ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS
If you know a former Pirate deserving of recognition for his or her athletic contribution to the school, please use one of the forms below to submit the nomination to be considered. Remember that nominees can be coaches, players, or friends of Pirate athletics. Nominations can be submitted at any time.
The St. Mary’s High School Athletic Hall of Fame exists to ensure that the history and tradition of the school, as well as the contributions of individuals, are celebrated. Its purpose is to honor, pay tribute to, and perpetuate the memory of individuals who, either through participation, support or interest, have made outstanding contributions in the field of athletics and helped St. Mary’s High School in its pursuit of integrity and excellence.
COMMITTEE
Athletic Hall of Fame nominations are reviewed and chosen by the Athletic Hall of Fame Committee. The committee is compromised of alumni, administrators, and former faculty of St. Mary’s High School. Members of the Athletic Hall of Fame Committee serve a term of three years which is renewable. At the end of the three-year term members may resubmit there request to be considered for another three-year term. The Athletic Director and Director of Development and Alumni Relations are permanent members of the committee. The Athletic Director and Director of Development and Alumni Relations will select new members and replacement members.
SELECTION
Nomination packets are sent to committee members once a year for review. The committee will meet for selection of nominees at an annual meeting, which will include conference calls as needed. Eight of eleven votes will be needed for selection to the Hall of Fame. The number of selections to the Hall of Fame each year will be at the discretion of the committee.
RECOGNITION OF INDUCTEES
Inductees will be notified by phone and letter of their selection to the Hall of Fame. Inductees will be honored at Hall of Fame Assembly, Reception, and a Hall of Fame Football Game.
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Inaugural Inductee
John Gagliardi, Football Coach, 1947 – 1949
Class of 2011
Larry Ash ’50 – Football and Hockey
Henry Pniak ’59 – Football
Robert Stecklein ’59 – Football
John O’Connell ’63 – Boys Basketball
Katherine Dowling ’87 – Track
Elizabeth Kritza ’94 – Volleyball
Kaitlyn Burkett ’06 – Volleyball and Girls Basketball
Father Rawley Myers, Contributor, 1969-2009
Robert Otto, Football Coach, 1980-84, 1991-2003
Class of 2012
Joe Barron ’34 – Boys Basketball
Tom Zecha ’48 – Football
Lucile Ash ’53 – Ice Skating
Richard “Bump” Elliott ’61 – Football
Richard “Lefty” Stecklein ’61 – Football
Diana Huber ’81 – Girls Basketball
Oswaldo “Ozzie” Grenardo ’91 – Football
Jay Hafemeister ’99 – Track
Melissa Hadfield ’06 – Track
Fr. Robert Freudenstein, Contributor, 1947 – 1957
Andrew Middlemist, Contributor 1971 – 2001
Class of 2013
Jack Holvey ’50 – Football
Richard Jewett ’63 – Football and Boys Basketball
Anthony DuCros ’72 – Boys Basketball
Jeanette Kelly ’81 – Volleyball
David Grenardo ’95 – Football
Ryan Taylor ’97 – Football and Track
Christopher Heilman ’04 – Wrestling
Kathryn Runyan Hanshew, Volleyball Coach and Athletic Director, 1977-1999
Fr. Michael Kavanagh, Athletic Director, 1943-1955,
Class of 2014
Tim Myers ’71 – Football
Michael Ellison ’77 – Baseball
Phil Gray ’77 – Football and Wrestling
Lauren Howe ’76 – Golf
Kelsey Burkett ’03 – Volleyball and Girls Basketball
Samantha Cardenas ’08 – Soccer
Ethan Martinez ’08 – Wrestling
Joe Moroski, 1978-82, 1984, Girls Basketball Coach
Ed Murphy, 1959-1963, Boys Basketball Coach
Class of 2015
Don Martin ’61 – Basketball
Ted Peralta ’69 – Basketball and Track
Stefan Von Campe ’93 – Track
Mark Pepper ’95 – Football
Christina “Bean” Whitelaw ’10 – Basketball, Soccer, and Volleyball