T H E B R IDGE
severn school
2009
Athletic Hall of Fame
On May 1st Severn began Alumni Weekend ’09 celebrations with the induction of three outstanding athletes to the Severn School Athletic Hall of Fame. Prior to the induction ceremony, the School unveiled the long awaited Athletic Hall of Fame plaque that now hangs in the Edward St. John Athletic Center. Congratulations to the Hall of Fame’s newest members and be sure to check out the very handsome tribute to these fine men and women.
Tom Dawson `59 presents an original lacrosse watercolor by noted artist Guy Fairlamb on behalf of the Class of 1959 at the Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony; the newly installed Athletic Hall of Fame plaque
Cindy Petty ’77 h Truly a Lady Admiral pioneer, Cindy Petty was one of the first women to attend Severn for six years. As a three sport varsity athlete for four years, Cindy amassed many athletic honors in her field hockey, basketball and lacrosse careers. In her senior year, Cindy was a big contributor in taking the field hockey team from a previous 50/50 season to an undeafeated one. She was the second top scorer for varsity basketball with 102 overall and led in points per game with 14, 16 and 24 points. Cindy was also the co-captain of the varsity lacrosse team and high scorer with 31 goals. She went on to play field hockey at Colgate University and returned to coach field hockey and lacrosse at Severn, earning the Arundel Sun’s Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year in 1982. Josh Sims ’96 h Josh was a four sport athlete at Severn playing, soccer (fresh-soph) football, basketball and lacrosse. Some of the awards he received while at Severn included First Team All County Lacrosse ’95 & ’96, Washington Post and Baltimore Sunpapers First Team All Metro ’96, Kimball Ground Ball Award ’95, and Second Team All County Football. He also was a recipient of the Severn School Scholar-Athlete Award, a member of the National Honor Society and winner of the Stewart Chemistry Award. Josh attended Princeton University where he was a three-time first team All-American, three time first team All Ivy League member, and two-time NCAA Midfielder of the Year. In 2000, he was captain of the Princeton Tigers Lacrosse Team, CLUSA’s Sportsmen of the Year, and First Team Academic All American. He also was named on an NCAA Top-8 honoree from a national pool of athletes in all sports for excellence in academics, athletics and citizenship. Josh and his wife Meghan Bauer Sims ’96 have two daughters. He is the co-founder and president of Icon Lacrosse and is the mountain/desert states sales manager for Warrior Lacrosse. He has played lacrosse professionally for the Baltimore Bayhawks, the Denver Outlaws and the Colorado Mammoth. Dennard Melton ’98 h Dennard played varsity basketball and football from grades 9-12 at Severn. Some of the awards he received at Severn include the MVP Award in basketball ’94 -’97, the MVP Award for football ’96 -’97, First Team All County Football Team ’95 - ’97, Washington Post All Metro Football and Basketball ’97 -’98. Dennard also broke the Anne Arundel County touchdown record with 65 touchdowns. In the MIAA individual records Dennard scored the most points in the league at 412 with 65 touchdowns and 11 two points between 1994 and 1997. He went on to play football at James Madison University where he achieved All American status in 2003/’04. Dennard is currently an assistant varsity football coach at Severn.
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