All Sports Program 2016-17

ROCKHURST ALL SPORTS PROGRAM 2016-17

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Cross Country Football Soccer Swim & Dive Basketball Wrestling Baseball Golf Lacrosse Tennis Track & Field

Support Our Advertisers

The ALL SPORTS PROGRAM is put together in order to promote the 11 athletic programs under the Athletic Department. The revenue helps underwrite the costs of these programs.

Special thanks to our advertisers for supporting the ROCK. Also thanks to the coaching staffs for providing much of the information.

Special thanks to the incoming freshmen and families for their help in selling ads, Robbie Haden for writing the stories and Curran Steck for the design and ad production and Raven Printing for printing of the program.

Any comments about the book can be sent to Michael Dierks, All Sports Program coordinator, at allsports@ rockhursths.edu. 9301 State Line Road, KCMO 64114. 816-363-2036

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Letter from the

Board Chair Fr. Baum’s Contributions to RHS Include Building on the Tradition of Athletic Excellence In April 2016, Rev. Terrence A. Baum, SJ, announced that he will he will conclude his service as the 16th President of Rockhurst High School at the conclusion of the 2016-17 school year. Fr. Baum has served The Rock well during his 12-year tenure, shepherding our community through significant improvements in capital project, educational, endowment and diversity initiatives. But what about our athletic programs?

As the son of a career high school PE teacher and coach, and the sibling of two athletically gifted brothers, Fr. Baum had an early and prolonged exposure to sports. He played CYO football and basketball as a parochial school student in Lorain, Ohio, west of Cleveland. In high school, he participated for a year each in football, basketball and tennis, but devoted most of his co-curricular time and talents to the music, theatre and student government programs. As a young scholastic at St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago, he coached the varsity tennis team (although he admits that this involved little coaching of tennis skills, as most of the team were already accomplished players).

“I have always been a big supporter of athletic programs because they teach valuable lessons to our students, particularly team sports in which one often must make personal sacrifices in favor of the whole, an endeavor consistent with our Jesuit mission,” Fr. Baum says.

Fr. Baum has been a blessing to the Rockhurst community. With God’s guidance and your prayers, we are committed to securing a new president who will continue to build upon The Rock, in academics, in mission, in service, and in all co-curricular activities, including athletics.

Sincerely yours,

Jonathan R. Haden

Chairman Board CLASSof OFthe 1975

Athletic Accomplishment DURING Father Baum’s tenure

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2nd place state finishes

Completion of the Loyola Center project

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1st place state finishes

2 Turf fields Installed

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Annual average participation of 650 student-athletes

3rd place state finishes Completion of the upper field for baseball and soccer

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Welcome from the

President Welcome to Rockhurst High School. On behalf of the entire school community, I hope your visit is an enjoyable one.

If you are at all familiar with high school athletics in Kansas City, you know that Rockhurst High School has had a wonderful tradition since its opening in 1914.

Alumni and friends have tremendous pride for the level of competition that has taken place with so many schools from across the nation for over 100 years. There is no doubt that this excellence will continue in the future as many more young men devote themselves to the betterment of mind, body and spirit.

Rockhurst High School enjoys a marvelous amount of respect and support from the greater metropolitan area for its dedication to educating men of competence, conscience and compassion.

These are qualities that the Society of Jesus holds very dear for students which truly lead them to become “men for others.” I am proud of our students who are nobly carrying on the Rockhurst High School tradition for the Greater Glory of God. Please join me in honoring both teams today with a healthy spirit of sportsmanship. Pray with me for them that they will perform to their God-given potential and be free from injury. You may also be assured of my prayers in the coming year for God’s blessings upon you and your family.

Sincerely yours,

Father Terrence Baum, SJ PRESIDENT

mission statement Rockhurst High School serves the greater Kansas City area by educating Ignatian leaders, MEN FOR OTHERS, in the Roman Catholic, Jesuit college preparatory tradition.

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In the spirit of Saint Ignatius Loyola, its goal is the formation of the whole person within a diverse and desciplined 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

PrincipAL Welcome to Rockhurst High School. I especially welcome our visitors and guests. Rockhurst has a strong tradition of excellence in athletics. I believe that our athletic program plays an important role in our goal of educating young men, in the Jesuit tradition, to be leaders.

Athletic competition provides a means for our students to identify and develop their God-given talents. Participation in our athletic program teaches our student athletes to work hard, become part of something greater than themselves, practice good sportsmanship, and deal with success and disappointment.

Being part of a team and working together creates enduring memories of life at Rockhurst; these memories will last a life time.

I offer my sincere thanks to Mr. Michael Dierks, Athletic Director, his assistant, Mr. Kevin McGill, and to the coaches, managers, trainers, team physicians, parent volunteers, and statisticians. Our superb program would not be possible without the tireless dedication of these individuals. I am also grateful to Coach Dierks, Mr. Robbie Haden, director of communications, and graduate Curran Steck for their tremendous effort in publishing this year’s edition of the All Sports Program.

As an alumnus of the class of 1981, many of my memories of life at Rockhurst are of joining my classmates as we cheered for the Hawklets. I look forward to, once again, cheering on the Hawklets with students, parents, friends, alumni, past parents, and fans of Rockhurst. Thank you for your dedication to Rockhurst High School.

Sincerely yours,

Greg Harkness

PRINCIPAL

CLASS OF 1981

vision statement Rockhurst High School will be sought out and recognized for its ability to educate menfor-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 community leaders for an increasingly diverse world.

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ROCKHURST ADMISSIONS

Admission Information To apply for admission to Rockhurst High School, contact the Admission Office to obtain an application packet. This includes all the forms necessary for application to Rockhurst.

Once all materials are turned in, the admissions committee reviews each application to determine how Rockhurst can best serve the applicant and his family.

Open House Rockhurst hosts an Open House each year to give young men in grades six through eight and their families a chance to tour the school. The Open House allows the families to see the school’s facilities and meet with current faculty and students.

This year's Open House will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 2016.

Visit Program The Visit Program is another great way for prospective eighth graders to get a sense of a typical day at Rockhurst. Each participant spends a day “shadowing” one of our freshman through his daily class schedule. Shadow visits are scheduled on most Thursdays and Fridays from October through March. Select Mondays and Wednesdays will also be available in the fall.

Visitors report to the Admissions Office at 8:30 a.m. and stay until the end of the regular school day. As an added bonus, lunch is on us! Call the Admission Office to schedule your visit or you may also visit our website to select a shadow day.

Placement Test Every student who plans to enroll in any Catholic high school in either Kansas or Missouri must take a standardized placement test. The test will be administered at Rockhurst High School at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2016 and Saturday, January 7, 2017. Results of the test will be used to identify potential candidates for honors classes and also help the admission committee determine

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Admissions Calendar 2016-17 Open House

Sunday, Oct. 30 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

summer school attendance.

Financial Aid Rockhurst annually awards $2.2 million in financial assistance to its students. The financial aid awarded to students varies according to individual merit and financial circumstances.

Aid awards are determined after taking into account an analysis by an independent agency of the family’s need, the applicant’s academic performance, and his enthusiasm for a Rockhurst education.

Thanks to the generosity of alumni and other donors, Rockhurst awards scholarships to many of our incoming and returning students. With few exceptions, scholarship awards are based strictly upon merit and financial need. Aid eligibility requires that a family file a financial aid statement with the Director of Admission and Financial Aid, but no separate application is necessary to receive scholarships.

In addition to need-based scholarships, an incoming freshman may qualify for either the President’s Scholarship or Ignatian Scholarship based on his composite score on the high school placement test.To be eligible for either scholarship, an eight grader must have: • B+ average in his seventh and eighth grade years • Received a positive teacher’s recommendation • Taken the placement test at Rockhurst High School

A President’s Scholarship, valued at $2,000 is awarded to students who score in the 99th percentile on the high school placement test. An Ignatian scholarhip, valued at $1000, is awarded to students whose scores place them in the 98th percentile.

Enrollment

Completed application Due

Dec. 15, 2016

Financial Aid Applications Due Dec. 15, 2016

Placement Test

Saturday, Dec. 10 2016 or Jan. 7, 2017 Check in at 8 a.m. McGee Hall Testing begins at 8:30 a.m.

School Recommendation and Transcript Due January 15, 2017

Decision Letters Mailed

February 17, 2017

Contract Due March 8, 2017

Class of 2021 Registration

Qualifying Exams

April 29 and May 6, 2017

March 6 or 8, 2017

Questions?

Contact the admissions department at 816-363-2036

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Welcome from the

athletic director One of the missions of co-curricular school activities is to serve as an extension of the classroom. There are strong lessons to be learned in athletics. Lessons include setting and maintaining high standards of sportsmanship, ethics and integrity in our schools and our society.

It is up to us to provide the direction and constant vigilance under which good sportsmanship can prosper and have a positive impact on our children, the leaders of tomorrow.

We feel the need to stress the type of exemplary behavior that should be exhibited by all coaches, players and spectators at our events.

The value of the lessons learned by exhibiting good sportsmanship will last a lifetime. If we ever lose sight of that, then athletics is not worth sponsoring. The positive actions of a coach, athlete or spectator at an event can influence how our school is perceived in our own community and the communities of those schools we meet on the field of play.

Sportsmanship, quite simply, translates to citizenship for our young men and women and all those involved with the interscholastic program. Through our programs young people learn and practice RESPECT ‌ respect for self and respect for others.

We are asking for your support in this effort by emphasizing to your son what is expected of them at an athletic event as a competitor or spectator. After all, such events are an extension of the school day, and we should expect the same type of respectful behavior exhibited in the athletic arena as we do in the classroom. We urge you to ask your children to demonstrate self-control and self-discipline and at the same time, enjoy the games.

Finally, we ask you to set a good example when in the stands at an event. It is only through these efforts that we can clearly communicate what is acceptable behavior. We hope that your positive example will help set the tone for those around you so we may all enjoy the games our athletic teams are involved in. Sportsmanship starts with you!

When you purchase a ticket to an athletic event, you are given the privilege to view the action and to voice your support of our teams. We want that support to be in a positive tone. Simply put; let the coaches coach, the players play and the officials officiate. While in the stands tonight, cheer for the Hawklets and make us proud!

We look forward to serving you this year and appreciate your continued support of Rockhurst athletics.

Thanks!

Michael Dierks

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CLASS OF 1991

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

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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.

Rick Staihr Ticket Manager

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.

Mr. Paul McGannon brings 29 years of experience and now has joined the Rockhurst faculty and staff full-time.

Previously he was at Sports Rehab doing athletic training coverage and as part owner of the company. A graduate of the Rock (`72) Paul went on to earn his BA at Rockhurst University and his MA in Science Athletic Training from Central Missouri University.

His biggest sports influence was being part of the 1985 World Champion KC Royals.

An avid hockey fan, Mr. McGannon is a part of NHL21 Civic Group, which attempts to bring NHL games and ultimately an NHL franchise to Kansas City. Mr. McGannon and his wife have three sons: PT, Brian and Kevin.

Paul McGannon Athletic Trainer

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state championships While it might not come as too much of a shock to think that Rockhurst has been successful in athletics, Title Town is probably one of the best phrases when you start looking at the number of top 3 finishes at the state tournament. This is even more impressive in that Rockhurst didn't participate in state championships in several sports until the 1970s. Last year was another strong showing where 3 progroms finished second in state and one finished third.

Tennis

1989 (3rd) 1995 (3rd) 1996 (1st) 1975 (1st) 1997 (1st) 1976 (1st) 1998 (1st) 1982 (3rd) 1999 (1st) 1983 (1st) 2000 (1st) 1986 (2nd) 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)

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)

soccer

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1st Place finishes: 69 2nd Place finishes: 33 3rd Place finishes: 22

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)

2011 (2nd) 2015 (2nd)

Base ball

2004 (2nd) 2010 (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)

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golf 1979 (3rd) 1984 (1st) 1991 (1st) 1974 (1st) 1996 (2nd) 1976 (1st) 1997 (2nd) 1977 (3rd) 1998 (1st) 1978 (2nd) 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)

basket ball 1932 (1st) 1949 (2nd) 1970 (2nd) 1971 (3rd) 1986 (2nd) 1987 (1st)

1989 (1st) 2000 (3rd) 2005 (3rd) 2007 (2nd) 2013 (1st)

2001 (2nd) 2003 (1st) 2006 (1st) 2007 (2nd) 2008 (1st) 2009 (2nd) 2010 (1st) 2011 (1st) 2014 (1st)

track & field 1975 (1st) 1976 (1st)

Rockhurst’s Student AND Alumni Life Center

features: Starting in October, the Al Davis Field house will be razed to make room for a new Student and Alumni Life Center at the west end of the Dasta Memorial Stadium.

This space will be valuable to student-athletes, coaches, alums, parents, and students as it provides many improvements over the current space.

Thanks goes to administration, Board of Trustees and the Advancement Office for making this a reality in terms of fundraising and vision. The project is projected to be completed by August 2017.

Here are some of the highights of the 2-story, 16,000 square foot project:

- 2 locker rooms - Updated and enlarged training room - Multipurpose room for film and team meets, alumni gatherings, retreats, large class needs - Coaches offices and locker areas - Much needed storage

- Visitor side restrooms - Outdoor deck for shade and watching games - Turf practice field that connects to west of 2nd level of building (off deck) - New central entrance into Dasta - Heritage Hall and Hall of Fame spaces

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ROCKHURST

HALL OF FAME

The Rockhurst High School “Sports Hall of Fame” honors alumni, coaches, and friends who have had a major impact of 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 85 members, including one of the largest classes to ever be inducted this year.

Honorees are 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 Rev. Terrence Baum, SJ, president of Rockhurst High School, for his blessing.

Formal induction ceremonies occur each year during the Alumni Reunion Weekend.

Category Alumni 91 Baseball 3 Basketball 24 Coach 10 Football 57 Friend of the program 3 Golf 2

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 p o i n t - o f - i n te re s t include:

#of Members

Multi-Sport 36 Posthumous 8 Soccer 5 Tennis 4 Track & Field/CC 9 Wrestling 2

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hall of fame members 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.

Michael Ertz ‘85 (2013) Tom Freeman `83 (2010) Robert Gamble ‘89 (2014) J. Randall Gardner `72 (2011) Christopher J. Garlich `75 (2004) 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) John Hungerford ‘84 (2014)

David C. Poskin `78 (2005) Chris Powell ‘90 (2015) Rick Pribyl `66 (2008) Thomas M. Raimo `55 (2007) Kenyon Rasheed `87 (2011) Edward Reardon `33 (2003) Edward “Jay” Reardon `76 (2004) Jerome J. Reardon `69 (2012) Kerry Reardon `67 (2002) Jack Reichmeier `49 (1992) Alonzo Robinson `53 (2005)

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Raymond “Red” McKee `25 (1991) William J. McMahon `37 (2012) Edward Mehrer `56 (1998) Brian T. Meyers `72 (2012) Paul Migliazzo `82 (2008) Carelton “Mickey” Miller ‘81 (2013) Steven B. Mingori `62 (2007) Harold Mitchem ‘86 (2013) Christopher Muehlbach `73 (2003) Matt Muehlbach ‘87 (2014) Thomas F. Muehlbach `64 (2004) Sean Mulcahy `72 (2009) Owen Murphy `32 (1992) Jerome C. Overton `55 (2006) Phil Poppa ‘70 (2015)

Inductees are listed in alphabetical order with graduation year.

Paul D. Ammatelli `82 (2012) W. Robert Aylward `45 (2006) Louis Robert Bauers `63 (2003) Eric Berg - Coach (2012) Brad E. Budde `76 (2004) Peter C. Brown `76 (2012) Doug Bruce `67 (2008) Patrick J. Caldwell `61 (2007) Janet Cauley - Parent (2003) David B. Cone `81 (2005) John Cooper `87 (2011) Jeffrey S. Crippin `76 (2004) Jerome C. Culver - Coach(2006) Chris Cummings `72 (2009) Chris Damico ‘89 (2015) Alton Davis, Jr. - Coach (1998)

Thomas W. Jantsch `77 (2004) Timothy C. Jantsch `77 (2004) Timothy G. Johnson `80 (2005) Tom Knox ‘88 (2013) Jerry L. Krause `56 (2012) William J. Krizman `76 (2012) Len LeCluyse `43 (1992) 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) Ken Mayer `65 (2009) Paul McGannon Sr. `44 (2005)

James J. Ryan - Coach (1998) W. Stephen Ryan `59 (2007) Tim Ryan `87 (2010) Todd Schieffer ‘90 (2015) Don Schilling `61 (2009) Shawn Schmelzle `88 (2011) Tony Severino - Coach (2008) Raymond Sonnenberg `30 (1992) McCasey Smith ‘98 (2015) Virgil D. Staponski `67 (2007) John A. Steck `40 (2006) Thomas L. Stephenson `67 (2012)

Mark Stipetich `71 (2010) Cecil Stockdale `76 (2004) John “Red” Sullivan `26 (1991) Mark Teahan `78 (2003) Joseph Teasdale `53 (2003) Pat Tierney `66 (2009) Beach Tuckness -Coach (2001) Brad Tyrer `82 (2011)

The year in parenthesis is their induction year.

new hall of fame inductees

Michael Chonko `88

Mark Van Keirsbilk `85 (2011) Kevin E. Wall `70 (2012) James Whitaker `63 (1998) William T. Whitaker `77 (2004) Bob Williams `48 (1992) John A. Williams `50 (2006) Kevin Wyatt `82 (2010)

Travis Huenfeld `91

Michael Chonko of Rockhurst High School’s great Class of 1988 was a head above most players on the soccer field, in more ways than one. A towering defender, Michael rarely allowed opposing forwards to even have the opportunity to score. In his two years as a starter, Michael held a combined record of 42-5-2. The defense gave up just 17 goals in 1986 and only 15 in 1987, including 20 shutouts that season. He led Rockhurst to a 3rd Place finish at State in ‘87, which made The Rock the first Kansas City school to make it to the Final Four. Both years, Michael won AllDistrict, All-Metro and All-State honors.

He also took his height and talent to the basketball court as a two-year letterman, where he helped Rockhurst win the 1987 State Championship. His All-District senior season on the court, Michael averaged over 11 points per game and was described as a “dominating force on the boards.”

Travis Huenfeld of the great Class of 1991 brought speed and power to the football field and baseball diamond. He was part of the 2nd place 1989 squad that beat Jefferson City in four overtimes in the playoffs, which is still noted as the greatest game in Rockhurst football history. His senior season, Travis rushed for 1,362 yards and 17 touchdowns in just 10 games. Those numbers earned his All-District, Metro and State honors.

Travis also helped reintroduce baseball to The Rock, which returned as a varsity sport after more than 20 years in 1989. He played Varsity for three years, and the team improved its record each spring, ultimately reaching 13-4 and a District Championships his junior and senior seasons. Travis was an All-District, All-Metro and All-State selections his final two seasons, and was named the Gatorade Circle of Champions Missouri Player of the Year in 1991.

Matthew Krull `94

Matt Roney `93

Matt Krull of the great Class of 1994 headed a hardnosed Hawklet football defense that was known throughout the Midwest. A two-year starter at linebacker, Matt seemed to know exactly where the ball was going. His junior year, he anchored a defense that allowed opposing teams under 70 yards and just 6.3 points per game, including five shutouts. Matt broke the school tackling record in 1992, only to re-break it his senior year with 160 tackles - over 13 per game. In his final two seasons, the Hawklets boasted a record of 18-5. Matt was named All-District twice and All-Metro and All-State his senior season.

Matt also brought his power to the baseball diamond, where he was a three-year letterman. He hit for a whopping .417 average his junior year, helping The Rock win the Sectional Championship.

Matt Roney of the great Class of 1993 upstaged his older brother Bert as the best golfer in Rockhurst history.

As a freshman, Matt played his way into the number two spot on the team, right behind Bert, a junior at the time.

Matt’s sophomore season, he led the Hawklets to their 4th State Championship in program history and placed 3rd individually. Junior year included another State qualification.

Senior year, Matt ended his Rockhurst career in a way that only one Hawklet golfer had done before. Although the team missed a State Championship by one stroke, Matt outlasted his competition and won the individual championship by five strokes. He was just the second golfer in school history to win an individual title.

During his Rockhurst career, Matt earned All-District honors all four years and was both All-Metro and All-State three years.

Timothy “Ryan” Smith `96

Ryan Smith of the great Class of 1996 was a four-year tennis star that excelled in both singles and doubles, earning trips to State in both. Starting with his freshman season, Ryan solidified himself as a player with a bright future, qualifying for the State competition in singles.

Sophomore year, his teamwork helped bring home a 2nd place finish in doubles, alongside partner Matt Bail.

He then earned a 3rd place finish in singles as a junior.

Finally, as a senior, Ryan led the team to its first State Championship team since 1983, which started a run of 11 consecutive team titles for the Hawklets. His senior campaign included a perfect team record, and a 2nd place singles finish at the State Championship.

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beyond athletics... 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.

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 education 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 over 3,200 colleges and universities in the United States, there is a suitable place for each and every graduate. RHS students attend colleges all across the national with the largest percentage concentrated in the Midwest. 23% of our 2016 graduates will attend a Jesuit college or university this fall.

ACT Avg

27 % Attending Catholic Institutions

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28%

National Merit Finalists National Merit Semifinalists

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*Colleges Attending

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college ACCEPTANCES Arizona State University* Auburn University Baker University Baylor University Belmont University* Benedictine College* Bethany College* Binghamton University Brown University* California Polytechnic State University Case Western Reserve University* Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Clemson University College of Charleston Colorado School of Mines* Colorado State University* Columbia College, Chicago* Concordia University, Montreal Concordia University – Seaward Cornell University Cowley County Community College* Creighton University* Culver-Stockton College Denison University* DePaul University* DePauw University Drake University* Drury University* Emory University Emporia State University Florida Institute of Technology Florida State University Fordham University* Furman University* Grinnell College Hendrix College High Point University Indian Hills Community College, Indiana University, Bloomington* Iowa State University* Iowa Wesley College

John Carroll University Rockhurst University* University of Maryland, College John Jay College of Criminal Justice Saint Louis University* Park Johnson County Community Salve Regina University* University of Miami College* San Diego State University University of Michigan Kansas State University* Santa Clara University* University of Minnesota, Twin Kansas Wesleyan University School of the Art Institute of Cities* Kenyon College Chicago* University of Mississippi Lindenwood University Southeastern Community College* University of Missouri, Columbia* Longview Community College* Southern Methodist University* University of Missouri, Kansas City* Loras College Spring Hill College* University of Nebraska, Lincoln* Louisiana State University St. John’s College University of New Haven Loyola Marymount University* St. Olaf College* University of North Carolina, Loyola University, Chicago* Stanford University* Wilmington Loyola University, Maryland* State Fair Community College* University of North Texas Loyola University, New Orleans Texas Christian University* University of Northern Colorado Macalester College The Catholic University of America University of Northern Iowa Marquette University* The College of Wooster University of Notre Dame* Marymount Manhattan College* The George Washington University* University of Oklahoma* Metropolitan Community College The Ohio State University University of Rochester Miami University, Oxford* The University of Alabama* University of San Diego* Mid-America Nazarene University The University of Arizona* University of South Carolina* Missouri State University* The University of Georgia University of South Florida, Tampa Missouri University of Science and The University of Iowa* University of Southern California Technology* The University of Texas, Austin* University of St. Mary Newman University Trinity College Dublin, Ireland* University of St. Thomas* Northeastern University Truman State University* University of Tennessee, Knoxville Northwest Missouri State Tulane University University of the Ozarks University United States Air Force Academy* University of the Sciences, Nova Southeastern University* United States Military Academy* Philadelphia Oberlin College United States Naval Academy* University of Tulsa* Oberlin Conservatory of Music* University of Arkansas* University of Wisconsin, Madison* Oklahoma State University University of California, Davis* University of Wyoming* Pace University, New York City University of California, San Diego Ursinus College Pennsylvania State University* University of California, Santa Cruz Vanderbilt University* Peru State College University of Central, Missouri* Villanova University Pittsburg State University* University of Chicago* Wake Forest University Pomona College University of Cincinnati Washington University, St. Louis Pratt Institute* University of Colorado, Boulder* Webster University Purdue University University of Connecticut West Virginia University Quincy University* University of Dallas* Westminster College Regis University* University of Dayton* Wichita State University* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute* University of Denver* William Jewell College* Rhodes College University of Kansas* Xavier University* Rice University* University of Louisville* Yale University* Robert Morris University,Illinois University of Maine

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junior PEP Varsity cross BAND country

Front row, from left: Mr. Michael Kern, Jonathan Benson, Nate Lemke, Andrew Meyer, Mr. Andrew Wilson; second row, Tyler Gray, William Loper, David Thurlo, Brendan Safely, Samuel Johnson, Drew Newman, Dylan Gray

Quinn Reller ‘20

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cross country

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cross country Squad celebrates second in state but hungry for more in 2016 The 2015 cross country season finished with lots of hugs and smiles as the team finished second in the state.

While this is one place off of its ultimate goal, the journey which that group took ended up in a team achieving its goal.

“To some degree, everyone knew how good Lafayette was last year. They were nationally ranked, motivated and well coached. We approached the meet that we wanted to be the next team on the podium as you never knows what would happen.

There were about 4 other schools who on any given day, could have beaten us but we found a way to have one of the best races of the year

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at state,” Mr. Michael Dierks, head coach said.

Starting the season, the Hawklets were rarely mentioned as a trophy contender.

They returned only a handful of top seven returnees with state experience. But many people didn’t recognize the depth in the program.

“We have been tremendously fortunate to not only have a really solid varsity team but I would have to say some of the secret of our success is that we train up to 16 guys in our A training group to build depth. Our second seven are varsitycaliber runners and for many of them they are waiting their turn to wear the white singlet,” Coach Dierks added.

The team was led by a graduates Sam Wilkerson and Gray Ryan, who took their three years of varsity experience. They also had

graduate Will Bresette establish himself as a very reliable fifth man.In their own styles these seniors, and others, kept a collective group of different personalities, together on long runs. They distracted some from the pain with their humor. They united all with their goal.

Each year, members travel to Colorado, to do some training in the Rocky Mountains and to do some team bonding. In July, 2015, they sat outside a cabin and set their goal second in state.

Up front, senior John Luder took the most logical progression of becoming another Hawklet front runner. After years of watching standout William Thompson `15, Luder had a stellar season highlighted with a individual district championship and a top 10 finish at state.

“John is a work horse.

He isn’t afraid to put in mileage and more

importantly, he isn’t afraid to train on his own.

He is very competitive and that is an important trait for a front runner,” Coach Dierks said.

Luder’s fellow classmate, senior Danny Toomey, probably surprised many people as he wasn’t on many radars.

In 2014, Toomey was the 10th runner and by the end of the 2015, his tough-styled running and super-competitive training, has catapulted him to second on the team and narrowly missing All-State status.

For the second year in a row, the team won both dis-

tricts and sectionals and it was the ninth year in a row the team has qualified out of the very competitive Kansas City section.

So now that it is time to start thinking about the 2016 season, many of the same comments were being shared - the Hawklets only return 3 of their top 7. They didn’t have a lot of runners break 10 in the 3200 in track…these are lots of comments that have been said before but the Hawklets still find ways to invite new faces to make great contributions.

“I know we have Luder as a front guy and when Toomey gets healthy he will be valuable. But ultimately it will come down to our next three guys.

How close can they get to racing with the front guys?”

Coach Dierks said.

head coach michael dierks Entering his 22nd year at the school, Head Coach Michael Dierks relies upon his runners to be self-motivated and passionate. He recognizes that it is the internal drive which must motivate endurance athletes. In his 20 years as the head coach, the program has qualified for the state meet 10 years (including the past 9 in a row). They have also advanced past the district meet in all but 3 of his seasons. As a runner at the University of Notre Dame, Coach Dierks has brought a strong pack running philosophy to

the program. He is also in his fourth year as the school’s athletic director.

Other duties that Coach Dierks has done for the Rock include: former Prep News adviser, journalism teacher, head track & field coach, director of alumni, database coordinator, spanish teacher.

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LAKE JACOMO COURSE Name 5K Tm. *!J. Luder 16:04.0 *G. Ryan 16:50.7 *S. Wilkerson 17:09.9 *W. Bresette 17:13.9 *N. Schloegel 17:13.9 *D. Toomey 17:14.5 *A. Palausky 17:20.5

Pl. Avg/Mi 1st 5:11.0 6th 5:26.0 8th 5:32.2 9th 5:33.5 10th 5:33.5 11th 5:33.7 13th 5:35.6

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS OAK HILLS COURSE, JEFF CITY Name * J. Luder D. Toomey S. Wilkerson G. Ryan W. Bresette N. Schloegel A. Palausky

5K Tm. 16:03.1 16:42.2 16:49.9 16:54.6 17:09.3 17:20.5 17:32.0

Pl. Avg/Mi 8th 5:10.7 30th 5:23.3 40th 5:25.8 47th 5:27.3 68th 5:32.0 85th 5:35.6 106th 5:39.4

KEARNEY COURSE Name *J. Luder *D. Toomey *G. Ryan *S. Wilkerson *W. Bresette *N. Schloegel A. Palausky

5K Tm. 16:32.6 16:57.3 17:09.9 17:10.8 17:17.3 17:19.6 17:29.9

Pl. Avg/Mi 4th 5:20.2 8th 5:28.2 13th 5:32.2 14th 5:32.5 19th 5:34.6 26th 5:35.4 32nd 5:38.7

TOP 15 5K TIMES FROM 2015

Name 5k Time Location J. Luder* 16:03.1 State S. Wilkerson 16:32.5 Rim Rock D. Toomey* 16:37.5 Forest Park G. Ryan 16:45.0 Rim Rock W. Bresette 16:59.6 Capital City N. Schloege*l 17:05.5 Rim Rock B. Schaff* 17:07.8 KC Metro A. Connor* 17:14.0 Capital City TEAM STATS A. Palausky 17:17.1 Forest Park P. Campbell* 17:19.1 KC Metro Z. DeLong* 17:33.2 Districts out of 8 teams at T. Seitzer* 17:35.5 KC Metro Districts with 34 pts S. Hutto* 17:40.5 KC Metro W. Oltjen* 17:43.3 KC Metro Returnees M. Goeke *17:48.1 For. Park out of 8 teams at out of 16 teams at State in blue & Sectionals with 53 pts Champs with 131 pts yellow

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SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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LS North

Aquinas

1st out of 2 with 19 pts

3rd out of 12 with 94 pts

Forest Park 4th out of 31 with 179 pts

Grandview 1st out of 7 with 29 pts

Rim Rock 4th out of 41 with 203 pts

Cap. City Challenge 1st out of 27 with 83 pts

Kearney 2nd out of 28 with 33 pts

Districts 1st out of 8 with 34 pts

Sectionals 1st out of 9 with 53 pts

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cross country 2016 schedule Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thur.

Sat. Sat. Sat Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.

8/20 8/27 9/3 9/10 9/10 9/17 9/22 9/24 10/1 10/1 10/8 10/22 10/29 11/5

Blue-White-Red Intrasquad (ALL) Quad: LSW, LSN, RayPec (ALL) Aquinas Invitational (ALL) Miege Invitational (JV/C) Forest Park XC Festival (Select) Blue Springs Invitational (ALL) Grandview Invitational (3:30pm) (ALL) Rim Rock Farms (Vars) K.C. Metro Championships (Sub-V) Capital City XC Challenge (Vars) Kearney (ALL) District Championships (Vars) Sectional Championships (Vars) State Championships (Vars)

Lake Jacomo TBD JCCC Miege St. Louis, Mo. Lake Jacomo Swope Park Lawrence, Ks Ray-Pec Jeff City, MO Kearney, MO Lake Jacomo Jesse James Prk Jeff City, MO

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cross country all-time team TIM JANTSCH TOM JANTSCH MATT BLAKE JEFF BRESETTE STEWART GILLIN PATRICK FANNING HANS VAN ZANTEN PAT ROBINSON HAL MARSH MICHAEL SCHAEFER CHRIS BROWN RORY DONNELLY

1977 1977 1985 1986 1987 1991 1992 1993 1995 1999 2000 2000

SEAN O’DONNELL CHRIS WINGER BRENNAN METZLER BRIAN GRAHAM PATRICK TWEEDY JEFF POSKIN EVAN DAUGHERTY ALEX DOBENS MICHAEL NEISIUS ENRIQUE MEJIA MATTHEW NEISIUS

2001 2001 2003 2003 2004 2005 2008 2008 2009 2010 2010

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GOLDEN SPIKE AWARD

XC

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

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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 BRENNAN METZLER PATRICK TWEEDY

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

JEFF POSKIN MATT CLIFFORD GALLAGER RING JACK FLETCHER EVAN DAUGHERTY MICHAEL NEISIUS ENRIQUE MEJIA BLAKE CAMPBELL RYAN MCANANY ZACH HERRIOTT VAN SCHLOEGEL CHARLIE SMITH CARSON BODE SAM WILKERSON

2004 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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ASSISTANT COACHES

Nicholas Blair

Coach Blair is an Alumni Service Corp volunteer. This is a program for graduates of Jesuit colleges and high schools to give a year of service. Coach Blair graduated from DeSmet and then went on to Rockhurst University. He participated in cross country for the Spartans and is helping with members of the E training group for the Hawklets.

In addition to coaching, Coach Blair teachCoach Kuehner is returning for his fifth es Theology, helps with the Hurtado year at Rockhurst. He graduated from Scholars and the Pastoral Office.

SLUH (`08) where he ran cross country for three years. He has received a BA in Spanish and a BS in Psychology from Truman State University. He teaches Spanish. Highlights of his running career included completing his first marathon in December 2010 and running the Walt Disney World Marathon with his sister in 2012. Coach Kuehner coaches the JV level in cross country and is also the distance coach in track & field.

Coach Reagan, a former cross country runner in high school, sticks to his roots as a coach for cross country. A graduate of RHS (`99), he returned to him alma mater in 2003. He received BA degrees from both Mizzou and UMKC, as well as an MA degree from Baker and he is currently working on his doctorate. He works as a History teacher and as the director of testing. He is married to his wife Claire and they have one son, Evan, class Having coached every level of the cross of 2033. Coach Reagan works with the country team at some point since 1987, sophomores in cross country.

Coach Taracido, better known as Doctor, is the freshman coach once again this season. Doctor was born in Guines, Cuba and went to high school at Central High School in Springfield, Mo. After receiving a BA at the University of California (Pa.), he received both his Master’s and Doctorate from the University of Missouri. He is retired from teaching in the classroom, but oftentimes helps out as a long-term substitute. Along with having a granddaughter, Maia, poetry, history and archaeology are a big part of his life.

Stephen Kuehner

Scott Reagan

Jorge Taracido

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returning Varsity lettermen cross cross country

2016

Front row, from left: Steven Hutto, Chip Schloegel, Zach DeLong, William Oltjen, Luke Hupke, Ben Legg, Dominic Cordova, William Reboulet; second row, Andrew Connor, Thomas Seitzer, John Luder, Danny Toomey, Noah Schloegel, Peter Campbell, Branden Schaff; third row, Mr. Paul McGannon, Coach Stephen Kuehner, Coach Nick Blair, Coach Michael Dierks, Coach Scott Reagan, Coach Jorge Taracido

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returning lettermen cross country

2016

Front row, from left: Chip Schloegel, Dominic Cordova, Branden Schaff, Tom Seitzer, Andrew Connor, Steven Hutto, William Reboulet; second row, Zach DeLong, Peter Campbell, Danny Toomey, Noah Schloegel, John Luder, William Oltjen

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2016

junior junior Varsity Varsity cross cross country country

Front row, from left: Declan Shea, Tyler Gray, Hunter Parsons, James Clifford, Nick Collins, Jake Voge, Jonathan Benson, Daniel Pfaff, Davis Mackey, Tommy Mitchell; second row, Andrew Melland, Payton Walker, Coach Stephen Kuehner, Coach Nick Blair, Coach Michael Dierks, Coach Scott Reagan, Coach Jorge Taracido, Sam McAnany, Forrest Roudebush; third row: Ryan Schnitker, Joe Shrout, Jack Agnello, Thomas Auckland, Zach Croake, Nathaniel Lueke, Thomas Angles, Jamie Sullivan, Will Tampke, Alex Crayon; fourth row, Peter Reboulet, Joe Massman, Jack Spencer, Cole Sirokman, Matt Meloy, Mitch McKenzie, Riley Meloy, Hank Waldenmeyer, Matthew Bagby, Matthew Teahan, Jacob Jester

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sophomore cross country

2016

Front row, from left: Dylan Lawrence, Nathaniel Bodde, Patrick Muller, Peter Elbert, Hudson Kotre, Donovan Walsh, Zachary Andresen; second row, Yohanne Assefa, Coach Stephen Kuehner, Coach Nick Blair, Coach Michael Dierks, Coach Scott Reagan, Coach Jorge Taracido, Luke Pittman; third row, Tomas McAnany, Ben Parra, Patrick Loper, Max Pantaenius, Ben Hager, Garrett O’Brien

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2016

freshman cross country

Front row, from left: Mark Hallier, Jack Stanley, Matthew Ingle, Noah Cordova, Dylan Gray, Christopher DeFlorio, Nathan Hogan, Chris Letourneau; second row, Caleb Phillips, Coach Stephen Kuehner, Coach Nick Blair, Coach Michael Dierks, Coach Scott Reagan, Coach Jorge Taracido, Cole Williams; third row: Brogan Patton, Luke Rottinghaus, Justin Hermes, Max Lovick, John Glynn, Joe Pereira, Ben Keefe; fourth row, Christoff Hauptmann, Matthew Eilert, Henri Schroer, Jacob Borchert, Michael Donnellan, Nick Lovick

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captains cross country

From left: Andrew Connor, John Luder, Noah Schloegel, Danny Toomey, Peter Campbell, Thomas Angles

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The Kleinman-Kitchin Clan The Kleinman’s Mike ‘59 Kevin ‘91 The Kitchin’s John ‘81 Patrick Williamson ’12 James and Tim Richards ‘13

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football

ROCKHURST ALL SPORTS PROGRAM 2016-17

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football

Football’s tough schedule tests team, but falls in Districts Following up a season that included 12 wins and an appearance in the State Championship can be difficult. It is even more difficult when injuries are added to the equation.

So was the season for the 2015 Rockhurst football team, which struggled to replicate the 2014 season that ended in a 2nd place finish at the State Championship.

Injuries to impact seniors hampered the Hawklets’ ability to catch much momentum during the year, including setbacks to senior quarterback Tyler Benninghoff and senior slot receiver and

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cornerback Jake Fetters.

The season, though, started out on a high note. Rockhurst played Columbia Rock Bridge on Faurot Field at the University of Missouri. The Hawklets left the collegiate stadium with a 26-7 win and 1-0 record.

“Having the chance to play at Mizzou was a really great experience,” said senior receiver Austin Wike. “Most of us won’t go on to play college ball, so having the opportunity to play in a stadium like that is something I won’t forget.”

However, the Hawklets are hoping to play in another collegiate stadium for the final game of the 2016 season. The State Championship has been moved from the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, where the cham-

pionship games have been played since 1996. This season it will be played at Plaster Stadium on the Missouri State University campus.

Following the opening victory over Rock Bridge, the Hawklets faced an extremely difficult stretch of games.

Rockhurst traveled to Webb City to play the Class 4 powerhouse, which resulted in a 20-49 loss. Next were back-to-back weeks against big-name Arkansas schools, Bentonville and Springdale Har-Ber. Both ended in losses. Then the team put up a strong fight but fell to eventual State Champions, Blue Springs South. The Hawklets sat at 1-4.

As is historical with head coach Mr. Tony Severino’s teams, Rockhurst showed resilience even when after the poor start. With three straight wins over Blue Springs, Columbia Hickman, and

Helias, the Hawklets were back to a .500 record, and some energy back on their side.

Unfortunately, it was a season of runs, and Rockhurst lost its final two games, including a District knockout at the hands of RaymorePeculiar.

One thing that cannot be overlooked from the 2015 season was the performance of senior AJ Taylor, a fouryear standout. The running back, receiver, kick returner,

and defensive back was electrifying every week. In just 10 games he rushed for 1,721 yards and 16 touchdowns, and added 19 receptions for 338 yards and 5 touchdowns. His performance earned him AllAmerican status. Following his more than 5,000 career all-purpose yards at Rockhurst, Taylor is continuing his playing days at the University of Wisconsin.

“AJ is just one of those players that everyone wants to root for,” Coach Severino said. “He’s worked extremely hard for all his accomplishments, and I can’t wait to see what he is able to do in the future.”

head coach tony severino Coach Severino is entering his 34th season as head football coach. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he earned eight varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball. Receiving an athletic scholarship to Kansas State University, he completed his undergraduate while playing football there and later earned his Master’s at University of Kansas. He is married (Marylin), with three sons - all Rockhurst High graduates. Coach Sev is the head of the

Physical Education department and teaches Physical Fitness and Lifetime Sports, a student favorite. He feels that Rockhurst athletic histories impact the school’s traditions because of the pride everyone feels when they are successful; they never want to let down those who preceded them.

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TEAM STATS

Rushing Passing Total Average Total: Total: Yards: Points:

RECEIVING Name A. Taylor C. Teahan J. Powell C. Beshoner C. Selzer C. Spencer A. Wike J. Fetters

Rec 19 25 8 5 4 3 2 2

Yds 338 332 106 56 75 38 48 9

Avg 17.8 13.3 13.2 11.2 18.8 12.7 24.0 4.5

TD 5 2 3

RHS Opp.

2167 1081 3248 27.2 1705 1413 3118 28.7

PUNT RETURNS Name No Yds Avg TD AJ Taylor 3 40 13.3

PASSING Name Atts C.May 91 T. Benninghoff 57 D. Green 23 I. Vinsant 1 A. Taylor 1

Comp 46 21 6 1 0

PUNTING

Yds TD Int 668 4 8 348 4 1 56 2 9 0

Name Atts Yds Avg J. Terry 20 783 39.2 T. Benninghoff 1 31 31.0

RUSHING

DEFENDERS Name J. Lopez C. Reller B. McCanles P. Bessenbacher J. Sykes C. May D. Montgomery W. Verhullst C. Beshoner J. Mackey M. Radosevic C. Castrop C. Williams A. Kelow B. Gassman O. Scott T. Simsheuser

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Tack 60 60 55 54 51 51 36 32 32 29 25 23 21 20 18 14 13

Unast Scks Int 15 19 2 12 1 1 20 16 2 12 13 3 6 10 1 7 7 5 7 7 1 7 2 4 2 7 1

Name Atts Yds Avg TD A. Taylor 230 1721 7.5 16 J. Powell 28 118 4.7 1 C. May 45 98 2.2 2 D. Green 14 65 4.6 T. Benninghoff 14 -14 -1 2 A. Bailey 2 45 22.5 1 B. McCanles 6 39 6.5 1 A. Wike 4 32 8 M. Pearl 8 20 2.5 J. Atsangbe 3 19 6.3

SCORING Name TD TOT A. Taylor 22 132 J. Powell 4 24 T. Benninghoff 2 12 C. May 2 12

Name FG XP TOT J. Terry 7 29 50

KICKOFF RETURNS Name A. Taylor A. Wike B. McCanles

No Yds 15 459 8 176 3 30

Avg TD 30.6 1 22 10

Returnees in blue & yellow

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Columbia Rock Bridge

Webb City

Won 26-7

Lost 20-49

Bentonville Lost 13-24

Springdale Har-Ber Lost 21-49

BS South Lost 27-37

Blue Springs Won 39-21

Columbia Hickman Won 50-0

Helias Won 35-25

Jeff City Lost 20-55

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varsity football 2016 schedule Fri. 8/12 Blue/White Scrimmage Fri. 8/19 Rock Bridge - Columbia Fri. 8/26 Blue Springs South Fri. 9/2 Bentonville, AR Fri. 9/9 Raymore-Peculiar Fri. 9/16 SM East Fri. 9/23 Blue Springs Fri. 9/30 OPEN Fri. 10/7 CBC Fri. 10/14 Jefferson City Fri. 10/21 First Round Playoffs Fri. 10/28 Second Round Playoffs Fri. 11/4 District Championship Fri. 11/11 State Semi-Finals Fri. 11/18 State Championship

JUNIOR VARSITY Fri. Mon. Mon. Mon. Mon. Mon. Mon. Mon.

8/12 8/22 8/29 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/17

Blue/White Rock Bridge BS South Blue Springs Ray-Pec SM East Blue Springs Jeff City

H A H H H A A A

7:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:15 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM

Home Home Away Away Away Home Home

6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM

Away Home TBD TBD TBD TBD Mizzou

7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:30 PM

SOPHOMORE Fri. Thu. Wed Thu. Thu. Thu. Thu. Mon. Thu.

8/12 9/8 9/14 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/17 10/20

Blue/White Liberty BS South Blue Springs Liberty North LS North LS West St. James Staley

H A H H H A H A A

5:45 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 4:00 PM

FRESHMAN Fri. Wed. Wed. Tues.

Thur.

Thur.

Wed. Wed. Tues Wed. Wed. Wed. Mon. Wed.

8/12 8/24 8/31 9/6 9/8 9/15 9/21 9/21 9/27 9/28 10/5 10/12 10/17 10/19

Blue/White Liberty (A,B) Blue Springs South (A,C) Olathe NW (C) Liberty North (A,B) SM East (A,B) Ruskin (C) RayPec (A,B) Blue Valley (B) Lee’s Summit (A,C) Blue Springs (A,B) LS North (A,C) Jeff City (A) Liberty North (B,C)

H H H A H A H A H H A H A A

5:00 PM 4/5:30 PM 4/5:30 PM 4:15 PM 4/5:30 PM 4:15/5:45 PM 4:00 PM 4/5:30 PM 4:00 PM 4/5:30 PM 4/5:30 PM 4/5:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:30/6 PM

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Anselmo Special Teams Award

Mike Lillis Award Instituted in 1998 after the untimely death

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 2011 AUSTIN RITTER 2012 NICK ROMANO 2013 LUKE RITTER 2014 MARTIN RADOSEVIC2015

of graduate and long-time supporter, the Mike Lillis award is voted on by players to recognize the most outstanding lineman.

PAT KANE TIM HANRAHAN MIKE FREY NICK BOYD ERIC VOSSMAN DAN BOYD BRYAN MURPHY MIKE WALZCUK SEAN KITTS BLAINE BALDERSTON DOUG MCFARLAND CLARKE O’DOWD JALEN MONTGOMERY COOPER KERNS KYLE MURPHY JOSEPH GIBSON TOMMY SCIARA ANDREW GRINDSTAFF CLAUDIO MARTIN

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Scholar Athlete Award The Scholar-Athlete award for a football player has been in effect

since 2000. 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.

CHRIS CASTELLUCCIO 2008 MIKE GRIFFIN 1999 KYLE SMITH 2009 MIKE DAY 2000 RYAN KARLIN 2010 RICH WHITNEY 2001 MARK MUNNINGHOFF 2002 ALEX BALES 2011 JEFF KOONS TOM KELLER 2012 2003 JOSH KARLIN ANDREW KRIEGER 2013 2004 SEAN KITTS JIMMY DIXON 2014 2005 JOE CAMARATA IVOR VINSANT 2015 2006 ALEX SCHOECK 2007

Edward F. Bukaty Award

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. Alex George and former head football coach Mr. Al Davis, 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, 61 young men, including Joe Bukaty, have been selected for this special honor.

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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

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

MICHAEL PARK CHRIS GARLICH MICHAEL ORSCHELN JOHN WELSH 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

1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

BRAD BATZ MICHAEL REARDON JUSTIN DRO BEN CAPOCCIA T.J. MANDL MIKE FREY RYAN ANDERSON KEVIN KANE MARCUS PERRY JEFF KOONS TERRY MCMAHON DAVID BELFONTE STEVE JONES IVAN CHARBONNEAU NATHAN SCHEELHAASE SAL BELFONTE MARK BOUSHKA HENRY MASCAUX LUKE ARBANAS TJ GREEN AJ TAYLOR

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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

DICK FLUCKE JIM HOGAN RED MCKEE DUCK SCANLON RED SULLIVAN ED HENKE VIC ZAHNER JIM GLEESON RAY SONNENBERG RITCHIE SULLIVAN OWEN MURPHY JOHN SCANLON JOHN STECK JOE FAGAN LEN LECLUYSE W. ROBERT AYLWARD THOMAS J. O’BRIEN SHAD GARNETT BOB WILLIAMS JACK REICHMEIER JOHN A. WILLIAMS ARLEN STAAB JOE BUKATY ALONZO ROBINSON JOSEPH TEASDALE ALEX GEORGE JOE MOORE JERRY OVERTON TOM RAIMO PAT KEATING MIKE LILLIS ED MEHRER TIM GARDNER DON SCHILLING JOHN MCCAMBRIDGE JIM WHITAKER CHARLIE ELMER JOE GRONER THOMAS MUEHLEBACH KENNETH MAYER JOE SPINELLO PAT TIERNEY KERRY REARDON VIRGIL STAPONSKI PETE SANTORO MIKE MEYERS VINCE NOWAK JERRY REARDON

1924 1925 1925 1925 1926 1927 1927 1929 1930 1930 1932 1938 1940 1941 1943 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1953 1953 1953 1955 1955 1955 1955 1956 1956 1956 1960 1961 1963 1963 1964 1964 1964 1965 1965 1966 1967 1967 1968 1969 1969 1969

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 KERRY SCANLON JIM TUSO MATT KRULL SHALOM TOLEFREE

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 1992 1992 1994 1994 1994 1994

WES KUECHLER DAN ADAMS RYAN CUMMINGS JUSTIN DRO JEFF SEVERINO SEAN DOYLE T.J. MANDL BRANDON SEVERINO BRANDON SHELBY MIKE FREY NICK BOYD JASON DUNSWORTH SCOTT EDMONDS GEOFF BROWN KEVIN KANE DAN BOYD JAMES GRIFFIN ANDREW PATERINI KEVIN SEARS KYLE TEAHAN JEFF KOONS BRYAN MURPHY TONY TEMPLE DJ HORD ALLAN SMITH MIKE WALCZUK DAVID BELFONTE ANDREW BROOKS SAL CAPRA DEREK HALL PHILLIP STROZIER JOEY CAMARATA CONNER TEAHAN IVAN CHARBONNEAU DREW TEMPLE JACK EUSTON NATHAN SCHEELHAASE KEITH LANGTRY JOE GEHA CHRIS CASTELLUCCIO SAL BELFONTE DEXTER MCDONALD JALEN MONTGOMERY SHANE LILLIS MARK BOUSHKA COOPER KERNS NOAH PEARL

1995 1996 1996 1996 1996 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011

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ASSISTANT COACHES

Eric Berg

Coach Berg is in his third decade of coaching football at Rockhurst.

Coach Berg was a three-sport athlete at Rolla High School, including All-American in football and continued to play at the University of Missouri. At Mizzou he was named 2nd team All Big Eight and the most valuable player of both the Liberty and Hall of Fame Bowl games. He came to Rockhurst because he had the opportunity to pursue those things he really wanted to do with his life: coach, Re-joining the coaching staff in 2012 counsel and teach. He and his wife after a tenure in 2000-02, Coach (Deb) have two daughters (Rachel Charbonneau coordinates the special & Laura) and two sons (Scott ‘09 teams. Competing in football, wrestling and track and Kevin ‘12). He is defensive at Bishop Ward High School, he then went on to be a coordinator and coaches the three-year starter and captain of the football team linebackers. at Benedictine College, Kan. After earning his degree in Social Science, he has coached at several schools including: Bishop Sullivan, DeSmet, Seton Hall Prep, Delbarton and Rockhurst. He is a full time teacher in the theology department. He is married to his wife Joan and has two kids: Cecil (12) and Nila (10).

A former collegiate football and He coaches varsity spebasketball player, Coach Day cial teams and defensive has been coaching the varsity backs. gridiron since 2011. An RHS grad (‘01) where he excelled in football, basketball and track, he went on to play football at K-State from 2001-02 and basketball at Rock U. from 2002-06. During his high school and collegiate careers he received several All-State and AllConference honors. Coach Day will coach his fourth season as head track & field coach, overseeing the sprint events. A teacher in the math department, Coach In his fourth year, Coach Jay Burns will Day was Rockhurst’s Scholar Athteach Physical Education and coach at lete in the KC Star as a senior. He the varsity level after plenty of athletic excoaches wide receivers. periences in both high school and college. At Bishop Ward he was a standout in football and basketball and still holds the all-time rebound record. He went on to Butler Community College and played in the junior college national championship game and was an all-conference tight end. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Sport Science from the University of South Dakota. His older brother, Ryan, is an alum, class of 1999. He coaches defensive line.

Stephen charbonneau

Mike Day

JAY Burns

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John Morris

ASSISTANT COACHES

Coach Mo has patrolled the sidelines, the court and the track since he has been at Rockhurst.

He is in charge of the offensive line. A RHS grad himself (‘74), Coach Mo has been a part of the football coaching staff since 1984. His education after RHS includes a BA from St. Louis University and his MA from LoyolaNew Orleans. A member of the theology department, he teaches Catholic Faith A former Rockhurst football letterman in Practice I & II. He and his wife Katy himself (Class of ‘86), Coach Crowe was have three children: Kevin (RHS ‘04), re-united with the program in 1999, and is Clare and Dan (RHS ‘11). He coaches the current head coach of the sophomore team. varsity offensive line.

Happily married with six kids: Jeff Jr., Mary, Joey, Carolyn, William and Rose ranging in age from 24 to 15, His interests outside of parenting include golf, tennis, waterskiing, wine and food. His grandfather was the class president of Rockhurst’s third class. He coaches at the sophomore level.

Jeff Crowe

Mike Sullivan

Two-time state champion while at the Rock (class of ‘84), Coach Sully knows how to win.

After RHS, he continued his education at University of Kansas to play football, but blew out his knee freshman year, later he went to Webster for his Master’s. He is in his 17th year at the Rock. He coached track & field for eight years, including four years as head (2005-08), and teaches both Honors and AP Chemistry. He married his Coach Doyle brings his experience to wife Beth in 2008 and has two stepthe Hawklets after a spending most of daughters: Sarah and Mary Kate. He his life in sports. He played linebacker at coaches running backs on varsity. the University of Kansas from 1996-2000. Previous to that, he was a standout player for St. Thomas Aquinas. He has helped for many years with the summer football camps and formed a connection with the program when his brother, Sean, played for Rockhurst from 1995-1999. He is a homebuilder with Doyle Custom Homes - a family run business and holds a Bachelor’s in Pyschology. He is a sophomore level coach.

Chris Doyle

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paul Beirne

A Bishop Hogan, Rockhurst U. (for BA and MA) and UMKC (for MA) grad, he also apparently loves the Kansas City area. In high school, he played football, basketball, golf and baseball, going on to play two years of basketball at UMKC. Since coming to RHS in 1999, Coach Beirne has taught Ancient Civilizations and Economics. He has two children: Katie (22) and Matt (20 Class of ‘14). If he wasn’t a teacher or coach, Bringing a little of Brooklyn to the foothe says he would be a host of a home ball and English programs, Coach Griffin improvement show on PBS or HGTV. is in his 32nd year of coaching at Rockhurst.

He coaches at the sophomore level He worked with the freshman A team and currently in football. takes the role of statistician for the varsity squad. Growing up in New York, Coach Griff stayed in his home state to attend St. John’s University for his undergraduate and graduate degrees. He came to Rockhurst because the Midwest is a great place to bring up kids (of which he has four) and to experience Jesuit education.

Both of Coach Griffin’s sons attended Rockhurst, Michael Some of you might even re‘00 and James ‘03. member the name as it was only back in 2008 when Coach Billy Linscott was a starting linebacker for the Rock. He started on the 2007 state championship team as well. Coach Linscott is the Assistant Dean and SGA moderator. He graduated from Wheaton College majoring in English Literature and holds a Minor in Bible/Theological Studies. While at Wheaton, Coach Linscott started his coaching Andy Studebaker has graciously career as well as a student assistant agreed to step in and help coach the and getting moved up to an assisFreshman A team. A former standout player tant coach before he graduated. He from Wheaton, Coach Studebaker’s connection to coaches freshman A football. the Hawklets is that he recruited Coach Linscott to play for Wheaton.

Coach Studebaker has plenty of playing experience as he was drafted into the NFL and played from 2008 through 2015, including a stint with the KC Chiefs. But it goes beyond knowing the game, Coach Studebaker is a great and energetic communicator. Coach, we can’t thank you enough for helping us out in a pinch. We are glad to have you.

frank Griffin

Billy Linscott

Andy Studebaker

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ASSISTANT COACHES

Jim DEGRAW

Taking a break from his responsibilities as head of the baseball team, Coach DeGraw spends the fall as leader of the “Bandits” (freshman B team). He attended Washington High as a multi-sport athlete and went on to play collegiate baseball at Kansas City, Ks. Community College. He got his BA from University of Kansas and his MA from Baker. His classroom responsibility is U.S. History. Coach DeGraw and his wife, MarBack at the Rock, Coach Tim Reidy tha, have two children: Mitch (RHS ‘12) continues working at his alma mater and Macey.

(Class of 2002) after teaching and coaching on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and at Tulsa. Coach Reidy holds a BA in History and American Studies from the University of Kansas and an MeD from the University of Notre Dame. He is teaching in the Social Studies department. He and his wife, Heather, have twin boys (Ryan and Padraig) and a daughter, Frances Grace. He coaches Freshman B football in the fall and is the head lacrosse coach in the spring. He is also the school’s A teacher and coach at Rockarchivist. hurst for 12 years, Coach Vaughn dedicates his time to teaching Biology and coaching Freshman C team football and baseball. A native of Lee’s Summit, he attended Lee’s Summit North, UMKC for his BA and Webster University for his MA. Coach Vaughan is married to Lisa and they have two daughters, Amelia (7) and Claire (3). He enjoys watching sports, playing softball, golf, volleyball and Texas Having grown up around Rockhurst Hold `Em with friends. Coach Vaughn High School, Coach Brian Bruce begins cannot pick one favorite coaching his fourth year as a teacher and coach. memory because each year new He teaches broadcast, which is entering it’s third memories and bonds form with year. While a student at Rockhurst he played baseball for players. all four years and also played football and basketball. He went on to get his undergraduate degree from Marquette University in Broadcast and then his Master’s from KU in Journalism. He coaches C team football and will continue to coach freshman baseball. He married his wife, Lindsey and one daughter, Daphne.

tim Reidy

nick Vaughn

brian Bruce

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varsity football

2016

Front row, from left: Cole Smith, Clint Purcell, Jake Lynn, Cooper Krezek, Michael Pearl, Chris Teahan, Jordaan Atsangbe, Cole Beshoner, Davion Price, Derek Green, Chance May; second row, Tom Haake, Luke Boehm, Jalan Crayton, Chris Castrop, Sam Tatum, Alex West, Joseph Coit, Ross Elder, Ahmad Louis, Bubba Frias, Matt Powell, Michael Lillis, Jacob Poletis, Michael Johnson; third row, Damon Ross, Ryan Kruel, Luke Looney, Ty Simsheuser, Kevin Crawford, Luke Kuklenski, Matt O’Keefe, Eric Angrisano, Zach Pitzl, Joseph Dull, RJ Pascuzzi, Brady McCanles, Tommy Eckels; fourth row, Jack Powell, Tucker Atwood, Sam Greim, Josh Lopez, Josh Moore, Jack Eckels, Cade Prins, , Tommy Eckels; fourth row, Jack Powell, Tucker Atwood, Sam Greim, Josh Lopez, Josh Moore, Jack Eckels, Cade Prins, Drake Weber, Keegan Effertz, Alex Hall, Jackson Flanagin, Jaxson Wentworth; fifth row, Briett Gilgus, Michael Blanck, Sawyer Crawford, AJ Cordes, John Haake, Thomas Finn, Martin Crowe, Tim Glaser, Joe Glaser, Tom Rasmussen, Jake Scheuler, Jack Murphy, Joe Kelly, John Heos; sixth row, Max Mowery, Cameron Reller, Tonyo Grandison, Jordan Reyels, Danielson Ike, Stephen Kitts, Will Franke, Will Bartek, Bastien Berenne, Joe Litrell, Matt Allen, Harry O’Neil, Jacob Sykers, Andrew Stafford; seventh row, Carter Selzer, Gabe Whipple, Reed Levi, Cole Childress, Sean Lewis; eighth row, Mr Paul McCannon, Coach Jay Burns, Coach Michael Sullivan, Coach Eric Berg, Coach Tony Severino, Coach John Morris, Coach Michael Day, Coach Stephen Charbonneau

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ROCK FB

Coaching records Year Coach Years at RHS 1916 Charlie Alan 1 1917 Louis Gainey 1 1918 Doc Nigro 1 1919-25 Pat Mason 7 1926-35 Ed Halpin 10 1936-40 Martin O’Keefe 5 1941-45 Godfrey Kobets 5 1946-48 Ralph Cormany 3 1949-50 Gerry Connelly 2 1951 Dick Deitchman 1 1952-75 Al Davis* 24 1976-82 Jerry Culver* 7 1983- Tony Severino* 33

W L T 5 2 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 27 17 6 52 21 6 27 10 3 34 6 1 20 6 1 12 4 1 5 4 0 154 66 13 63 16 0 309 78 1

Totals

711-234-35 72.6%

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Winning % 71.4% 28.6% 33.3% 54.0% 65.8% 67.5% 82.9% 74.1% 70.6% 55.6% 66.1% 79.7% 79.6%

*Denotes member of the Missouri Coaches Hall of Fame

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2016

returning lettermen football

Front from, from left: Alex West, Josh Lopez, Jordaan Atsangbe, Cade Prins, Joseph Coit, Jake Lynn, Cole Smith; second row, Michael Pearl, Jackson Flanagin, Brett Gilgus, Ty Simsheuser, Chance May, Brady McCanles, Tommy Haake, Chris Castrop; third row, Matt O’Keefe, Kevin Crawford, Jack Powell, Cole Beshoner, Ross Elder, Luke Kuklenski, Matt Allen, Joe Glaser, Derek Green; fourth row, Stephen Kitts, Jacob Sykes, Tom Rasmussen, Cameron Reller, Carter Selzer, Chris Teahan, Harry O’Neill, Alex Hall

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offensive backs football

2016

Front row, from left: Michael Johnson, Keegan Effertz, Josh Lopez, Eric Angrisano, Cole Smith, Bubba Frias; second row, Chance May, Michael Pearl, Luke Boehm, Sam Tatum, Ty Simsheuser, Kevin Crawford; third row, Matt O’Keefe, Jack Powell, Derek Green, Luke Kuklenski

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2016

linemen football

Front row, from left; Brett Gilgus, Jackson Flanagin, Matt Allen, Stephen Kitts, Joe Glaser, Max Mowery, Jaxson Wentworth; second row, Alex Hall, Andrew Stafford, Tom Rasumussen, Jacob Sykes, Cameron Reller, Martin Crowe, Jack Murphy, Carter Selzer

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linebackers

football

2016

Front row, from left; Cole Smith, Eric Angrisano, Josh Lopez, Joseph Dull, Zach Pitzl, Chance May; second row, Brady McCanles, Ty Simsheuser, Matt O’Keefe, Luke Kuklenski, Tommy Eckels, Harry O’Neill

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2016

defensive backs football

Front row, from left; Cade Prins, Bubba Frias, Keegan Effertz, Alex West, Damon Ross, Jake Lynn, Joseph Coit, Cooper Krezek; second, Jordaan Atsangbe, Tom Haake, Josh Moore, Chris Castrop, Ross Elder, Davion Price, Cole Beshoner, Sam Tatum, Michael Pearl

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receivers football

2016

Front row, from left; Alex West, Damon Ross, Jake Lynn, Joseph Coit, Cooper Krezek, Cade Prins; second row, Jordaan Atsangbe, Tom Haake,Chris Castrop, Ross Elder, Cole Beshoner, Harry O’Neill, Chris Teahan

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varsity managers football

2016

From left; Andy Hedges and Alex Rowe. Michael Moore not pictured

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2016

sophomore team football

Front row, from left; Nicholas Lynn, Daniel Stegall, Jacob Poletis, Mitch Tarwater, Luke Looney, Henry Freeman, Christopher Angles, Daniel Perkins; second row, Lance Shelton, Samuel Johnson, Brandon Freeman, Chase Coffman, Ethan Baranowski, Fritz Stein, Jimmy Runyan, Jalen Crayton, Xavier Davis; third row, Tyler Jones, Daniel Tartaglia, Tanner Fontana, Robert Froeschl, John Haake, Ben Vossen, Connor Ismert, Matthew Bloskey, Xavier Paredes, Samuel Weise; fourth row, Nash Braley, John McInerney, Joe Barry, Sam Shudy, Connor Maher, Cameron Patton, Mason Whitcomb, Micah Nelson, William Kasyjansky; fifth row, Gabe Whipple, Jeffrey Keller, Jack Cotton, Sean Lewis, Owen Lawson; sixth row, Coach Paul Beirne, Coach Jeff Crowe, Coach Chris Doyle

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2016

Front row, from left; Peter Agnello, Ajing Acien, TJ Anderson, Peter Andersson, Brian Auld, Val Bassham, Jacob Bednar, Luke Beshoner, Ian Bowen, Griffin Bassell, Steven Burdge; second row, Nicholas Carrollo, Ani Carter, Nathan Ciocca, Ben Conradt, Max Croake, Alex Danzo, Michael Dickey, Griffin Dilks, John Duffy, Judson Dull, Kevin Egan, Christian Elmore; third row, James Fellows, Eric Fortney, Reid Franke, Jeff Gilgas, Braden Grindstaff, Jack Gulich, Ray Hamilton, Seamus Hellings, Stone Hewlett, Joe Hunter, Patrick Hutto, Chuck Ingram, Vincent Irwin; fourth row, Tommy Ismert, Will Keller, Jack Kenny, Jackson Koenig, Henry Krebs, Michael Kuklenski, Zach Lauvetz, Griffin Lanning, Jon Lampton, Sam Linson, Jake Loman, Anthony Lopez; fifth row, Keelen Lynch, Cody Metcalf, Ajay Mitra, Salvatore Nigro, Casey O’Halloran, Ted O’Neill, Hayden Parise, Aiden Patton, William Pollard, Jimmy Olson, Harrison Reichman, Spencer Reinhardt, Quinn Reller; sixth row, Montgomery Rhodes, Matthew Richards, Raymod Ritchey, Benton Romines, Quin Roney, Jake Ruff, Brendan Safley, Nick Smrt, Auggie Sonnenberg, Xavier Stovall, Bryce Tomka, Joe Tutera, Jake Vance, Mason Vasta; seventh row, AD Vickery, JT Vohs, Jake Walker, Max Williams, Simon Williams, Nathaniel Winkelbauer, Trevor Yocum; eighth row,

freshman team football

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Series Record De LaSalle 1918-1970 32-13-5 KCKS Catholic/Ward 1916-1978 26-18-3 Southwest 1925-1995 26-3-5 Blue Springs 1981-2015 28-22-0 Lee’s Summit 1919-2012 24-1-0 Paseo 1926-1963 23-11-2 St. Agnes/Miege 1957-1984 21-6-1 Jefferson City 1976-2015 24-15-0 Columbia Hickman 1971-2015 22-9-0 Liberty 1917-2013 18-7-0 Pem Day 1916-1959 16-1-1 North Kansas City 1941-2001 16-6-0 Lee’s Summit North 1996-2014 15-0-0 Hogan 1943-1963 13-0-0 Southeast 1938-2001 13-2-0 Raytown South 1966-1993 13-6-0 Raytown 1955-1999 13-7-1 Oak Park 1973-2005 12-1-0 Northeast 1930-1952 12-3-0 Blue Springs South 1995-2015 15-6-0 Glennon 1943-1954 11-1-0 St. Benedict/Maur Hill 1927-1960 11-2-1 Joplin 2002-2011 10-0-0 Redemptorist 1943-1954 10-1-0 Grandview 1979-1993 9-0-0 St. Thomas Aquinas, KS 1991-1999 9-0-0 Lillis 1943-1954 9-0-3 Westport 1929-1972 9-1-0 O’Hara 1971-1981 9-1-1 SM West, KS 1974-1990 9-6-0 Immaculata 1933-1941 8-1-0 SM East, KS 1963-1982 8-3-0 St. Jos Cath/Christ. Bro. 1916-1949 8-5-3 KC Central 1924-1997 8-7-1 SM Northwest, KS 1981-1988 7-0-0 Kapaun/Mt. Carmel, KS 1957-1986 7-2-0 Ruskin 1964-1978 7-3-0 Truman 1966-1995 6-0-0 Van Horn 1969-1990 6-0-0 Columbia Rock Bridge 1981-2015 10-1-0 St. Louis Sumner 1973-2001 6-2-0 Hazelwood Central 1981-2010 5-0-0 Springfield Kickapoo 1989-2000 5-0-0 Garden City, KS 1996-2001 5-1-0 St. Pius X 1962-1974 5-1-0 SM North, KS 1946-1980 5-2-0 William Chrisman 1921-1993 5-6-0 Park Hill 1982-1989 4-0-0 St. Peter/Helias 1942-1948 4-0-0 Topeka Cath./Hayden 1923-1960 4-0-0 Wyandotte 1973-1986 4-0-0 St. Mary’s, KS 1922-1930 4-1-0 KC East 1930-1982 4-1-1 Argentine 1916-1941 4-4-0 Ft. Smith Northside, AR 1987-1997 4-6-1 St. Joseph Central 1983-1989 3-0-0 Winnetonka 1981-1989 3-0-0 Hutchinson, Ks. 2008-2013 5-1-0 Carrollton 1919-1926 3-4-0 Central AC 1917-1918 2-0-0 Dallas Jesuit, TX 2002-2003 2-0-0 Fayetteville, AR 1989-1990 2-0-0 Gulf Shores Acad., TX 2002-2003 2-0-0 Hickman Mills 1987-1989 2-0-0

KC Lincoln Lincoln East, NE Minnetonka Olathe North, KS Park Hill South Raymore-Peculiar Rosemount, MN SM South, KS Warrensburg Wichita Northwest, KS Lincoln Southeast, NE Edmond Santa Fe, OK Becker, MN Center DeSoto Dowling, IA E. St. Louis Lincoln, IL Edina, MN Harrisonville Haskel Henderson Basic, NV Hopkins, MN Joliet Catholic, IL KC Sumner, KS Lathrop Lindbergh Manuel Osawatamie, KS Pattonville Poplar Bluff Smithville St. Louis University High Waterloo West, IA Ctry. Club Dist. AC Desmet Higginsville Mehlville Mullen, Colo.

Springdale, AR Abilene, TX KCKU Prep Norborne Odessa Excelsior Springs Evangel Christian, LA Gardner Hazelwood East Joplin Parkwood Marshall McCluer McLouth Overland Aurora, CO Richmond Bentonville, AR Helias Webb City Springdale Har-Ber Francis Howell CBC

1955-1956 2-0-0 1983-1984 2-0-0 2007-2008 2-0-0 1998-1999 2-0-0 2000-2001 2-0-0 2010-2015 3-1-0 1994-1995 2-0-0 1987-1988 2-0-0 1923-1924 2-0-0 1994-1995 2-0-0 1991-1993 2-1-0 2007-2007 1-0-0 2006-2006 1-0-0 1985-1985 1-0-0 1920-1920 1-0-0 1982-1982 1-0-0 1987-2013 2-1-0 2002-2002 1-0-0 1922-1922 1-0-0 1947-1947 1-0-0 2000-2000 1-0-0 2001-2001 1-0-0 2002-2002 1-0-0 1965-1965 1-0-0 1916-1916 1-0-0 2002-2002 1-0-0 1929-1929 1-0-0 1939-1939 1-0-0 2000-2000 1-0-0 1985-1985 1-0-0 1926-1926 1-0-0 1983-1983 1-0-0 1991-1991 1-0-0 1916-1917 1-1-1 2005-2007 1-1-0 1920-1922 1-1-0 1999-2007 1-1-0 2008-2009 1-1-0 1984-1988 1-2-0 2005-2005 0-1-0 1919-1919 0-0-1 1922-1922 0-0-1 1923-1923 0-0-1 1917-1917 0-1-0 2003-2003 0-1-0 1917-1917 0-1-0 1989-1989 0-1-0 1975-1975 0-1-0 1925-1925 0-1-0 1969-1969 0-1-0 1922-1922 0-1-0 1995-1995 0-1-0 1932-1932 0-1-0 2012-2015 1-3-0 2014-2015 2-0-0 2014-2015 0-2-0 2014-2015 1-1-0 2014-2014 1-0-0 2014-2014 0-1-0 Blue denotes 2016 Opponent

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season by season Charley Allen - 1 yr.

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

Pem-Day

1923 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 1919

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

1924

3-4-0

Central Rosedale Argentine Olathe Warrensburg Carrollton DeLaSalle

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

1925

4-3-0

Marshall Carrollton Christian Bros.

Olathe Southwest Argentine DeLaSalle

3-3-1

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

1920

4-2-1

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

Ed Halpin - 10 yrs.

52-21-6

5-2-1

Northeast KC East Christian Bros.

Ward Southwest Paseo DeLaSalle Liberty

1932

Paseo KC East Liberty Christian Bros.

Richmond Ward Northeast DeLaSalle

1927

7-1-0

1934

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

Argentine DeLaSalle

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

1921

1928

4-2-0

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

3-3-2

1929

6-2-1

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1931

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

77 - 7 0 - 10 20 - 14 21 - 7 0 - 27 21 - 19 7-7

21- 0 6-7 0-7 0-0 7- 21 23 - 6 7-6 6-6

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

Smithville Olathe Southwest Paseo Carrollton DeLaSalle Christian Bros.

5-2-0

Southwest Paseo St. Benedict’s

K.C.KS Catholic St. Mary’s DeLaSalle

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

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

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

7-1-0

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

Northeast

1933

Higginsiville Argentine DeSoto Lee’s Summit

Carrollton Liberty DeLaSalle

Pem-Day McLouth Olathe Rosedale Higginsville

Harrisonville

St. Mary’s Norborne

1930

Paseo Central Immaculata

Christian Bros.

Ward Northeast Liberty KC East DeLaSalle

1926

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

7-0-1

Rosedale Pem-Day Topeka Catholic Odessa Warrensburg

Lee’s Summit

Carrollton St. Mary’s

Paseo Immaculata

Christian Bros.

Northeast Liberty Ward Central

1935

Paseo Southwest Ward Northeast Liberty DeLaSalle Central Immaculata

Christian Bros.

7-0 6- 6 7 - 13 20 - 0 12 - 0 25 - 7 56 - 0 6 - 12

2-5-1

12 - 19 7 - 18 6-7 7-7 0 - 26 0 - 13 29 - 7 13 - 0

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

2-4-1

0-7 14 - 0 0-0 6 - 20 0 - 20 0 - 12 12 - 6

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

4-2-1

20 - 6 25 - 0 21 - 6 0-7 7-7

Christian Bros.

Liberty

7 - 14 24 - 7

1937

5-3-0-A

1938

5-2-1-A

1939

8-0-1-A

Chrisman Immaculata

Liberty DeLaSalle Northeast Christian Bros.

Ward Central

Paseo Southeast Immaculata

Northeast Central Christian Bros.

Ward DeLaSalle

Paseo Osawatamie

Central Immaculata

DeLaSalle Maur Hill Northeast Christian Bros.

Ward

1940 Paseo Central Immaculata

Southwest Northeast Southeast DeLaSalle Ward

6 - 13 25 - 7 13 - 6 13 - 0 19 - 6 7-0 6 - 13 0-6

6-7 20 - 7 14 - 6 12 - 6 0 - 20 12 - 0 7-7 13 - 0

6-0 32 - 6 33 - 0 25 - 0 28 - 0 23 - 0 20 - 0 39 - 6 14 - 14

5-3-0

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

Godfrey Kobets -5 yrs 34-6-1 1941

Paseo Argentine DeLaSalle Immaculata

Northeast Maur Hill NKC Central Ward

1942 Paseo DeLaSalle St. Peter 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

season by season 1943 Paseo Hogan Glennon Redemptorist St. Peter NKC Lillis Chrisman DeLaSalle

1944

Paseo Glennon Redemptorist

Hogan NKC DeLaSalle Lillis Chrisman

1945

Paseo Glennon Redemptorist

Hogan NKC DeLaSalle Lillis Ward

6-2-1

12 - 12 34 - 6 26 - 13 18 - 6 26 - 0 7-0 28 - 12 8 - 34 0 - 19

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

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

Ralph Cormany -3 yrs.

20-6-1 1946

Paseo

Ward Redemptorist

Hogan NKC DeLaSalle Lillis Shawnee Mission Glennon

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

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

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

7-1-1-B

Paseo Christian Bros.

Glennon Pem-Day Redemptorist

Maur Hill Hogan Lillis DeLaSalle

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

1950

5-3-0

Paseo Northeast Glennon Redemptorist

Hogan Maur Hill Lillis DeLaSalle

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

Dick Deitchman - 1 yr.

1951

5-4-0

Paseo Glennon Redemptorist

Hogan Ward Northeast Lillis Pem-Day DeLaSalle

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

Al Davis - 24 yrs.

154-66-13 1952

6-2-1-B

Paseo Glennon Redemptorist

Hogan Ward Pem-Day Lillis DeLa Salle (C)Northeast

1953

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

Paseo Redemptorist

Hogan DeLaSalle Ward Lillis Glennon Pem-Day (C) Southeast

1954

Paseo Hogan DeLaSalle Lillis Ward Glennon

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

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

Redemptorist

Pem-Day Southeast

39 - 0 40 - 0 41 - 6

1955

6-2-1

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

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

1956

5-4-0

Westport Paseo Pem-Day Southeast Ward Central Raytown DeLaSalle Lincoln

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

1957

1958

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

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

1959

3-4-1

12 - 0 12 - 20 13 - 13 7 - 21 20 - 33 12 - 6 26 - 13 13 - 19

7-3-0

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

6-2-1

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

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

1960

8-2-0

Paseo Southwest NKC Hayden Ward Maur Hill Raytown DeLaSalle Miege Westport

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

1961

5-2-2

Miege NKC Maur Hill Ward Raytown DeLaSalle Paseo Kapaun Southwest

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

1962

6-4-0

1963

8-1-0

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

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

1964

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

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

3-7-0

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

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

1965

5-4-0

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

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

1966

6-2-1

Southwest Chrisman Kapaun Ward Miege Raytown South Ruskin NKC DeLaSalle

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

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season by season 1967

5-4-0

Southwest Chrisman Kapaun Ward Miege Raytown South Ruskin NKC DeLaSalle

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

1968

4-4-2

Southwest Chrisman Kapaun Ward Miege Raytown South Ruskin Truman NKC DeLaSalle

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

1969

9-3-0

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

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

1971

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

1972 Southwest Westport Van Horn Ward Ruskin Miege

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

7-2-1

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

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

Truman Raytown South O’Hara Col. Hickman

1973

Southwest Ward Van Horn O’Hara Miege Junction City

St. Pius X Wyandotte Col. Hickman

Raytown South * Oak Park ** St. Louis Sumner

1974

17 - 14 14 - 12 7- 7 7 - 33

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

7-2-1

SM North SM West Ward O’Hara Miege Col. Hickman

St. Pius X Southwest Wyandotte Raytown South

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

1975

7-4-0

Raytown South SM North SM West Ward O’Hara Miege Col. Hickman

Southeast SM East Southwest * Joplin Parkwood

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

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

SM East O’Hara

22 - 15 21 - 0

1978

8-2-0

Raytown South SM North SM West Ward Southwest Miege Col. Hickman

Southeast SM East O’Hara

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

1979

8-1-0

Jefferson City

St. Louis Sumner

Tony Severino - 33yrs.

309-78-1 1983

SM North SM West SM East Southwest Miege Southeast Grandview Col. Hickman

O’Hara

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

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

1980

9-3-0

1984

Raytown SM North SM West SM East Southwest Miege Grandview Southeast Col. Hickman

O’Hara State District Raytown Raytown South

1981

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

12-1-0

Raytown Oak Park SM Northwest

SM East Southwest Miege Blue Springs

Col. Hickman

O’Hara Winnetonka

Raytown South Col. Rock Bridg Hazelwood Central

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

1982

13-1-0

Raytown Oak Park SM Northwest SM East KC East Miege Blue Springs

Col. Hickman

Dowling Park Hill Lee’s Summit

Grandview

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

Sprindale, Ark

Oak Park SM Northwest Lincoln East

SM West Miege Blue Springs

Col. Hickman

Lee’s Summit

State District Blue Springs

1985

Oak Park Lee’s Summit

Wyandotte Blue Springs

Center SM West Southeast Col. Hickman

Poplar Bluff

Jefferson City

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

12-2-0 27 - 0 13 - 0 13 - 6 29 - 7 0-3 11 - 0 28 - 0 7 - 12 54 - 0 44 - 0 22 - 0 14 - 3 13 - 10 13 - 7

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

17 - 18

6-4-0

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

11-1-0

35 - 0 23 - 0 28 - 7 28 - 0 42 - 0 28 - 8 35 - 0 7 - 20 35 - 6 33 - 0 20 - 7 13- 10

season by season 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

1988

12-1-0

25 - 20 17 - 0 24 - 7 41 - 7 15 - 22 14 - 0 24 - 0 35 - 3 59 - 0 42 - 10 42 - 0 18 - 16 7-0

10-1-1

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

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

1989

10-3-0

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

1990

Ft. Smith Northside Springfield Kickapoo Fayetteville, AR SM West Jefferson City

Van Horn Raytown South Raytown Grandview State Sectional Blue Springs

19 - 0 47 - 15 0 - 36

3 - 28 31 - 0 33- 17 26 - 0 46 - 0 7 - 10 49 - 0 64 - 7 55 - 26 41 - 0 35 - 3 34 - 31 14 - 28

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

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

1992

6-5-0

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

9-2-0

Ft. Smith Northside St. Thomas Aquinas Springfield Kickapoo Blue Springs

Chrisman Lincoln Southeast Jefferson City

Raytown South Raytown Grandview State Sectional Blue Springs

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

1993

9-3-0

0-3

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

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

1994

6-3-0

Ft. Smith Northside St. Thomas Aquinas Southwest Wichita Northwest Rosemount, MN Jefferson City

Blue Springs

Lee’s Summit

Truman

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

21 - 6 49 - 22 6-7

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

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

1997

8-4-0 12 -21 35 -14 30 -37 42 -10 42 - 8 41 -42 35 -28 44 - 6 42 -12 48 - 0 42 - 7 7 - 17

8-3-0

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

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

1998

12-1-0

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

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

6 -20

37 - 3 31 -13 42 - 0 21 - 0 29 - 0 45 - 6 35 -14 31 -14 37 - 7 46 - 8 49 -14

43 -16 21-28

12-2

48 -13 52 -35 40 - 6 28 - 0 41 -18 34 - 6 21- 27 30 - 6 43 - 0 56 - 16 36 - 6 28 - 7 34 - 0 7 - 15

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

14-0

27 - 6 21 - 14 36 - 30 44 - 0 49 - 0 24 - 8 24- 14 35 - 0 42 - 6 35 -14 State Sectional Liberty 20 - 17 State Quarterfinals Blue Springs

20 - 16 State Semifinals Springfield Kickapoo 26 -14 State Finals Pattonville 23 - 7

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

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

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

9-2

19 - 14 7 - 21 45 - 0 71 - 0 40 - 3 24 - 0 43 - 3 42 - 0 64 - 14 34 - 14 16 - 31

13-0

34 - 7 24 - 14 42 - 7 28 - 9 35 - 22 28 - 9 49 - 7 43 - 14 42 - 7 49 - 13 21 - 7 46 - 13 41 - 7

8-3

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

7 - 10

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season by season 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

2005

7 - 10

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

2007

Edmond Santa Fe Blue Springs Liberty Jefferson City

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Columbia Hickman Columbia Rock Bridge Minnetonka Joplin Lee’s Summit North Blue Springs South Blue Springs State Semifinals DeSmet State Finals Mehlville

37-0 56-13 21-13 35-0 35-0 27-21 42-17

2008

10-2

67-7 28-9

28 - 0

10-2

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

2006

9-2

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

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

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.

42-14 28-21 21-28 31-21 35-27 41-0 38-7 35-0 56-14 68-7 48-0 9-14

19 - 12 39 - 59

6-3

28 - 14 7 - 24 34 - 21 41 -32 44 - 6 14-21 37 - 14 35 - 7 7 - 27

13-0

21-7 21-14 47-21 55-21

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

2010

Blue Springs Hutchinson, Kans.

Blue Springs South

9-3

35-13 27-55 17-3 7-17 20-13 27-14 33-19 42-20 46-14 49-19 35-14 21-23

14-0

7-6 29-28 24-17

Liberty 41-0 Col. Rock Bridge 40-21 Col. Hickman 34-13 Jefferson City 34-10 Raymore-Peculiar 14-6 Lee’s Summit North 35-7 Joplin 41-0 State Sectionals Blue Springs South 31-23 State Quarterfinals Blue Springs 7-0 State Semifinals Ft. Zumwalt West 42-6 State Finals Hazelwood Central 10-7

2011

10-2

Blue Springs 35-20 Hutchinson, Kans.

35-20 Blue Springs South 16-3 Liberty 34-14 Col. Rock Bridge 35-6 Col. Hickman 21-0 Jefferson City 30-33 Raymore-Peculiar 34-0 Lee’s Summit North 71-10 Joplin 38-7 State Sectionals Blue Springs South 10-9 State Quarterfinals Blue Springs South 7-28

2012

9-3

East St. Louis 20-12 Bentonville, Ark. 7-24 Blue Springs 24-38 Hutchinson, Kans.

35-31 Blue Springs South 28-0 Liberty 30-0 Col. Rock Bridge 38-21 Jefferson City 16-6 Col. Hickman 34-7 First Round Playoff Lee’s Summit 37-7 Second Round Playoff Raymore-Peculiar 38-7 District Championship Blue Springs 11-14

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 8-11

2014

12-2

2015

4-6

Columbia Rock Bridge 49-14 Webb City 14-40 Bentonville, AR 17-16 Springdale Har-Ber 46-22 Blue Springs South 42-0 Blue Springs 14-13 Columbia Hickman 42-6 Helias 40-10 Jeff City 34-17 First Round Playoff Lee’s Summit North 43-14 Second Round Playoff Kickapoo 41-0 District Championship Blue Springs 34-29 State Semifinal Francis Howell 25-20 State Championship CBC 24-31

Columbia Rock Bridge 26-7 Webb City 20-49 Bentonville, Ark. 13-24 Springdale Har-Ber 21-49 Blue Springs South 27-37 Columbia Hickman 50-0 Helias 35-25 Jefferson City 20-55 First Round Playoff Raymore-Peculiar 21-24

W:711 L:234 T:35

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ROCKHURST ALL SPORTS PROGRAM 2016-17

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soccer Another Final Four appearance, program continues to seek Magis Consistency on both sides of the ball leads to banners on the wall. And the Rockhurst gymnasiums are covered with soccer banners from the last three decades.

The 2015 Hawklets soccer team was able to hang another one following a 3rd place finish at the State Championship last fall - a good season, but not the perfect one..

The Rock worked its way to a 21-7-2 record and a fourth consecutive Final Four appearance.

Along with a prolific offense led by senior AllAmerican midfielder Keaton Schieffer and senior All-State forward Cole McLagan, the Hawklet defense was

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a handful to score against.

Rockhurst allowed less than one goal per game, just 22 in the team’s 30 matches. In addition to only giving up more than two goals in two games, the defense also notched 15 shutouts.

Other highlights from the season were winning both the Jesuit Classic and Top Dawg Tournament.

The Jesuit Classic is the annual tournament between four Jesuit schools throughout the country, in which the team take turns hosting.

In 2015 it was held at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, WI. The Hawklets defeated both Marquette and Regis Jesuit High School, shutting out both teams.

This year’s Jesuit Classic will held at Regis in Aurora, CO and the Hawklets will face Marquette and Gonzaga College High School from Washington, DC.

The Blue Valley Northwest Top Dawg Tournament included several local teams.

Despite losing its first game of the tournament to the host school, Rockhurst bounced back to win the next two games, shutting out both Aquinas 4-0 and Blue Valley West 2-0.

This year’s team will rely on contributions from every offensive player to help make up for the loss of prolific goal scorers Schieffer, McLagan, and senior John Mullen.

“We promote a balanced attack on offense. We set realistic team goals recognizing we lost so much offense to graduation that no one or two players feel the need to carry the team or replace all of the goal and assist production we graduated,” said head coach Mr. Chris Lawson. “We believe it is possible and realistic for seven or eight of our attackers, mids and backs to score seven goals each and to create offen-

sive opportunities from the run of play and re-starts.”

According to returning players on this year’s team, better than just a 3rd place banner is the expectation.

“Last year was a season that we should have finished a lot better then we did; the players and coaches all know that,” said junior forward Navardo Bailey. “A lot of players currently on this year’s team know that feeling of playing that third place game and we don’t want to have that feeling again.”

Following back-to-back

appearances in the 3rd place game at State, the Hawklets are prepared to take the next step and return to the Championship game, which they won in 2013 – and four times in the last decade.

Others outside of the program think highly of this year’s squad as well. USA Today’s pre-season national rankings had Rockhurst as the #6 team in the country going into the 2016 season.

“From some of us being part the 2013 State Championship team, we believe we know what it takes to win a State Title. We also know how bad it stings to get the Final Four and not reach our goal,” said junior defender Matthew Smith. “We want to end our seasin to end on that high note.”

head coach Chris Lawson A three-sport athlete at Sacred Heart High in Sedalia, Coach Lawson decided to focus on soccer after high school. He went on to play goalie at State Fair Community College and Park University. Now in his 22nd year heading Rockhurst soccer and 20th as a Social Studies teacher, he has two sons - Mel (class of ‘09) and Owen, (class of 2020). One of his favorite coaching memories was seeing Owen dog pile with the players after winning the ‘07 and ‘08

state titles. He believes that very few schools have attained the type of traditions that Rockhurst has and holds in academics, co-curriculars and spiritual retreats consistently on a state or national level. Coach Lawson teachers Senior American Government and is the Social Studies department chairperson.

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varsity stats soccer 2015-16 DEFENSE Name W. Boatman M. Elbert J. Hiss J. Merckens M. Rall D. Richart K Ruark C. Schieffer M. Smith B. Zorn

GP 26 1 12 1 25 20 25 14 23 17

Goals Assts Points 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 3 8 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0

FORWARDS

Name J. Amey N. Bailey F. Barry D. Bright P. Browne W. Crowe D. Dale C. McLagan J. Mullen GP Goals Assts Points A, Siro Aja 23 4 3 11 26 5 2 12 26 13 20 44 9 0 1 1

MIDFIELDERS

Name I. Dainz de N. Hickam K. Schieffer G. Marty

GP 2 15 26 10 13 2 2 26 26 22

Goals Assts Points 0 0 0 3 3 9 9 1 19 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 38 11 12 33 1 1 3

GOALKEEPING Name N. Moyer# J. Ebersole H. Mojica T. Wilkerson

GP GA Saves Shutouts 12 10 40 9 11 10 40 3 6 0 10 2 7 2 25 3

TEAM STATS

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team goals this past season

69

84

team assists this past season

???

players with all-state honors

Returnees in blue & yellow

Pembroke Hill Won 5-0

Rr e Oc Ca Kp

Ray-Pec Won 3-2

SOC

Rock Bridge

2015

Lost 1-2 Lee’s Summit Won 2-1

SM West Won 7-0

Liberty Won 3-0

LS West Lost 1-2

BS South Won 2-0

BVNW Lost 1-2

Aquinas Won 4-0

BV West Won 2-0

SMNW Won 4-2

Marquette Won 2-0

Regis Won 1-0

Chaminade Tied 1-1

Webster Grove Lost 0-1

Peoria Tied 3-3

Hickman Lost in PK’s 4-5

Marquette Won 1-0

CBC Lost 0-2

St. James Won 2-1 in OT

LS North Won 4-0

Jeff City Won 2-1

Olathe East Won 2-1

Districts - Ruskin Won 10-0

Districts - Truman Won 3-0

Sectionals - BS South Won 3-0

Semis - Francis Howell Lost 1-4

Quarters - Park Hill South Won 1-0

3rd Place - Nixa Won 1-0

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soccer all-time team

While our soccer program has been quite successful since its days beginning in the winter, the All Time Team is a recent addition to recognize individual players who were hallmark players and instrumental to the success of the program in their eras. Submission for membership to the squad can be submitted to the Athletic Director or head coach, with credentials as to why their high school soccer career warrants consideration. The player must be five years out from graduation. Congratulations to these important players and thanks for your talents, toughness, tactical skill, and much more.

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

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

SEAN WALKER JASON COLE MICHAEL ROBARDS DAN WATSON MATT HERALD BRIAN SIEGEL MATT JEWETT JOE BURNS JASON WOODS MATT DARBY JIM DAVEY BRETT COPPAGE LANCE SNODGRASS BRENDAN MATTHEWS RYAN RAYBOULD JARRETT DEVEREAUX CHARLIE PETERS WILL JOHN MIKE COMISKEY

1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2002 2003 2003

ROBBIE BORCHARDT DANEIL KERLEY COLE MAYER SETH SINOVIC ERIC SWEETIN DREW PAVLOVICH JORDAN RAYBOULD ALEX DEZEEUW JUSTIN KOEHLER PETER O’NEILL TOM SORRENTINO ALEX SWEETIN CHRISTIAN KRUEGER AUSTIN TREES LUKE SNYDER ALEX MALE TJ LAWLESS FELIPE NAVARRO BRYAN JANTSCH DUSTIN ABNOS NICK LEWIS DOUG STEVENSON ADAM STINGO GRANT WILSON

2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011

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soccer 2016 schedule Fri. 8/19 Tue. 8/23

Mon. 8/29 Tues.

8/30 Tue. 9/6 Thur.

9/8 Sat. 9/10 T/W/H 9/13-15 Mon. 9/19 Fri. 9/23 Sat. 9/24 Th/F/S 9/29-10/1 Wed. 10/5

Fri-S 10/7-8 Tues 10/11 Thur.

10/13 Sat. 10/15 Mon. 10/17 Wed. 10/19 Thur.

10/20 Mo-Fri 10/24-28 Tue. 11/1 Sat. 11/5 Fr-Sat 11/11-12

Pembroke Hill Away (Rock U) Ray-Pec

Home

Liberty Home SM West Away BSS Tourn vs. LS West Away (BSS) BSS Tourn vs. BS South Away (BSS) BSS Tourn vs. St. Pius Away (BSS) Top Dawg BVNW Away (BVDAC) SM Northwest Away

Jesuit Classic vs. Marquette Aurora, Colo.

Jesuit Classic vs. Gonzaga Aurora, Colo.

STL Gateway Classic Away (St. Louis)

Hickman Home

Jeff City Classic Away St. Thomas Aquinas Away LS North Home Best of Midwest Showcase: CBC Away - CBAC St. James Home Jeff City

Home Olathe East Away Districts TBA Sectionals TBA Quarterfinals TBA Final Four St. Louis Soccer Park

4:00pm 5:30pm 7:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 1:00pm TBA 7:00pm 1:00pm 11:00am TBA 7:00pm TBA 7:00pm 7:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm TBA 7:00pm TBA TBA TBA TBA

JR. VARSITY SOCCER Tues.

8/23 Ray-Pec Home 7:00pm Thur.

Mon. Tue. Tues.

Tu/Th Fri-Sat. Mon. Thur.

Wed. Tues Thur.

Mon. Wed. Thur.

8/25 8/29 8/31 9/6 9/13-15 9/16-17 9/19

9/29

10/5

10/11 10/13 10/17 10/19 10/20

Pembroke Hill Liberty SM West

Blue Valley RHS JV Tourn.

SM South Tourn.

SM Northwest

Blue Valley Hickman

St. Thomas Aquinas LS North

St. James Academy Jeff City

Olathe East

Home 6:00pm Home 5:00pm Away 7:00pm Home 6:00pm Home 5:00/7pm Away TBA Away 5:00pm Away 4:30pm Home 5:30pm Away 5:15pm Home 5:30pm Home 5:30pm Home TBA Away 5:00pm

SOPHOMORE SOCCER 8/22 Liberty Home 4:00pm 8/24 9/1 9/6-10 9/19 9/23-24 9/29 10/3 10/11 10/15 10/17

Lee’s Summit West Blue Valley North Raytown Tourney Lee’s Summt Little Dawg Tourney BV Northwest Lee’s Summit North St. Thomas Aquinas Aquinas Tourney St. James

Away Home Away Home Away Away Away Away Away Home

TBA 4:00pm TBA 4:00pm TBA 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:30pm TBA 4:00pm

FRESHMAN SOCCER 8/22 8/24 8/25 9/2 9/5 9/6 9/8 9/12 9/14 9/15 9/17 9/19 9/21 9/21 9/27 9/28 9/29 10/4 10/6 10/12 10/13 10/19

(B) Lee’s Summit North (A) Lee’s Summit (B) Liberty North (B) BV Northwest (B) Park Hill (A) BV Northwest (A) Blue Springs South (A) St. Pius (B) SM East (B) Liberty (A) Rock Frosh Tourney (A) SM Northwest (A) BV Northwest (B) BV Northwest (B) Park Hill (A) BV North (A) Lee’s Summit North (B) Liberty North (A) Blue Springs South (B) SM East (A) Liberty North (A) Liberty

Away Away Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Away Home Away Away Away Away Away Home Away Away Away Away Away

4:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 6:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 6:00pm 4:00pm TBA 5:00pm 4:00pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 4:30pm 6:00pm 4:00pm 5:30pm 5:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm

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Bryan R. Bolden Award NICK TAYLOR JOHN MOLLE KYLE FITZGERALD SCOTT FERGUSON MICHAEL WIGGINS MIGUEL MEJIA MATT BETTERMAN JOE MADDEN NICK SIMCOX

2000 2001 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005

Golden Boot 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

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015

ALEX HIGBIE CONOR LEWIS DANNY RIESMEYER MICHAEL MURPHY GARRET CARMAN PAUL PISANI ADAM STINGO BRAD MILLER BRANDAN KRUEGER

2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2010 2010 2010

ANDY VANBUSKIRK SAM JOSEPH ALEX CAFFREY SAM JOSEPH LUKAS KENNEY JACK SALADINO ERIC SMITH DONOVAN SIRO ALEX SIRO

2011 2012 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015

Each year the soccer team awards athletes for their performance both on the field, as a teammate and in the classroom. The Golden Boot is for the best offensive player, The Bryan R. Bolden award goes to the top role player and Solid As a Rock goes to top defensive minded player.

Solid As A Rock Award JARRETT DEVEREAUX MATT FERGUSON MIKE COMISKEY SEAMUS MCLAUGHLIN COLE MAYER DAN KOVAC DREW PAVLOVICH KELLY MERCER JUSTIN KOEHLER ALEX DEZEEUW AUSTIN TREES FELIPE NAVARRO

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008

DANNY CUNNINGHAM BRET RAYBOULD KYLE HUBER JON FEDER GRANT WILSON JOHN MEHL BRENDAN MARQUART ROBERT KELLY BEN SEITZER RYAN LEWIS W. BOATMAN

2008 2009 2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2013 2014 2015

MIke Wickenhauser

ASSISTANT COACHES

In his 17th year as assistant varsity coach, Coach Wickenhauser is a former Jesuit high school player at DeSmet in St. Louis. Following college education at Northwestern University and Webster University, he joined Rockhurst as part of the Alumni Service Corp. Coach Wick is currently a candidate for his PhD at the University of Kansas. He teaches both sophomore and senior English courses and the Returning to the staff for his 6th year department’s chair. He is married with Coach Dan Salzman graduated from a daughter, Ava and a son, Joseph.

Rockhurst High School in 2005. While at Coach Wick believes that RockRockhurst, Coach Salzman played soccer for four hurst’s tradtiton plays a role in years and ran track for two years. He went to Missouri each and every match they play.

University of Science and Technology, where he played all four years on the Men’s Soccer team.

He graduated from MS&T with a degree in Aerospace Engineering and a minor in Economics. Coach Salzman married Marci Byrd, who also played for the MS&T Women’s Soccer Team.

She was also the Graduate Assistant Coach for the Women’s Soccer Team. He coaches Coach Carr joins the staff afgoalies at the varsity level. ter successful playing careers at St. Louis University High School and then Rockhurst University. He was a standout defender. He majored in Accounting and French and is a tax accountant with Lockton Companies. In addition to soccer, Coach Carr played hockey.

Daniel Salzman

Robb CARR

Jeremy McElduff

‘Tecnico’ as his students call him in his Spanish classes, Coach McElduff is the junior varsity coach with 18 years of experience, and is also the head coach at St. Teresa’s.

A Columbia Hickman High Kewpie, he stayed in Columbia to earn his Bachelor’s in Classics and Master’s in Spanish. A two-year letterman in high school, Tecnico was the team leader in yellow cards one season. Among his hobbies include playing soccer, reading, gardening, running, listening to 80s and 90s college music and annoying his wife Becky. But they have plenty of things to keep them busy as they chase after their daughter, Audrey Kay, and son, Lemuel.

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ASSISTANT COACHES DAN SHAVER Starting his second year Coach Dan Shaver will serve as the coach of the freshmen A team. He is a product of Jesuit education including both St. Louis U. High and Rockhurst University. At SLUH, he was a two sport athlete as a soccer goalkeeper and track hurdler, and at RU, he graduated with degrees in Math, Secondary Education, and Philosophy. Prior to moving to the Rock to teach mathematics, he served as the varsity head coach at Bishop Ward High School for the past three seasons. Outside of school, he enjoys running and seeing movies with his wife, Claire. Coach Shaver is also moderator of the Yell Leaders.

Coach Comiskey has been a coach in the program for two stints. He is in his second year back. Coach Comiskey was an All State soccer player here at Rockhurst High School graduating in 2003 before continuing on to Eastern Illinois University as a member of their soccer program. After College, he came back and coached in the program from 2009-2011. Working as a Commercial Real Estate Broker, he is married to his wife Elise and they have a boy, Henry.

SCOTT HUBER

Coach Huber is the coach of the newly formed Freshman B (or Freshman Blue) squad. With the rise of soccer’s popularity and in order to give more opportunities for Hawklets to be in a competitive team environment, a second freshman team was added and Coach Huber has jumped in like a pro. He is a past parent and has plenty of experience coaching club.

Coach Huber is energetic, organized and passionate about teaching and coaching so it is The name should be familiar as Seth a great fit.

Sinovic is a local celebrity in the soccer community. He is a Rockhurst alum who worked his way from being a standout high school player all the way to being on the roster for Sporting KC. Coach Sinovic played collegiately at Creighton and not only does he understand what it takes to play at the most competitive levels, he is a great ambassador of the game. A graduate of the Great Class of 2005, Coach Sinovic has spoken to the team and summer campers and is throwing his hat in the ring on the coaching side and we are excited that he asked to come back to his alma mater.

Welcome home!

SETH SINOVIC

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Front row, from left: Peyton Browne, Navardo Bailey, Isaiah Cherry, Stephen Nugent, Jackson Ebersole, Nick Moyer, Dylan Dale, Dwayne Bright, John Pileggi; second row, Grey Lawson, Noah Coleman, Mr. Paul McGannon, Coach Dan Salzman, Coach Chris Lawson, Coach Rob Carr, Coach Michael Wickenhauser, Austin Krueger, Mitchell Tran; third row, Gianni Catenacci, Frank Barry, Jake Hiss, Mitchell Roberts, Michael Rall, George Marty, Kyle Ruark, Mitch Elbert; fourth row, Jake Amey, Barret Zorn, Camden Schieffer, William Crowe, Matthew Smith

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returning lettermen soccer

Front row, from left: Peyton Browne, Dwayne Bright, Nick Moyer, Frank Barry, Jackson Ebersole, Gianni Catennaci, Navardo Bailey; second row, George Marty, Michael Rall, Barret Zorn, Camden Schieffer, Matthew Smith, Kyle Ruark, Jake Hiss

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forwards soccer

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Front row, from left: Isaiah Cherry, Dwayne Bright, Navardo Bailey, Peyton Browne; second row, Frank Barry, William Crowe, Jakey Amey, Dylan Dale

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Front row, from left: Gianni Catennaci, George Marty, Camden Schieffer, Mitchell Roberts, Kyle Ruark, John Pileggi

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defenders soccer

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Front row, from left: Jake Hiss, Mitch Elbert, Matthew Smith, Barret Zorn, Michael Rall, Isaiah Cherry

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goalies soccer

Front row, from left: Jackson Ebersole, Stephen Nugent, Nick Moyer

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junior varsity soccer

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Front row, from left: John Pileggi, Nick Vergara, Dylan Dale, Holden O’Keefe, Braeden Vermillion, Michael Lee, Lucas Durrell; second row, Zach Aldaco, Phil Ehrnman, Topper Meyer, Coach Jeremy McElduff, Adrian Swindle, Jackson Merkens, Connor Croake; third row, Liam Bailey, Mike Cain, John Orscheln, Ben Tranbarger, Max Goodwin, Jacob Johnson, Andrew Bresette, Sam Zorn

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From left, Grey Lawson, Noah Coleman, Austin Krueger, Mitchell Tran

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SOPHOMORE TEAM soccer

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Front row, from left: Nick Pileggi, Aidan Shea, Luke Brown, Andrew Meyer, Cole Vacek, Ben Haukap, Jack Morris, Caden McLagan; second row, Coach Michael Comiskey, Caden Cummings, Finn Ellias, Josh Welkins, Grady Schmitz, Andrew Valdivia, Bariki Reavey; third row, Thomas Gansner, Oscar Brandmeyer, Brett Gibbar, Davis Gibbar, Ben Cadenas, Max Frisch, Sam Root

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Freshman A TEAM soccer

Front row, from left: Vinnie Kuzava, Johnny Ferrara, Will Burke, Danny Malone, John Telford, Jack Emerson, Hayden Roberts, Sam Anielak; second row, Coach Dan Shaver, Jack Power, Jude Salido, Jakob Kuehn, Michael Pace, Matthew Donnellan, Aidan Long; third row, John Connor, Jackson Williams, Wesley Rupp, Grant Auman, Henry Accardo, Jimmy Cahill, Andrew Meysenburg

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Front row, from left: Ryan Connor, Jackson Crane, Nathaniel Paulbeck, Jack Weiford, Logan Hoss, Domenic Monteleone, John Paris, Brady Doyle, Henry Ismert; second row, Harrison Shank, Will Merckens, Wes Porter, Kennenth Maldonado, Eddie Lester, Koby Murphy; third row, Coach Scott Huber, Thomas Kirby, Tyler Rinas, Sean Sullivan, Robbie Legg, Jacob Walters

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Year 1963-1966 1966-1968 1968-1969 1969-1970 1970-1973 1973-1974 1974-1993 1994-

Coaching records Coach Mark McKenzie, S.J. Len McCabe, S.J. Roger Jackson Joe Stehno Jim Salter Woody Boian, S.J. Ron Geldhof Chris Lawson

Years at RHS W-L-T 3 13-4-4 2 12-2-0 1 14-2-0 1 7-1-2 3 27-6-5 1 9-3-3 17 270-75-39 21 482-137-24

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Winning % 61.9% 85.7% 87.5% 70.0% 71.0% 60.0% 70.3% 74.9%

834-221-77 73.7%

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swim & dive While title run ends after 11 years, team looks to start new one All streaks come to an end. After 11 consecutive swimming and diving State Championships, the Rockhurst dynasty has been laid to rest - at least for one year.

“The streak” began in 2005 and continued through the 2014 season. If those numbers do not add up, it is because Rockhurst won two swim and dive State Championships in 2006. That was the year it switched from a winter sport to a fall sport.

So the Aquahawks won in March of 2006 as a winter sport, and then won again in November as a fall sport.

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tles in one sport is a school record, which surpassed the tennis team’s ten consecutive streak that lasted from 1996-2005. All of the swim & dive program’s wins were under the direction of Mr. Paul Winkeler, who stepped down from the head coach position after the 2014 season.

He remains at Rockhurst, now with a larger role within the Science department, of which he is the chair.

So in 2015, the Aquahawks went under the new leadership of Mr. Bob Barth, who has an extensive background in the sport. He spent time in Indiana and Columbia, MO before finding his way to Kansas City in 2002.

He spent 12 years coaching in the North Kansas City School District before joining Rockhurst. Coach Barth’s

only relationship to Rockhurst in 2015 was coaching, but for 2016-17 he has joined the staff as a member of the Social Studies department.

Coach Barth has coached eight High School All-Americans and has had 18 swimmers go on to swim collegiately at the Division I level.

In his first season with the Aquahawks, Coach Barth was challenged with the task of trying to replace an impressive graduating class from the year before. This included losing All-American diver Zach Cook and AllAmerican swimmers Alex Albracht, who was one of the best in program history and continued swimming at the University of Virginia.

“Our kids gave great effort throughout the season and while it is always a challenge to step in after someone like Coach Winkeler, we are proud of the season. We had

to overcome some injuries and sickness that would have most likely brought us home with a trophy,” said Coach Barth. “But what sticks out in my mind is that our kids went over to Rock Bridge and shook their hands after they won,” The team relied on returning talent from 2014, such as All-American divers juniors David Knopke and Joey Pennington. Knopke was able to replicate his 2014 State performance and earn a 2nd place finish again in 2015.

Pennington added a 6th place finish.

The Aquahawks also returned All-Americans Collin Nill and A.J. Iseman, who both won State Championships in individual events in 2014.

However, they were unable to repeat in their events. Iseman placed 4th in the 100 yard butterfly and 5th in the 100 yard backstroke. The team had relays which came in 5th and 6th as well. Overall, the Aquahawks finished 5th at State.

The 2016 Rockhurst swimmers and divers are excited to try and start a new State Championship streak beginning this season.

head coach Bob barth

Coach Barth begins his second season at the helm but also is a full-time social studies teacher now at Rockhurst.

An accomplished swimmer in his own right, Coach Barth qualified for Junior Nationals in 1982 before continuing his career at the University of Missouri. There, he swam four years, served as Team Captain in 1986, and then became a graduate assistant coach while completing his Master’s Degree in Human Performance. From 1989-1995, Barth Coach Barth began his high school coaching career in Indiana but he eventually found his way to the Northland. He spent the next 12 years coaching in the North Kansas City School

District, and in 2011, was instrumental in creating Club North Swimming, which has continued to provide an outstanding competitive swimming experience for kids all over the Northland.In his 25 year career, Coach Barth has coached 8 High School All-Americans and had 18 swimmers go on to swim collegiately at Division I schools.

He holds a BS in Education, a Master’s degree in Human Performance, and is an ASCA Level III coach. He has two children: Samuel & Suzanne

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TEAM STATS 200 I.M.

200 FREESTYLE

Name Time A. Iseman 2:04.18 C. Nill 2:04.64 K. Kidder 2:10.62

100 BUTTERFLY Name Time *A. Iseman 50.77 C. Nill 54.85 K. Kidder 56.14

DIVING Name Points *D. Knopke (All-American) 513.15 *J. Pennington (All-American) 398.55 G. Honnold 277.75

Name Time C. Nill 1:46.58 T. Vopat 1:51.24 C. O’Dear 1:52.21

100 FREESTYLE RELAYS 200 Medley Relay 1:42.88 M. Orf, J. Green, K. Kidder, C. O’Dear

Name Time T. Sih 48.82 C. Nill 49.39 T. Vopat 50.35

*400 Free Relay 3:14.67 T. Vopat, T, Sih, C, Nill, A. Iseman (Placed 5th at state)

500 FREESTYLE Name C. Nill A. Iseman C. O’Dear

Time 4:43.45 4:59.49 5:09.03

100 BACK STROKE

Name Time A. Iseman 51.77 C. Nill 55.37 M. Orf 57.68

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*200 Free Relay 1:28.50 A. Iseman, T. Sih, T. Vopat, C. Nill (Placed 6th at state)

50 FREESTYLE

* Indicates All-State Blue and yellow text indicates returnee

Name Time C. Nill 22.85 T. Sih 22.98 D. Thompson 23.09

100 BREASTSTROKE Name J. Green B. Freeman C. Nill

Time 1:01.21 1:03.43 1:07.37

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SouthRock Invite

Blue Springs Dual

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Ozark Invite 1st out of 19 with 415 pts

Park Hill South Dual Lost

DeSmet Invite 3rd out of 7 with 400 pts

Park Hill Dual Lost

COMO Invite 2nd out of 26 with 195 pts

LS West Dual Won 175-134

Staley Dual Won

Greater KC Invite 1st

Kickapoo Invite 2nd out of 5

Springfield Invite 3rd out of 23

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swim & Dive 2016 schedule Sat. 8/27 Tue. 8/30 Fri/Sat. 9/9-10 Sat. 9/10 Fri/Sat. 9/16-17 Sat. 9/17 Tue. 9/20 Sat. 9/24 Tue. 9/27 Thu. 10/6 Fr/Sat. 10/7-8 Tue. 10/11 Fri. 10/14 Sat. 10/15 Wed/Thu. 10/26-27 Fri/Sat. 11/4-5

SouthRock Invite (V, JV) Home vs. Kearney (V, JV) Independence Invite (JV) Away vs. Staley (V) NKC Invite (JV) DeSmet Invitational (V) Home vs. Park Hill (V, JV) Park Hill Double Dual (V, JV) Away vs. BS South (V, JV) JV KC Classic (JV) KC Classic (V) Away vs. LS West (V, JV) Kickapoo Invite (V) Springfield Invite (V) ILC’s State Champs

Blue Springs YMCA 8:00 AM Red Bridge YMCA 4:00 PM Henley Aquatic Center 4 PM/10:15 AM Gladstone Comm. Center 9:00 AM Gladstone Comm. Center TBD St. Peter’s Rec-Plex TBD Red Bridge YMCA 4:00 PM Park Hill HS TBD Blue Springs YMCA 4:00 PM TBA TBD Henley Aquatic Center TBD LS R-7 Aquatics Center 4:00 PM John H. Foster Natatorium 4:00 PM John H. Foster Natatorium TBD Central Academy of Exc. 4:30 PM St. Peter’s Rec-Plex 3:00 PM

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swim & Dive 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 5 years from graduation). The team was recently created and with a young history, 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 TREY BOWEN MICHAEL REARDON MICHAEL HESS CHARLES RHOADES KEVIN TEASDALE CHRIS CLEMENT MATT NEENAN JASON BENSON MATT JONES

1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998 1999 2002 2006 2006

CHRIS KEARNEY THOMAS ROBINSON KEVIN WEBSTER DREW ARENSBERG STEVE NELSON JONATHON BENSON MATTHEW BENSON MICK WHITE JACOB GANSERT JACK RUND MATTHEW MARGRITIER FORD MCLINEY NEIL WHITE

2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011

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The Rockhurst Swim & Dive program recognizes many different levels in their team awards. Self evident in the purpose are the following: Rookie of the year, Diver of the Year, MVP, Team Spirit, Leadership, Most Improved, JV Swimmer of the Year. The Aquahawk Award of Excellence is the only award soley voted on by the swimmers and recognizes the person who represents the program best. The Ironman Award is given to someone who had to really push himself to achieve something special. The newly created Award of Perseverance & Determination is similar but more focused on overcoming setbacks in a career.

Perseverance Top Diver Spirit & Determination ANDREW LOMBARDO TYLER STANLEY ALEX LOMBARDO NICHOLAS HENSE ZACH COOK JACK HILLIARD BRADY WEINRICH DREW HAGEDORN DREW HAGEDORN JACK HILLIARD AJ ISEMAN ZACH COOK OLIVER HUTCHISON

2009 2010 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2014 2015

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

DREW ARENSBERG DREW ARENSBERG FORD MCLINEY FORD MCLINEY FORD MCLINEY WILLY BREDAR MATT RUSGIS ZACH PIERCE DAVID KNOPKE DAVID KNOPKE DAVID KNOPKE DAVID KNOPKE

2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015

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

M.V.P. THOMAS ROBINSON THOMAS ROBINSON THOMAS ROBINSON KEVIN WEBSTER MATTHEW MARGRITIER MATTHEW MARGRITIER MICK WHITE MATTHEW MARGRITIER NICK FOSTER LOUIS BEHNAN DAVID KNOPKE DAVID KNOPKE ALEX ALBRACHT ALEX ALBRACHT AJ ISEMAN

2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2015

2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Ironman

2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2014 2015

JOEY MARTIN MICK WHITE RICHIE ENRIGHT STEPHEN NELSON CAL BAYER CAL BAYER JAKE SCOVELL JAKE SCOVELL NOAH STEILEN JORDAN PIERCE COLLIN NILL

2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Aquahawk JV Swimmer Award of of Excellance the Year

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PHIL LINVILLE CHRIS CRAWFORD JUSTIN BROWN JOE ROH JOHN FRITZLEN CHRIS JURY JOE FRITZLEN ERIC JURGESON NEIL WHITE TYLER STANLEY MITCH MORRISON MITCH MORRISON NOAH RIES JOE GREEN

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

JOHN FRITZLEN PATRICK MCGANNON CLAY STANLEY TYLER STANLEY ERIC JURGESON JORDAN PIERCE JORDAN PIERCE TREVOR WEINRICH JORDAN PIERCE JOE GREEN DANNY THOMPSON BRIAN HENNESSEY AJ NARDELLA CHRIS CRAWFORD NICK VIGNATELLI KEVIN WEBSTER KEVIN WEBSTER DREW ARRENSBERG PATRICK DYER STEPHEN NELSON JACK RUND

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2015 2015 2004 2004 2005 2006 2006 2006 2007 2008

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

NEIL WHITE COLLIN THOMPSON COLLIN THOMPSON TIM RICHARDS MAX ALLEN ALEX HAWN JOEY PENNINGTON CADEN GABEL

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015

2004 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015

Steve Robbins Coach Robbins continues his Rockhurst coaching career as the team’s dive coach. He previously coached at several other private schools (Notre Dame de Sion, Pembroke Hill and Bishop Miege). He works as General Manager at Willoughby Design and holds a degree from Princeton in Pyschology and English. While at Princeton he was named to the All Ivy and NCAA All American teams. In high school, Coach Robbins was a two-time Nebraska state diving champion and two-time all-american.

Bryce Kober

ASSISTANT COACHES Alan Ratermann

Coach Ratermann begins a new chapter of coaching as an assistant swim coach after coaching for the XC team last season as as an Alum Service Corps volunteer. He did such a great job at the Rock, that he was hired fulltime to teacher English. Coach Ratermann graduated from Rockhurst University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in English, Theology, and Nonprofit Leadership Studies. He ran cross country and track for SLUH (‘11) and shares his passion for sport in general and working with anyone committed to excellence.

Coach Bryce Kober joins the Hawklets for his first season with the swim & diver program. He recently graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in Parks, Recreation and Tourism. He has coached for several youth programs up in North Kansas City and was an accomplished high school swimmer from for Park Hill and also swam at Mizzou on the club team. Coach Kober holds a USA Swim Coaching Certification.

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Front row, from left: Keith Marshall, Harrison Rupp, Colin McCann, Ryan Mackey, Patrick McGeehan, Dylan Nill, Drew Newman, Mark Holewinski, Tabor Hurt, Harrison Misemer; second row, Andrew Murphy, Colton Walker, Jack Murphy, Coach Alan Ratermann, Coach Bob Barth, Coach Steve Robbins, Mike Aldaco, Mike Slaney, Kevin Marshall; third row, Kyle Kidder, Brian Hennessy, Danny Thompson, Joe Green, Joseph Waris, Joey Pennington, Chase Auman, Paul Knopke; foruth row, Danny Tarwater, Hayden Pribyl, Mitch Orf, Jack Dougherty, Samuel Seymour, Austin Clayton, Caden Gabel, Joe Hutchison, Sam Kidder; fifth row, Ryan Fitzgerald, Luke Salido, Henry Kasyjanski, AJ Nardella, Levi Banes, Oliver Hutchison, Collin Nill, Bobby Freeman

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Front row, from left: Colton Walker, Joey Pennington, Paul Knopke, Danny Thompson, Brian Hennessy, Jack Murphy; second row, Joe Green, Mitch Orf, Collin Nill, Oliver Hutchison, Luke Salido, Bobby Freeman, Kyle Kidder

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divers swim Dive&

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Front row, from left: Jack Murphy, Joseph Waris, Danny Tarwater, Jack Dougherty, Joe Pennington, Harrison Misemer

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basket ball Last season’s record motivates talented returnees to work hard Playing a tough schedule may lead to a less-thanimpressive record; but the end goal for the Rockhurst High School basketball team is not a good record – it’s a deep playoff run.

Head coach Mr. Peter Campbell believes that plotting his team against the best competition in the city throughout the season will best prepare the Hawklets for a shot at a District and Sectional Championship. So the team’s 8-17 record heading into the postseason was not indicative of the team’s skill level.

“We play a very difficult schedule in the KC area.

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we ran up against some of the best teams in the state of Missouri during our regular season, mostly from the Suburban Conference,” said Coach Campbell. “We benefitted from the rigorous regular season schedule, and it propelled us to a great firstround victory in Districts over Belton.”

Unfortunately, thanks to a buzzer beater, Lee’s Summit West then brought the Hawklets’ season to a close in a 47-44 loss in the District Semifinals.

But the season as a whole included many ups and downs. On Dec. 22, Rockhurst lost to Blue Springs by 19 points. Just seven days later, the two teams met again in the William Jewell Tournament and the Hawklets won by nine.

Likewise, Coach Campbell’s team beat rival Shawnee Mission East by a score of 70-67 in the Shawnee Mission Tournament early in the season. But when they played the rematch seven weeks later, Rockhurst only netted 49 points and lost by 11. The season also included an overtime loss to Shawnee Mission North and a double overtime loss to Columbia Rock Bridge.

Looking forward to the 2016-17 season, Coach Campbell and his returning players are excited to turn some of those tough lategame losses into wins, and extend the season into lateMarch.

“I’m extremely excited about this year’s squad. We have great senior leadership, athleticism at every position, and depth,” said Coach Campbell.

“Our team had a great summer playing together

at the KU Team Camp, KAMO Tournament, and the Rockhurst Summer League. We learned a lot about each other, and started to trust each other on the floor.”

Some of the returning leadership and athleticism includes juniors Scott Thompson, Chris Teahan, and Carter Selzer and sophomore Xavier Rhodes, the team’s leading scorer last season at 11.5 points per game.

“I think the teach chem-

istry this year is really going to help us succeed,” said Rhodes. “We have to be able to go out and compete every play of every game, even when things aren’t going our way.”

The Hawklets will also look for production from freshmen Darrius Hughes and Ahmad Louis, who contributed during their first seasons in the program.

“While we have a tough road ahead, I think this group of players has the skill, desire, and attitude to help us continue what we started toward the end of last season,” said Coach Campbell.

head coach pete campbell Coach Campbell begins his fourth year as head coach after 18 years as an assistant. A Rockhurst grad (class of `89), he helped bring home a basketball state title in 1989; a feat made possible in part due to his game winning shot to make it out of the quarterfinals, and also in 2013 when he was the varsity assistant coach for the state championship team. He went on to get his BA from Mizzou and MA at Baker. He is married with three kids:

Catelyn (15), and twins Emma and Will (8). Coach Campbell served as the athletic director for 6 years but has recently returned to the classroom and will teach freshman math.

Without coaching or teaching, Coach Campbell says he would be broke - he can’t do anything else.

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TEAM STATS

5.8 steals per game

individual season stats #

Athlete name

Pts

2FGM 2FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA REB AS TO STL

1

S. Thompson

142

22

3

X. Rhodes

288 81

74

19

65

41

63

73

83 87 23

155

28

52

62

96

68

72 86 40

5 R. Elder

33 13 59 1

11 4 5 20 8 2

11

T. White

212

23

55

46

130

28

47

101

58 38 25

13

G. Wiedeman

10

1

5

2

11

2

2

8

3

4

21

A. Louis

26

7

22

0

3

12

17

9

9

13 7

23

C, Teahan

170

39

51

32

71

33

47

83

11

40 12

24

T. Waris

26

9

16

2

10

2

5

6

5

5

25

D. Hughes

73

30

63

0

0

12

22

78

5

16 6

30

G. Hiss

84

16

30

14

61

10

16

37

9

21 8

32

C. Selzer

115

47

88

0

0

21

36

61

8

12 3

34

B. Pautler

101

37

91

0

0

27

47

123

14

21 15

40

Y. Nak

16

6

9

0

0

4

9

14

3

11

43

S. Kitts

25

12

21

0

0

1

2

37

7

10 9

45

J. Sykes

28

12

25

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LS North Won 68-63

Liberty North

Olathe East Lost 57-67

SM North Lost 74-77 in OT

BV West Won 49-41

Blue Springs Lost 41-60

Fort Osage Won 56-55

Blue Springs Won 52-43

Liberty North Lost 48-59

Raytown South Lost 42-48

LS West Lost 40-46

Lee’s Summit

BS South Lost 31-63

Center Won 70-61

St. Joe Central Lost 44-53

Hickman Won 53-50

SM West Won 54-44

SM East Lost 49-60

Ruskin Lost 61-74

St. James Lost 50-51

Creighton Prep Lost 64-73

Raytown Lost 42-55

Rock Bridge Lost 71-76 in 2OT

Jeff City Lost 55-66

Rr e Oc Ca Kp

Districts - Belton Won 52-46

Lost 44-51 SM East Won 70-67

Lost 52-69

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Blue/White Scrimmage (JV/V) Lee’s Summit North (JV/V) Liberty North (JV/V) Raytown (JV/V) Blue Springs Tourney (V) HyVee Shootout - St. James (V) Wm Jewell Tourney (V) Blue Valley (JV/V) Highland Shootout (V) Lee’s Summit West (JV/V) Lee’s Summit (JV/V) Liberty Tourney (V) SM East (JV/V) Ruskin (JV/V) William Chrisman (JV/V) Blue Springs South (JV/V) Creighton Prep (JV/V) Rock Bridge (JV/V) Blue Springs (JV/V) Jefferson City (JV/V) Districts (V) Sectionals (V) Quarterfinals (V) Final Four (V)

Home Home Home Home Away Away Away Home Away Away Home Away Home Away Away Away Away Away Away Home TBA TBA TBA TBA

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basketball all-time team 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.

As the school’s oldest sport (93 years) the program has won over 60 percent of its games.

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.

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

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

HELM LILLIS JOHN WILLIAMS JOE TEASDALE 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

1950 1950 1953 1955 1956 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1967 1968 1970 1971 1971

MARK TEAHAN BILL PRUETT ANTHONY AUGMON DAVID CONE STEVE SCHMITZ JOE KARL HAROLD MITCHEM JOHN COOPER MATT MUEHLEBACH CHRIS HELLER PATRICK HERNANDEZ SHAWN WINN DAVID FREY TAY OFFICER MARK SCHLOEGEL MIKE DAY TOM KOMOROSKI JOHN MAYBERRY CONNER TEAHAN

1978 1980 1981 1981 1982 1983 1986 1987 1987 1989 1991 1991 1993 1994 1996 2001 2001 2002 2007

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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-

Coach Pat Mason Eddie Halpin Martin O’Keefe Godfrey Kobets Ralph Cormany Gerry Connelly Jim Ryan Marion Nickel Craig Cummings Doug Bruce Mark Bubalo Mark Nusbaum Pete Campbell

Total

Years at RHS W 11 97 8 91 5 42 5 40 3 56 2 25 14 213 9 150 4 39 13 244 8 122 14 284 3 37

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L Winning % 41 70.3% 38 70.5% 41 50.6% 47 45.9% 20 73.7% 21 54.3% 138 60.7% 76 65.8% 45 46.4% 106 67.9% 95 56.2% 110 72.1% 45 45.1%

1440-823 63.6%

*Missing 1922. If you have the basketball record for 1922, please contact the athletic department.

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ASSISTANT COACHES

John Morris

Coach Mo has patrolled the sidelines, the court and the track since he has been at Rockhurst.

In basketball, he is the JV head coach. A RHS grad himself (`74), Coach Mo has been a part of the basketball coaching staff since 1985. His education after RHS includes a BA from St. Louis University and his MA from Loyola-New Orleans. A member of the Theology department, he teaches A former collegiate football and basCatholic Faith in Practice I & II. He and ketball player, Coach Day has been his wife Kate have three children: coaching the varsity gridiron since 2011.

Kevin (RHS `04), Clare and Dan An RHS grad (‘01) where he excelled in foot(RHS `11). He is the JV coach and ball, basketball and track, he went on to play football varsity assistant. at K-State from 2001-02 and basketball at Rock U. from 2002-06. During his high school and collegiate careers he received several All-State and All-Conference honors. Coach Day will coach his fourth season as head track & field coach, overseeing the sprint events. A teacher in the math department, Coach Day was Rockhurst’s Scholar Athlete in the KC Star as a senior.

Coach Beirne began his basHe coaches wide receivers. ketball coaching at the Rock working with the sophomore team but was moved up to JV and now to the varsity. A Bishop Hogan, Rockhurst U. (for BA and MA) and UMKC (for MA) grad, he also apparently loves the Kansas City area. In high school, he played football, basketball, golf and baseball, going on to play two years of basketball at UMKC. Since coming to RHS in 1999, Coach Beirne teaches Ancient Civilizations and Economics. He has two children: Katie and Matt (RHS ‘14). If he Coach Buckman begins his fourth year wasn’t a teacher or coach, he says he at Rockhurst with a variety of teachwould be a host of a home improveing and coaching experiences. He holds a ment show on PBS or HGTV. Secondary Education degree from UMKC with an emphasis on Social Studies. He was a standout track & field athlete at Olathe North and also played basketball and football. Recently he has coached many sports at the junior high level including 4 championship teams in basketball out of the past 7 year at St. Paul’s Episcopal School as well as coaching sprinters for the track team. Coach Buckman will teach World History. He is married to his wife Tayla. He is also an assistant athletic director.

Mike Day

Paul Beirne

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Matt Switzer Coach Matt Switzer graduated from Rockhurst High School in 2005. He was a two-year letterman in both basketball and football while at the Rock. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia and currently works at American Century Investments. Over the past seven years, Coach Switzer has helped coached several sports at the youth level.

Joe LeRoy

ASSISTANT COACHES Kevin McGill

Outside of his computer lab where he teaches Business Law, Coach McGill can be found at many sporting events. He coaches Freshman A team and is also assistant athletic director. He began his high school basketball coaching career in 2007-08 as a varsity assistant at Sion. He is in his seventh year at Rockhurst. He grew up in Fremont, Neb. where he played four years of football, basketball and baseball and was a two-time All-State player in basketball. He then went on to play four years of hoops at Midland Lutheran College. Kevin is married to his wife Sara and they have two boys, Charlie and Keegan.

Coaching since 2009, Coach LeRoy moves to the Freshman B basketball team. Raised in the state capital, he attended Helias High School and competed in basketball and tennis there. After earning a degree in Mathematics and Secondary Education from Rock U., he joined the Rochurst High community as a math teacher. He says he came to Rockhurst because he enjoyed the atmosphere of the school; everyone in the building has a genuine respect for the mission of the school and the people inside it. He is married to his wife, Sarah. He finished his Master’s of Science Degree in Mathematics and Statistics from UMKC and is Math chair.

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Wrestling Hawklets win three individual state championships The 2015-16 Rockhurst High School wrestling team did not technically have its best team finish in program history, but most would argue that.

In 2011, the Hawklets finished 6th place The 201516 Rockhurst High School wrestling team did not technically have its best team finish in program history, but most would argue that.

In 2011, the Hawklets placed 6th at State with 65 points. Last season, they scored 80 points, placing 7th.

But almost all of those points came from Hawklets who were standing on top of their weight class’ p o d i u m

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once the State Championship Tournament was over.

Three Rockhurst wrestlers won individual titles – just the second, third, and fourth in school history. The other was Drew Daniels in 2013.

The champions were senior Vince Spalitto, and juniors Cameron Valdiviez and Colin Valdiviez. In addition, senior Carson Meek battled through an ankle injury to place 8th in 132-pound.

“Last year’s State Tournament performance was very fulfilling and exciting for our entire team,” said head coach Mr. Armand Aaron. “We want our kids to feel like they belong in the championships, and last year’s performance showed all of them that they can wrestle for Rockhurst and make it to the top of the medal stand.”

Spalitto, who signed to continue wrestling at the University of Oklahoma, completed the rare feat of winning the State competition in his first time qualifying.

He did so in the heavyweight division of 285-pounds.

The Valdiviez twins, on the other hand, already both had two years of State experience going into the tournament junior year. Freshman year, Cameron won 3rd place in 106-pound and Colin fell in the semifinals of 113-pound; sophomore year, Cameron earned 6th place in 120-pound and Colin took 4th in 113-pound. Both went undefeated as juniors.

“My first two years of state helped me gain the experience I needed to ultimately succeed. My goal going in every year is to perform my best, knowing the results will reflect the work I have put in,” Cameron said.

“This year, I was at the right weight, in the right frame of mind, and ready to show everyone what I was capable of. I think I did just that. “ Over the summer, Colin was selected to represent the U.S. in the Cadet Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. He won his weight class in both Greco and Freestyle events.

“Representing my country for the first time at the Pan Am Games in Peru was an absolute honor. I was thrilled to get the results I did with two gold medals. It could not

have gone better and I hope to have the same opportunities in the future,” Colin said.

Despite their undefeated records as juniors, the brothers still believe they have more to show as seniors.

“Last season I had some close matches, some which I only won by a single point.

This year I hope to set myself apart from all of my opponents by winning all of my matches in dominant fashion,” said Cameron.

Coach Aaron knows that the brothers will see each opponent’s best efforts every time they take the mat.

“They’ve gotten better and are prepared to have great seasons again, but they also have a target on them and they recognize that people will be gunning for them,” said Coach Aaron.

head coach armand aaron Coach Aaron is entering his third year at Rockhurst and his 38th as a teacher and coach. The bulk of his career was with Christian Brothers schools in St Louis and Memphis, where his wrestling teams enjoyed considerable success. He attended Bishop Carroll High School in Wichita, KS and was named the scholar-athlete of his senior class. Coach has a bachelors degree in history, a masters in education, and teaches Junior Theology at Rockhurst.

He enjoyed his first year in the classroom and on the mats at Rockhurst, and looks forward to an exciting and improved wrestling team this year. He and his spouse Roxanne have a daughter and son who they happily describe as “successfully launched”. In his free time, he enjoys hitting the links.

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varsity stats wrestling 2015-16 MOST WINS Name Wins Colin Valdiviez 52 Cameron Valdiviez 49 Carson Meek 47 Vince Spalitto 50 Oscar Kelley 30

MOST TAKEDOWNS Name Tkdwns Colin Valdiviez 71 Cameron Valdiviez 39 Carson Meek 39 Luke Jokerst 35 Ben McCausland 35 Brennain Park 35

MOST PINS Name Pins Colin Valdiviez 29 Carson Meek 23 Cameron Valdiviez 20 Vince Spalitto 19 Ben McCausland 13

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Name Wt. Record Oscar Kelley 106 30-17 Colin Valdiviez 126 52-0 Cameron Valdiviez 120 49-0 Carson Meek 132 47-7 Grady Barackman 138 18-18 Dawson Ervie 145 17-25 Brennain Park 152 23-18 Angus Pellant 160 11-21 Joe-Joe Mackey 182 29-19 Patrick Broyles 195 9-13 Ethan Eldridge 220 23-20 Vince Spalitto 285 50-2

all-state wrestlers

Returnees in blue & yellow

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Blue Springs

Park Hill Dual

Won 49-27

Won out of 8 Red Pool

Staley/Ruskin Beat Ruskin 82-0 Lost to Staley 33-38

Lee’s Summit Tourney 5th out of 24

Lee’s Summit Won 42-30

LS North Tourney 4th out of 14 Louisburg Tourney 1st out of 12

WR 2015

Raytown/Fort Osage Winnetonka Tourney 5th out of 28 Beat Raytown 54-21 Lost to FO 24-54

Rock Bridge/Troy Buch. BS South Tourney 3rd out 12 Beat RB 70-0 Beat TB 58-16 Super Districts 4th out of 15

LS North Won 43-18

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Wrestling 2016-17 schedule Thur.

Sat. Wed. Fri-Sat. Fri-Sat. Tues.

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12/1 12/3 12/7 12/9-10 12/16-17 1/3 1/7 1/10 1/17 1/20-21 1/24 1/27-28 1/31 2/10-11 2/16-18

Blue Springs Park Hill Dual Tournament Staley/Ruskin LS North Tourney Lee’s Summit Tourney Lee’s Summit Louisburg Tourney Lee’s Summit West Fort Osage/Ruskin Winnetonka Tourney Liberty North/Raytown BSS Tourney LS North Super Districts State Championships

Away Away Home Away Away Away Away Home Away Away Home Away Away TBA Mizzou

6:00 PM TBA 5:00 PM 3 PM/8 AM 3 PM/8 AM TBA TBA 5:00 PM TBA TBA 5:00 PM TBA TBA TBA TBA

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wrestling all-time team CHRIS GARLICH DAVID POSKIN JIM PAOLOZZI MARK HICKEY SCOTT JOHNSON TRAVIS HUENFELD JUSTIN ROGERS GREG FORD

1975 1978 1984 1987 1989 1991 1996 2004

ZACH ANDERSON-BOLAND TYLER REED DOUG MCFARLAND ALEX WURTZ CHANDLER SMITH LUKE TRIPP

2005 2005 2008 2009 2011 2011

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beach tuckness award

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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

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ASSISTANT COACHES

Rich Wikiera

Coach Wikiera is back in the saddle as a Hawklets wrestling coach. He has passionately served as head coach for two stints. Now as an assistant Coach will continue to dedicate his time and passions to wrestlers. He always works tirelessly to help promote wrestling at Rockhurst. In the classroom Coach Wikiera has taught science classes since 1981. He holds a BS from Rockhurst College and an MA from UMKC. He and his wife, Denise, have had several sons Coach Anderson-Boland brings his wresas Hawklets (Rich `98, Drew `02, tling experience as a former Rockhurst standDan `07, Matt `14), and his daughter out, finishing 6th at state in 2005 and as a four-year Lara graduated from St. Teresa’s. letterman. He begins his seventh year as a coach

Zach AndersonBoland

Alex Rinas Coach Rinas is another alum in the program, from the great class of 2010. He has his nursing degree from the University of Missouri - Kansas City. This is his fourth year back coaching wrestling. While at Rockhurst Coach Rinas was a two-time team captain and is a bronze level certified coach. He will be reunited with his former head coach, Rich Wikiera, who continues to assist the team.

back at his alma mater. During the day he is a Registered Nurse earning his degrees from the University of Missouri-Rolla (Bachelor of Biological Science) and UMKC (Bachelor of Nursing). He also was sports editor for the school paper while in Rolla and vice president of Kappa Sigma.

Jake WALKER

Rockhurst welcomes Coach Walker into the wrestling progra. He brings plenty of experience as a standout wrestler up in Nebraska where he went to Skutt Catholic. Currently Coach Walker is getting a degree in Biochemistry at Rockhurst University and wanted to stay involved in the sport. In addition to wrestling in high school, Coach Walker played football on their championship team.

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base ball Seniors lead team to strong season, but falter in districts Baseball is absolutely a team sport. However, unlike in some other team sports, baseball can have one player control a game - but he can only do so about once a week.

In basketball and football, the point guard and quarterback are going to play every single game. In baseball, a team’s best pitcher can only throw so often. This usually means that teams schedule their best pitcher to take the mound in the biggest games.

So was the case for Rockhurst in the District Championship, where they faced Lee’s Summit West.

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game throughout the season and were never shut out, managed to scrape just one run across the plate in the elimination game. The Hawklets fell to the Titans by a score of 3-1, and ended their season with a 22-10 mark.

“It’s always tough when the season ends without reaching the ultimate destination,” said head coach Mr. Jim DeGraw. “It comes down to which is the better team that day. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get our offense going in the District Championship.”

Highlights from the season included beating teams from Arkansas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin and going on a 10-1 stretch at one point during the season.

The 2016 Rockhurst base-

ball team was a seniorheavy squad. Eleven of the 19 players on the varsity roster graduated after the season. Those players usually fielded seven of the nine starting spots, and seniors accounted for 73% of the team’s RBI production.

Of the 11 seniors, seven of them went on to continue playing baseball at the next level. Among them was Tyler Benninghoff, who signed with the Minnesota Twins after being selected in the 11th round of the MLB draft. Unfortunately for Benninghoff and the Hawklets, he dealt with a biceps injury throughout his senior season. As a junior he pitched to a 5-1 record with a 1.25 ERA, but as a senior could only throw 1.2 innings, coming in the District Championship loss.

Despite the injury, Benninghoff was a surehanded shortstop, committing just one error

on the season. He earned Honorable Mention All-State Honors. Also garnering post-season recognition was senior infielder and pitcher Dalton Lanpher, who was named Honorable Mention All-State and 1st Team All-Metro. Lanpher led the team in batting average (.417), hits (43) and RBIs (31).

“Losing key players such as Dalton Lanpher, Tyler Benninghoff, and Jon Wemhoff is always tough,” said junior Max Hewlett, one of the

team’s top returners. “We lose that chemistry we had as underclassmen and will have to work to regain that.

But I think we have some great players in our class and we’ll be able to reproduce this year.”

Coach DeGraw seems to agree.

“The forecast for the 2017 Rockhurst baseball team is exciting,” said Coach DeGraw.

“With eight returning lettermen and a challenging schedule, we have high expectations. I’m looking forward to new players stepping up and filling the gaps left by last year’s seniors.”

head coach jim degraw In the spring of 2017 Jim DeGraw will begin his 212nd season as the head baseball coach at Rockhurst High School. He has led Rockhurst to its only two state final four appearances in 2004 (state runner-up) and 2010 (third place) and an overall record of 349 wins and 176 losses. DeGraw has coached 27 players who have gone to play Division I baseball and five who have played professionally including former first team high school All-American and current major leaguer John Mayberry, Jr. (Mets). There have been 26 all-state players that have played under Coach DeGraw.

Rockhurst has been ranked as the number one team in the state of Missouri during the

course of five different seasons during his tenure and is a regular in the state’s top ten rankings during the spring. Since baseball returned to Rockhurst in 1989, teams have won 12 district titles. Under DeGraw, Rockhurst has made the national rankings as well, appearing in the USA Today Top 25 (#24), Baseball America Top 25 poll (#21) and the Midlands Region Top 5 (#2) in 2004.

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varsity stats baseball 2015-16 TEAM STATS

2.36 team ERA

pitching

.314 total team batting avg

Name Dalton Lanpher Douglas Horn Jack Castrop Jared Dunagan Jon Wemhoff Max Hewlett Ryan Suholaski Tyler Benninghoff

.95

team field percentage

GP 9 10 9 8 9 7 7 2

W-L-SV IP H R BB K ERA 4-2-0 44.2 30 18 23 36 2.037 6-0-0 35.0 25 14 10 21 2.400 4-1-0 45.1 37 16 17 36 2.162 1-1-0 17.2 13 9 10 10 1.981 4-1-0 38.1 35 14 13 15 2.009 0-2-0 14.1 9 5 7 8 1.953 2-2-0 11.2 17 10 10 8 4.800 0-0-1 1.2 3 0 1 2 0.00

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G AB 26 73 28 78 17 6 32 100 30 103 7 17 32 86 29 91 4 7 20 58 9 18 5 4 19 39 32 99 10 15 17 7 26 72

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2B 3B HR AVG BB 3 0 1 .274 9 4 0 0 .282 14 0 0 0 .167 0 2 4 2 .310 19 14 3 3 .417 6 1 0 0 .294 3 3 1 0 .256 12 6 5 0 .374 11 0 0 0 .429 0 4 1 2 .259 1 1 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 .500 1 3 0 1 .282 8 7 1 1 .313 8 1 1 0 .200 4 1 0 0 .429 0 6 2 0 .306 16

OBP OPS .365 .721 .412 .746 .167 .333 .439 .909 .446 1.145 .381 .734 .350 .664 .463 1.012 .429 .857 .295 .761 .409 .798 .600 1.35 .313 .800 .369 .804 .368 .768 .500 1.071 .444 .889

Returnees in blue & yellow

Name Ben Pautler Caleb Lauvetz Chris Castrop Christian Franklin Dalton Lanpher Doug Horn Grant Burns Hans Hodes Hunter Sands Jack Goodwin Jackson Moore Jon Wemhoff Martin Radosevic Max Hewlett Ryan Suholaski Ty Dalinghaus Tyler Benninghoff

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Park Hill Lost 2-3

Oak Park

Blue Springs Won 16-2

Liberty North Won 10-8

Smithville Won 17-7

St. Joe Central Won 5-1

Olathe NW Lost 3-4 in 12 innings

Dominican (WI) Won 10-0

Olathe South Won 4-1

Olathe East Won 11-4

Creighton Prep Won 7-6 and Lost 1-2

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Lost 1-4

Riverside (WI) Won 11-0 in 5 innings

St. James Won 10-5

SM East Lost 4-8

BVNW Won 3-2

Olathe South Lost 3-4

LS West Won 5-1

Mill Valley Won 4-3 in 8 innings

Blue Springs Lost 2-3

Ray-Pec Won 4-0

St. James Lost 4-7

SM East Won 9-3

Oak Park Won 4-0 and Won 2-0

Lawrence Won 4-1

BVSW Won 7-0

Bentonville (AR) Lost 4-5

Fayetteville (AR) Won 7-1

Districts - Grandview Won 5-2

Liberty North Won 7-4

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Nick Vaughn

A teacher and coach at Rockhurst for 12 years, Coach Vaughn dedicated his time to teaching Biology and coaching Freshman C team football and baseball. A native of Lee’s Summit, he attended Lee’s Summit North, UMKC for his BA and Webster University for his MA. Coach Vaughn is married to Lisa and they have two daughters, Amelia and Claire. Coach Vaughn cannot pick one favorite coaching memCoach Bradshaw joined the Hawklets in ory because each year new memories 2016 with an impressive resume of both and bonds form with players and he playing experience and coaching experience. doesn’t think he could pick a best He was a three-sport athlete for Oak Park (football, because there are so many great basketball and baseball) and went on to play both football ones. and baseball in college and Kansas City Kansas Community College and NW Missouri St. But he wanted to extend his playing career so he did semi-professional baseball afterwards before working in the several districts up north as a teacher an coach. He is married to Brittany and they have three children: Avery, Braxton and Clayton.

Coach McAdam begins his Coach Bradshaw works fourth year as a guidance with the varsity counselor at Rockhurst. Entering his fourth year as the JV baseball coach, Coach McAdam participated in baseball and basketball in high school. While working at Park Hill he coached freshman baseball.

Coach McAdam holds a Bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University in Psychology with a minor in Coaching. He also has a Master’s degree from UMKC Having grown up around Rockhurst in Counseling and Guidance. He and his High School, Coach Brian Bruce begins wife have one daughter, Ainslee. his fourth year as a teacher and coach. He teaches broadcast, which is entering it’s third year.

While a student at Rockhurst he played baseball for all four years and also played football and basketball. He went on to get his undergraduate degree from Marquette University in Broadcast and then his Master’s from KU in Journalism. He coaches C team football and will continue to coach freshman baseball. He married his wife Lindsey and have a daughter, Daphne

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baseball all-time team With several Major League Baseball players in the program’s history it wasn’t too hard to begin an All-Time team for baseball (in 2009). The gap between 1960s and the late 1980s is because there was no program sponsored by the high school. Submission for membership to the squad can be submitted to the Athletic Director or head coach, with credentials as to why their high school baseball career warrants consideration.

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

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

DAVID MANNING RAYMOND CHANG RYAN ANDERSON STEVE MURPHY JOHN MAYBERRY JR. ADAM PUMMILL JOHN SWEENEY KEVIN SEARS BRANDON DOHERTY JEFF KOONS RYAN BENNETT DERRICK MCKINNEY

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KELLY QUIRK MIKE WALCZUK DAVID BELFONTE AARON MEADE JERRY MANCUSO JAKE DOLLER SAL BELFONTE NATE GOODWIN JOEY MANCUSO DAVID WIEDEMAN

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golf Golf team peaks at State Championships, despite weather Prior to the two-day State Championship Tournament, members of the Rockhurst golf team described their season as “underwhelming.” They were consistently finishing second, third and fourth in tournaments they thought they should have been winning.

Those two days at State, though, changed the outlook of the whole season, as the team peaked at exactly the right time.

“We knew how good of a team we had, but we just never seemed to click and play the way we knew how,” said junior

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Rob Enright. “But we managed to stay motivated, as all of us have been playing golf for years, and knew it only took two good rounds to turn things around.”

In a very rainy first day, the Hawklets played well, but not great. They shot a team score of 322 and were tied for third. But on day two, everything came together.

Rockhurst shot the lowest score of any team, a 311, and climbed easily into 2nd place for the tournament, finishing behind a strong Glendale High School team.

The Hawklets’ mental toughness is what made them successful despite the conditions, and ensured that it would be the fifteenth consecutive year that a Rock-

hurst golf team has finished in the top three at the State Tournament.

“I was really proud of how they played at State, especially in the rain,” said head coach Mr. Paul Beirne. “They didn’t get down after the first day; they used it as motivation and were really excited to get back out on day two and prove that they are a top team in Missouri.”

This year’s State Runner-Up team consisted of Enright, senior Aaron Lang, junior Ethan Packel, sophomore Jacob Propeck, and senior Louie Tumminia.

Another reason for the program’s success is its depth and challenging schedule. The Hawklets had 8 deep that could have been in their top 5. They also travelled through Missouri and also to California so that they could

ing three of the team’s top four finishers from State, they are excited about the prospect of moving another spot up on the leaderboard. be tested as much as possible. Playing in tough tournaments and dealing with travel only help them when they get down to state.

Enright was the team’s most consistent player. He was the top performer at Sectionals and State, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. He also finished fourth at Districts, while the Hawklets were led by Propeck, who finished second.

With the Hawklets return-

“This upcoming season is looking very bright for the golf team. We have two really solid returning seniors, and a junior that will help us out immensely,” said Enright.

“I’m very excited for my final year with a chance to bring back the trophy to Rockhurst.

I have nothing but good feelings about the turnout for this year.”

For the 2017 season, the Rockhurst golf program will welcome back head coach Mr. Mark Nusbaum.

head coach mark nusbaum Coach Mark Nusbaum is back! As a former Hall of Fame basketball coach for the Hawklets, he 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, nine lettermen at Marshalltown High School, IA. He taught and coached locally at O’Hara and Liberty before coming to the Rock and teaching mathematics.

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. He also sports a nine handicap.

Coach Nusbaum is a sales rep for a medical testing company.

He and his wife, Kris, have two sons (Drew and Jameson) and one daughter (Carly).

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varsity stats golf 2015-16 AVERAGE GREENS HIT IN REGULATION Name Percent M. O’Keefe 61% D. Sandvig 44% A. Lang 55% T. Benninghoff 55% C. St. Clair 33% E. Packel 55% L. Tumminia 77% P. Hogan 66% J. Propeck 50% R. Enright 66%

AVERAGE PUTTS PER ROUND Name Avg M. O’Keefe 32 D. Sandvig 34 A. Lang 34 T. Benninghoff 30 C. St. Clair 28 E. Packel 38 L. Tumminia 38 P. Hogan 38 J. Propeck 35 R. Enright 34

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AVERAGE FAIRWAYS HIT Name Percent M. O’Keefe 50% D. Sandvig 50% A. Lang 50% T. Benninghoff 83% C. St. Clair 50% E. Packel 20% L. Tumminia 66% P. Hogan 33% J. Propeck 50% R. Enright 50%

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Champions Invite Finished Tied for 27th

Columbia Classic 3rd out of 16 shooting 304

Park Hill South 1st out of 4 shooting 314

Laker Invite 10th shooting 332

Liberty Invite 2nd shooting 318

Districts 1st shooting 318

GF 2016

Sectionals 2nd shooting 321

State 2nd out of 8 teams

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golf all-time team With 2 individual state champions and 13 team state championships, this team (created in 2009) is reserved for some of the best golfers not only in our school but in 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 golf career warrants consideration.

BUD MCGOVERN JAMES HAAKE ROBERT GOULET WAYNE SPENCE JERRY KRAUSE MARK HANRAHAN JOHN HOWELL ROBERT “CHIP” TOTH PAT HANRAHAN MATT HOLMES GARY RIANI

1941 1943 1954 1955 1956 1976 1978 1979 1984 1984 1984

JOHN SINOVIC BERT RONEY MATT RONEY MICHAEL HOEHN JIM GATES DOUG ALBERS JASON HOBICK FRED LOEB BRENT KRIEGSHAUSER JOSH POLSINELLI KEVIN WARD

1984 1991 1993 1994 1996 1997 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000

KIRK WOOD MITCH KELLY RYAN DAVIS ALEX NORDHOLM PATRICK ROTH TYLER TROUT JASON SCHULTE MATT LEDOM MICHAEL MCGEE

2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2005 2006 2009 2009

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ASSISTANT COACH Max Magee Coach Max Magee is entering his second year at Rockhurst as both a Theology teacher and Director of Service. If his name sounds familiar it is because he was at Rockhurst before as an Alumni Service Volunteer. After a short stint in Colorado, Coach Magee has returned and will be helping with the golf program. He is a graduate of St. Louis University High School where he competed in cross country and track there. Then went on to the University of Missouri-Columbia to earn his degree in Sociology.

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Overtime loss in playoffs bursts bubble but motivates returnees A perfect league regular season is great, but it was not the ultimate goal for the 2016 Rockhurst lacrosse team.

The Hawklets finished the Lacrosse Association of Kansas City (LAKC) regular season with a clean 12-0 record, beating every team in the league. However, the squad’s season ended on a heartbreaking overtime loss to Blue Valley West in the semifinals of the league tournament.

It was redemption for the Jaguars, who lost to Rockhurst in overtime earlier in the season.

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Hawklets played numerous tough games against tough opponents – several from out of state. The schedule included teams from Mississippi, Illinois, two from Louisiana and Oklahoma, and three from St. Louis. Although Rockhurst went 2-7 in these games, all of the losses were within reach.

“Traditionally, I follow the mantra that in order to be the best, you have to play the best. So we always try to load our schedule with the best possible competition in order to better prepare to make a deep run in the league,” said head coach Mr. Tim Reidy. “This year will be no different with a midseason trip to Atlanta and a trip to St. Louis to play DeSmet and St. Louis University High.”

Much of the 2017 Hawklet team will be familiar faces, all with an extra year of experience to their names. The team will bring back 23 of the 34 varsity players. This group accounts for 71% of the goals scored last season, including the top three point scorers (number of goals and assists combined).

They are sophomore Brady Guck (66), junior Harrison Donnelly (59), and junior Reed Slaymaker (49).

Three of the four Hawklets who were named to the LAKC All-Metro Teams were underclassmen. They were Slaymaker (2nd Team Midfielder), junior Jake Sullivan (2nd Team Defense), and Donnelly (Honorable Mention Attack). The other Hawklet who was named to the 1st Team Defense was senior Jake Enenbach.

More notable returnees include juniors Matt Schrader, Robert

Dakan, Sam Mohajir, and Nathan Allison, all of whom had more than 20 points last season.

Coach Reidy is excited about the return of these players, and many more lettermen, and looks to bring the LAKC Championship back to Rockhurst.

“This year’s seniors are a very talented group that’s focused and driven to return the program to the top of KC Lacrosse. We are deep, athletic, and talented,” said Coach Reidy. “With a new

offensive and defensive style, this year’s team will be an exciting brand of lacrosse to watch.”

The players set to return in the spring also agree.

“I think the loss fueled everyone to put in a lot of offseason work, which I think will make us more prepared than ever and ready to make up for what we couldn’t do last year,” said Slaymaker. “Since most of the team is returning and most of us have played together for several years, we can expect more goals, more wins, and hopefully a championship because of the chemistry we have going into 2017.”

head coach tim reidy Back at the Rock, Coach Tim Reidy continues working at his alma mater (Class of 2002) after teaching and coaching on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and at Tulsa. Coach Reidy holds a BA in History and American Studies from the University of Kansas and an MeD from the University of Notre Dame. He is teaching in the Social Studies department. He and his wife, Heather, have twin boys (Ryan and Padraig) and a daughter, Frances Grace. In addition to running the

lacrosse program, Coach Reidy is a freshman football coach.

As a Hawklet, Coach Reidy was the first All-American in school history. He went on to play in college. Off the field, Coach Reidy was on the school newspaper and currently helps the school as its school archivist.

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scoring and defense Name H. Donnelly R. Slaymaker B. Guck C. Slaymaker M. Schrader R. Dakan C. Law S. Mohajir N. Allison N. Jianas L. Ryan M. Rall C. Prins J. Enenbach W. Muehlebach L. Kuklenski N. Didier D. Lucito T. Rowland M. Ordnoff J. Riley

GP 22 18 21 21 18 21 17 22 22 16 19 21 22 19 22 21 20 22 22 22 17

GB's Shots 39 71 40 62 23 66 66 114 11 64 16 68 21 51 83 75 11 43 10 54 29 20 4 13 30 16 37 5 48 5 19 8 16 3 27 1 20 2 8 9 17 4

goaltending Name J. Sullivan D. Ammatelli

Pos G G

Svs 166 25

Goals 41 26 22 25 21 16 16 16 12 15 7 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

goals per game

Goals% .363 .419 .333 .219 .328 .235 .314 .213 .279 .278 .350 .231 .188 .800 .400 .125 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Assists 18 23 22 9 11 14 12 9 10 5 7 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

7.2 goals allowed per game

6.2 assists per game

42% shooting percentage

.49 Goals 113 9

Blue indicates returnee

faceoff percentage

Sv% .60 .70

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Points 59 49 66 34 32 30 28 25 22 20 14 6 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0

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LS West Won 9-7

Jesuit-New Orlean

Ocean Springs (MS) Won 13-9

St. Paul’s (LA) Lost 7-9

LAX 2016

Lost 5-11

Aquinas Won 14-5

St. Charles North (IL) Edmond North (OK) Lost 5-8 Lost 7-8

Blue Valley Won 13-5

BV West Postponed

Lee’s Summit Won 18-1

Bishop Kelly (OK) Won 16-2

Northland Won 9-5

Pembroke Hill Won 16-8

SM East Won 10-9 in OT

BV North Won 10-5

SM South SMS Forfeit

Olathe South Won 15-8

Chaminade Lost 10-13

SLUH Lost 7-13

BV West Contin. Won 12-11 in OT

Olathe East Won 13-9

DeSmet Lost 6-11

Quarterfinals - Northland Semifinals Won 14-1 Lost 10-11 in OT

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McGilley Award 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.

PHIL DUNCAN COLLIN KORANDA COLE DIMOND MIKE EUSTON PETE JOKISCH CORY VANDYKE PETER HANNAPEL

1999 2000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

PETER HANNAPEL CARL NOVICK JASON COLEMAN REILLY HANNAPEL CHAD MAPLE DAVID HERRING CONNOR FLANAGIN

2005 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

PETER MUEHLEBACH DANIEL CONNOR EMERSON HODES ALEX LACKEY CONNOR PROCHNOW HENRY BINS CONNOR LAW

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

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

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lacrosse all-time team The newest sport for the school has still been competitive as the sport continues to grow nationally and more significantly on a local level. 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.

MATT MCGILLEY PATRICK MCGILLEY SEAN CONNELLY PETER MCGILLEY RYAN MCLAUGHLIN AARON CLEVINGER PAT CONNELLY JON LECUYER TIM REIDY PETE JOKISCH ANDREW ELMER CORY VAN DYKE

1995 1997 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003

BRENDAN ARTHUR MICHAEL ADKINS MATT GOTSCHALL PETER HANNAPEL CARL NOVICK CHRIS RHOADES JASON COLEMAN SCAFFER DEGEN BRENT SEAR SPENCER WALSH COLIN LOOBY KEVIN LOOBY

2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006

PAUL REINTJES TERRY SMITH DAVID HERRING CONNOR FLANIGAN SCOTT BROWN DAVID HERRING CONNOR FLANAGIN SCOTT BROWN CRAWFORD COLLINS PETER MUEHLEBACH

2007 2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011

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ASSISTANT COACHES

Ryan Mclaughlin

Coach McLaughlin will be in his third season as a coach with the Hawklets. He is an alumnus of the Class of 1998. He has coached in the youth leagues since 2002.

Returning to his alma mater, Coach McLaughlin will serve as varsity defensive coordinator. He graduated from Marquette with a Bachelor’s in Economics and Marketing. He played club lacrosse for Marquette. He works in investments for Coach Hunter Anderson began playCentral States Capital Markets. He is ing lacrosse in high school and first met married to Laura. Coach McLaughlin Coach Riedy when they played together will coach the varsity defense this on the Missouri All-Star team. After high school season. he continued playing lacrosse at the University of Kansas. He has coached at Prairie Village Lacrosse Club, Blue Lions Elite Lacrosse, and Blue Valley North. When he is not coaching at Rockhurst, Coach Anderson enjoys duck hunting, fishing, hiking, and spending time with his wife, Andrea. He will be the coach the varsity offense this season.

A Glastonbury, Conn. native, he attended Xavier High School before heading to the Midwest to enroll at University of Kansas. At KU, he played club lacrosse and continued his love by coaching at RHS before he got a job at the school. Soon he was hired to work in the computer services department at the Rock. In 2009 Coach Bayhylle was named the Missouri Division I Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year. He is currently coaching the freshman team but has coached all levels. He and his wife have three boys: Jackson, Logan and Tommy.

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Coach Hannon has been part of the lacrosse coaching staff at Rockhurst High School since the program began in the spring of 1995. A former lacrosse player and graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, 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 Lacrosse Association of Kansas City (LAKC).

This past May, Coach Hannon was inducted into the 2015 U.S. Lacrosse Great Brian Sullivan is in his fourth year as Plains Hall of Fame. Outside of coachan assistant coach for Rockhurst. Coach ing lacrosse, Coach Hannon is Vice Sullivan went to Gettysburg College where President-Producer for CBIZ Insurhe was Captain of his team, Mid Atlantic Conference ance Services, Inc. He and his wife, Player of the Year as well as a two-time All-American Deborah have one Goaltender. A current parent, Coach Sullivan is the Founder of Precise Innovation - a company who invented GPS tracking watches/sportsband to help parents locate their active children. This season he will be coaching the goalies.

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Jim McGilley III – 1968

Teddy Asbury – 2033

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tennis Hawklets place 2nd at State, rivalry continues with Bruins For the last decade, the Missouri Class 2 (large class) tennis world has been dominated by “Rocks.” Since 2007, either Rockhurst or Columbia Rock Bridge has won the team State Championship.

The 2016 title match pitted the two teams against each other. The school to the east came out on top by a score of 5-2, as the Hawklets’ were unable to win a fourth straight championship. The two teams have each won five titles in the last ten years.

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Rockhurst tennis, and I’m lucky to have been able to be a part of it,” said head coach Mr. Zach Frisch. “We came up just short to a really strong Rock Bridge team, but this season was still special. It was a fun group of guys who knew how to compete.”

The Hawklets, although disappointed by the loss, were overall pleased with the season as a whole. The team finished with a 12-2 head-tohead record, with one loss to Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School, which won the Class 1 State Championship. The other loss was to Rock Bridge in the finals.

“Although we finished second and lost our streak of titles, I could not have been more proud to be a part of

this team,” said sophomore Collin Klumb. “This team was really close off the court as well. We all became great friends and were able to share the experience of improving and earning a second place together.”

Klumb and his doubles partner, senior Justin Nogalski were able to fulfill their individual goal, though. The duo won the doubles State Championship. They cruised to the title game after not losing a single set in their first three playoff matches.

They lost a set in the finals, but won the other two to take first place.

For the Hawklets’ regular season, notable wins included victories over Pembroke Hill, Blue Valley Northwest, who won the Kansas 6A State Championship, and going 5-0 in all three District and

Sectional matches.

Rockhurst will lose four seniors who were key contributors on the State runner-up team. They are Nogalski, Henry Voysey, Sinjin Nair, and Harrison Kotre. Voysey and Nair were the top two singles players and represented the Hawklets in the State Tournament.

Voysey ended his season with a 13-3 record and Nair had a 17-5 record.

build without skipping a beat.

The 2017 tennis Hawklets are hopeful to get another shot against Rock Bridge, which returns every player from its 2016 championship team.

“The rivalry with Rock Bridge has been long-running.

In order to get back on top, our team is going to have to put in a lot of work,” said Klumb. “Rock Bridge has a lot of talented underclassman that are filled with energy. I think we definitely have the ability to beat them through hard work, discipline and more experience through our upperclassmen.”

Despite losing these players, Rockhurst looks to re-

head coach zach frisch Another alumnus runs a head coach position as Zach Frisch continues his sixth year at Rockhurst.

He is carrying on the legacy that his former coaches, Ron Geldhof and Bill Munninghoff displayed when he attended RHS (2001-2005). He is named to the All-Time tennis team and was a dominant high school player. He went on to play tennis at Iowa, transferred to Johnson County Community for one season then finished up two years at

Western Illinois and played competitively there. Currently Coach Frisch has completed his MBA at UMKC after earning an undergraduate in communications with a minor in finance. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Finance at UMKC. He now works as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch.

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doubles ReCORDS

state tennis championships

9 of 10 years Hawklets have been in team finals

67-6 Coach Zach Frisch’s career record in duals

Colin Klumb Justin Nogalski Henry Goeke Owen Dixon Sinjin Nair Henry Voysey Donovan Walsh

14-1 14-1 12-4 11-5 9-4 8-5 8-3

Harrison Kotre 8-0 Nick Hare 7-2 Graham Colombo 12-2 Quentin Montagner 14-5 Turner Graham 10-3 Nathaniel Bodde 11-0

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Henry Voysey Sinjin Nair Colin Klumb Justin Nogalski Henry Goeke Owen Dixon Donovan Walsh Harrison Kotre Nick Hare Graham Colombo Quentin Montagner Turner Graham Nathaniel Bodde

13-3 17-5 5-5 3-0 8-1 9-3 8-3 8-1 8-1 9-0 7-1 9-1 10-0

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Blue Springs

Won 10-2

Won 9-0

Pembroke Tourney 2nd place

BVNW Won 8-4

Park Hill South RAINED OUT

BVNW Tourney 3rd Place

MICDS Lost 3-6

Tourney of Champions 3rd Place

Pembroke Won 6-3

Districts Won 5-0

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Tennis all-time team Tennis is the most successful sport at Rockhurst in terms of state championships (15 first 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.

ROBERT RILEY LONNIE TAYLOR JOE RUYSSER PETE BROWN BILL KRIZMAN TOM GRIER FRED AZAR JIM MCPHILLIAMY MARK MCLINEY PAT LOONEY WARREN MCDONALD

1953 1974 1975 1976 1976 1983 1983 1983 1983 1986 1986

GRANT RAMSEY RYAN SMITH JON OSGOOD CASEY SMITH SCOTT MARTIN ANDY METZLER RYAN OSGOOD SAM DAVIDSON BRAD MARTIN RYAN REID ZACH FRISCH

1996 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005

JOSE GUERRA REID MARTIN GUERIN SMITH PATRICK TOOEY JACK O’FLAHERTY ANDREW EDMONDS

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ASSISTANT COACH eVAN Niebur Coach Niebur is in his second year as a tennis coach. Last school year and season, he was volunteered at Rockhuat as part of the Alumni Service Corp. This year, he is a full-time Theology teacher and will continue helping Coach Frisch and the tennis team. Coach Niebur graduated from Regis University with a bachelor’s in Religious Studies. He went to St. Mary’s High School in Colorado where he played soccer. He played ultimate frisbee at Regis.

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ROCKHURST ALL SPORTS PROGRAM 2016-17

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track & field Track team wins first Sectional Championship since the ‘70s The Rockhurst track and field team, led by a strong senior class, won its first Sectional championship since the 1970s.

The relay races have been a staple of the program for the last several years, including back-to-back-toback 4x100m titles in 2014 and 2015, and the 4x800m title in 2013. The 2016 season was no different.

“We really pride ourselves on the relays and the belief in all four guys adding equal parts,” said head coach Mr. Michael Day. “We usually don’t have the one guy who can

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dominate a race, so all four have to contribute for us to be successful.”

As expected, the competition at State was fierce, but several Hawklets stepped up to the challenge.

Despite a slow start to the season, the Hawklets turned it around for the postseason, winning both Districts and Sectionals. Highlights from the Sectional victory included junior John Luder winning the 1600m with a time of 4:22 and also qualifying in the 3200m, junior Danny Toomey and senior Adam Palausky finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the 800m, and senior Patrick Bowen qualifying for State in both the and 400m, as well as his two relays.

The first day of the twoday meet started off great.

The 4x800m team, which had come into the race as the last seed (16th), surprised many by racing to a 6th place finish. That was good enough for All-State honors. Seniors Sam Wilkerson and Palausky led the team, and Toomey and newcomer to the program, junior Barret Zorn, added strong legs.

On top of the individual performances, all four of the relay teams finished in the top four at Sectionals and earned a trip to the State Championships.

Two other relays, the 4x100m and 4x200m, both ran fast enough preliminary times to qualify for Saturday’s finals. Then, due to weather, the final races of Friday had to be postponed. This meant that the 4x400m relay would not have

prelims and Luder had to run both the 1600m and 3200m on the same day – a daunting task.

On Saturday morning, Luder ran a new personal best of 4:19.56 in the 1600m and finished 6th, barely missing the school record. However, there wasn’t enough gas in the tank a few hours later to run the kind of 3200m that he was hoping.

The 4x100m team of junior Ross Elder and seniors Luke Koeppen, Austin Wike,

and AJ Taylor could not make it a three-peat in the event, but raced to a respectable a 6th place finish as well. Elder, Taylor, Wike and Bowen added a 4th place finish in the 4x200m.

Bowen topped off the weekend with a 7th place All-State performance in the 400m and joining the elite club of middle distance runners who broke 49 seconds in the 400..

“Overall, we were really proud of our guys on their performances at State,” said Coach Day. “Next year is all about bringing up the next group of guys and turning those fifth and sixth place finishes into firsts and seconds.”

head coach michael day A former collegiate football and basketball player, Coach Day brings his knowldege, passion and athleticism to the track program. An RHS grad (`01) where he excelled in football, basketball and track, he went on to play football at K-State from 2001-02 and basketball at Rock U. from 200206. During his high school and collegiate careers he received several All-State and All-Conference honors. Coach Day will coach his seventh season in track,

and he is in charge of the sprint events. He coached the school’s 4X100 relay team to win its third straight state championship. Now a teacher in the math department, Coach Day was Rockhurst’s Scholar Athlete in the KC Star as a senior.

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varsity stats track & Field

2015-16

TEAM STATS

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all-state relay teams

field events

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sectional qualifiers

DISCUS

2

Claudio Martin Padraig Flanagan

149-10 138-05

*Claudio Martin *Oscar Scott

48-09 47-05

HIGH JUMP

Damon Ross Harry O’Neill

*Michael Pearl Tyler Nelson

6-0 5-8

Michael Johnson 20-03 Malachi Worley 20-0

POLE VAULT

Ryan Holmquist Nate Gamble

track events 100 METER DASH

3200 METER RUN

*AJ Taylor Dwayne Bright

10.98 11.43

*!John Luder William Bresette

9:50.07 10:02.89

110M HIGH HURDLES

22.24 22.64

*Frank Nastasi Harry O’Neill

*!4X400M RELAY

200 METER DASH Patrick Bowen Ross Elder

3:25.33 Navardo Bailey, Blaise Gassman, Austin Wike, Patrick Bowen

*!$4X800M RELAY

8:01.52

16.4 16.7

400 METER DASH

300M INT. HURDLES

#4X1MILE RELAY

*!$Patrick Bowen Navardo Bailey

48.99 52.07

Joseph Coit Luke Koeppen

42.79 43.59

*!$4X100M RELAY

1:58.97 2:00.41

1600 METER RUN

*!$John Luder Sam Wilkerson

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4:19.56 4:36.93

Sam Wilkerson, Barret Zorn, Adam Palausky, Danny Toomey

18:14.11

800 METER RUN *!Danny Toomey *!Adam Palausky

42.19

Sam Wilkerson, Peter Campbell, Danny Toomey, John Luder

Luke Koeppen, Ross Elder, Austin Wike, AJ Taylor

*!$4X200M RELAY

1:28.48 AJ Taylor, Ross Elder, Austin Wike, Patrick Bowen

42-06 41-01

LONG JUMP

SHOT PUT

consecutive district team championship

TRIPLE JUMP

* Denotes sectional qualifier, ! Denotes state qualifier, $ Denotes All State performance, # Denotes school record.

Blue and Yellow indicates returnee

11-0 10-0

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Rusty Hodge

SM South Relays

8th out of 14 with 44 pts

6th out of 10 with 74 pts

LS/Darwin Rold Invite 3rd out of 13 with 81 pts

Rock Relays 1st out of 5 with 142 pts

Districts 1st out of 8 with 139 pts

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Miege Invite 2nd out of 10 with 171 pts KU Relays NO TEAM SCORES

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Sectionals 1st out of 13 with 83 pts

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State 17th with 42 pts

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Each year the coaching staff votes to recognize the Track & Field’s most Outstanding Athlete of the Year “Honoring those who gave their all”. This award considers: Team Spirit, Leadership, Academics, Faith, Academics, Athletics.

The winners are:

Most Valuable Player 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

2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

ROBBIE HADEN MICHAEL WILLIAMS ZACH HERRIOTT ZACH HERRIOTT ALEX LOMBARDO MITCH KOEPPEN CARSON BODE PATRICK BOWEN JOHN LUDER AUSTIN WIKE

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2016 2016

Track & Field all-time team 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 over 100 participants yearly. Submission for membership to the squad can be submitted to the Athletic Director or head coach, with credentials as to why their high school track & field career warrants consideration.

1961 DON SCHILLING 1961 JIM MAYER THOMAS MUEHLE- 1964 1973 BACH CHRIS MUEHLBACH 1975 MARK GOODSPEED 1975 1976 CHRIS GARLICH 1976 JAY REARDON CECIL STOCKDALE 1977 THOMAS FRANKE 1977 1977 TIM JANTSCH

1984 TOM JANTSCH LESTER RATCLIFF 1987 1988 TIM RYAN 1988 ROB HAAKE 1989 PAT MURPHY 1990 CHRIS HOLMES 1990 TIM MOZEE MARK NUEBAUER 1991 MICHAEL DIERKS 1994 JONATHAN MACKLIN 1997 1997 JUSTIN DRO

ROB REITER RORY DONNELLY SEAN O’DONNELL DAN MCDONOUGH JACK JONES JED BUREY PATRICK TWEEDY

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 D.J HORD CONNOR MCDONOUGH 2006 2008 MICHAEL DUSCHEN 2009 IVAN CHARBONNEAU 2009 ROBBIE HADEN NATHAN SCHEELHAASE 2009 2011 JACK SHUSS 2011 JAMAL JONES

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ASSISTANT COACHES

Stephen Kuehner

Coach Kuehner is returning for his fifth year at Rockhurst. He graduated from SLUH (`08) where he ran cross country for three years. In college he received a BA in Spanish and a BS in Psychology from Truman State University. He teaches Spanish. Highlights of his running career included completing his first marathon in December 2010 and running the Walt Disney World Marathon with his Starting his second year as a track & sister in 2012. Coach Kuehner coaches field coach, Coach Haden is no stranger the JV level in cross country and is to the Rock. As a member of the Great class also the distance coach in track & of 2009, Coach Haden was a multi-sport standout. field.

He was a three-year letterman in cross country, he played basketball, but he was best known for his track accomplishments. After a couple of years of doing the triple jump, Coach Haden found a home in middle distance. He is the school record holder in the 400m and was a state caliber runner in the 200-400-800. He is a member of the program’s All-Time team. Coach Haden is the Coach Radosevic is in his secschool’s Director of Comond year at Rockhurst High munications.

School. A graduate of Urbana University (OH) he earned Academic AllAmerican as well as All-Conference honors in football. He attended Havana Community High School (IL) where he was a three-sport standout in basketball, football and track. He has coaching experience in baseball, basketball, football and track and coached his two oldest sons to a state baseball title In his fourth year, at the Rock Coach in 2008. A teacher of mathematics, he Jay Burns will teach Physical Education and his wife, Lori, have three boys, and coach football at the varsity level after Martin Jr., Maguire, and Maddux. plenty of athletic experiences in both high school and college. He is in his third year coaching throws for track & field. At Bishop Ward he was a standout in football and basketball and still holds the all-time rebound record. He went on to Butler Community College and played in the junior college national championship game and was an all-conference tight end. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Sport Science from the University of South Dakota. His older brother, Ryan, is an alum, class of 1999.

Robbie Haden

Martin Radosevic

Jay Burns

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