S T. J O H N ’ S C O L L E G E B O Y S L A C R O S S E UNDER ARMOUR
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evin Plank, SJC class of 1990 and MVP of the 1989 Football Championship victory against Dematha, is the founder and owner of Under Armour, the originator of performance apparel. Kevin began the company in 1996. Since then, Under Armour has been an industry leader with annual average growth of nearly 250 percent. Last year, Under Armour sold shares of the company for the first time. The company posted the most successful initial product offering by an American company in five years and the stock has continued to perform extraordinarily well. Under Armour is now an official supplier to Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, the NFL, and just about every Division I-A college-football program. In fact, Under Armour now holds market share of more than 70 percent in the compression performance apparel market. The line of clothing is designed to keep athletes cool in the hot weather and warm in the cold weather while also helping to alleviate muscle fatigue and wick sweat away from the body.
In 2006, Kevin was named the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Retail and Consumer Products Category. In 2005, Kevin was named Industrialist Of The Year by The Baltimore Museum of Industry. In 2002, he was selected as the CEO of the Year by Baltimore Smart CEO Magazine for his role in changing the entire apparel industry and for exponential profit growth during a tough economic climate. Kevin has also been inducted into the Baltimore Business Journal’s Hall of Fame. In 2007, St. John’s became one of just four high schools nationwide to wear Under Armour uniforms. The St. John’s varsity team will be wearing Under Armour cleats as the official team shoe. In addition to the Under Armour uniforms and cleats, players at St. John’s wear Under Armour Jackets and Pants, Sweatshirts and Sweatpants, Practice Reversibles and Shorts, Loosegear T-Shirts, Performance Socks, and much more.
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