All Sports Program 2013-14

SCHOOL

ROCKHURST HIGH

2013-14 ALL SPORTS PROGRAM

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Cross Country

Football

92

Soccer

122

Swim & Dive

144

Basketball

158

Wrestling

170

Baseball

180

Golf

190

Lacrosse

202

Tennis

212

Track & Field

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. Photos were taken by students in journalism classes (yearbook, newspaper, photography). Special thanks to the incoming freshmen and families for their help in selling ads and Curran Steck, Mike Delaney and RR Donnelly for their help in producing this year’s 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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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 99 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,

fr. Terrence Baum, S. j.

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.

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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Compliments of

MARK TEAHAN (Rockhurst '78)

Kyle Teahan (Rockhurst '03)

Conner Teahan (Rockhurst '07)

Christopher Teahan (Rockhurst '17)

Marcus Teahan

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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 Christian 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. Brian Bruce, 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 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.

Best wishes,

Greg Harkness Principal

Class of 1981

Vision Statement

Rockhurst High School will be sought out and recognized for its ability to educate men-forothers. 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 becuase of its success in developing community leaders for an increasingly diverse world.

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Admissions to the ROCK Admission Information

Admissions Calendar 2013-2014 Open House

Sunday, Nov.10 2013 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Complete application Due Dec. 16, 2013

Financial Aid Applications Due Dec. 16, 2013

Placement Test

Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 Check in at 8 a.m. - McGee Hall, Testing begins at 8:30 a.m.

School Recommendation and Transcript Due January 15

Decision Letters Mailed February 21

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, November 10, 2013.

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., Saturday, January 11,

Enrollment Conract Due March 12, 2014

Class of 2018 Registration

March 10 or 12, 2014 at 7 p.m.

Qualifying Exams

April 26 and May 3, 2014

2014. Results of the test will be used to identify potential candidates for honors classes and also help the admission committee determine summer school attendance.

Financial Aid

Rockhurst annually awards $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 $1,500 is awarded to students who score in the 99th percentile on the high school placement test. An Ignatian scholarhip, valued at $750, is awarded to students whose scores place them in the 98th percentile.

Questions?

Contact the admissions department at 816-363-2036

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

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.

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.

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.

paul mcgannon Athletic Trainer

Rick Staihr Ticket Manager

Kevin McGill

Athletic Department Assistant

brian bruce Assistant Athletic Director

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Welcome

from the Athletic Director

The Rockhurst community has looked upon the role which athletics play in the lives of our students and their families with a strong sense of community, pride and sportsmanship. As a Jesuit school we do believe that our classroom extends outward and the fields of play are one example where we can continue to teach and to learn.

We are very proud of the efforts of our coaches and the young men who willingly put on the Hawklet uniform. Please join me in creating an environment where the positive aspects of athletic competition can be emphasized. It isn’t all about the winning - it is much greater than that.

We want to remain proud when we cheer “Go Hawklets” or sing “Hail Blue and White,” but that is rooted in all spectators and participants leading by example.

The values of demonstrating good sportsmanship can last a lifetime and definitely influence who our young men and women become as good citizens.

So a few reminders to all those in attendance: please be respectful of yourself and to others. Allow the coaches to coach, the players to play and the officials to officiate. Be an example and ask your children to be examples and help cheer the Hawklets to great efforts and memorable experiences. Because whether in victory of defeat, we must look at our opponents and respect them and their efforts or else we are not a living ideal of our Jesuit mission, our Christian heritage, or our espoused belief that positive sportsmanship is paramount to interscholastic athletics.

This sports program is a testament to great “sportsmanship” at large, where businesses and families, and so many more support our teams and our athletic department. Thank you! As fans of Rockhurst athletics, I hope that you will enjoy looking through this reflection on our varsity programs. I think you will agree that there is a common thread which connects all our sports, our coaches and our student-athletes...the courage to live out their passions. Let’s all work together to create a wonderful 2013-2014 school year.

Proudly a Hawklet!

Michael Dierks Athletic Director Class of 1991

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State Championships

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hile 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 out of the 11 varsity sports finished first! Add to that several best finishes, might make last year one of the most impressive - you let the numbers decide.

BASEBALL 2004 (2nd) 2010 (3rd)

CROSS COUNTRY 2011 (2nd)

TRACK & FIELD 1975 (1st) 1976 (1st) BASKETBALL

1932 (1st) 1949 (2nd) 1970 (2nd)

LACROSSE 2001 (2nd) 2003 (1st) 2006 (1st) 2007 (2nd) 1971 (3rd) 1986 (2nd) 1987 (1st) 1989 (1st)

2008 (1st) 2009 (2nd) 2010 (1st) 2011 (1st)

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

SWIM & DIVE

2005 (1st) 2006 (1st) 2006 (1st) 2007 (1st) 2008 (1st) 2009 (1st) 2010 (1st) 2011 (1st) 2012 (1st)

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1st Place finishes: 63 2nd Place finishes: 28 3rd Place finishes: 20 SOCCER 1987 (3rd) 1988 (2nd) 1989 (2nd) 1991 (3rd) 1994 (3rd) 1998 (1st) 1999 (1st) 2001 (3rd)

GOLF 1974 (1st) 1976 (1st) 1977 (3rd) 1978 (2nd)

2002 (2nd) 2003 (3rd) 2004 (2nd) 2005 (3rd) 2006 (3rd) 2007 (1st) 2008 (1st) 2010 (1st)

TENNIS

1979 (3rd) 1984 (1st) 1991 (1st) 1996 (2nd) 1997 (2nd)

1998 (1st) 1999 (1st) 2000 (1st) 2002 (3rd) 2003 (3rd)

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

1997 (1st) 1998 (1st) 1999 (1st) 2000 (1st) 2001 (1st) 2002 (1st) 2003 (1st) 2004 (1st) 2005 (1st)

2007 (1st) 2008 (2nd) 2009 (1st) 2010 (2nd) 2011 (3rd) 2012 (2nd) 2013 (1st)

2004 (2nd) 2005 (1st) 2006 (1st) 2007 (3rd) 2008 (1st)

2009 (1st) 2010 (1st) 2011 (2nd) 2012 (1st) 2013 (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)

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Four Generations Of Jesuit Tradition Wishing the Hawklets Good Luck!!!

Martin J. Crowe, Jr. Rockhurst Class of 1919

Nathan M. Crowe Rockhurst Class of 2002

Joseph M.Crowe Rockhurst Class of 1946

John (Jack) P. Crowe, Jr. Rockhurst Class of 2008

Martin J. Crowe, III Rockhurst Class of 1947

Henry S. Crowe Rockhurst Class of 2010

Joseph M. Crowe, Jr. DeSmet Class of 1973

Jeffrey M. Crowe, Jr. Rockhurst Class of 2011

Lawrence K. Crowe Rockhurst Class of 1975

Scott C. Johnson Rockhurst Class of 2012

John P. Crowe Rockhurst Class of 1981

George C. Lester Rockhurst Class of 2012

Jeffrey M. Crowe Rockhurst Class of 1986

Joseph A. Lester Rockhurst Class of 2014

Charles M. Hanger Rockhurst Class of 1991

Joseph M. Crowe, II Rockhurst Class of 2014

Lawrence K. (Kert) Crowe, Jr. Rockhurst Class of 2000

Martin J. Crowe Rockhurst Class of 2017

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ROCKHURST’S

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 90 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.

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 point-of-interest include:

Category #of Members Alumni 76 Baseball 3 Basketball 21 Coach 10 Football 55 Friend of the program 3 Golf 2

Category #of Members Multi-Sport 30 Posthumous 8 Soccer 3 Tennis 2 Track & Field/CC 9 Wrestling 2 15

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Hall of Fame Members 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)

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.

David B. Cone `81 (2005) John Cooper `87 (2011) Jeffrey S. Crippin `76 (2004) Jerome C. Culver - Coach(2006) Chris Cummings `72(2009) Alton Davis, Jr. - Coach (1998) Tom Freeman `83 (2010) 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)

michael ertz

mark hanrahan

During the four seasons that he played football at The Rock, Mike Ertz could have been described as one of the best ever to play his position in the history of the game. Although not one of the largest linemen on the field, he was ticketed from the start as a leader for position.

Ertz knew he would never be able to overpower many of his opponents and went right to work in learning to finesse them. He intuitively knew the moves of every opponent and had perfected ways to combat them. Ertz’s natural athletic gifts translated into other sports, including letters in basketball, as well as track and field. At a school where football is famous, and linemen anchor the sport, Ertz stands among the all-time greats.

By most objective measures, Mark Hanrahan is considered one of the best golfers in Rockhurst history. There was a scope to Hanrahan’s game that went beyond that of even a champion level competitor. Hanrahan combined tremendous physical ability with boundless mental and psychological resources. His attitude on the golf course allowed him to dominate the competition. Hanrahan rarely beat himself. His powerful shotmaking and game management calculated every factor on the course to make him the game’s best of the day. Hanrahan was a rare, complete package of golf skill that is unique even by modern standards for the game.

Class of 1985

Jerome C. Overton `55 (2006) David C. Poskin `78 (2005) 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) James J. Ryan - Coach (1998)

Class of 1976

W. Stephen Ryan `59 (2007) Tim Ryan `87 (2010) Don Schilling `61 (2009) Shawn Schmelzle `88 (2011) Tony Severino - Coach (2008) Raymond Sonnenberg `30 (1992) 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)

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Joseph B. Groner `64 (2004) Louise Grovenburg - Parent (2006) Eddie Halpin - Coach (1991) Thomas W. Jantsch `77 (2004) Timothy C. Jantsch `77 (2004) Timothy G. Johnson `80 (2005) 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)

Carelton “mickey” miller

Tom knox Class of 1988

There are players who seem born for soccer, including Tom Knox. Never arrogant or pompous in words, Knox let his play speak for him. Statistics cannot capture the brilliance of his skills, nor the astonishing speed and ball control Knox showed game after game, season after season. There have been many great players to wear the blue and white, but few as good as Knox. He was agile and strong, seeming to be able to make the ball do whatever he pleased. Knox was blessed with a stunning shot and an ability to masterfully negotiate defenses.

He played an adventurous style of game, always attacking, and constantly looking to move the ball into a position to score.

Knox’s love for the game served as an inspiration for countless championship teams to come.

Class of 1981

A wing back in football is perhaps the most versatile playing position in the game. Mickey Miller was one of the finest wing backs ever to play the position at Rockhurst, acting as a blocker, receiver, and one of the most prolific runners of reverses in the State. As the late 1970s came to a close, the Football Hawklets were one of Missouri’s premier teams and Miller was a major reason for the team’s successes. His combination skills on the offensive side of the ball devastated opponents, while Miller’s defensive play at cornerback made it look like he was all over the field at one time. Miller’s natural grouping of strength, speed and quickness made him one of the best all-around football players in Rockhurst history.

Mark Teahan `78 (2003) Joseph Teasdale `53 (2003) Pat Tierney `66 (2009) Beach Tuckness -Coach (2001) Brad Tyrer `82 (2011) 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) Vic Zahner `27 (1992)

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Pat Mason `17 (1991) Ken Mayer `65 (2009) Paul McGannon Sr. `44 (2005) Raymond “Red” McKee `25 (1991) William J. McMahon `37 (2012) Edward Mehrer `56 (1998) Brian T. Meyers `72 (2012) Paul Migliazzo `82 (2008) Steven B. Mingori `62 (2007) Christopher Muehlbach `73 (2003) Thomas F. Muehlbach `64 (2004) Sean Mulcahy `72 (2009) Owen Murphy `32 (1992)

harold mitchem Class of 1986

The most elite basketball players absolutely love to play the game. They want to play 24-7 and always have a ball in their hands, trying to get up shots. Harold Mitchem loved and loves basketball.

He’d rather play ball than do just about anything else. Mitchem was very naturally gifted with sound fundamentals.

He could jump, run, shoot, score, dunk, play defense, rebound, and electrify a gymnasium everywhere he played.

Mitchem’s style of in-your-face hoops appealed to crowds and made the Basketball Hawklets one of the most exciting teams to watch in the Midwest.

He redefined the forward position with commanding and inventive performances few opponents could stop. Playing above the rim became Mitchem’s reputation and his scoring prowess earned The Rock one of its four State Championships in history.

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

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Beyond athletics

COLLEGE PLACEMENT

National Merit Semifinalists % Attending Catholic Institutions National Merit ACT Avg

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 afFinalists forded to our students as they make the transition into colNational Merit legiate studies. Thanks to the context in which our students Commended learn - both in the classroom and through co-curricular activities - each graduate is able to embrace new settings, rela% Attending 4-yr National Hispanic tionships and disciplines through a myriad of lenses.

The philosophy of the College Placement Office is to unRecognition Program College/Univ. derstand 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 Notable Achievement Prointroduces students to the world of college early in their Rockhurst experience, our students receive personal interaction and education gram Outstanding opportunities throughout the year. Ownership of the college selecParticipant tion 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. 15% of our 2013 graduates will attend a Jesuit college or university this fall.

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Independence Community College* Indiana University at Bloomington Iowa State University * Ithaca College* John Carroll University* Johns Hopkins University Johnson County Community College* Kansas State University* Knox College* Lewis and Clark College Lewis and Clark Community College Loyola University, Chicago* Loyola University, New Orleans* Luther College* Lynn University Macalester College Manhattan College Manhattan School of Music* Marist College Marquette University* Messiah College* Miami University, Oxford* Michigan State University Mississippi State University* Missouri Southern State University Missouri State University* Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla* Missouri Western State University Monmouth College Morgan State University Murray State College* New England Conservatory of Music New York University Newberry College Northeastern University* Northern Illinois University Northwest Missouri State University Northwestern University* Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan University Oklahoma State University* Ottawa University Pace University – New York* Park University Penn State University, University Park

Pittsburg State University * Purdue University * Regis University * Rhodes College Rochester Institute of Technology Rockhurst University* Saint Anselm College Saint John’s University Saint Joseph’s College- IN Saint Louis University* Saint Michael’s College Santa Clara University Seattle University Seton Hall University Sewanee: The University of the South Siena College S. Illinois University, Carbondale Southern Methodist University* Spring Hill College St. Olaf College SUNY Maritime College Susquehanna University Texas Christian University* The Catholic University of America The Citadel, the Military College of SC The College of Wooster The George Washington University The University of Alabama* The University of Arizona The University of Iowa Trinity University Truman State University * Tulane University * Union College* U.S. Coast Guard Academy U.S. Merchant Marine* U.S. Military Academy* U.S. Naval Academy* University of Arkansas* University of California at San Diego University of Central Arkansas* University of Central Missouri* University of Colorado, Boulder University of Dallas* University of Dayton

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Pushing himself to the limit, graduate Chaz Trujillo works to gain ground on the competition at the cross country state meet.

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look around the room and there were plenty of new faces on the cross country varsity team, but they were eager after a 2011 all-time best second place finish at state.

First up in the discussion was: what were their goals?

Going to state. Bringing home a trophy. Coming together as a brand new team.

The 2012 team had to replace all but one of its runners, so these lofty goals took plenty of bravado.

But that isn’t exactly how they saw it.

“Well there was a lot of pressure in the summer and beginning of the season before the races started. I felt like I needed to get the guys back to state and so I really tried to push the younger guys, especially in the summer running. But as the season went on I felt like the pressure went away as I tried to just enjoy the season more,” graduate, captain and Golden Spike Award winner Van Schloegel said.

There was plenty of emphasis on getting to know each other and, more importantly, building a rela-

tionship where each runner would sacrifice for the team. When it began to hurt in a race, would they focus on the pain or the people they were running with?

“To me, it was a tremendously successful season because a group of high school kids went from being on the same team to becoming best friends who gave all the effort to a common goal,” Mr. Michael Dierks, head coach said.

And they achieved many highlights, yet not all their goals.

Lacking a front runner was also an early season challenge. This meant some good, but not great finishes for the team. Things began to turn when junior William Thompson started to establish himself as a top-tier runner (impressive for a sophomore) and many of his teammates followed.

“We hit a nice stride mid-season and retained the KC Metro championship cup,” Coach Dierks added.

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Cross Country Listening to Coach Dierks give his pep talk, the varsity squad prepares for their district race.

Chasing the leaders at state, junior Carson Bode continues to test his boundaries.

Following the state meet, graduate Kevin Doherty hugs teammate Bode, congratualting him on a good race.

Tackling one of the courses’ many hills, graduate Van Schloegel pushes himself at districts.

Cruising down the downhill section of the course, graduate John Berrigan works toward the front at the Grandview meet.

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The next task was to maintain the first post-season race for a lot the pack attack that has defined of those guys.” the program for many years. This For the sixth year in a row, the is getting runners to race together Hawklets advanced to the state and help each other durmeet as a team, finishing 7th “To ing the most daunting overall. Thompson also me, it was parts of a course. excited the fans with a tremendously Possibly one of an All-State finish and successful season bethe best races of the second fastest cause a group of high the season, was sophomore time in school kids went from bethe District 7 the state. ing on the same team to Championships But so much of becoming best friends where the Hawkthe season, must be who gave all the eflets narrowly credited to the senior fort to a common missed upsetting the class of 2012 for bridggoal.” area’s top team, Blue ing the gap between a Springs, with a strong comhighly talented underclassmen bination of a pack attack and front group and the recent successes. runner.

Graduates Schloegel, Daniel Pericich “Our team crossed the finish line and Kevin Doherty anchored the within a couple seconds from the varsity experience and newcomer number two through five guys at graduate Chaz Trujillo brought a districts,” Schloegel said. “It was refresh moxie to the team. ally cool to see the guys step up “I can’t say enough about Van and have us run arguably one of and all the other senior runners our better team races all year in because they allowed for a all of

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mike dierks -

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Head Coach’s Bio

Entering his 19th 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 16 years as the head coach, the program has qualified for the state meet 6 years (including the past 6 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. Coach Dierks was named the Athletic Director in July of this past summer.

this to happen,” Coach Dierks said.

“They made the season so much fun and really bought into all of what we are trying to accomplish.

Would we have liked to bring home another trophy, yes, but I think the season was a success,” Coach Dierks said.

Now this talented underclass group of runners have their opportunity for the 2013 season. Thompson returns showing great fitness and is joined by star track & field athlete and fellow varsity runner junior Carson Bode. These two ran all season on varsity along with senior Charlie Smith.

All three have ran 5K in 17:00 or under. The rest of the varsity will be a competitive opportunity for many potential alternates. The team’s JV has been so strong that many great varsity runners have come from those ranks. Six returnees have broken 18:00 last season and will need to step up. But

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even younger runners can come through with a great summer of training. Traditionally the team gets more than 80 kids to come out and you never know who will be the surprise - like Trujillo last season.

“We treat our second seven like a varsity and that has helped prepare them for the demands of racing at the varsity level when it is their turn,” Coach Dierks said.

The team will continue its traditional schedule with competitions in St. Louis, KU and local meets. They will face most of the state’s top competition at least once before the state series races.

Ultimately, it will come down to determination, perseverance and team for this next group to achieve the goals that they have spoken aloud - state trophy!

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Schedule

All Levels XC Sat. 8/31 Blue-White-Red Intrasquad

(ALL)

Lake Jacomo

Sat. 9/7

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JCCC

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Sat. 9/14 Forest Park CC Festival

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Sat. 9/14 Miege Invitational

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Bishop Miege

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Lake Jacomo

Thur. 9/26 Grandview Invitational

[ALL]

Longview, Mo.

Sat. 9/28 Rim Rock Farms

(Vars)

Lawrence, Ks

Sat. 10/5 K.C. Metro Championships

(ALL)

TBD

Sat. 10/12 Kearney

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Kearney

Sat. 10/19 Dick Gregory (KC MO district) (JV/C)

Swope Park

Sat. 10/26 District Championships

(Vars)

TBD

Sat. 11/2 Sectional Championships

(Vars)

TBD

Sat. 11/9 State Championships

(Vars)

Jeff City, Mo.

At the Rim Rock Invitational, the varsity squad takes some warmup sprints.

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Assistant Coaches’ Bios alex hall - Assistant Coach Coach Hall joins the Rockhurst community this year by giving a year of service via the Alumni Service Corp. He graduated from Loyola University - New Orleans. He will teach Systematics I and II, Old Testament and New Testament classes. As a graduate from SLUH in 2009, he has plenty of knowledge of the Ignatian way. As a athlete he has varied experiences at both the collegiate and high school level. He participated in both cross country and track & field at Loyola. At SLUH, he ran track for all four year, played football for three years and cross country for his senior year.

Stephen Kuehner- JV Coach After completing his year of service with the Alum Service Corps, Coach Kuehner is returning for his second year with the cross country team. He graduated from SLUH (`08) where he ran cross country for three years, and received a BA in Spanish and a BS in Psychology from Truman State University. He will teach 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.

Scott Reagan - Sophomore Coach Coach Reagan, a former cross country runner in high school, sticks to his roots as a coach for both sports. 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 his MA degree from Baker and his currently working on his doctorate. He works as a History teacher. He is married to Claire and they are happy dog owners. The highlight of his athletic career was medaling at the Ray Pec cross country meet his senior year; it was special for him to see from where he had started his freshman year.

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Freshman Coach

Having coached every level of the cross country team at some point since 1987, Coach Taracido, better known as Doctor, is the freshman coach this season. Doctor was born in Guines, Cuba and went to high school at Central in Springfield, Mo. After a BA at the University of California (Pa.), he received both his Master’s and Doctorate from Missouri. He is the foreign language department chair, and teaches Spanish classes. Along with having a granddaughter, Maia, poetry, history and archaeology are a big part of his life.

“We treat our second seven like a varsity and that has helped prepare them for the demands of racing at the varsity level when it is their turn.”

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Varsity Team Statistics

Individual Season Stats District Championships

Lake Jacomo Course

Sectional Championships Raymore-Peculiar

Name *William Thompson *Van Schloegel *Daniel Pericich *Chaz Trujillo *Carson Bode *Kevin Doherty Charlie Smith

Name *William Thompson *Van Schloegel *Carson Bode *Chaz Trujillo Kevin Doherty Charlie Smith Daniel Pericich

5K Time 16:06.4 16:58.7 16:59.2 17:00.5 17:02.8 17:12.0 17:43.6

Place 6th 12th 13th 14th 15th 19th 33rd

Avg/Mile 5:11.7 5:28.6 5:28.8 5:29.2 5:29.9 5:32.9 5:43.1

Team Season Stats

2nd

out of 11 teams at Districts with 60 pts

7th

3rd

out of 8 teams at Sectionals out of 16 teams with 77 pts at State with 210 pts

Following the state meet, graduates Trujillo and Schloegel embrace after a tough race,

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5K Time 16:02.9 16:28.4 16:28.6 16:37.3 16:56.4 17:01.0 17:04.7

Place 7th 13th 14th 25th 35th 38th 42nd

Avg/Mile 5:10.6 5:18.8 5:18.9 5:21.7 5:27.9 5:29.4 5:30.5

State Championships

Oak Hills Course, Jefferson City Name *William Thompson Van Schloegel Chaz Trujillo Carson Bode Daniel Pericich Charlie Smith Kevin Doherty

5K Time 16:31.9 17:03.8 17:15.8 17:21.5 17:34.9 17:50.9 17:59.0

Place 21st 53rd 80th 94th 113th 132nd 138th

Avg/Mile 5:20.0 5:30.3 5:34.1 5:36.0 5:40.3 5:45.5 5:48.1

Top 20 5,000 meter times 2012 season Name William Thompson Van Schloegel Carson Bode Chaz Trujillo Daniel Pericich Kevin Doherty Charlie Smith Ryan Delong Jack McHugh Gray Ryan Sam Wilkerson Hunter Seabaugh Nicholas Mohajir Alex Seese James Donnelly John Berrigan Michael O’Connell Brian Schaff Kenner Bowers Timmy Brill

Time 16:02.9 16:28.4 16:28.6 16:37.3 16:51.7 16:56.4 17:01.0 17:26.5 17:27.6 17:34.3 17:38.7 17:40.9 17:44.8 17:45.8 17:49.4 17:52.0 17:53.4 17:55.7 17:57.0 18:03.1

Avg/Mi Course 5:10.6 Sectionals 5:18.8 Sectionals 5:18.9 Sectionals 5:21.7 Sectionals 5:26.4 KC Metro 5:27.9 Sectionals 5:29.4 Sectionals 5:37.6 Sectionals 5:37.9 Forest Prk 5:40.1 Swope 5:41.5 Sectionals 5:42.2 Forest Prk 5:43.5 Sectionals 5:43.8 Swope 5:45.0 Swope 5:45.8 Forest Prk 5:46.3 Kearney 5:47.0 Swope 5:47.4 Swope 5:49.4 Swope

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Over the years, Rockhurst has used smashmouth football as its weapon of choice, and this mentality in the line play is crucial. Last year was no different. This year will be no different. But what is different? The players. Practically the entire offensive and defensive lines will be new faces charged with winning those trench battles so that the skill positions can be successful.

“Oftentimes, the line takes a little bit longer to develop than some of the skill positions. Because of this, we will have to rely upon that skill to help us early in the season, until our line play can gain experience,” Mr. Tony Severino, head football coach, said.

Maybe we could even go so far as parallel the line play - its anonymity and next-man-in mental-

ity to the secrets of the Hawklets.

Coach Tony Severino has challenged 31 Rockhurst teams to learn from those in front of them on the depth chart so that when the time comes, they will be ready for battle.

Recently MaxPreps.com ranked Rockhurst as the #25 Football Dynasty in the nation since 2003 and the top football program in the state of the Missouri. According the players, it is a simple formula: work hard, listen to the coaches, find a way to make that play.

“The coaches do a great job of preparing us for each opponent.

They focus on fundamentals and then methodically go over things in practice,” senior Logan Prins, receiver and defensive back, said.

That patient instruction saved last year’s season. After a 1-2 start and a halftime deficit in the season’s fourth game to Kansas powerhouse Hutchinson, the staff and players had to remind them51

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Football Waving the spirit flag, graduate Billy Maloney works to pump up the crowd.

Jumping up for a pass, graduate Harrison Lanning works against the tough defense of Hutchinson.

Meeting at the 50 yd line for the coin flip against Blue Springs, the captains choose their fate.

Reaching up for a pass, graduate Tom Keller barely lets the ball slip away.

Breaking through the offensive line, graduate Jason Nix sacks Staley’s quarterback.

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selves of fighting back and overleading the way, after fighting coming the odds. injuries in the 2012 season. Arba“We knew we had our backs nas is a tough-minded player who to the wall. We had to keep playwill be counted upon to lead the ing as hard as we could, team against a very challeng“The all the way until the ing schedule. coaches end of the fourth He will be helped do a great job of quarter. That is

by Simsheuser, as preparing us for each what turned the the two will provide opponent.

They focus on corner for us,” experience regardfundamentals and then senior tight end less of who is the methodically go over and defensive quarterback. Last things in practice,” senior lineman, Jayke season, four quarLogan Prins, receiver Simsheuser, said. terbacks played critiand defensive The squad rattled cal minutes, and this back, said. off eight consecuseason it will be a battle tive wins until they fell to between senior Ahmad Tyler eventual state champions - Blue and junior TJ Green. These quarSprings. terbacks led a very balanced attack “We played as hard as we could - averaging more than 150 yards and they were a great opponent in passing and offense and scoring who came out on top this time,” 26.5 points per game.

Simsheuser said.

“It doesn’t matter who throws Five starters from both sides of us the ball, it is our job to be a the ball return with senior lineplaymaker once we get the ball,” backer and tight end Luke Arbanas Prins said.

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tony severino -

Head Varsity Coach

Head Coach’s Bio

Coach Severino is entering his 31st 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, with three sons - all Rockhurst High graduates. Coach Sev works as 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.

More teams are using a passing attack as its main weapon, which is why it is good that the Hawklets have experience to defend against the pass. Senior Mitch Koeppen made countless plays last season and will anchor the secondary.

Rockhurst will stay true to its roots - smashmouth football with several skilled running backs that averaged more than four yards per carry including junior Jimmy Dixon and Tyler.

“We don’t change our offensive much. We know who we are. We like being a smashmouth team,” Simsheuser said.

But all of this success and expectation is kept in check. The team takes the season one game at a time, and once again, it will face a brutal first five games.

“We play the best competition we can and will play anyone. Our first five games are as hard as anyone’s schedule,” Coach Sev-

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erino said.

The mentality of hard work and belief in the coaches, the players and an appreciation for the support of the fans continues to lift up the program no matter the competition.

“Having the students support us and dress up for the games really gets us excited,” Prins said.

So these Hawklets will need to listen to their coaches and handle having games on TV and teams giving them their best shot. Their skill positions will have to carry the development of the trenches as those new faces step in and win each of those battles.

They will have to replace some 75% of the scoring but that starts with listening to the coaches because if you don’t....

“You will hear about it when we review film on Saturday!” Prins said.

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Schedule

Varsity Football Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri.

8/23 8/30 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/29

Blue/White Scrimmage East St. Louis, IL Bentonville, AR Blue Springs Hutchinson Blue Springs South Liberty Rock Bridge Jefferson City Hickman First Round Playoffs Second Round Playoffs District Championship State Semi-Finals State Championship

Junior Varsity Fri. Mon. Mon. Mon. Mon. Mon. Mon.

8/23 9/16 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/28

Blue/White Blue Springs Blue Springs S Liberty Rock Bridge Jefferson City Hickman

H H A H A H H

6:45 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 6:00 PM

H H H H H A H A A A

5:45 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM

Sophomore Fri. Thu. Thu. Mon. Thu. Thu. Wed. Thu. Mon. Thu.

8/23 9/5 9/12 9/16 9/26 10/3 10/9 10/17 10/28 10/31

Blue/White Blue Springs S. LS North St. Pius X (JV) LS West Lee's Summit Staley Aquinas Raytown (JV) Liberty

Home Away Home Away Home Home Away Home Away Away TBD TBD TBD TBD St. Louis

Freshman Fri. Tue. Wed. Tue. Wed. Wed. Wed. Wed. Mon. Wed. Wed. Mon. Wed. Mon.

8/23 9/3 9/4 9/10 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/7 10/9 10/16 10/21 10/23 10/28

6:45 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM TBD

Blue/White Olathe East (C) Lee's Summit (A,B) Oak Grove (B) LS North (A,C) LS West (A,B) BS South (A,B) Staley (A,C) Blue Valley (C) Blue Springs (A,B) Liberty (A,C) Jefferson City (A) Ray-Pec (A,B) Hickman (B)

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

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

Pointing across the field, receivers coach Michael Day tells his players where to line up.

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Assistant Coaches’ Bios Eric Berg -

Varsity Defensive Coord.

Linebackers

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, counsel and teach. He and his wife (Deb) have two daughters (Rachel & Laura and two sons (Scott ‘09 and Kevin ‘12)

Jay burns - Varsity Defensive Line New to the staff and the school, Coach Jay Burns will teach Physical Education and coach at the varsity level after plenty of athletic experiences 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 fo 1999.

stephen charbonneau - Varsity Special Teams Re-joining the coaching staff after a tenure in 2000-02, Coach Charbonneau coordinates the special teams. Competing in football, wrestling and track at Bishop Ward High School, he then went on to be a three-year starter and captain of the football team 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 Joan and has two kids: Cecil (9) and Nila (7).

michael day - Varsity Receivers A former collegiate football and basketball player, Coach Day moves up to the varsity gridiron. 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 All-Conference honors. Coach Day was a cross country assistant for two years, and will coach his fourth season in track, overseeing the sprint events. A teacher in the math department, Coach Day was Rockhurst’s Scholar Athlete in the KC Star as a senior.

“We don’t change our offensive much.

We know who we are. We like being a smashmouth team.”

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Assistant Coaches’ Bios John Morris - Varsity Offensive Line Coach 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 Loyola-New Orleans. A member of the theology department, he teaches Catholic Faith in Practice I & II. He and his wife Kate have three children: Kevin (RHS ‘04), Clare and Dan (RHS ‘11).

mike Sullivan- Varsity Defensive Line Coach 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 coached track & field for eight years, including four years as head (2005-08), and teaches both Honors and AP Chemistry.

He married Beth in 2008 and has two stepdaughters: Sarah (20) and Mary Kate (18).

paul beirne - Sophomore Coach With an apparent love for the sophomores, Coach Beirne works with both the football and basketball teams at the sophomore level. 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 (19) and Matt (17). If he wasn’t a teacher or coach, he says he would be a host of a home improvement show on PBS or HGTV.

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Assistant Coaches’ Bios jeff crowe - Freshman A Coach A former Rockhurst football letterman himself (class of ‘86), Coach Crowe was re-united with the program in 1999, and is the current head coach of the sophomore team. A Mizzou graduate, Coach Crowe works in the Social Studies department where he teaches Economics. Happily married with six kids, including current Hawklet (Joey ‘14), his interests outside of parenting include golf, tennis, waterskiing, wine and food. The highlight of his own athletic career is his two interceptions against Center High School. His grandfather was the class president of Rockhurst’s third class.

chris doyle - Sophomore Coach Coach Doyle brings his experience to the Hawklets after a spending most of his life in sports. He played linebacker at 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.

jim degraw - Freshman Coach

Taking a break from his responsibilities as head of the baseball team, Coach DeGraw spends the fall as leaders of the “Bandits” (freshman B team). He attended Washington High as a multisport 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 responsibilities include and U.S. History. Coach DeGraw and is wife, Martha, have two children: Mitch (RHS ‘12) and Macey.

frank griff in - Freshman Coach Bringing a little of Brooklyn to the football and English programs, Coach Griffin begins his 29th year of coaching at Rockhurst. He works with the freshman A team and 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 ‘99 and James ‘02.

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Assistant Coaches Bios jaron jones- Freshman Coach

Coach Jones joins the staff after working on the coaching staffat Southwest Early College Campus. He played high school football at Southeast African Centered High School and was a three-year starter earning all-conference status. He has recently played for the semi-pro Sugar Creek Shockers as a fullback when they were the Alliance Bowl Champions. He works as a fitness specialist and wellness coach.

billy linscott - Freshman B Coach Some of you might even remember 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 will be the Assistant Dean and teach English. 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 career as well as a student assistant and getting moved up to an assistant coach before he graduated. This is his first year back at Rockhurst.

Matt Nickson - Freshman C Coach Competing in tennis and soccer at DeSmet Jesuit in high school, Coach Nickson has switched over to a gridiron guy, as he coaches the Freshman C team defense. He completed his undergrad at Rockhurst U. and postgrad at Baker. Coach Nickson teaches Theology and works in the pastoral office coordinating the freshman retreat. He is married to Joanna and they have three kids: Peter (5) and Thomas (3), Jude (2). Outside of the building and field, Coach Nickson enjoys listening to music, running and playing tennis. If he wasn’t a teacher or a coach, he would be a radio talk show host.

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n 1970, Rockhurst and DeLaSalle played their 50th and final football game. A select commitL tee from each school named an All Time Football AL TEAM 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..

TIME

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

Kerry Reardon 1967 1967 Virgil Staponski Pete Santoro 1968 Mike Meyers 1969 1969 Vince Nowak Jerry Reardon 1969 1970 Phil Poppa Mike Fagan 1971 Chris Cummings 1972 Brian Meyers 1972 Sean Mulcahy 1972 Kevin Hart 1974 Chris Garlich 1975 Mark Goodspeed 1975 Brad Budde 1976 Jeff Crippen 1976 Bill Lillis 1976 Cecil Stockdale 1976 Mike Lombardo 1977 Bill Whitaker 1977 John Hiatt 1979 Tim Johnson 1980 David Cone 1981 Wayne Evans 1982 Tony Fritz 1982 Jim Houston 1982 Paul Migliazzo 1982 Brad Tyrer 1982 Kevin Wyatt 1982 Tom Freeman 1983 Jim Davis 1983 Mike Long 1984 Mark VanKeirsbilck 1985 Dan Baker 1987 Merle Gardner 1987 Chris Russell 1987 Tim Ryan 1987 1988 Jim Dorlac Kenyon Rasheed 1988 Pat Ryan 1988 Shawn Schmelzle 1988 Jason Tyrer 1988

Robert Gamble Chris Holmes Vince Hodes Mike McGlinn Chris Powell Travis Huenfeld Tony Blevins Kevin Kopp Kerry Scanlon Jim Tuso Matt Krull Shalom Tolefree Wes Kuechler Dan Adams Ryan Cummings Jeff Severino Sean Doyle T.J. Mandl Brandon Severino Brandon Shelby Mike Frey Nick Boyd Jason Dunsworth Scott Edmonds

1989 1989 1990 1990 1990 1991 1992 1992 1994 1994 1994 1994 1995 1996 1996 1996 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001

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

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

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Assistant Coaches Bios Tim Reidy - Freshman B Coach 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 in Tulsa. Coach Reidy’s experience in lacrosse is extensive, playing at Mount St. Mary’s University and helping them reach their first NCAA tournament appearance. While at Rockhurst, Coach Reidy was a standout defender, becoming the first All-American from Kansas City ever, not to mention several local and state honors. 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.

Nick Vaughn - Freshman C Coach

A teacher and coach at Rockhurst for nine years, Coach Vaughan 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 Vaughan is married to Lisa and they have a daughter, Amelia (4). He enjoys watching sports, playing softball, golf, volleyball and Texas Hold `Em with friends. Coach Vaughan cannot pick one favorite coaching memory because each year new memories and bonds form with players.

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Instituted in 1998 after the untimely death of graduate and long-time supporter, the Mike Lillis award is voted on by players to recognize the most outstanding lineman. (Years indicate graduation years.)

1998 Tim Hanrahan 1999 Pat Kane 2000 Mike Frey 2001 Nick Boyd 2002 Eric Vossman 2003 Dan Boyd 2004 Bryan Murphy 2005 Mike Walzcuk 2006 Sean Kitts 2007 Blaine Balderston 2008 Doug McFarland 2009 Clarke O’Dowd 2010 Jalen Montgomery 2011 Kyle Murphy 2012 Joseph Gibson

2000 Mike Griffin 2001 Mike Day 2002 Rich Whitney 2003 Mark Munninghoff 2004 Jeff Koons 2005 Josh Karlin 2006 Sean Kitts 2007 Joe Camarata 2008 Alex Schoeck 2009 Chris Castelluccio 2010 Kyle Smith 2011 Alex Bales 2012 Tom Keller

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.

Anselmo Special Teams Award

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

Scholar Athlete Award

Mike Lillis Award

2011 Luke Arbanas 2012 Austin Ritter

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 boy 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, 58 young men, including Joe Bukaty, have been selected for this special honor. (Years indicate graduation year) 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

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

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

Phillip Poppa Mike Fagan Fred Nachbar Paul Kies 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

1987 Chris Russell 1988 Pat Ryan 1989 Chris Holmes 1990 Tim Mauck 1991 Chris Sexton 1992 MikeSonnenberg 1993 Tony Blevins 1994 Greg Bauer 1995 Brad Batz 1996 Michael Reardon 1997 Justin Dro 1998 Ben Capoccia 1999 T.J. Mandl 2000 Mike Frey 2001 Ryan Anderson 2002 Kevin Kane 2003 Marcus Perry

2004 Jeff Koons 2005 Terry McMahon 2006 David Belfonte 2007 Steve Jones 2008 Ivan Charbonneau 2009 Nathan Scheelhaase 2010 Sal Belfonte 2011 Mark Boushka 2012 Henry Mascaux

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Varsity Team Statistics Individual Season Stats Rushing (Top rushers)

Defenders (Top tacklers)

Name Atts Yds Avg TD 85 441 5.2 3 Connor Kuhlmann Ahmad Tyler 89 433 4.9 5 75 335 4.5 3 Jack Benninghoff Giamo Jackson-Carter 35 169 4.8 1 Jimmy Dixon 22 108 4.9 1 31 153 4.9 Javon Goodman Jack Mercer 23 132 5.7 6 51 8.5 Zach Nelson

Name Tack Unast Scks Int 100 77 4 Austin Ritter Tony Lashley 90 68 2 1 Jason Nix 83 62 5 Henry Mascaux 83 51 1 Jordan Willis 64 44 9 Luke Arbanas 61 44 1 Harrison Lanning 57 45 2 4 Alex Lackey 38 26 Connor Kuhlmann 35 23 2 Ezra Boyd 34 24 Name Atts Comp Yds TD Int Mitch Koeppen 33 26 3 Ahmad Tyler 73 44 689 9 1 E.J. Gelvin 32 21 80 41 700 8 3 Trey Vickers Jayke Simheuser 21 16 1 Ian Brown 32 17 199 2 1 Brooks Elder 17 16 T.J. Green 22 9 221 2 1 Breyon Dennis 16 10 Sam Tanner 15 11 Alex Mitra 12 7 6 3 3 Name Rec Yds Avg TD Cooper Ingram Tom Keller 46 781 16.9 8 Luke Arbanas 2 41 20.5 2 Name TDS FGS XPT TOT Jayke Simheuser 19 204 10.7 2 Luke Arbanas 2 12 Connor Kuhlmann 9 153 17 3 Connor Kuhlmann 7 42 Harrison Lanning 6 114 19 2 Griffin Bins 11 35 68 Cameron Winston 11 225 20.5 Ahmad Tyler 5 30 Zach Nelson 5 144 28.8 2 Tom Keller 8 2 50 Jack Benninghoff 2 19 9.2 Harrison Lanning 2 12 Giamo Jackson-Carter 6 103 17.2 3 Jayke Simheuser 2 2 14 Zach Nelson 2 12 3 18 Name No Yds Avg TD Jack Benninghoff Giamo Jackson-Carter 4 24 Victor Brancato 4 69 17.3 Matt Schell 3 66 22 Sam Tanner 4 92 23 Connor Kuhlmann 5 211 42.2 1

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Receiving

Scoring

Kick-off returns

Team Season Stats

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Punt returns

RHS

Name No Yds Avg TD Connor Kuhlmann 2 15 7.5 Sam Tanner 1 13 13 Harrison Lanning 9 83 9.2

Rushing Total Passing Total

Punting

Total Points

Name Atts Yds Avg Austin Ritter 44 1564 35.5 Jack Mercer 1 46 46

Average Points

Opponent

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Linemen

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Linebackers

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Front row, from left; Nick Romano, Joe Giwa, Ezra Boyd, John Lusker, Charlie Heck, Andrew Krieger; second row, Breyon Dennis, Javon Goodman, Harrison Cowherd, Alec Heying, Jack Mercer, Luke Ritter, Luke Arbanas.

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Defensive Backs

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Front row, from left; Ahmad Tyler, Jake Costanzo, Nathan Mojica, Anthony Anello, Sam Tanner, Austin Aguirre, Mitch Koeppen; second row, Logan Prins, Kiah Kintchen, Dominic Spalitto, Floyd Pitts, Alex Fanning, Matt Beirne, Carson Jones.

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Special Teams

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Front row, from left; Jake Fetters, AJ Taylor, Kiah Kintchen, Dominc Spalitto, Jimmy Dixon, Andrew Krieger; second row, Alec Heying, Jack Mercer, Luke Ritter, Matt Schell, Matt Beirne, Jackson Terry.

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Receivers

Front row, from left; Nick Romano, Lance Boehm, Ahmad Tyler, Grant Durham, Jake Costanzo, Nathan Mojica, Anthony Anello, Sam Tanner; second row, Austin Aguirre, Mitch Koeppen, Logan Prins, Dominic Spalitto, Harrison Cowherd, Cooper Ingram, Luke Arbanas; third row, Nathan Gardner, Matt Beirne, Jayke Simsheuser, Carson Jones.

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Managers

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From left, Leo Jackson, Brian Connors, Jack Allison, Luke Bryde.

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Sophomore Team

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Front row, from left; Caleb Lauvetz, Nicholas Cesena, Austin Wike, Nick Nachbar, Nick Eisenmenger, Brennain Park, Ivor Vinsant, Calaway Scholes, Corey Spencer; second row, Brendan Teahan, Reid Kelly, Ben Pautler, Weston Verhulst, Michael Kelley, Andrew Ganser, Patrick Bessenbacher, Blaise Gassman, Joe-Joe Mackey, Lukas Koppen; third row, Joshua Mitchell, William Honnold, Dillon Cavanaugh, Oscar Scott, Charles Williams, Darrius Montgomery, Marc Brune, Vincent Spalitto, Jacob Giwa; fourth row, Martin Radosevic, Cameron Butler, Jacob Wilson, Michael Watts, Joey D’Alesio, Luke Bumgarner, Roman Sherman, Billy Harmes, Kahli McQuitty, Henry Mason; fifth row, Coach Chris Doyle, Patrick Crumb, Sean Vickery, Jeremy Stinger, Jake Enenbach, Jack Castrop, Kayd Crowley, Coach Jeff Crowe.

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Freshman Team

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Series Records De LaSalle KCKS Catholic/Ward Southwest Blue Springs Lee’s Summit Paseo St. Agnes/Miege Jefferson City Columbia Hickman Liberty Pem Day North Kansas City Lee’s Summit North Hogan Southeast Raytown South Raytown Oak Park Northeast Blue Springs South Glennon St. Benedict/Maur Hill Joplin Redemptorist Grandview St. Thomas Aquinas, KS Lillis Westport O’Hara SM West, KS Immaculata SM East, KS St. Jos Cath/Christ. Bro. KC Central SM Northwest, KS Kapaun/Mt. Carmel, KS Ruskin Truman Van Horn Columbia Rock Bridge St. Louis Sumner Hazelwood Central Springfield Kickapoo Garden City, KS St. Pius X SM North, KS William Chrisman Park Hill St. Peter/Helias Topeka Cath./Hayden Wyandotte St. Mary’s, KS KC East Argentine Ft. Smith Northside, AR St. Joseph Central Winnetonka Hutchinson, Ks. Carrollton Central AC

1918-1970 32-13-5 1916-1978 26-18-3 1925-1995 26-3-5 1981-2012 25-21-0* 1919-2012 24-1-0* 1926-1963 23-11-2 1957-1984 21-6-1 1976-2012 22-14-0* 1971-2012 19-9-0* 1917-2012 18-6-0* 1916-1959 16-1-1 1941-2001 16-6-0 1996-2011 14-0-0 1943-1963 13-0-0 1938-2001 13-2-0 1966-1993 13-6-0 1955-1999 13-7-1 1973-2005 12-1-0 1930-1952 12-3-0 1995-2012 13-4-0* 1943-1954 11-1-0 1927-1960 11-2-1 2002-2011 10-0-0 1943-1954 10-1-0 1979-1993 9-0-0 1991-1999 9-0-0 1943-1954 9-0-3 1929-1972 9-1-0 1971-1981 9-1-1 1974-1990 9-6-0 1933-1941 8-1-0 1963-1982 8-3-0 1916-1949 8-5-3 1924-1997 8-7-1 1981-1988 7-0-0 1957-1986 7-2-0 1964-1978 7-3-0 1966-1995 6-0-0 1969-1990 6-0-0 1981-2012 7-1-0* 1973-2001 6-2-0 1981-2010 5-0-0 1989-2000 5-0-0 1996-2001 5-1-0 1962-1974 5-1-0 1946-1980 5-2-0 1921-1993 5-6-0 1982-1989 4-0-0 1942-1948 4-0-0 1923-1960 4-0-0 1973-1986 4-0-0 1922-1930 4-1-0 1930-1982 4-1-1 1916-1941 4-4-0 1987-1997 4-6-1 1983-1989 3-0-0 1981-1989 3-0-0 2008-2012 4-1-0* 1919-1926 3-4-0 1917-1918 2-0-0

Dallas Jesuit, TX Fayetteville, AR Gulf Shores Acad., TX Hickman Mills 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

2002-2003 2-0-0 1989-1990 2-0-0 2002-2003 2-0-0 1987-1989 2-0-0 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 2010-2012 3-0-0 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 1987-2012 2-0-0* 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 2012-2012 0-1-0*

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Football Year Coach

Coaching Records Years at RHS

W

L

T

Winning %

1916 Charlie Alan 1 5 2 0 1917 Louis Gainey 1 2 3 2 1918 Doc Nigro 1 1 1 1 1919-25 Pat Mason 7 27 17 6 1926-35 Ed Halpin 10 52 21 6 1936-40 Martin O’Keefe 5 27 10 3 1941-45 Godfrey Kobets 5 34 6 1 1946-48 Ralph Cormany 3 20 6 1 1949-50 Gerry Connelly 2 12 4 1 1951 Dick Deitchman 1 5 4 0 1952-75 Al Davis* 24 154 66 13 1976-82 Jerry Culver* 7 63 16 0 1983- Tony Severino* 30 288 65 1

71.4% 28.6% 33.3% 54.0% 65.8% 67.5% 82.9% 74.1% 70.6% 55.6% 66.1% 79.7% 81.6%

Totals 97 690-221-35 72.9% *Denotes member of the Missouri Coaches Hall of Fame

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Season-By-Season Charley Allen - 1 yr.

1916

5-2-0

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

Pem-Day

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

Louis Gainey - 1 yr.

1917

2-3-2

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

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

Dr. D.M. Nigro - 1 yr.

1918

1-1-1

K.C.KS. Catholic Pem-Day DeLaSalle

0 - 26 43-14 6-6

Pat Mason - 7 yrs.

27-17-6 1919

3-3-1

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

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

1920

4-2-1

Higginsiville Argentine DeSoto Lee’s Summit

Carrollton Liberty DeLaSalle

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

1921

3-2-1

Lee’s Summit Carrollton Pem-Day Chrisman Argentine DeLaSalle

33 - 0 13 - 0 76 - 0 6-7 0 - 13 7-7

1922

3-3-2

Pem-Day McLouth Olathe Rosedale Higginsville

Harrisonville

St. Mary’s Norborne

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

1923

7-0-1

Rosedale Pem-Day Topeka Catholic Odessa Warrensburg

Lee’s Summit Carrollton St. Mary’s

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

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

Ed Halpin - 10 yrs.

52-21-6 1926

5-2-0

Smithville Olathe Southwest Paseo Carrollton DeLaSalle Christian Bros.

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

1930

7-1-0

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

Northeast

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

1931

5-2-1

Northeast KC East Christian Bros.

Ward Southwest Paseo DeLaSalle Liberty

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

1932

2-5-1

Paseo KC East Liberty Christian Bros.

Richmond Ward Northeast DeLaSalle

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

1933 Paseo Central

Immaculata Christian Bros.

Ward Northeast Liberty KC East DeLaSalle

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

1927

7-1-0

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

1934

2-4-1

Paseo Immaculata

Christian Bros.

Northeast Liberty Ward Central

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

1928

4-2-0

Southwest Paseo St. Benedict’s

K.C.KS Catholic St. Mary’s DeLaSalle

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

1935

1929

6-2-1

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

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

Paseo Southwest Ward Northeast Liberty DeLaSalle Central Immaculata

Christian Bros.

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

Martin O’Keefe - 5 yrs. 2710-3 1936

4-2-1

Immaculata

Northeast

20 - 6 25 - 0

DeLaSalle Ward Central Christian Bros.

Liberty

1937

21 - 6 0-7 7-7 7 - 14 24 - 7

5-3-0-A

Chrisman Immaculata

Liberty DeLaSalle Northeast Christian Bros.

Ward Central

1938

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

5-2-1-A

Paseo Southeast Immaculata

Northeast Central Christian Bros.

Ward DeLaSalle

1939

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

8-0-1-A

Paseo

Osawatamie Central

Immaculata DeLaSalle Maur Hill Northeast Christian Bros.

Ward

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

1940

5-3-0

Paseo Central Immaculata

Southwest Northeast Southeast DeLaSalle Ward

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

7-2-0-A 31 - 7 25 - 0 20 - 6 24 - 6 25 - 7 42 - 7 0-7 0 - 13 13 - 0

1942

7-0-0

Paseo DeLaSalle St. Peter Maur Hill NKC Central

37 - 12 26 - 12 25 - 13 26 - 6 12 - 7 33 - 6

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Season-By-Season Ward

12 - 0

1943

6-2-1

Paseo Hogan Glennon Redemptorist St. Peter NKC Lillis Chrisman DeLaSalle

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

1944

6-2-0-B

Paseo Glennon Redemptorist Hogan NKC DeLaSalle Lillis Chrisman

1945

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

8-0-0-B

Paseo Glennon Redemptorist Hogan NKC DeLaSalle Lillis Ward

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

Gerry Connelly -2 yrs.

12-4-1

9-0-0-B

Paseo Haskell Glennon Redemptorist Hogan St. Peter Maur Hill Lillis DeLaSalle

25 - 6 34 - 12 25 - 6 52 - 7 26 - 13 26 - 12 13 - 12 13 - 6 20 - 0

1948

4-4-1

Christian Bros.

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

7 - 28 7 - 12 2 - 13 13 - 8 31 - 12 13 - 19 0-0 39 - 6 18 - 0

40 - 0 41 - 6

1955

6-2-1

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

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

1950

5-3-0

1956

5-4-0

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

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

1949

7-1-1-B

Paseo Christian Bros.

Glennon Pem-Day Redemptorist Maur Hill Hogan Lillis DeLaSalle

Dick Deitchman - 1 yr.

1957

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

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

Pem-Day Southeast

1952

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

1953

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

5-3-1-B

Paseo 12 - 13 Redemptorist 15 - 14 Hogan 26 - 6 DeLaSalle 26 - 6 Ward 3 - 21 Lillis 20 -20 Glennon 45 - 0 Pem-Day 32 - 0 (C) Southeast 13 - 48

1954 Paseo Hogan DeLaSalle Lillis Ward Glennon Redemptorist

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

3-4-1

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

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

1958

7-3-0

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

1959

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

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

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

1963

8-1-0

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

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

1964

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

1967

5-4-0

Southwest Chrisman

13 - 0 34 - 0

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Season-By-Season Kapaun Ward Miege Raytown South Ruskin NKC DeLaSalle

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

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

1970

7-2-1

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

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

1971

11-0-0

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

14 - 13 21 - 0 21 - 0 33 - 0 20 - 6 31 - 13 50 - 7 41 - 21 44 - 8 21 - 0 20 - 14

1972

6-3-1

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

7 - 21 16 - 12 20 - 14 13 - 9 26 - 13 14 - 16 17 - 14 14 - 12 7- 7 7 - 33

*4-A State Playoffs

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1973

10-2-0

Southwest Ward Van Horn O’Hara Miege Junction City

St. Pius X Wyandotte

Col. Hickman Raytown South * Oak Park ** St. Louis Sumner

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

1974

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

8-3-0

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

Southeast SM East O’Hara * Jefferson City

13 - 0 20 - 7 0-7 35 - 7 28 - 6 30 - 3 7-0 32 - 7 12 - 7 7 - 10 3 - 12

1977

5-5-0

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

Southeast SM East O’Hara

0 - 13 0 - 28 18 - 20 9 - 12 40 - 6 19 - 15 7 - 12 15 - 0 22 - 15 21 - 0

1978

8-2-0

Raytown South SM North

7 -14 16 - 19

**4-A State Title Game ***5-A State Title Game

SM West Ward Southwest Miege Col. Hickman

Southeast SM East O’Hara

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

1983

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

1979

8-1-0

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

8-2-0

Raytown SM North SM West SM East Southwest Miege Grandview Southeast

Col. Hickman O’Hara State District Raytown Raytown South

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

Sprindale, Ark

Oak Park SM Northwest Lincoln East

SM West Miege Blue Springs

Col. Hickman

Lee’s Summit State District Blue Springs

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

24 - 7 0 - 14

1981

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

Col. Hickman

Dowling Park Hill Lee’s Summit Grandview Jefferson City St. Louis Sumner

13-1-0 21 - 0 21 - 13 10 - 7 34 - 14 69 - 14 48 - 12 24 - 7 34 - 7 24 - 21 47 - 22 21 - 0 28 - 3 36 - 0 22 - 32

Tony Severino - 30yrs.

288-65-1

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

17 - 18

1985

6-4-0

Oak Park

Lee’s Summit Wyandotte

Blue Springs Center SM West Southeast Col. Hickman

Poplar Bluff Jefferson City

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

1986

11-1-0

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

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

1987

12-1-0

Ft. Smith Northside Lee’s Summit

SM Northwest Blue Springs

Springdale, Ark. SM West SM South

25 - 20 17 - 0 24 - 7 41 - 7 15 - 22 14 - 0 24 - 0

35 - 6 33 - 0 20 - 7 13- 10

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Season-By-Season Col. Hickman

Lincoln E.St. Louis State District Lee’s Summit State Quarterfinals Hickman Mills State Semifinals

Jefferson City State Finals Hazelwood Central

1988

Ft. Smith Northside Lee’s Summit SM Northwest Springdale, AR SM West SM South No. Kansas City Winnetonka

St. Joseph Central State Sectional Ruskin State Quarterfinals Park Hill State Semifinals Jefferson City

1989

35 - 3 59 - 0

Grandview State Sectional

Blue Springs

28 - 7

1992

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

21 - 28

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

10-1-1 29 - 29 34 - 12 35 - 0 41 - 21 41 - 6 34 - 13 28 - 0 29 - 3 52 - 6 19 - 0 47 - 15 0 - 36

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

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

1990

7-3-0

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

Van Horn Raytown South Raytown Grandview State Sectional Blue Springs

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

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

0-3

1993

9-3-0

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 21 - 6 49 - 22 6-7

1994

6-3-0

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

Blue Springs

Lee’s Summit

Truman

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

1995

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

8 - 11

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

1991

6-5-0

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

Waterloo, IA., West Lincoln, NE, SE Jefferson City Raytown South Raytown

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

1996

8-4-0

Ft. Smith Northside St. Thomas Aquinas Blue Springs

Liberty St. Louis Sumner Garden City, KS Jefferson City KC Central

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

7 - 10

Lee’s Summit No. Raytown State Sectional Blue Springs

State Quarterfinals Oak Park

42 -12 48 - 0 42 - 7 7 - 17

1997

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 45 - 6 Jefferson City Lee’s Summit No. North Kansas City Raytown State Sectional Blue Springs So. State Quarterfinals Columbia Hickman State Semifinals Jefferson City

37 - 3 31 -13 42 - 0 21 - 0 29 - 0

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

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

6 -20

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

State Sectional Liberty State Quarterfinals Blue Springs

State Semifinals Springfield Kickapoo State Finals Pattonville

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

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

9-2 19 - 14 7 - 21 45 - 0 71 - 0 40 - 3 24 - 0 43 - 3 42 - 0 64 - 14 34 - 14 16 - 31

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

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

34 - 0 7 - 15

2004

9-2

Blue Springs Columbia-Hickman 14-0 Blue Springs South 27 - 6 Oak Park 21 - 14 Jefferson City 36 - 30 Liberty

44 - 0 Lee’s Summit 49 - 0 Lee’s Summit North 24 - 8 Joplin

24- 14 State Sectionals 35 - 0 Blue Springs 42 - 6 State Quarterfinals 35 -14 Col. Hickman

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

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Season-By-Season 2005

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

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

19 - 12

2008

Blue Springs

Col. Hickman Blue Springs South Abilene, TX

Oak Park Jefferson City Liberty

Lee’s Summit Lee’s Summit North Joplin

State Quarterfinals

Liberty State Semifinals DeSmet

10-2

39 - 59

2006

6-3

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

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

2007 Edmond Santa Fe Blue Springs Liberty

13-0 21-7 21-14 47-21

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.

2009

55-21 37-0 56-13 21-13 35-0 35-0 27-21 42-17 67-7

10-2 42-14 28-21 21-28 31-21 35-27 41-0 38-7 35-0 56-14 68-7 48-0 9-14

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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

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2010

14-0

Blue Springs 7-6 Hutchinson, Kans.

29-28 Blue Springs South 24-17 Liberty 41-0 40-21 Col. Rock Bridge 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

Blue Springs 35-20 35-20 Hutchinson, Kans.

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

2012

9-3

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

35-31 Blue Springs South 28-0 Liberty 30-0 38-21 Col. Rock Bridge 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

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Dribbling the ball upfield, graduate Jim Brazeal works to create a chance at scoring a goal.

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Soccer

Timely

plays lead to success

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n soccer, like many other sports, it’s the little details that impact a game. Maybe unlike most other sports, that little detail can not only change the momentum, but it can determine a game’s outcome or even a whole season.

The Hawklets work hard to be disciplined in their play so when that moment comes they can reach down into their practice routines.

Mr. Chris Lawson, head soccer coach, recalls two such instances that reflected last year’s fourth place state finish.

“Garrett Loehr, our senior goalkeeper, made a critical finger tip save that pushed a would-be goal off the goalpost in the sectional match at Lee’s Summit North to help secure a 1-0 victory and help us advance to the quarters,” Coach Lawson said.

The 2012 season was defined by a team that was determined and resilient. They played a very challenging schedule and finished the season with a 19-9-1 record.

Part of the coaching staff philosophy is to play the best competition so when a critical moment presents

itself, Rockhurst is ready to respond.

Coach Lawson saw captain and graduate Brendan Marquart step up in the same light as Loehr earlier in the season.

“During the Gateway Classic in St. Louis in October, Brendan Marquart won a pass played to his man and through pure effort and a commitment to great defense, the pass he stole let him continue into the attacking third where his pass to senior Ethan Kemp created our first goal in a big win against Cherry Creek, Colorado.”

These actions helped prepare the Hawklets. Lee’s Summit West ended a 27-year streak of district championships by Rockhurst in 2011. Earlier in the regular season, the two teams tied at 0-0. So it was clear that the district championship game against LSW had significance.

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Soccer Stopping a goal kick, graduate Robbie Thompson heads the ball away from his opponent.

Looking to pass, senior Sam Joseph kicks the ball upfield against Blue Valley Northwest.

Seeing an open shot, graduate Ethan Kemp leans back to shoot against Ray-Pec. Working to control a loose ball, senior Sam Joseph heads the ball up in the air vs. SM West.

Working to stop a goal kick, senior Kyle McLagan challenges a SM West player for possession.

midfield and forwards respectively.

Summit West’s field and losing the Brazeal led the team with 30 points play of captain and graduate Robbie including a team high 13 goals.

Thompson.

“The 2012 team truly achieved “Being able to avenge West was a great deal because they awesome. They were the focused on the process number one seed in “The and not the results and our district, and go2012 team truwere a play or two ing into the game ly achieved a great from playing for the we definitely deal because they fostate title,” Coach had a chip on cused on the process and Lawson said. our shoulders,” not the results and were The 2013 season Thompson said. a play or two from playwill be another test “It obviously didn’t ing for the state title,” that Coach Lawson completely make Coach Lawson said. and his program emup for our loss last year but it was great brace. being able to take the proNine players with varsity experience return, including more gram back to state.” offensive firepower. Senior Robert Luckily, junior Samuel Joseph Kelly and juniors Robert DeWitt and was able to step into the shoes of Xavier Mendez will carry that load.

Thompson until he recovered from “On offense we encourage crehis quad injury. The leadership of Marquart, Thompson and senior Jim ative play in the attacking third and Brazeal was critical in peaking at the promote getting the ball wide on right time for the playoffs. Each capthe flank to stretch opposing teams defenses to create more offense tained his area of the field: defense,

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chris lawson -

Head Varsity Coach

Head Coach’s Bio

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 20th year heading Rockhurst soccer and 19th as a Social Studies teacher, he has two sons - Mel (class of ‘09) and Owen, age 11. 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.

with our wing attackers and central mids,” Coach Lawson shared.

According to Coach, Kelly and DeWitt are classic Hawklets - they go about developing over the years in very unassuming with great “work rates.”

It is probably in the defense where the tradition thrives. In 2012 they only allowed 20 goals in 27 games played. The focus remains on high pressure on the ball and creating turnovers so that Rockhurst can possess the ball. This ball possession is where they have made their mark.

“Our possession style of play is a hallmark that we believe gives our team the best chance to govern the game and outcome by controlling the ball with a disciplined training approach,” Coach Lawson said.

But the defense will need to be rebuilt some. Seniors Michael Smith and Joseph will stabilize while new goalies look for experience. Smith

will also be able to develop the attack from the back and work with junior Andy Velez who plays central midfield.

“For this team to be successful, they will have to work for each other when off the ball. They will need to keep moving and pull defenders out of space to open a pass for a teammate. That will be key to our success this season,” Coach Lawson said.

There will be plenty of tests as the Hawklets once again play the toughest schedule they can find.

They will face rivals LS West again and also host the Jesuit Classic where top programs, Marquette (Milwaukee, WI), Regis (Aurora, CO) and Gonzaga (Washington DC) will come to Kansas City and play on local TV. Its a guarantee that the coaching staff will help keep the boys focused on selfless soccer at key moments.

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Schedule

Varsity Soccer Fri. 8/30 Pembroke Hill Home Sat. 8/31 Rock Bridge

Home Tue. 9/3 SM West

Home

Thur.

9/5 Hickman Home T/Th/S 9/10-14 BSS Tourn

Away (BS & BSS) M/W/W 9/18-25 Top Dawg BVNW Tourn. Away (BVDAC) Mon. 9/TBD SM Northwest Home

Fr-Sat 9/27-28 Jesuit Classic Home

Th/F/S 10/3-5 STL Gateway Classic Away (St. Louis) Mon. 10/7

Liberty

Away

Thur.

10/9

St. James Academy Home

Mon. 10/14 Park Hill South Away

Fri-S 10/18-19 Jeff City Classic Away Wed. 10/23 Park Hill

Home

Thur.

10/24 Ray Pec

Away

Tue. 10/29 LS North

Away

Wed. 10/30 Jeff City

Home Mo-Th 11/4-8 Disctricts Belton Tue. 11/12 Sectionals TBA Sat. 11/16 Quarterfinals TBA Fr-Sat 11/22-23 Final Four BSS

6:00pm 11:00am 7:00pm 7:30pm TBA TBA 7:00pm 1/3/10/12 TBA 6:30pm 7:00pm 6:30pm TBA 7:00pm 6:30pm 6:30pm TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Junior Varsity Sat. 8/31 Tue. 9/3 Thur.

9/5

W-Sat 911-14 Tu/Th 9/17,19 Mon. 9/30

Mon. 10/7

Thur.

10/10 Mon. 10/14 Mon. 10/21 Wed. 10/23 Thur.

10/24 Tue. 10/29 Wed. 10/30

Rock Bridge

SM West

Hickman

SM South Tourn.

RHS JV Tourn.

SM Northwest Liberty

St. James Academy Park Hill South Aquinas Park Hill

Ray Pec

LS North

Jeff City

Home Home Home

Away

Home

Home Away

Home

Away

Away Home Away

Away

Home

1:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm TBA 4/5:30pm 5:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 6:30pm 5:30pm 5:00pm 5:00pm TBA

Celebrating a solid 4th place finish, the team poses for a team shot.

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Sophomore Tue. 9/3 Tu-Sat 9/10-14 Wed. 9/18 Fr-Sat 9/20-21 Tues.

9/24 9/30 Mon. Thur.

10/10 10/15 Tues.

Fri-Sat 10/18-19 Tues.

10/22

Thur.

Mon. Wed. Thur.

Thur.

Sat. Mon. Wed. Thur.

Tues.

9/5 9/9 9/11 9/12 9/19 9/21 9/23 10/9 10/10 10/15

SM West Raytown Tourn Staley BVNW Little Dawg T Lee’s Summit SM Northwest St. James Academy Aquinas Aquinas Tourn St. Pius X

Freshman

Ray Pec LS North LS West SM North LS North RHS Frosh Tourn.

Liberty North Blue Springs South LS West Liberty North

Home Away Home Away Away Home Home Home Away Away

Away Away Away Away Away Home Home Away Home Away

4:00pm TBA 4:00pm TBA 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00 pm TBA 5:00 pm

4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 8/9:30/1:00 5:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm

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Assistant Coaches’ Bios Phil Baker - Freshman Coach The lone coach of the freshman team, Coach Baker will be enjoying the responsibility for his 17 th season. Always willing to talk about his childhood in New York, he attended St. Anthony’s High in Smithtown, where he was a soccer All-American and All-League track runner. He enrolled at the US Military Academy at West Point and joined the soccer team. He now teaches in the Math department. If he was not teaching or coaching, he would be encouraging his wife to support him financially 100%, as he played golf.

More seriously, he would love to be a world-famous architect.

Dirk lawson - Sophomore Coach

The name Coach Lawson might sound familiar as head coach’s younger brother but this is Coach Dirk Lawson’s first year as a Rockhurst sophomore coach. He previously coached youth soccer for 20 years and holds a USSF D License and an NSCAA Youth Coaching Certificate. Coach Lawson was a four-year letterman and 2-time all-state selection at Sacred Heart High School in Sedalia, Mo. He played collegiately a Park Univ. and then went on to get his law degree at Boston University. Working as a financial advisor, he is married to Aimee and they have three children; Gray, Grace and Carver

Jeremy McElduff - JV Coach ‘Tecnico’ as his students call him in his Spanish classes, Coach McElduff is the junior varsity coach with 14 years of experience, 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 2 year old daughter, Audrey Kay.

Dan salzman - Goalkeepers Coach Returning to the staff for his third year Coach Dan Salzman graduated from Rockhurst High School in 2005. While at Rockhurst, Coach Salzman played soccer for four years and ran track for two years. He went to Missouri 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.

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Assistant Coaches Bios brad tharpe - Sophomore Coach A member of last year’s ASC cohort, Coach Tharpe attended St. Louis U. High, playing soccer, raquetball, and lacrosse there.

Coach Tharpe then went on to attend Marquette Univ., earning a degree in Writing Intensive English and Political Science.

This year, Coach Tharpe will be teaching English II and coaching sophomore soccer and the freshman lacrosse team. A self acknowledged literature “nerd”, Coach Tharpe enjoys reading short stories and honing his writing skills in his spare time.

mike wickenhauser - Asst. Varsity Coach In his 13th 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. He is married with a daughter, Ava and a son, Joseph. Coach Wick believes that Rockhurst’s tradtiton plays a role in each and every match they play; it gives them something to strive for, it provides them with confidence and an unmistakable swagger and brings out the best in opponents, which in turn makes Rockhurst better.

ROCK STATE! MICHAEL and MATTHEW Don and Mary Smith

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hile our soccer program has been quite successful since its days beginning in L L A the winter, the All Time Team is a recent addiTEAM tion 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

1966 1974 1983 1984 1986 1987

Joe Hilboldt Chip Corrigan Tom McKay Jim Mosqueda Jeff Johnson Mike Chonko Tom Knox Todd Riley Chris D'Amico Keith Jarmusch Chuck Reid Todd Schieffer Brett Darby Scott Siegel Kevin Charcut Nick Finn Matt Benben Bryan Charcut Sean Walker

1988 1988 1988 1989 1989 1989 1990 1994 1995 1995 1996 1997 1997 1998

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 Robbie Borchardt Daneil Kerley

1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2005

Cole Mayer Seth Sinovic Eric Sweetin Drew Pavlovich Jordan Raybould Alex DeZeeuw Justin Koehler Peter O’Neill Tom Sorrentino

2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008

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Varsity Team Statistics Individual Season Stats Name Pos. Goals Assists Points GA Saves Robert Harlan GK 2 12 Garrett Loehr GK 22 55 Robert Ray GK 0 0 Eric Smith MF 1 1 3 Brendan Marquart D 4 5 13 Kyle McLagan MF 6 0 12 Ethan Kemp F 5 6 16 Robert Thompson MF 0 2 2 Xavier Mendez MF 5 3 13 Samuel Joseph MF 0 2 2 Jim Brazeal F 13 8 34 Luke Stanley F 5 3 13 Robert Kelly F 8 9 23 Michael Smith D 0 0 0 Alec Grawe F 2 1 5 Pablo Velez MF 1 2 4 Andy VanBuskirk D 2 2 6 Logan Murphy F 4 0 8 Colton Koeniguer D 1 0 2 Robert Dewilt III MF 0 0 0 Matthew Martel F 0 0 0 Nicholas Hirner F 0 0 0 Riley Orscheln D 0 0 0 Alexander Schmidt D 0 0 0 Ben Seitzer D 0 0 0 Lukas Kenney MF 0 0 0 Alexander Caffrey F 0 0 0 Jordan Evans F 0 0 0

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Goals

57 Points

154

Assists

67

44

Shutouts

15

Goals Allowed

28

Games Played

31

Blue indicates returnee

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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

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

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Jarrett Devereaux Matt Ferguson Mike Comiskey Seamus McLaughlin Cole Mayer Dan Kovac Drew Pavlovich Kelly Mercer Justin Koehler Alex DeZeeuw Austin Trees Felipe Navarro Danny Cunningham Bret Raybould Kyle Huber Jon Feder Grant Wilson John Mehl Brendan Marquart

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Kansas City, Missouri

Rockhurst Hawklets Soccer

VARSITY Name Richard “Doc” Reed Robert Harlan Eric Smith AnthonyAlbera Kyle McLagan* Lukas Kenney Will Boatman Xavier Mendez Andy Velez Robert Kelly* Sam Joseph*

Position Gr GK 12 GK 12 M/D 11 D 11 D 12 M/D 12 M 10 F/M 11 F/M 11 M 12 M 12

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Michael Smith* Jordan Evans Cole McLagan Ben Seitzer Matthew Martel Alex Caffrey Logan Murphy Robert DeWitt Matthew Smith

D D/F F D F D F F D/F

12 11 10 12 11 12 11 11 9

* = Captain

Managers: Matt Wallace, Eric Reeb, Parker Heinze, Matthew Murphy, Ryan McGeehan

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sophomore

Coach Jeremy McElduff

# Name Gr 1 Noah Coleman 9 2 Avery Cannon 10 3 Brett Easley 10 4 Miles Perry 9 5 Mitch Elbert 10 6 Connor Weiford 10 7 Henry Waldenmeyer 9

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Michael Rall DeWayne Bright Gianni Catenacci Hans Hodes John Godfrey Ameen Awad Navardo Bailey Luke Ryan

9 9 9 10 10 10 9 10

Managers: Payton Heinze, Ian McDonald

freshman

# 00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10

Varsity Head: Coach Chris Lawson Varsity Asst.: Coach Mike Wickenhauser Varsity Goalkeeper: Coach Dan Salzman

# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Binh Ngo Mitchell Roberts Johnathon Michka Francisco Ramos Rafael Orfín Alex Lopez Ryan Schnitker Gunnar Gregory

F M M F D D D F

16 17 20 21 22 24 26 27

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Name Henry Mojica Tim Wilkerson Karl Akers Jack Saladino Andrew Jones Donovan Richart

Pos Gr GK 10 GK 10 D 11 F/M 11 D 11 D 10

Name Peter Reboulet Matthew Grimaldi Robert Dakan Devin Jaco Jacob Underhill Gabriel Andersson Matthew Bagby

Pos D M M F D M M

6 7 9 10 11 12 14

Administration President: Rev. Terrence Baum, SJ Principal: Greg Harkness

Cole Hickam Tucker Zorn Alex Mendez Nick Hirner Alex Siro Ryan Lewis John Mullen

M F D F/D F/M D/F M/D

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17 19 20 24 38

Chris Ayala F Henry Nickerson F Miles Wood F Ignacio Sainz de Aja M Jacob DeHardt GK

11 10 10 10 11

Managers: Keegan McRoberts Drew Agnello

16 17 18 21 23 24 29

Coach Dirk Lawson, Coach Brad Tharpe John Santner 10 Max Marty 10 Carlos Bravo 10 Robert Bjerke 10 Nick Moyer 9 Mario Cuevas 9 Alex Davenport 10 Coach Philip Baker Chris King M Barrett Zorn M Diego Orfín D Sebastian Huguez F Nate Gamble D George Lisac D Dylan Bassham GK Stephen Nugent GK

Athletic Director: Michael Dierks Asst. Athletic Director: Brian Bruce Trainers: Paul McGannon, Craig Klos

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Front row, from left; Jordan Evans, Robert DeWitt, Matthew Martel, Robert Harlan, Doc Reed, Xavier Mendez, Will Boatman, Robert Kelly; second row, Coach Chris Lawson, Mr. Paul McGannon, Eric Reeb, Matt Murphy, Ryan McGeehan, Matt Wallace, Parker Heinze, Coach Mike Wickenhuaser; third row, Michael Smith, Eric Smith, Matthew Smith, Alex Caffrey, Cole McLagan, Andy Velez, Lukas Kenney; fourth row, Sam Joseph, Logan Murphy, Anthony Albera, Kyle McLagan, Ben Seitzer.

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Soccer

Returning Lettermen

Front row, from left; Andy Velez, Eric Smith, Alex Caffrey, Robert Harlan, Robert DeWitt, Matthew Martel, Xavier Mendez; second row, Lukas Kenney, Michael Smith, Ben Seitzer, Kyle McLagan, Logan Murphy, Sam Joseph, Robert Kelly.

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Forwards

Soccer

Front row, from left; Matthew Martel, Robert Kelley, Robert DeWitt, Will Boatman; second row, Jordan Evans, Matthew Smith, Logan Murphy, Cole McLagan.

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Midfielders

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Front row, from left; Xavier Mendez, Eric Smith, Robert Kelly; second row, Lukas Kenney, Sam Joseph, Andy Velez.

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Defenders

Soccer

Front row, from left; Alex Caffrey, Kyle McLagan, Eric Smith, Jordan Evans; second row, Michael Smith, Anthony Albera, Ben Seitzer.

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Front row, from left; Alex Mendez, Andrew Jones, Jack Saladino, Henry Mojica, Tim Wilkerson, Igancio Sainz de Aja, Chris Ayala, Donovan Richart; second row, John Mullen, Henry Nickerson, Keegan McRoberts, Jacob DeHardt, Drew Agnello, Coach Jeremy McElduff; Alex Siro, Nick Hirner; third row, Tucker Zorn, Miles Wood, Karl Akers, Cole Hickam, Ryal Lewis.

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Sophomore

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Front row, from left; Gianni Catenacci, Navardo Bailey, Mario Cuevas, Hans Hodes, Payton Heinze, Nick Moyer, DeWayne Bright, Noah Coleman, Carlos Bravo; second row, Coach Brad Tharpe, Henry Waldenmeyer, Connor Weiford, Brett Easley, Max Marty, Avery Cannon, John Santner, Miles Perry; Coach Dirk Lawson; third row, Mitch Elbert, Luke Ryan, Robert Bjerke, John Godfrey, Ameen Award, Michael Rall.

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Freshman

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Front row, from left; Binh Ngo, Mitchell Roberts, Matthew Grimaldi, Dylan Bassham, Stephen Nugent, Devin Jaco, Sebastian Huguez, Alex Lopez; second row, Coach Phil Baker, Ryan Schnitker, Jacob Underhill, Rafael Orfin, Diege Orfin, Nate Gamble, Gunnar Gregory, Gabriel Andersson; third row, Peter Reboulet, Barrett Zorn, Johnathon Michka, Robert Dakan, Chris King, Matthew Bagby, Francisco Ramos.

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Soccer Year

Coaching Records Coach

Years at RHS

W-L-T

Winning %

1963-1966 Mark McKenzie, S.J. 3 13-4-4 1966-1968 Len McCabe, S.J. 2 12-2-0 1968-1969 Roger Jackson 1 14-2-0 1969-1970 Joe Stehno 1 7-1-2 1970-1973 Jim Salter 3 27-6-5 1973-1974 Woody Boian, S.J. 1 9-3-3 1974-1993 Ron Geldhof 17 270-75-39 1994 Chris Lawson 18 418-114-22

61.9% 85.7% 87.5% 70.0% 71.0% 60.0% 70.3% 75.5%

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Coming off the wall, graduate Alex Lombardo competes in the 200 intermediate medley event.

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Swim & Dive

Team

dedicated to tradition

I

f one were to drop in on an early morning practice with the Aquahawks, some coffee would be a first need. But more importantly they might be surprised to hear Mr. Paul Winkeler, head coach, espousing the process over the results.

This is considering that the swim and dive team just recently finished its season with a ninth consecutive state championship.

But if one knows Coach Winkeler and his staff, it really does connect with what an Ignatian school is all about - using a daily process and asking a group of people to trust in that and each other. Along the way there will be highs and lows and the reflection process is critical to keeping each other focused on the season as a whole.

“Winning state is never a goal for our program. Our goal is to be the most efficient single unit working toward improvement each day that we can be. That said, if we achieve that, accolades like winning state are the residue of design.

We are pushed by our competi-

tors, and this year Parkway South drove us to our very best,” Coach Winkeler said.

And they needed every swimmer and diver to do their best, edging out Parkway South 225 to 203.5 points. The team capitalized on scoring in many ways: the dive team garnered 49 points with three Hawklets finishing in the top six. Individual finalists scored 62 points from four events while consolation swimmers accounted for an important 17 points. Relays once again showed great team depth as all three relays scored in the top eight places and tallied 80 points. All-in-all 13 swimmers scored those valuable 225 points for a ninth straight first place banner.

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Pushing himself in the breaststroke, junior Alex Albracht chases the competition.

Racing against Blue Springs, senior Jack Hilliard comes up for a breath.

After a tough meet, the swim team was able to win their 9th consecutive championship.

Preparing for a dive, sophomore David Knopke builds on his lead at state.

Executing perfect form, graduate Tim Richards enters the water flawlessly.

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Knopke win state in diving as a its potential. Alex Daly was a phefreshman was exciting,” Coach nomenal manager, best we’ve ever Winkeler added. had. He has redefined the role Several seniors really helped and spoke up when he observed lead the team in different anything away from the proways. cess with the team. Tim “WinGraduate Louis Richards was the heart ning state is Behnen was of the dive team. He never a goal for our dominant in the may not have been program. Our goal is to pool as he set be the most efficient single the top diver, but the school’s he was the leader unit working toward im500yd freeof the divers and provement each day that style record and never would have we can be.,” head coach, edged out Ryan accomplished what Mr. Paul Winkeler, Baker from Franthey did without him.” said. cis Howell for the The season finished school’s only first place on a high note but it wasn’t finish. Scovell was an inspiration all easy. The coaching staff of after suffering injury throughout Winkeler, Mr. Andy Wilcox, Mrs. the season but able to place in the Katie Mertz worked hard at finding top eight in the 100yd backstroke ways to build team unity. For exand on relays. ample, when a meet was cancelled Coach Winkeler added, “Alex because a storm knocked out the Lombardo was our team captain. electricity, the team played around He would play any role, do whatfor several hours in Incredible ever it took for the team to reach Pizza in Springfield.

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Paul winkeler -

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Head Coach’s Bio

Six-time Missouri Coach of the Year, Coach Winkeler has enjoyed incredible success since taking over the swim and dive program in 1999. A graduate of DeSmet Jesuit in St. Louis, he received his bachelor’s from Rockhurst University and Master’s from Webster University. He now teaches General Chemistry and is the Chair of the Science Department. While at Rockhurst, Coach Winkeler has been a finalist for National High School Swim Coach of the Year twice and has coached numerous All-Americans and State Champions. He has also earned the highest level of certification through the American Swim Coaches Association, Level 5. Married to assistant dive coach Margaret Winkeler, they have three children, Mary Ellen, Amelia, and John.

There is so much support from the entire swim & dive community. With early morning practices, parents help feed the boys before a full day of school. They come regaled in a bright t-shirts and sit in the same section during the state championships. They host team dinners. Team members hang out in the science offices or admissions (home to their coaches) not only in-season, but throughout the year.

“The goal of the process is that by the time they graduate, they will have contributed to something greater than themselves. They will have developed into a stronger young man who makes positive decisions to help those around him, and they will have developed new skills that will allow them to contribute to other programs after Rockhurst,” Coach Winkeler said.

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goes beyond.

“In a small home meet against Barstow [with them having] a small team, so we knew attendance at this meet would be low, but because we had multiple guys who had one last chance to get their state qualifying times, we wanted to create an exciting atmosphere at our YMCA. We had a large number of parents show up, the entire team was there, and we created a rocking atmosphere, which helped us achieve six additional state qualifying times,” Coach Winkeler shared.

The program aims to keep focused on its foundation. Dedicated to tradition. Loyal to each other.

Strong character. Understanding the process.

So that is the challenge for the 2013 squad - trust in the process and see what the results are.

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Schedule

Varsity Swim & Dive Sat. 8/31 SouthRock Invite 9/7 Away vs. BS Sat. Fri. 9/13 Kickapoo Sat. 9/14 Ozark Invitational Tue. 9/24 Away vs. Park Hill S. Sat. 9/28 DeSmet Invitational Away vs. LS West Wed. 10/2 Tue. 10/15 Away vs. North KC Fri/Sat. 10/18-19 Greater KC Invite Fri. 10/25 Kickapoo Sat. 10/26 Springfield Invite ILC’s Thu/Fri. 11/7-8 Fri/Sat. 11/15-16 State Champs

Blue Springs YMCA Centennial Pool Springfield Springfield Park Hill St. Peter’s Rec-Plex LS Aquatics Center Gladstone Henley (Bridger) Springfield Springfield Central HS St. Peter’s Rec-Plex

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Assistant Coaches’ Bios tessa f isher - JV Coach Coach Fisher joins the Aquahawks to help as Coach Mertz is on maternity leave. Her first year at Rockhurst as a guidance counselor was 2012 after working in New York City at another jesuit school, Loyola. There she also coached varsity and gave private swimming lessons. Her swim experience includes being an all-state swimmer with four years of state experience.

Coach Fisher holds a Bachelor’s in Music from Loyola University - New Orleans and a Master’s in Counseling from Fordham University. She is married to Heath Fisher.

katie huber - JV Coach Coach Mertz is in her sixth season as JV coach. Born in Kansas City, she attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School where she swam for four years and dove for two. She went on to be a Tiger at the University of Missouri, and returned to Kansas City where she is Rockhurst’s assistant admissions director. Her interests include traveling, reading, gardening and volunteering with animals. Coach Mertz insists that if she wasn’t coaching or teaching she would be traveling around the world. Coach Mertz and her husband, Mr. Andy Huber, RHS class of 1996, welcome their daughter, Mary Frances.

steve robbins - Dive Coach Coach Robbins begins his Rockhurst coaching career as the team’s dive coach after previously coaching 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 Ally Ivy and NCAA All American teams. In high school, Coach Robbins was a two-time Nebraska state diving champion and two-time all-american.

andy wilcox - Assistant Varsity Coach

A former standout swimmer himself, Coach Wilcox adds returns with his experience for his fourth year with the program.

A four-year letterman and school recorder setter in the 100 breastroke at Wichita Northwest High, he is no rookie to the sport. After attending Pittsburg State University and Lesley University, he had been a head coach at Truman and Lee’s Summit for over 18 years and won the MSHSAA girls swim coach of the year in 1998. He works in the Science Department as a Biology teacher. Coach Wilcox and his wife, Emily - also a RHS employee, have two children, Vasile (13) and Yalei (10).

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he 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 represent 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.

MVP Thomas Robinson Thomas Robinson Thomas Robinson Kevin Webster Matthew Margritier Matthew Margritier Mick White Matthew Margritier Nick Foster Louis Behnan David Knopke

2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012

Leadership Thomas Wytock Phil Linville Jason Benson Kevin Webster Joe Vandenboom Steve Sharp Mick White Matthew Margritier Eric Jurgeson Tim Richards Alex Daly

2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012

Pat Laughlin Ben Morrison Phil Linville Thomas Robinson Andrew Robinson Michael Wytock Stephen Nelson Matt Benson Matthew Margritier Jacob Fisher Alex Lombardo

2004 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Top Diver Drew Arensberg Drew Arensberg Ford McLiney Ford McLiney Ford McLiney Willy Bredar Matt Rusgis Zach Pierce David Knopke

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2012

Most Improved

Spirit Phil Linville Chris Crawford Justin Brown Joe Roh John Fritzlen Chris Jury Joe Fritzlen Eric Jurgeson Neil White Tyler Stanley Mitch Morrison

Aquahawk Excellance

2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 2010 2011 2012

Chris Crawford Nick Vignatelli Kevin Webster Kevin Webster Drew Arrensberg Patrick Dyer Stephen Nelson Jack Rund Neil White Collin Thompson Collin Thompson Tim Richards

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

Ironman Joey Martin Mick White Richie Enright Stephen Nelson Cal Bayer Cal Bayer Jake Scovell Jake Scovell

2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

JV Swimmer of the Year John Fritzlen Patrick McGannon Clay Stanley Tyler Stanley Eric Jurgeson Jordan Pierce Jordan Pierce Trevor Weinrich

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012

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

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

Perseverance/ Determination Andrew Lombardo Tyler Stanley Alex Lombardo Nicholas Hense Zach Cook Jack Hilliard Brady Weinrich Drew Hagedorn

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Varsity Team Statistics Individual Season Stats 200 Freestyle

Louis Behnen 1:41.34 (Placed 2nd at state)

Mark Lehr

1:50.80

Relays 200 Medley Relay

1:38.57

AJ Iseman, Alex Albracht, Jake Scovell, Louis Behnen (Placed 4th at state)

200 I.M.

200 Free Relay

Alex Albracht 1:56.93 (Placed 7th at state) Alex Lombardo 2:00.26 (Placed 14th at state) Louis Behnen 1:56.34

1:29.62

AJ Iseman, Nick Hense, Alex Lombardo, Alex Demetree (Placed 8th at state)

400 Free Relay 3:13.92 Mark Lehr, Jake Scovell, Alex Albracht, Louis Behnen (Placed 5th at state)

50 Freestyle

Louis Behnen 22.71

100 Butterfly

Jake Scovell 55.50

Diving

David Knopke 437.90 pts (Placed 1st at state/All American)

Zach Cook 367.60 pts (Placed 3rd at state)

100 Freestyle

Louis Behnen 49.97

500 Freestyle

Louis Behnen 4:29.05*

(Placed 1st at state/All-American) Mark Lehr 4:49.03 (Placed 11th at state)

Grant Byers 4:54.30 (Placed 16th at state) Alex Albracht 5:01.08

100 Backstroke

Jake Scovell 53.69 (Placed 6th at state)

AJ Iseman 53.81 (Placed 10th at state) Louis Behnen 54.31

100 Breaststroke

Alex Albracht 58.94* (Placed 2nd at state)

Louis Behnen 1:03.43

Tim Richards 346.90 pts (Placed 6th at state)

Team Season Stats

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Years of winning state in a row

6

Seniors contributed to help win state this year

6 Underclassmen contributed to winning state

3 Academic AllAmericans

2 All-Americans

2 First place finishes in single events at state

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his 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 1993 Trey Bowen 1995 Michael Reardon 1996 Michael Hess 1997 Charles Rhoades 1998 Kevin Teasdale 1998 Chris Clement 1999 Matt Neenan 2002 Jason Benson 2006 Matt Jones 2006 Chris Kearney 2006 Thomas Robinson 2006 Kevin Webster 2007 Drew Arensberg 2008

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Swim & Dive

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Front row, from left; David Knopke, Triston Groff, Noah Ries, Rafae Ahmed, Tommy Poskin, Tommy Sih, Jack Hilliard; second row, Drew Hagedorn, Garrett Cohoon, AJ Iseman, Mitch Morrison, Coleman McCarthy, Pete Stanley, Alex Hawn; third row, Eli Cosner, Cullen O’Dear, Jackson Pederson, Quinton Wilson, Zach Cook, Joshua Concannon; fourth row, Grant Honnold, Tommy Vopat, Trevor Weinrich, Max Allen, Alex Abracht.

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Divers

Swim & Dive

Front row, from left; Quinton Wilson, Grant Honhold, Zach Cook; second row, David Knopke, Coleman McCarthy, Tommy Poskin, Joey Pennington.

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Freshmen

Swim & Dive

Front row, from left; Kyle Kidder, Oliver Hutchison, Joey Pennington; second row, Ethan Brock, Collin Nill, Joe Green.

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Captains

Swim & Dive

From left; Jack Hilliard, Pete Stanley, Drew Hagedorn.

Managers

From left; Sam Daly, Joe Keaveny.

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Walking out after being announced for the state championship game, graduate Kyle Wolf slap hands with his teammates.

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Basketball

state champs ‘nough said

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ere is what the 2012-2013 Hawklet basketball team’s checklist might have looked like state championship. Check. Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year. Check.

Hall of Fame Coach going out on top. Check.

To achieve all of these achievements and many more the team showed plenty of determination and absolute fearlessness. Finishing with a 26-5 record, the team brought home the first state championship since 1989.

The season included great coaching moments, hot hands, and key turning points.

Walk into the team’s locker room this season and players were greeted by a select group of photos - past state championship teams. This served as setting the table.

“The team was focused. They knew exactly what was expected of them. Sometimes when you get a group of teenagers together they lose focus, but not this group,” Mr. Mark Nusbaum, head basketball coach, said.

The start of the season seemed far from a state championship run. They lost two of their first five games. But there was reason for hope. They had a proven scorer and rebounder in graduate Kyle Wolf and their starting point guard was sidelined until January. This allowed for many others, including the eight seniors, to develop.

“We didn’t know how good he would become, and we didn’t know how the other ten varsity contributors would fill their roles,” Mr. Pete Campbell, assistant varsity basketball coach and new head coach, said.

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Basketball

Working to get past the Lee’s Summit West defense, graduate Bradley Wilkins drives toward the lane.

Breaking away from the Lee’s Summit West defender, graduate Connor Kuhlmann takes off downcourt.

Looking for an open shot, graduate Michael Jones puts a move on the DeSmet defender.

Studying the defense, graduate Kyle Wolf looks to find his shot against a tough DeSmet defense.

Controlling the ball against Shawnee Mission East, graduate Tom Keller looks for an open teammate.

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streak. But there still were some crown. Check. Graduate Bradley kinks to work out with losses to Wilkins dropped four three pointBlue Springs South and Shawnee ers to seal the win.

Mission East. Nothing was a critical Next up was a rematch (What concern until they rolled do you call a fourth match in “The into Columbia to play one season?) with Blue team was Rock Bridge for a Springs South, who focused.

They regular season hovered around knew exactly what game. Rock as one of the top was expected of them.

Bridge beat the ranked teams in Sometimes when you get Hawklets by 32.

Kansas City all a group of teenagers to“The post gether they lose focus, but season. not this group,” Mr. Mark game talk was “It felt great to Nusbaum, head basabout being beat them [BSS] ketball coach, embarrassed, not when it mattered in said. anger by the coachthe playoffs. It felt like ing staff. Rockhurst had we got revenge for the two never had a running clock put on losses to them earlier in season,” us, ever! The players responded graduate Connor Kuhlmann said. well to that very humbling defeat,” The cards started to fall into Coach Campbell said. place for the Hawklets to return So as the team entered postseato the finals in Columbia, Mo. They son play, it had plenty of motivabeat Fort Osage in the quarterfition. The Hawklets would have to nals but they faced a very athletic avenge last season’s loss to Lee’s opponent in Columbia Hickman.

Summit West for the district “In the state semifinal game,

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Pete campbell -

Head Varsity Coach

Head Coach’s Bio

Coach Campbell takes over as head coach after 18 years as an assistant. A Rockhurst grad (class of `89), he helped bring home the last basketball state title in 1989; a feat made possible in part due to his game winning shot to make it out of the quarterfinals. He went on to get his BA from Mizzou and MA at Baker. He is married with three kids: Catelyn (13), and twins Emma and Will (6). Coach Campbell served as the athletic director for 6 years but has recently returned to the classroom and will teach freshman math. Throughout his RHS career, he has also coached football and baseball. Without coaching or teaching, Coach Campbell says he would be broke - he can’t do anything else.

things looked really bad for us heading into the third quarter. We could not stop Columbia Hickman, despite solid defense and tremendous effort. They were on fire from the field. However, in the fourth quarter, they started missing shots, and Kyle Wolf simply took over the game! He continued his amazing state playoff scoring and rebounding output. He became the ‘horse’ that every state championship basketball team has to have,” Coach Campbell said.

Coach Nusbaum put it even more succinctly - “they believed!”

After that game, it was a question of whether the Hawklets had enough focus and stamina after such an emotional win. They played DeSmet, a team that they had beaten earlier in the year when they were without their starting center.

Wolf, once again, showed why he was worthy of all the praise.

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He finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds.

“Winning state was the best feeling I’ve ever had, especially knowing how hard we had worked trying to win it all, and [the team] being mostly seniors it made the experience that much better,” Wolf said.

To top off the season, Coach Nusbaum announced his retirement from coaching basketball and the school named former athletic director, Coach Campbell, as the incoming head coach. This has been a longtime dream for Coach Campbell to run the program, and his years of experience as an assistant coupled with his understanding of what Rockhurst athletics means to the community, will no doubt be a huge bonus for the program.

Now the 2012-2013 team can look for their photo in the locker room.

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Schedule

Varsity / JV Basketball Tue. Tue. Fri. Tue. Tue. Thu. Thu. Fri/Sat. Mon. Sat. Wed-Sat. Tue. Fri. Sat. Wed. Fri. M-Tue. Thu-Sat. Wed. Fri. Fri. Sat. Wed. Sat. Fri. Tue. Mon-Sat. Wed. Sat. Thu.-Sat.

11/26 12/3 12/6 12/10 12/10 12/12 12/12 12/13 or 14 12/16 12/21 12/26-30 1/7 1/10 1/11 1/15 1/17 1/20-21 1/23-25 1/29 1/31 2/7 2/8 2/12 2/15 2/21 2/25 3/3-7 3/12 3/15 3/21-22

Blue/White Scrimmage Center (JV, V) Liberty North (JV, V) Blue Springs Tourney (V) Park Hill (JV) Blue Springs Tourney (V) Blue Springs South (JV) Blue Springs Tourney (V) Blue Valley North (JV) Olathe East @ Hy-Vee Shootout William Jewell Tournament (V) Raytown South (JV, V) Raymore Peculiar (JV, V) Lawrence (JV, V) Lee's Summit North (JV, V) Blue Springs South (JV, V) Rockhurst JV Shootout SM West Tourney---TBD Grandview (JV, V) SM East (JV, V) St. James Academy (JV, V) Vianney (V) Lee's Summit West (JV, V) Creighton Prep (JV, V) Rock Bridge (JV, V) Jefferson City (JV, V) Districts State Sectional State Quarterfinal State Championships

Home Home Away TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Home Avila Away Home Away Away Away Away Home SMW Home Away Home Home Away Home Home Away Ray-Pec IEC IEC Mizzou Arena

7:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 6:30 6:00 PM TBD 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 2:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM TBD TBD 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 3:00 PM 5:30 PM 4:15 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM TBA TBA TBA TBA

Taking a pick offered by teammate Kyle Wolf, graduate Bradley Wilkins breaks towards the lane.

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Sophomore Tue. Thu. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Mon. Wed. Tue. Thu-Fri Thu. Wed. Mon. Sat.

11/26 12/12 12/14 12/16 12/21 1/8 1/11 1/13 1/15 1/21 1/23-24 1/30 2/5 2/12 2/15

Blue/White Scrimmage Ray-Pec Blue Valley Northwest Blue Valley North Shawnee Mission East Blue Springs South St. Thomas Aquinas University Academy Lee's Summit North Lee's Summit SM West JV Tourney Blue Springs South Liberty North Lee's Summit West Shawnee Mission East

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

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H H H H H H A H A BSFC A BSFC H A BSHS H A H A A H H H

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Freshman Tue. Mon. Thu. Mon. Wed. Sat. Mon. Fri. Sat. Thu. Sat. Mon. Wed. Thu. Tue. Fri. Wed. Fri. Mon-Fri Mon-Thu

Fri. Wed. Sat.

11/26 12/2 12/5 12/9 12/11 12/14 12/16 12/20 12/21 1/9 1/11 1/13 1/15 1/16 1/21 1/24 1/29 1/31 2/3-7 2/3-6 2/7 2/12 2/15

Blue/White Scrimmage Liberty North (A,B) Raytown (A,B) RHS Freshman A Tourney RHS Freshman A Tourney Blue Valley Northwest (A,B) Grandview (A,B) Lee's Summit (A,B) Shawnee Mission East (A,B) Blue Springs South (A,B) St. Thomas Aquinas (A,B) Blue Springs (A,B) Lee's Summit North (A,B) Raytown South (A,B) Blue Springs (A,B) Blue Springs South (A,B) Liberty North (A,B) Lee’s Summit West (A,B) B.S. South Tourney (B) Raytown Tourney (A) St. James Academy (B) Blue Valley North (A,B) Shawnee Mission East (A,B)

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Assistant Coaches’ Bios Paul Beirne - Asst Varsity Coach

With an apparent love for the sophomores, Coach Beirne has worked with both the football and basketball teams at the sophomore level but was moved up to JV and then 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 (19) and Matt (17). If he wasn’t a teacher or coach, he says he would be a host of a home improvement show on PBS or HGTV.

John Morris - JV Coach

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 Catholic Faith in Practice I & II. He and his wife Kate have three children: Kevin (RHS `04), Clare and Dan (RHS `11).

Kevin McGill -Sophomore Coach Outside of his computer lab where he teaches Computer Essentials, Coach McGill can be found in the gym coaching his Freshman A team. He began his high school basketball coaching career in 2007-08 as a varsity assistant at Sion. In his sixth year at Rockhurst, he grew up in Fremont, Neb. where he played four years of football, basketball and baseball and was two-time All-State in basketball. He then went on to play four years of hoops at Midland Lutheran College. Kevin is married to Sara and they have two boys, Charlie and newborn, Keegan.

matt hicks - Freshman A coach Coach Matt Hicks has been a stellar English teacher for the past four years at Rockhurst. He has plenty of experience coaching at his two previous schools (Helias Catholic in Jefferson City, MO and Regis in Colorado). As an alum of SLUH he was a successful basketball player with three letters and also played soccer. He went on to get his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee studying English specializing in Literary & Critical Studies. His wife, Dr. Sarah Hicks and Coach Hicks have a daughter, Myra (4).

“Winning state was the best feeling I’ve ever had, especially knowing how hard we had worked trying to win it all.”

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Assistant Coaches Bios joe leroy - Freshman B Coach Now with three years of experience, 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 an Algebra 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 Sarah.

Scott Duschen - Asst Freshman Coach 16 years with a whistle and clipboard, Coach Duschen will be assisting the freshman teams. Hailing from West Waterloo, Ia, he attended the University of Iowa and then UMKC for his Master’s degree. Before coming to the Rock, he spent 7 years as the girl’s head basketball coach, five as head football coach and 12 as assistant boy’s basketball coach at Bishop Hogan.

Along with being the assistant principal for academic affairs, he teaches Advanced Algebra II. Coach Duschen has two children, both state champions in high school, Michael (RHS `06) and Emily.

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Varsity Team Statistics Individual Season Stats # Athlete name GP PPG Pts FGM FGA 2FGM 2FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA 10 Nicholas Hense 26 2.5 66 24 68 8 19 16 49 2 5 31 9.4 291 122 238 112 204 10 34 37 70 11 Tom Keller 12 Zach Nelson 31 3.2 99 43 94 43 93 0 1 13 29 13 Cardier Dean 31 4.6 144 40 141 35 121 5 20 59 92 31 9.0 279 97 243 55 117 42 126 43 62 14 Bradley Wilkins 15 Marques Guess 21 1.2 25 9 27 5 12 4 15 3 4 30 7.6 228 87 201 69 149 18 52 36 72 21 Michael Jones 22 Will Bazzle 17 0.9 16 6 14 5 11 1 3 3 5 24 Kyle Wolf 31 19.7 612 240 418 204 330 36 88 96 122 2 1 5 1 5 0 1 25 Spencer Seabaugh 5 0.4 3 Connor Kuhlmann 26 3.4 89 25 67 13 36 12 31 27 45 2 1.0 2 1 2 1 2 32 Matt Koehler 45 Noah Spencer 8 0.3 2 1 1 1 1 5 Andrew Hall 26 0.9 23 6 29 1 4 5 25 6 7 50 Gregory Keller 7 0.0 0 0 2 0 2 51 Andrew Marquardt 4 0.5 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 54 Joseph Gibson 29 3.4 99 42 77 42 77 15 25 55 Jayke Simsheuser 8 0.4 3 0 3 0 3 3 5

Team Season Stats

61.9

The team celebrates winning the state championship with a posed team shot after the game.

Average points per game

46

Field goal percentage made

31.6

Rebounds per game

15.1

6.2

Assists per game

Steals per game

3.3 Blocks per game 152

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Season Recap THE 2012-13 26-5 GENE FREEMAN ROCK vs.

FAMILY 69 58

Liberty North

79 62

Jefferson City

77 63

Blue Springs Blue Springs South Blue Valley North Raytown South

SALUTES

57 75 46 47 78 63 70 44

Park Hill

58 44

St. Pius X

56 49

Liberty

53 35

Ray-Pec Lawrence

73 51

Center Lee’s Summit North Blue Springs South

69 46 56 41 52 58 73 46

Schlagle

58 41

SM West Blue Springs South

46 44 74 31

Grandview SM East

50 62 75 66

DeSmet Jesuit

55 41

St. James Lee’s Summit West

59 39 59 57

Creighton Prep Rock Bridge Jefferson City Ruskin Lee’s Summit West Blue Springs South Fort Osage Hickman DeSmet Jesuit

47 79 71 59 69 46 60 42 72 67 81 55 67 59 73 59 Blue represents RHS score, red is opponent’s

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TIME

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irst 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 Helm Lillis John Williams Joe Teasdale Alex George

TEAM

1918 1923 1925 1926 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1932 1934 1938 1943 1944 1948 1949 1950 1950 1953 1955

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

1956 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1967 1968 1970 1971 1971 1978 1980 1981 1981 1982 1983 1986 1987

Matt Muehlebach Chris Heller

1987 1989

Patrick Hernandez 1991 Shawn Winn 1991 David Frey 1993 Tay Officer 1994 Mark Schloegel 1996 Mike Day 2001 Tom Komoroski 2001 John Mayberry 2002 Conner Teahan 2007

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Coaching Records

Basketball Years 1918-1928* 1929-1936 1937-1941 1942-1946 1947-1949 1950-1951 1952-1965 1966-1974 1975-1978 1979-1991 1992-1999 1999-2013

Name 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

Totals

Years

Wins

Losses

11 8 5 5 3 2 14 9 4 13 8 14

97 91 42 40 56 25 213 150 39 244 122 284

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

95

1403 778

Win % 70.3% 70.5% 50.6% 45.9% 73.7% 54.3% 60.7% 65.8% 46.4% 67.9% 56.2% 72.1%

64.3%

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

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Taking a rest in a match versus Blue Valley North, graduate Drew Daniels mulls over his game plan.

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Wrestling

Team sets

history with winner

I

t was a dream that countless others had, but only he was about to enjoy. He could have traced it back to all the hard practices, accompanied by his encouraging teammates and coaches. But maybe it was almost indescribable as senior Drew Daniels’ hand was raised to the crowd for Rockhurst’s first individual state championship in wrestling. Emotions flooded his mind as he sprinted around the mat and hugged his coaches and waved at family and friends.

Daniels’ 160 lb individual state championship highlighted an interesting season for the Hawklets. As a 2nd place finisher the year before, Daniel knew what to expect.

But Rockhurst had been in this place in 2011 with Chandler Smith and again in 2012 with Daniels.

“Losing in the finals last year was a huge motivation for me...

Nobody likes coming in second place, and I knew I could do better this year,” Daniels said.

Daniels wasn’t the only Hawklet to represent the school at the state

meet. Three others fought their way through the very challenging Kansas City super sectional. Senior Thomas Peterson surprised most, since he didn’t even wrestle on varsity until last season. In the 195 lb class Peterson broke into the 40 victory club and even won his first match at state; he ended up 1-2. Junior Michael Lipford wrestled in the 145 lb class. Michael won a consolation round and finished with a 32-16 record. His brother Charlie had qualified the year before and both will be counted upon this season to lead the team with plenty of state experience. Finally, senior Hayden Hoebing wrestled in the 120 lbs weight class. He was 0-2 at state but returns with valuable experience after a 19-13 campaign in 2012.

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Wrestling Putting his opponent in a hold, senior Michael Lipford works to earn a victory against his Park Hill South opponent.

Catching his breath before the dual restarts, senior Thomas Peterson looks to earn a victory versus Park Hill South.

Pinning his opponent, graduate Drew Daniels wins the individual state chapionship in the 160 lb division.

Embracing with former head coach Mr. Steve Lueck, graduate Drew Daniels celebrates his state championship.

Winning his dual, senior Michael Lipford has his arm raiised by the ref, signifying his victory.

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the state tournament: sophomore plans for practice.

Carson Meek and senior Andre “It definitely cut into our trainPutman. ing time. We had to coordinate The team faced its share of our practices with the basketball challenges throughout team since we had to lay out the regular season. mats on the gym floor,” “LosIt struggled early Hoebing, said. “We ing in the on as the coachmanaged to overfinals last year ing staff really come this obstacle was a huge motivafocused on getand continue and tion for me... Nobody ting the Hawklikes coming in second managed to finish lets peaked for our season like we place, and I knew I the state series. wanted to.” could do better this It was a very Like so many year,” Daniels inexperienced team things at Rockhurst, said. that suffered through the administration and injuries, including Charlie basketball team also helped Lipford (return state qualifier). out and did their best to make a Additionally, the facilities became tough situation work. a challenge because not once, but The resolve of the wrestlers and twice the wrestling room had a coaches didn’t waiver either as small and contained fire which crethey closed out the season earning ated lots of smoke when the mats its first team trophy in four years melted. Both fires occurred outside with a third place finish at Blue of practice time, but forced the Springs South Tournament versus staff and wrestlers to adjust their 12 schools.

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rich wikiera -

Head Varsity Coach

Head Coach’s Bio

Coach Wikiera is back in the saddle after a 20 year career as the Hawklets head wrestler. After a few year’s hiatus, Coach begins his second tenure as head coach. He has worked tirelessly to help promote wrestling at Rockhurst and also coached for 5 years as an assistant. Coach Wikiera will bring a positive coaching approach to the sport. In the classroom Coach Wikiera teaches seniors in Human Physiology and Environmental Science. He has been teaching at Rockhurst since 1981. He holds a BS from Rockhurst College and an MA from UMKC. With plenty of time spent at Rockhurst, it probably comes as no surprise that he and his wife, Denise have had several sons as a Hawklet (Rich `98, Drew `02, Dan `07, Matt `14, and his daughter Lara graduated from St. Teresa’s. When he isn’t teaching or coaching, he is spending time with his 7 grandchildren.

All but Daniels and graduate Ben Redmond will return from the varsity for the 2013 season. The Hawklets will welcome a familiar face in new head coach, Mr. Rich Wikiera.

“Even though we do not have any returning state placers [top 8] for the first time in several years, I am looking forward to the upcoming season. [There might be] struggles early on of the wrestlers having to adjust to a new coach (me), new techniques and philosophy but I am confident the wrestlers will rise to the challenge.” Mr. Rich Wikiera, new head wrestling coach, said.

Coach Wikiera brings much wrestling experience. He has coached for 25 years at Rockhurst, including some 20 years as a head coach.

Part of Coach Wikiera and his staff’s challenges will continue to be developinging a youth program

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to teach the complex movements and holds in the sport.

With that challenge also comes excitement, as many new faces get to learn about the sport of wrestling and the dedication, intelligence and perseverance it requires. These characteristics can undoubtedly be recognized in the last two Hawklets to take the state championship mat, Daniels and Smith. Both now honor our country by attending military academies and wrestling for their respective programs.

So as the young wrestlers begin to tire from a hard practice and they feel like they can’t perfect that one move, their coaches can point to great character and success and say - it is possible, if only you dream!

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Schedule

All Levels Wrestling Sat. Sat. Tue. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Tue. Fri/Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Tue. Sat. Sat. Tue. Fri-Sat. Tue. Fri-Sat Tue. Sat. Fri-Sat. Thu-Sat

12/7 12/7 12/10 12/13-14 12/13-14 12/17 12/20-21 12/21 1/8 1/11 1/14 1/18 1/18 1/21 1/24-25 1/28 1/31-2/1 2/4 2/8 2/14-15 2/20-22

Aquinas Tourney (Fr) St. Joe Central Tourney (JV) Staley/Kearney (JV,V) Lee's Summit North Tourney (V) Truman Tourney (JV) Blue Springs South/RayPec (JV,V) Lee's Summit Tourney (V) Rockhurst Frosh Tourney (Fr) Frosh Catholic Quad (Aq, STJ, Miege) Louisburg Wildcat Classic(V) Rock Bridge/Jeff City (JV,V) Blue Springs South Tourney (JV) Center Tournament (V) Liberty North/Winnetonka (JV,V) Winnetonka Tourney (V) St. Joe Central (JV, V) Blue Springs South Tourney (V) O'Hara/Blue Valley North (JV,V) Warrensburg Tourney (JV) Super Districts State Championships

Away Away Kearney Away Away Home Away Home Miege Away Jeff City Away Away Home Away Home Away O’Hara Away TBA Mizzou

8:30 AM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM 4PM/8AM TBA/8AM 4:00 PM 4PM/8AM 8:0 AM 5:00 PM 9:00 AM 5:00 PM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 5:00 PM TBA/9AM 6:00 PM 5PM/9AM 5:00 PM 9:00 AM TBA TBA

Standing atop the podium, graduate Drew Daniels celebrates his victory.

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Assistant Coaches’ Bios zach anderson-boland - Asst Varsity Coach Coach Anderson-Boland brings his wrestling experience as a former Rockhurst standout, finishing 6th at state in 2005 and as a four-year letterman. He begins his fourth year as a coach back at his alma mater. During the day he is a Registered Nurse earning his degrees from University of Missouri - Rolla (Bachelor of Biological Science) and UMKC (Bachelor of Nursing). He also was sports editor while in Rolla and vice president of Kappa Sigma.

cody gillenwater- Asst Varsity Coach There is no doubt that Coach Gillenwater is passionate about the sport of wrestling and he brings plenty of experience in his first year at Rockhurst. He has been involved in the sport for 23 years and most recently was at the University of Central Missouri as an assistant coach, even coaching at the national championship level. While in college he also competed at the national championships. In high school, he played football, he wrestled and he ran track for four years. He was even voted as the best athlete of the school. He holds a degree in Exercise Science.

Carlo Gimmarro - JV Coach A 1989 grad of Rockhurst, Coach Gimmarro earned varsity letters in football and wrestling. He helped coach wrestling from 1998-2002 and has returned again to help his alma mater. He was a member of the 1986 & 1987 back-to-back football state championship teams.

Coach Gimmarro is married to Jennifer and they have 5 boys: Paul, Anthony, Sam, Vince and Carlo, Jr.

Alex Rinas - Assistant Coach Coach Rinas is another alum from the great class of 2010. He is currently seeking his nursing degree from the University of Missouri - Kansas City. This is his second 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.

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“Even though we do not have any returning state placers [top 8] for the first time in several years, I am looking forward to the upcoming season.”

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ALL Chris Garlich David Poskin Jim Paolozzi Mark Hickey Scott Johnson

TEAM 1975 1978 1984 1987 1989

TIME

1991 1996 2004 Zach Anderson-Boland 2005 2005 Tyler Reed

Travis Huenfeld Justin Rogers Greg Ford

Most Valuable Varsity Wrestler: Drew Daniels

Most Improved Varsity: Thomas Peterson

Most Improved JV: Joe Joe Macky

Beach Tuckness Award

G

iven to the junior or senior who best exemplifies characteristics of the first head coach, Mr. Beach Tuckness.

Kevin Barth Brady Poskin Chris Mueller Steven Yanda Robert Tait Lou Groff Doug McFarland

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Alex Wurtz A.J. Gassman Chandler Smith Luke Tripp Evan Rainen Drew Daniels

2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 2013

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Varsity Team Statistics Individual Season Stats Most Pins Varsity:

Thomas Peterson - 20

Most Pins Junior Varsity:

Sam Daly - 17

Over 20 Wins last season:

Andre Putman Jake Cussen

Over 30 Wins last season:

Ryan Loiacono Michael Lipford Drew Daniels

Over 40 Wins last season:

Thomas Peterson

Team Season Stats

18

As a whole the time finished in 18th place in state

18

2

Varsity letters were earned last season Only two seniors on this year’s team, the rest will be returning for next season

Dual records Name Andre Putman Carson Meek *Hayden Hoebing Ryan Loiacono Stanley Reynolds Alex Reynolds *Michael Lipford *Drew Daniels Timothy Broyles *Thomas Peterson Jake Cussen Ben Redmond

Wt. Record 106 20-27 113 16-22 120 19-13 126 30-21 132 9-22 138 6-17 145 32-16 160 39-2 182 18-25 195 41-13 220 20-21 285 15-25

New School Records:

Escapes in a Season:

Michael Lipford - 61

Technical Falls in a Season:

Michael Lipford - 6 Blue indicates returnee * Indicates State qualifier

Preparing himself for a restart, senior Jake Cussen looks to win his match.

2 School records were broken

2 Fires in the wrestling room

1 The first individual state champion for Rockhurst in school history

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Season Recap 2012-13 6-8 in dual matches

ROCK vs.

Staley Kearney Lee’s Summit North Tourney Blue Springs South Ray-Pec Lee’s Summit Tourney Louisburg Wildcat Classic

17 50 15 56 13th out of 14

28 39 17 53 6th out of 11

33 48

Rock Bridge Jeff City Center Tourney

6 64 ?

?

75 6

SM North

50 19

Winnetonka Liberty North Winnetonka Tourney St. Joe Central Blue Springs South Tourney O’Hara Blue Valley North Park Hill Truman Super Districts State

42 27 11th out of 15

46 34 3rd out of 11

40 33 34 38 73 51 69 46 th

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Rounding second base, senior Trey Vickers charges towards third base against Lee’s Summit West in the district semifinals.

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Baseball

leadership propels team

B

aseball often comes down to how well one handles failure. If a player gets a base hit once every three times, he is on the path toward success. So, to hear head coach Mr. Jim DeGraw talk about his goal to help young men excel in a very mentally challenging sport … it really brings home how difficult it is to have a consistent winner year-in and year-out.

The 2013 squad was once again loaded with success and yet there is always frustration when the team fell short of the state championship goal. There is still much to celebrate, including a consecutive district title. The Hawklets finished with a 18-6 record , while suffering only three losses to Missouri competition.

Unfortunately, the last loss was to rival Blue Springs South in extra innings in the state quarterfinals, 2-1. Coach DeGraw characterized the Jaguars as a very worthy opponent and an intense playoff atmosphere where the Hawklets fought to the end with class.

“The game against South was

electrifying. It was awesome playing in front of over 700 people, and even though we got the loss, the game was all I could ask for and it came down to the last out,” graduate player Billy Maloney said.

“We gave it all we had but it just didn’t turn out how we planned.”

That is the mental strength necessary to love this game and play it with every passion. That is the type of team that the Hawklets fielded in 2013.

The roster was stocked full of Division I talent. Nine players signed to play at the collegiate level, including graduate infielder Logan Gray being drafted by the hometown Kansas City Royals in the 25th round.

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Baseball Bumping fists with senior Jack Benninghoff, senior Vince Saladino walks towards the plate to bat.

Hauling towards home, graduate Victor Brancato looks to score against St. Joe Central.

Talking to his pitcher Brody Nutt, head coach Jim DeGraw works to keep the team calm.

Straining in his pitching motion, graduate Brody Nutt sends the ball towards home vs. Olathe NW. Turning on a pitch, graduate Victor Brancato gets a solid hit against Olathe NW.

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honor just to get drafted...let alone bats woke up and compiled 34 by my hometown team. I hope to runs, including impressive wins get drafted even higher next time over powerhouse Bishop Ward after playing three years at Austin in Kansas and district rival Lee’s Peay [University].”

Summit West along with “The So with the talent, Shawnee Mission East, game against next comes the before running into South was electrichemistry of the a very tough Jefying. It was awesome game. suit team, Creigthon playing in front of over 700 Offensively the Prep, Neb people, and even though we team had its ups Coach DeGraw got the loss, the game was all and downs. After calls the Creighton I could ask for and it came a hot start winPrep team probably down to the last out,” ning the Leadoff the best competition graduate player Billy tournament in Lee’s the boys faced all seaMaloney said.

Summit, MO against son, and despite a loss, it local competition, the team was another testament to a hit a dry spell as it traveled to Jef“no quit” attitude with a 3-2 loss ferson City and into Kansas. Over in the River City Classic hosted by a three game losing streak, it was Lawrence High School. only able to muster four runs A talented team was led by while giving up 16. many seniors including: Billy But this team didn’t give up on Maloney, Victor Brancato and Todd itself and was described as “confiCzinege. There were also many dent, bordering on cocky.” seniors receiving post-season Over the next four games, the awards: individual honors went to

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jim degraw -

Head Varsity Coach

Head Coach’s Bio

Head Coach Jim DeGraw begins his 19th season as the winningest and longest serving baseball coach in school history. He has led Rockhurst to its only two state final four appearances in 2004 (state runner-up) and 2010 (third place). Coach DeGraw has coached over 22 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. (Phillies).

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.

They have won 12 district titles since baseball returned to Rockhurst in 1989.

Gray (first team all-state infielder), Czinege (all-state honorable mention first baseman) and Joe Huber (all-state honorable mention pitcher).

Some highlights from the statistical categories included Huber leading the pitching squad with 4 wins and 41 strikeouts. He helped the staff to a team ERA of 1.66. senior Sam Tanner had 3 wins as well.

From the plate it is no surprise given the many accolades that Gray led the team in batting average with just over .500 while teammate Czinege averaged an impressive .422. The team also took advantage of speed on the base path. They had a total of 59 stolen bases, led by graduate Victor Brancato’s team high 14 stolen bags.

While the team graduates a lot of talent, many key pieces will return in 2014, including senior

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Jack Benninghoff who tied for the the team lead in home runs. Seven other varsity lettermen will return for that campaign.

So, how do you measure the success of a sport where failure is almost an expectation?

“We look at the baseball program as an extension of the classroom. Being taught in the Jesuit tradition means incorporating the athletic, the academic and the spiritual qualities that the Rockhurst community espouses.

This program firmly believes that achieving these goals defines our success as a program. If we can send a young man out into the world with the understanding of teamwork and leadership, then his experience playing baseball has been a positive one,” Coach DeGraw said.

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Assistant Coaches’ Bios Jason Haniger - Asst Varsity Coach Returning to Rockhurst and the baseball staff for his third year, Coach Jason Haniger has plenty of baseball experience and knowledge. Playing at Georgia Tech and earning his B.S. in Management, Coach Haniger was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2008. Instead of playing in the majors, Coach Haniger has worked with Fellowship of Christian Athletes to take baseball players on mission trips (including the Rockhurst University baseball team). Currently he is working on his Master’s in Education and student teaching this semester at Park Hill South.

nick vaughb - Asst Varsity Coach

A teacher and coach at Rockhurst for nine years, Coach Vaughan dedicated his time to teaching Biology and coaching Freshman C team football and JV 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 a daughter, Amelia (4). Coach Vaughan cannot pick one favorite coaching memory because each year new memories and bonds form with players and he doesn’t think he could pick a best because there are so many great ones.

kevin mcadam - Assistant Coach Coach McAdam begins his second year as a guidance counselor at Rockhurst. He also helped coach baseball last season. This year he will take on a more formal role. He participated in baseball and basketball in high school and while working at Park Hill he coached freshman baseball. Coach McAdam holds a degree from Northwest Missouri State University in Psychology with a minor in Coaching.

If we can send a young man out into the world with the understanding of teamwork and leadership, then his experience playing baseball has been a positive one.”

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ALL

TEAM

TIME

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ith 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 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 Kelly Quirk Mike Walczuk David Belfonte Aaron Meade Jerry Mancuso

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Varsity Team Statistics Individual Season Stats Hitting Name G AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR AVG BB OBP Travis Able 24 63 18 13 7 4 1 0 .286 14 .418 Austin Aguirre 4 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 .143 0 .250 Jack Benninghoff 24 66 19 19 15 4 0 3 .288 10 .370 Victor Brancato 23 74 20 18 10 2 1 0 .270 10 .379 Todd Czinege 20 45 19 15 18 4 2 3 .422 3 .460 Sam Goodwin 19 39 11 8 10 4 0 0 .282 7 .412 Logan Gray 24 75 38 28 32 8 4 3 .507 10 .563 Connor Heying 22 51 13 15 8 6 0 0 .255 9 .377 Billy Maloney 19 36 9 11 8 1 0 0 .250 9 .408 Jack Mercer 16 36 8 5 7 2 0 1 .222 6 .326 ---- 3 .400 Austin Ritter 6 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 Vince Saladino 15 45 15 11 9 5 0 0 .333 3 .380 Sam Tanner 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---- 1 .167 Trey Vickers 23 66 21 16 16 5 0 2 .318 5 .382 Matt Wasche 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 2 .500 Chase Watt 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---- 1 .200 J.T. Watt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---- 0 ----

Pitching Name W L SV IP H R BB K ERA Jack Benninghoff 1 2 0 27.1 20 14 19 22 2.01 Xavier Boerger 1 0 0 11.1 14 8 7 4 3.53 Logan Gray 0 0 0 18.1 9 1 2 21 ---Joe Huber 4 1 0 56.0 40 22 17 41 1.79 Brody Nutt 1 1 0 21.2 13 9 11 24 1.85 Sam Tanner 3 0 0 9.0 7 2 3 6 1.11 Players in blue are returnees

Team Season Stats

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Total RBI’s

166 Total runs

.310 Average team batting average

59

.407 Average on base percentage

Total stolen bases

.954 Average team fielding percentage

1.66 Average pitching ERA

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Season Recap 2012-13 18-6 ROCK vs.

7-3

Staley Lee’s Summit North

9-4 9-4

Park Hill

16-2

SM South

6-1

Olathe NW

19-3

Blair Oaks

1-3

Helias Eureka St. James

0-4 3-6 6-5

Bishop Ward Lee’s Summit West

9-3 12-0

SM East

7-3

Olathe NW Creighton Prep

2-3

Blue Springs South Blue Valley SW

6-5

Lawrence

3-2

13-2

5-0

St. Joe Central Olathe South

3-4 6-1

Olathe North

8-2

Pembroke Hill

4-1

Lee’s Summit Lee’s Summit West Blue Springs South

11-1 1-2 Blue is RHS score, red is opponent’s

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Looking downrange, junior Peter Dierks carefully plans his drive, hoping for a qulaity shot down the fairway.

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Golf

Seniors leave a

legacy

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t might seem like an all-too-common picture - Rockhurst golf near the top in the state of Missouri. But don’t think that is a given to the players and coaches. It is the subtleties that produce results and with the winter expanding into the spring season - those subtleties were challenged more than ever.

But alas, the picture of a team holding a trophy and an individual near the top is what the 2013 squad was able to accomplish. The Hawklets came roaring back on the second day after a sluggish first day start in fifth place.

Day two showed the experience and courage of this group as they improved by 13 strokes. They finished two shots shy of the state championship, finishing second behind Timberland - a school that has become quite a rival for the Hawklets of late.

“Our competition with Timberland was the greatest fun. We beat them at their own tournament and then battled in other tournaments including state,” Mr. Michael O’Leary, head golf coach,

said.

A quick rundown on some of the key tournaments include several times facing against Timberland. They beat them and won the first tournament of the year at the Bulldog Battle in St. Louis, MO but then Timberland was able to edge by the Hawklets at the Camdenton Invite and the Jefferson City Invite.

“The Camdenton tournament has become a predictor of the state champion recently. Timberland won it... We were beaten by Blue Springs and that really forced the young men to move out of complacency and get working harder,” Coach O’Leary said.

It was a roller coaster of a state series where the team was challenged by strong teams in Blue Springs South at districts and then Park Hill South at sectionals. Their finish of second at state shows great courage and perseverance in a sport that is so mental.

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Showing his flawless follow-through, graduate Brian Wade follows his ball through the air.

Hitting a successful chip shot, graduate Danny Summers watches the ball soar towards the green.

Carefully planning his putt, graduate Drew Hill studies the slope of the green hoping to knock in the putt.

Watching his putt roll towards the green, graduate Patrick Byrne tensely waits for the outcome.

As his teammates look on, graduate Danny Summers follows his shot through the air.

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Senior Patrick Byrne moved all All of this was challenged by the way up the leaderboard on a spring that kept snow and cold day 2 shooting 2-under finishing temperatures around for longer for a tie for the state championthan anyone can remember. It ship shooting 76-70 on the took an already short season “The respective days. This and made it even more Camdenton marks the second challenging to work on tournament has beyear in a row those subtle parts of come a predictor of the that a Rockhurst the game. state champion recently. golfer has been Luckily the Timberland won it... We were atop the ranks. beaten by Blue Springs and that Hawklets were really forced the young men to In fact the scheduled to travel move out of complacency quartet of to California to comand get working harder,” seniors: Byrne, pete against some of Coach O’Leary said.

Drew Hill, Danny the best competition in Summers and Brian the United States. FinishWade have shared plenty ing a humbling 18th, the team of photo opportunities. In their was able to get out of the snow four years, they have celebrated and to test their mental focus two state championships and two which would come in handy when runner-up positions. they entered the state series.

“We had a great group of guys “The competition is so keen at together during my career at Rockhurst, that you have to be Rockhurst. I couldn’t have asked for very subtle and less aggressive better fellas to call my friends and with the swing changes in that the my teammates,” Summers said. season is so short... You try and

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Mark nusbaum -

Head Varsity Coach

Head Coach’s Bio

Following his retirement as head basketball coach, Coach Nusbaum has taken over the golf program after nine seasons as an assistant. A four-sport, nine-time letterman at Marshalltown High in Iowa in football, basketball, track and baseball (a summer sport then), he never took an off-season. Although he didn’t compete in golf at either the high school or collegiate level, he is quite skilled at the game, sporting a nine handicap. He started caddying at the age of 14, saying that it was much more laid back than hoops. His biggest sports influence was his parents for allowing him to play anything and then being there to support him.

interact and find out if some of the younger players need help or place them with a PGA pro that you feel will work with their personality and abilities. The golf season is so short that most of the work has to be done from May through November,” Coach O’Leary shared.

Out of this patience and among all the travel and time spent together, the golf team becomes very close. So, it was a bit of a shock following tryouts when a new face was atop the team’s ranking, junior Peter Dierks.

“The seniors knew they had their work cut out for them [... probably right after tryouts when Dierks qualified better than the seniors]. It is never a bad thing to be humbled once in awhile,” Coach O’Leary said.

Dierks was able to mesh well with the seniors and now will be expected to take over the leadership of the team, not only with his

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teammates, but with a new head coach. Coach O’Leary announced near the end of the season that he would be retiring from coaching (while still remaining as a teacher at Rockhurst). Soon after, Mr. Mark Nusbaum, assistant golf coach and former head basketball coach, was named as the golf program’s next head coach.

“Even though we have a lot of talented seniors leaving, I feel that next year’s guys will fill the spots well because most of them have been playing competitively for years.... I’m really looking forward to working with Coach Nusbaum.

It’ll be tough filling a place held by someone as influential and personable as Coach O’Leary, but I’m eager to get to know and be coached

by Coach Nusbaum,” Dierks said.

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Varsity Team Statistics Individual Season Stats Average Score (9 hole - tournament play only)

Lowest Average Putts Per Round

Name Avg 1. Greg Watkins 37.85 2. Patrick Byrne 38.0 3. Brian Wade 39.0 Peter Dierks Carter Tumminia 4. Drew Hill 39.1 5. Danny Summers 39.15 6. Luke Henke 39.7 7. Zayne Williams 40.0 8. Michael Callahan 41.0 Andrew Blickhan 9. David Sandvig 41.3 10. Louis Tumminia 41.4

Name Avg 1. Greg Watkins 30.3 2. Danny Summers 30.4 3. Brian Wade 30.9 4. Drew Hill 31.1 5. Michael Krebs 31.2 31.8 6. Patrick Byrne 7. Zayne Williams 32.0 8. Peter Dierks 33.0 Luke Henke 9. Andrew Knopke 33.1 10. Joseph Lester 33.4

Average Greens Hit in Regulation

Name Avg 1. Michael Callahan 10.0 2. Peter Dierks 9.0 Jeff Chininis 3. William Honnold 8.7 4. Andrew Blickhan 8.6 Aaron Lang 5. Joey Krebs 8.3 Eli Mathews 6. Andrew Knopke 8.0 David Sandvig 7. Michael Krebs 7.6 8. Danny Summers 7.2 Greg Watkins Louis Tumminia 6.8 9. Patrick Byrne 10. Drew Hill 6.6 Luke Henke Kevin Lane

Name Avg 1. Danny Summers 10.6 2. Peter Dierks 10.2 3. Brian Wade 9.8 4. Eli Mathews 9.1 5. Carter Tumminia 9.0 6. Patrick Byrne 8.8 7. Greg Watkins 8.7 William Honnold 8. Andrew Blickhan 8.6 Drew Hill 9. Louis Tumminia 8.0 David Sandvig 10. Andrew Knopke 6.9 Joey Krebs

Average Fairways Hit

Team Season Stats

3

Players with 2 birdies or more on avg per round

5

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Players in blue indicate returnees

6 Players that score Players that have less than 1 double bogie per round on average

par on 9 or more holes per round on average

2

Players that have less than 5 bogies per round on average

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Season Recap 2012-13

ROCK vs.

Champions Invitational

out of 36 teams

18th

Bulldog Battle 1st out of 21 teams

Camdenton Invitational 3rd

out of 18 teams

Jefferson City Invitational 2nd

Districts 2nd

out of 10 teams with

Sectionals 2nd

out of 7 teams with

State 2nd

out of 19 teams

306 pts

296 pts out of 8 teams with

621 pts

Good Luck Hawklets!

-The Morris Family John-’74 Tim-’75 Kevin-’04 Danny-’11 Jackson-’15 Danny-’19

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Assistant Coaches’ Bios paul beirne - Assistant Coach Obviously Coach Beirne felt like he has too much free time as he will be a three-sport coach beginning his first year with the golf team. 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 (19) and Matt (17). If he wasn’t a teacher or coach, he says he would be a host of a home improvement show on PBS or HGTV.

mike sullivan - Assistant Coach Taking a break from the high contact of football, Coach Sully heads to the greens in the spring for his fifth season. After graduating from the Rock in 1984 with two football state championships, he continued his education at the University of Kansas to play football, but blew out his knee freshman year, and then Webster for his Master’s. He coached track & field for eight years, including four years as head (2005-08), and teaches both AP and Honors Chemistry. He married Beth in 2008 and has two stepdaughters: Sarah (20) and Mary Kate (18).

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ith 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.

1941 Bud McGovern James Haake 1943 Robert Goulet 1954 Wayne Spence 1955 Jerry Krause 1956 Mark Hanrahan 1976 John Howell 1978 Robert "Chip" Toth 1979 Pat Hanrahan 1984 Matt Holmes 1984 Gary Riani 1984 John Sinovic 1984 Bert Roney 1991 Matt Roney 1993 1994 Michael Hoehn Jim Gates 1996 Doug Albers 1997 Jason Hobick 1999 Fred Loeb 1999 2000 Brent Kriegshauser Josh Polsinelli 2000 Kevin Ward 2000 Kirk Wood 2000 Mitch Kelly 2001 Ryan Davis 2002 Alex Nordholm 2003 Patrick Roth 2005 Tyler Trout 2005 Jason Schulte 2006

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Looking for an open player up ahead, graduate Addison Degen works to elude a Blue Valley West defender.

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Lacrosse

Lacrosse

rivalry grows stronger

K

ansas City lacrosse has arrived into the TV sets of local Metro Sports subscribers as the first locally televised game featured the two cross-State Line-rivals, Rockhurst Hawklets versus Shawnee Mission East Lancers.

It was a fitting match up as Rockhurst has hoisted many state championship trophies high and dominated the KC lacrosse scene during its infancy to face the Lancers, who have won the last two LAKC championships.

Lights, camera, and plenty of action followed suit in the game.

“This was the lacrosse ‘coming out’ party in Kansas City with all the hype leading up to the game and with it being the first live lacrosse game on Metro Sports.

It was only fitting that the game went into overtime and that our defense forced a turnover and rising senior Alex Lackey, the heart and soul of our team, scored the game winner!” Mr. Tim Reidy, head coach said.

Rockhurst’s decision to join the LAKC was made a couple of years ago when it was seen that many local programs were continuing to improve. The local competi-

tion allows for student-athletes to spend more time in the classroom instead of taking multiple crossstate bus trips. In 2012 Rockhurst was beat by the Lancers for the Hawklets’ first loss to a Kansas City team in the program’s history.

More programs are being established and the talent level is getting distributed throughout the area.

But that doesn’t mean the Hawklets don’t look to sharpen their skills elsewhere. Last season, the Hawklets traveled north to Omaha, Neb. and east to St. Louis, in addition to its big trip for the Brine King of Spring Faceoff Classic in North Carolina.

The challenging spring weather with heavy snowstorms and cold temperatures prohibited the team from getting much outdoor practice. Luckily, the North Carolina trip would provide playable fields.

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Lacrosse After a tough defeat, graduate Addison Degen falls to the ground, but showing good sportsmanship, an East player helps him up.

Trying to work past the Olathe South defense, graduate Zach Hannon looks towards the goal.

Seeing an open shot, graduate Michael Cesena takes a shot at goal.

Working to defend the goal against Shawnee Mission South, senior Andrew Dakan watches the opponent intently.

Attempting the block the balls progression, senior Curtis Kaine lunges in front of a Shawnee Mission South attacker.

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came home 0-3. including being down three goals “The trip to North Carolina was an with under two minutes left. Howeye-opening experience. It showed us ever, our players never gave up, how much work we had left to do, played relaxed and fought until the but at the same time it showed very last goal. After the Pemus how close we were to broke game the team was “Our being able to compete really confident in their coaches simwith the best teams ability to beat anyone ply reminded us of in the nation. If you in any situation,” our goal every game. want to be the best Coach Reidy said.

That constant reminder you have to beat This became a kept us motivated to the best, and North mantra of the team play each and every Carolina gave us an and many seniors opportunity to push led the team and game,” senior Conourselves. Our team earned post season nor Prochnow leaders emerged during All-Metro recognition. said. the experience. By the Addison Degen, Gregory end we knew which players Massman and Mitch Holland wouldn’t quit when things got tense,” were named to the 1st team, while senior Rob Healy said. fellow classmate Brooks Elder was The losses weren’t a trend, howrecognized with a 2nd team honor. ever, when the team reeled off 11 Michael Cesena, August Hodes and wins, including a come-from-behind Isaac Zorn rounded out the Hawkwin versus another rival, Pembroke lets All-Metro team with Honorable Hill. Graduate Isaac Zorn took the Mention recognition. moment and shined with the gameLots of success can be attributwinning goal against the Raiders. ed to the players’ passion, but also “We were down most of the game the coaches’ experience and their

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tim reidy -

Head Varsity Coach

Head Coach’s Bio

Back at the Rock, Coach Tim Reidy begins his third year at his alma mater (Class of 2002) after teaching and coaching on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and in Tulsa. Coach Reidy’s experience in lacrosse is extensive, playing at Mount St. Mary’s University. He recently coached in the US All-American Showcase. While at Rockhurst, Coach Reidy was a standout defender, earning all-american honors, not to mention several local and state honors. 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, Mary Frances.

practices helped keep Rockhurst as a team to be reckoned with as its 15-5 record indicated. Practices are up-tempo, creating a game-like experience so that the players can be fully prepared. Fundamentals are emphasized and the players are taught to take advantage of smart offensive play.

“Our coaches simply reminded us of our goal every game. That constant reminder kept us motivated to play each and every game,” senior Connor Prochnow said.

The coaching staff has tremendous experience in the sport.

Coaches Tim Hannon and Mark Bayhylle have been in the program for 10 years. Coach Reidy brings his Rockhurst experience, including an All-American defenseman, to the practice field, along with plenty of collegiate play and even plays locally. He has found help from another alum, Mr. Spencer Walsh.

Rounding out the staff are more coaches with plenty of playing

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experience, Coach Brad Tharpe and Coach Hunter Anderson. This was particularly important to Coach Reidy.

“The coaching staff, especially Mark Bayhylle, and the players stayed focused and prepared during most of April when I was gone while my wife was in the hospital and our daughter was born,” Coach Reidy added.

They worked very hard in developing a team that loves the sport and plays with discipline.

“Every possession in lacrosse counts and we like to control the tempo of the game so defensively we play an aggressive, proactive style that attempts to dictate the opponent’s strategy rather than react to their game plan,” Coach Reidy said.

Unfortunately, last-minute heroics were not in the cards in the semifinals, once again versus Shawnee Mission East as the Hawklets fell to the eventual league champions.

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Varsity Team Statistics Individual Season Stats Name Pos GB's Mithc Holland Def 42 Patrick Reintjes Att 6 Addison Degen Att 40 Jeff Crowe Mid 18 Craig Bebee Att 9 Alex Lackey Mid 20 Robbie Healy Def 13 August Hodes Mid 48 Shea McEnerney Att 6 Isaac Zorn Att 33 Gregory Massman Mid 36 Zach Hannon Att 18 John Quinly Mid 3 Andrew Hall Mid 12 Mid 37 Jack Maple Brooks Elder Def 45 Joe Faerber Att 23 Name Pos G Matt Brown Andrew Dakan G

Shots 4 6 62 11 18 34 2 31 15 88 8 29 14 14 34 5 52

Svs 22 74

Goals 0 2 34 3 5 8 0 13 5 32 1 8 4 4 9 2 24

Goals 9 81

Goals% ---- .333 .548 .273 .278 .235 ---- .419 .333 .364 .125 .276 .286 .286 .265 .400 .462

Players in blue indicate returnees

248

Percent chance of scoring when a shot was taken

Total points earned

475

452 Total shots on goal

Points 0 2 69 5 6 10 0 24 5 41 1 15 6 4 18 2 34

Sv% 70% 47%

Team Season Stats

.350

Assists 0 0 35 2 1 2 0 11 0 9 0 7 2 0 9 0 10

Total ground balls

158 Total goals scored

90 Total assists

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Season Recap 2012-13 15-5 ROCK vs.

Christchurch School Apex Highland Park

7 3 1

17

15

13

SM South

12 2

Blue Valley North Pembroke Hill

14 3 6

5

Lincoln NE

9

4 18 3

Creighton Prep Aquinas

12 4 7

Olathe East SM East Lee’s Summit West Lee’s Summit North

7

1-0

Win by forfeit

6 2

11 7

Blue Valley West

10 5

ROCK LACROSSE

3 12 2

Park Hill South

17 1

SM South

5

The Prins Family

4

Chaminade

SM East

Good Luck Hawklets

6 16 4

Olathe South SLUH

5

7

Blue represents RHS score, red is opponent

Congratulations Rockhurst Lacrosse

2011 State Champions!

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Assistant Coaches’ Bios Mark Bayhylle - Asst Varsity Coach 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 and his wife have three boys: Jackson (16), Logan (9) and Tommy (6).

Tim Hannon - JV Coach 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 as a past board member for US Lacrosse Youth Retention, and past president of Kansas City Youth Lacrosse League. Outside of coaching lacrosse, Coach Hannon is vice president-producer for White, Grego & White Insurance.

He and his wife, Deborah, have one child, Zach (RHS `13).

Hunter Anderson - JV Coach Coach Hunter Anderson began playing lacrosse in high school and first met Coach Riedy when they played together on the Missouri All-Star team. After high school 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 fiance.

Brad Tharpe - Freshman Coach A member of laast year’s ASC cohort, Coach Tharpe returns to Rockhurst to teach English. He attended St. Louis U. High, playing soccer, raquetball, and lacrosse there. Coach Tharpe then went on to attend Marquette Univ., earning a degree in Writing Intensive English and Political Science. This year, Coach Tharpe will be coaching sophomore soccer and the freshman lacrosse team. A self acknowledged literature “nerd”, Coach Tharpe enjoys reading short stories and honing his writing skills in his spare time.

“Every possession in lacrosse counts and we like to control the tempo of the game.”

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Assistant Coaches Bios Spencer Walsh - Asst. Varsity Coach Coach Walsh graduated from Rockhurst High School in 2006.

As the senior defensive captain, he helped the 2006 squad to a 27-0 record, the best record in the national high school lacrosse history, outscoring opponents 434 to 83. He was also awarded All-American honors. Trained in the defensive school of legendary Dr. Dan Connelly and now head coach Tim Reidy, Coach Walsh will continue to impart the standing tradition of loud and fast defensive play. In 2011 he graduated from KU with a BA in Photomedia.

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Go Hawklets!!!

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he 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.

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Tossing up the ball, senior John Nogalski prepares to serve the ball against Lee’s Summit West.

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Tennis

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ixteen! This is the number of tennis team state championships in the last 38 years. It is a long line of tradition which started under legendary coach, Mr. Ron Geldhof and continued for alumnus, Mr. Zach Frisch, Class of 2005, who has contributed much to that number. But in 2013, he found a new way to contribute - as head coach. He helped the new generation of Hawklet tennis players develop a team atmosphere and focus on competing in the moment.

The tennis team were able to hold up the state first place trophy one more time in 2013 after besting Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, MO. How did they get there?

“One word we used a lot in the postseason was ‘compete’. If every player went on to the court ‘wanting it more’ we knew we could win, and compete summed up that attitude,” Coach Frisch said.

The two emphases proved remarkably important as the team marched toward the state cham-

pionship.

If one looked at the team record, you would think it was a rout - with an undefeated season, a team state championship and a doubles-state championship. But the defining moment for the team might have been in the middle of the season against Missouri’s small class state champions, MICDS. “The match was played at our home courts and lasted until 10:00 p.m. that night. We were playing under the lights and both teams’ players lined the outside of the final match. The match was tied at 4-4 and our number one doubles team [John Nogalski and Jacob Moore] were playing for the deciding match. They had lost the first set and were down a late break in the second only to come back and win in the third and final set,” Coach Frisch said.

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Tennis Working to return serve, senior Patrick Michaelis stretches out towards the ball.

Following through on his serve, senior John Nogalski works to defeat his Park Hill South opponent.

Running forward to return serve, senior Alex Koca strains to reach the ball in time vs Park Hill South.

Preparing to serve against Lee’s Summit West, senior Alex Koca tosses the ball up in the air.

Once again working to return serve, Nogalski strains himself to get power behind his shot.

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at the state championship level in play. It was believed to be a frachigh school to then playing at the ture. Lone senior, Steven Lawson, collegiate level and now as a pro accepted the challenge and rallied at a local country club. He blends the support of his teammates as a practice that focuses they continued to dominate. on conditioning and “I got notice 30 min“One technique. He also utes prior to the match word we used believes in building that I was needed to a lot in the postseateam camaradefill his spot. My phison was ‘compete’. If evrie. losophy was grind, ery player went on to the The depth of court ‘wanting it more’ we grind, grind. Play the team continone point at a time knew we could win, and ues to be such a and leave it all out compete summed up strength. The top 7 on the court with no that attitude,” Coach players finished with regrets. Fortunately, I Frisch said. a dual record of 35-7. was able to help the team Senior Alex Koca was the secure a victory at sectionals,” top singles player. In doubles, they Lawson said. excelled as well with a 17-3 record.

After several second opinions, it That support and drive against was found that Evans only had a MICDS foreshadowed the state sesevere sprain and was able to reries when number 3 singles player turn to play, helping the Hawklets junior Jack Evans (who was undereturn to the state finals - the place feated all season in dual matches that had ended their dreams in at that spot) suffered a lower leg 2012 with a lost to Columbia Rock injury the day before sectional Bridge, a powerhouse program

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Zach frisch -

Head Varsity Coach

Head Coach’s Bio

Another alumnus runs a head coach position as Zach Frisch continues his third 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 to play tennis at Iowa, transferred to Johnson County Community for one season then finishing up two years at Western Illinois and playing 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.

from middle Missouri and the 2012 state champs. The rematch was set.

This year, the Hawklets depth, and possibly just wanting it more, led them to sweep the team title with a 5-0 performance. In fact, through the state series beginning in districts, Rockhurst dominated with a 30-1 game record for the team!

“We had worked hard all year long for that match and still had a sour taste in our mouths from getting so close last year. That match was so memorable because of the energy and emotion from the entire squad. Everyone was pumped up and excited to play. Once the match began I could feel the energy from everyone’s court,” Coach Frisch said.

That energy and leadership resulted in an elated team.

“It felt awesome because we worked so hard during the season

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to achieve our goals,” senior Koca said. “When hard work pays off, it’s very rewarding. Not losing a match in the state finals was surreal and couldn’t have been won in a better way.”

On the individual brackets - Nogalski and Moore were also able to capture the double’s crown.

“Winning a state title was a goal I set for myself going into my freshman year. Having an undefeated season and winning the doubles state title at the end of the year was an unbelievable feeling.

It took a few days for it just to sink in,” Nogalski said.

What might be even scarier for the 2014 is that a number 17 is definitely set as a goal. All top 7 players return!

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Varsity Team Statistics Individual Season Stats Singles Dual Match Play Alex Koca 8-3 John Nogalski 6-1 Jack Evans 11-2 Jacob Moore 6-1 Joe O’Connor 6-1 Patrick Michaelis 5-2 Sinjin Nair 1-0

Doubles Dual Match Play Nogalski and Moore Koca and Evans O’Connor and Michaelis O’Connor and Gabe Mathews

15-0 5-1 3-0 2-2

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Team Season Stats

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Intently studying the path of the ball, senior Alex Koca awaits his chance to return serve against Park Hill South.

Seniors John Nogalski and Jacob Moore take a moment to pose in front of the state double bracket after winning it.

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ennis 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 AllTime 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 Grant Ramsey Ryan Smith Jon Osgood Casey Smith Scott Martin Andy Metzler Ryan Osgood Sam Davidson Brad Martin Ryan Reid Zach Frisch Jose Guerra Reid Martin Guerin Smith Patrick Tooey Jack O’Flaherty

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Exerting all of his effort into his jump, senior Curtis Goldmon launches himself into the air during the long jump event at RayPec.

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Track & Field

Relays

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ardware! That was what this year’s track & field squad was able to celebrate at the end of the season - state historical hardware!

The track & field squad once again enjoyed large numbers, but probably even more exciting was the diversity in events in which they found success. From the shortest relay, the 4x100m, to the longest relay, 4x800m, they set their sites on standing atop the state podium.

The program also showed development in the field events which helped secure four top 2 finishes in the regular season meets.

“We use the regular season to gauge the fitness and technique of the team. We saw early on that we had some wonderful pieces to be able to put together a competitive state series run,” Mr. Michael Dierks, head track & field coach, said.

Senior Curtis Goldmon sprung into the discussion at the first meet in both the long jump and triple jump. He eventually qualified for both events at the state meet, placing all-state in the long jump.

“I wanted to be the best I could

be this past year and I knew I wanted to go to state and that nothing would stand in my way,” Goldmon said. “I knew I had to dig down deep and find that drive and continue to build from there if I was going to achieve my goals.”

The throwers also improved their marks from the previous season and return plenty of talent for the 2014 season.

But often times, the relay events stole the show in terms of emphasis and success.

“I believe in the team aspect of track & field. Therefore, we use our camaraderie and discipline to bring together the best combinations for our relays. It takes lots of depth to form great relay teams. A defining mark of this year’s team is that we really weren’t led by one outstanding individual but all members played a critical role in the success,” Coach Dierks said.

Success is what they ended up with.

Back in the cold winter, the 213

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Track and Field Lurching up into the air, junior Noah Steilen easily clears the high jump bar at the Rockhurst Relays.

Participating in the 110 high hurdles are the Rockhurst Relays, juniors Eli Cosner and Michael Barry strain to reach the finish line.

Spinning around the shot put circle, graduate David Meredith looks for a new personal best distance.

Coming around the curve at Shawnee Mission South, graduate Won Ashenafi runs his leg of the 4x400m relay.

Staying low out of the blocks, graduate Dylan Stoetzer looks to win the 100 m dash.

4x100m relay met and talked Relays, the team expected a great about grand goals. They had race and while they made the reason to be excited because they finals, they didn’t compete as well returned three members of the as they would have liked. Times like relay. Graduates Max Linthis are tipping points to greatscott, Dylan Stoetzer ness or to defeat.

“We and Tommy Seitz “After KU I could reuse the knew what it ally tell that our team regular season to would take to get was hitting stride. gauge the fitness and back to the state Our time was imtechnique of the team. meet. proving but it was We saw early on that we had some wonderful “I told those pretty obvious that pieces to be able to put we still needed a lot three seniors together a competi(Tommy, Max, of work if we were tive state series run,” and Dylan) after going to reach our Coach Dierks we were disqualigoal,” Linscott said. said. fied [at 2012 state] that The re-dedicated team I would do everything in focused on state series and a my power to make sure we got perfect peak. back to the finals,” Mr. Michael Day, “After districts this year I knew sprints coach, said. we had a chance to compete for Different combinations were one of the top three spots. But the used throughout the regular sealook on all four of those young son. The team consistently was men’s faces before the final race finishing in the top 3 of any meet it told me that we were going to entered. win. Redemption!” Coach Day said.

At the very competitive Kansas All-the-while, the defending state

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mike day -

Head Varsity Coach

Head Coach’s Bio

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 2002-06. During his high school and collegiate careers he received several All-State and All-Conference honors. Coach Day will coach his fifth season in track, as he in charge of the sprint events. He coached the school’s first 4X100 relay team to win a state championship. Now a teacher in the math department, Coach Day was Rockhurst’s Scholar Athlete in the KC Star as a senior.

champions in the 4x800m relay kept relatively quiet. Considering they had to replace three of the four legs, there really wasn’t much conversation about the Hawklets’ chance in the event. But the pieces were hard at work focusing on training.

Returnee and graduate Alex Lombardo, challenged himself to get stronger and competed in the 1600 and 3200 throughout the season. Junior William Thompson took his cross country success and strong aerobic fitness and showed an ability to sprint. Graduate Chaz Trujillo was a surprise to many as he was moved up from the 400.

He possessed the rare speed and endurance, just needing the experience. Finally, junior Carson Bode, dominated in the 400 and 800 and developed a monstrous kick that ended up being the deciding factor.

Both relays were healthy and motivated. The end result was

both standing atop the podium at state - a first for the large class schools in the state of Missouri, that the same school hold the crown for the shortest and longest relays.

The 4x100 team set a school record on its journey with a blistering time of 41.9. The 4x800 team shaved seconds off of its time with each race, finishing with an impressive 7:49, ranking top 40 in the nation. Additional state placement went to Bode who finished All-state in the open 800 as well as Goldmon in the long jump.

It was reason to celebrate with plenty of hardware from a successful season. It is even more reason to celebrate with the naming of a new head coach as Coach Dierks steps down to focus on being the athletic director. Mr. Michael Day will assume the role as he will look to take the program to even greater heights.

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Varsity Team Statistics Individual Season Stats 100 meter dash *Dylan Stoetzer Curtis Goldman

*!$4x800m relay 7:49.24 Chaz Trujillo, William Thompson, Alex Lombardo, Carson Bode

10.93 11.20

200 meter dash *Tommy Seitz 22.28 Mitch Koeppen 22.90

18:31.00 %#4x1mile relay Carson Bode, William Thompson, Carl Nelson, Alex Lombardo

400 meter dash Carson Bode 49.20 Aaron McGovern 51.20 800 meter run $Carson Bode *Alex Lombardo

Discus Jimmy Dixon 126-4 Andrew Grindstaff 121-9 Shot Put Jimmy Dixon David Meredith

1:55.45 1:57.97

1600 meter run *Alex Lombardo 4:22.01 Carson Bode 4:33.80 3200 meter run Alex Lombardo William Thompson

Triple Jump *!Curtis Goldmon 47-0.25 Devin Dunn 40-3.25

10:09.40 10:09.92

Long Jump *$Curtis Goldmon Jourdan Ellis

300m interm. hurdles Noah Steilen 43.26 *!$#4x100m relay 42.13 Max Linscott, Dylan Stoezter, Tommy Seitz, Curtis Goldman

1:31.20 4x200m relay Max Linscott, Wondabeka Ashenafi, Dylan Stoetzer, Tommy Seitz *4x400m relay 3:23.32 Wondabeka Ashenafi, Patrick Bowen, Chaz Trujillo, Carson Bode

Pole Vault Jake Costanzo Nate Mysenburg

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22-6.00 20-5.25 10-6 9-6

* Denotes sectional qualifier, !Denotes state qualifier, $ Denotes All State performance, # Denotes school record. %Denotes KU Relays Champions Blue indicates returnee All times Fully Automatic (FAT) unless given to the tenth of a second.

Team Season Stats State champion relays

49-3 45-9

High Jump Jourdan Ellis 5-10 Noah Steilen 5-10

110m high hurdles Michael Barry 17.47

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Season Recap 2012-13

ROCK vs.

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Districts 2nd

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Assistant Coaches’ Bios greg buckman - Assistant Coach Coach Buckman comes to Rockhurst with a variety of teaching and coaching experiences. He holds a 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 (basketball, volleyball, tennis and track).

Coach Buckman will teach World History and coach sprinters this season. He married a year ago (Tayla).

alex hall - Assistant Coach Coach Hall joins the Rockhurst staff, serving as a member of this year’s Alumni Service Corp group, volunteering for a year to the school. He was an successful high school and collegiate athlete.

At Loyola University - New Orleans he ran both cross country and track. In high school he ran track & field for four years at SLUH, including being named the sprint captain. Coach Hall majored in Religious Studies and Spanish and will teach Theology at Rockhurst

stephen kuehner- Assistant Coach

A cross country runner in high school (SLUH ‘08), Coach Kuehner is returning for his second year with the Rockhurst Track and Field team. While working on his BA in Spanish and BS in Psychology from Truman State University, he elected to take a marathon training class in the fall of 2010, competing in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon that December. He also completed the Walt Disney World marathon with his sister in January 2012 and plans to return to Memphis at the end of this year.

During his time at SLUH, Truman, and Rockhurst, he has had the privilege of training and coaching under several great coaches and runners.

scott linz - Assistant Coach In his third year, Coach Linz was a multi-event athlete at St. Xavier in Cincinnati, OH and then went on to compete at KU his freshman year. He graduated from KU with a BS in Accounting and later a BS in Nursing. For the last five year, Coach Linz has worked at Children’s Mercy Hospital in the Pediatric ICU. He has run two marathons, enjoys working out and golfing in KC and is the proud owner of Cassius, his four-year old boxer.

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A defining mark of this year’s team is that we really weren’t led by one outstanding individual but all members played a critical role in the success.”

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Assistant Coaches Bios matt mccullough - Assistant Coach Returning to his alma mater when they were in need last season, Coach McCullough begins his second year as a field event coach. He attended Rockhurst University and earned a degree in Business Management. He currently works as an entrepenuer and is pursuing a Master’s in Education. A graduate of the class of 2000, Coach McCullough was a varsity track & field lettermen. He says he came back because he truly enjoys helping student-athletes become better “men for others,” just as my coaches and teachers did for me.

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rom 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.

Don Schilling Jim Mayer

1961 1961 Thomas Muehlebach 1964 Chris Muehlbach 1973 Mark Goodspeed 1975 Chris Garlich 1975 Jay Reardon 1976 Cecil Stockdale 1976 Thomas Franke 1977 Tim Jantsch 1977 Tom Jantsch 1977 Lester Ratcliff 1984 Tim Ryan 1987 Rob Haake 1988 1988 Pat Murphy Chris Holmes 1989

Tim Mozee 1990 Mark Nuebauer 1990 Michael Dierks 1991 Jonathan Macklin 1994 Justin Dro 1997 Rob Reiter 1997 Rory Donnelly 2000 Sean O'Donnell 2001 Dan McDonough 2002 Jack Jones 2003 Jed Burey 2004 Patrick Tweedy 2004 D.J Hord 2005 Connor McDonough 2005 Michael Duschen 2006 Ivan Charbonneau 2008

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Index A Better Image Lawn & Landscape A-1 Rental, Inc. A-J Manufacturing Co, Inc - Rob Haake ‘88 Abbey Simons Acendas (formerly All About Travel) Advanced Aesthetics Advanced Leak Locators Agnes & Dolores Otto AJC Benefits All Things Organized Ana Lewis Andrews McMeel Universal Ann & Kevin Harlan Aquatic Solutions Ardy Rouyanian Asta VanKeirsbilck Atronic Alarms, Inc. Avery Healthcare Appraisal, Inc. Avila University/Puente Marketing Baer & Associates, Inc. Bats Global Markets Becky Beck Agency, Inc. Belfonte Car Wash Bella Napoli Alimentari Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate / Mary Bridges bijin salon and spa Bill Koch Bill Waris Blue Jays Basketball Club BKD, LLP Black & McDonald Blue Springs Ford Bob & Judy Scott Bob Allen Ford Bob-Kat-Dan Gourmet Products Bristol Seafood Grill Brookside Jewelry Bukaty Companies Burns & Associates Burtin & Associates, Inc. Cabinets by Design Carter Broadcast Group, Inc Carter-Rice Communications Catenacci Construction, LLC CBIZ - Matt Krull & Dave Krull

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CBRE 80 CBRE 89 Chinnery, Evans & Nail, PC 139 Chris Bagby, MD - Orthopaedic Surgeon 18 73 Christopher C. Hedges, Co, LLC Christopher Hedges 73 Cindy Carroll, writer 72 Clarkson Construction Company 61 Clay Crawford 177 90 Coach’s Bar & Grill Comets 207 Commerce Bank 22 Community Mortgage 207 Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP 84 Cook Paper Recycling 107 ibc Country Club Bank Courtyard By Marriott Kansas City at Briarcliff 101 Craig & Cindy Smith 104 127 Craig S. O’Dear/Bryan Cave LLP Cripple Creek Rock Company 156 14 Crowe Family Dan & Janet Crumb 45 Danda Trouve Investment Management 45 bc Discover Vision Centers Don and Mary Smith 99 48 Doug & Amy Neisius Doug Wemhoff 65 Dr. Kristopher Bruso 135 Drs. Blackwell, Nill and Francois 90 Drs. Hawks, Besler & Rogers 23 Edward Jones - Denise & Jim Easley 21 48 Elliott Motors Epoxy Coating Specialists 133 Ergo Hair 18 Ernie’s Barber Shop 73 Ernst & Young, LLP 120 Eureka!! Tutoring 34 Excel Oil and Gas 91 Experience Fitness 81 Eyecare Associates of Lee’s Summit 40 Family Medical Group, PA 121 Faultless Healthcare Linen 47 Flag Football League of KC 43 Fluffy Fresh Donuts 8 229

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Index Foo’s Fabulous Frozen Custard 220 Fox Barry Companies 175 Frank Crist, DDS MS PC 43 198 Frank Griffin Fred Arbanas 34 Fred Arbanas, Inc 77 Fry Orthodontic Specialists 209 G. Robert Fisher - Denton Law Firm 8 5 George J. Shaw Construction Co. Geriatic Internal Medicine - Nevada A. Lee, MD 105 Giá Violetta 71 Goodenow Law, LLC 48 Grace Hospice 207 168 Granite Transformations Guehne-Made 34 h-u-m-a-n Healthy Vending 72 Hangers Cleaners 78 34 Hanrahan Asphalt Paving Heartland Sales & Promotions, LLC 67 104 Heiman Development Co, Inc. Higdon & Hale CPA’s PC 80 HMH Autosport 70 109 Hollyday Aesthetics Homuth Family 197 200 Hostess Brands, LLC Hufft Projects 179 I. Donnelly Co Inc. 79 167 Idoux Carpet Cleaning Initial Outfitters 73 J. Douglas Cusick, MD 105 J. Hilburn - Staci Frantz 195 J.M. Fahey 75 Jackoboice & Fisher 8 Jaco Family 35 Jaco Family 35 Jaco Family 121 Jayhawk Plastics Inc 154 Jayhawk Plastics Inc 135 Jean M. Roberts 104 Jeff Thompson Orthodontics 33 Jeff Thompson Orthodontics 116 Jennings Linscott & Cutter 45 Jerry and Judy Karlin Family 65 Jim Manning 72

Joanie and Joe Bauman Joe Globoke Joel LeMense, DDS John & Susan Reboulet John Carter DDS, MSD John S. Faerber, DDS, PA Johnson County Equipment & Party Rental Johnson County Equipment & Party Rental Johnson County Equipment & Party Rental JunkFighter, LLC Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic Kansas City Chiropractic Kansas City Master Co Kansas City Sports Club Kathy Symmonds Hair Studio KC Patent Law/Jim Kernell Kelley Burns - Reece & Nichols Kelly H. Toombs, DDS Kelly’s Westport Inn Kissick Construction Company Kitchens by Kleweno Kitts Family Klinginsmith Chiropractic Krause Dental Center Kristie Murphy Kristin Malfer & Associates Kurt Aarons, DDS Lambie Custom Homes, Inc. Lankford & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. Larson Financial Services LaSala-Sonnenberg Commercial Realty Co. Lathrop and Gage, LLP Laura McGinnis Law Office of Christopher Jones, LLC Law Office of Lawrence J. Lenneman Law Offices of Kevin Hoop Leawood Family Eye Care Lockton Companies Lynch Bryan Consulting MacFarlane Group Mail Print Mark & Holly Faber Mark Blanchard Power Yoga Mark One Electric / Rosana Square

23 77 23 209 18 107 48 167 185 70 24 116 178 186 43 81 99 89 81 ifc 34 198 81 72 135 222 115 211 97 220 13 7 167 80 49 23 115 223 104 3 185 45 89 76

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Index Mary Kay Reboulet 133 Maurer’s Sports 78 Maurer’s Sports 89 33 McGilley Memorial Chapels Metro Spine and Rehab 31 Meyer Music 104 Michael R. Kelley 72 Midway Truck Center/Midway Ford 210 198 Midwest Card and ID Solutions LLC Midwest Compounders Pharmacy 136 Midwest Medical Resources, Inc 39 Midwest Orthopedics Foot & Ankle, PC 81 Mike Kleinman 20 224 Mike VanKeirsbilck Construction Inc Miles of Smiles 70 Missouri Bank 118 MLP Team Sports 43 23 MOD Architecture LLC Modern World Construction 120 66 Molle Toyota Molly Morrison 70 Morris Family 185 80 Morrow Willnauer Klosterman Church Muehlebach Funeral Home 121 46 National Catholic Reporter Neenan Company 130 New Horizons Computer Learning Center 116 41 Nick and Jake’s/Wil Jenny’s Nigro Law Firm, LLC 167 Northeast Realty 8 Oakstar Bank 112 Oltjen Orthodontics 103 Omega Title Services, LLC 137 One More Cup 133 One Sparrow 225 Oppenheimer & Co, Inc. 38 Opus Design Build, LLC 108 Orthopaedic + Sports Medicine Consultants, CHTO 42 Outside The Box 155 Overland Park Heating and Colling, Inc 113 Owen & Pat Zidar 113 Pam Anderson Gard 133 Patricks Bar & No Grill 48 Paul E. Donnelly 100

Paul Freeman 80 Pearl Insurance 116 Pediatric Care Specialists 119 Pediatric Partners 104 189 Performance Rehab Pfaff Family 73 Phil Paschang 90 Phil Paschang 110 Physician Now Urgent Care 116 226 Piscator Media, LLC Platinum Realty 18 Polsinelli Law Firm 62 Pride Cleaners 195 Prier Products Inc. 110 Prins Family 195 100 Proshred Security/Secure E-cycle R. Scott Richart - Welch, Martin & Albano, LLC 80 Ralph & Carolyn Boehm 8 81 Razzberry Wimzy Reece & Nichols - George Medina Team 226 142 Reece & Nichols - Jodie Brethour Reece & Nichols - Patty Hummel 155 Registers Direct - Rob Haake ‘88 220 65 Reller & Company, CPA, PC RentMyInstruments.com 129 169 RHS 2014 Spectacular Auction Richard Hair 104 Richard Rosenstock 71 Rick’s Plumbing, Inc 177 Rob & Amy Sweatt 197 Rob & Amy Sweatt 197 221 Rob & Amy Sweatt Robert C. Molinaro, DDS 8 Robert P. Sherman, DDS 160 Rosenstock Family 71 Ruth Brito 80 Ryan Building Materials 74 Scherzer & Associates, Inc. 175 Schmitz, King & Assoc., Inc. 198 Scholastic Photography 100 Scott Communications 111 Sean Flanagan 79 Shamrock Sales, Inc. 80 Shannon Lyon Group/Reece & Nichols 199 231

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Index Sharon Fundis 43 Shaw Supply Company 135 Sheehan’s Irish Imports 8 104 Sheerin Scientific Co, Inc Sloan Agency 207 Snead’s Bar-B-Q 33 Sonic Locker Room 221 St. Peter’s Parish 80 157 STANDEES (Dineplex International) Starke Franchising/Picklemans 65 Steve Thompson Signs & Graphics 48 Stratus Group, LLC 167 Strouds 195 StyleWiseKC 104 Sunflower Animal Hospital, Inc. 8 Superior Asphalt Co. 61 Superior Bowen Asphalt Co 111 75 Superior Moving and Storage Swim Quik 137 81 Symmedrix Healthcare Solutions Symmetry Salon 78 Talk of the Town 121 71 Tallgrass Technologies/Bruce Enright Tanner’s Bar & Grill 8 55 Tax Favored Benefits Teal and Marty Dakan 177 Tetra Tech 78 187 The Angles Law Firm, LLC The Baltimore Club 224 The Bessenbacher Co. 140 The Commerce Trust Company 167 The Creative Department, Inc. 133 The Eilert Family 77 The Eilert Family 78 The Eilert Family 78 The Flynn Law Firm 83 The Fontana Family 104 The Gene & Peggy Freeman Family 153 The Grimaldi Family 70 The Helton Family 48 The Kintzle Family 43 The Law Offices of Valerie L Moore, LLC 20 The Mowery Group of Keller Williams 217 The New Dime Store 221

The Nutty Bavarian 167 The Woody Law Firm PC 20 Thomas McGee, LC 68 Tim Whitmer Productions 80 201 Timothy Moyer - Northwestern Mutual TKLE Lawn Care 185 TMB Travel Concierge 187 Toblers Flowers 134 Tool Cribs Supplies, Inc 185 61 Total Risk Management Towne Place Suites by Marriott Deer Creek 209 Tracey Perry 89 Transitional Designs KC, LLC 71 Tutera Senior Living & Health Care 114 Twin Financial, Inc. 120 37 Tyrer Wholesale Floor Covering UBS Financial, LLC 71 Union Station 208 209 United States Youth Futsal Used Car Donation - Rockhurst 225 81 UTU - United Transportation Union Valley View Bank 35 VanBrock 222 61 Village Pediatrics Waddell & Reed 77 188 Waddell & Reed Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network 18 Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network 23 Westport Saloon 137 Westwood Park Women’s Literary Society 70 White, Grego & White 187

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