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WWW.GOHAWKLETS.COM 1 INTRODUCTIONTABLE CONTENTSOF Cross Country .............. 23 Football ...................... 47 Soccer .......................... 93 Swim & Dive .................. 127 Basketball ................. 153 Wrestling ................... 169 Baseball ..................... 181 Golf ............................ 197 Lacrosse ..................... 211 Tennis ......................... 227 Track & Field ............... 239 Index .......................... 252 Please support our advertisers!
And this is the appropriate context for those who cheer them on in competition. Whether we are classmates or teachers, siblings or parents, friends or alumni, we are here in support of the young men who play. May our support be reflective of the highest callings that ground the purpose that answer the question “why” we are here.
Dear Rockhurst Community and our guests,
Mission Statement
Go Hawklets! Rock State!
Rockhurst High School serves the greater Kansas City area by educating Ignatian leader, “men for others”, in the Roman Catholic, Jesuit college preparatory tradition
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In the spirit of Saint Ignatius Loyola, its goal is the formation of the whole person within a diverse and disciplined environment, as one who is open to growth, strives for academic excellence, is religious, loving, and committed to justice through service.
Welcome from the President
Welcome to today’s athletic contest! We are so grateful to come together in the spirit of competition that serves the development of the young people we serve today. Of course, there is so much more than competition that takes place in the educational purposes of athletics. Students learn teamwork, self-sacrifice, perseverance, and dedication. They learn how to accept feedback and guidance. They learn how to handle themselves when things go well and when things do not. Whether winning or losing, they learn how to be reflective in what went well and what did not in order to grow in continuous improvement. The lessons are many and they transfer to greater lessons in life, but the purpose of today’s activities is rooted in the education and formation we are called to provide young people. We wish for all those participating to grow in what it means to practice sportsmanship.
Thank you to our parents, friends, and benefactors who support the mission of Rockhurst and insure our very ability to live out this aspect of our mission.
And finally, as a Jesuit Catholic school, we thank God - for the many gifts and talents of the student-athletes who share in competition today. We ask that God keep all young athletes competing safe from harm and call forth in all present today, our best selves for the greater honor and glory of God. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. We are so glad to be with you today! Enjoy the game.
It is for these deeper life lessons to be gained through athletic competition that we salute the dedication of our coaching staff. Our coaches spend countless hours planning practices, strategies, scouting, and directing in order for our student-athletes to be in the best position for competition. But, beyond the coaching, they are working with young men to help them see themselves in relationship to their teammates, their opponents, the officials, and the results that come with competition. It is in the modeling and formation coaches provide “beyond the game” that help young people move from something immediate, to something that can be life-long in its impact. Thanks to our coaches for their dedication to our studentathletes and managers.
The program can be enjoyed in both print and digital versions (www.rockhursths.edu/asp).
About This Year’s Program
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All Sports Program
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! Thanks to the coaching staffs for providing much of the information. Special thanks to the Class of 2026 and families for their help in selling ads. Thanks also to our designer, Anna Christello, and Raven Printing for their help in producing this year’s program.
We love working on this publication each year because of the visibility we are able to give to each program. All 11 of our programs deserve so much recognition for the work of Hawklet athletes and coaches, from the freshman teams to the varsity squads. Our coaches do so much to help mold these young men into champions in athletics and in life - and of course, the parents are instrumental in this process as well.
We hope you enjoy this year’s program, and thanks for your support! Rock State!
Any comments about the program can be sent to the:
Robbie Haden ‘09 and Michael Dierks ‘91 9301 State Line Road, KCMO allsports@rockhursths.edu64114(816)363-2036
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As one among 85 schools in the Jesuit Schools Network in the USA and Canada, Rockhurst believes that “a Jesuit school provides programs and services aligned with the mission to enhance the educational program and exercise care for each individual (cura personalis) as a whole person (body, soul, and mind).” Further, we believe that “a wide range of extracurricular, co-curricular, athletic, and other mission-supportive activities afford students the opportunity to develop their full potential to become enriched and well-rounded individuals.”
I also appreciate Mr. Michael Dierks ‘91, Athletic Director, Mr. Robbie Haden ‘09, Director of Communications, and Mrs. Anna Christello for their tremendous effort in publishing this year’s edition of the All Sports Program.
Rockhurst High School will be sought out and recognized for its ability to educate “men for others”. Rockhurst High School will, in the Jesuit tradition, foster lifelong friendships based on enduring principles and Ignatian values. It will be nationally and locally recognized as the best value-added education because of its success in developing community leaders for an increasingly diverse world.
Welcome from the Principal
On behalf of the faculty at Rockhurst, I offer prayers for faith-driven, healthy, positive, and safe competition for student-athletes and all others associated with our athletic programming. May they compete well, finish the race, and keep the faith (cf. 2 Timothy 4:7)!
With the leadership of our Athletic Director, Mr. Michael Dierks ‘91 and of his Associate Athletic Directors, Mr. Kevin McGill and Mr. Billy Thomas, our seasoned coaches, over 70% of whom are members of our full-time faculty and staff, help our student-athletes strive toward excellence in developing their whole selves: body, soul, and mind. I am grateful for all of our coaches, athletic trainers, and team physicians, parent volunteers, managers, and statisticians who inspire the student-athletes to channel their energies toward healthy development and competition, who pray with them in chapel and on the field, and who direct them toward doing their best in their coursework.
Our Lady, Queen of Victories: Pray for us.
Vision Statement
Welcome to Rockhurst!
Rev. Vincent Giacabazi, SJ Principal
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Michael Dierks Athletic Director
We are asking for your support in this effort by emphasizing to your son what is expected of him at an athletic event as a competitor or spectator. After all, such events are an extension of the school day, and we should expect the same type of respectful behavior exhibited in the athletic arena as we do in the classroom. We urge you to ask your children to demonstrate self-control and self-discipline and at the same time, enjoy the games.
One of the missions of co-curricular school activities is to serve as an extension of the classroom. There are strong lessons to be learned in athletics. Lessons include setting and maintaining high standards of sportsmanship, ethics, and integrity in our schools and our society. It is up to us to provide the direction and constant vigilance under which good sportsmanship can prosper and have a positive impact on our children, the leaders of tomorrow.
MichaelThanks! Dierks Athletic Director Class of 1991
We look forward to serving you this year and appreciate your continued support of Rockhurst Athletics.
When you purchase a ticket to an athletic event, you are given the privilege to view the action and to voice your support of our teams. We want that support to be in a positive tone. Simply put: let the coaches coach, the players play, and the officials officiate. While in the stands tonight, cheer for the Hawklets and make us proud!
Finally, we ask you to set a good example when in the stands at an event. It is only through these efforts that we can clearly communicate what is acceptable behavior. We hope that your positive example will help set the tone for those around you so we may all enjoy the games our athletic teams are involved in. Sportsmanship starts with you!
simply, translates to citizenship for our young men and women and all those involved with the interscholastic program. Through our programs young people learn and practice RESPECT… respect for self and respect for others.
We feel the need to stress the type of exemplary behavior that should be exhibited by all coaches, players, and spectators at our events.
The value of the lessons learned by exhibiting good sportsmanship will last a lifetime. If we ever lose sight of that, then athletics is not worth sponsoring. The positive actions of a coach, athlete, or spectator at an event can influence how our school is perceived in our own community and the communities of those schools we meet on the field of Sportsmanship,play.quite
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Sportsmanship
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.
DepartmentAthletic
Billy DirectorAssociateThomasAthletic Paul AthleticMcGannonTrainer
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It is the desire of Rockhurst High School that good sportsmanship be practiced by students, players, coaches, and fans.
Paul McGannon brings 40+ years of athletic trainer experi ence and is a full-time member of Rockhurst’s staff. Previously he was at Sports Rehab doing athletic training coverage, and also was part owner of the company. A 1972 graduate of The Rock, Paul went on to earn his Bachelor of Science at Rockhurst University and his Masters of Science from the University of Central Missouri. His biggest sports influence was being part of the 1985 World Champion KC Royals. An avid hockey fan, Paul is part of NHL21 Civic Group, which attempts to bring NHL games and ultimately an NHL fran chise to Kansas City. Paul and his wife have three sons: PT ‘01, Brian ‘05, and Kevin.
Kevin DirectorAssociateMcGillAthletic
Violators will be escorted from the game and could be banned from attending future Rockhurst activities. Please support your school in a manner that will reflect positively on both you and your school.
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Football 1969 (2nd) 1971 (1st) 1973 (2nd) 1981 (1st) 1982 (2nd) 1983 (1st) 1986 (1st) 1987 (1st) 1989 (2nd) 1999 201820142010200720022000(2nd)(1st)(1st)(1st)(1st)(2nd)(2nd)
Track & Field 1975 (1st) 1976 (1st)
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Lacrosse 2001 (2nd) 2003 (1st) 2006 (1st) 2007 (2nd) 2008 (1st) 2009 (2nd) 2010 (1st) 2011 20222021201920172014(1st)(1st)(1st)(2nd)(1st)(1st)
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1975 (1st) 1976 (1st) 1982 (3rd) 1983 (1st) 1986 (2nd) 1989 (3rd) 1995 (3rd) 1996 (1st) 1997 (1st) 1998 (1st) 1999 202220212019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200520042003200220012000(1st)(1st)(1st)(1st)(1st)(1st)(1st)(1st)(2nd)(1st)(2nd)(3rd)(2nd)(1st)(1st)(1st)(2nd)(3rd)(2nd)(3rd)(2nd)(3rd)
The goal of each Rockhurst team is to earn a banner that will be hung and celebrated in either the performance gym (1st Place) or the Loyola Center (2nd and 3rd Place). Since the school’s first State Championship in 1932 (basketball), Rockhurst has placed in the top-three at State 147 times - almost all coming after the 1960s.
Swim & Dive 2005 (1st) 2006 (1st) 2006 (1st) 2007 (1st) 2008 (1st) 2009 (1st) 2010 (1st) 2011 (1st) 2012 (1st) 2013 (1st) 2014 (1st) 2019 20212020(2nd)(1st)(1st)
Baseball 2004 (2nd) 2010 (3rd)
Basketball 1932 (1st) 1949 (2nd) 1970 (2nd) 1971
Golf 1974 (1st) 1976 (1st) 1977 (3rd) 1978 (2nd) 1979 (3rd) 1984 (1st) 1991 (1st) 1993 (2nd) 1996 (2nd) 1997 (2nd) 1998 (1st) 1999 20222019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022000(1st)(1st)(3rd)(3rd)(2nd)(1st)(1st)(3rd)(1st)(1st)(1st)(2nd)(1st)(2nd)(3rd)(2nd)(2nd)(1st)(3rd)(3rd)(1st)
Soccer 1987 (3rd) 1988 (2nd) 1989 (2nd) 1991 202120182017201620152013201020082007200620052004200320022001199919981994(3rd)(3rd)(1st)(1st)(3rd)(2nd)(3rd)(2nd)(3rd)(3rd)(1st)(1st)(1st)(1st)(3rd)(2nd)(1st)(3rd)(1st)
Cross Country 2011 (2nd) 2015 (2nd) 2016 (1st) 2018 (1st)
Honorees were determined by a Selection Committee that carefully reviews nominations by Alumni Class Captains, as well as recommendations from the public at large, before submitting a slate to David Laughlin, president of Rockhurst High School, for his blessing. Formal induction ceremonies occur each year during the Alumni Reunion 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 members is listed above. Note that some will overlap between categories.
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 142 members, including the 2022 class of seven inductees.
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Category ............. Members Alumni ................................. 130 Baseball ................................ 6 Basketball ........................... 27 Coach .................................... 14 Football ................................ 72 Friend of the program ..... 4 Golf ......................................... 6 Lacrosse ................................ 4 Multi-Sport .......................... 45 Soccer .................................... 11 Tennis .................................... 9 Track & Field/CC ................. 11 Wrestling .............................. 2
Hall of Fame
The Rockhurst High School “Sports Hall of Fame” honors alumni, coaches, and friends who have had a major impact on the school’s athletic tradition. Given The Rock’s storied heritage of sporting excellence in the Midwest, selection to the Sports Hall means recognition among the “best of the best” in Midwestern athletic history.
Thomas “Tay” Officer ‘94 (2019)
Harold Mitchem ‘86 (2013)
James Whitaker ‘63 (1998)
Chris Lawson - Coach (2020)
Matt Roney ‘93 (2016)
Mark J. Goodspeed ‘75 (2004)
Thomas W. Jantsch ‘77 (2004)
Tony Blevins ‘93 (2018)
Jim Doriac ‘88 (2018)
John Cooper ‘87 (2011)
Chris Cummings ‘72 (2009)
Patrick J. Caldwell ‘61 (2007)
Merle Gardner ‘87 (2019)
Jim Gates ‘96 (2018)
Louis Robert Bauers ‘63 (2003)
Phil Poppa ‘70 (2015)
Mark Van Keirsbilk ‘85 (2011)
Inductees are listed in alphabetical order with graduation year. The year in parenthesis is their induction year.
Eddie Halpin - Coach (1991)
David B. Cone ‘81 (2005)
Todd Schieffer ‘90 (2015)
David C. Poskin ‘78 (2005)
Helm W. Lillis ‘50 (2007)
Paul Migliazzo ‘82 (2008)
Derek Wathan ‘95 (2017)
T. Michael Lillis ‘56 (2004)
Christopher J. Garlich ‘75 (2004)
W. Robert Aylward ‘45 (2006)
Tim Ryan ‘87 (2010)
Jerome C. Culver - Coach (2006)
Pat Tierney ‘66 (2009)
Vic Zahner ‘27 (1992)
Doug Bruce ‘67 (2008)
Thomas F. Muehlbach ‘64 (2004) Sean Mulcahy ‘72 (2009)
Timothy G. Johnson ‘80 (2005) Kevin Kane ’02 (2021)
Kerry Reardon ‘67 (2002)
Robert Gamble ‘89 (2014)
Thomas M. Raimo ‘55 (2007) Kenyon Rasheed ‘87 (2011)
Michael Long ‘84 (2014)
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Mark Stipetich ‘71 (2010)
Brad Tyrer ‘82 (2011)
Jerome C. Overton ‘55 (2006)
John Mayberry, Jr. ‘02 (2020)
John Morris ’74 - Coach (2021)
Christopher Russell ‘87 (2017)
Raymond Sonnenberg ‘30 (1992)
Ken Mayer ‘65 (2009)
Tim Reidy ’02 (2021)
Kevin Wyatt ‘82 (2010)
Carelton “Mickey” Miller ‘81 (2013)
Jon Osgood ‘97 (2020)
Tony Severino - Coach (2008)
Brandon Shelby ‘00 (2017)
Michael Chonko ‘88 (2016)
Chris Heller ‘89 (2014)
Timothy C. Jantsch ‘77 (2004)
Peter C. Brown ‘76 (2012)
Mark Hanrahan ‘76 (2013)
Louise Grovenburg - Parent (2006)
Edward “Jay” Reardon ‘76 (2004)
Don Schilling ‘61 (2009)
John Kafka ‘68 (2019) Kevin Kopp ‘93 (2018)
Raymond “Red” McKee ‘25 (1991)
Brian T. Meyers ‘72 (2012)
Kevin E. Wall ‘70 (2012)
Shawn Schmelzle ‘88 (2011)
William T. Whitaker ‘77 (2004)
Owen Murphy ‘32 (1992)
Sean O’Donnell ’01 (2021
James J. Ryan - Coach (1998)
Mark Teahan ‘78 (2003)
Cecil Stockdale ‘76 (2004)
Matt Muehlbach ‘87 (2014)
Michael Ertz ‘85 (2013)
Doug Albers ‘97 (2020)
John A. Steck ‘40 (2006)
J. Randall Gardner ‘72 (2011)
William J. Krizman ‘76 (2012)
Paul D. Ammatelli ‘82 (2012)
Bert Roney ‘91 (2019)
Jerry L. Krause ‘56 (2012)
Kevin Sears ’03 (2021)
Timothy “Ryan” Smith ‘96 (2016)
Bob Williams ‘48 (1992)
Janet Cauley StephensonParent (2003)
Steven B. Mingori ‘62 (2007)
Jeffrey S. Crippin ‘76 (2004)
Aaron Clevinger ‘00 (2020)
Chris Powell ‘90 (2015) Rick Pribyl ‘66 (2008)
Jerome J. Reardon ‘69 (2012)
Christopher Muehlbach ‘73 (2003)
Jason Tyrer ‘88 (2018)
Thomas Lillis ‘49 (1998)
McCasey Smith ‘98 (2015)
Dan Boyd ’03 (2021)
Sam Davidson ’01 (2021)
Travis Huenfeld ‘91 (2016)
William H. Dunn, Sr. ‘40 (2018)
James Gleeson ‘29 (1991)
Sean Connelly ‘98 (2018)
Beach Tuckness - Coach (2001)
Alex George ‘55 (1998)
Will John ‘03 (2020)
Alton Davis, Jr. - Coach (1998)
Paul McGannon Sr. ‘44 (2005)
William J. McMahon ‘37 (2012) Edward Mehrer ‘56 (1998)
Joseph B. Groner ‘64 (2004)
Tom Knox ‘88 (2013)
Jason Cole ‘99 (2019)
Chris Damico ‘89 (2015)
John Hungerford ‘84 (2014)
Thomas L. Stephenson ‘67 (2012)
Ronald L. Geldhof - Coach (2004)
Andy Metzler ‘00 (2017)
Tom Freeman ‘83 (2010)
Jack Reichmeier ‘49 (1992)
Matthew Krull ‘94 (2016)
Alonzo Robinson ‘53 (2005)
Len LeCluyse ‘43 (1992)
Paul Winkeler - Coach (2017)
Matt Jewett ‘00 (2020)
John A. Williams ‘50 (2006)
W. Stephen Ryan ‘59 (2007)
Jim Houston ‘82 (2020)
Edward Reardon ‘33 (2003)
Tony Temple ’04 (2021)
John “Red” Sullivan ‘26 (1991)
Chris Holmes ‘89 (2019)
Bill Lillis ‘76 (2009)
Eric Berg - Coach (2012)
Pat Mason ‘17 (1991)
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Virgil D. Staponski ‘67 (2007)
Brad E. Budde ‘76 (2004)
Sean Doyle ‘99 (2017)
Joseph Teasdale ‘53 (2003)
Ted Brooks ‘93 (2020)
Carl Tutorino ‘74 (2019)
Vince Hodes of the great Class of 1990 helped Rockhurst football make its dominant run in the late-80s. Vince was a three-year member of the Football Hawklets, playing safety and doubling as the place kicker. In his three varsity seasons, Rockhurst went 32-5 and made the State Finals twice. As a sophomore in 1987, Vince was the hero by booting a 40-yard field goal in the waning seconds of the Semifinal game that ousted Jefferson City 18-16 on its home field, and Rockhurst went on to win the State Title. Vince was named 2nd Team All-State his senior year as a defensive back, and is second in program history with seven interceptions in a season. He went on to play at the University of San Diego.
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Vince Hodes ’90 - Football
Zach Frisch of the great Class of 2005 is the first Rockhurst athlete to win a State Championship for the Hawklets as both a player and as a coach. Zach was the Tennis State Doubles Champion his junior and senior seasons, and placed 2nd as a sophomore while helping the Hawklets win State Titles all four years of his careerbringing the program’s streak at the time to 10 consecutive titles. Zach was named to the KC Star’s All-Metro Team three times and still ranks 3rd in MSHSAA history for most doubles wins in a season, going 28-0 in 2004. His career varsity doubles record was 64-2 before playing college tennis. Frisch returned to The Rock as head coach from 2012-2017, winning three State Championships, two 2nd Place finishes, and one 3rd Place finish, while holding a career coaching record of 85-8.
Paul McGannon ’72 - Athletic Trainer
Paul McGannon of the great Class of 1972 has been a highly-respected Athletic Trainer in Kansas City for more than 40 years, including his work with the NBA and the Kansas City Royals. Paul founded Sports Rehab in KC in 1978 and began volunteering at The Rock and assigning one of his company’s trainers to Rockhurst Athletics. Paul officially joined Rockhurst’s staff in 2012 as the Athletic Trainer, and countless Rockhurst student-athletes have relied on Paul’s expertise to get them back on the playing field after injuries. Known for his fist-bump after taping each of the thousands of ankles and wrists each year, Paul’s expertise, care, smile and patience has made his training room the most popular place in the Hawklets Center for student-athletes.
John Teasdale ’97 - Football
Zach Frisch ’05 - Tennis
2022 Hall of Fame Inductees
John Teasdale of the great Class of 1997 was one of the most highly-recruited athletes in Rockhurst history, and for his incredible talent on both sides of the football was named a USA Today Honorable Mention All-American, 1st-Team All-State, All-Metro, and All-District following the 1996 season. Standing 6’6 and 255 pounds by his senior year, John was a three-year starter on the offensive and defensive lines, where he had the athleticism to play tackle, guard, tight end, and defensive end. His senior season he registered 33 tackles, 9 sacks, and 10 receptions for 143 yards. John was also a three-year starter on the basketball team, helping lead them to the State Quarterfinals his junior year. John went on to play football at Notre Dame.
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Conner Teahan ’07 - Basketball
Conner Teahan of the great Class of 2007 was at the core of Rockhurst Basketball’s run of three straight Final Four appearances. Conner is one of only three players in Missouri to win backto-back Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year Awards. He burst on the scene as a sophomore after starting the season on JV, and by the end of the season was an All-District selection after scoring more than 17 per game in the playoffs as The Rock finished 4th at State. As a junior he was the go-to player for the 26-5 Hawklets, averaging 18.4 points per game and shooting better than 40% from deep with another 4th Place finish. His senior season was sensational; Conner averaged 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists per game en route to the Hawklets’ runner-up finish at State and was named Mr. Show-Me Basketball. Conner was also a standout quarterback, starting for two seasons and leading Rockhurst to a 16-5 combined record with 3,100 passing yards and 31 touchdowns. Conner went on to play basketball at Kansas and was a National Champion.
D.J. Hord ’05 - Football/Track & Field
D.J. Hord of the great Class of 2005 is still revered as one of the best athletes in Rockhurst history, whose speed made him feared on both the football field and on the track. He was a fouryear letterman in track, who by his sophomore season had broken the school records in both the 100-meter and 200-meter. He still holds both records, with blazing times of 10.35 and 21.17. D.J. placed in the top-4 at State in both the 100 and 200 in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. He was just as talented as a slotback and wide receiver. D.J. was a three-year starter and member of the 2002 undefeated State Championship team, scoring an 81-yard touchdown in the Finals, a state record at the time. He then led the team in receptions and receiving yards in 2003 and 2004, averaging 20 yards per catch for his career, and went on to be named a US Army All-American and the Gatorade Missouri Football Player of the Year in 2004 before playing at Notre Dame.
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.
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Thomas Robinson of the great Class of 2006 is the first athlete from Rockhurst’s swim & dive program, the AquaHawks, to be inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame. As just a freshman, Thomas was a member of the 400 Free Relay Team that placed 3rd at State. As a sophomore he was on the AquaHawks’ first ever gold medal in the 200 Medley Relay, and also placed 2nd individually in both the 200 IM and 100 Backstroke. Thomas was pivotal in Rockhurst’s rise to dominance that began his junior year, winning the first of 11 consecutive State Titles. Thomas and his teammates broke the state record in the 200 Medley Relay, he again took 2nd in the 200 IM, and then he became the first AquaHawk to win an individual State Championship, with a gold medal in the 100 Backstroke. He then anchored the winning 400 Free Relay which was the deciding factor in The Rock’s first team title. As senior captain, Thomas was again a member of the State Champion 200 Medley Team. He finished his Rockhurst career as a nine-time AllAmerican before swimming at Yale University.
Thomas Robinson ’06 - Swim & Dive
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The philosophy of the College Counseling Office is to understand and serve the specific needs of each student while enabling him to find a suitable and satisfactory match for his college experience. Through comprehensive programming, which introduces students to the world of college early in their Rockhurst experience, our students receive personal interaction and educational opportunities throughout the year. Ownership of the college selection process belongs to each of the students, while we gladly assist with their exploration, application, and matriculation. With more than 3,200 colleges and universities in the United States, there is a suitable place for each and every graduate. Rockhurst students attend colleges all across the nation with the largest percentage concentrated in the Midwest. Thirteen percent of our 2022 graduates are attending a Jesuit college or university this fall.
As a college preparatory high school, Rockhurst is committed to helping students discover collegiate opportunities and programs that meet one’s academic, spiritual, and social needs. Each student who graduates from RHS has the ability to succeed in a college or university setting. The academic foundation instilled by our faculty is the greatest bridge afforded to our students as they make the transition into collegiate studies. Thanks to the context in which our students learn - both in the classroom and through co-curricular activities - each graduate is able to embrace new settings, relationships, and disciplines through a myriad of lenses.
Beyond Athletics…
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As Rockhurst’s runners sprinted across the finish line at the District Meet hosted at Lee’s Summit North, the Hawklet athletes, coaches, and fans knew it would be close. The top five individual finishers out of seven factor into each team’s scoreand there was a new postseason format.
The 2021 MSHSAA cross country season introduced Super Districts. Class 5 would be divided into four Districts across the State featuring 16-18 schools per District. Each would have its own race on Oct. 30, and the top four teams from each District would advance to the State Meet.
Experience and leadership were pivotal from the start of the season, especially at the Greg Wilson Classic, the first 5K race of the season; Rockhurst won the meet and beat Aquinas, the eventual Kansas 5A State Champs. Humphrey, Hertenstein, Tormohlen, and Will Wooden ’22 were among the top finishers, and had all competed on the State Series team in the 2020 season. They were also instrumental in guiding an impressive group of talented freshmen that immediately were competing for varsity spots: Acorn, Justin Waldron ’25, and Andrew Davis ’25.
Rockhurst scored 136 points and placed 4th, beating Liberty by 13 and just missing Blue Springs South in 3rd Place by 5 points. But Head Coach Mike Dierks ’91 and his team had punched their ticket to State for the 15th consecutive season - a streak they don’t take for granted.
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Although Rockhurst’s competition in District 4 included 16 teams, most thought it would come down to five teams fighting for four qualification spots. Liberty had its top two runners finish ahead of all Rock runners, but thanks to a strong top pack including Brian Humphrey ’23, Henry Acorn ’25, and Max Hertenstein ’22, the Hawklets made up for it quickly, as all three placed top-25 and earned All-District honors. August Thompson ’23 just behind in 32nd, and James Tormohlen ’22 crossed in 36th, which was 20 spots in front of Liberty’s fifth finisher.
“Their success as freshmen was vital to the team; not only in how they allowed us to do well in meets, but how they were able to push the rest of the team to get better each day of training,” said Humphrey. “By pushing the limits of how good a freshman is ‘supposed to be’, it showed that anything is possible - a motto we can live by this year as well.”
Team Continues State Streak, Aims to Return to Podium
“In order for our squad to get back on the podium we are specifically looking to increase the number of All-State finishers, improving from two last year,” said Thompson. “This, of course, isn’t easy, and will require significant hard work and discipline throughout the season, in and out of practices. But we have a lot of young talent in guys who we hope are ready to make a big step up this season.”
Heading into the 2022 season, Coach Dierks will rely on the seniors (including Humphrey, Thompson, and track standout Brendan Kerr ’23) to push the underclassmen in order to return to a top-four podium spot at State. The team would like to start another podium run that Rockhurst enjoyed over 2015-2018.
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That time was recorded at the State Meet at Gans Creek Park in Columbia. Four other Hawklets also ran their PRs in the final race; Humphrey (15:53) joined Acorn as All-State medalists, placing 21st and 24th, respectively. Wooden finished his career with a 30-second best (16:25) to place 66th, Tormohlen (16:29) was 71st, and Thompson (16:38) rounded out the top-five in 78th. As a team. Rockhurst took 7th out of 16 teams.
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Acorn ran in every varsity meet in the season, and his PR of 15:56 was the fastest by any freshman in Missouri, and the third fastest in the state by a freshman since 2008.
1st out of 10 teams with 15 points
6th out of 20 teams with 179 points
Dave Denny Classic (LSN)
4th out of 18 teams with 136 points
1st out of 10 teams with 76 points
7th out of 38 teams with 290 points
Cass County Invitational
Gans Creek Classic
Forest Park XC Festival
7th out of 16 teams with 204 points
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Lee’s Summit North Invitational
Aquinas Invitational
KC XC Classic
Season Results
2nd of out 6 teams with 47 points
State Championship
District Championship
5th out of 41 teams with 221 points
1st out of 23 teams with 68 points
Michael Dierks
Entering his 28th year at the school, Head Coach Michael Dierks ’91 relies upon his runners to be competitive, passionate and team-oriented. He recognizes that it is a combination of the internal drive and running for the boys which must motivate endurance athletes. In his 26 years as head coach, the program has qualified for the State Meet 17 seasons (including the past 15 in a row). They have also advanced past the District Meet in all but three of his seasons. As a runner at the University of Notre Dame, Coach Dierks has brought a strong pack running philosophy to the program. He is also in his 10th year as the school’s athletic director. Head Coach
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Cross Country 2022 Season
Henry Acorn 15:56.00 State
James Tormohlen 16:29.00 State
*#Brian Humphrey 16:52.88 21 5:26
Name Time5K Place Avg/Mile
Justin Waldron 17:14.60 Gans Creek
Name Time Place Avg/Mile
August Thompson 16:33.80 78 5:19
Jackson Porter 16:52.70 Gans Creek
Max Hertenstein 16:33.30 Aquinas
Marlow Owens 18:26.30 KC Classic
Will Wooden 16:25.80 66 5:17
Lee’s Summit North High School
Peyton Ott 18:29.80 LSN
Brendan Kerr 17:36.60 Gans Creek
August Thompson 16:33.80 State
Season Stats
*#Henry Acorn 16:53.21 22 5:26
*Brian Humphrey 15:53.40 21 5:07
Gans Creek XC Course, Columbia, MO
*#Max Hertenstein 16:59.24 25 5:28
Will Wooden 16:25.80 State
Owen LaSala 17:42.90 Gans Creek
Top 5,00015meter times
Name Time Course
August Thompson 17:11.54 32 5:32
James Tormohlen 17:21.84 36 5:35
Brian Humphrey 15:53.40 State
Max Hertenstein 17:03.90 119 5:30
District Championship
Kai Somasegaran 17:51.20 Gans Creek
Andrew Davis 17:17.90 Aquinas
*Medalist #Individual Qualifier Blue indicates returnee
Will Wooden 17:29.91 44 5:38
State Championship
James Tormohlen 16:29.00 71 5:18
Drew McGalliard 17:18.20 Gans Creek
Justin Waldron 17:33.41 49 5:39
*Henry Acorn 15:56.00 24 5:08
Justin Waldron 17:18.40 135 5:34
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Saturday, September 3 Aquinas Invitational JCCC
Saturday, October 22 Lee’s Summit West Dual Summit Lakes Middle School
Cross Country 2022
Saturday, October 29 District Championships TBD
Saturday, October 8 Kearney Invitational Jesse James Park
Varsity Schedule
Saturday, September 10 Forest Park XC Festival St. Louis, MO
Lee’s Summit North HS
Saturday, November 5 State Championships Columbia, MO
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Saturday, September 24 Gans Creek Classic Columbia, MO
Saturday, September 17 LSN Invitational
Saturday, October 1 KC Classic Ray-Pec Middle School
Golden Spike Award
All-State
Noah Schloege 2015
Peter Campbell 2016
Joe Seitzer 2019
Brian Humphrey 2021
At the conclusion of each cross country season, team members and coaches vote for the senior who has best exemplified the following criteria for the Golden Spike Award: Faith, Scholarship, Leadership, Athletics.
Max Hertenstein ‘22
John Dollerschell 2001 Brennan Metzler 2002
Brian Humphrey ‘23 Henry Acorn ‘25
Patrick Fanning 1990 Hans Van Zenten 1991 Patrick Robinson 1992 Dustin King 1993 Hal Marsh 1994 Justin Deeken 1995 Vince Roebel 1996 David Wood 1997 Mike Schaefer 1998 Andrew Coughlin 1998 Chris Brown 1999 Chris Winger 2000
Brian Humphrey ‘23 Henry Acorn ‘25
Peter Campbell 2017
Season Team Awards
Brian Armstrong 1988 Rick Grady 1989
The John Grier Memorial Award
Luke Hupke 2017
Sam Wilkerson 2015
Cross 2021
Brian Humphrey ‘23 Henry Acorn ‘25
1st Team All-Metro
Country
Patrick Tweedy 2003 Jeff Poskin 2004 Matt Clifford 2004 Gallager Ring 2005 Jack Fletcher 2006 Evan Daugherty 2007 Michael Neisius 2008 Enrique Mejia 2009 Blake Campbell 2010
Joe Seitzer 2020 Will Wooden 2021
Brian Humphrey 2020
All-District
Tom Seitzer 2017 Wes Porter 2018
Tom Seitzer 2018 Wes Porter 2019
Ryan McAnany 2011 Zach Herriott 2011 Van Schloegel 2012 Charlie Smith 2013
Carson Bode 2014
John Luder 2016
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The John Grier Memorial Award is named after a past runner (1978-1982) who passed away. The criteria for the award is a sophomore or junior who best exemplifies Johnny’s spirit, which was a hard worker who took running seriously but was also the one who somehow still made things fun. Team members vote for who best represents these ideals.
Cross Country
Stewart Gillin 1987
Enrique Mejia 2010
All-Time Team
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Hans Van Zanten 1992
Pat Robinson 1993
Gray Ryan 2016
Chris Winger 2001
Michael Neisius 2009
Matt Neisius 2010
Evan Daugherty 2008
Tom Jantsch 1977
Patrick Tweedy 2004
Sam Wilkerson 2016
Jeff Poskin 2005
William Thompson 2015
John Luder 2017
Danny Toomey 2017
Chris Brown 2000
Rory Donnelly 2000
Tim Jantsch 1977
Patrick Fanning 1991
Brian Graham 2003
Tanner Shuey 2012
Zach Herriott 2012
Ryan McAnany 2012
Michael Schaefer 1999
Alex Dobens 2008
Matt Blake 1985
Van Schloegel 2013
Hal Marsh 1995
Sean O’Donnell 2001
Brennan Metzler 2003
Jeff Bresette 1986
Country
Coach Ratermann is in his fourth season with the XC team after assisting in 2015 while he was with Rockhurst as part of the Alumni Service Corps. He did such a great job at The Rock that he was hired full-time to teach English and is also the Director of Ignatian Service Programs. Coach Ratermann graduated from Rockhurst University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in English, Theology, and Nonprofit Leadership Studies. He ran cross country for SLUH (’11) and shares his passion for sport in general and working with anyone committed to excellence. He also served as a swim & dive assistant coach from 2016-18.
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Alex Dobens
Ryan McAnany
Alan Ratermann
Assistant Coaches
Coach Dobens ’08 returned to Rockhurst and the cross country and track & field programs in 2020-21. He graduated from The Rock in 2008 and earned several varsity letters in cross country and track; he is a member of the Cross Country All-Time Team. Coach Dobens attended the College of the Holy Cross. He entered the teaching and coaching world in 2013 at Bishop Machebeuf High School in Denver before joining Rockhurst’s staff in 2020. He teaches Classical Languages classes, is the junior varsity XC head coach, and the track & field distance coach.
Coach McAnany ’12 enters his sixth season at The Rock. He previously spent time as an Alumni Service Corps volunteer at St. Louis University High School in 2016. While a studentathlete at Rockhurst, Coach McAnany excelled in cross country as a three-year letterman and was selected as the 2011 Golden Spike Winner. He was also a varsity track & field letterman. He continued his running career at the University of Dallas. He teaches Scripture and serves as the Assistant Pastoral Director in addition to his coaching duties in cross country and track.
Cross 2022 Season
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Front row, from left to right: Matt LaSala, Brady Goffinet, Henry Acorn, Drew McGalliard, Justin Waldron, Ben Wachtel, Marlow Owens
Second row: Calvin Seithel, Danny Gajewski, Kai Somasegaran, August Thompson, Andrew Davis, Peyton Ott, Brendan Kerr
Third row: Coach Ryan McAnany, Coach Alex Dobens, Coach Mike Dierks, Coach Alan Ratermann, Coach Alex Coffey, SJ
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Fourth row: Dylan Adkins, Charlie Mandacina, Owen Dean, Andrew Shipman, Noah Heinen, Sam Keenan, Nolan Shaw
Third row: Drew Hane, Ryan Gray, Coach Ryan McAnany, Coach Alex Dobens, Coach Mike Dierks, Coach Alan Ratermann, Coach Alex Coffey, SJ, Freddie Graham
Front row, from left to right: Aidan Fugate, Colin Cahill, Michael Grantham, Bill Hayes, Connor Roudebush, Brady Brown, Ben Russell, Zach Zumwalt
Second row: Charlie Porto, Connor Deady, Prosper Ott, Peter Gunter, Hudson Tsevis, Brody Finigan, Vincent Wiegman
Fifth row: Adrian Palan, Leo Faulkner, Charlie Lundstrom, Matthew Schneeberger, Kyle Stanley, Luke Imlay
Front row, from left to right: Kai Somasegaran, August Thompson, Brian Humphrey, Drew McGalliard, Justin Waldron, Andrew Davis, Henry Acorn
Second row: Calvin Seithel, Peyton Ott, Marlow Owens, Brendan Kerr, Brady Goffinet
RETURNING LETTERMEN
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Front row, from left to right: Sam Reintjes, Rory Colligan, Michael Denk, Nolan Roeder, Ben Grilliot, Danny Hodes, John Paul Schafer, Jack Brackett
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SOPHOMORE CROSS COUNTRY
Second row: Coach Ryan McAnany, Coach Alex Dobens, Coach Mike Dierks, Coach Alan Ratermann, Coach Alex Coffey, SJ Third row: Owen Walsh, Gus Larson, Drake Lewis, Henry Bosco, Leo Borders, Michael Boersma
FRESHMAN CROSS COUNTRY
Third row: Henry Schofer, Hunter Thurman, Langston Humphrey, Leo Menghini, Gabriel Rojas-Bautista, Michael Arico, Nick Metzner, Tom Fimmen
Fourth row: Xavier Aleman, Eli Short, Jake Bond, Landon Hochstein, Will Fanning, Asa Schaaf, Atticus Carlson
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Second row: Trip Kratofil, Coach Ryan McAnany, Coach Alex Dobens, Coach Mike Dierks, Coach Alan Ratermann, Mr. Alex Coffey, SJ, Liam Dennis
Front row, from left: Liam Griffiths, Caleb McNamara, James Hoenig, George Kennedy, Ryne Hallier, Connor Clune, Scott Suter, Will Robertson
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From left to right: Ryan Gray, Drew Hane, Freddie Graham
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From left to right: Calvin Seithel, August Thompson, Brian Humphrey, Drew McGalliard
CROSS COUNTRY CAPTAINS
FOOTBALL
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The finish to the Week 2 matchup against Park Hill was even crazier. Kyle Bush ’22 made a 37-yard field goal with 46 seconds left, tying the game at 17-17. In overtime, Park Hill went up by seconds and Rockhurst had its chance with the ball from 25 yards out. Isaac Koch ’22 scored his second rushing TD of the night on 118 yards, and the Hawklets elected to go for the twopoint conversion to win. The play was a sweep to Koch, who came up inches short of the pylon.
The season opened at Raymore-Peculiar, the defending Class 5 State Champions. In front of a packed crowd, the Hawklets jumped out to a 14-0 lead following a one-handed touchdown catch from Gavin O’Boyle ’22 that would be featured later that night on SportCenter’s Top 10 Plays. The second half, however, belonged to the Tigers, who scored the game-winning touchdown with 17 seconds remaining.
One-possession games were the theme of the 2021 season for the Football Hawklets. In Head Coach Kelly Donohoe’s second season, Rockhurst found itself in nail-biters almost every week.
Following a road loss to Arkansas powerhouse Bentonville, Rockhurst was ready to regroup. A few moves had been made on the offense, as Ethan Hansen ’24 stepped in as the dualthreat quarterback, Joe Leggio ’22 was the featured running back, and Koch was the top wide receiver target, and an eventual All-State selection. The Hawklets righted the ship and won three straight games, starting with a 21-7 victory over Blue Springs South.
“Joe really came through for us after a rough start to our 2021 season,” said Coach Donohoe. “His games against Blue Springs South, Bishop Miege, and Lee’s Summit West were huge for us as a team.”
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Close Games Summarize Season, Ready for Return to Winning Ways
Leggio, a fullback by most standards, was a workhorse who refused to be tackled by one defender. During those three games, Leggio notched 613 yards on 98 carries, scoring 7 touchdowns. His performance in the 24-21 win over Bishop Miege was remarkable, carrying the ball 42 times for 255 yards and 3 scores. He followed that up with 33 rushes, 219 yards, and 2 TDs against Lee’s Summit West.
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The Rock’s defense also played great during the winning stretch, holding the Jaguars, Stags, and Titans to less than 13 points per game and forcing six turnovers, led by defensive backs O’Boyle and Brice Middleton ’23. The duo combined for seven interceptions and 19 pass breakups on the season.
Top offensive players for the 2022 season include Hansen, protected by returning starting linemen Barrett Brewer ’23, Andrew Sprague ’24, Trey Gunnoe ’24, and wide receiver Myles Carson ’24. On the defensive side, linebackers Colton Wemhoff ’23 and Conor Sexton ’23 will lead alongside Middleton in the
In line with most of the season, Rockhurst’s District Quarterfinal game against Park Hill came down to the wire. Although there was no overtime like in their Week 2 matchup, the Hawklets fell just short by one score in a dramatic 4th quarter, ending the season at 4-6.
“The expectations for the 2022 season are to get the Rockhurst football program back on track as a powerhouse in the metro area.”
Colton Wemhoff ’23
for the 2022 season are to get the Rockhurst football program back on track as a powerhouse in the metro area. We have a lot of guys that can make plays this year, and if everyone fills their role we have a chance to do something special,” said Wemhoff.
Rockhurst finished the regular season at home against longtime local rival Blue Springs. In a defensive slugfest, the play of the game was cornerback Daly Steinhauser ’22 tipping a Wildcat pass to the end zone with 45 seconds remaining, which was then picked off by Middleton to seal the 10-3 win for the Hawklets.
The schedule then provided back-to-back daunting St. Louis opponents. The Hawklets were able to hang with De Smet, tied at halftime before losing by seven. Then the eventual State Champions from CBC showed why they were a top team in the country.
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@ Raymore-Peculiar Lost 14-20
Blue Springs Won 10-3
Lee’s Summit West Won 21-10
CBC Lost 10-41
@ Bentonville Lost 7-35
FOOTBALL
@ De Smet Jesuit Lost 14-28
Park Hill Lost 23-24 (OT)
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Record: 4-6
Football 2021 Season Results
District Quarterfinals: Park Hill Lost 13-21
@ Blue Springs South Won 21-7
Kelly Donohoe
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Coach Donohoe enters his third season at The Rock. He grew up playing football in Harrisonville before playing quarterback at the University of Kansas from 1986-89 and earned his BS in Communications and Masters in Education from KU; he then received his Specialist degree in Administration from UCM. Coach Donohoe began his coaching experience in 1993 as an assistant coach at Blue Springs South and had his first head coaching job at Raytown South in 1997. He then had a great 20-year head coaching career at Blue Springs High School, winning four State Championships and being inducted into both the Missouri Football Coaches Hall of Fame and Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2019; he then came to The Rock in 2020 and was inducted into the Kansas City Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2022. Coach Donohoe also works in Rockhurst’s P.E. Department, teaching Lifetime Sports and weight classes. He and his wife Jennifer have a daughter (Taylor) and a son (Chase).
Football 2022 Season Head Coach
Luke Bailey 26 765 29.4
Name Atts Yds Avg
Name
Atts Yds Avg TDs
Ryan Dierks 2 32 16.0 1 Joe Leggio 7 31 4.4 0
Tommy Cisper 4 41 10.3 0
Rushing (Top Rushers)
Atts Yds Avg TDs
#^*Isaac Koch 38 582 15.3 2 Gavin O’Boyle 39 346 8.9 1 Conor Sexton 7 59 8.4 0
Punt Returns
Aiden Flood 12 223 18.6 0
Colton Wemhoff 2 25 12.5 0
Passing
Atts Comp Yds TDs INTs
Name
Aiden Flood 38 169 4.4 0
*Joe Leggio 176 984 5.6 11 Isaac Koch 54 187 3.5 3
Kick-Off Returns
Isaac Koch 5 68 13.6 0
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Myles Carson 4 10 2.5 0 Luke Bailey 1 4 4.0 0
Gavin O’Boyle 10 203 20.3 0
Receiving
Ethan Hansen 152 81 890 3 8 Luke Bailey 43 22 224 1 2
Name Atts Yds Avg TDs
Aiden Flood 1 6 6.0 0 Gavin O’Boyle 1 5 5.0 0
Aiden Flood 5 50 10.0 0
Ethan Hansen 72 185 2.6 0
Name Atts Yds Avg TDs
Punting
Ethan Hansen 8 304 38.0
Name
Ryan Dierks 4 41 10.3 0 Conor Sexton 5 3 0.6 0
Luke Bailey 27 114 4.2 1
John Forbush 7 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Name TDs FGs XPT 2PT TOT
Jordan Campbell 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conor Sexton 37 18 46 6.5 3.5 1 0 0 0 0
^Colton Wemhoff 48 22 59 5 1.5 6 0 0 0 0
Isaac Koch 5 0 0 0 30
UA A Total TFL Sack PBU INT FF FR TD
Tommy Coppinger 6 1 6.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luke Bailey
Brice Middleton 30 6 33 4 0 7 0 0 0 0
Nick Gardner
Isaac Koch 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyle Bush 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Drouin
Joe Leggio 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Will Gormsen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0#
Zach Giangreco 40 9 44.5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 6 Ryan Dierks
Joe Leggio 11 0 0 1 66
*Missouri All-Independent Team Blue indicates returnee
*Gavin O’Boyle 17 1 17.5 1 0 12 0 0 0 0
*Daly Steinhauser 12 6 15 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Micah Oder 10 7 13.5 1.5 0 2 0 0 0 0
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Scoring
Gavin O’Boyle 1 0 0 0 6
Name
Vince White 5 1 5.5 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Dierks
Defenders
George Donnelly 15 4 17 1.5 0 1 0 0 0 0
*Kyle Bush 0 6 19 0 37
1 0 0 0 6 Conor Sexton 1 0 0 0 6
*Parker Williams 23 10 28 4.5 2 0 0 0 0 0
*Jadedon Willis 25 9 29.5 6.5 2 1 0 0 0 0
3 1 3.5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
^*Will Eckels 48 13 54.5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 1 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ian Garcia 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Simon Connor 1 1 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
^All-DistrictAll-State
Perry Thorpe 16 8 20 6 3 0 0 0 0 0
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Friday, September 16 Bentonville (Ark.) Home 7:00 p.m.
Friday, October 28 District Quarterfinals TBD 7:00 p.m.
Friday, August 26 Raymore-Peculiar Away 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 23 Bishop Miege Away 7:00 p.m.
Friday, November 18 State Semifinals TBD 7:00 p.m.
Friday, October 14 St. Louis University High School Away 6:00 p.m.
Friday, October 7 Blue Springs Home 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 9 Liberty North Away 7:00 p.m.
Friday, November 25 State Championship TBD TBD
Friday, November 11 District Championship TBD 7:00 p.m.
Friday, October 21 JC Harmon Home 7:00 p.m.
Friday, November 4 District Semifinals TBD 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 30 St. Thomas Aquinas Home 7:00 p.m.
Varsity Football 2022 Schedule
Friday, September 2 Blue Springs South Home 7:00 p.m.
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Josh Karlin 2004
Joe Glaser 2017
Joe Kelly 2018
Blaine Balderston 2006
Nick Boyd 2000
The varsity football staff confers this award to the senior player who, in seeking the Magis, has demonstrated the leadership qualities of Humility, Dedication, and Passion.
Will Eckels ’22 (LB)
Parker Williams ‘22 (DL)
Pat Kane 1997
Eric Vossman 2001
Joe Leggio ‘22 (RB)
Jimmy Dixon 2014
Jeff Koons 2003
Mike Griffin 1999
Joe Camarata 2006
Cooper Kerns 2010
Kyle Murphy 2011
Kevin Crawford 2016
Colton Wemhoff ’23 (LB)
Jalen Montgomery 2009
Claudio Martin 2015
Will Eckels ‘22 (LB)
Isaac Koch ’22 (WR)
Andrew Grindstaff 2014
All-District
Ryan Karlin 2010
Michael Kuklenski 2019 Johnny Pascuzzi 2020 Ben Drouin 2021
Jadedon Willis ‘22 (DL)
Doug McFarland 2007
Dan Boyd 2002
Ben Drouin ‘22 (OL)
Kyle Bush ‘22 (K)
Nick Carollo 2019 AJ Frazier 2020 Luke Bailey 2021
Mike Walzcuk 2004
Tim Hanrahan 1998
Sean Kitts 2005
Football 2021 Season Team Awards
Scholar-Athlete Award
Mark Munninghoff 2002
Clarke O’Dowd 2008
Bryan Murphy 2003
Instituted in 1997 after the untimely death of graduate and long-time supporter, the Mike Lillis Award is voted on by players to recognize the most outstanding lineman.
Alex Bales 2011
Will Gormsen ’22 (OL)
Mike Lillis Award
Tim Glaser 2019 Jack Scanlon 2020 Will Gormsen 2021
Missouri All-Independent
Isaac Koch ‘22 (WR)
All-State
Joseph Gibson 2012
Mike Frey 1999
Mike Day 2000
Chris Castelluccio 2008
Isaac Koch ‘22 (WR - 2nd Team)
Ivor Vinsant 2015
Carter Selzer 2016 Brady McCanles 2017 Joe Kelly 2018
Alex Schoeck 2007
Rich Whitney 2001
The Scholar-Athlete Award for a football player has been in effect since 1999. The award goes to the player that not only excels on the field, but also in the classroom. The award emphasizes the importance of academics throughout all Rockhurst programs.
Andrew Krieger 2013
Tommy Sciara 2013
Gavin O’Boyle ‘22 (DB) Daly Steinhauser ‘22 (DB)
Tom Keller 2012
The Coach Eric Berg and Coach John Morris Leadership Award
Sean Kitts 2005
Kyle Smith 2009
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Peter Dougherty 1953
Since that time, 70 young men, including Joe Bukaty ‘53, have been selected for this special honor.
Richard Brewster 1962 Charles Elmer 1963 Kenneth Mayer 1964 Patrick Tierney 1965 Tom Stephenson 1966 Patrick McMahon 1967 William Schoonover 1968 Phillip Poppa 1969
Michael Park 1973 Chris Garlich 1974 Michael Orscheln 1975
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.
Paul Kies 1972
Anselmo Special Teams Award
Eric Angrisano 2017 Jaxson Wentworth 2018 Owen Lawson 2019 Jack Kelly 2020 Ryan Dierks 2021
Severino Find a Way Award
Luke Arbanas 2011 Austin Ritter 2012 Nick Romano 2013 Luke Ritter 2014 Martin Radosevic 2015 Ross Elder 2016
Richard Corrigan 1957
Mike Fagan 1970
Edward F. Bukaty Award
Frank Duke 1958 Thomas Browne 1959 Don Schilling 1960 Howell Fancher 1961
The criteria, set by Mr. George and former head football coach Mr. Al Davis, Jr., is to honor the individual player displaying the greatest leadership both on and off the field. The award criteria also state that the individual should lead by example and should have the respect of both players and coaches.
Given to the athlete that displays tremendous tenacity and will always Find a Way. Will Eckels 2021
Joseph Moore 1954 Edward Mehrer 1955
Ryan Anderson 2000 Kevin Kane 2001 Marcus Perry 2002 Jeff Koons 2003 Terry McMahon 2004 David Belfonte 2005 Steve Jones 2006 Ivan Charbonneau 2007 Nathan Scheelhaase 2008 Sal Belfonte 2009 Mark Boushka 2010 Alex Bales 2011 Henry Mascaux 2012 Luke Arbanas 2013 TJ Green 2014 AJ Taylor 2015 Chance May 2016 Jacob Sykes 2017 Luke Boehm 2018 Tommy Eckels 2019 Wilson Selzer 2020 Isaac Koch 2021
Michael Messina 1956
John Welsh 1976 Pat Sanders 1977 Michael Raimo 1978 Timothy Johnson 1979 Carlton Miller 1980 Brad Tyrer 1981 Patrick Coppinger 1982 Mark Reintjes 1983 David Lewis 1984 Anthony Hodes 1985 Chris Russell 1986 Pat Ryan 1987 Chris Holmes 1988 Tim Mauck 1989 Chris Sexton 1990 Mike Sonnenberg 1991 Tony Blevins 1992 Greg Bauer 1993 Brad Batz 1994 Michael Reardon 1995 Justin Dro 1996 Ben Capoccia 1997 T.J. Mandl 1998 Mike Frey 1999
Fred Nachbar 1971
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.
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Joseph Bukaty 1952
Kyle Teahan 2003
Nathan Scheelhaase 2009 Keith Langtry 2009 Joe Geha 2009
Scott Edmonds 2001
Sal Capra 2006
Joe Gibson 2013
Mark VanKeirsbilck 1985 Dan Baker 1987
Jim Houston 1982
Mike Meyers 1969
Don Schilling 1961
Joe Spinello 1965
Tony Fritz 1982
Jeff Koons 2004
John A. Williams 1950
Jim Gleeson 1929
Bob Williams 1948
Robert Gamble 1989 Chris Holmes 1989 Vince Hodes 1990
Kevin Kane 2002
Nick Boyd 2001
Ted Brooks 1993
Phil Poppa 1970
Brian Meyers 1972
David Cone 1981
Kenyon Rasheed 1988
Jason Dunsworth 2001
Derek Hall 2006 Phillip Strozier 2006
Andrew Paterini 2003 Kevin Sears 2003
Cameron Reller 2017
Shad Garnett 1947
Ritchie Sullivan 1930
Tim Johnson 1980
Jim Dorlac 1988
Tony Blevins 1993
Red Sullivan 1926
Ray Sonnenberg 1930
Bryan Murphy 2004
Pat Tierney 1966
Jerry Reardon 1969
Tim Gardner 1960
Alonzo Robinson 1953
Mark Goodspeed 1975
Mike Lombardo 1977
Noah Pearl 2011
Ivan Charbonneau 2008
Allan Smith 2005
Paul Migliazzo 1982
Merle Gardner 1987 Chris Russell 1987
Ross Elder 2017
Brad Budde 1976
Owen Murphy 1932
Twenty years later, during the celebration of Rockhurst’s 75th year of football, the All-Time Team was updated. Rockhurst coaches have reviewed the many years of football teams and individual players and then honored additional players, naming them to the All-Time Hawklet squad yearly with the school criteria of having graduated five years ago.
Sean Mulcahy 1972 Kevin Hart 1974
Vince Nowak 1969
Jim Whitaker 1963
Kerry Scanlon 1994
AJ Taylor 2016
Jim Tuso 1994 Matt Krull 1994 Shalom Tolefree 1994 Wes Kuechler 1995
Joe Bukaty 1953
Tom Raimo 1955
Mike Fagan 1971
Mike Lillis 1956
Dexter McDonald 2010 Jalen Montgomery 2010 Shane Lillis 2010
Drew Temple 2008 Jack Euston 2008 Van Marshall 2008 Matt Mavec 2008
Jacob Kerns 2015 Luke Ritter 2015
Red McKee 1925
Mike Frey 2000
John Hiatt 1979
Mark Boushka 2011
Kenneth Mayer 1965
Cecil Stockdale 1976
Ed Henke 1927
Jerry Overton 1955
Jason Tyrer 1988
In 1970, Rockhurst and DeLaSalle played their 50th and final football game. A select committee from each school named an All-Time Football Team.
Christian Eatherly 2012 Trey Randle 2012
Travis Huenfeld 1991
Michael Rose 2012
Jim Davis 1983
Andrew Brooks 2006
Geoff Brown 2001
Mike Walczuk 2005
Chris Castelluccio 2009 Sal Belfonte 2010
Zach Hannon 2013 Jordan Willis 2013 Luke Arbanas 2014 Will Bazzle 2015
Chris Cummings 1972
Len LeCluyse 1943
Jeff Severino 1996 Sean Doyle 1999
James Griffin 2003
All-Time Team
Ryan Cummings 1996 Justin Dro 1996
Joey Camarata 2007 Conner Teahan 2007
DJ Hord 2005
Kevin Wyatt 1982
Jordan Walker 2012 Griffin Bins 2013
Dan Adams 1996
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John McCambridge 1963
Tom Freeman 1983
Jeff Crippen 1976 Bill Lillis 1976
Joe Groner 1964
Thomas J. O’Brien 1946
Thomas Muehlebach 1964
Chris Garlich 1975
TJ Green 2015
Joseph Teasdale 1953
Mike Long 1984
Tony Temple 2004
Pat Keating 1956
David Belfonte 2006
Duck Scanlon 1925
Vic Zahner 1927
Wayne Evans 1982
Ed Mehrer 1956
John Scanlon 1938
Brad Tyrer 1982
Chris Powell 1990
John Steck 1940
Dick Flucke 1924
Alex George 1955
Arlen Staab 1951
Mike McGlinn 1990
Jim Hogan 1925
T.J. Mandl 1999 Brandon Severino 1999 Brandon Shelby 2000
Joe Fagan 1941
Cooper Kerns 2011
Kevin Kopp 1993
Dan Tapko 2011
Lance Boehm 2015
Chance May 2017
Joe Moore 1955
Tim Ryan 1987
Bill Whitaker 1977
Dan Boyd 2003
Charlie Elmer 1964
Kevin Berg 2012 Alex Bales 2012
W. Robert Aylward 1945
Pat Ryan 1988 Shawn Schmelzle 1988
Jack Reichmeier 1949
Kerry Reardon 1967 Virgil Staponski 1967 Pete Santoro 1968
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Coach Morris ’74 has patrolled the sidelines, court, and track since he has been at Rockhurst. He is in charge of the offensive line and also serves as a basketball coach. Coach Mo has been a part of the football coaching staff since 1984, and was inducted into the Rockhurst Sports Hall of Fame in 2021. He also continues his work in the basketball program as an Assistant JV Coach. His education after RHS included a BA from St. Louis University and an MA from Loyola-New Orleans. A member of the Theology Department, he teaches Catholic Faith in Practice I & II. He and his wife Katy have three children: Kevin ’04, Clare, and Dan ’11.
Coach Oder joined Rockhurst’s staff in 2020 as Defensive Coordinator after coaching against The Rock for many years. He spent 24 years at Blue Springs South and was head coach from 2001-2015, winning three State Championships. From 2015-19 he served as an assistant coach at Mill Valley. He was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. Prior to coaching, he played defensive back at Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University). Coach Oder also works in the classroom as a math teacher. He and his wife Christi have three children: Mayleigh, Marquese, and Micah ’24, and Coach Oder also has a son, Jacob.
Football 2022 Season
Greg Oder
Tom Kruse
Coach Kruse joined Rockhurst’s staff in 2020, bringing years of football experience to the Hawklet sidelines as the new Offensive Coordinator. He’s coached Kansas City high school football since 1992 with stops at Harrisonville, Park Hill, Park Hill South, and Raymore-Peculiar, where he was the head coach for 20 years and won State Titles in 2004, 2005, and 2006. He was inducted into the Missouri Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 2020. In his playing days, Coach Kruse was a quarterback at Northwest Missouri State. In the spring of 2020, he retired from public education, but he has also taken on a role coaching the Freshman A Basketball team, while also serving as a super-sub for Rockhurst’s faculty. Coach Kruse and his wife have two children: Cole (wife, Darby) and Cassie.
Assistant Coaches
Coach Charbonneau rejoined the Hawklet Football staff in 2010 after a tenure from 2000-02. He coordinates the special teams and coaches defensive backs. Competing in football, wrestling, and track at Bishop Ward High School, Coach Charby then went on to be a three-year starter and captain of the football team at Benedictine College (KS). After earning his degree in Social Science, he coached at several schools including Bishop Sullivan, De Smet Jesuit, Seton Hall Prep, Delbarton, and Rockhurst. He is a Theology teacher, as well as the Theology Department Chair. Coach Charby is married to Joan and they have two children: Cecil ’23 and Nila.
A two-time State Champion while at The Rock, Coach Sullivan ‘84 knows how to win. After RHS, he continued his education at the University of Kansas to play football, but suffered a careerending knee injury his freshman year. He later went on to Webster for his Master’s. He is now in his 22nd year at The Rock, coaching running backs on the varsity squad. In spring of 2019 he became head coach for Rockhurst’s newly-formed volleyball team, which placed 1st and 2nd in the City Championship its first two seasons. Coach Sully also teaches both Honors and General Chemistry. He married his wife Beth in 2008 and has two stepdaughters: Sarah and Mary Kate.
Mike Garrett
Stephen Charbonneau
Shawn Schmelzle
Coach Schmelzle ’88 returned to Rockhurst in 2020 as a football coach, and then joined the faculty in 2021. While a studentathlete, Coach Schmelzle was a standout player for the Hawklets in the mid-80s, helping Rockhurst win back-to-back State Championships in 1986 and 1987, earning All-State lineman honors both seasons. He went on to play at Central Missouri State. In 2011 he was inducted into the Rockhurst Hall of Fame. For the 28 years prior to joining Rockhurst, he taught English and coached football, wrestling, and track & field at Blue Springs South. He also continues coaching the track & field throws for the Hawklets.
Now in his fifth year of volunteer coaching at Rockhurst, Coach Garrett continues his work with the running backs, fine-tuning their technique and teaching the nuances of running the ball. Coach Garrett is a graduate of the University of Southern California where he was a standout in baseball and football, winning the 1965 Heisman Trophy. Choosing football as his professional sport, Coach Garrett played his first four years with our own Kansas City Chiefs and then spent another four with the San Diego Chargers. After a lengthy career in business and collegiate athletics administration, Coach Garrett moved back to Kansas City to bring his family closer to long-time friends and extended family. His sons John and Michael graduated from The Rock in 2022.
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Coach Doyle offers his experience to the Hawklets after spending most of his life in the sport. He played linebacker at the University of Kansas from 1996-2000. Previous to that, he was a great player for St. Thomas Aquinas. Coach Doyle 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 1995-1998. Coach Doyle is a homebuilder with Doyle Custom Homes, a family-run business and holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology. He is a varsity assistant coach and has been on the football staff since 2012.
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A former Rockhurst football letterman himself, Coach Crowe ’86 was reunited with the program in 1999 and is a current varsity assistant coach. He is happily married with six kids: Jeff, Jr. ’11, Mary, Joey ’14, Carolyn, William (Wally) ’18, and Rose. His interests outside of parenting include golf, tennis, waterskiing, wine, and food. His grandfather was the class president of Rockhurst’s third class. Coach Crowe is also on Rockhurst’s faculty as an Economics teacher.
2022 Season
Chris Doyle
Jeff Crowe
Jim Gillcrist
Coach Gillcrist is in his fifth year with the Rockhurst community as a Theology teacher and also serves as a varsity football assistant coach. Coach Gillcrist came to The Rock after five years at the University of Kansas where he taught philosophy; he is currently working on his PhD. Prior to that, Coach Gillcrist spent five years as an Infantry Officer in the United State Army, where he attained the rank of Captain. He played safety for St. Thomas Aquinas High School and loves working with athletes in a position in which he can help mentor young men, and teach the Catholic Faith.
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Jake Bradshaw
Mark Bayhylle
Nick Vaughn
Coach Bradshaw is in his sixth year on the Rockhurst faculty, but has been an assistant varsity baseball coach for the last seven seasons. He also works with the freshman football team. Coach Bradshaw was a three-sport athlete for Oak Park (football, basketball, baseball) and went on to play both football and baseball at Kansas City Community College and Northwest Missouri State. He is married to Brittany and they have four children.
Coach Vaughn works the sidelines for the freshman football team, and is also a varsity baseball assistant coach. He has been a member of Rockhurst’s faculty since 2004, teaching Biology. A native of Lee’s Summit, he attended Lee’s Summit North, UMKC for his BA, and Webster University for his MA. Coach Vaughn is married to Lisa and they have two daughters: Amelia and Claire. He enjoys watching sports, playing softball, golf, volleyball, and Texas Hold ‘Em with friends. Coach Vaughn cannot pick one favorite coaching memory because each year new memories and bonds form with players.
A Glastonbury, CT native, Coach Bayhylle attended Xavier High School before heading to the Midwest to enroll at the University of Kansas. At KU, he played club lacrosse and continued his love of the game by coaching at RHS before he got a job at the school. In 2006 he was hired to work in the Computer Services Department at The Rock. In 2009 Coach Bayhylle was named the Missouri Division I Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year, and in 2019 was the U.S. Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year. This is his fourth season also coaching freshman football. He and his wife have three boys: Jackson, Logan ’23, and Tommy ’25.
Coach Monteil enters his sixth year coaching football and track & field at The Rock. He spent 29 years coaching at O’Hara High School, where he was Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach for 21 years; he also spent time with the golf and wrestling programs. He works with freshman football along with the sprinters in track & field. Coach Monteil teaches in the Math Department. He and his wife, Shelley, have two daughters, Abby and Riley.
Jim Monteil
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Matt Beirne
Coach Beirne ‘14, a former Hawklet football player, joined the football staff as a sophomore coach in 2021 while teaching Algebra I. He graduated from The Rock in 2014 before heading to Colorado State University, where he earned his BS in Mathematics. Coach Beirne is currently enrolled in the Masters of Math Education program at Rockhurst University.
Van Marshall
Football 2022 Season Assistant Coaches
Van Marshall ’08 returns to the football program where he was a 1st Team All-State defensive lineman on the undefeated 2007 State Championship team. He went on to the United States Naval Academy and then graduated from Drake University. He joined the football staff in summer 2022 as the strength and conditioning coach. With his fitness background and passion, Coach Marshall runs his own training business in the Kansas City area, focusing on in-person personal training, small group fitness, and online coaching and exercise programs. He enjoys staying active, especially through the bowling league at Ward Parkway Lanes, which he attributes to taking Lifetime Sports as a senior at Rockhurst.
1976-82 Jerry Culver* 7 63 16 0 79.7% 1983-2019 Tony Severino* 37 345 92 1 78.9% 2020-21 Kelly Donohoe* 2 9 9 0 50.0%
Year Coach Years at RHS W L T Winning %
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1936-40 Martin O’Keefe 5 27 10 3 67.5% 1941-45 Godfrey Kobets 5 34 6 1 82.9% 1946-48 Ralph Cormany 3 20 6 1 74.1% 1949-50 Gerry Connelly 2 12 4 1 70.6%
Totals 105 755 258 35 72.0%
1919-25 Pat Mason 7 27 17 6 54.0% 1926-35 Ed Halpin 10 52 21 6 65.8%
Coaching Records
member*Denotes of the Missouri Coaches Hall of Fame
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1918 Doc Nigro 1 1 1 1 33.3%
1951 Dick Deitchman 1 5 4 0 55.6%
1952-75 Al Davis* 24 153 67 13 65.7%
1916 Charlie Alan 1 5 2 0 71.4%
1917 Louis Gainey 1 2 3 2 28.6%
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RETURNING LETTERMEN
Front row, from left: Tommy Cisper, Ethan Hansen, John Forbush, Colton Wemhoff, George Donnelly, Micah Oder, Mitch Forbes Second row: Myles Carson, Tommy Coppinger, Vince White, Andrew Sprague, Conor Sexton Third row: Simon Connor, Barrett Brewer, Charlie Gormsen, Trey Gunnoe, Tate Scanlon
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Front row, from left: Ethan Hansen, Aaron Murray, Charlie Loose, Colton Wemhoff, Aidan Ryan, Micah Oder, Mitch Forbes, Carter Graham
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OFFENSIVE BACKS
Second row: Pete Barry, Ryan Wilkerson, Landon Brewer, Billy Eckles, Robert Purcell, Gus Sorenson, Bobby Clemons Third row: Tommy Dorlac, Jeb Koetting, Vince White, Van Pham
Front row, from left: Vince White, Massimo Sano, Andrew Sprague, London Lewis, Conor Sexton, Simon Connor, Matt Bowling Second row: Jacen Mohart, Jack Manning, Barrett Brewer, Charlie Gormsen, Trey Gunnoe, Patrick O’Farrell Third row: Luke Lewellen, Charles Long, Drew Mozena, Thurmon Myrick, Gio DePalma, Conner Clifton, Will Accardo
LINEMEN
FOOTBALL
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LINEBACKERS
Front row, from left: Colton Wemhoff, Aidan Ryan, George Donnelly, Billy Eckles, Gus Sorenson, Bobby Clemons, Tommy Dorlac Second row: Tommy Coppinger, Shea Walsh, Jeb Koetting, Matt Mears, Jackson Oldham, Beau Neuburger, Grant Haake
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DEFENSIVE BACKS
Front row, from left: Aaron Murray, John Forbush, Micah Oder, Mitch Forbes, Maeson Tunley, Dom Yarbrough, Pete Barry, Michael Brooks
Second row: Ben Stringer, Jacob Hoolehan, Thomas Homant, Adam Poe, Hudson Kuechler, Robert Purcell, Joe Westphal Third row: Luke Selzer, Luke Kuechler, Eddie Miller, Gerald Wright-Pounds
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Second row: Pete Miroslaw, Tommy Coppinger, Beau Neuburger, Logan Kuechler, Riley Sullivan, Hayden Spachman, Will Kitt, Chris Mohajir
RECEIVERS AND TIGHT ENDS
Third row: Tate Scanlon, Colin Komenda, Sam Lanter, Max Smith, Hayes Holmes, Max Zitariuk, Owen Hokanson
Front row, from left: Tommy Cisper, Max Berghoff, Mitch Forbes, Myles Carson, Maeson Tunley, Dom Yarbrough, Jack Bichelmeyer, Griffin O’Brien, Patrick Adriano
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Sixth row: Coach Matt Beirne, Coach Chris Doyle, Coach Jeff Crowe, Hunter Smith
Front row, from left: Charlie Bauer, Nick Cipolla, Sam Komenda, Liam Daly, Joshua Westphal, Benjamin Hotze, Tyler Coffin, Kade Tholen, Callen Eskew, Ted Truebner
Third row: Josh Story, Peter Claxton, Jabari Cambridge, Chase Hammerschmidt, Joe Bonino, Andrew Zaragoza, Shane McEnany, Gage Nelson, Anthony Totta, Aiden Armstrong, Bud Fallon, Reid Robinson
Fifth row: John O’Farrell, Vince Johnson, Brody Gordanier, Jackson Igoe, CJ Anderson, Tate Maguire, Noah Titus, Auggie Johnson, Tahmil Redmond Jr., Eli Wilson
SOPHOMORE TEAM
Fourth row: William Volker, Stephen Schoenfeld, Jack McLane, Murray Archer, Cole Swanson, Dawson Jeffers, Knox Nail, Darius Long, Anderson Mertz, Manuel Mascote, Lincoln Bunch
Second row: John Reib, Ben Holewinski, Luke Moore, Ryder Grote, Michael Tafoya, Logan Frank, Brendan Bowen, Jack Creger, Tomas Paredes, Nick Pitman, Bobby Hendricks
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Bernstein,CharlieDelzer,GavinSnype,NemoConway,LiamRobinson,CohenSoto,DominicJones,JoeEvans,BrandonSwinney,SeanPowell,Colin StephensonWilliamFisher,Pierce
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Ft. Smith Northside, AR 1987-1997 4-6-1
North Kansas City 1941-2001 16-6-0 Hogan 1943-1963 13-0-0 Southeast 1938-2001 13-2-0 Raytown South 1966-1993 13-6-0 Raytown 1955-1999 13-7-1 Oak Park 1973-2005 12-1-0
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Truman 1966-1995 6-0-0
William Chrisman 1921-1993 5-6-0 Kickapoo 1989-2016 5-0-0
Olathe North, KS 1919-1999 4-3-1
*Blue Springs South 1995-2021 21-6-0 Liberty 1917-2013 18-7-0 Lee’s Summit North 1996-2018 16-0-0 Pem Day 1916-1959 16-1-1
Topeka Cath./Hayden 1923-1960 4-0-0
Jefferson City 1976-2019 28-15-0 Lee’s Summit 1919-2019 26-1-0 Southwest 1925-1995 26-3-5 KCKS Catholic/Ward 1916-1978 26-18-3 Paseo 1926-1963 23-11-2
*Bentonville, AR 2012-2021 3-5-0
* denotes 2022 opponent
Carrollton 1919-1926 3-4-0
O’Hara 1971-1981 9-1-1
St. Louis Sumner 1973-2001 6-2-0 Hazelwood Central 1981-2010 5-0-0 Springfield Kickapoo 1989-2000 5-0-0 Garden City, KS 1996-2001 5-1-0
Columbia Rock Bridge 1981-2019 12-3-0 Northeast 1930-1952 12-3-0 Glennon 1943-1954 11-1-0 St. Benedict/Maur Hill 1927-1960 11-2-1 Joplin 2002-2011 10-0-0 Redemptorist 1943-1954 10-1-0
*St. Agnes/Miege 1957-2021 24-7-1 Columbia Hickman 1971-2015 22-9-0
Varsity Football Series Record
Wyandotte 1973-1986 4-0-0
*St. Thomas Aquinas, KS 1991-1999 9-0-0 Lillis 1943-1954 9-0-3 Westport 1929-1972 9-1-0 Maur Hill 1939-1961 9-1-1
KC East 1930-1982 4-1-1
*Blue Springs 1981-2021 32-24-0 De LaSalle 1918-1970 32-13-5
St. Pius X 1962-1974 5-1-0
Van Horn 1969-1990 6-0-0 Park Hill 1982-2021 7-2-0
*Raymore-Peculiar 2010-2021 7-3-0
Hutchinson, Ks. 2008-2013 5-1-0
St. Mary’s, KS 1922-1930 4-1-0
LS West 2016-2021 4-1-0
SM East, KS 1963-2017 10-3-0 Grandview 1979-1993 9-0-0
Kapaun/Mt. Carmel, KS 1957-1986 7-2-0 Ruskin 1964-1978 7-3-0
SM West, KS 1974-1990 9-6-0 Immaculata 1933-1941 8-1-0
St. Jos Cath/Christ. Bro. 1916-1949 8-5-3 KC Central 1924-1997 8-7-1 SM Northwest, KS 1981-1988 7-0-0
St. Peter/Helias 1942-2015 6-0-0
Argentine 1916-1941 4-4-0
St. Joseph Central 1983-1989 3-0-0
Battle - Columbia 2018-2019 2-0-0
Winnetonka 1981-1989 3-0-0
Central AC 1917-1918 2-0-0 Dallas Jesuit, TX 2002-2003 2-0-0 Fayetteville, AR 1989-1990 2-0-0 Gulf Shores Acad., TX 2002-2003 2-0-0 Hickman Mills 1987-1989 2-0-0 KC Lincoln 1955-1956 2-0-0 Lincoln East, NE 1983-1984 2-0-0 Minnetonka 2007-2008 2-0-0 Park Hill South 2000-2001 2-0-0 Rosemount, MN 1994-1995 2-0-0 SM South, KS 1987-1988 2-0-0 Warrensburg 1923-1924 2-0-0 Wichita Northwest, KS 1994-1995 2-0-0 Lincoln Southeast, NE 1991-1993 2-1-0 E. St. Louis Lincoln, IL 1987-2013 2-1-0 Rosedale 1922-1927 2-1-1 St. James Academy 2020-2020 1-0-0 Edmond Santa Fe, OK 2007-2007 1-0-0 Becker, MN 2006-2006 1-0-0 Center 1985-1985 1-0-0 DeSoto 1920-1920 1-0-0 Dowling, IA 1982-1982 1-0-0 Edina, MN 2002-2002 1-0-0 Harrisonville 1922-1922 1-0-0 Haskel 1947-1947 1-0-0 Henderson Basic, NV 2000-2000 1-0-0 Hopkins, MN 2001-2001 1-0-0 Joliet Catholic, IL 2002-2002 1-0-0 KC Sumner, KS 1965-1965 1-0-0 Lathrop 1916-1916 1-0-0 Lindbergh 2002-2002 1-0-0 Manuel 1929-1929 1-0-0 Osawatamie, KS 1939-1939 1-0-0 Pattonville 2000-2000 1-0-0 Poplar Bluff 1985-1985 1-0-0 Smithville 1926-1926 1-0-0 *St. Louis University High 1983-1983 1-0-0 Waterloo West, IA 1991-1991 1-0-0 Francis Howell 2014-2014 1-0-0 Pomona 2017-2017 1-0-0 Blue Valley 2018-2018 1-1-0 Ctry. Club Dist. AC 1916-1917 1-1-1 De Smet Jesuit 2005-2021 1-2-0 Higginsville 1920-1922 1-1-0 Mehlville 1999-2007 1-1-0 Mullen, Colo. 2008-2009 1-1-0 Springdale Har-Ber 2014-2015 1-1-0 Springdale, AR 1984-1988 1-2-0 CBC 2014-2021 1-6-0 KCKU Prep 1919-1919 0-0-1 Norborne 1922-1922 0-0-1 Odessa 1923-1923 0-0-1 Abilene, TX 2005-2005 0-1-0 Excelsior Springs 1917-1917 0-1-0 Evangel Christian, LA 2003-2003 0-1-0 Gardner 1917-1917 0-1-0 Hazelwood East 1989-1989 0-1-0 Joplin Parkwood 1975-1975 0-1-0 Kirkwood 2016-2016 0-1-0 *Liberty North 2019-2019 0-1-0 Marshall 1925-1925 0-1-0 McCluer 1969-1969 0-1-0 McLouth 1922-1922 0-1-0 Overland Aurora, CO 1995-1995 0-1-0 Richmond 1932-1932 0-1-0 Webb City 2014-2015 0-2-0 *JC Harmon 2022-2022 0-0-0
SM North, KS 1946-1980 5-2-0
Smithville 47 - 0 Olathe 6 - 12 Southwest 6 - 0 Paseo 20 - 7 Carrollton 13 - 6 DeLaSalle 0 - 13 Christian Bros. 20 - 10
Charley Allen - 1 yr.
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Excelsior Springs 0 - 2 Ctry.Cl. Dist. AC 0 - 0 Ctry.Cl. Dist. AC 2 - 13
Rosedale 13 - 0 Pem-Day 26 - 0 Topeka Catholic 95 - 0 Odessa 6 - 6 Warrensburg 95 - 0 Lee’s Summit 110 - 0 Carrollton 55 - 13 St. Mary’s 20 - 2
Southwest 0 - 6 Paseo 25 - 12 St. Benedict’s 0 - 6 K.C.KS Catholic 32 - 0 St. Mary’s 21 - 6 DeLaSalle 12 - 7
1932 2-5-1 Paseo 12 - 19 KC East 7 - 18 Liberty 6 - 7 Christian Bros. 7 - 7 Richmond 0 - 26 Ward 0 - 13 Northeast 29 - 7 DeLaSalle 13 - 0
1930 7-1-0 St. Mary’s 0 - 6 KC East 35 - 0 Westport 25 - 12 Southwest 31 - 0 DeLaSalle 13 - 7 Paseo 26 - 7 Christian Bros. 25 - 0 Northeast 14 - 0
1933 7-1-1-A Paseo 18 - 0 Central 2 - 7 Immaculata 39 - 0 Christian Bros. 14 - 0 Ward 0 - 0 Northeast 20 - 6 Liberty 7 - 0 KC East 13 - 7 DeLaSalle 28 - 7
Ed Halpin - 10 yrs. 52-21-6
Rosedale 0 - 4 Southwest 13 - 6 St. Benedict’s 39 - 7 Paseo 6 - 3 K.C.KS. Catholic 27 - 0 Christian Bros. 44 - 0 Argentine 13 - 0 DeLaSalle 20 - 7
Lee’s Summit 33 - 0 Carrollton 13 - 0 Pem-Day 76 - 0 Chrisman 6 - 7 Argentine 0 - 13 DeLaSalle 7 - 7
Pem-Day 21- 0 McLouth 6 - 7 Olathe 0 - 7 Rosedale 0 - 0 Higginsville 7- 21 Harrisonville 23 - 6 St. Mary’s 7 - 6 Norborne 6 - 6
1918 1-1-1
1922 3-3-2
1921 3-2-1
K.C.KS. Cath 26 - 0 Pem-Day 24 - 0 Argentine 30 - 6 Ctry.Cl. Dist. AC 31 - 2 Lathrop 21 - 6 St. Joseph Cath. 0 - 21 Pem-Day 0 - 12
1929 6-2-1 Paseo 0 - 13 Manuel 32 - 6 Argentine 13 - 0 Westport 12 - 0 K.C.KS. Catholic 6 - 0 Southwest 7 - 7 St. Benedict’s 31 - 0 St. Mary’s 16 - 0 DeLaSalle 6 - 0
Varsity Football Season by Season
Louis Gainey - 1 yr.
1916 5-2-0
Olathe 0 - 0
Dr. D.M. Nigro - 1 yr.
1924 3-4-0 Central 7 - 19 Rosedale 20 - 14 Argentine 0 - 26 Olathe 3 - 0 Warrensburg 7 - 6 Carrollton 0 - 6 DeLaSalle 0 - 14
1923 7-0-1
Central AC 6 - 0 Gardner 6 - 20 Central AC 12 - 0
1927 7-1-0
1928 4-2-0
1926 5-2-0
1931 5-2-1 Northeast 7 - 0 KC East 6 - 6 Christian Bros. 7 - 13 Ward 20 - 0 Southwest 12 - 0 Paseo 25 - 7 DeLaSalle 56 - 0 Liberty 6 - 12
1925 4-3-0
1934 2-4-1 Paseo 0 - 7 Immaculata 14 - 0 Christian Bros. 0 - 0 Northeast 6 - 20 Liberty 0 - 20 Ward 0 - 12 Central 12 - 6
1919 3-3-1
Pat Mason - 7 yrs. 27-17-6
Marshall 6 - 12 Carrollton 0 - 6 Christian Bros. 69 - 0 Olathe 19 - 6 Southwest 39 - 6 Argentine 6 - 12 DeLaSalle 25 - 0
K.C.KS. Catholic 0 - 26 Pem-Day 43-14 DeLaSalle 6 - 6
1920 4-2-1
Higginsiville 77 - 7 Argentine 0 - 10 DeSoto 20 - 14 Lee’s Summit 21 - 7 Carrollton 0 - 27 Liberty 21 - 19 DeLaSalle 7 - 7
1917 2-3-2
Lee’s Summit 18 - 0 Liberty 0 - 27 Pem-Day 14 - 12 Carrollton 6 - 12 Olathe 0 - 27 K.C.K.U. 6 - 6 DeLaSalle 6 - 2
1949
Gerry Connelly -2 yrs. 12-4-1
5-3-1-B
Al Davis - 24 154-67-13yrs.
Paseo 34 - 0 Hogan 43 - 0 DeLaSalle 20 - 13 Lillis 39 - 6 Ward 20 - 14 Glennon 47 - 0 Redemptorist 39 - 0 Pem-Day 40 - 0 Southeast 41 - 6
1942
1940 5-3-0 Paseo 13 - 0 Central 0 - 14 Immaculata 7 - 13 Southwest 13 - 0 Northeast 21 - 0 Southeast 28 - 0 DeLaSalle 47 - 0 Ward 6 - 7
1939 8-0-1-A Paseo 6 - 0 Osawatamie 32 - 6 Central 33 - 0 Immaculata 25 - 0 DeLaSalle 28 - 0 Maur Hill 23 - 0 Northeast 20 - 0 Christian Bros. 39 - 6 Ward 14 - 14
9-0-0-B
7-1-1-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
1952
7-0-0 Paseo 37 - 12 DeLaSalle 26 - 12 St. Peter 25 - 13 Maur Hill 26 - 6 NKC 12 - 7 Central 33 - 6 Ward 12 - 0 1943 6-2-1 Paseo 12 - 12 Hogan 34 - 6 Glennon 26 - 13 Redemptorist 18 - 6 St. Peter 26 - 0 NKC 7 - 0 Lillis 28 - 12 Chrisman 8 - 34 DeLaSalle 0 - 19
Paseo 25 - 6 Haskell 34 - 12 Glennon 25 - 6 Redemptorist 52 - 7 Hogan 26 - 13 St. Peter 26 - 12 Maur Hill 13 - 12 Lillis 13 - 6 DeLaSalle 20 - 0
Ralph Cormany -3 yrs. 20-6-1
7-2-0-B
Paseo 14 - 0 Ward 6 - 26 Redemptorist 47 - 0 Hogan 30 - 0 NKC 13 - 19 DeLaSalle 19 - 7 Lillis 19 - 18 Shawnee Mission 21 - 7 Glennon 31 - 13
1935 7-1-1-A
6-2-1-B
Paseo 13 - 13 Glennon 33 - 7 Redemptorist 14 - 0 Hogan 32 - 0 Ward 0 - 18 Pem-Day 12 - 7 Lillis 25 - 7 DeLa Salle 20 - 6 (C)Northeast 3 - 14
Paseo 26 - 0 Christian Bros. 12 - 26 Glennon 34 - 7 Pem-Day 25 - 0 Redemptorist 13 - 7 Maur Hill 26 - 14 Hogan 6 - 0 Lillis 19 - 19 DeLaSalle 26 - 2
1953
1951 5-4-0 Paseo 6 - 13 Glennon 7 - 0 Redemptorist 0 - 6 Hogan 19 - 6 Ward 0 - 7 Northeast 14 - 7 Lillis 20 - 14 Pem-Day 21 - 7 DeLaSalle 7 - 33
1954
1937 5-3-0-A Chrisman 6 - 13 Immaculata 25 - 7 Liberty 13 - 6 DeLaSalle 13 - 0 Northeast 19 - 6 Christian Bros. 7 - 0 Ward 6 - 13 Central 0 - 6
1936 4-2-1 Immaculata 20 - 6 Northeast 25 - 0 DeLaSalle 21 - 6 Ward 0 - 7 Central 7 - 7 Christian Bros. 7 - 14 Liberty 24 - 7
1945 8-0-0-B Paseo 14 - 6 Glennon 32 - 0 Redemptorist 35 - 0 Hogan 37 - 0 NKC 27 - 12 DeLaSalle 46 - 0 Lillis 19 - 0 Ward 32 - 6
1944 6-2-0-B Paseo 13 - 0 Glennon 34 - 6 Redemptorist 26 - 6 Hogan 52 - 6 NKC 6 - 12 DeLaSalle 54 - 12 Lillis 7 - 0 Chrisman 0 - 31
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1950 5-3-0
Dick Deitchman - 1 yr.
9-0-0-B
Godfrey Kobets -5 yrs 34-6-1
Paseo 9 - 6 Southwest 13 - 0 Ward 13 - 7 Northeast 19 - 0 Liberty 0 - 6 DeLaSalle 32 - 12 Central 20 - 0 Immaculata 13 - 6 Christian Bros. 7 - 7
1941 7-2-0-A
Paseo 31 - 7 Argentine 25 - 0 DeLaSalle 20 - 6 Immaculata 24 - 6 Northeast 25 - 7 Maur Hill 42 - 7 NKC 0 - 7 Central 0 - 13 Ward 13 - 0
Martin O’Keefe - 5 yrs. 27-10-3
Paseo 6 - 22 Northeast 6 - 12 Glennon 27 - 6 Redemptorist 30 - 0 Hogan 19 - 6 Maur Hill 13 - 0 Lillis 14 - 13 DeLaSalle 14 - 15
1947
1948 4-4-1 Christian Bros. 7 - 28 Paseo 7 - 12 Glennon 2 - 13 Hogan 13 - 8 St. Peter 31 - 12 Maur Hill 13 - 19 Lillis 0 - 0 De LaSalle 39 - 6 Pem-Day 18 - 0
1946
1938 5-2-1-A Paseo 6 - 7 Southeast 20 - 7 Immaculata 14 - 6 Northeast 12 - 6 Central 0 - 20 Christian Bros. 12 - 0 Ward 7 - 7 DeLaSalle 13 - 0
5-4-0
1967 5-4-0 Southwest 13 - 0 Chrisman 34 - 0 Kapaun 34 - 12 Ward 20 - 25 Miege 0 - 14 Raytown South 19 - 6 Ruskin 13 - 26 NKC 19 - 0 DeLaSalle 6 - 13
1968 4-4-2
1961 4-3-2 Miege 6 - 2 NKC 6 - 0 Maur Hill 6 - 6 Ward 6 - 7 Raytown 0 - 47 DeLaSalle 0 - 41 Paseo 33 - 6 Kapaun 28 - 26 Southwest 13 - 13
6-2-1
Southwest 13 - 7 Chrisman 20 - 0 Van Horn 28 - 3 Ward 12 - 0 Miege 28 - 6 Raytown South 7 - 8 Ruskin 14 - 0 Truman 14 - 0 NKC 27 - 0 DeLaSalle 27 - 34 * Central 33 - 14 ** McCluer 0 - 21
6-2-1 Southwest 6 - 6 Chrisman 34 - 0 Kapaun 42 - 19 Ward 0 - 20 Miege 40 - 0 Raytown South 14 - 0 Ruskin 19 - 13 NKC 13 - 7 DeLaSalle 13 - 19
1956
Westport 31 - 12 Paseo 27 - 13 Pem-Day 27 - 12 Southeast 12 - 40 Ward 32 - 19 Central 7 - 20 Raytown 6 - 26 DeLaSalle 13 - 16 Lincoln 34 - 12
1969 9-3-0
Southwest 7 - 21 Westport 16 - 12 Van Horn 20 - 14 Ward 13 - 9 Ruskin 26 - 13 Miege 14 - 16 Truman 17 - 14 Raytown South 14 - 12 O’Hara 7 - 7 Col. Hickman 7 - 33
Paseo 34 - 6 Pem-Day 34 - 7 Hayden 21 - 0 DeLaSalle 33 - 6 Miege 13 - 14
1966
1972 6-3-1
1960
1971 11-0-0 Southwest 14 - 13 Westport 21 - 0 Van Horn 21 - 0 Ward 33 - 0 Ruskin 20 - 6 Miege 31 - 13 Truman 50 - 7 Raytown South 41 - 21 O’Hara 44 - 8 * Col. Hickman 21 - 0 ** Beaumont 20 - 14
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1962 6-4-0
1963 8-1-0
Paseo 6 - 13 St. Pius X 26 - 7 NKC 18 - 0 Ward 7 - 0 Miege 27 - 0 DeLaSalle 27 - 0 SM East 6 - 0 Hogan 32 - 0 Southwest 14 - 6
1964 3-7-0 Westport 13 - 20 St. Pius X 6 - 7 NKC 13 - 14 Ward 13 - 12 Miege 0 - 14 DeLaSalle 14 - 31 Ruskin 0 - 7 SM East 0 - 7 Southwest 18 - 13 Kapaun 14 - 12
1970 7-2-1 Southwest 7 - 7 Chrisman 7 - 13 Van Horn 35 - 0 Ward 20 - 0 Miege 9 - 8 Raytown South 12 - 0 Ruskin 0 - 24 Truman 31 - 0 NKC 24 - 21 DeLaSalle 34 - 0
1959
Southwest 40 - 6 Paseo 21 - 13 Pem-Day 33 - 22 Hayden 19 - 6 Ward 6 - 13 Maur Hill 34 - 13 DeLaSalle 28 - 7 Miege 14 - 35 Central 20 - 13 Raytown 18 - 19
6-2-1
1955
1957
Southwest 17 - 14 Ward 7 - 21 Raytown 19 - 19 Maur Hill 27 - 13
Paseo 31 - 13 NKC 6 - 20 Ward 6 - 7 Miege 14 - 0 Raytown 13 - 6 DeLaSalle 0 - 13 Sumner 31 - 0 Kapaun 7 - 12 Southwest 18 - 7 St. Pius X 19 - 0
Southwest 7 - 7 Chrisman 6 - 21 Kapaun 14 - 7 Ward 13 - 8 Miege 31 - 7 Raytown South 9 - 25 Ruskin 19 - 6 Truman 14 - 26 NKC 14 - 33 DeLaSalle 0 - 0
3-4-1
Westport 12 - 0 Paseo 12 - 20 Pem-Day 13 - 13 Ward 7 - 21 Raytown 20 - 33 DeLaSalle 12 - 6 St. Agnes 26 - 13 Kapaun 13 - 19
7-3-0
Raytown 7 - 26 Paseo 0 - 6 Southeast 19 - 6 Pem-Day 26 - 0 Westport 55 - 6 KC East 26 - 0 Ward 34 - 19 DeLaSalle 6 - 6 Lincoln 18 - 0
Paseo 26 - 6 Southwest 6 - 7 NKC 6 - 0 Hayden 58 - 0 Ward 20 - 0 Maur Hill 19 - 0 Raytown 0 - 14 DeLaSalle 45 - 27 Miege 13 - 6 Westport 18 - 14
8-2-0
1958
1965 5-4-0 Westport 27 - 0 St. Pius X 20 - 0 Ward 0 - 28 Miege 26 - 27 DeLaSalle 0 - 14 Ruskin 21 - 7 SM East 27 - 35 Sumner 20 - 12 Kapaun 34 - 14
Raytown South 34 - 8 SM North 19 - 14 SM West 14 - 15 Ward 27 - 0
Ward 14 - 12
Raytown South 0 - 13 SM North 0 - 28 SM West 18 - 20 Ward 9 - 12 Southwest 40 - 6 Miege 19 - 15 Col. Hickman 7 - 12 Southeast 15 - 0 SM East 22 - 15 O’Hara 21 - 0
12-1-0 Raytown 44 - 6 Oak Park 32 - 6 SM Northwest 7 - 0 SM East 27 - 0 Southwest 47 - 0 Miege 7 - 0 Blue Springs 0 - 20 Col. Hickman 16 - 13 O’Hara 42 - 0 Winnetonka 7 - 6 Raytown South 27 - 0 Col. Rock Bridg 7 - 3 Hazelwood Central 35 - 14 1982 13-1-0 Raytown 21 - 0 Oak Park 21 - 13 SM Northwest 10 - 7 SM East 34 - 14 KC East 69 - 14 Miege 48 - 12 Blue Springs 24 - 7 Col. Hickman 34 - 7 Dowling 24 - 21 Park Hill 47 - 22 Lee’s Summit 21 - 0 Grandview 28 - 3 Jefferson City 36 - 0 St. Louis Sumner 22 - 32
Van Horn 14 - 12 O’Hara 28 - 0 Miege 27 - 7
Tony Severino - 36 yrs. 345-92-1
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1984 8-2-0
Springdale, Ark 3 - 7 Oak Park 14 - 0 SM Northwest 23 - 0 Lincoln East 14 - 7 SM West 3 - 0 Miege 26 - 0 Blue Springs 6 - 3 Col. Hickman 31 - 0 Lee’s Summit 14 - 6 State District Blue Springs 17 - 18
Jefferson City 20 - 7 State Finals
***Hazelwood Central 13 - 7
1974 7-2-1
1986
* Jefferson City 3 - 12
1981
Oak Park 35 - 12 Lee’s Summit 0 - 7 Wyandotte 26 - 8 Blue Springs 10 - 14 Center 21 - 0 SM West 0 - 6 Southeast 44 - 0 Col. Hickman 7 - 12 Poplar Bluff 34 - 7 Jefferson City 28 - 7
7-4-0
SM North 27 - 7
SM North 41 - 0 SM West 13 - 15 SM East 7 - 6 Southwest 21 - 0 Miege 36 - 0 Southeast 31 - 0 Grandview 14 - 6 Col. Hickman 17 - 6 O’Hara 10 - 0
O’Hara 28 - 6
SM West 26 - 0 Ward 40 - 0 O’Hara 28 - 0 Miege 6 - 6 Col. Hickman 13 - 14 St. Pius X 35 - 21 Southwest 28 - 13 Wyandotte 62 - 7 Raytown South 0 - 28
Junction City 40 - 7 St. Pius X 20 - 6 Wyandotte 38 - 7 Col. Hickman 6 - 14 Raytown South 35 - 6 * Oak Park 28 - 18 ** St. Louis Sumner 7- 12
Jerry Culver - 7 yrs. 63-16-0
1980
Raytown South 7 -14 SM North 16 - 19 SM West 7- 6 Ward 20 - 2 Southwest 49 - 0 Miege 27 - 10 Col. Hickman 10 - 9 Southeast 14 - 3 SM East 13 - 7
Raytown 6 - 17 SM North 24 - 7 SM West 29 - 7 SM East 36 - 9 Southwest 36 - 8 Miege 14 - 7 Grandview 16 - 6 Southeast 28 - 0 Col. Hickman 6 - 30 O’Hara 34 - 9 State District Raytown 24 - 7 Raytown South 0 - 14
1979 8-1-0
12-2-0
11-1-0
Oak Park 35 - 0 Lee’s Summit 23 - 0 Wyandotte 28 - 7 Blue Springs 28 - 0 Kapuan/Mt. Carmel 42 - 0 SMWest 28 - 8 Col. Hickman 35 - 0 Jefferson City 7 - 20 State District Lee’s Summit 35 - 6 State Quarterfinals
1973
1976 8-3-0
10-2-0
Hazelwood Central 13- 10
1975
O’Hara 26 - 13 Miege 25 - 16 Col. Hickman 21 - 44 Southeast 38 - 6 SM East 6 - 7 Southwest 40 - 6 * Joplin Parkwood 28 - 41
6-4-0
9-3-0
1983
Raytown South 13 - 0 SM North 20 - 7 SM West 0 - 7 Ward 35 - 7 Southwest 28 - 6 Miege 30 - 3 Col. Hickman 7 - 0 Southeast 32 - 7 SM East 12 - 7 O’Hara 7 - 10
Raytown 27 - 0 Oak Park 13 - 0 SM Northwest 13 - 6 Lincoln East 29 - 7 SM West 0 - 3
Miege 11 - 0 Blue Springs 28 - 0 Col. Hickman 7 - 12 St. Joe Central 54 - 0 Park Hill 44 - 0 State District *Lee’s Summit 22 - 0 State Quarterfinals *Grandview 14 - 3 State Semifinals *St. Louis U. High 13 - 10 State Finals
Southwest 14 - 0
1978 8-2-0
Grandview 33 - 0 State Semifinals
1985
1977 5-5-0
SM Northwest 24 - 7 Blue Springs 41 - 7 Springdale, Ark. 15 - 22
Hazelwood East 14 - 28
1989
SM West 14 - 0
St. Joe Central 55 - 26 State Sectional Hickman Mills 41 - 0 State Quarterfinals Park Hill 35 - 3 State Semifinals
NKC 49 - 0
1993
Ft. Smith Northside 26 -23
Ft. Smith Northside 38 - 13
Lee’s Summit 34 - 12
1994
SM West 49 - 7 Jefferson City 0 - 14
State Sectional Blue Springs 8 - 11
1997 8-3-0
1987
SM West 46 - 0 Jefferson City 7 - 10
St. Thomas Aquinas 48 -13 Blue Springs 52 -35 Lee’s Summit 40 - 6 Olathe North, KS 28 - 0 St, Louis Sumner 41 -18 Garden City, KS 34 - 6 Jefferson City 21- 27 Lee’s Summit No. 30 - 6 North Kansas City 43 - 0 Raytown 56 - 16 State Sectional Blue Springs South 36 - 6 State Quarterfinals Liberty 28 - 7 State Semifinals Jefferson City 34 - 0 State Finals Mehlville 7 - 15
Ft. Smith Northside 29 - 29
St. Thomas Aquinas 37 - 6 Blue Springs 18 -25 Liberty 14 -17 St. Louis Sumner 56 - 0 Garden City, KS 47 -13 Jefferson City 30 -17 KC Central 49 - 0 Lee’s Summit No. 27 -21 Raytown 49 -21 State Sectional Blue Springs 6 -20
Ft. Smith Northside 25 - 20
1995
No. Kansas City 28 - 0 Winnetonka 29 - 3
6-3-0
St. Thomas Aquinas 45 - 0 Springfield Kickapoo 49 -0 Blue Springs 17 -0 Chrisman 63 - 6 Lincoln Southeast 21 - 17 Jefferson City 14 - 21 Raytown South 31 - 0 Raytown 29 - 9 Grandview 36 - 0
10-1-1
State Sectional Blue Springs 0 - 3
Jefferson City 0 - 36
SM Northwest 35 - 0 Springdale, AR 41 - 21 SM West 41 - 6
9-3-0
Ft. Smith Northside 7 - 24 St. Thomas Aquinas 19 - 0 Southwest 42 - 0 Wichita Northwest 24 - 0 Rosemount, MN 27 - 26 Jefferson City 21 - 27 Blue Springs 24 - 40 Lee’s Summit 25 - 7 Truman 21 - 7
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Ft. Smith Northside 0 - 9 Springfield Kickapoo 27 - 0 Fayetteville, AR 41 - 0
Ft. Smith Northside 17 - 23 St. Thomas Aquinas 42 - 21 Springfield Kickapoo 35 - 0 Blue Springs 21 - 28 Waterloo, IA., West 21 - 14 Lincoln, NE, SE 0 - 14 Jefferson City 0 - 13 Raytown South 36 - 14 Raytown 26 - 20 Grandview 28 - 7
1991
Hazelwood Central 7 - 0
1988
Ft. Smith Northside 3 - 28 Lee’s Summit 31 - 0 Springfield Kickapoo 33- 17 Fayetteville, Ark. 26 - 0
1992
1996
Winnetonka 64 - 7
6-5-0
Lee’s Summit 17 - 0
State Sectional Blue Springs 21 - 28
St. Thomas Aquinas 35 -14 Blue Springs 30 -37 Liberty 42 -10 St. Louis Sumner 42 - 8 Garden City, KS 41 -42 Jefferson City 35 -28 KC Central 44 - 6 Lee’s Summit No. 42 -12 Raytown 48 - 0 State Sectional Blue Springs 42 - 7 State Quarterfinals Oak Park 7 - 17
Ft. Smith Northside 27 - 14 St. Thomas Aquinas 35 - 6 Southwest 57 - 14 Rosemount, MN 27 - 12 Wichita Northwest 35 - 0 Aurora, CO, Overland 28 -31 Jefferson City 0 - 7 Blue Springs 7 - 6 Lee’s Summit 19 - 16 Truman 39 - 7 State Sectional Blue Springs South 7 - 10
1998 12-1-0
Ft. Smith Northside 12 -21
10-3-0
12-1-0
SM South 24 - 0 Col. Hickman 35 - 3 Lincoln E.St. Louis 59 - 0 State District
1990
8-3-0
Jefferson City 34 - 31 State Finals
Ft. Smith Northside 13 - 16 St. Thomas Aquinas 49 - 12 Lincoln SE, Neb. 16 - 14 Blue Springs 14 - 3 Chrisman 33 - 3 Jefferson City 6 - 22 Raytown South 64 - 18 Raytown 34 - 6 Grandview 39 - 12 State Sectional Blue Springs 21 - 6 State Quarterfinals Liberty 49 - 22 State Semifinals Jefferson City 6 - 7
St. Thomas Aquinas 37 - 3 Blue Springs 31 -13 Lee’s Summit 42 - 0 Olathe North, KS 21 - 0 St. Louis Sumner 29 - 0 Garden City, KS 45 - 6 Jefferson City 35 -14 Lee’s Summit No. 31 -14 North Kansas City 37 - 7 Raytown 46 - 8 State Sectional Blue Springs So. 49 -14 State Quarterfinals Columbia Hickman 43 -16 State Semifinals Jefferson City 21-28
Van Horn 56 - 0 Raytown South 46 - 6 Raytown 35 - 6 Grandview 20 - 7
Lee’s Summit 42 - 10 State Quarterfinals Hickman Mills 42 - 0 State Semifinals
8-4-0
1999 12-2
9-2-0
SM South 34 - 13
Jefferson City 18 - 16 State Finals
St. Joseph Central 52 - 6 State Sectional Ruskin 19 - 0 State Quarterfinals Park Hill 47 - 15 State Semifinals
7-3-0
2005 10-2
Dallas Jesuit, TX 28 - 9
Jefferson City 49 - 7
Blue Springs 7 - 24 Liberty 34 - 21 Jefferson City 41 -32 Columbia Hickman 44 - 6 Columbia Rock Bridge 14-21 Joplin 37 - 14
Blue Springs South 27 - 0 Abilene, TX 14 - 33 Oak Park 42 - 7 Jefferson City 47 - 12 Liberty 47 - 7
State Semifinals DeSmet 67-7 State Finals Mehlville 28-9
Blue Springs So 42 - 35 Blue Springs 31 - 37 Gulf Shores Acad., TX 48 - 6 Evangel Christian, LA 19- 20 Liberty 52 - 6 Dallas Jesuit 45 - 23 Jefferson City 21 - 7 Lee’s Summit 24 - 0 Lee’s Summit No 47 - 0 Joplin 37 - 16 State Quarterfinals
Blue Springs 7 - 24
Blue Springs 7 - 21 Hopkins, MN 45 - 0
State Sectionals Liberty 35-14 State Quarterfinals Blue Springs 21-23
Blue Springs 37 - 17 Col. Hickman 37 - 6
St. Louis Sumner 49 - 0 Garden City, KS 24 - 8
State Quarterfinals
Blue Springs 9 - 29 Columbia-Hickman 14 - 7
Lee’s Summit North 35 - 7 State Sectionals Blue Springs South 7 - 27
Oak Park 27 - 6
St. Louis Sumner 71 - 0 Garden City, KS 40 - 3
State Sectionals Columbia Rock Bridge 10-9 State Quarterfinals Blue Springs South 7-28
2009 9-3
Liberty 19 - 12 State Semifinals DeSmet 39 - 59
2006 6-3 Becker, MN 28 - 14
Blue Springs South 24-17 Liberty 41-0 Col. Rock Bridge 40-21 Col. Hickman 34-13 Jefferson City 34-10 Raymore-Peculiar 14-6 Lee’s Summit North 35-7 Joplin 41-0
Blue Springs 7-0 State Semifinals Ft. Zumwalt West 42-6 State Finals
2002 13-0
State Sectional Oak Park 34 - 14 State Quarterfinals Blue Springs 16 - 31
2012 9-3 East St. Louis 20-12 Bentonville, Ark. 7-24 Blue Springs 24-38 Hutchinson, Kans. 35-31 Blue Springs South 28-0 Liberty 30-0 Col. Rock Bridge 38-21 Jefferson City 16-6 Col. Hickman 34-7
Lee’s Summit 37-7 Second Round Playoff Raymore-Peculiar 38-7 District Championship Blue Springs 11-14
State Sectional Liberty 20 - 17 State Quarterfinals Blue Springs 20 - 16 State Semifinals Springfield Kickapoo 26 -14 State Finals Pattonville 23 - 7
North Kansas City 42 - 0 KC Southeast 64 - 14
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Blue Springs So. 42-14 Hutchinson 28-21 Blue Springs 21-28 Mullen, Colo. 31-21
Blue Springs South 31-23 State Quarterfinals
Lee’s Summit 49 - 6 Lee’s Summit North 34 - 0 Joplin 48 - 8
2004 9-2
Blue Springs South 41 - 13 Oak Park 48 - 10 Jefferson City 28 - 10 Liberty 24 - 6 Lee’s Summit 44 - 0 Lee’s Summit North 31 - 0 Joplin 39 - 14 State Sectionals Blue Springs 28 - 0 State Quarterfinals Col. Hickman 7 - 10
2001 9-2
First Round Playoff
2011 10-2 Blue Springs 35-20 Hutchinson, Kans. 35-20 Blue Springs South 16-3 Liberty 34-14 Col. Rock Bridge 35-6 Col. Hickman 21-0 Jefferson City 30-33 Raymore-Peculiar 34-0 Lee’s Summit North 71-10 Joplin 38-7
Blue Springs 17-3 Mullen, Colo. 7-17 Jefferson City 20-13 Col. Hickman 27-14 Jefferson City 33-19 Lee’s Summit 42-20 Lee’s Summit North 46-14 Joplin 49-19
2010 14-0
State Sectionals
State Sectional Blue Springs 21 - 7 State Semifinals Rock Bridge 46 - 13 State Finals Lindbergh 41 - 7
Lee’s Summit 43 - 14 Lee’s Summit No 42 - 7 Joplin 49 - 13
State Sectionals Blue Springs 48-0 State Quarterfinals Blue Springs So. 9-14
2007 13-0
Oak Park 19 - 14
White Bear Lake, MN 36 - 30 Henderson Basi, NV 44 - 0
Blue Springs 24 - 14 Gulf Shores Acad., TX 42 - 7 Joliet Catholic, IL 28 - 9 Edina, MN 35 - 22
2003 8-3
Blue Springs So. 34 - 7
2000 14-0
Edmond Santa Fe 21-7 Blue Springs 21-14 Liberty 47-21 Jefferson City 55-21 Columbia Hickman 37-0 Columbia Rock Bridge 56-13 Minnetonka 21-13 Joplin 35-0 Lee’s Summit North 35-0 Blue Springs South 27-21 Blue Springs 42-17
Jefferson City 24- 14 Park Hill South 35 - 0 North Kansas City 42 - 6 Southeast 35 -14
Blue Springs 21 - 14
Blue Springs 7-6 Hutchinson, Kans. 29-28
Jefferson City 24 - 0 Park Hill South 43 - 3
Jefferson City 35-27 Col. Hickman 41-0 Minnetonka 38-7 Lee’s Summit 35-0 L. S. North 56-14 Joplin 68-7
Blue Springs South 35-13 Hutchinson, Kans. 27-55
Hazelwood Central 10-7
2008 10-2
2016 9-3
First Round Playoff
Columbia Rock Bridge 16-14 Blue Springs 16-17 Raymore-Peculiar 17-9 Blue Springs South 35-0 Blue Valley 14-21 Bishop Miege 7-35 Battle 29-0 CBC 31-14
Raymore-Peculiar 34-42 Park Hill 24-3
Columbia Rock Bridge 49-14 Webb City 14-40 Bentonville, AR 17-16
Blue Springs South 42-0 Blue Springs 14-13 Columbia Hickman 42-6 Helias 40-10
2015 4-6
Blue Springs 39-21 Columbia Hickman 50-0 Helias 35-25
Springdale Har-Ber 46-22
First Round Playoff LS North 7-0 Second Round Playoff LS West 20-17 District Championship Park Hill 14-28
Lee’s Summit West 24-27 St. James Academy 44-29 Blue Springs 42-20 District Quarterfinals: Joplin Forfeit loss
2020 5-3
Jefferson City 30-12
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2017 8-4
2021 4-6
Blue Springs 7-22 Hutchinson, Kans. 41-7 Blue Springs South 27-6
Blue Springs South 36-14 Bishop Miege 49-28
Second Round Playoff LS West 38-14 District Championship LS North 10-3 State Semifinals
2014 12-2
East St. Louis 19-14
Columbia Rock Bridge 14-17 Blue Springs South 27-7 Bentonville, Ark. 35-8 Raymore-Peculiar 41-14 SM East 21-17
Second Round Playoff Liberty North 14-17
Jefferson City 20-55
First Round Playoff Blue Springs South 8-11
Jefferson City 49 6
Bentonville 17-21
Columbia Rock Bridge 21-33 Blue Springs 17-0 Raymore-Peculiar 31-10 Blue Springs South 35-0 Blue Valley 42-7 Bishop Miege 14-13 Battle 28-0 CBC 7-45
Jefferson City 41-8
2019 7-4
Second Round Playoff Kickapoo 41-0 District Championship Blue Springs 34-29 State Semifinal Francis Howell 25-20 State Championship CBC 24-31
First Round Playoff Lee’s Summit 17-14
2013 6-4
Bentonville, Ark. 21-24
Columbia Rock Bridge 41-6 Blue Springs South 14-7 Bentonville, Ark. 24-21
Blue Springs 7-24 CBC 3-10
Blue Springs 14-21 Pomona 40-28 CBC 3-28
2018 11-3
Jefferson City 20-16 Col. Hickman 21-6
Blue Springs 14-13 State Championship CBC 21-45
First Round Playoff Lee’s Summit North 43-14
Liberty 24-34 Col. Rock Bridge 47-28
Columbia Rock Bridge 26-7 Webb City 20-49 Bentonville, Ark. 13-24 Springdale Har-Ber 21-49
First Round Playoff Raymore-Peculiar 21-24
Raymore-Peculiar 21-0 SM East 26-20
Jefferson City 37-19
W:755 L:258 T:35
First Round Playoff Park Hill 21-14
Lee’s Summit 45-7
Kelly Donohoe - 2 yr. 9-9-0
Raymore-Peculiar 14-20 Park Hill 23-24 Bentonville 7-35 Blue Springs South 21-7 Bishop Miege 24-21 Lee’s Summit West 21-10 DeSmet Jesuit 14-28 CBC 10-41 Blue Springs 10-3 District Quarterfinals: Park Hill 13-21
Jeff City 34-17
Blue Springs South 27-37
Second Round Playoff Kickapoo 26-3 District Championship LS West 27-17 State Semifinal Kirkwood 17-24
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The rare times that opponents got a ball on Rockhurst’s goal, Missouri’s Goalkeeper of the Year and Prep Soccer AllAmerican Ryan Thompson ’22 stood waiting. Thompson and the Hawklet defense allowed just 11 goals in 26 games, and forced 16 shutouts.
Franke and Pileggi anchored the defense alongside Ryder Barrett ’22, who was named the Gatorade Missouri Player of the Year and a USA Today All-American. The trio also was an important piece on the offensive side, as Barrett scored 12 goals and 6 assists, Franke had 2 goals and 10 goals, and Pileggi added 9 assists. Several of Pileggi’s assists came from his beautiful throw-ins that would soar nearly 50 yards.
That play with 19 minutes left in the State Championship match broke the 0-0 tie and was the defining moment of the Soccer Hawklets’ 2022 season as Rockhurst won its eighth title in program history. To top it off, Luke Stephenson ’22 added an insurance goal six minutes later to seal the Hawklets’ 2-0 win. It seemed fitting that the final goal of Rockhurst’s memorable season came on the only goal of the year from Stephenson, a three-year starter whose senior campaign was plagued by injuries.
The midfielders and forwards also added timely plays and goals for The Rock. Simon Gansner ’22 was the team’s
On a cold and windy November night in St. Louis, the free kick from Josh Pileggi ’22 seemed to float in the air forever. He pushed it toward the back post in the middle of the 18-yard box. Fellow senior Noah Higbie ’22 tracked the ball perfectly and planted off two feet, skying over a Jackson defender and flicking the pass off his forehead to the far corner of the net, past the diving goalie.
It developed from another set piece, starting off the left foot of Patrick Franke ’22 on a corner kick, to the head of Higbie, to the head of Stephenson on the back post. The chemistry of the seniors was the force behind a 24-2 season that ended with a top-15 national ranking. This was the third season under Head Coach Matt Darby ’00, who has now won State Championships as a Rockhurst head coach and a player (1998 and 1999).
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The Hawklets rode that momentum into the Final Four and tallied two more wins over John Burroughs and Jackson, bringing the winning streak to 16 games to close the season. The two early losses on the season were to Lee’s Summit and an overtime loss to Marquette University High (Wisc.), which finished ranked #3 in the country and was the only team to score more than one goal on Coach Darby’s squad.
leading scorer with 15 goals and 9 assists, Higbie added 4 goals and 7 assists from the midfield, and freshman sensation Uchan Kohring ’25 was a constant threat from his forward position.
With the graduation of 16 seniors, five of whom were All-District and All-Metro, comes new opportunities for underclassmen. Kohring, Teddy Franke ’24, Baka Kante ’24, and Henry Mullen ’24 will be the team’s top returners as Rock Soccer looks to reload and stick to its winning ways.
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“Our senior Class of 2022 was unbelievable,” said Coach Darby. “They excelled on the field, in the classroom, and in life. They were fantastic leaders that helped us have a historic season, especially defensively.”
Kohring’s young skillset was on full display in the Hawklets’ home match against St. Thomas Aquinas. He netted three goals in the first half resulting in a 3-0 victory for the Hawklets’ first win over the Saints since 2015 (the teams tied 0-0 in 2020). Kohring scored 14 goals and 8 assists in his freshman season, including the game-winner in the State Quarterfinals over Park Hill as he scored the game’s only goal with four minutes remaining.
Bishop Miege Won 1-0
Jesuit Classic vs. Marquette Lost 1-2 (OT)
Blue Springs South Tourney vs. Blue Springs South Won 1-0 Blue Springs South Tourney vs. Guadalupe Centers Won 7-0
Blue Springs South Tourney vs. Lee’s Summit Lost 0-1
Park Hill South Won 4-0
Blue Valley Won 3-1
@ Blue Valley North Won 4-1
Jesuit Classic vs. Gonzaga Won 3-1
Season Results
@ Pembroke Hill Won 2-0
@ Raymore-Peculiar Won 5-0
Jeff City Classic vs. Chaminade Won 3-0
State Semifinals: John Burroughs Won 2-1
Lincoln College Prep Won 8-0
@ Blue NorthwestValley Won 2-1
Districts: Raytown Won 8-0
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Shawnee Mission West Won 4-1
Lee’sDistricts:Summit West Won 3-1
State Quarterfinals: Park Hill Won 1-0
St. Thomas Aquinas Won 3-0
Blue Valley Southwest Won 1-0 (2 OT)
@ St. James Academy Won 2-1
Jeff City Classic vs. CBC Won 1-0
Carthage Won 3-0
Districts: Ray-Pec Won 3-0
State Finals: Jackson Won 2-0 24-2-0 record
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Entering his 19th year at Rockhurst, Matt Darby ’00 is also in his fourth season as head coach of the soccer team. Coach Darby led the 2021 State Championship Team and was named both the Missouri and Central Region Boys Private School Coach of the Year. As a player, he was a three-year starter and an All-Time Team member for the Hawklet soccer program, and was a part of the back-to-back State Championship teams in 1998 and 1999. He was named the Missouri Defensive Player of the Year in 1999. Coach Darby went on to continue his academic and athletic careers at Marquette University where he was a team captain in 2003 and led the team in assists his junior and senior seasons. Since returning to Rockhurst in 2004, Coach Darby has worn several hats including JV soccer coach, English teacher, Assistant Athletic Director, Assistant Principal/ Dean of Students, and now Head Soccer Coach. He and his wife Carolyn were the varsity soccer coaches at Notre Dame de Sion for 15 years where they won three State Titles, three 2nd Place finishes, and two 3rd Place finishes. They have three sons: Finn, Cole, and Ryan.
Soccer 2022 Season Head Coach
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*^#Simon Gansner 15 9 39 Teddy Franke 8 7 23 Henry Mullen 3 2 8 Ari Hertenstein 0 1 1
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Noah Higbie 4 7 15 Levi McConnell 0 1 1 Luca Nicotra 6 4 16 Luke Stephenson 1 4 6 Grant Anielak 0 0 0 Connor Gaarder 1 0 2 Max Leiker 0 0 0 Baka Kante 5 3 13
*^#%!Ryder Barrett 12 6 30
*^Patrick Franke 2 10 14
Name GP GA Saves Shutouts
*^#Josh Pileggi 0 9 9 Peter Stoltz 0 1 1 Jack Tootle 2 1 5 Matthew Coxe 0 0 0 Andrew Maldonado 0 0 0 Brooks Barrett 0 0 0
Blue indicates returnee
Luke Deacon 3 0 1 0 Jackson Nixon 6 0 6 0
^Uchan Kohring 14 8 36
Forwards
Eli Franklin 1 0
Robert Boersma 0 1 1
!All-American%All-Midwest*All-District^All-Metro#All-State
Season Stats
Name Goals Assts Points
GoalDefendersMidfieldersKeepers
Name Goals Assts Points
September 23-24 Jesuit Classic Home TBD
Saturday, October 1 Blue Valley Away 1:00 p.m.
Monday, August 29 Lee’s Summit West Home 7:00 p.m.
TBD State Quarterfinals TBD TBD
Thursday, September 1 St. Thomas Aquinas Away 7:00 p.m.
TBD State Semifinals TBD TBD
Saturday, October 8 Blue Springs Away TBD
TBD State Championship TBD TBD
Saturday, August 27 Guadalupe Centers Home 10:00 a.m.
Varsity Soccer 2022 Schedule
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Thursday, October 6 Blue Valley Northwest Home 6:30 p.m.
TBD State Semifinals TBD TBD
TBD Districts TBD TBD
Monday, October 10 Blue Valley North Home 6:30 p.m.
TBD State Quarterfinals TBD TBD
October 14-15 Jeff City Classic Away TBD
Saturday, October 22 Carthage Home 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 13 Lee’s Summit North Away 6:30 p.m.
TBD State Championship TBD TBD
Tuesday, October 4 Pembroke Hill Home 6:30 p.m.
September 6-10 Blue Springs South Tournament Away TBD
Tuesday, September 20 Lincoln College Prep Academy Away 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 20 St. James Academy Home 6:30 p.m.
TBD Sectionals TBD TBD
All-USA Today Boys Soccer Team Ryder Barrett ’22
Season Team Awards
U.S. Soccer Coaches All-American Ryder Barrett ‘22
Ryder Barrett ‘22
Class 4 Goalkeeper of the Year Ryan Thompson
All-State
Ryder Barrett ‘22 (1st Team) Ryan Thompson ‘22 (1st Team) Simon Gansner (2nd Team) Josh Pileggi (2nd Team)
Patrick Franke ‘22 Simon Gansner ‘22 Josh Pileggi ‘22 Ryan Thompson ‘22
Region 4 Private School Coach of the Year Matt Darby
All-Metro
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Ryder Barrett ‘22 Patrick Franke ‘22 Simon Gansner ‘22 Josh Pileggi ‘22 Ryan Thompson ‘22
Ryder Barrett ‘22 (1st Team) Ryan Thompson ‘22 (1st Team) Josh Pileggi ‘22 (2nd Team) Simon Gansner ‘22 (2nd Team) Patrick Franke ‘22 (Hon. Men.) Uchan Kohring ‘25 (Hon. Men.)
Class 4 Player of the Year Ryder Barrett
U.S. Soccer Coaches Missouri Private School Coach of the Year Matt Darby
U.S. Soccer Coaches Central Region Private School Coach of the Year Matt Darby
Region 4 Player of the Year Ryder Barrett ‘22
Class 4 Private School Coach of the Year Matt Darby
United Soccer Coaches High School Scholar All-American Ryan Thompson ’22
Region 4 Goalkeeper of the Year Ryan Thompson ‘22
All-Region (Districts 7 & 8)
U.S. Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Ryder Barrett ‘22 Ryan Thompson ‘22
All-District
Prep Soccer All-American Ryder Barrett ‘22 Ryan Thompson ‘22
Jarrett Devereaux 2000 Matt Ferguson 2001 Mike Comiskey 2002 Seamus McLaughlin 2003 Cole Mayer 2004 Dan Kovac 2005 Drew Pavlovich 2005 Kelly Mercer 2006 Justin Koehler 2007 Alex DeZeeuw 2007 Austin Trees 2008 Felipe Navarro 2008 Danny Cunningham 2008 Bret Raybould 2009 Kyle Huber 2009 Jon Feder 2009 Grant Wilson 2010 John Mehl 2011 Brendan Marquart 2012 Robert Kelly 2013 Ben Seitzer 2013 Ryan Lewis 2014 W. Boatman 2015 Michael Rall 2016 Camden Schieffer 2017 George Marty 2017 Jake Hiss 2018 Kyle Ziegler 2018 Max Goodwin 2019 Ryder Barrett 2020 Josh Pileggi 2021
Alex Higbie 2005 Conor Lewis 2006 Danny Riesmeyer 2007 Michael Murphy 2008 Garret Carman 2008 Paul Pisani 2009 Adam Stingo 2010 Brad Miller 2010 Brandan Krueger 2010 Andy VanBuskirk 2011 Sam Joseph 2012
Lukas Kenney 2013
Braydon Tomasic 2020
The Solid As A Rock Award
The Golden Boot Award is given to the best offensive player.
Jack Saladino 2014
Ben Tranberger 2017
Eric Smith 2014
Alex Caffrey 2013 Sam Joseph 2013
Alex Siro 2015
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Liam Bailey 2019
Leadership Award
Andrew Valdivia 2018
Michael Wiggins 2003 Miguel Mejia 2003 Matt Betterman 2004 Joe Madden 2004 Nick Simcox 2005
Jordan Raybould 2005 Peter O’Neill 2006
Bryan R. Bolden Award
Started in 2020.
Donovan Siro 2015
Jackson Merckens 2017
Each year the soccer team awards athletes for their performances on the field, as a teammate, and in the classroom.
Mitchell Roberts 2016
Brendan Matthews 2000 Charlie Peters 2001 William John 2002 Robby Borchardt 2003 Eric Sweetin 2004
Noah Higbie 2021
The Bryan R. Bolden Award goes to the top role player.
The Solid As A Rock Award is given to the top defensive-minded player.
Golden Boot Award
Nick Taylor 2000 John Molle 2001 Kyle Fitzgerald 2001 Scott Ferguson 2002
Justin Koehler 2006 Peter O’Neill 2007 Alex Sweetin 2008 Bryan Jantsch 2009 Doug Stevenson 2010 Derek Schrick 2011 Jim Brazeal 2012 Kyle Mclagen 2013 Robert Dewitt 2014 Jordan evans 2014 C. McLagan 2015 K. Schieffer 2015 Gianni Catenacci 2016 Kyle Ruark 2017 Thomas Gansner 2018 Thomas Gansner 2019 Grant Peters 2020 Ryder Barrett 2021
Rocco Deppe 2020 Ryan Thompson 2020 Ryan Thompson 2021
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Jim Davey 2000
Chuck Reid 1989
Todd Schieffer 1990
Ryan Raybould 2001
Austin Trees 2009
Matt Herald 1999
Luke Snyder 2009
Matt Darby 2000
Will John 2003
Felipe Navarro 2009
Jason Woods 2000
Matthew Martel 2015
Jarrett Devereaux 2001
Brett Darby 1994
Bryan Jantsch 2010
Michael Robards 1999
Mike Comiskey 2003
Nick Finn 1996
Alex Male 2009
Doug Stevenson 2011
Jim Brazeal 2013
Matt Benben 1997
Robert Kelly 2014
Kyle McLagan 2014 Ben Seitzer 2014
Keaton Schieffer 2016 Cole McLagan 2016 Will Boatman 2016 Gianni Catenacci 2017 Nick Moyer 2017
Alex DeZeeuw 2008
Joe Hilboldt 1974 Chip Corrigan 1983
Seth Sinovic 2005
Christian Krueger 2009
Brendan Matthews 2001
Tom McKay 1984
Adam Stingo 2011
Derek Schrick 2012
Scott Siegel 1995
Todd Riley 1988
Robbie Borchardt 2004
Soccer All-Time Team
Tom Knox 1988
Jim Mosqueda 1986
Drew Pavlovich 2006
John Mehl 2012
Charlie Peters 2002
Tom Sorrentino 2008
Cole Mayer 2005
Bryan Charcut 1997
Daneil Kerley 2005
Brendan Marquart 2013
Tj Lawless 2009
Joe Burns 2000
Mike Chonko 1988
Keith Jarmusch 1989
Dan Watson 1999
Chris D’Amico 1989
Rick Pribyl 1966
Lance Snodgrass 2000
Alex Sweetin 2009
Dustin Abnos 2011
Grant Wilson 2011
Eric Sweetin 2005
Jordan Raybould 2006
Sam Joseph 2014
Sean Walker 1998
Kevin Charcut 1995
Matt Jewett 2000
Brett Coppage 2000
Jeff Johnson 1987
Nick Lewis 2011
Jason Cole 1999
Peter O’Neill 2008
Robert DeWitt, III 2015
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Justin Koehler 2008
Brian Siegel 2000
Starting his eighth year, Coach Shaver serves as the head coach of RHS’s JV soccer team and remains a member of the Math Department. He is a product of Jesuit education including both St. Louis U. High and Rockhurst University. After graduating from Rockhurst University with degrees in Math, Secondary Education, and Philosophy, Coach Shaver taught math and served as the varsity head soccer coach at Bishop Ward High School in KCK. Outside of school, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Claire, and son, James. Coach Shaver is also moderator of the Yell Leaders and serves as an assistant varsity soccer coach at St. Teresa’s Academy.
Jon Feder
Coach McElduff, or “Técnico”, has 29 years of coaching experience. He spent 17 years coaching at St. Teresa’s Academy where they won five State Championships, two 2nd Place finishes, and one 3rd Place finish. After a two-year break, he returned to The Rock as a coach in 2019. He has been a Spanish teacher at RHS since 2000. A Columbia Hickman High Kewpie, he stayed in Columbia to earn his Bachelor’s in Classics and Master’s in Spanish. A two-year soccer letterman at Hickman, Técnico was the team leader in yellow cards. Among his hobbies are playing soccer, listening to 80s and 90s college music, reading, and spending time with his family. Técnico is married to Becky and they have two children: a daughter, Audrey Kay, and a son, Lemuel.
Coach Feder is in his fifth year on the faculty at Rockhurst and his fourth season as the goalkeepers coach, after spending 2018 with the freshman soccer team. He played in the soccer program from 2006-09 before graduating from The Rock in 2010. During a year of volunteer teaching with the Alum Service Corps at Arrupe Jesuit High School in Denver, he served as the interim head coach of the boys’ soccer team and assistant coach of the girls’ team. Coach Feder teaches Theology here at The Rock.
Jeremy McElduff
Dan Shaver
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Coach Martel ’15 graduated from William Jewell College, where he studied Mathematics and Physics. He was part of the Rockhurst HS varsity team for three years, going to the Final Four each season and being part of the 2013 State Championship team. He is a member of the Rockhurst Soccer All-Time Team. At Jewell, an NCAA Division II school, he was a member of the men’s soccer team all four years. Of his family of five, his older brothers (Phillip ’08 and Andrew ’11) also graduated from The Rock. He has been part of the coaching staff since 2019 and works with Coach Huber on the freshman team.
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Dan Calderon
Coach Calderon ’99 came back to The Rock in 2019 after spending 10 years as a practicing attorney. As a faculty and staff member, he teaches English and Film classes, and heads the sophomore soccer team. He grew up in Kansas City and was part of the fabled 1998 Rock soccer team that logged an unprecedented undefeated season on its way to Rockhurst’s first State Championship in the sport. He was named to the Rockhurst Soccer All-Time Team. He then went on to Marquette University and the University of Kansas School of Law. Coach Calderon and his wife, Katie, have two children: Charlie and Isabel.
Scott Huber
Coach Huber and his wife, Lori, reside in Leawood. They have two sons, Kyle ’10 and Brett ’12. He was born and raised in St. Louis and graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in STL. Coach Huber played collegiate soccer at Avila University from 1980-84. He then became an assistant coach for the Avila men’s team until 1990. After a few years off, he then served as an assistant coach at St. Teresa’s Academy from 2016-21 and also started coaching at Rockhurst, and is currently in his seventh season with the Rock freshman team.
Matthew Martel
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Fourth row: Connor Gaarder, Calvin Schieffer, Teddy Franke, Liam Ver Meer, Dylan Grojean, Andrew Maldonado
Third row: Sheldon Schieffer, Mr. Paul McGannon, Coach Jon Feder, Coach Matt Darby, Coach Jeremy McElduff, Jonathan Coxe
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Second row: Brooks Barrett, Tanner Hollenbeck, Wyatt Hawkinson, Baka Kante, Uchan Kohring, Henry Mullen, Asende Welongo
VARSITY SOCCER
Front row, from left: Grant Anielak, Max Hafner, Matthew Coxe, Luke Strueby, Rocco Steffens, Aiden Poynter, Ari Hertenstein, Liam Dean
Coaching Records
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1963-1966 Mark McKenzie, SJ 3 13 4 4 61.9% 1966-1968 Len McCabe, SJ 2 12 2 0 85.7% 1968-1969 Roger Jackson 1 14 2 0 87.5% 1969-1970 Joe Stehno 1 7 1 2 70.0% 1970-1973 Jim Salter 3 27 6 5 71.0% 1973-1974 Woody Boian, SJ 1 9 3 3 60.0% 1974-1993 Ron Geldhof 17 270 75 39 70.3% 1994-2018 Chris Lawson 25 550 150 25 75.9% 2019-2021 Matt Darby 3 58 12 1 81.7%
Totals 55 960 246 79 74.7%
Year Coach Years at RHS W L T Winning %
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RETURNING LETTERMEN
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Front row, from left: Liam Ver Meer, Ari Hertenstein, Henry Mullen, Uchan Kohring Second row: Aiden Poynter, Teddy Franke, Asende Welongo
SOCCER FORWARDS
Second row: Calvin Schieffer, Connor Gaarder, Baka Kante
Front row, from left: Grant Anielak, Liam Dean, Max Hafner
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SOCCER DEFENDERS
Second row: Andrew Maldonado, Dylan Grojean, Brooks Barrett
From left: Matthew Coxe, Tanner Hollenbeck, Wyatt Hawkinson
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From left: Rocco Steffens, Luke Strueby
SOCCER GOALIES
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VARSITY CAPTAINS
From left: Andrew Maldonado, Connor Gaarder, Baka Kante
From left: Jonathan Coxe, Sheldon Schieffer
SOCCER MANAGERS
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Second row: Charlie Heineman, Cian Hardy, Mo Abdalla, Ryan Nowak, Aiden Beecham, Joe Dunn, Grant Axtell
Front row, from left: Charlie Finn-Barrett, Ethan Hawkinson, Hudson Bailey, Ethan Guenther, Tom Deppe, Ryan Fanning, Henry Yagmin, Collin Leary
JV SOCCER
Third row: Coach Mitchell Tran, Nolan Lembke, Will Hunter, Frank Robinson, Ian Morgan, Coach Dan Shaver
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Front row, from left: Cooper Clifft, Rex Olivas, Will Grams, Brady Batz, Oliver Priestland, Benny Ferrera, George Yagmin, Tommy Bowen Second row: Kingston DelCid, Jackson Seitter, Will Simon, Henry Tsevis, Zander Nicotra, Nine Steffens, Coach Dan Calderon Third row: Dom DeWees, John Cruciani, Blake Helvey, Tyler Grojean, Peyton Hodes, Hayden Taylor, Bahar Ahmed
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Front row, from left: Keenan Rourke, Diego Salinas, Brendan Ortbals, Hudson Malfer, Reece Kass, Angel Ramirez, Luke Wachtel, Cooper Nickle
Second row: Ben Walker, Hayden Fielder, Cal Murphy, Quinn Condon, Jack Hoban, Luke Simek, Jack Meyer
Third row: Coach Matthew Martel, Aidan Comeau, John Schroeder, George Meysenburg, Owen DeConink, Coach Scott Huber
FRESHMAN TEAM
SWIM & DIVE
Swim & Dive
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A new AquaHawks winning streak is underway.
Three divers combined for 30 points, as Owen Stuckey ’23 placed 4th, PJ Axtell ’22 placed 8th, and Joey Douglas ’25 placed 13th.
Defending its 2020 State Championship, Rockhurst swim & dive moved its program title count to 13, all under the direction of Head Coach Paul Winkeler. The other 11 were won consecutively from 2005-2014 (2006 included two championships as the sport moved from winter to fall).
The AquaHawks took 2nd in each of the three relays, including an All-American time from the 200 Free Relay Team, and then relied on the individual swimmers and divers to do their part and score as many points as possible. Top performances came from Dominick Damino ’22 (2nd in the 100 Breast), Caden Francois ’23 (3rd in the 100 Back and the 100 Free), John Tietjen ’23 (4th in the 500 Free and 7th in the 200 Free), Nicholas Salido (5th in the 50 Free and the 100 Free), Blake Francois ’24 (5th in the 200 IM and 8th in the 100 Back), Joey DeVreugd ’22 (7th in the 50 Free), and Carson Smith ’23 (7th in the 100 Butterfly and 8th in the 200 Free), and George Rebman ’23 (7th in the 100 Free).
The 2021 podium was special due to the all-around team element. For only the second time in a championship season, Rockhurst did not have an individual winner or a relay victory. But athletes scored multiple times in most events, and as many as four times in a single event.
Swimmers and Divers Repeat as Champs, Maintain Expectations
At the State Meet, the top-16 finishers earn points and All-State status. The meet includes 12 events - 11 swims (8 individual and 3 relays) and the one-meter diving competition. Rockhurst scored at least 12 points in every event to work its way to 329 total points and bring home the gold by 39 points ahead of 2nd place.
“For our program, it is all about the team. What can each athlete do to help the greater good? What can each athlete do to lift up his teammate?,” said Coach Winkeler. “I think the 2021 State Championship shows how much our team works together as one unit, beating with one heartbeat, and focusing on how they can be the best versions of themselves, but together.”
They will work to do so in the comfort of the new official home of the AquaHawks: the Goppert Rock Plex. In February 2022, Rockhurst purchased the facility formerly known as the Red Bridge YMCA, which will serve as the permanent home of Rockhurst swimming & diving as the tradition of excellence continues.
In all, 13 individuals turned in All-State performances at the two-day meet. The 100 Free included four point scorers in Caden Francois (3rd), Salido (5th), Rebman (7th), and DeVreugd (14th). The 200 Free and 50 Free also had three All-State results each for The Rock.
“I think that it bodes well for this year’s season,” said Tietjen. “I know our swimmers and divers, especially those nine underclassmen, have been training hard throughout the off-season, so they will only continue to grow in potential by the time state rolls around. But we still have a lot of work to do between now and November to go for a three-peat.”
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That type of depth is the key to success for the winningest boys’ swim & dive program in Missouri history. The 2022 team looks to keep that strategy. As noted, 13 AquaHawks were All-State performers in the 2021 meet, and nine of those were underclassmen who will return in hopes of a three-peat.
Season Results
1st out of 3 teams with 598 points
North KC Invitational
1st out of 29 teams with 329 points
Lee’s Summit West Dual Won
3rd out of 23 teams with 256 points
2nd out of 31 teams with 239 points
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1st out 19 teams with 484.5 points
Belton/Platte County Tri-Meet
1st out of 11 teams with 552 points
State Championship
COMO Invitational
Park Hill South Dual Won, 107-76
SouthRock Invitational
Belton Invitational
Swim & Dive 2022 Season Head Coach
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Paul Winkeler
A 14-time Coach of the Year, Coach Winkeler is in his fifth season during his second stint with the program that he also led from 1999-2014. During that span the program developed into the winningest program in Missouri boys’ swimming history. A graduate of De Smet Jesuit in St. Louis, Coach Winkeler earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry from Rockhurst University and a Master’s from Webster University. At Rockhurst High, he teaches Chemistry, Geology, and AP Environmental Science and is the Chair of the Science Department. In addition to his classroom work, Coach Wink is a Kairos Director, Hockey Team Moderator, Baseball Coach, and Moderator of the Conservation Club and Zoo. During his time coaching swimming at Rockhurst, Coach Wink has been a finalist for National Coach of the Year three times and has coached numerous individual State Champions and All-Americans. In 2017 he was inducted into the Rockhurst Hall of Fame. He has also earned the highest level of certification through the American Swim Coaches Association, Level 5. Coach Wink is married to Margaret and they have three children: Mary Ellen, Amelia, and John.
*Owen Stuckey (4th at State) - 417.40
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*Andy Baklanov (15th at State) - 4:59.16
John Tietjen - 51.91
John Switzer (19th at State) - 1:01.65
*NichoLas Salido (5th at State) - 21.40
100 Backstroke
*#200 Freestyle Relay - 1:24.89
*Caden Francois (3rd at State) - 50.46
*Nicholas Salido (5th at State) - 47.30
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*Blake Francois (5th at State) - 1:55.92
*Carson Smith (7th at State) - 52.12
(Placed 2nd at State)
Season Stats
*Dominick Damico (9th at State) - 1:58.55
Diving
50 Freestyle
*Blake Francois (8th at State) - 52.42
100 Breaststroke
*John Tietjen (7th at State) - 1:42.40
100 Freestyle
500 Freestyle
*PJ Axtell (8th at State) - 403.60
(Placed 2nd at State)
*400 Freestyle Relay - 3:08.81
100 Butterfly
Relays
*John Tietjen (4th at State) - 4:39.12
#All-American*All-State Blue indicates returnee
*Dominick Damico (2nd at State) - 57.17
*200 Medley Relay - 1:34.97
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200 I.M.
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*Joey DeVreugd (7th at State) - 21.83
*Caden Francois (3rd at State) - 45.52
200 Freestyle
*Carson Smith (8th at State) - 1:43.38
Friday, September 9 Glendale Quad Springfield, MO 4:00 p.m.
September 16-17 North Kansas City Invitational North Kansas City HS TBA
Tuesday, September 27 Blue Springs South Dual Blue Springs Pool Plex 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 10 Ozark Invitational Springfield, MO TBA
Varsity Swim & Dive 2022 Schedule
November 10-11 State Championships St. Peter’s Rec-Plex TBA
Tuesday, September 6 Park Hill Dual Park Hill HS 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 4 Lee’s Summit Tri Lee’s Summit Aquatic TBA
September 30 - October 1 Lee’s Summit Quad Lee’s Summit Aquatic TBA
Saturday, October 22 Springfield Invitational John H. Foster Natatorium TBA
Wednesday, September 21 Belton Dual Belton HS 4:00 p.m.
Friday, October 21 Glendale Quad John H. Foster Natatorium 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 27 SouthRock Invitational Blue Springs Pool Plex TBA
Saturday, September 24 COMO Invitational Mizzou Aquatic Center TBA
Saturday, October 15 Grand Prix Raytown Schools Center TBA
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Joey DeVreugd ’22 Nicholas Salido ’22 Caden Francois ’23 Carson Smith ’23
John Tietjen ’23 Blake Francois ’24
Joey DeVreugd ’22 Nicholas Salido ’22 Caden Francois ’23 John Tietjen ’23
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Dominick Damico ’22 Joey DeVreugd ’22 Nicholas Salido ’22 Caden Francois ’23 George Rebman ’23 Carson Smith ’23 Owen Stuckey ’23 John Switzer ’23 John Tietjen ’23 Blake Francois ’24 Andy Baklanov ’25 Joey Douglas ’25
Andrew Robinson 2004 Keaton Knott 2005 Vito Cammisano 2006 Jon Benson 2006 Griffin Peavey 2007
Rookie of the Year
All-State Individuals
All-State Relay Members:
Swim Dive 2021 Season Team Awards
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The Rockhurst Swim & Dive program recognizes many different levels in its team awards. Selfevident in the purpose are the following: Rookie of the Year, Diver of the Year, MVP, Team Spirit, Leadership, Most Improved, and JV Swimmer of the Year. The Aquahawk Award of Excellence is the only award solely voted on by the swimmers/divers and recognizes the person who best represents the program. The Ironman Award is given to someone who had to really push himself to achieve something special.
Ford McLiney 2007 Brian Tucci 2008 Alex Lombardo 2009 Pete Stanley 2010 Alex Albracht 2011 Louis Behnen 2011 Zach Cook 2011 AJ Iseman 2012 David Knopke 2012 Collin Nill 2013 Bobby Freeman 2014 Paul Homuth 2015 Dylan Nill 2016 Tommy Tietjen 2017 Reece Manning 2017 Sayf Nabulsi 2018 Adam Hawn 2018 Caden Francois 2019 John Tietjen 2019 Blake Francois 2020 Andy Baklanov 2021 Joseph Douglas 2021
PJ Axtell ’22
Dominick Damico ’22
All-American
200 Freestyle Relay Team
Danny Thompson 2014 Brian Hennessey 2015
Joey Martin 2006 Mick White 2007 Richie Enright 2007 Stephen Nelson 2008 Cal Bayer 2009 - 10 Jake Scovell 2011 - 12 Noah Steilen 2013 Jordan Pierce 2014 Collin Nill 2015 Joe Green 2016 Colin McCann 2018 Dylan Nill 2019 Caden Francois 2019 Jake Walker 2019 John Tietjen 2019 Reece Manning 2019 Jack McAnany 2020 John Tietjen 2021
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Top Diver
Chris Crawford 2004 Nick Vignatelli 2004 Kevin Webster 2005 - 06 Drew Arrensberg 2006 Patrick Dyer 2006 Stephen Nelson 2007 Jack Rund 2008 Neil White 2009 Collin Thompson 2010 - 11 Tim Richards 2012 Max Allen 2013 Alex Hawn 2014 Joey Pennington 2014 Caden Gabel 2015 - 16 Jack Murphy 2016 Chase Auman 2017 Ryan Mackey 2018 Sammy Brisch 2019 Nicholas Salido 2020 George Rebman 2021
Team Spirit
Ironman
MVP
AJ Nardella 2015 Mark Holewinski 2016 Andrew Murphy 2017 Tyler Wolf 2018 Gus Brandmeyer 2019 Tate Slaymaker 2020 Taumr Sutton 2021
Drew Arensberg 2006 - 07 Ford McLiney 2008 - 10 Willy Bredar 2011 Matt Rusgis 2011 Zach Pierce 2011 David Knopke 2012 - 15 Joey Pennington 2016 Jack Murphy 2017 - 18 Michael Douglas 2019 PJ Axtell 2020 Owen Stuckey 2021
Leadership
Thomas Wytock 2004 Phil Linville 2005 Jason Benson 2006 Kevin Webster 2006 Joe Vandenboom 2007 Steve Sharp 2008 Mick White 2009 Matthew Margritier 2010 Eric Jurgeson 2011 Tim Richards 2012 Alex Daly 2012 Grant Byers 2013 Zach Cook 2013 Sam Daly 2014 Trevor Weinrich 2014 Tommy Vopat 2015 Kyle Kidder 2016 Levi Banes 2017 Chris Angles 2018 Tabor Hunt 2019 Jack January 2020 PJ Axtell 2021 Nicholas Salido 2021
Most Improved
John Fritzlen 2006 Patrick McGannon 2007 Clay Stanley 2008 Tyler Stanley 2009 Eric Jurgeson 2010 Jordan Pierce 2011 - 13 Trevor Weinrich 2012 Joe Green 2013
Thomas Robinson 2004 - 06 Kevin Webster 2006 Matthew Margritier 2007 - 08, 10 Mick White 2008 - 09 Nick Foster 2011 Louis Behnan 2012 David Knopke 2012 - 13 Alex Albracht 2013 - 14 AJ Iseman 2015 Collin Nill 2016 Dylan Nill 2017 - 19 Caden Francois 2020-21
JV Swimmer of the Year
Pat Laughlin 2004 Ben Morrison 2004 Phil Linville 2005 Thomas Robinson 2006 Andrew Robinson 2006 Michael Wytock 2007 Stephen Nelson 2008 Matt Benson 2009 Matthew Margritier 2010 Jacob Fisher 2011 Alex Lombardo 2012 Pete Stanley 2013 Alex Albracht 2014 David Knopke 2015 Cullen O’Dear 2015 Bobby Freeman 2016 Levi Banes 2017 Henry Kasyjanski 2018 Dylan Nill 2019 Tommy Tietjen 2020 Joey DeVreugd 2021
Phil Linville 2004 Chris Crawford 2005 Justin Brown 2006 Joe Roh 2006 John Fritzlen 2007 Chris Jury 2008 Joe Fritzlen 2009 Eric Jurgeson 2009 Neil White 2010 Tyler Stanley 2011 Mitch Morrison 2012 - 13 Noah Ries 2014 Joe Green 2015 Mitch Orf 2016 Danny Thompson 2017 Kevin Marshall 2018 Ryan Mackey 2019 Reece Manning 2020 Jacob Metzner 2021
Aquahawk Award of Excellance
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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 Steve Nelson 2009 Jonathon Benson 2010 Matthew Benson 2010 Mick White 2010 Jacob Gansert 2010 Jack Rund 2010 Matthew Margritier 2011 Ford McLiney 2011
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.
Neil White 2011 William Bredar 2012 Jacob Fisher 2012 Nick Foster 2012 Kevin Nelson 2012 Zach Pierce 2012 Matt Rusgis 2012 Andrew Swetnam 2012 Collin Thompson 2012 Louis Behnen 2013 Alex Lombardo 2013 Tim Richards 2013 Jake Scovell 2013 Grant Byers 2014 Drew Hagedorn 2014 Pete Stanley 2014 Alex Albracht 2015 Zach Cook 2015 Trevor Weinrich 2015 AJ Iseman 2016 David Knopke 2016 Collin Nill 2017 Joey Pennington 2017
This list will grow quickly as the swim team’s top performers during this State Championship streak become eligible for the All-Time team (must be five years from graduation). The team has a young history, and this list represents pioneers who helped establish the sport to the point where it is feared across the KC Metro area and the state of Missouri.
All-Time Team
Swim & Dive 2022 Season Assistant Coaches
A former standout swimmer himself, Coach Wilcox returned to the AquaHawk program in 2019 for his second stint after a few years off. He was a four-year letterman and school record setter in the 100-yard breaststroke at Wichita Northwest High School. After attending Pittsburg State University and Lesley University, he was head coach at Truman, Lee’s Summit, and St. Teresa’s Academy for more than 18 years, and won the MSHSAA Girls Swim Coach of the Year in 1998. Coach Wilcox resumed his role as the coach at St. Teresa’s beginning in the 2021-22 season. Here at The Rock, is the Chair of the Computer Science & Engineering Department, and is the Robotics Coach. He has two children: Vasile ’18 and Yalei.
Coach O’Rourke is in his 10th year of coaching and has helped with the AquaHawks since 2019. Coach O’Rourke is also the Head Hockey Coach at Rockhurst High. An alumni of the RHS Class of 2008, Coach O’Rourke then went to Saint Louis University where he majored in Entrepreneurship and Psychology while he played for their hockey team. There he met his wife, a swimmer at SLU, Kirsten. After college, he worked in Facilities Management for the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority, home of the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs. While working, he obtained his Master’s in Counseling from University of Missouri - Kansas City. He is currently in his 5th year as a counselor at Bishop Ward High School in KCK.
Steve Robbins
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In high school, Coach Robbins was a two-time Nebraska State Champion and two-time All-American.
Delaney O’Rourke
Coach Robbins is the AquaHawks’ dive coach. He previously coached at several other private schools (Notre Dame de Sion, Pembroke Hill, Bishop Miege, and St. Teresa’s Academy), and joined Rockhurst’s staff in 2014. He holds degrees from Princeton in Psychology and English. While at Princeton he was named to the All-Ivy League and NCAA All-American Teams.
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Matthew Margritier
Coach Margritier ’11 is in his fourth year coaching at his alma mater. While an AquaHawk himself from 2007-2011, he was a 16-time medalist at the Missouri State Swimming & Diving Championships, and captain of the AquaHawks his senior season. During his time at The Rock, he set four school and state records, was twice chosen as the KC Metro Swimmer of the Year by the Kansas City Star, and was selected as the Missouri Male High School Athlete of the Year in 2011 by the Kansas City Sports Commission. Coach Margritier went on to become a twotime NCAA Division I All-American at the University of Missouri. Following college, he returned to Kansas City as a CPA. Coach Margritier is married to his wife, Courtney.
Second row: Caleb Teeven, Joey January, Ian Kennedy, Matthew Warren, Charlie Huber, Alex Wolf, Andy Baklanov, Taumr Sutton, William Rebman
Fifth row: Caden Francois, Jude Sojka, Soren Ursick, Coach Andy Wilcox, Coach Steve Robbins, Coach Paul Winkeler, Coach Delaney O’Rourke, Owen Stuckey, Micah Moncrieffe, Brian Bessenbacher
Fourth row: Henry Kemp, Grant Goforth, John Tietjen, George Rebman, Carson Smith, Gus Moseley, John Switzer, Blake Francois, Tate Slaymaker
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SWIMMING ALL LEVELS
Front row, from left: Henry Huber, Rory Lewellen, Cooper Riddle, JJ Frank, Jack Huber, Logan Flores, Joseph Douglas, Joshua Battison, John Salido, Beau Harmon
Third row: Brendan Lillis, Charlie Penner, John Holewinski, Tristan Manning, Carter Mihalovich, Maddox Rine, Evan Crim, Zachary Brown, Noah Plunkett, Tony Orrick
RETURNING LETTERMEN
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Third row: Carson Smith, John Switzer, Blake Francois, Tate Slaymaker, Owen Stuckey, Caden Francois, Brian Bessenbacher, Jude Sojka
Second row: Caleb Teeven, Taumr Sutton, Tristan Manning, Evan Crim, Tony Orrick, Henry Kemp, Grant Goforth, John Tietjen, George Rebman
Front row, from left: Maddox Rine, Jack Huber, Joey January, Logan Flores, Joseph Douglas, Cooper Riddle, Charlie Huber, Alex Wolf, Andy Baklanov, Brendan Lillis
Second row: Owen Stuckey, Tony Orrick, Henry Kemp
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Front row, from left: Logan Flores, Joseph Douglas, Zachary Brown, Maddox Rine
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CAPTAINS
From left: Brendan Lillis, Caden Francois, John Tietjen
FRESHMAN SWIMMING
Front row, from left: Rory Lewellen, Matthew Warren, Joshua Battison, John Salido Second row: Beau Harmon, Micah Moncrieffe
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From left: Jack Huber, Joey January, Tristan Manning, Carter Mihalovich
BASKETBALL
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The frontcourt revolved around Andrew Sprague ’24, the 6’8” center who seemed to get stronger and more polished each game. Named to the All-District Team, Sprague averaged 11.4 points and 6.7 rebounds for the season. He tallied doubledoubles in six games, highlighted by his performance in a rematch against Oak Park, who the Hawklets had lost to in the Jewell Tournament.
The team went 2-1 in the tournament, led by guard Brian Humphrey ’23. Coming off of an All-State cross country season, Humphrey quickly transitioned back into a sharp-shooter on the hardwood. In the Jewell Tournament, he averaged 15 points per game and shot 9/18 from deep, including a careerhigh 19 points with five made threes against Grain Valley. Humphrey was a featured piece of the backcourt along with White, Dawson Williams ’23, and Ethan Hansen ’24.
The 2021-22 season also marked the beginning of Coach Billy Thomas’ tenure at The Rock. Coach Thomas served as the head coach at The Barstow School from 2010-2021 with a winning percentage of 72% and four Final Four appearances.
It was a bitter end for White, an All-District selection who led Rockhurst in scoring with 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists per game; a great comeback season following an achilles injury that forced White to miss his entire junior year.
It was the shot they wanted from the player they wanted.
His Hawklets jumped out to 2-0 on the season before losses to SLUH and Ft. Smith Northside (Ark.) in the Blue Springs South Tournament. Heading into the annual William Jewell Holiday Classic, Rockhurst sat at 5-2.
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In the District Championship, guard Miles White ’22 had the ball with ten seconds left and Rockhurst trailing by two points. He took his Raytown defender off the dribble to the left and stepped back for a three-point attempt for the win. The defender’s length disrupted the shot, which fell short and into the arms of another Raytown player who was fouled and made two free throws to seal the victory and end the Hawklets’ season.
New Coach Heads Winning Season, Team Prepared to Take Next Step
District play opened with Rockhurst facing Lee’s Summit North again, which resulted in a 23 point win led by White’s 18 points and 10 rebounds. The season came to a disappointing end in the District Semifinals to Raytown as the Hawklets were cold from the outside and attempted 10 fewer free throws than the Blue Jays in the four-point loss.
Coach Thomas
The Hawklets rounded out the regular season with their best offensive output of the season, thumping Lee’s Summit North 81-63. Forward Mitch Forbes ’24 had the best game of his career, scoring 17 points to go along with Sprague’s 18. The record was 14-10 heading into the postseason.
“What I will remember most about my first season was the process and journey of the team forming the type of team chemistry that we sought out to have, along with the feeling of heartbreak at the end of our season.”
“What made my teammates and me hit a stride mid-season was learning to trust Coach as well as each other,” said Sprague. “We came into games with a different mentality and realized that we are a defensive team and that we need to all be on the same page in order to have success on the floor.”
The middle of the season was boosted by a 20-point win over St. Thomas Aquinas and a 14-point win over Creighton Prep (Neb.), Rockhurst’s first win over the Junior Jays in the last six meetings.
“What I will remember most about my first season was the process and journey of the team forming the type of team chemistry that we sought out to have, along with the feeling of heartbreak at the end of our season. That feeling showed just how much the group bought into the formation of the culture that we’re establishing,” said Coach Thomas. “Now our returners are understanding the effort and commitment levels needed to continually improve and compete at the Class 6 level.”
Just three weeks later in the 3rd Place game of the North Kansas City Tournament facing the same Oak Park team, Sprague was dominant. He recorded career highs in both points and rebounds with 23 and 14, respectively. Over a five-game stretch in January, he averaged 16.4 points and 9.8 boards.
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@ Bishop Miege Lost 53-70
Districts: Raytown Lost 53-57
Blue Springs Tourney: Fort Smith Northside (AR) Lost 46-59
Staley Lost 49-67
@ Liberty North Won 44-41
@ Lee’s Summit Lost 66-68
Lee’s Summit North Won 81-63
Blue Springs Lost 44-56
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Blue Springs South Won 66-47
North KC Raymore-PeculiarTourney: Won 63-47
Season Results
Raytown Won 56-51
Record: 15-11
William Tourney:JewellVanHorn
Won 66-49
Lost 48-54
Lee’sDistricts:Summit North Won 61-38
North KC Tourney: Oak Park Won 64-52 Ruskin Lost 48-58
Blue Springs Tourney: Saint Louis University High School Lost 35-55
@ Shawnee Mission East Lost 51-67
Blue Springs Tourney: Blue Springs South Won 75-54
William Tourney:JewellGrain Valley Won 52-45
@ Lincoln College Prep Academy Won 53-50 William Chrisman Canceled
@ Lee’s Summit West Won 55-39
North KC Tourney: North KC Lost 67-78
St. Thomas Aquinas Won 60-40
Creighton Prep Won 71-57
William Tourney:JewellOakPark
Center Won 60-45
Head Coach
Basketball 2022-23 Season
Billy Thomas
Coach Thomas is in his second season leading the Hawklets after joining Rockhurst in 202122 as the new head basketball coach, as well as a member of the athletic administration and faculty. Coach Thomas was a basketball star at Loyola College Prep in Shreveport, LA, averaging more than 24 points per game in his high school career. He then went on to play at the University of Kansas and became an All-Big 12 player who still ranks third in KU history for three-pointers made (269). Coach Thomas enjoyed an 11-year professional career in the NBA, D-League, CBA, IBL, and leagues overseas. He then served as head coach of The Barstow School from 2010-2021, earning a record of 203-80 and making four Final Four appearances; Barstow won the 2015 State Championship. In addition to his head coaching duties, Coach Thomas will work as an Associate Athletic Director and teach Physical Education. He is married to Raquel and they have two children: Zion and Leyland.
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Steals Per Game: 6.7 Blocks Per Game: 1.6 Field Goal Percentage: 43.8%
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Individual Stats Name GP PPG 2PT % 3PT % FT % RPG APG TO/G STL/G Dawson Williams 25 5.1 54.3 26.9 70.6 3.4 1.9 1.7 0.7 Charles Winkelbauer 9 0.4 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.3 *Miles White 26 12.9 48.6 34.4 72.7 6.0 2.3 3.1 1.3 Mitch Forbes 22 2.3 45.2 20.0 58.8 2.0 0.3 0.8 0.2 Connor Green 11 1.3 50.0 42.9 50.0 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 Brady Maher 3 3.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 *Andrew Sprague 26 11.4 51.6 50.0 62.4 6.7 1.7 2.8 0.6 *Brian Humphrey 25 9.8 50.5 33.1 62.5 2.6 1.7 2.4 1.5 Aiden Demark 20 2.6 51.5 20.0 60.0 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.3 Hayden Green 10 1.0 27.3 0.0 50.0 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 Ethan Hansen 19 5.3 55.7 10.5 62.8 2.7 1.2 1.4 1.0 Myles Carson 1 2.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 Brayden Lamley 4 2.5 100.0 50.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.0 Hayden Spachman 25 4.4 48.5 28.1 53.3 2.9 1.1 1.5 0.9 Reed Cotton 13 3.2 48.6 25.0 28.6 2.8 0.5 0.9 0.2 Parker Williams 26 3.3 48.1 0.0 45.8 2.2 0.4 0.9 0.2
Season Stats
Miles White 2022
Attitude & Effort Award
All-District
Miles White ’22 (1st Team)
Brian Humphrey ’23 (Hon. Men.)
Charles Winkelbauer 2021 Aiden Demark 2022
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This award recognizes a varsity basketball student-athlete who best demonstrates leadership on and off the court. The recipient is the type of player who always works hard, makes big plays, and elevates the play of others while performing at a high level
This award recognizes a varsity basketball student-athlete who best displays positive attitude and tremendous efforts throughout the season. The recipient is an “energygiver” and shows his passion for the game and his team by his actions in practice and in games. The recipient puts himself second and his teammates first.
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Hold The Rope Award
Season Team Awards
Andrew Sprague ’24 (1st Team)
Jim Hogan 1925 Jim Lamb 1926
Al Nemecek 1930
Jack Mulvihill 1938
T. Michael Walsh 1944
John Sheridan 1928
Jim Selzer 1960
Tom Lillis 1949
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.
Pat Caldwell 1961 George Kopp 1962
Owen Murphy 1932
John Hill 1967 John Kafka 1968 Kevin Wall 1970 Mark Stipetich 1971
Basketball All-Time Team
Bill Pruett 1980 Anthony Augmon 1981 David Cone 1981 Steve Schmitz 1982
Red Sullivan 1926
John Williams 1950
BASKETBALL
First created in 1992, the Rockhurst Basketball All-Time team was formed to help celebrate 75 years of organized basketball. The team is now reviewed yearly for potential inclusions.
John Gorton 1959
Alex George 1955
Alex Himmelberg 1956
Irving Damon 1923
Bob Williams 1948
Dick Hale 1927
Joe Teasdale 1953
Les Spurck 1934
Joe Karl 1983
Jim Gleeson 1929
Helm Lillis 1950
Harold Mitchem 1986 John Cooper 1987 Matt Muehlebach 1987 Chris Heller 1989 Patrick Hernandez 1991 Shawn Winn 1991 David Frey 1993 Tay Officer 1994 Mark Schloegel 1996 Mike Day 2001 Tom Komoroski 2001 John Mayberry 2002 Conner Teahan 2007 Kyle Wolf 2013 Cartier Dean 2015
George Korty 1918
Bill Hardy 1943
Tom Bosilevac 1971 Mark Teahan 1978
Bob Bauers 1963 Ken Mayer 1965
Coach Morris ’74 has patrolled the sidelines, court, and track since he has been at Rockhurst. He is in charge of the offensive line and also serves as a basketball coach. Coach Mo has been a part of the football coaching staff since 1984, and was inducted into the Rockhurst Sports Hall of Fame in 2021. He also continues his work in the basketball program as an Assistant JV Coach. His education after RHS included a BA from St. Louis University and an MA from Loyola-New Orleans. A member of the Theology Department, he teaches Catholic Faith in Practice I & II. He and his wife Katy have three children: Kevin ’04, Clare, and Dan ’11.
John Morris
Matt Gore
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Coach Gore enters his second second on the Rockhurst staff. He grew up in Edina, MO where he played basketball and ran track for Knox County High School before attending Missouri Valley College and playing basketball there. Coach Gore, like Coach Thomas, spent time with the basketball program at The Barstow School, in addition to coaching AAU basketball. He serves as the Head Varsity Assistant Coach here at The Rock. Coach Gore is married to Nikki and they have three children: Brooklyn, Connor, and Grayson.
Basketball 2022-23 Season
Marcus Santoro
Assistant Coaches
Coach Santoro ’08 enters his fourth season on the basketball coaching staff, now as a volunteer assistant. While at The Rock from 2004-08, he lettered in football his junior and senior years, including being a member of the 2007 State Championship team. After graduating, he attended the University of Central Missouri where he worked within the basketball program. He would eventually be hired as a graduate assistant under Kim Anderson and would help coach the Mules from 2012-14, with UCM going 52-13 over that period. The 2013-14 season was capped by a D-II National Championship. Coach Santoro works as a Commodity Merchandiser at The Andersons, Inc.
Damon Brooks
Tom Kruse
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Coach Brooks brings decades of basketball experience to the Hawklet bench as a new varsity assistant coach. His playing days included the Kansas City Keys, Central High School, and Penn Valley Community College. He began coaching in 1992 and has held roles with Penn Valley, KC Keys, KC Boys & Girls Club, KC Run GMC, and St. Thomas Aquinas. As a teacher, he has recently worked at Blue Valley Northwest High School and Leawood Middle School. Coach Brooks was inducted into the Penn Valley Hall of Fame in 2010, and also holds a USA Basketball Coaching Certificate. He is married to Alyssa and their son Justin is in Rockhurst’s Class of 2026.
Year Coach Years at RHS W L Winning %
Mike ‘92 Mark ’94 Augie ‘20
Totals 104 1534 885 63.4%
A 98 Year Sonnenberg Tradition
Jim Ryan 14 213 138 60.7% 1966-74 Marion Nickel 9 150 76 65.8% 1975-78 Craig Cummings 4 39 45 46.4% 1979-91
Rockhurst High School
Pete Campbell 8 116 96 54.7% 2022-22 Billy Thomas 1 15 11 57.7%
*Missing 1922
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Coaching Records
Ray ‘30 Ray ’65
Gus ‘90
Doug Bruce 13 244 106 67.9% 1992-99 Mark Bubalo 8 122 95 56.2% 2000-13 Mark Nusbaum 14 284 110 72.1% 2014-21
1918-28* Pat Mason 10 97 41 70.3% 1929-36 Eddie Halpin 8 91 38 70.5% 1937-41 Martin O’Keefe 5 42 41 50.6% 1942-46 Godfrey Kobets 5 40 47 45.9% 1947-49 Ralph Cormany 3 56 20 73.7% 1950-51 Gerry Connelly 2 25 21 54.3% 1952-65
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WRESTLING
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As a team, the Hawklets won their most dual matches in the last four seasons. Rockhurst defeated Bishop Miege, North Kansas City, Raytown, and Ruskin throughout the year - a big improvement after winning only one dual the year prior. They also forced close matches with Oak Park (48-33) and Park Hill South (42-36) that resulted in losses.
In a strong district, Franklin, Robert Purcell ’24, and Sam Reyna ’25 all won matches to give themselves a shot at qualifying for State, but came up short. Purcell advanced the furthest, qualifying for the quarterfinals. A positive sign for the future was five freshmen representing Rockhurst in the District Meet and holding their own.
Coach Jon Valdiviez announced his retirement in the summer after three seasons as head coach. He was very familiar with the Rockhurst program prior to his tenure, as his sons Cameron Valdiviez ’17 and Colin Valdiviez ’17 were four-year State qualifiers who combined for more than 300 wins, three individual State Championships, and were both high school All-Americans.
Underclassmen Gain Valuable Experience, Primed to Move Program Forward
Those seniors, however, were important pieces to the development of a very young team. Eli Franklin ’22 was a four-year varsity wrestler who was All-District as a junior. His final season was cut short in a very competitive district despite winning two matches, as he ended his career with an even record (68-68). William Brown ’22 had the second most wins on the team in 2021-22 with 16 victories.
“One of the biggest highlights from the season was watching how our freshmen performed at districts,” said Purcell. “No one
Those two words best describe the state of the Rockhurst wrestling program heading into the 2022-23 season. The team will also be under the direction of a head coach for the upcoming year, but the coach had not yet been announced at the time of print.
Whoever will fill the open position and take the reins, they will have a group of determined, experienced wrestlers. Of the 10 Hawklets who competed at the 2022 District Meet in the, eight will return as sophomores or juniors. The squad graduated just two seniors last season.
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Youth and progress.
“We had two seniors and one junior last year, so we were a young team,” said Austin Tholen ’24. “Now we are all a year older and we can keep building on our experience. We’re confident that the older you get, the better you get.”
The freshman group included Reyna, Kade Tholen ’25, Beau Neuburger ’25, Gage Nelson ’25, and Manuel Mascote ’25, who combined for 41 wins on the season, led by Nelson’s 13 victories in the 195 lb. weight class, typically dominated by upperclassmen.
“We are beginning to understand what it takes to be successful, and with this young team we can see a strong future ahead.”
Kade Tholen ‘25
qualified for State, but they all gave tremendous effort and their last matches showed so much improvement from the beginning of the year. They were so much stronger and better wrestlers in general.”
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“Our team goals include having multiple wrestlers qualify for State,” said Kade Tholen. “We are beginning to understand what it takes to be successful, and with this young team we can see a strong future ahead.”
The Hawklet athletes are looking forward to growth, which will hopefully lead to the desired results. Bobby Clemons ’24 noted that Rockhurst hopes to build momentum into the future by establishing leadership, discipline, and toughness in the room as with returning varsity wrestlers who want to make the program great.
InvitationalWinnetonka
Park Hill South Lost 12-61
Park Hill Invitational: Cameron Lost 6-77
Park Hill Invitational: Park Hill Lost 18-66
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Blue Springs South Invitational
Park Hill Invitational: Park Hill South Lost 36-42
Ruskin Won 48-30
Harrisonville No team scores
No team scores
Districts
Raytown Won 71-3
Park Hill ExcelsiorInvitational:Springs Lost 18-60
Greater KC Suburban Conference (Belton)
13th out of 15 teams
Staley Lost 6-75
Lee’s Summit Lost 18-66
Park Hill Invitational: Oak Park Lost 33-48
No team scores
Raymore-Peculiar Lost 18-63
Bishop Miege Won 42-36
North KC Won 42-30
Wrestling 2021-22
Lee’s Summit North Lost 9-61
Record: 4-13 Season Results
St. Pius X Lost 22-52
No team scores
Blue Springs South Lost 12-61
Blue Springs Lost 6-75
Lee’s InvitationalSummit No team scores
Wrestling 2022-23 Season
The Rockhurst Wrestling coaching staff for the 2022-23 season had not been finalized at the time of print.
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Head Coach
Individual Records
Kade Tholen 132 lbs 7-12
Blue indicates returnee
Austin Tholen 126 lbs 8-13
Eli Franklin 138 lbs 14-14
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Sam Reyna 106 lbs 11-16
Robert Purcell 145 lbs 21-22
Beau Neuberger 182 lbs 5-28
Gage Nelson 195 lbs 13-17
Bobby Clemons 160 lbs 6-16
Manuel Mascote 220 lbs 5-12
William Brown 170 lbs 16-14
Season Stats
GO HAWKLETS!CLASSOF2005 GRANTMICHAELDANIELHARRISONKERLEYWIRTZ CLASS OF 2009 BRICE HARRISON CLASS OF 2026 HUDSON DUFF
Judson Dull 2018
Thomas Peterson 2014 Ben McCausland 2015 Cameron Valdiviez 2016 Colin Valdiviez 2016
Judson Dull 2019 Luke Tyrer 2020 Eli Franklin 2021
Kevin Barth 2002 Brady Poskin 2003 Chris Mueller 2004 Steven Yanda 2005
Beach Tuckness Award
Evan Rainen 2012 Drew Daniels 2013
Season Team Awards
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Travis Triplett 2017
A.J. Gassman 2010 Chandler Smith 2011 Luke Tripp 2011
Robert Tait 2006 Lou Groff 2007 Doug McFarland 2008 Alex Wurtz 2009
Given to the wrestler who best exemplifies characteristics of the first head coach, Mr. Beach Tuckness.
Justin Rogers 1996 Greg Ford 2004
Thomas Peterson 2014 Vince Spalitto 2016 Cameron Valdiviez 2017 Colin Valdiviez 2017
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Drew Daniels 2013
All-Time Team
Chris Garlich 1975 David Poskin 1978 Jim Paolozzi 1984 Mark Hickey 1987 Scott Johnson 1989
Travis Huenfeld 1991
Zach Anderson-Boland 2005 Tyler Reed 2005 Doug McFarland 2008 Alex Wurtz 2009
Chandler Smith 2011
Ben Boyd 2012
Luke Tripp 2011
Charlie Lipford 2014
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Team Falls Short in District Championship, Aims for 2023 Run
A mini-slump moved the team to 4-5 as they enjoyed a road trip to Tulsa, OK to play Poplar Bluff (MO) and Bishop Kelly (OK) in a Friday double-header. RHS split the games, beating Poplar Bluff by eight, but lost to Bishop Kelly on a walk-off hit.
Nick Dunn ’22 was the offensive engine of the lineup from his clean-up spot. The University of San Francisco signee led the Hawklets in most offensive stats, including batting average (.351), hits (33), RBIs (24), and runs (26). First baseman Isaac Koch ’22 was also consistent at the plate, batting .329 on the season. Colton Wemhoff ’23, an All-State center fielder as a sophomore, had another solid year as a junior, hitting .301 and was second on the team in hits and RBIs, and didn’t commit an error all season.
The pitching staff was guided by Marco Dumsky ’23 and Cooper Westra ’24. Dumsky, standing at 6’4” with a fastball that touches 90 mph, maintained a 2.33 ERA over his seven starts and 10 total appearances, while Westra led the team in innings pitched (41.0), ERA (2.049), and wins (four in six starts). Westra was impressive in wins over Lee’s Summit (3 IP, 5K, 0 ER), Blue Springs South (5 IP, 1K, 1 ER), and Creighton Prep (6 IP, 7 K, 2 ER).
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In the first game of 32 on the season, Rockhurst was shutout by Liberty’s ace pitcher. But as they would do for much of the year, the Hawklets put that outcome in the rearview mirror and looked ahead.
Rockhurst would go on to win their final three games in the annual KC Metro Leadoff Tournament, defeating Smithville, Park Hill, and Liberty North. The 11-3 Hawklet victory over Liberty North was one of the few suffered all season by the eventual State Champions.
The season-opening tournament for the 2022 Baseball Hawklets showed the team two things: 1) they had a lot of potential; and 2) there would be ups and downs.
As the season moved forward under the direction of Head Coach Jim DeGraw in his 26th year with the program, Rockhurst was led by a group of 13 seniors and aided by several underclassman starters.
Marco Dumsky ’23
Dunn, Wemhoff, Dumsky, and Westra were all named to the All-District Team.
Facing #6 seeded Truman in the first round, the Hawklets cruised to a 15-4 win to advance to the District Semifinals against #2 Lee’s Summit West. The Titans had routed The Rock in late-March by a score of 17-1. But that LSW game was far behind Coach DeGraw’s squad.
The left-handed Westra pitched a gem in the biggest start of his young career, going 6.1 innings with five strikeouts and one earned run. Dunn crushed a three-run homer to help flip the script from the previous matchup as Rockhurst won 7-2 and advanced to the District Championship.
“The goal is to make a deep playoff run after having a taste of playoff success last year that concluded as we were the runner-up at Districts.”
“We always believed we could compete with any team we played,” said Coach DeGraw. “Our players were always prepared and never backed away from a challenge. They always played to the last out.”
This spring, the Hawklets will rely on Dumsky (a Dartmouth commit), Wemhoff (a KU commit), and Westra, as well as experienced returning players that include shortstop Cole Stucky ’23, second baseman John Diamond ’23, and pitcher/ catcher Evan Damario ’25.
“Looking ahead to this spring, I’m excited for what is in store. With most of our hurlers and several other starters returning, including three All-District selections, we expect to bring Rockhurst baseball back to its winning ways,” said Dumsky. “The goal is to make a deep playoff run after having a taste of playoff success last year that concluded as we were the runner-up at Districts.”
Entering the postseason, the Hawklets held a record of 11-18 after a grueling regular season schedule that featured top teams from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. Due to the level of competition, Rockhurst earned the #3 seed in Class 6 District 7 despite having a worse record than the #4 and #5 seeds.
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The Hawklets would then be on the other side of a reversed result from the regular season. In April, Rockhurst defeated Raymore-Peculiar 11-1 and then would play them again in the District Final. This time the Panthers got revenge with a 7-2 win, ending The Rock’s season.
@ Bishop Kelly (OK) Lost 6-7
Nixa @ SummitLee’s Lost 5-6
@ PeculiarRaymoreLost 1-11 Blue SouthwestValley Lost 1-8
Blue Valley Lost 12-18
@ Staley Lost 1-5
(AR)Fayetteville@DeSoto Lost 0-4 St. AcademyJames Lost 5-10
Lost 0-7
KC ParkTournament:LeadoffMetroHill Won 12-6
Olathe South Lost 2-3
Grain Valley
@ Mill Valley Lost 5-9
Liberty North Lost 0-13
Season Results
Won 10-9
Creighton Prep
@ Rock U Won 6-3
@MissionShawneeEastKCUYA Lost 0-3
Olathe North @ KU Won 9-4
KC SmithvilleTournament:LeadoffMetro
KC LibertyTournament:LeadoffMetroNorth Won 11-3
Poplar Bluff @ Bishop Kelly Won 11-3
@ Blue Springs Won 8-6
@ Lee’s Summit West Lost 1-16
Districts: Lee’s Summit West Won 7-2
TrumanDistricts: Won 14-4
@ Lee’s Summit Won 5-2
Derby Lawrence@ Free State Lost 4-6
Creighton Prep @ Rock U Lost 5-15
KC LibertyTournament:LeadoffMetro
@ Creekside Won 10-0
Dominican (WI)
@ Blue Springs South Won 5-3
Record: 13-19
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@ KCUYA Lost 3-5
Har-Ber (AR)
Pembroke Hill @ Creekside Won 16-1
PeculiarRaymore-Districts: Lost 2-7
@ Blue Springs South Lost 1-11
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Baseball 2023 Season Head Coach
Jim DeGraw
In the spring of 2023, Jim DeGraw will begin his 27th season as the head baseball coach at Rockhurst. In 25 seasons (2020 season was canceled), Coach DeGraw’s teams have averaged 17 wins per season. He has led The Rock to 21 winning seasons. Coach DeGraw is the only coach to lead Rockhurst to the State Final Four; 2004 (State runner-up) and 2010 (3rd Place) and has an overall record of 433 wins and 252 losses. Since baseball returned to RHS in 1989, teams have won 14 District Titles (’90, ’91, ’92, ’94, ’95, ’00, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’10, ’12, ’13, ’18, ’19). Under Coach DeGraw, The Rock has made the national rankings as well, appearing in the USA Today Top 25 (#24), Baseball America Top 25 poll (#21) and the Midlands Region Top 5 (#2) in 2004. He has coached 30 players who have gone on to play Division I baseball and eight who have played professionally. There have been 30 All-State players on Coach DeGraw’s teams. Rockhurst has been ranked as the #1 team in the state of Missouri during the course of five different seasons in his tenure, and is a regular in the state’s top-10 rankings in the spring. In 2020 he was inducted into the Missouri Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Totals
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18
HBP
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Rockhurst Batting Stats 2022
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GP: Games played PA: Plate appearances AB: At bats H: Hits 1B: Singles 2B: Doubles 3B: Triples HR: Home runs RBI: Runs batted in R: Runs scored HBP: Hit by pitch ROE: Reached on error FC: Hit into fielder’s choice CI: Batter advances on catcher’s interference BB: Base on balls (walks) SO: Strikeouts AVG: Batting average (season) OBP: On-base percentage (season) SLG: Slugging percentage OPS: Onbase percentage plus slugging percentage (season) Roster GP PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI R ROE SO OBP 32 RyanAidan 2 7 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .286 .286 .286 .571 8 FloodAiden 10 14 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 8 .083 .214 .083 .298 MiddletonBrice 5 13 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 .100 .167 .100 .267 28 StuckyCole 26 85 65 16 12 4 0 0 13 14 3 2 2 0 16 24 .246 .412 .308 .719 24 WemhoffColton 32 117 93 28 21 4 2 1 17 19 12 2 6 0 12 19 .301 .444 .419 .864 14 WarnConnor 18 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 38 DamarioEvan 13 35 31 5 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 10 .161 .257 .161 .418 26 DaughertyIan 8 18 14 3 2 1 0 0 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 3 .214 .353 .286 .639 32 GarciaIan 22 79 61 12 8 3 1 0 10 20 4 6 4 0 14 14 .197 .380 .279 .658 42 KochIsaac 29 102 82 27 21 4 2 0 12 18 5 2 4 0 15 12 .329 .461 .427 .888 NelsonJack 21 66 49 12 10 2 0 0 12 2 5 0 1 0 12 15 .245 .439 .286 .725 DiamondJohn 23 62 50 14 11 3 0 0 8 13 2 4 2 0 9 12 .280 .403 .340 .743 ReddLucas 11 25 22 7 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 .318 .400 .409 .809 BaileyLuke 8 20 17 3 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 3 0 2 5 .176 .263 .294 .557 NicholsNathan 15 44 32 8 5 1 1 1 5 11 4 1 0 0 8 15 .250 .455 .438 .892 DunnNick 32 117 94 33 23 7 0 3 24 26 1 2 7 0 19 13 .351 .453 .521 .974 PJ Axtell 5 17 12 4 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 .333 .529 .417 .946 DierksRyan 18 15 2 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 3 4 .133 .278 .200 .478 WilkersonRyan 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 WarnTrevor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 RayVince 24 78 59 15 15 0 0 0 6 16 7 0 4 0 10 14 .254 .421 .254 .675 Zach Fox 24 80 61 14 10 1 3 0 14 12 4 2 2 0 12 21 .230 .380 .344 .724 33 1008 795 207 157 36 9 5 141 178 51 25 43 0 148 217 .260 .405 .347 .752
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IP: Innings Pitched GP: Games pitched GS: Games started as the pitcher W: Wins L: Losses SV: Saves SVO: Save opportunities BS: Blown saves SV%: Save percentage H: Hits allowed R: Runs allowed ER: Earned runs allowed BB: Base on balls (walks) SO: Strikeouts HBP: Hit batters ERA: Earned run average (season) WHIP: Walks plus hits per innings pitched
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# Roster IP GP GS W L SV SVO BS SV% H R ER BB SO HBP ERA WHIP 8 FloodAiden 22.2 14 6 1 3 0 0 0 .000 38 42 34 30 17 5 10.500 3.000 28 StuckyCole 4.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 5 4 6 6 2 6.462 2.077 14 WarnConnor 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 5 5 5 1 2 35.000 6.000 36 WestraCooper 41.0 11 6 4 2 1 1 0 1.000 40 24 12 13 34 2 2.049 1.293 38 DamarioEvan 18.0 12 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 14 10 8 13 20 9 3.111 1.500 34 HartnerEvan 3.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 5 6 6 2 2 2 14.000 2.333 12 NelsonJack 15.1 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 .000 11 9 3 8 10 1 1.370 1.239 ReddLucas 5.1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 9 10 10 8 2 0 13.125 3.188 BaileyLuke 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 DumskyMarco 30.0 10 7 1 4 0 0 0 .000 32 30 10 17 40 7 2.333 1.633 NicholsNathan 8.0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 11 10 6 12 10 3 5.250 2.875 18 DierksRyan 17.2 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 .000 17 17 15 15 15 3 5.943 1.811 SwitzerJohn 12.1 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 .000 20 19 15 6 7 3 8.514 2.108 6 WarnTrevor 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 4 4 2 2 0 28.000 5.000 2 RayVince 12.2 9 2 0 0 4 4 0 1.000 12 16 14 14 10 1 7.737 2.053 FoxZach 4.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4 3 1 3 1 2 1.615 1.615 Totals 196.2 33 32 13 16 6 6 0 1.000 220 210 145 154 177 42 5.161 1.902
Blue indicates returnee
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TC=Total Chances; A=Assists PO=Putouts; E=Errors
# Roster TC A PO E DP TP FPCT 32 Aidan Ryan 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 8 Aiden Flood 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
FPCT=Fielding Percentage
DP=Double Plays; TP=Triple Plays
Rockhurst Fielding Stats 2022
Totals 667 15 588 64 16 0 .904
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4 Brice Middleton 10 0 10 0 0 0 1.000 28 Cole Stucky 77 0 61 16 6 0 .792 24 Colton Wemhoff 59 3 56 0 1 0 1.000 14 Connor Warn 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 36 Cooper Westra 3 0 2 1 0 0 .667 38 Evan Damario 51 0 46 5 1 0 .902 34 Evan Hartner 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 26 Ian Daugherty 10 1 6 3 1 0 .700 32 Ian Garcia 5 0 4 1 0 0 .800 42 Isaac Koch 49 1 47 1 1 0 .980 12 Jack Nelson 126 1 118 7 0 0 .944 22 John Diamond 23 1 18 4 0 0 .826 40 Lucas Redd 10 0 10 0 0 0 1.000 30 Luke Bailey 26 2 23 1 1 0 .962 34 Marco Dumsky 12 0 10 2 0 0 .833 16 Nathan Nichols 10 1 7 2 0 0 .800 10 Nick Dunn 34 4 29 1 1 0 .971 4 PJ Axtell 25 0 24 1 0 0 .960 18 Ryan Dierks 16 0 13 3 0 0 .813 44 John Switzer 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 6 Trevor Warn 2 0 0 2 0 0 .000 2 Vince Ray 58 0 54 4 3 0 .931 20 Zach Fox 53 1 43 9 1 0 .830
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All-District
Nick Dunn ’22
Colton Wemhoff ’23
Marco Dumsky ’23
Cooper Westra ’24
Joe Spinello 1965
Kelly Quirk 2005
Logan Grey 2013
Mark Alexander 1999
Dalton Lanpher 2016
Trey Vickers 2014
Brandon Doherty 2004
Derek Wathan 1995
Jerry Mancuso 2008
David O’Keefe 1989
Steve Mingori 1962
Mike Walczuk 2005
Todd Czinege 2013
David Wiedeman 2011
David Belfonte 2006
David Manning 2001
Joe Fahey 1965
Tyler Benninghoff 2016
Ryan Bennett 2004
Jake Doller 2009
Baseball All-Time Team
Andy Cheray 2012
Adam Pummill 2002
Travis Huenfeld 1991
Jeff Koons 2004
Ben Whetstone 2015
Doug Bruce 1967
Jack Benninghoff 2014
John Sweeney 2002
Nate Goodwin 2010
Aaron Meade 2007
Luke Ritter 2015
Alex George 1955
Steve Murphy 2002
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Derrick McKinney 2004
Raymond Chang 2001 Ryan Anderson 2001
John Mayberry Jr. 2002
Kevin Sears 2003
Pat Tierney 1966 Rex Hein 1966
Mitch Degraw 2012
Henry Weiler 2012
Sal Belfonte 2010
Joey Mancuso 2011
Joe Groner 1964
Nick Vaughn
Coach Vaughn serves as a varsity baseball assistant coach, along with his duties as a freshman football coach. He has been a member of Rockhurst’s faculty since 2004, teaching Biology. A native of Lee’s Summit, he attended Lee’s Summit North, UMKC for his BA, and Webster University for his MA. Coach Vaughn is married to Lisa and they have two daughters: Amelia and Claire. He enjoys watching sports, playing softball, golf, volleyball, and Texas Hold ‘Em with friends. Coach Vaughn cannot pick one favorite coaching memory because each year new memories and bonds form with players.
Baseball 2023 Season Assistant Coaches
Coach Bradshaw is in his sixth year on the Rockhurst faculty, but has been an assistant varsity baseball coach for the last seven seasons. He also works with the freshman football team. Coach Bradshaw was a three-sport athlete for Oak Park (football, basketball, baseball) and went on to play both football and baseball at Kansas City Community College and Northwest Missouri State. He is married to Brittany and they have four children.
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Coach Holmes enters his sixth baseball season at Rockhurst with the same enthusiasm he had for more than 60 years. Energetic and passionate about the game of baseball are the best ways to describe him. His coaching experiences range from tee ball to summer collegiate players and beyond. He has played in and/or coached in seven amateur adult National Championship games with five championships. Coach Holmes also previously “enjoyed” a 20+ year career as an umpire, including collegiate and high school levels. He teaches four senior English classes and one freshman English class at Rockhurst and is also the Bowling Club moderator. Coach Holmes is married to Jill, a life-long teacher.
Jake Bradshaw
Mike Holmes
Coach Winkeler returns for his seventh season in his second stint with the Rockhurst baseball program. He has taught and coached at The Rock since 1999, and is most known as the head coach of the swim & dive team, which he has led to 13 State Titles, including a streak of 11 consecutive. He returned to the swim & dive program in 2018 as well. Coach Wink will once again serve as the freshman team coach. He and his wife Margaret have three children.
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GOLF
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The remaining spots were filled by varsity newcomers. Alex Hogan ’24 made massvies strides from his freshman to sophomore year, lowering his 18-hole average from 87.6 to 77.4. To start his varsity career, Hogan placed 8th at the 22-team Truman Invitational and then won the five-team Liberty Invitational. His spot for the rest of the season was solidified.
That statement came from Will King ’22 following the 2021 State Championship - one that Rockhurst could not compete in as a team due to a new MSHSAA rule. By all accounts, the Hawklets had the best team in the state, but did not advance past Districts despite winning by eight strokes.
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Meanwhile, the rest of the team had to step up in the absence of The Rock’s top golfer. Jack Cobb ’23 was a varsity golfer as a sophomore and up for the challenge. He led the way for Rockhurst winning the 26-team Shawnee Mission East Invitational; Cobb tied for the lowest score (75) and finished 5th overall after a playoff. He also took 2nd in both the Helias Catholic Invitational and the Liberty North Invitational, and won the Liberty North Triangular.
MSHSAA corrected that rule heading into the 2022 season. Head Coach Mark Nusbaum and his squad were ready to make a statement.
“I think that we all want to win State next year more than any other year.”
Golfers Make Statement in Championship, Hungry for More
Luke Walsh ’23 and JP Hepler ’24 both shaved an average of three strokes from their sophomore year and freshman year, respectively. Walsh was the champion of the Liberty North Invitational, as well as the Blue Valley Northwest Invitational, shooting an even 71. Hepler was Rockhurst’s top finisher at the Columbia Classic, placing 4th, and tied for 4th at the Liberty North Invitational.
King entered the season as the lone senior in Rockhurst’s top-5. He tied for 7th at State as a junior and had big expectations as a four-year varsity letterman and had signed to KU prior to the season. But an early-season put his senior campaign in limbo.
Rockhurst would again be District Champions, and this time did qualify for State. Hogan tied for 1st, King took 3rd, Cobb tied for 4th, Hepler tied for 11th, and Walsh placed 12th. Along with the team qualification, all five players qualified for State as individuals. The 2nd place team was 20 strokes behind the Hawklets. It was the first time all season that those five Rock golfers played together all season.
Maintaining control in the final round, Rockhurst again shot the best round and won the State Championship by 15 strokes. King was the individual co-champion, becoming the sixth individual champion in program history. It was the school’s 15th team title. Walsh also earned All-State honors with his 11th place finish. Cobb and Hogan tied for 24th and Hepler tied for 29th.
“When Will King was not able to play, we were able to really look at many different kids. It was an opportunity that ultimately allowed us to really find the other four guys that were playing consistent, good golf as we approached the postseason,” said Coach Nusbaum.
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“Four returning players from last year’s State team is a great look for us going into the season,” said Cobb. “Obviously we are looking to go back-to-back and win again this year. The experience of having been to Districts and State before, and the pressure of performing at State will only help us execute this year.”
The Hawklets closed the regular season with the Blue Valley Northwest, which included King returning from his injury. Rockhurst won the meet and King took 2nd, behind only his teammate Walsh. They were ready for a District Meet that had provided bad memories the year before.
Tickets were punched to State and Rockhurst was in search of its first team title since 2017.
The two-day State Tournament was held at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, and Coach Nusbaum’s team was ready from the first tee. At the end of the first round, the Hawklets led by 11 strokes. King’s -3 (69) had him atop the leaderboard and Walsh’s +1 (73) had him tied for 5th. The other three RHS golfers were all in the top-28 of the 83 player field.
The Hawklets will have four members of the championship squad return with State experience for 2023 as they look for the sixth repeat in Rock history.
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1st out of 5 teams shooting 157 (9 holes)
Liberty North Invitational
Blue Valley Northwest Invitational
Liberty North/Park Hill South Triangular
Season Results
Truman Invitational
1st out of 26 teams shooting 308
3rd out of 15 teams shooting 315
Helias Catholic Invitational
2nd out of 18 teams shooting 314
Champions Invitational (CA)
1st out of 3 teams shooting 304
District Championship
1st out of 8 teams shooting 307
1st out of 15 teams shooting 324
State Championship
Shawnee Mission East Invitational
Columbia Classic
3rd out of 22 teams (JV1 competed)
T-14th out of 38 teams shooting 921 (3 rounds)
1st out of 9 teams shooting 595 (2 rounds)
Liberty Invitational
1st out of 17 teams shooting 305
Coach Mark Nusbaum will be back for his ninth year as head golf coach, and has led the Golf Hawklets to two State Championships and six top-3 finishes (2020 season was canceled). As a former Hall of Fame basketball coach for the Hawklets, he retired from the program in 2014 and retired from teaching in 2015. He says that he missed the kids, and many former players (golfers and basketball players) know what he brings to the table in terms of attitude and effort. Coach Nusbaum was a four-sport, nine-time letterman at Marshalltown High School in Iowa. He taught and coached locally at O’Hara and Liberty before coming to The Rock and teaching Math. While he didn’t play golf in high school, he has plenty of experience in managing the game, both the mental side and the team dynamics. Coach Nusbaum now teaches at St. Thomas Aquinas. He and his wife, Kris, have two sons (Drew and Jameson) and one daughter (Carly).
Golf 2023 Season Head Coach
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Stew Myers 80.5 William Fitzgerald 81.8
Will Fendler 88.2
Charlie Gunther 88.2
Philip Lester 82.2
Liam Lake 86.4
Best Rounds
Jack Huber 88.2
Ben Russell 85.8
Hudson Funk 87.3
Will King 69
PerAveragesCompetition18Holes
Kyle Stanley 80.2
*#Luke Walsh 78.9
*JP Hepler 78.6
Nick Hartman 79.0
Luke Peters 87.4
*#Will King 74.4
Will King (2x) 72
Will King, Luke Walsh 73
*Alex Hogan 77.4
Will King (2x), Jack Cobb, Nick Hartman 74
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Gus Sorenson 88.5 Max LaSala 89.2
*Jack Cobb 77.2
Jack Cobb, Kyle Stanley, Luke Walsh 71
Jack Cobb (2x), Nick Hartman, JP Hepler, Alex Hogan 75
John Gioncondo 90.7
Will King
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King, Cobb, Stanley, Walsh, Hepler
King, Cobb, Stanley, Walsh, Hepler
Dalhousie Golf Club 300 T-17th All-Time Score
King, Cobb, Hogan, Walsh, Hepler
Par 72 Course - 36 Hole Individual
Indian Wells (CA) 297 T-14th All-Time Score
Dalhousie Golf Club 295 T-11th All-Time Score
Dalhousie Golf Club 141 T-3rd All-Time Score
King, Cobb, Hogan, Walsh, Hepler
State Record Book Entries in 2022 Season
King, Cobb, Hogan, Walsh, Hepler
Indian Wells (CA) - 36 Hole 605 7th All-Time Score
Dalhousie Golf Club - 36 Hole 595 2nd All-Time Score
JP Hepler ’24 Luke Walsh ’23
All-State
Alex Hogan ’24 Will King ’22 Jack Cobb ’23
Will King ’22 Luke Walsh ’23
Season Team Awards
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All-District
Bud McGovern 1941
Jim Gates 1996
Robert “Chip” Toth 1979
Gary Riani 1984
John Howell 1978
Doug Albers 1997
Jason Hobick 1999
Alex Nordholm 2003
Matt Holmes 1984
Fred Loeb 1999
Jason Schulte 2006
Rob Enright 2017
Patrick Byrne 2013
John Sinovic 1984
Brent Kriegshauser 2000
Robert Goulet 1954
Wayne Pence 1955
Jerry Krause 1956
Mitch Kelly 2001
Michael Hoehn 1994
Ryan Davis 2002
Pat Hanrahan 1984
Patrick Roth 2005
Tyler Trout 2005
Peter Dierks 2015
Ethan Packel 2017 All-Time Team
Matt Roney 1993
Kevin Ward 2000
Bert Roney 1991
Kirk Wood 2000
Josh Polsinelli 2000
Mark Hanrahan 1976
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Golf
Golf 2023 Season
Assistant Coaches
Kevin McGill
Now in his 16th year at The Rock, Coach McGill is an assistant golf coach and an Associate Athletic Director. He grew up in Fremont, NE where he played four years of football, basketball, and baseball, and was a two-time All-State player in basketball. He then went on to play four years of hoops at Midland Lu theran College. Coach McGill and his wife, Sara, have two boys: Charlie and Keegan.
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Theresa Fessler
Coach Fessler is in her fourth season as an assistant golf coach. She served as Rockhurst’s Registrar & Academic Coordinator from 2001-2022 before retiring from her role. Born and raised in north east Ohio and Michigan, she is a graduate of Mercyhurst Univer sity. Coach Fessler and her husband, Bob, have three children: Stephen ’06, Sean ’08, and Meghan. When away from RHS, she enjoys cooking, traveling, and playing golf.
PROUDLY SUPPORTING ROCKHURST HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS SINCE 2008 FIRST GENERATION FAMILY TRADITION AMDG MAX MOHAJIR CLASS OF 2012 NICHOLAS MOHAJIR – CLASS OF 2013 ANDREW MOHAJIR – CLASS OF 2015 SAMUEL MOHAJIR CLASS OF 2017 ALEXANDER MOHAJIR – CLASS OF 2022 CHRISTOPHER MOHAJIR CLASS OF 2024
LACROSSE
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Coming off a championship in 2021, the Hawklets hit the ground running in the 11th season under Head Coach Tim Reidy ’02. After a 19-goal win over Lee’s Summit West, Rockhurst traveled to St. Louis and defeated De Smet Jesuit 17-9 and Briarcrest Christian (TN) 12-11 in a thriller held at St. Louis University High (SLUH).
As the final seconds ticked away in the Lacrosse Association of Kansas City (LAKC) Championship, the celebration was on.
Although it was only a two-goal win for the Hawklets, Rockhurst had controlled most of the game in a second consecutive title matchup against Lancer Lacrosse. Another RHS victory meant the second back-to-back championship in program history, and the first since 2010-11.
“After the Blue Valley Southwest loss, we focused on getting better every drill, every day, every play and knew that come playoffs ‘the hay was in the barn’,” said Coach Reidy.
They would bounce back with LAKC wins over Lancer Lacrosse and Olathe East before dropping their second game of the season. It would come courtesy of MICDS, which would go on to win the St. Louis league championship for the eighth straight season.
Rockhurst led 3-2 at the end of the first quarter before flexing their muscle. Brock Narciso ’23, the team’s leader in assists, found Luke McNamara ’24 cutting to the goal with nine seconds left in the half to make it 7-3. The Lancers would go on a run in the third to get within one. Needing a spark, Cooper Goss ’22 hit McNamara in stride for his final goal of the seasonit was his fourth of the game and 72nd of the year, which was a program record (previous record was 70).
In the home opener, the Hawklets suffered a rare LAKC league loss, falling to Blue Valley Southwest 10-9 in overtime.
The Hawklets took a 9-7 lead into the final quarter, during which goalie Chris Kelley ’24 and the defense stepped up. Kelley would tally 10 saves in the final and be named the Championship MVP. Patrick Brewster ’22 scored The Rock’s final goal with seven minutes left to extend the lead to three. The 10-8 win was the icing on a 13-2 season.
Lacrosse Hawklets Defend Title, Look for First Ever Three-Peat
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Luke McNamara ’24
Finn, Gormsen, and McNamara were LAKC 1st Team All-Metro selections; Giangreco and Narciso were 2nd Team, and Kemp and Komenda were honorable mentions. The returning players want to build on the back-to-back streak in 2023.
“In order to three-peat for the first time in Rockhurst lacrosse history, it will take dedication and hard work in the off-season, unselfish team play, and continued development both as young men and lacrosse players,” said Narciso. “Furthermore, adopting a team mentality of relentless effort and staying humble will be necessary.”
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“Breaking the program goal record was pretty cool, but it definitely wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the group around me,”
On the defensive side, Kelley was aided by top defenders Zach Giangreco ’22, Will Eckels ’22, and Henry Kemp ’23.
That loss on April 9th would be Rockhurst’s last. The final five games of the regular season were highlighted by a one-goal win over Pembroke Hill and a 17-4 win over SLUH. As in most games, McNamara led the Hawklets offensively. He scored a programrecord eight goals against the Jr. Billikens. But that record did not stand for long.
With the Hawklets averaging more than 15 goals per game, McNamara had many other playmakers around him. Andrew Finn ’22 was selected as an All-American following the season, with 37 goals and 16 assists to his name. Will Gormsen ’22 was a top player in the league, but was sidelined for the final five games of the season with a foot injury after scoring 18 goals and 9 assists in 10 games. Narciso led the squad with 20 assists, as well as 16 goals. Colin Komenda ’24 added 13 goals and 14 assists, and Jack Bichelmeyer ’24 had 13 goals and 10 assists.
“Breaking the program goal record was pretty cool, but it definitely wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the group around me,” said McNamara. “We had lots of players last year who were able to beat their guy, draw a slide, and make plays which would help me get open for a shot.”
In the very next game, McNamara found the net nine times against Lee’s Summit United - all in the first half. With the game well in-hand, McNamara sat for the entire second half.
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@ Shawnee Mission East Won 13-10
@ St. Louis University High School Won 17-4
2022
Lacrosse
Blue Valley Won 22-3
@ De Smet Jesuit Won 17-9
Pembroke Hill Won 14-13
Lee’s Summit/United Won 22-8
LAKC PembrokeSemifinals:Hill Won 10-9 LAKC ShawneeFinals:Mission East Won 10-8
Briarcrest Christian @ SLUH Won 12-11
Season Results
@ Lee’s Summit West Won 23-4
Blue Valley Southwest Lost 9-10
@ Olathe East Won 13-4
MICDS Lost 8-18
Record: 13-2
LAKC Quarterfinals: Blue Valley Won 24-7
Northland Won 16-2
Tim Reidy
Coach Tim Reidy ’02 is in his 12th season at his alma mater. As a Hawklet, he was a defender and was named the first lacrosse All-American in school history. He played collegiately at Mount St. Mary’s University. Coach Reidy holds an MEd from the University of Notre Dame and BA in history & American Studies from the University of Kansas. At Rockhurst, he serves as the school archivist, teaches Kansas City History and AP World History, and is the Chair of the Social Studies Department. During his time at Rockhurst, Coach Reidy has twice been named U.S. Lacrosse Coach of the Year and is a 2021 inductee into the Rockhurst Sports Hall of Fame. Coach Reidy and his wife Heather have twin sons (Ryan and Padraig) and a daughter (Frances Grace).
Lacrosse 2023 Season Head Coach
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Season Stats
*Colin Komenda 15 9 19 13 .684 14 27
Goal % Asst. Points
Mac London 8 1 1 0 .000 1 1
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*Brock Narciso 14 21 31 16 .516 20 36 Liam O’Keefe 14 10 0 0 .000 0 0
Jack Bichelmeyer
Name GP GBs SOG Goals
Scoring and GoaltendingDefense
Jared Smith 15 38 2 0 .000 0 0
*Indicates Blue#IndicatesAll-MetroAll-Americanindicatesreturnee
Cooper Goss 15 36 23 9 .391 10 19
*Zach Giangreco 14 21 0 0 .000 0 0
10 5 8 5 .625 1 6
*Henry Kemp 15 66 4 0 .000 0 0
*Will Gormsen 10 14 37 18 .486 9 27 George Rebman 10 5 1 0 .000 1 1 Christopher Mohajir 10 7 6 2 .333 0 2
Thomas Healy
Name GA SOG SVs SV% W-L
Will Eckels 15 51 2 1 .500 8 9
15 25 26 13 .500 10 23
Michael Brooks
7 6 6 2 .333 2 4 Reid Moshier 2 2 2 1 .500 0 1 John Rebein 2 1 0 0 .000 0 0
7 2 0 0 .000 0 0
Christopher Kelley 78 157 79 .503 8-2 George Rebman 40 70 30 .428 4-0 Luke Tyrer 2 3 1 .333 0-0
Lacrosse 2022
*#Andrew Finn 15 35 74 37 .500 16 53 Asher Denk 15 38 1 1 1.000 0 1
Billy Eckles
Henry Wilkerson 9 12 0 0 .000 0 0
Christian Solorio 9 3 6 3 .500 0 3 Jackson Lary 9 12 6 1 .166 0 1
7 6 7 4 .571 3 7
Billy McGannon 14 10 12 10 .833 5 15
Eddie Miller
Connor Green 8 2 7 5 .714 1 6 Hayden Green 8 20 5 3 .600 2 5 Franco Carroll 8 1 0 0 .000 0 0 Tom O’Leary
*Luke McNamara 15 28 91 72 .791 5 77 Parker Williams 15 18 0 0 .000 0 0
7 3 0 0 .000 0 0 Eddie Kuklenski
15 18 3 2 .667 2 4
Charlie Gormsen 15 12 0 0 .000 0 0
Patrick Brewster 15 12 26 15 .577 8 23
Charley McGlinn 14 7 0 0 .000 0 0
Jackson Effertz 2 1 1 1 1.000 0 1
Hayes Holmes 1 2 0 0 .000 0 0
Chris Kelley 13 11 1 1 1.000 0 1 Mack Renko 11 1 0 0 .000 0 0
The Matthew C. McGilley Award is given annually in memorial of Matt McGilley, Class of 1995, one of the founders of Rockhurst Lacrosse who was killed by a drunk driver in 2000. The McGilley Award is given to a senior lacrosse player who exemplifies the spirit of Rockhurst Lacrosse both on and off the field.
Pete Jokisch 2002 Cory Vandyke 2003 Peter Hannapel 2004 Peter Hannapel 2005 Carl Novick 2005
Emerson Hodes 2012 Alex Lackey 2013 Connor Prochnow 2014
Hannon Award
Collin Koranda 2000 Cole dimond 2000 Mike Euston 2001
Jason Coleman 2006 Reilly Hannapel 2007 Chad Maple 2008
Henry Bins 2015
Reid Moshier 2021 Connor John 2021 Burke Hakes 2022 Finn Roy 2022
Cole Smith 2017 Jack Eckels 2018
William Muehlebach 2019 Jack Scanlon 2021 Will Gormsen 2022
Lacrosse 2022 Season Team Awards
Connor Law 2016
Peter Muehlebach 2011 Daniel Connor 2011
David Herring 2009 Connor Flanagin 2010
Mark Olshefski 2007 Joe Ferber 2008 Michael Reintjes 2009 Greg Meyer 2010 Crawford Collins 2011 John Schmidtlein 2012 Brooks Elder 2013 Andrew Dakan 2014 Charlie Naylor 2015 Jake Enenbach 2016 John Riley 2017 Jake Sullivan 2017 Thomas Finn 2018 Danny Thompson 2018 Tommy Eckels 2019 Michael Kuklenski 2019 Josh Pickett 2021 Zach Giangreco 2022
All-Metro
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Andrew Finn ’22 (1st Team) Will Gormsen ’22 (1st Team) Luke McNamara ’22 (1st Team) Zach Giangreco ’22 (2nd Team) Brock Narciso ’23 (2nd Team) Henry Kemp ’23 (H.M.) Colin Komenda ’24 (H.M.)
The Mark D. Bayhylle Award is given to two underclassmen (one from C Team and one from the JV Team) who best represent the ideals of the Rockhurst Lacrosse program on and off the field.
Connelly Award
Andrew Finn ’22
The Hannon Award is given to the Offensive Most Valuable Player.
Addison Degen 2013 Joe Faerber 2014 Kevin Mcliney 2015 Reed Slaymaker 2016 Harrison Donnelly 2017 Reed Slaymake 2017 Brady Guck 2018 Michael Nulton 2019 Fisher Roy 2021 Luke McNamara 2022
McGilley Award
All-American
Phil Duncan 1999
Bayhylle Award (New Award)
The Connelly Award is given to the Defensive Most Valuable Player.
Peter McGilley 1998
Scott Brown 2010
Liam Ryan 2015
Andrew Elmer 2003
Aaron Clevinger 2000
Jason Coleman 2006
Brendan Surface 2009
Harrison Donnelly 2017
The newest sport for the school has still been competitive as the sport continues to grow nationally and more significantly on a local level. The program was a club sport initially before becoming a varsity sport in 1997. Submission for membership to the squad can be submitted to the Athletic Director or head coach, with credentials as to why their high school lacrosse career warrants consideration.
Chad Maple 2008
Kevin Looby 2007
Chris Rhoades 2005
Spencer Walsh 2006
Brendan Arthur 2003
Colin Looby 2007
Tim Reidy 2002
Michael Adkins 2004
Schaffer Degen 2006
Terry Smith 2008
Joe Faerber 2008
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Matt Gotschall 2004
Connor Flanagin 2010
Pat Connelly 2000
Peter Hannapel 2005
Sean Connelly 1998
Jon Lecuyer 2001
Crawford Collins 2011
Pete Jokisch 2002
Peter Muehlebach 2011
Cory Van Dyke 2003
Emerson Hodes 2012
Addison Degen 2013
Robbie Healy 2014
Connor Prochnow 2014
Carl Novick 2005
Evan O’Brien 2008
Andrew Dakan 2014
Paul Reintjes 2007
Joe Faerber 2014
Sam Mohajir 2017
John Riley 2017
All-Time Team
Jake Sullivan 2017
Matt McGilley 1995
Ryan McLaughlin 1998
Brent Sear 2006
Reed Slaymaker 2017
David Herring 2009
Patrick McGilley 1997
Kevin McLiney 2015
William Tilson 2009
Lacrosse 2022
Luke McLellan
Coach Hannon has been part of the lacrosse coaching staff at Rockhurst since the program began in the spring of 1995. A former lacrosse player and graduate of the University of Missouri, Coach Hannon has been heavily involved with the development of youth lacrosse. In 2014, Coach Hannon was voted the Assistant Coach of the Year for the Lacrosse Association of Kansas City (LAKC). In May 2015, Coach Hannon was inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Great Plains Hall of Fame. Outside of coaching lacrosse, Coach Hannon is a Business Banker at U.S. Bank. He and his wife, Deborah, have one child, Zach ’13.
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Assistant Coaches
Mark Bayhylle
Tim Hannon
Coach McLellan ’00 rejoined Rockhurst Lacrosse in spring 2018, after assisting with the program from 2008-2011 and then taking a break. This season he continues his work as the freshman team coach. In the classroom, Coach McLellan teaches Theology classes, and is also the moderator of the ever-growing Outdoors Club. He is married to Jaime and they have two children.
A Glastonbury, CT native, Coach Bayhylle attended Xavier High School before heading to the Midwest to enroll at the University of Kansas. At KU, he played club lacrosse and continued his love of the game by coaching at RHS before he got a job at the school. In 2006 he was hired to work in the Computer Services Department at The Rock. In 2009 Coach Bayhylle was named the Missouri Division I Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year, and in 2019 was the U.S. Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year. He is also in his fifth season coaching freshman football. He and his wife have three boys: Jackson, Logan ’23, and Tommy ’25.
Lacrosse 2023 Season Assistant Coaches
Matt Ruemker
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Clayton Melrose
Coach Ruemker enters his fourth season with the Lacrosse Hawklets, and holds a long history of lacrosse experience. He was a standout at St. John Vianney High School in St. Louis, earning 2nd Team All-American honors, and then played at Kansas State University. His coaching background includes stops at Lansing High School and Blue Valley West High School. Coach Ruemker and his wife, Brooke, have four children, and he works at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City as an Assistant Vice President.
Coach Vasta is in his fifth year as an assistant lacrosse coach. He was previously the head coach of the Blue Valley Titans High School women’s team, where he led them to two consecutive championships in 2011 and 2012. In 1993, Coach Vasta was named the Texas High School Men’s Lacrosse Coach of the Year while leading Central Catholic High School in San Antonio to the State Quarterfinals. As a player at Air Force, he was a four-year AllConference attackman and named All-American in 1986. Coach Vasta was a top scorer in D1 lacrosse all four years, and from 19862007 held the all-time NCAA D1 college career scoring record of 343 points. After graduating from the Air Force, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant and served on active duty as an F16 fighter pilot with combat time over Iraq. After 22 years of service, he retired from the Air Force and is now a captain with FedEx.
Originally from St. Louis, Coach Melrose played attack for the Webster Groves High School and CBC High School programs. He graduated from CBC in 2007 and then went on to play attack and midfield for the University of Missouri, serving as team captain for the nationally-ranked Tigers his senior year. In 2012 Coach Melrose graduated from the University of Missouri with his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and began working for Hubbell Power Systems. After coaching youth lacrosse and officiating high school lacrosse in 2013, Coach Melrose became the head coach for the University of Missouri’s club lacrosse program from 2014-2016, before relocating to Kansas City, where he coached for one year as an assistant at Blue Valley West prior to joining us at The Rock in 2019.
Joe Vasta
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Will Albyn
Robbie Healy
Coach Albyn is joining the Rock Lacrosse program for the 2023 season. He hails from Colorado and was a standout player at Arapahoe High School before continuing as a student-athlete at Air Force Academy where he was a four-year varsity player. Coach Albyn graduated from the Air Force in 2017 with a Bachelors in Systems Engineering and then earned a Masters in Systems Engineers from Johns Hopkins. He currently works as an RPA Instructor/Test Pilot in the Air Force. Prior to Rockhurst, he has experience as a varsity assistant coach at Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio. Coach Albyn is married to Olivia, who is also a former collegiate lacrosse player.
Coach Healy ’14 officially joined the staff for the 2022 season, but has assisted during the postseason runs since 2018. A former Hawklet defender, Coach Healy was vital to the Hawklets’ LAKC Championship his senior year and was named LAKC 1st Team All-Metro, and is a member of Rockhurst Lacrosse’s All-Time Team. He went on to play collegiately at DePauw and Rockhurst University. Coach Healy holds a BSBA in Financial Markets and Economic Analysis from Rock U. He is a coach for Team KC Lacrosse and a co-founder of the KC Smoke, Kansas City’s only men’s box lacrosse team.
Coach McNamara joined the program in 2021 and brought with him an extensive lacrosse background. He was a standout player at Bishop Kearney High School in Rochester, NY prior to his college career at Randolph-Macon College. His coaching experience includes serving as Head Coach at Calverton High School (MD) and assisting at Calvert Hall (MD) and McQuaid Jesuit (NY). He has coached collegiately at Messiah College, Randolph-Macon College, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Coach McNamara has also coached club lacrosse with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for 22 years. Coach McNamara and his wife, Anna, have four children, including Luke ’24 and Caleb ’26. He works at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as their Chief Support Officer.
Sean McNamara
TENNIS
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side, Kyle Redmond ’22 earned a 2nd place finish in singles and earned a spot in the 16-player singles State Tournament. It was an all-Rockhurst doubles District Championship, and the duo of Grant Wiedeman ’22 and Nick Koca ’23 defeated Charlie Duethman ’22 and Rohan Joseph ’22. Both teams would also qualify for the individual State Tournament.
The following two matches were also 8-1 victories over St. Joe Central and Liberty. The Hawklets then traveled to St. Louis to take on strong programs in St. Louis University High and Ladue. Rockhurst edged out fellow Jesuit school, SLUH, by a score of 5-4. But then suffered their first loss of the season to Ladue, which went on to an undefeated season and Class 2 title.
Hawklets Earn 3rd Place FInish, Set on Winning Next Year
The result would be much different. Head Coach Mark Mills’ squad hosted Burroughs in late-March and immediately jumped out to a solid lead after sweeping doubles. They would end up beating the defending champs 8-1.
A defeat versus Blue Valley West meant rare back-to-back losses for RHS, but they bounced back with an 8-1 win over Lee’s Summit West, which had placed 3rd at State in 2021.
Coming off of a State runner-up finish in 2021, the Hawklets immediately had their shot at revenge. The 2021 campaign ended with a 5-0 loss to John Burroughs, which went undefeated all year; the Bombers would be the first opponent to open Rockhurst’s 2022 season.
The Hawklets would take on two more eventual State Champion teams leading into the postseason. Rockhurst beat Pembroke Hill 6-3 and then beat Shawnee Mission East 5-4 to finish the regular season. The Raiders would go on to win the Missouri Class 3 title, while the Lancers would win the Kansas 6A title.
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Owning a 7-3 record, Rockhurst held the #1 seed and bye in the Class 3 District 6 Tournament. They would win their matches 5-0 and 5-1 en route to another team District
“It will definitely be tough to come back in the spring and repeat what we did last year after losing the seniors. They were all great leaders and they motivated us to be the best players we could possibly be,” said Koca. “I think leadership is a crucial part in a team setting because it gives people more energy and enthusiasm, which gives us the best chance to win. It’ll be a tough ride to get back and gain what we lost, but we’re ready to do what it takes!”
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In the team Sectional Championship, the Hawklets faced a Park Hill team that held an impressive 19-2 record to its name. But The Rock was determined to continue its unprecedented streak of 26 consecutive State Final Four appearances; they knocked off the Trojans 5-1 and extended the streak to 27.
Refusing to sulk, Coach Mills’ team rebounded and beat Lindbergh 5-1 to bring home a 3rd Place finish. They also brought home a fire to improve in the 2023 season, despite the graduation of several top players.
“I think leadership is a chancegivesenthusiasm,moreitsettingpartcrucialinateambecausegivespeopleenergyandwhichusthebesttowin.”
“Every year I emphasize to the team we can’t take that for granted and assume we’re going to make it to state again. We always have to work hard if we want it to continue, because every year is different and we never know when another team will get significantly better or the teams in our district could change like it did in 2021,” said Coach Mills. “Every time making it to State looks challenging, the boys have stepped up when it counted.”
The individual and team State Tournaments would be held in Springfield over back-to-back weekends. Individuals were first, and Redmond lost 2-1 in the Sectional Championship. Duethman and Joseph also lost in the Sectional Championship. Meanwhile, Wiedeman and Koca won their first three matches 2-0 to earn a spot in the doubles title match. The duo came up just short and finished with a 2nd Place finish, matching their 2021 performance.
Those five Rock tennis players would return to Springfield a week later along with the rest of the squad for the Final Four. The other three teams vying for the team title were Pembroke Hill, Marquette, and Lindbergh.
Nick Koca ’23
The Hawklets faced Marquette in the semifinals and triled 2-1 after doubles. The singles players struggled and Rockhurst eventually lost the match 5-1.
@ Blue NorthwestValley Lost 5-4
@ Shawnee Mission East Won 5-4
Canceled after up 4-0 in doubles
Season Results
Record: 11-4
John Burroughs Won 8-1
Liberty Won 8-1
Blue Valley West Lost 5-4
Tennis 2022
3rd Place of out 16 teams
Pembroke Hill Won 6-3
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Sectionals vs. Park Hill Won 5-1
@ Ladue Lost 8-1
@ Lee’s Summit West
State 3rd Place vs. Lindbergh Won 5-1
Blue Valley North
District Semifinals vs. Ray-Pec Won 5-0
Lee’s Summit West Won 5-1
Kansas InvitationalCity
@ St. HighUniversityLouisSchool Won 5-4
@ St. Joe Central Won 8-1
ChampionshipDistrict vs.
State Semifinals vs. Marquette Lost 1-5
Mark Mills
Tennis 2023
Coach Mills is in his sixth year with the Rockhurst family. He was previously the head coach at Lutheran High School of Kansas City where he led the boys tennis program to a 36-9 record over four seasons. Now with four seasons at RHS under his belt (2020 was canceled), his teams have placed 2nd at State twice and placed 3rd twice. Coach Mills grew up in Texas where he placed three years of varsity tennis for Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, TX, as well as serving as team captain. He went on to play club tennis for Baylor University where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Education. Season Head Coach
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LET’S HAWKLETS!GO from the Fallon family Kevin Fallon ‘99 Brian Fallon ’02 Bud Fallon ‘25 Declan Fallon ’26
Nick Koca 6-5
*#Charlie Duethman 17-4
Name Record
Michael Bondi 9-3
*#Grant Wiedeman 19-4
*Henry Stevens 1-3
*#Rohan Joseph 17-4
Rohan Joseph 7-2 Charlie Duethman 7-3
*Kyle Redmond 13-8 Grant Sesler 5-1
Singles Record Match Play
*#Nick Koca 20-4
Kyle Redmond 10-6 Grant Sesler 2-3
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Name Record
Grant Wiedeman 5-7
Season Stats
Henry Stevens 4-4
Michael Bondi 4-3
Doubles Records
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Season Team Awards
All-State
Charlie Duethman 2021
“Rock Award” (new in 2021)
Rohan Joseph ’22 & Charlie Duethman ’22
Nick Koca 2022
All-District
Kyle Redmond ’22
Grant Wiedeman ‘22 & Nick Koca ‘23
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Rohan Joseph ’22 & Charlie Duethman ’22
Henry Stevens ’25
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Brad Martin 2002
Ryan Osgood 2000
Jon Osgood 1997
Sam Davidson 2001
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Tennis All-Time Team
Reid Martin 2005
Ryan Reid 2003
Fred Azar 1983
Tennis is the most successful sport at Rockhurst in terms of State Championships (18 1st Place finishes), including a 10-year streak, so members on this All-Time team have dominated courts all over. Some include state record holders as well. Submission for membership to the squad can be submitted to the Athletic Director or head coach, with credentials as to why their high school tennis career warrants consideration.
Guerin Smith 2005
Jim McPhilliamy 1983
Andrew Edmonds 2010
Warren McDonald 1986
Mark McLiney 1983
Jack O’Flaherty 2008
Jack Evans 2015
Lonnie Taylor 1974
Justin Nogalski 2016
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Utilizing his smooth but powerful stride, Campbell glided past opposing runners and caught nearly all of them. His blazing split time of 48.08 was among the fastest in Rockhurst history, and earned Campbell and his teammates a 2nd Place finish, boasting a time of 3:20.24 - the fastest by a RHS team since 2009.
Runners Peak at State Meet, Focused on Adding More Qualifiers
Heading into the final race of the season, Rockhurst’s 4x400 relay team wanted to end the 2022 season on a high note. But as the seventh seeded team heading into the State finals, most people weren’t thinking that the Hawklets would be in the mix.
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Most people were wrong.
Liam Ver Meer ’24 started with a 51.40 opening leg, followed by Brendan Kerr ’23 splitting a 50.43 to get the Hawklets into 4th place. Next was Peter Stoltz ’22 running his personal best split of 50.34 to maintain 4th. Stoltz then handed the baton to fellow senior and anchor Jordan Campbell ’22, a four-year varsity sprinter. The last 400 meters of Campbell’s career were his best.
That was not the only time the KU-bound runner would find himself on the podium at the State. Campbell ran a new PR of 49.06 in the 400 meter finals, good enough for 4th Place. The team’s other three individual State qualifiers were Kerr in the 800 meter (11th), Ver Meer in the 400 meter (12th), and Brian Humphrey ’23 in the 1600 meter (14th).
The Rock’s 4x800 team also made a splash at State. August Thompson ’23 led off the race with a sub-2:00 leg, Humphrey and Stoltz both ran 2:01, and Kerr showed why he will be a top returning 800 meter runner in Missouri next year, running a 1:56 split to close out a 3rd Place relay finish for the Hawklets.
Placing 9th in State prelims, the 4x200 relay team missed qualifying for the finals by one spot (0.02 seconds). Although disappointing, it was impressive considering how the team got there. About 30 minutes before the 4x200 relay at Sectionals, Rockhurst’s top sprinter in the 100 and 200 meter races, Kene Okpareke ’23, pulled his hamstring. Charlie Haake ’23 had only a few minutes to prepare himself to step in from his alternate role. He did so admirably and along with
Looking ahead, the 2023 team will feature strong returners along with Okpareke. Humphrey, Kerr, and Thompson all plan to be sub-1:58 runners in the 800, Ver Meer looks to add more individual and relay State qualifications to his résumé, and Trey Gunnoe ’24 hopes to continue progressing in the throws after being a Sectional qualifier in the shot put as a sophomore.
The loss of Okpareke was tough to swallow. The 6’5” junior was a top sprinter in the state and was District Champion in the 100 meter (10.81) and 2nd at Districts in the 200 meter (22.03) before his injury at Sectionals. Both were top-10 times in Missouri, without the opportunity to run at Sectionals or State. Okpareke will use that as motivation for his senior season.
Braydon Worstell ’25, Ver Meer, and Campbell, the Hawklets squeaked out a 4th Place finish and State qualification.
“My goal this year is to exceed the times that I ran last year and to successfully take on the leadership role I am now given as a senior.”
“If our program is going to take the next step and compete for a District Championship and a State trophy, we are going to need three individual steps to take place within our team,” said Coach Harding. “Our returning athletes who competed so well down the stretch of last season will have to step up to the next level in their individual events. The younger athletes who got their first varsity experience last season will need to continue to develop into competitive varsity athletes who can score in major varsity meets. Finally, we have to find and develop athletes to fill the events we struggled in last season. All of these are possible for next season and I am excited to see which ones will come to fruition.”
Kene Okpareke ‘23
“My junior season injury was very devastating,” said Okpareke. “But now I feel more obligated to not only meet my expectations this year, but to surpass them. My goal this year is to exceed the times that I ran last year and to successfully take on the leadership role I am now given as a senior.”
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Sectional Championship
6th out of 13 teams with 61 points
State Championship
11th out of 18 teams with 33 points
Fort Osage Invitational
Bill Summa Invitational
Shawnee Mission South Relays
7th out of 12 teams with 51.5 points
3rd of out 8 teams with 114 points
Season Results
Shawnee Mission North Relays
3rd out of 9 teams with 105.5 points
Grain Valley Invitational
Ron Ives Invitational
District Championship
Rusty Hodge Invitational
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Al Davis, Jr./Mike Lillis Invitational
1st out of 7 teams with 181.5 points
2nd out of 11 teams with 114 points
No team scores
7th out of 19 teams with 51 points
14th out of 53 teams with 19 points
7th out of 21 teams with 34 points
Troy Harding
Coach Troy Harding has served as the head track & field coach since joining the program in 2018. For the prior 25 years, Coach Harding taught Math and coached track & field at Blue Springs South High School - 19 years as head coach. He primarily worked with hur dlers during this time. He coached four State Champions in the hurdles. He was also the head cross country coach for 18 years. While a student-athlete at Carthage High School, Coach Harding competed in football, basketball, and track & field all four years. His senior year (1988) he earned All-State honors in both hurdle events. He continued his track & field career at the University of Central Missouri, specializing in the decathlon, and earned All-American honors in 1992. Coach Harding and his wife, Kimberly, have two boys: Emerson and Coleridge.
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Triple Jump Distance
800 Meter Run Time
*Denotes State qualifier
K. Okpareke 10.81 B. Worstell 11.24
110m High Hurdles Time K. Okpareke 15.41 Q. Rhodes 17.26
High Jump Height
!Denotes All-State performance Blue indicates returnee Season Stats
*L. Ver Meer 50.41
Track & Field 2021
*B. Humphrey 4:29.00
C. Haake, B. Worstell, 1:29.70 L. Ver Meer, J. Campbell
*!4x800m Relay Time
J. Forbush 20-4
M. Smith 20-3
*4x200m Relay Time
J. Forbush 113-8 G. Scott-Hying 102-10
M. Carson 5-10 R. Sullivan 5-8
400 Meter Dash Time
300m Int. Hurdles Time H. Knutson 42.67 Q. Rhodes 43.38
Pole Vault Height A. Poe 9-0 J. McFadden 8-0
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Track (seasonEventsbests)
1600 Meter Run Time
A. Thompson 2:00.50
J. Forbush 41-9 H. Knutson 39-6
*!J. Campbell 49.01
4x100m Relay Time
L. Brewer, J. Campbell, 43.54 K. Okpareke, M. Smith
Field (seasonEventsbests)
Shot Put Distance
Discus Distance
W. Wooden 9:45.42
*!4x400m Relay Time
3200 Meter Run Time
W. Wooden 4:28.88
A. Thompson, P. Stoltz, 7:59.67 B. Humphrey, B. Kerr
L. Lewellen 113-9 C. Auch 113-5
*B. Kerr 1:56.57
100 Meter Dash Time
T. Gunnoe 46-6 L. Lewis 42-2
Javelin Distance
200 Meter Dash Time K. Okpareke 22.03 B. Worstell 22.71
Long Jump Distance
M. Hertenstein 10:05.09
P. Stoltz, B. Kerr, 3:20.24 L. VerMeer, J. Campbell
Each year the coaching staff votes to recognize the Track & Field’s most Outstanding Athlete of the Year “Honoring those who gave their all.” This award considers: Team Spirit, Leadership, Academics, Faith, Athletics.
Most Valuable Player
Adam Flack 2000 Sean O’Donnell 2001 Dan McDonough 2002 Dan Cooper 2003 Jack Jones 2003 Brennan Metzler 2003 Jed Burey 2004 Chris Fencl 2004 D.J. Hord 2005 Michael Duschen 2006 Andrew Bush 2007 Ivan Charbonneau 2008 Robbie Haden 2009 Michael Williams 2010 Zach Herriott 2011 Zach Herriott 2012 Alex Lombardo 2013 Mitch Koeppen 2014 Carson Bode 2015 Patrick Bowen 2016 John Luder 2016 Austin Wike 2016 John Luder 2017 Ross Elder 2017 Tom Seitzer 2018 Tom Seitzer 2019 Wes Porter 2019 Max Hill 2021 Jordan Campbell 2022
All-District
Jordan Campbell ’22 Peter Stoltz ’22 Brian Humphrey ’23 Brendan Kerr ’23 August Thompson ’23 Liam Ver Meer ’24
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Season Team Awards
Jordan Campbell ’22 Max Hertenstein ’22 Peter Stoltz ’22 Brian Humphrey ’23 Brendan Kerr ’23 Kene Okpareke ’23 August Thompson ’23 Trey Gunnoe ’24 Liam Ver Meer ’24 Brayden Worstell ’25
All-State
Tommy Seitz 2013
Montae Spiller 2015 Carson Bode 2015 William Thompson 2015
Lester Ratcliff 1984
Nathan Scheelhaase 2009
Thomas Franke 1977
Rob Haake 1988
Matt Schell 2015
Kevin Jantsch 2012 Alex Lombardo 2013
Zach Herriott 2012
Danny Toomey 2017
Tim Jantsch 1977
Tim Ryan 1987
Sean O’Donnell 2001
Michael Duschen 2006
Chris Muehlbach 1973
Jim Mayer 1961
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Jonathan Macklin 1994 Justin Dro 1997 Rob Reiter 1997
Chris Holmes 1989
Jimmy Dixon 2015 Patrick Bowen 2016 John Luder 2017
Tom Jantsch 1977
D.J Hord 2005 Connor McDonough 2005
Jed Burey 2004
Jamal Jones 2011
Patrick Tweedy 2004
Cecil Stockdale 1976
Rory Donnelly 2000
Ivan Charbonneau 2008
Chaz Trujillo 2013 Max Linscott 2013
Don Schilling 1961
Mark Goodspeed 1975
Noah Pearl 2011
Dylan Stoetzer 2013
Curtis Goldman 2014
Mark Nuebauer 1990
Tim Mozee 1990
Jack Shuss 2009
From several individual state champions and relay teams to the glory years of the 1970s, the track & field program continues to develop disciplined, passionate and talented athletes. Formed in 2009, the list below and in the future represents the best of the best at Rockhurst where the sport draws more than 100 participants yearly.
Thomas Muehlebach 1964
Track & Field All-Time Team
Pat Murphy 1988
Chris Garlich 1975
Michael Dierks 1991
Dan McDonough 2002
Robbie Haden 2009
Tanner Shuey 2012 Sam Maassen 2012
Jay Reardon 1976
Jack Jones 2003
Coach Monteil enters his sixth year coaching football and track & field at The Rock. He spent 29 years coaching at O’Hara High School, where he was Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach for 21 years; he also spent time with the golf and wrestling programs. He works with freshman football along with the sprinters in track & field. Coach Monteil teaches in the Math Department. He and his wife, Shelley, have two daughters, Abby and Riley.
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Alex Dobens
Ryan McAnany
Jim Monteil
Coach Dobens ’08 returned to Rockhurst and the cross country and track & field programs in 2020-21. He graduated from The Rock in 2008 and earned several varsity letters in cross country and track; he is a member of the Cross Country All-Time Team. Coach Dobens attended the College of the Holy Cross. He entered the teaching and coaching world in 2013 at Bishop Machebeuf High School in Denver before joining Rockhurst’s staff in 2020. He teaches Classical Languages classes, is the junior varsity XC head coach, and the track & field distance coach.
Coach McAnany ’12 enters his sixth season at The Rock. He previously spent time as an Alumni Service Corps volunteer at St. Louis University High School in 2016. While a studentathlete at Rockhurst, Coach McAnany excelled in cross country as a three-year letterman and was selected as the 2011 Golden Spike Winner. He was also a varsity track & field letterman. He continued his running career at the University of Dallas. He teaches Scripture and serves as the Assistant Pastoral Director in addition to his coaching duties in cross country and track.
Assistant Coaches
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Coach Bianco ’11 returned to Rockhurst on the track & field coaching staff in 2020, and has been a volunteer throws coach for the last two seasons. While a student-athlete at The Rock, he was a two-year letterman in both football and track & field. Coach Bianco went on to throw for the St. Louis University Men’s Track & Field Team, while earning a degree in Elementary Education and a Certificate in Special Education. He works fulltime as a Special Education Teacher in the Kansas City Kansas School District. Coach Bianco married his wife Mary in June 2020 and they have a son, Timothy Giuseppe.
Robbie Haden
Coach Haden ’09 has been part of the track & field coaching staff working with middle distance since 2016. While a studentathlete at The Rock, he was a three-year letterman in cross country and played two years of basketball, but he was best known for his track accomplishments, lettering all four years. After two seasons focusing on the triple jump, Coach Haden found a home in middle distance. He is the school record holder in the 400-meter (48.17) and was a state-caliber runner in the 200, 400, and 800. He was part of the 4x200 relay team that still holds the school record, and is a member of the program’s All-Time Team. He earned his Bachelor’s in Journalism from the University of Missouri and has worked as Rockhurst’s Director of Communications since 2013. He married his wife, Ashley, in December 2021.
Christopher Melton
Shawn Schmelzle
Coach Schmelzle ’88 returned to Rockhurst in 2020 as a football coach, and then joined the faculty in 2021. While a studentathlete, Coach Schmelzle was a standout player for the Hawklets in the mid-80s, helping Rockhurst win back-to-back State Championships in 1986 and 1987, earning All-State lineman honors both seasons. He went on to play at Central Missouri State. In 2011 he was inducted into the Rockhurst Hall of Fame. For the 28 years prior to joining Rockhurst, he taught English and coached football, wrestling, and track & field at Blue Springs South. He also continues coaching the track & field throws for the Hawklets.
Tim Bianco
Coach Melton joined the Track & Field Hawklets in 2022 and returns for his second season. He was a State-qualifying jumper in high school and also has experience in doing private coaching and on the Liberty North staff as well. Coach Melton is currently back in school to earn his Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education for Earth Science. He is married to Danielle, who owns a private practice as a Mental Health Counselor. In his free time Coach Melton plays ultimate frisbee and cheers on the Chiefs.
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Bridal Extraordinaire 80 Brooksider Sportsbar & Grill 46
Bison State Bank 222 BMA Foundation 68
Fallon Family 233
Flores Family 195
Children’s Mercy Sports Medicine 22 Clairvaux 122
Culinary Virtue 19 Davidson Architecture + Engineering 110 DiPasquale Moore, LLC 126
Kansas City Rubber & Belting 207
Kona Ice 159
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Firetek Construction Services, LLC 117
Fountain Mortgage 235
Polsinelli Inside Front Cover
Joel LeMense, DDS 222
Franke Family 44
CBIZ - Matt Krull 34
Haden Family 35
Prime Label KC 168
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Qualitas Consulting Group 67
Serrone Commercial Real Estate Co. 135 Skycap Roofing & Remodeling LLC 34 Sonnenberg Family 166 Sports Management Associates, L.C. 165 Stephanie M. Warden, D.D.S. 152 Stoltz Family 107
Summit Gastroenterology 238 Sunesis Advisors 133
Pileggi Painting 105
DMH 226
George J. Shaw & Site Rite Construction 37 GO Car Wash 20
Karlin Family 66
Superior Bowen 16
RampUp Labor 145 Regan Family 247 Reller & Company, CPA, PC 222 Roberts Robinson Chevrolet Buick GMC 53 SA Consumer Products, Inc. 136 Sarpino’s Pizzeria 92 Seastnan Medical, LLC 104 SERC Physical Therapy 141
Acceleration Laboratory Services, Inc. 208
Kissick Construction Inside Back Cover Klein & Walker Orthodontics 179
Patrick M. Reidy 217
Brian T. Meyers Law 203
BB’s Lawnside BBQ 175 BF Real Estate 125 BillyHodes.com 4
Academy Bank, N.A. 61
University of Central Missouri 108
University of Kansas PhysiciansPlastic Surgery 245 VanBrock 143
VanTrust Real Estate 177 Ward Parkway Health Services, Inc. 209 Watts Up Lighting 75
Law Office of Zach V. Thomas 167 Levy Craig Law Firm 91
Hangers Cleaners 159
The Quaff Bar & Grill 7 Tickets For Less 161 Tommy’s Express Car Wash 39 Trozzolo Communications Group 237 TW Automation 217
Superior Moving & Storage 247 The Kenner Law Firm, P.C. 219
Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance 11
Malfer & Associates 99 McGilley Memorial Chapels 222
Barnes Law Firm 174
McInnes Group Inc. 187 Meat Mitch Barbecue LLC 141 Midway Ford Truck Center, Inc. 196 Miller/Mehrer/Schoenfeld Families 191 Mohajir Energy Advisors 210 Molle Toyota 78
Piranha 151
University of Kansas Health System 56
Country Club Bank Back Cover Cowboy UP Triathlon 29
Evans Family 178
Tyrer Wholesale Floor Covering Inc. 111 UMB Bank 76
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Mike McGannon ’73 John Hense ’80
Joe Hodes ’83
Directors
Chris Thompson ’86
Joe O’Flaherty ’82 Dan Teahan ’85
Tim Cavanaugh ’78
Scott Thompson ’92 Chris Brown ’00
Thompson Family
Daniel Zinser ’04 Nick Worley ’04 Christopher Schorgl ’07 Jack Rusgis ’10
Will Eckels ’22
Paul Thompson ’80
Bill Conway ’88
Mark Thompson ’79
Jake Thompson ’18
Andrew Bradshaw ’03
Brian Thompson ’11 Collin Thompson ’12
Michael Effertz ’82
Tim Thompson ’82
Pat McGannon ’80
Officers & Associates
Greg Thompson ’78
Scotty Thompson ’17
Kevin Doyle ’72
William Thompson ’15
Jack Eckels ’18
Rob Haake ’88 Ben McAnany ’08
Paul Donovan ’81
Tommy Eckels ’20 Mason Thompson ’21
Ryan Thompson ’22 August Thompson ’23
Robbie Thompson ’13 Matthew Brown ’14
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