1

0

1.000

Owen Hughes

9

3

3

3

.667

Davis Long

7

6

0

1

.857

Carter Scott

5

5

0

0

1.000

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2025 Season Stats

Name

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All District

Season Team Awards

Tyler Coffin ’25 Evan Damario ’25

Jim DeGraw “Blue Collar” Award

Started in 2024, this award recognizes one outstanding member of the Hawklet Baseball Program, distinguished by his commitment to Rockhurst Baseball, investment in his teammates’ improvement, and a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done – all attributes of Coach DeGraw, who led Rockhurst Baseball from 1996 through 2024.

All-Time Team

Cooper Westra Evan Damario

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Alex George Steve Mingori Joe Groner Joe Spinello Joe Fahey Pat Tierney Rex Hein Doug Bruce David O’Keefe Travis Huenfeld Derek Wathan Mark Alexander David Manning Raymond Chang Ryan Anderson Steve Murphy John Mayberry Jr. Adam Pummill

2024 2025

1955 1962 1964 1965 1965 1966 1966 1967 1989 1991 1995 1999 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002

John Sweeney Kevin Sears Brandon Doherty Jeff Koons Ryan Bennett Derrick McKinney Kelly Quirk Mike Walczuk David Belfonte Aaron Meade Jerry Mancuso Jake Doller Sal Belfonte Nate Goodwin Joey Mancuso David Wiedeman Andy Cheray Mitch Degraw

2002 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012

Henry Weiler Todd Czinege Logan Grey Jack Benninghoff Trey Vickers Luke Ritter Ben Whetstone Tyler Benninghoff Dalton Lanpher Christian Franklin Luke Schafer Jaxson Wentworth Sam Brady Stone Hewlett Chuck Ingram Will Walsh

2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2018 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020

GOLF

Underclassmen Pave Way for State Trophy, Focused on 2026 Improvement

After a 4th Place finish at the 2024 State Meet, the goal was clear heading into the next spring: compete for the title.

It’s easier said than done – but for the winningest program in Missouri golf history (boys or girls), it’s a trend rooted in history. Rockhurst owns the most State Titles (15), two more than Pembroke Hill and eight more than two schools tied for third, and the most top-four finishes (37), six more than Pembroke and 16 more than third. And of Rock’s 37 State trophies, all but three are for the topthree finishes.

The 2025 season started with a bang. At the Shawnee Mission East Invitational at Mission Hills Country Club, the Hawklets combined to shoot 287 (+5), which tied for the fifth best par-70 team score in MSHSAA history. Individual champion Henry Mayor ’27 also tied the fifth best par-70 round in state state history with his 66 (-4).

It was an impressive start to Mayor’s sophomore year – but did not come as a huge surprise. As a freshman he was fourth on the team in 18-hole average, shooting 75.82 for the season. His low round was a 70, and he placed 5th at Districts and 32nd at State in his first season for The Rock.

Two more returning players from the 2024 team were Blake Hartner ’25 and Conner Vickers ’26, along with George Besch ’26 and Hank Homsey ’27 who were right on the heels of the five varsity players.

In that historic team performance at Mission Hills, Vickers was also a medalist after shooting 72 (+2), as was Charlie Homsey ’28 who came in with the same score in his first high school varsity round.

The team carried that momentum 1,500 miles west for the annual Champions Invitational in Palm Springs, CA. Rockhurst was one of 50 teams from six states and Canada that competed in the three-round tournament. The Hawklets showed well among top programs from Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, and Utah, placing 16th as a team.

Mayor led the way, shooting even par or better all three rounds and tying for 11th overall, shooting -4.

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Back home and facing Missouri schools, Rock then won the 20-team Laker Invitational in Camdenton with a team score of 295. Hartner, the lone senior on varsity, tied for 10th with Mayor at 72 (+2) while Vickers tied for runner-up honors shooting 71 (-1).

The next highlight of the season came in the highly-anticipated dual against Shawnee Mission East, played this year at Oakwood. The top-12 golfers from each team squared off in a battle for the state line. The Hawklets came out on top, 7-5, with wins from Hartner, Besch, both Homsey brothers, Will Fendler ’25, Connor Dierks ’27, and Cole White ’27.

Four days later, the Hawklets were back in the win column with a victory at the 20-team Capital City Invitational in Jefferson City. Hartner and Hank Homsey shared top honors at 72 (E).

Rockhurst closed out the regular season just about as well as it started, shooting 288 in a tuneup dual against Blue Springs at Adams Pointe, the District Championship course. Mayor finished with a 67 (-5), five strokes better than any other golfer on the day.

acknowledging that the State course changes from year to year, a 583 would have won the biggest class’ State Championship in any year since 1935 except for two.

And not only was it not good enough to win in 2025 – it was only good enough for 3rd Place.

Outstanding performances by SLUH (staterecord 570) and Chaminade (578) pushed the Hawklets to the bronze medal. Individually, Mayor and Charlie Homsey earned All-State honors by finishing tied for 11th and 15th, respectively.

Four of Rockhurst’s five State players will be back for 2026, knowing what it may take to win the program’s first State Title since 2022.

“This was by far the deepest team I’ve seen since I started. I loved how the senior members – Will Fendler, John Giocondo, Blake Hartner, and Jack Huber – led the young players,” said Nusbaum.

“They taught them what ‘high school team golf’ was about: compete every day, enjoy the experience and your teammates. We will always be grateful for their leadership!”

While the Hawklets shot slightly worse at Districts, coming in at 293, it was still enough to hold off Liberty North by one stroke. Rock’s top three finishers in Mayor, Vickers, and Charlie Homsey all shot 73 (+1) to tie for third individually, while Hartner was one stroke behind to tie for seventh, and Besch was tied for 13th at 76 (+4). All five players earned All-District honors and State qualifications along with the team title.

In a season defined by the team’s depth, Head Coach Mark Nusbaum noted that it was one of the most difficult years to pick his top five players to represent The Rock in the postseason. The team had nine players average 18-hole scores of 77.8 or better for the entire season.

Coach Nusbaum opted to keep the same five from Districts for the State Meet, which turned out to produce historic performances.

Rockhurst shot 583 across the two rounds. While

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Ron Huska

Head Coach & Assistant Coaches

Coach Huska returns for his second season with the Golf Hawklets. He joined the program as a coach in 2025, but previously spent nearly two decades at The Rock in the Maintenance Department before retiring in 2024. Coach Huska is from Kansas City, and was an All-Metro basketball player at Center High School who went on to play at Longview Junior College. He has coached various levels of basketball and baseball for over 30 years, and now has added golf to his résumé. Coach Huska is married to Joyce and they have four kids: Shannon, Brian, Jessica, and Jason ’12, who was the 2012 individual State Champion for Rockhurst.

Coach Huska and Joyce are also grandparents to 11 grandkids.

Mark Nusbaum

Coach Mark Nusbaum will be back for his 12th year as Head Golf Coach, and has led the Golf Hawklets to two State Championships and eight top3 finishes in those 10 seasons (2020 season was canceled). As a former State Championship basketball coach for the Hawklets, he retired from the program in 2014 with a record of 284-110, and retired from teaching in 2015. He says that he missed the kids, and many former players (golfers and basketball players) know what he brings to the table in terms of attitude and effort.

Coach Nusbaum was a four-sport, ninetime letterman at Marshalltown High School in Iowa. He taught and coached locally at O’Hara and Liberty before coming to The Rock and teaching Math.

While he didn’t play golf in high school, he has plenty of experience in managing the game, both the mental side and the team dynamics. Coach Nusbaum now teaches at St. Thomas Aquinas. He and his wife, Kris, have two sons (Drew and Jameson) and one daughter (Carly).

Coach Nusbaum was inducted into the Rockhurst Sports Hall of Fame as a coach in 2023.

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Kevin McGill

Now in his 19th year at The Rock, Coach McGill is in his ninth year as an Assistant Golf Coach and also serves the school as the Associate Athletic Director. He grew up in Fremont, NE where he played four years of football, basketball, and baseball, and was a two-time AllState player in basketball. He then went on to play four years of hoops at Midland Lutheran College.

Coach McGill and his wife, Sara, have two boys: Charlie and Keegan.

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Golf

1st out of 20 teams, shooting 287

Champions Invitational (CA)

16th out of 50 teams, shooting 883 (3 rounds)

Park Hill South Quad

1st out of 4 teams, shooting 157 (9 holes)

Leavenworth Invitational

2nd out of 14 teams, shooting 316

Laker Invitational

1st out of 20 teams, shooting 295

Helias Invitational

4th out of 20 teams, shooting 307

Shawnee Mission East Dual

Won 7-5

Capital City Invitational

1st out of 20 teams, shooting 298

Liberty North/Park Hill South Triangular

1st out of 3 teams, shooting 289

Liberty Invitational

1st out of 16 teams, shooting 302

Blue Valley North Invitational

2nd out of 15 teams, shooting 301

Blue Springs Dual

Won, shooting 288

District Championship

1st out of 16 teams, shooting 293

State Championship

3rd out of 9 teams, shooting 583 (2 rounds)

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Golf 2025 Results

Shawnee Mission East Invitational

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2025 Season Team Awards

All-District

Blake Hartner ’25 George Besch ’26 Conner Vickers ’26 Henry Mayor ’27 Charlie Homsey ’28

All-State

Henry Mayor ’27 Charlie Homsey ’28

All-Time Team

Bud McGovern James Haake Robert Goulet Wayne Pence Jerry Krause Mark Hanrahan John Howell Robert “Chip” Toth Pat Hanrahan Matt Holmes Gary Riani John Sinovic Bert Roney Matt Roney Michael Hoehn Jim Gates Doug Albers Jason Hobick Fred Loeb

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1941 1943 1954 1955 1956 1976 1978 1979 1984 1984 1984 1984 1991 1993 1994 1996 1997 1999 1999

Brent Kriegshauser Josh Polsinelli Kevin Ward Kirk Wood Mitch Kelly Ryan Davis Alex Nordholm Patrick Roth Tyler Trout Jason Schulte Matt Ledom Michael McGee Jason Huska Patrick Byrne Peter Dierks Rob Enright Ethan Packel Jack Dwyer Michael Bessenbacher

2000 2000 2000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2005 2006 2009 2009 2012 2013 2015 2017 2017 2019 2020

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Henry Mayor

67

Henry Mayor

68

Blake Hartner

69

Henry Mayor

70

Henry Mayor (3x), Blake Hartner, Conner Vickers, Hank Homsey, Cash Jones

71

Blake Hartner (2x), Hank Homsey (2x), Charlie Homsey (2x), George Besch, Conner Vickers

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2025 Season Stats

Henry Mayor

Competition Averages Per 18 Holes *#Henry Mayor

71.4

*Blake Hartner

73.2

*George Besch

74.8

*#Charlie Homsey

75.4

Hank Homsey

76.0

*Conner Vickers

76.6

Connor Dierks

77.6

Lucas Francois

77.8

Cash Jones

77.8

Carter Owen

79.0

Cole White

79.6

Oliver Ciminieri

79.6

Will Fendler

79.8

Cole Ketchum

79.8

Peter Menghini

80.2

Nathan Cucar

80.4

James Nonemaker

81.0

John Giocondo

82.2

Connor Roth

83.6

Jack Huber

84.6

*All-District # All-State Blue indicates returnee

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Lacrosse

LAKC Championship Comes Down to the Wire, 2026 Team Ready to Work

When one streak ends, it’s time to start a new one.

That will be part of the DNA of the 2026 Rock Lacrosse team, following a disappointing end to an otherwise great season in 2025.

Coming into this last spring, the Hawklets had won an unprecedented four consecutive Lacrosse Association of Kansas City (LAKC) Championships.

During that stretch, the teams under Head Coach Tim Reidy ’02 had a combined record of 61-7.

The 2025 version of the Hawklets would be without 10 of its 11 All-Metro players from the year before, but Rockhurst was looking forward to former role players stepping up into leadership spots.

The lone returning All-Metro selection was goalie Draden Torline ’26, who won the job immediately following his freshman season. As a sophomore, he recorded a 17-2 record in net with a save percentage over 61%.

On the offensive side, The Rock would have to replace nearly 85% of its scoring. The players in the Class of 2024, leading arguably the best team in Kansas City lacrosse history, included Luke McNamara ’24 (two-time All-American, 332 career goals), Jack Bichelmeyer ’24 (107 career goals), and Colin Komenda ’24 (104 career goals).

The senior trio of Fletcher Anderson ’25, Johnny Eckles ’25, and Sam Komenda ’25 along with James Bundy ’27 would accept the challenge and all go on to be the team’s leaders in goals and points in 2025. The offensive firepower was shared among the group, as Eckles led in points (47), Anderson in goals (39), and Komenda in assists (24).

The season opened with dominant LAKC wins over St. Thomas Aquinas and Lee’s Summit West by a combined score of 35-3. Eckles netted nine goals across the two games. Next was a neutral

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site game in Columbia against Chaminade, an always-strong St. Louis program. Rock handled the Red Devils as Torline stonewalled 82% of the shots on goal.

Rockhurst welcomed Strake (TX) and De Smet for a mini one-day Jesuit Classic on April 5. In the morning matchup against Strake, Bundy’s three goals and one assist were the difference in Rock’s 7-5 victory. In the afternoon, Anderson’s careerhigh of six goals sparked an 11-1 win over another solid St. Louis school.

Hawklets went back to LAKC play for three straight road games, which all resulted in wins over Pembroke Hill, Lee’s Summit United, and Northland. That stretch moved The Rock to 9-0 on the season.

Over spring break, the Hawklets hopped on a plane to Atlanta to see how they matched up against two of Georgia’s best. Rockhurst fought off Fellowship Christian School, 8-7, as both goalies (Torline and Tom Fimmen ’26) combined for 13 saves.

The next day, Rockhurst would face off against Roswell, the two-time defending Georgia 5A and 6A State Champs. A 26-3 loss for the Hawklets showcased why Roswell would go on to win its third straight State Title in 2025.

Back on Missouri soil, Rock defeated Olathe East by nine goals before matching up with cross-state rival Lancer Lacrosse in the regular season finale, with an undefeated league record on the line. Eckles and Anderson scored five of the team’s eight goals, and Torline’s 13 saves versus four goals allowed had the Hawklets sitting at 12-1 overall and 8-0 in the league, heading to the playoffs as the #1 seed.

In the same way the season opener, Rockhurst blanked St. Thomas Aquinas by a final score of 16-0 in the quarterfinals. The semifinal game against Pembroke Hill was also a repeat of the regular season matchup, with the Hawklets winning 12-4.

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That set the stage for a championship against Lancer Lacrosse, a repeat matchup of 2024, which Rockhurst had won 20-12.

Defense was the name of the game. Hawklets led 3-0 after the first quarter, and 4-2 at halftime. A tough third quarter ended with Lancer Lacrosse tying it at 5-5. Rock trailed by one with five minutes remaining until Spencer Brooks ’27 evened it back up with his second goal of the night. Lancers responded 60 seconds later for what would be the game-winning goal, despite a few scoring chances for the Hawklets in the final four minutes.

Rockhurst’s LAKC Title streak came to an end with the 7-6 championship loss to Lancer Lacrosse.

In 2026, several returning All-Metro players will try to guide Rock Lacrosse back to the top of the league. Torline was named a USA Lacrosse All-American goalie as a junior after setting new Rockhurst and LAKC records in save percentage at 66.7% for the season. JP Stegall ’27 was the best faceoff player in the city as just a sophomore, winning 117 of his 186 faceoffs on the season – good for a 64% faceoff percentage.

Defensemen Levi Mason ’26 and Jackson Sallee ’27 return as All-Metro players for a motivated squad.

“In 2025, our players competed with heart, overcame adversity, and strengthened the culture of discipline and brotherhood that defines Rockhurst lacrosse. While we fell short of some goals, the lessons learned will serve as a foundation for future success,” said Coach Reidy. “Looking ahead to 2026, the combination of experienced leaders and emerging talent gives us great confidence. As always, our focus remains on building upon lessons learned, raising our standard of excellence, and continuing to compete at the highest level possible.”

Lacrosse

Mark Bayhylle

Coach Tim Reidy ’02 is in his 15th season at his alma mater. As a Hawklet, he was a defender and was named the first lacrosse All-American in school history. He played collegiately at Mount St. Mary’s University.

Coach Reidy holds an MEd from the University of Notre Dame and BA in History & American Studies from the University of Kansas. At Rockhurst, he serves as the School Archivist, teaches AP Human Geography, AP World History, and Kansas City History, and is the Chair of the Social Studies Department. During his time at Rockhurst, Coach Reidy has been named U.S. Lacrosse Coach of the Year three times (2014, 2017, 2023) and is a 2021 inductee into the Rockhurst Sports Hall of Fame.

He has also coached football, basketball, track & field and volleyball at Rockhurst, Resurrection Catholic (MS) and St. Peter’s & Paul (OK). Coach Reidy and his wife, Heather, have twin sons (Padraig ’29 and Ryan ’29) and a daughter (Frances Grace).

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Head Coach & Assistant Coaches

Tim Reidy

A Glastonbury, CT native, Coach Bayhylle attended Xavier High School before heading to the Midwest to enroll at the University of Kansas. At KU, he played club lacrosse and continued his love of the game by coaching at RHS before he got a job at the school. In 2006 he was hired to work in the Computer Services Department at The Rock and has been coaching lacrosse ever since. In 2009 Coach Bayhylle was named the Missouri Division I Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year, and in 2019 was the U.S. Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year. He also coached freshman football and cross country over his tenure at Rockhurst. He and his wife, Kate, have three boys: Jackson, Logan ’23, and Tommy ’25.

Tim Hannon

Coach Hannon has been part of the lacrosse coaching staff at Rockhurst since the program began in the spring of 1995. A former lacrosse player and graduate of the University of Missouri, Coach Hannon has been heavily involved with the development of youth lacrosse. In 2014, Coach Hannon was voted the Assistant Coach of the Year for the Lacrosse Association of Kansas City (LAKC). In May 2015, Coach Hannon was inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Great Plains Hall of Fame.

Outside of coaching lacrosse, Coach Hannon is a Business Banker at U.S. Bank. He and his wife, Deborah, have a son, Zach ’13.

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Joe Vasta

Assistant Coaches

Coach Vasta is in his eighth year as an assistant lacrosse coach.

He was previously the head coach of the Blue Valley Titans High School women’s team, where he led them to two consecutive championships in 2011 and 2012. In 1993, Coach Vasta was named the Texas High School Men’s Lacrosse Coach of the Year while leading Central Catholic High School in San Antonio to the State Quarterfinals. As a player at Air Force, he was a four-year All-Conference attackman and named All-American in 1986. Coach Vasta was a top scorer in D1 lacrosse all four years, and from 1986-2007 held the all-time NCAA D1 college career scoring record of 343 points.

After graduating from the Air Force, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant and served on active duty as an F16 fighter pilot with combat time over Iraq. After 22 years of service, he retired from the Air Force and is now a captain with FedEx. He and his wife Pennie have a son, Mason ’20, who played for the program.

Matt Ruemker

Coach Ruemker enters his seventh season with the Lacrosse Hawklets, and holds a long history of lacrosse experience.

He was a standout at St. John Vianney High School in St. Louis, earning 2nd Team All-American honors, and then played at Kansas State University.

His coaching background includes stops at Lansing High School and Blue Valley West High School. Coach Ruemker works at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and his wife, Brooke, have four children.

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Patrick Schmitt

Coach Schmitt comes to Rock Lacrosse in 2026 after spending two seasons as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Benedictine College and four seasons as the Head Coach for Lancer Lacrosse. Coach Schmitt is a product of Jesuit education, having attended Creighton Prep in Omaha, NE before playing four years of lacrosse at Benedictine. In 2015, he was named Benedictine’s first captain in program history, and ranks second in career assists. Coach Schmitt is an Analyst Relations Manager at Otka; he is married to Emily and they have a daughter, Addie, and a son, Charlie.

Kevin McLiney

Coach McLiney ’15 rejoins Rock Lacrosse. He was a four-year player in the program, and part of the first class that played under Coach Reidy all four years. Coach McLiney was a member of the 2014 LAKC Championship team, and as a senior captain he was named to the AllMetro Team and won Rockhurst’s Hannon Award, given to the team’s offensive MVP. He is also a member of the RHS Lacrosse All-Time Team. After The Rock, Coach McLiney went to KU where he earned his Bachelors in Finance and currently works in enterprise tech sales with a focus in digital assets and cybersecurity.

His coaching experience includes the Olathe Lacrosse Club and inner-city lacrosse clinics through KCMO Parks & Rec. Fun fact about Coach McLiney: in 2022 he set off to break the world record for most consecutive days eating Chick-Fil-A, and went 160 days including Sundays.

Lacrosse

Ethan Walker

Assistant Coaches

Coach Walker joins the lacrosse staff for 2026 with a wealth of playing experience. Originally from Canada, Coach Walker attended Culver Military Academy and was named USA Today’s National Player of the Year. After Culver, he went to the University of Denver where he was a three-time All-American and still holds the program record for career points.

In 2021, Coach Walker was drafted to the Premier Lacrosse League by the Philadelphia Waterdogs and was a 2022 PLL Champion with the team. He was also drafted 10th overall in the National Lacrosse League and currently plays for the Albany Firewolves and is an Assistant Captain. Off the field, he works for College Coaches Skills Camps (CCSC) as the GM for Lacrosse. Coach Walker is married to Jenna, who was also a professional athlete; she played soccer in the NWSL and USL Super League.

Wade Muller

Coach Muller ’01 returns to the Hawklets 25 years after his senior season at The Rock. He was a three-year letterman and two-time All-State selection as a long stick midfielder. Coach Muller went on to play at SLU where he was named All-Conference twice. He graduated from SLU and then received his MBA from Rockhurst University. Post-college he began his coaching career in Kansas City, coaching at both the youth and high school levels; he has also been an NCAA referee for the last 15 years. Coach Muller is the President of OA Finance, and along with his wife, Rebecca, has two kids: Lawson ’29 and Clara.

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1st Team All-Metro

McGilley Award

Draden Torline ’26 JP Stegall ’27

The Matthew C. McGilley Award is given annually in memorial of Matt McGilley, Class of 1995, one of the founders of Rockhurst Lacrosse, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2000. The McGilley Award is given to a senior lacrosse player who exemplifies the spirit of Rockhurst Lacrosse both on and off the field.

2025 Season Team Awards

2nd Team All-Metro Johnny Eckles ’25 Sam Komenda ’25 Jackson Sallee ’27

All-Metro Honorable Mention Fletcher Anderson ’25 Sam Oliver ’25 Levi Mason ’26

USA Lacrosse All-American Draden Torline ’26

USA Lacrosse Academic All-American Liam McGilley ’25

Connelly Award

The Connelly Award is given to the Defensive Most Valuable Player.

Mark Olshefski Joe Ferber Michael Reintjes Greg Meyer Crawford Collins John Schmidtlein Brooks Elder Andrew Dakan Charlie Naylor Jake Enenbach John Riley Jake Sullivan Thomas Finn Danny Thompson Tommy Eckels Michael Kuklenski Josh Pickett Zach Giangreco Charlie Gormsen Charlie Gormsen Draden Torline

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Phil Duncan Collin Koranda Cole Dimond Mike Euston Pete Jokisch Cory Vandyke Peter Hannapel Peter Hannapel Carl Novick Jason Coleman Reilly Hannapel Chad Maple David Herring Connor Flanagin Peter Muehlebach Daniel Connor Emerson Hodes Alex Lackey Connor Prochnow Henry Bins Connor Law Cole Smith Jack Eckels William Muehlebach Jack Scanlon Will Gormsen Brock Narciso Colin Komenda Liam McGilley

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Lacrosse

Hannon Award

Bayhylle Award

The Hannon Award is given to the Offensive Most Valuable Player.

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Reid Moshier Connor John Burke Hakes Finn Roy Tom Fimmen Burke Hakes Michael Mason Levi Mason Frankie Garcia Maddox Hillmer

2021 2021 2022 2022 2023 2023 2024 2024 2025 2025

2025 Season Team Awards

Addison Degen Joe Faerber Kevin Mcliney Reed Slaymaker Harrison Donnelly Reed Slaymake Brady Guck Michael Nulton Fisher Roy Luke McNamara Luke McNamara Luke McNamara Sam Komenda

The Mark D. Bayhylle Award is given to two underclassmen (one from C Team and one from the JV Team) who best represent the ideals of the Rockhurst Lacrosse program on and off the field.

The program was a club sport initially before becoming a varsity sport in 1997. Submission for membership to the squad can be submitted to the Athletic Director or head coach, with credentials as to why their high school lacrosse career warrants consideration.

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Schaffer Degen Brent Sear Spencer Walsh Colin Looby Kevin Looby Paul Reintjes Terry Smith Joe Faerber Chad Maple Evan O’Brien David Herring Brendan Surface William Tilson Connor Flanagin Scott Brown Crawford Collins Peter Muehlebach Emerson Hodes Addison Degen

2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2013

Robbie Healy Connor Prochnow Andrew Dakan Joe Faerber Jake Enenbach Kevin McLiney Liam Ryan Harrison Donnelly Sam Mohajir John Riley Jake Sullivan Reed Slaymaker Brady Guck William Muehlebach Tommy Eckels Michael Kuklenski Mason Vasta Wheaton Jackoboice

2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2015 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020 2020

Lacrosse All-Time Team

Matt McGilley Patrick McGilley Sean Connelly Ryan McLaughlin Peter McGilley Aaron Clevinger Pat Connelly Jon Lecuyer Tim Reidy Pete Jokisch Andrew Elmer Cory Van Dyke Brendan Arthur Michael Adkins Matt Gotschall Peter Hannapel Carl Novick Chris Rhoades Jason Coleman

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2025 Season Stats

2025 Season Results

OVERALL RECORD: 14-2 St. Thomas Aquinas

Won 16-0

Lee’s Summit West

Won 19-3

Vs. Chaminade

Won 8-2

@ Mill Valley

Won 13-8

Strake Jesuit (TX)

Won 7-5

De Smet

Won 11-1

@ Pembroke Hill

Won 12-4

@ Lee’s Summit United

Won 16-4

@ Northland

Won 14-10

@ Fellowship Christian School (GA)

Won 8-7

@ Roswell (GA)

Lost 16-3

Olathe East

Won 16-7

@ Lancer Lacrosse

Won 8-4

LAKC Quarterfinals vs. St. Thomas Aquinas

Won 16-0

LAKC Semifinals vs. Pembroke Hill

Won 12-4

LAKC Finals vs. Lancer Lacrosse

Lost 7-6

Goaltending Name

GA

SOG

SVs

SV%

W-L

*#Draden Torline

56

168

112

66.7%

13-2

Tom Fimmen

26

56

30

53.6%

2-0

*Indicates All-Metro #Indicates All-American Blue Indicates Returnee

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Scoring and Defense GP

GBs

SOG

Goals

Goal %

Asst.

Points

*Johnny Eckles

16

40

47

28

59.6%

19

47

*Sam Komenda

16

25

53

21

39.6%

24

45

*Fletcher Anderson

15

22

68

39

57.4%

6

45

James Bundy

16

29

58

29

50.0%

8

37

Quinn Scanlon

16

18

15

9

60.0%

19

28

Burke Hakes

16

15

24

10

41.7%

6

16

Spencer Brooks

16

10

28

13

46.4%

2

15

Ted Truebner

14

16

17

8

47.0%

5

13

John Reib

16

13

15

9

60.0%

3

12

Zach Thompson

16

36

8

3

37.5%

8

11

Liam McGilley

16

26

7

2

28.6%

4

6

Charlie Hodes

10

9

9

4

44.4%

1

5

Logan Filing

12

5

4

3

75.0%

1

4

Simon Mazzarese

11

4

6

3

50.0%

0

3

*Levi Mason

14

29

4

2

50.0%

1

3

*JP Stegall

15

68

4

1

25.0%

2

3

Jaxton Torline

16

51

1

1

100.0%

1

2

Selvin Braddock

11

10

1

0

0.0%

2

2

Corbin Williams

10

5

3

1

33.3%

0

1

Jacob Brady

11

4

2

0

0.0%

1

1

Luke Sampler

5

3

2

0

0.0%

1

1

*Jackson Sallee

16

20

0

0

0.0%

0

0

*Sam Oliver

16

18

0

0

0.0%

0

0

Robert Buckley

16

26

0

0

0.0%

0

0

Hayes Rowland

16

3

0

0

0.0%

0

0

Camden Lemon

15

16

0

0

0.0%

0

0

Joe Durkin

14

15

0

0

0.0%

0

0

Drake Lewis

14

5

0

0

0.0%

0

0

Tyler George

12

8

0

0

0.0%

0

0

Andrew Zaragoza

12

3

0

0

0.0%

0

0

Johnny Greco

11

11

0

0

0.0%

0

0

Caleb Devereux

8

3

0

0

0.0%

0

0

2025 Season Stats

Name

*Indicates All-Metro #Indicates All-American Blue Indicates Returnee

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Tennis

Tennis Hawklets Return to Title Match, Ready to Take Final Step

Among an athletic department with several historic programs, one stands out above the rest: tennis.

With 17 State Championships and 37 Final Four appearances, tennis is The Rock’s winningest sport.

And while over the last decade the Hawklets have eight of those Final Fours, the team has not won a State Title since 2015. The 2025 Hawklets were looking to change that.

Led by returning Singles State Champion Bobby King ’25, Rockhurst would have its ace back for a team coming off of a 3rd Place finish in 2024.

Rock opened 2025 with a match against the State Runner-Up from the year before in John Burroughs. Highlighted by a rematch of the 2024 Singles State Championship, King again defeated Jasper Schmidt to push the Hawklets to a 5-4 victory – which would not be the last time that two teams met.

Also stepping up in that opening match were two freshmen, Ben Bautista ’28 and Abhi Joseph ’28, who played doubles together and grabbed a win in the first varsity match of their RHS careers.

Bautista also won his singles match.

An important aspect of the team was the leadership from its five seniors: King, Asher Higgins ’25, Oliver Priestland ’25, Henry Stevens ’25, and William Volker ’25.

During the first half of the season, Rock was forced to play without King on several occasions as the senior dealt with injuries and illness. But that did not stop the Hawklets from beating St. Joseph Central 7-2 and Blue Valley 9-0 before suffering their first loss of the season, a 5-4 match to Blue Valley Northwest, which finished 3rd in Kansas 6A in both 2024 and 2025.

A highly-anticipated match against Park Hill was next. The Trojans entered at 7-0 and a top team in the state, but Rock rallied for a 5-4 win. That

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propelled Head Coach Rich Sullivan and his squad to a 9-0 shutout of Barstow.

King was forced to sit out again when the Hawklets faced Blue Valley West, the twotime Kansas 6A State Champs. That would result in the second Rock loss of the year, as the Jaguars went on to win their third straight championship.

Rockhurst showed well at the annual Kansas City Invitational, which includes most of the top teams in the KC Metro. King finished as runnerup in the A singles division, while Luke Johnson ’26 was 3rd in B singles. Volker and Hunter Stout ’27 took 3rd in B doubles as the Hawklets placed 3rd overall among 16 teams.

The Hawklets then headed east to St. Louis for a Friday match at MICDS, the eventual Missouri Class 2 State Champs. Rock lost the match 7-2, and then stayed in STL for the next day’s Tournament of Champions. Coach Sullivan noted that his team was playing really well in the tournament, but it got rained out before the final matches were completed, resulting in a no-score cancellation.

Rock closed out the regular season with matches against its local rivals in Shawnee Mission East and Pembroke Hill. The Lancers got the win with both King and Johnson sidelined, but the Hawklets responded with a 5-4 victory over the Raiders before postseason play.

Going into the playoffs, the decision was made for King to focus on doubles in a move to help the Hawklets in team competition. He would partner up with Stevens, his fellow senior.

At the individual District Tournament, Rockhurst enjoyed its first sweep of both singles and doubles since 2014. King and Stevens won doubles with Volker and Stout as runners-up. Johnson was the singles champion while Joseph was runner-up. All six would advance to the individual State Tournament.

The Hawklets continued their dominance in the team District Tournament with 5-0 sweeps over

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both Barstow and Lee’s Summit West. Then a 5-1 win over Park Hill sent the Hawklets back to the Final Four.

But first was the individual State Tournament.

Both singles players were eliminated in the first round, but the doubles duos advanced. Volker and Stout would place 6th, earning All-State honors. King and Stevens would go unbeaten and finish as Doubles State Champs.

The senior duo went 10-1 on the season and lost only one set during the postseason run.

They became the 14th Doubles State Champs in school history, while King became just the fourth Hawklet ever to win a State Title in both singles and doubles in a career, and the first since 2004.

The following week was the team tournament.

Rock knocked out Marquette 5-2 to earn the program’s first State Championship appearance since 2021. But facing a John Burroughs team that had added its top player since the seasonopening match, the Hawklets came up short in a 5-1 loss.

After getting back to the State Title match, the 2026 team will be intent on getting back atop the podium.

“It is going to be hard to replace the senior leadership from this past year. Not only did they compete on the court, they set the tone for the rest of the team,” said Coach Sullivan. “But we have some talented underclassmen who have worked really hard during the off-season and are ready for breakout seasons.”

Tennis

Max Dunmire

Head Coach & Assistant Coach

Coach Dunmire ’18 begins his fourth season at his alma mater coaching tennis. He was a three-year player for the Hawklets, helping the team to two State Runner-Up finishes and a 3rd Place trophy.

As a senior, he posted a singles record of 13-0 and doubles record of 14-4. Coach Dunmire and his doubles partner (Nate Bodde ’19) placed 4th in doubles at State in 2018. He went on to graduate from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a minor in Business Management. Coach Dunmire currently works for Growth Industries in Grandview, MO.

Rich Sullivan

Coach Sullivan is back for his third season leading the tennis program. Previously he was a long-time cross country coach, but he picked up the game of tennis and immediately became enthralled with what the game can teach you about character formation and managing the emotions. Between his first two seasons, he was able to celebrate individual State Titles in singles (Bobby King ’25) and doubles (Bobby King ’25 & Henry Stevens ’25). In the classroom, Coach Sullivan has taught history for the last 27 years and is also the Ignatian Identity Director, helping adult faculty/staff in their spiritual journeys. Coach Sullivan and his wife, Barb, have three adult children: Katie, Jamie ’18, and Nate ’22.

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2025 Season Stats

2025 Season Results

OVERALL RECORD: 10-4

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John Burroughs

Won 5-4

St. Joseph Central

Won 7-2

@ Blue Valley

Won 9-0

Mid-Missouri Invitational @ Rock Bridge

Canceled

Blue Valley Northwest

Lost 5-4

@ Park Hill

Won 5-4

@ Barstow

Won 9-0

@ Blue Valley West

Lost 9-0

Kansas City Invitational

3rd out of 16 teams

@ MICDS

Lost 7-2

Tournament of Champions @ MICDS

Canceled

@ Shawnee Mission East

Lost 9-0

Pembroke Hill

Won 5-4

District Semifinals vs. Barstow

Won 5-0

District Championship vs. Lee’s Summit West

Won 5-0

State Quarterfinals vs. Park Hill

Won 5-1

State Semifinals vs. Marquette

Won 5-2

State Championship vs. John Burroughs

Lost 5-1

Singles Record Match Play

Doubles Records

Name

Name

Record

Record

Bobby King

6-1

*#!Bobby King

10-3

*Luke Johnson

9-9

*#!Henry Stevens

10-4

*Abhi Josheph

5-4

*#William Volker

12-6

Hunter Stout

4-6

*#Hunter Stout

12-6

William Volker

4-5

Luke Johnson

6-7

Ben Bautista

8-4

Abhi Joseph

4-7

Henry Stevens

3-3

Ben Bautista

6-8

Leo Menghini

3-3

Leo Menghini

1-1 *All-District #All-State ! State Champion Blue indicates returnee

Tennis

All-District Singles Luke Johnson ’26 Abhi Joseph ’28

All-District Doubles

2025 Awards

Bobby King ‘25 Henry Stevens ’25 William Volker ’25 Hunter Stout ’27

All-State Doubles Bobby King ‘25 Henry Stevens ’25 William Volker ’25 Hunter Stout ’27

State Champion (Doubles) Bobby King ‘25 Henry Stevens ’25

Rock Award

Charlie Duethman Nick Koca Caleb Bridges Bobby King Bobby King

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Tennis is the most successful sport at Rockhurst in terms of State Championships (18 1st Place finishes), including a 10-year streak, so members on this All-Time team have dominated courts all over. Some include state record holders as well. Submission for membership to the squad can be submitted to the Athletic Director or head coach, with credentials as to why their high school tennis career warrants consideration.

1953 1974 1975 1976 1976 1983 1983 1983 1983 1986 1986 1996 1996

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Jon Osgood Casey Smith Scott Martin Andy Metzler Ryan Osgood Sam Davidson Brad Martin Ryan Reid Zach Frisch Jose Guerra Reid Martin Guerin Smith Patrick Tooey

1997 1998 1999 2000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2005 2005 2005 2007

Jack O’Flaherty Andrew Edmonds Sam Crawford Alex Koca Jacob Moore John Nogalski Joe Ibarra Jack Evans Joe O’Connor Justin Nogalski Sinjin Nair Donovan Walsh

All-Time Team

Robert Riley Lonnie Taylor Joe Ruysser Pete Brown Bill Krizman Tom Grier Fred Azar Jim McPhilliamy Mark McLiney Pat Looney Warren McDonald Grant Ramsey Ryan Smith

2008 2010 2012 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2019

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Track & Field

Historic Performances Lead to First State Title in Five Decades

“ROCKHURST… FROM MISSOURI WITH THE WIN!!!”

The livestream announcer shockingly screamed as Henry Acorn ’25 outkicked fellow 4x800 Relay anchor runners from national powerhouse schools in St. John’s College (D.C.) and IMG Academy (FL) at the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia on April 25.

But in the locker room of the Hawklets Center more than 1,000 miles away from Franklin Field, you couldn’t hear a thing. Over 50 Rockhurst teammates had stayed after practice on Friday to watch the unbelievable race unfold – and their jubilation could be heard across campus.

While the relay team of Acorn, Andrew Davis ’25, Bill Hayes ’25, and Jake Bond ’26 were the defending 4x800 State Champs in Missouri, no one knew much about them at this national stage level – especially since Rockhurst had barely made the finals after ranking 10th in prelims, running 7:50.63, among 82 teams from 13 states plus Washington, D.C., Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.

A day later, they returned with a mindset that they had the ability to compete with the best teams in the country, which included squads from six states, D.C., and Jamaica in the 12-team final. The announcers, however, likely didn’t share the same mindset. During the second leg, they thought “Rock” across the Hawklets’ chests stood for Slippery Rock High School, a local Philadelphia school; and during the third leg they said Rockhurst was from Maryland.

By the fourth leg, they would finally get it right.

Acorn trailed the other two runners by about five meters coming around the final turn and exploded out of the curve, overtaking both in the final 20 meters and topped it off with an iconic arms-spread finish across the line.

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Looking up at the scoreboard, all four Rock runners seemed stunned by what they saw: 7:33.83. It was the fastest time in the nation in 2025, broke the Missouri state record by seven seconds, and was the 12th fastest 4x800 in U.S. high school history.

The race will stand as one of the most impressive performances in Rockhurst Athletics history.

And while it was an amazing experience, the 4x800 runners – and Rock’s entire team of athletes and coaches – knew there was still a bigger goal for the spring: do something that Rockhurst Track & Field hadn’t done in exactly 49 years… win State.

Those four Hawklet standouts led the way throughout the season, but several other runners, jumpers, and throwers added necessary talent to compete for a team title. Among those were Kai Somasegaran ’25, Drew Mozena ’25, Jack Meyer ’26, Blake Thomas ’27, and a loaded freshman class featuring Elijah Curtis ’28, Ben Hayes ’28, Tristan Johnson ’28, Jack McGovern ’28, and Jack Morrison ’28.

Come postseason, Head Coach Troy Harding knew his group had the chance to do something special. It began coming to fruition at Districts, when Rockhurst tied for the District Title with Lee’s Summit West, and qualified 15 individual events and three relays for Sectionals.

The Sectional Meet was much of the same, with Rockhurst winning by 35 points. It was just the program’s second Sectional Championship since the 1970s, and the first since 2016. Among many impressive performances, perhaps the most eyeopening was the Hawklets finishing 1-2-3 in both the 800m and 3200m. McGovern placed 3rd in the 3200m (9:26.42) and 4th in the 1600m (4:19.31), becoming the first RHS freshman ever to earn an individual State qualification – and he did it in two events.

McGovern and six upperclassmen would advance to State in individual events, along with both the 4x800 and 4x400 Relays.

Heading to Jefferson City, there would be other teams with more State competitors, but none would collectively perform to the level of The Rock.

Of the Hawklets’ seven athletes, all would finish in

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the top-10 in their events. Six would place in the top-six and earn All-State honors. The 4x800 Relay cruised to a second straight championship, and the 4x400 Relay, the final race of the two-day meet, scored the points necessary to claim the Class 5 State Title.

“Winning the State Title this year was the thrill of a lifetime,” shared Coach Harding, who won his first team championship in 27 excellent years as a head coach between Rockhurst and Blue Springs South. “Knowing how hard these guys have worked and the commitment they made to our track & field program made it even more special.

I could not have been any happier or proud of the accomplishments of our athletes and coaches this year.”

The awards and accolades were numerous, but Acorn capped off his Rockhurst career – definitively the most-decorated runner in school history – with another 1600m win along with a 4th Place finish in the 3200m. Bill Hayes was the 800m Champion, followed by Davis as the Runner-Up, and Bond in 6th, solidifying their place as the most dominant 800m group in state history (not to mention Acorn would tie the state record in 1:49.35). Meyer turned heads as he was State Runner-Up in the long jump as a junior, hitting the 23-foot mark for the second time of the season.

As a bonus, six Rock runners earned invitations back to Franklin Field for New Balance Nationals in mid-June. McGovern proved he was a top freshman in the country as he took 2nd Place in the Freshman 1 Mile (4:18.05). And in its final race together, the 4x800 Relay put together a new best of 7:32.44, also good for National Runner-Up. A remarkable finish to three historic careers for Acorn, Davis, and Hayes, who leave their beloved program at the Missouri mountaintop.

Track & Field

9th out of 14 teams with 32 points

Festus Invitational

No team scores

Rusty Hodge Invitational

5th out of 15 teams with 53 points

Shawnee Mission South Relays

8th out of 20 teams with 41.5 points

Bill Summa Invitational

2nd out of 27 teams with 65 points

Fort Osage Invitational

1st out of 8 teams with 191 points

KU Relays

No team scores

Grain Valley Invitational

4th out of 10 teams with 94 points

Penn Relays

No team scores

Al Davis/Mike Lillis Invitational

2nd out of 11 teams with 156 points

Shawnee Mission North Relays

No team scores

District Championship

T-1st out of 9 teams with 152 points

Sectional Championship

1st out of 19 teams with 104 points

State Championship

1st out of 64 teams with 59 points

2025 Season Results

Darwin Rold Invitational

From several individual state champions and relay teams to the glory years of the 1970s, the track & field program continues to develop disciplined, passionate and talented athletes. Formed in 2009, the list below and in the future represents the best of the best at Rockhurst where the sport draws more than 100 participants yearly.

1961 1961 1964 1973 1975 1975 1976 1976 1977 1977 1977 1984 1987 1988 1988 1989 1990 1990 1991 1994

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Justin Dro Rob Reiter Rory Donnelly Sean O’Donnell Dan McDonough Jack Jones Jed Burey Patrick Tweedy D.J Hord Connor McDonough Michael Duschen Ivan Charbonneau Robbie Haden Nathan Scheelhaase Jack Shuss Jamal Jones Noah Pearl Zach Herriott Tanner Shuey Sam Maassen

1997 1997 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2008 2009 2009 2009 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012

Kevin Jantsch Alex Lombardo Chaz Trujillo Max Linscott Dylan Stoetzer Tommy Seitz Curtis Goldman Montae Spiller Carson Bode William Thompson Matt Schell Jimmy Dixon Patrick Bowen John Luder Danny Toomey Tom Seitzer Micah Nelson Wes Porter Brendan Safley

2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2017 2017 2019 2019 2020 2020

All-Time Team

Don Schilling Jim Mayer Thomas Muehlebach Chris Muehlbach Mark Goodspeed Chris Garlich Jay Reardon Cecil Stockdale Thomas Franke Tim Jantsch Tom Jantsch Lester Ratcliff Tim Ryan Rob Haake Pat Murphy Chris Holmes Tim Mozee Mark Nuebauer Michael Dierks Jonathan Macklin

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Head Coach & Assistant Coaches

Mike Dierks

Troy Harding

Coach Troy Harding begins his eighth season as the Head Track & Field Coach since joining the program in 2019. He led the team to a historic season in 2025, with the Hawklets winning the program’s first State Title in 49 years. For the 25 years prior to arriving at The Rock, Coach Harding taught Math and coached track & field and football at Blue Springs South High School - spending 19 years as the Jaguars’ Head Track & Field Coach. He has a strong background in hurdles but truly knows all events and is an excellent multi-event coach. At BSS, he coached four State Champions in the hurdles, and was also the Head Cross Country Coach for 18 years. While a student-athlete at Carthage High School, Coach Harding competed in football, basketball, and track & field all four years. His senior year (1988) he earned All-State honors in both hurdle events. He continued his track & field career at the University of Central Missouri, specializing in the decathlon, and earned All-American honors in 1992. Coach Harding and his wife, Kimberly, have two boys: Emerson and Coleridge.

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Coach Dierks ’91 continues his work with Rockhurst’s runners as the middle distance coach. He was an assistant coach from 19962001 before becoming the Head Track & Field Coach from 2002-2004 and again from 2009-2013. After stepping down from head coach duties, he has remained an integral part of the coaching staff since 2014 as the middle distance program has consistently been a strong point for the Hawklets. Among many highlights, Coach Dierks guided the 4x800 Relay to backto-back State Championships in 2024 and 2025; the group also won the 2025 Penn Relays and was Runner-Up at New Balance Nationals after running 7:32.44, which was the 12th fastest in U.S. high school history to that point. Coach Dierks has also been the Head Cross Country Coach since 1997, leading the program to three State Titles and three Runner-Up finishes.

Van Marshall

Coach Marshall ’08 was a 1st Team All-State defensive lineman on the undefeated 2007 State Championship team. He went on to the United States Naval Academy and then graduated from Drake University. He rejoined Rock Football in the summer of 2022 as the Strength and Conditioning Coach and Assistant Varsity Football Coach, and is currently the Defensive Line Coach. With his fitness background and passion, Coach Marshall runs his own training business in the Kansas City area with an emphasis on working with youth athletes. He also spends time teaching kids at Operation Breakthrough. Coach Marshall joined the track & field staff in 2023 and will continue to coach shot put and discus.

Track & Field

Alex Dobens

Ryan McAnany

Coach McAnany ’12 enters his ninth season at The Rock. He previously spent time as an Alumni Service Corps volunteer at St. Louis University High School in 2016. While a studentathlete at Rockhurst, Coach McAnany excelled in cross country as a three-year letterman and was selected as the 2011 Golden Spike Winner. He was also a varsity track & field letterman. He continued his running career at the University of Dallas. He teaches Scripture & English and serves as the Assistant Pastoral Director in addition to his coaching duties in cross country and track. He and his wife Moira have two young children, Beatriz and Patrick.

Christopher Melton

Coach Melton enters his fourth season coaching jumpers for the Track & Field Hawklets and his second year as the Principal’s Assistant. He was a State-qualifying jumper in high school and also has experience in doing private coaching and served on the Liberty North staff as well. Coach Melton is currently back in school to earn his Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education for Earth Science. He is married to Danielle, who owns a private practice as a Mental Health Counselor.

Assistant Coaches

Coach Dobens ’08 returned to Rockhurst and the cross country and track & field programs in 2020-21. He graduated from The Rock in 2008 and earned several varsity letters in cross country and track; he is a member of the Cross Country All-Time Team.

Coach Dobens attended the College of the Holy Cross where he ran collegiately. He entered the teaching and coaching world in 2013 at Bishop Machebeuf High School in Denver before joining Rockhurst’s staff in 2020. He teaches Classical Languages classes, is the Head JV Cross Country Coach, and the Track & Field Distance Coach.

Zander Haddad

Coach Haddad begins his third season coaching cross country as well as track & field. He was raised in St. Louis and attended De Smet Jesuit High School where he ran cross country all four years. He continued his Jesuit education at Rockhurst University, earning his BA in Secondary Education and Spanish. Between his stint as a student teacher at Rockhurst and coming back, he worked at St. Thomas Aquinas as a teacher and assistant cross country coach. He teaches Spanish and is the Spanish Club Moderator and helps with the Pastoral Department.

Jim Monteil

Coach Monteil enters his ninth year coaching football and track & field at The Rock.

He spent 29 years coaching at O’Hara High School, where he was Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach for 21 years; he also spent time with the golf and wrestling programs. He works with freshman football along with the sprinters in track & field. Coach Monteil teaches in the Math Department. He and his wife, Shelley, have two daughters: Abby and Riley.

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All-District

2025 Season Team Awards

Henry Acorn ’25 Andrew Davis ’25 Brody Finigan ’25 Bill Hayes ’25 Drew Mozena ’25 Kai Somasegaran ’25 Brayden Worstell ’25 Jake Bond ’26 Jack Meyer ’26 Blake Thomas ’27 Elijah Curtis ’28 Ben Hayes ’28 Tristan Johnson ’28 Jack McGovern ’28

All-State

Henry Acorn ’25 Andrew Davis ’25 Brody Finigan ’25 Bill Hayes ’25 Jake Bond ’26 Jack Meyer ’26 Jack McGovern ’28

State Champions

Henry Acorn ’25 (1600) Bill Hayes ’25 (800) 4x800 Relay (Hayes, Jake Bond ’26, Andrew Davis ’25, Acorn)

All-American Standards:

Henry Acorn ’25 (800, 1600, 3200, 4x800) Andrew Davis ’25 (800, 4x400, 4x800) Brody Finigan ’25 (4x200, 4x400) Bill Hayes ’25 (800, 4x400, 4x800) Kai Somasegaran ’25 (3200) Michael Tafoya ’25 (4x100) Brayden Worstell ’25 (4x100, 4x200) Jake Bond ’26 (800, 4x400, 4x800) Blake Thomas ’27 (100, 4x100, 4x200) Ben Hayes ’28 (100, 4x100, 4x200) Jack McGovern ’28 (1600, 3200)

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Leadership Award Brian Humphrey Bill Hayes Bill Hayes

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Most Valuable Player

Each year the coaching staff votes to recognize the Track & Field’s most Outstanding Athlete of the Year, “Honoring those who gave their all.”

Adam Flack Sean O’Donnell Dan McDonough Dan Cooper Jack Jones Brennan Metzler Jed Burey Chris Fencl D.J. Hord Michael Duschen Andrew Bush Ivan Charbonneau Robbie Haden Michael Williams Zach Herriott Zach Herriott Alex Lombardo Mitch Koeppen Carson Bode Patrick Bowen John Luder Austin Wike John Luder Ross Elder Tom Seitzer Tom Seitzer Wes Porter Max Hill Jordan Campbell Kene Okpareke Andrew Davis Henry Acorn

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Track & Field

Track Events (season bests)

Field Events (season bests)

Time 10.70 10.70

Discus D. Mozena B. Gordanier

Distance 46.33m (152-0) 43.54m (142-10)

200 Meter Dash B. Thomas B. Hayes

Time 22.26 22.57

Shot Put D. Mozena J. Sprague

Distance 15.13m (49-7.50) 13.59m (44-7)

400 Meter Dash A. Davis B. Finigan

Time 50.52 50.57

Javelin G. Scott-Hying A. Collinsworth

Distance 36.80m (120-8.75) 34.95m (114-8)

800 Meter Run ^$H. Acorn ^*#!B. Hayes ^*#A. Davis ^*#J. Bond

Time 1:49.35 1:51.06 1:52.27 1:52.28

Long Jump *#J. Meyer T. Johnson

Distance 7.04m (23-1) 6.78m (22-3)

1600 Meter Run ^*#!$H. Acorn ^*J. McGovern

Time 4:04.09 4:15.63

Triple Jump E. Curtis G. Larson

Distance 13.44m (44-1) 12.45m (40-10)

3200 Meter Run ^*#$H. Acorn ^*#J. McGovern

Time 9:01.93 9:14.97

High Jump J. Meyer I. Ford

Height 1.86m (6-1) 1.72m (5-7.75)

110m High Hurdles M. Peterson C. Anderson

Time 16.08 17.39

Pole Vault J. Bassin C. Porto

Height 3.20m (10-6) 2.74m (9-0)

300m Int. Hurdles J. Igoe L. Humphrey

Time 41.82 44.27

^4x100m Relay M. Tafoya, B. Thomas, B. Hayes, B. Worstell

Time 42.39

^4x200m Relay B. Worstell, B. Thomas, B. Finigan, B. Hayes

Time 1:27.97

^*#4x400m Relay B. Finigan, B. Hayes, J. Bond, A. Davis

Time 3:18.64

^*#!$4x800m Relay B. Hayes, J. Bond, A. Davis, H. Acorn

Time 7:32.44

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2025 Season Stats

100 Meter Dash ^B. Thomas ^B. Hayes

Track & Field 2026 Team Page & Schedule ^Denotes All-American standard *Denotes State qualifier #Denotes All-State performance !Denotes State Champion $Denotes school record Blue indicates returnee

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VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball

Senior-Led Squad Makes First Final Four, Hangs Banner

The 2025 Volleyball Hawklets came into the season with a bad taste in their mouths.

In the spring prior, the first with boys’ volleyball as a MSHSAA sport, Rockhurst came up just short of making the State Tournament with a disappointing five-set loss to St. Michael the Archangel in the District Championship.

That would fuel a team that lost only one player from graduation, and would be returning all six of its 2024 All-District selections. The 2025 squad would be arguably the best in the program’s history, which officially started in 2019. It featured a senior-heavy group of eight players in the Class of 2025, and six of whom were considered starters.

After starting 2-0, Rockhurst hosted its invitational that included 12 teams from Kansas City, Springfield, and St. Louis. The Hawklets went 4-0 en route to the championship match against SLUH, a team that would finish the season in the State Title match. Rock fell to the Jr. Billikens 2-0, but both sets were competitive, especially the second set that finished 25-23.

The team responded with back-to-back wins over St. Joe Central and Lee’s Summit North before dropping a five-set match at home to Oak Park.

It would be the first and only loss to a Kansas City team.

But following that defeat to Oak Park, Rockhurst had to take on two more strong Jesuit programs in Regis (CO) and De Smet from St. Louis. Rock lost 3-1 to Regis and then 3-0 to De Smet, which lost only 11 sets all season while going 34-1 to win the MSHSAA State Championship.

With the toughest stretch of the season behind Head Coach Mike Sullivan ’84 and his team, the Hawklets hit their stride. Rockhurst won its final 10 matches of the regular season, nine of them coming in 3-0 sweeps of local opponents.

Among those was a 25-8, 25-14, 25-12 crushing of St. Michael the Archangel, bringing some redemption to the 2024 season-ending loss.

The other match was a 180 from the other nine, as Rock dropped the first two sets to Lee’s Summit

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Volleyball West, but bounced back to take the final three sets that was capped by a thrilling 17-15 fifth set.

The Hawklets’ experience was a major factor in its success throughout the year, as RHS closed the regular season at 18-4. Will Campbell ’25 was a two-year starting setter who was responsible for 1,395 assists between the two seasons.

Outside hitter Mason Kastel ’25 earned AllDistrict honors for the third consecutive season, tallying 323 kills as a senior. The two were named to the All-State Team, which included only 30 total players across Missouri.

Henry Olson ’25 and Joey Bonino ’25 were two more senior outside hitters who earned starting roles as underclassmen and continued to progress throughout their Rock careers. They were also 2025 All-District selections.

Gabe Moore ’26 led the Hawklets in blocks for the second season in a row, recording 92 in his junior campaign. Philip Pfeiffer ’28 was a welcome addition to the squad; at libero, the freshman led the Hawklets in serving percentage (96.7%) and most serves received (403). Moore and Pfeifer rounded out Rockhurst’s All-District team members – six total.

The Rock cruised to a District Championship with 3-0 wins over both Raytown and Grandview before grabbing another sweep over Lincoln Prep in the Sectional Championship. That landed the Hawklets in the State Quarterfinals for the second time. Rockhurst first participated in a Missouri State Tournament in 2023, when the team lost in the quarterfinals. The team was hoping to get over that hump in 2025.

Coach Sully’s squad had to play its State Quarterfinal match on the road at Staley. And even though the Hawklets beat the Falcons earlier in the season (25-15, 26-24, 25-21), Staley had shown that it could hang with anyone.

That was true in the first set, as Rock played its closest set of the whole season – finally outlasting Staley 29-27. That sparked the Hawklets to winning the next two sets 25-20 and punching their tickets to the Final Four in Cape Girardeau, where it would be Rockhurst and three St. Louis schools.

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The Rock would be pitted against SLUH again in the Semifinals, and the Jr. Bills showcased why they had won seven State Titles in the last 10 years. Despite being swept, the Hawklets regrouped in hopes of a 3rd Place trophy and first State banner for the program.

In five back-and-forth sets, Rockhurst held off St. Zumwalt South to claim the bronze and confirmed that Kansas City can play with the St. Louis schools, where volleyball has been an established sport for several decades.

“One of the things that stood out the most about this team is their resiliency after a loss, which was really on display after the loss to SLUH. They came back and played maybe one of the best defensive games against Fort Zumwalt South,” noted Coach Sully. “The seniors showed a lot of maturity from last year to this year when playing as a team and our younger players filled in the missing gaps. It was a great year to watch these young men play together on the court as a team.”

Volleyball

OVERALL RECORD: 23-5 Won 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-19)

@ Park Hill

Won 3-0 (25-6, 25-15, 25-21)

Rockhurst Invitational

2nd out of 12 teams, going 4-1 in matches

@ St. Joe Central

Won 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-20)

Lee’s Summit North

Won 3-1(25-20, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22)

Oak Park

Lost 3-2 (21-25, 25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 13-15)

De Smet

Lost 3-0 (20-25, 13-25, 15-25)

Regis (CO)

Lost 3-1 (25-27, 21-25, 25-16, 22-25)

North KC

Won 3-0 (25-6, 25-8, 25-12)

@ Staley

Won 3-0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-21)

St. Michael the Archangel

Won 3-0 (25-8, 25-14, 25-12)

Lee’s Summit

Won 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-13)

@ Lee’s Summit West

Won 3-2 (19-25, 22-25, 25-13, 25-12, 17-15)

@ St. Pius X

Won 3-0 (25-8, 25-19, 25-18)

Park Hill South

Won 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-16)

@ Northland Christian

Won 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 26-24)

@ Lincoln Prep

Won 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-14)

@ Ray-Pec

Won 3-0 (25-9, 25-6, 25-12)

District Semifinal vs. Raytown

Won 3-0 (25-2, 25-5, 25-7)

District Championship vs. Grandview

Won 3-0 (25-7, 25-12, 25-10)

Sectional Championship vs. Lincoln Prep

Won 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-18)

State Quarterfinals vs. Staley

Won 3-0 (29-27, 25-20, 25-20)

State Semifinals vs. SLUH

Lost 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-15)

State 3rd Place Match vs. Ft. Zumwalt South

Won 3-2 (20-25, 26-24, 25-22, 20-25, 15-11)

2025 Season Results

Grain Valley

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Volleyball

Head Coach & Assistant Coaches

Pete Campbell

Mike Sullivan

Coach Sullivan ’84 enters his eighth season as the Head Volleyball Coach at Rockhurst. His résumé has also included Head Track & Field Coach, Assistant Football Coach (Running Backs), and Assistant Golf Coach. Volleyball was started by Coach Sully in 2019 and was a club sport through 2023. In those four seasons (2020 was canceled), the Hawklets won the KC League Championship three times and were runners-up the other year. Beginning in 2024, boys volleyball became a MSHSAA varsity sport, and in those two seasons the Hawklets went a combined 45-11 and in 2025 finished 3rd at State, bringing home the program’s first State banner. A former athlete himself, Coach Sullivan led the Football Hawklets in rushing on the 1983 State Championship team and went on to play at KU before suffering a career-ending knee injury. He’s now in his 26th year at The Rock teaching AP, Honors, and Concepts of Chemistry while maintaining his coaching duties. He married his wife Beth in 2008 and has two step-daughters: Sarah and Mary Kate, along with two labs.

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Coach Campbell ’89 begins his fifth season with the Volleyball Hawklets, and has plenty more experience in his athletic playing and coaching background.

He was a member of the 1989 Basketball State Championship as a senior before earning his degree at Mizzou (and playing one season of club volleyball) and deciding to get into education and coaching. He returned to Rockhurst in 1996. For the last 29 years he has taught Math, mostly to freshmen, while also serving as a basketball coach for 25 years (one year Sophomore Coach, 16 years Varsity Assistant, eight years Varsity Head Coach), and also worked as Athletic Director for eight years. Coach Campbell and his wife Cara have three children: Catelyn, Emma, and Will ’25 (an AllState selection in 2025). He also serves as one of the Voices of Hawklets doing the PA at Rockhurst sporting events.

Anthony Kammerer

Coach Kammerer ’18 came back to the Rock to help coach volleyball in 2023, and is currently the Junior Varsity Head Coach. Before volleyball was a varsity sport at Rockhurst, Coach Kammerer was involved in club volleyball and even brought the Mission Week volleyball game into existence. He is a Civil Engineer with Affinis Corp. Coach Kammerer places an emphasis on the team aspect of the sport.

Volleyball

Paul Meyer

All-District

Will Campbell ‘25 (1st Team) Mason Kastel ‘25 (1st Team) Henry Olson ‘25 (1st Team) Gabe Moore ‘26 (1st Team) Joey Bonino ‘25 (2nd Team) Philip Pfeiffer ’28 (2nd Team)

2025 Season Team Awards

Coach Meyer ’84 is no stranger to the volleyball court, as he is beginning his 16th season coaching the sport between Rockhurst and St. Teresa’s Academy.

His son, Topper ’19, was also a member of Rockhurst’s inaugural team in 2019, and Topper the first member of Rockhurst Volleyball’s All-Time Team. Coach Meyer works in Home Health Rehabilitation and he and his wife, Kala, have a daughter, Delaney, along with Topper.

All-State

Will Campbell ’25 Mason Kastel ’25

Topper Award

Colin Fitzgerald

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Joe Leggio Barrett Brewer Will Campbell Liam Daly

2022 2023 2024 2025

All-Time Team

Coach Fitzgerad ’23 is back for his second season coaching the program that he helped grow during his time at The Rock. He was an All-District selection as a senior while leading the Hawklets to an undefeated KC League season and a State Quarterfinal appearance in the first year of the Missouri State Tournament, one year before it became a MSHSAA sport. Coach Fitzgerald was also part of the 2022 team that went 22-0 and won the KC League. Along with working with Rockhurst players, he has coached the grade school level at St. Elizabeth’s. Coach Fitzgerald is a Chiefs Seasonal Intern.

Awarded for promotion of excellence and outstanding leadership in the RHS Volleyball Program.

The Volleyball All-Time Team began in 2024, noting the official start of volleyball as a Rockhurst varsity sport in 2019.

Topper Meyer

2019

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Hitting Kills

*Mason Kastel *Gabe Moore

2025 Season Stats

Hitting %

323 29.7%

Blocks *Gabe Moore

92

Assists *#Will Campbell

635 assists in 1,566 attempts

Digs *#Mason Kastel

231

Serving Best %

*Philip Pfeiffer

96.7%

Most Aces

*#Mason Kastel

51

Most Receive Attempts

*Philip Pfeiffer

403

Best Receive Rating

*Henry Olson

2.16

Serve Receiving

Team Stats

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Total

Match Avg.

Aces

185

6.6

Serve Attempts

2,069

73.9

Serve %

89.9%

Serve Receive Attempts

1,377

Serve Receive Rating

1.99

Kill Attempts

2,567

91.7

Kills

999

35.7

Hitting %

21.5%

Blocks

167

6.0

Assist Attempts

2,425

86.6

Assists

924

33.0

Digs

1,116

39.9

49.2

*All-District #All-State Blue indicates returnee

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