ALUMNI ATHLETES

PROFESSIONAL

BASEBALL

Stetson Allie ’10

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BASKETBALL

Kipper Nichols ’15, Sheffield Sharks (British Basketball League)

Mike Ryan ’15, Burning River Buckets 

Matt Stainbrook ’10, Real Betis Energía Plus

Tim Stainbrook ’13, Cazorla Jaen Parais Interior (Spain)

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FOOTBALL

Andrew Dowell '15, New Orleans Saints 

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SOCCER

Darlington Nagbe ’08, Columbus Crew

WRESTLING & ULTIMATE FIGHTING

Chris Honeycutt ’07, Ultimate Fighting

Dolph Ziggler/Nick Nemeth ’98, WWE

Lance Palmer ’06, Ultimate fighting

Ty Walz '12, Olympic Trainee 

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JUNIOR HOCKEY

Jordan Hoy '16, Ohio State Club Hockey

Gavin Keller `22, Lindsay Muskie of the Ontario Junior Hockey League

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COACHES

Dwayne Aaron '13, Asst. Football Coach, Moravian 

Stephen Adams ’02, Asst. Freshman, SEHS

Charlie Agozzino, ’03 Westshore Wrestling

Brian Ansberry ’99, Padua, Head Basketball

Brian Arth '84, Head Girls Coach, Elyria

Jack Bradfield '17, Asst. Rugby Coach, SEHS

Ryan Bradfield ’15, Asst. Rugby Coach, SEHS 

Aiden Brady '14, Asst. Rugby Coach, SEHS

Jim Bridge ’88, Offensive Line Football Coach, Duke

Kevin Burke '11. Offensive Quality Control Coach/Quarterbacks Coach, UC Davis

Mike Carpenter, Sr, Wrestling Coach, Westlake High School

Roger Chandler ’92, Michigan State, Head Wrestling

Samario Clancy ’03, Asst., Alderson Broadus (D2 West Virginia)

Dave Clark '17, Football Coach, John Carroll University 

Tom Cleary, Head Rugby Coach, Cleveland Rovers

John Cobos ’09, SEHS Asst Wrestling 

Dan Corcoran ’07, Asst. Football, SEHS

Frank Costanzo ’03, Asst. Football, Padua 

Mike Coughlin, Rugby, Upper Arlington

Tom Cousineau ’75, Hoban

John Curran Sr. ’75, Asst. Girls Basketball, Magnificat

Eric Dennis ’99, Asst. Hockey Coach, Holy Name 

Joe Dever '12, Mid-Atlantic Area Scout, Cleveland Browns 

Frankie Dobbs ’08, Director of Basketball Operations, Bryant

Conor Donelon ’03, Asst. Coach, SEHS 

Bill Dorenkott ’86, Head Womens Swimming Coach, OSU

Jaret Edwards '16, Head JV Baseball Coach, SEHS 

Ryan Fair ''98, Asst. Wrestling, SEHS

Frankie Finotti '11, Assistant Football Coach, John Carroll 

Eric Flannery ’90, HC Basketball, SEHS

Jim Flannery, Asst. Basketball, SEHS

Sean Flannery '16, Asst. Basketball Coach, Georgia State 

Jason Fox `82, Head Rugby Coach, Notre Dame College 

Dan Gallagher ’01, Head Basketball Coach, Magnificat 

TJ Gallagher ’06, Asst. Basketball & Football, SEHS

Brad Ganor ’93, St. Ignatius, Head Baseball & Asst. Athletic Director 

Ben Gauthier ’15, Assistant Football Coach, Mentor High School

Jay Geib ’75, Asst. Football, SEHS

Brett Harkins ’88, Head of Scouting College Talent with Boston Bruins (NHL)

Donny Harkins ’83, Co-Head Coach Cleveland Midget Major Barons Hockey

Brian Harrison ’95, Baldwin Wallace, Head Baseball

Brian Heffernan '78, Asst. Wrestling, SEHS 

Jim Heffernan ’82, Head Coach, Emirates (Illinois) 

John Heffernan ’84, Wrestling, SEHS

Colin Heffernan '13, Asst. Wrestling Coach, Central Michigan 

Dean Heil '13, Wrestling Director of Operations, Campbell University

Andy Hrovat ’98, The University of Michigan's Cliff Keen Wrestling Club

     and Coach for USA Wrestling 

Dave Jacobs ’87, Asst. Football, Walsh Jesuit 

Mark Jayne ’00, Head Wrestling Coach, Avon

Scott Kacirek ’97, Asst., SEHS

Pete Kahler ’02, Athletic Director, SEHS 

Russ Kasl ’87, SwimMAC Carolina- Director of Competitive Swimming, Charlotte, NC

Brett Kean ’15, Asst. Football Coach, North Carolina - Charlotte

Brian Kean ’09, Asst. Rugby, SEHS

Dave Keehan ’90, Asst. Football, SEHS

Robert Kemer ’13, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Milton-Union Schools

Ross Kivett ’09, Asst. Baseball, University of Tennessee

Mike Kulczycki ’98, Head Coach, The Wrestling Factory

Kenny Lamendola ’06, Asst. Football, Furman 

Pete Latkovic '98, SEHS

Jared Leidich '17, Assistant Wrestling Coach, Plymouth High School, Michigan

Bob Lenhart '18, Assistant Swimming Coach, SEHS 

Steve Lepore ’98 Asst., VMI (D1)

Jason Levanduski ’94, Asst. Coach, SEHS

Tommy Levanduski ’02, Asst. Coach, SEHS 

Kevin Madden '83, Assistant Hockey Coach, SEHS

Phillip Margevicius '14, Assistant Head Volleyball Coach, Gilmore Academy 

Fred Marquardt '66, Head Bowling Coach, SEHS

Jeff Marshall '90, Head Coach, U-15 Hockey, SEHS 

Matt Mayer '99, Head Girls Coach, Brebeuf Jesuit (Indianapolis)

Seamus McIllwee '18, Asst. Freshman Baseball Coach, SEHS

Matt Minnillo, Asst.Football Coach, John Carroll 

Ryan Miranda '04, Head Rugby Coach, SEHS 

Mark Moos ’02, Asst. Wrestling, Elyria 

Devin Morrow '16, Graduate Asst., Akron 

Josh Nugent ’04, Head Boys Basketball Coach, Hawken

Mike O'Malley '16, Asst. Football & Swimming Coach, SEHS 

Mike O'Neil '95, Asst. Freshman Baseball Coach, SEHS

Matt Orbany '15, Football Manager, Virginia Tech

Tyler Orlosky '12, Asst. Coach, West Virginia University

Joe Palange '12, Asst. Football Coach, John Carroll 

Edwin Pena '97, Athletic Director, Colegio Ponceno (Ponce Puerto Rico) 

Mike Polevacik ’99, HC Football, Padua 

Tom Pritchard ’08, Group Events Specialist, Indiana Pacers

Delvon Roe '08, HC Basketball, St. Genevieve High School (Los Angeles)

Rich Rupanovic '89, Asst. Wrestling, SEHS

Gus Sako ’10, Asst. Wrestling, SEHS 

Vittorio Santillo '17, Asst. Wrestling, Kent State 

Dan Scanlon ’95, Asst. Football, SEHS

Randy Schneider '12, Director of Football Operations at John Carroll 

Joe Silvestro ’82, Wrestling, Marmion Academy (Illinois)

Steve Simmerer ’06, Asst. Coach, Holy Name Hockey

Russ Sinkewich ’03, Founder and Head Coach of Ohio Hockey Project

Jacob Sminchak '17, Team Manager, Limestone College

Tony Spooner ’04, Asst. Wrestling Coach, Cleveland Heights 

Brad Staples ’10, Asst. Football, SEHS

Justin Staples '08, Director of Business Development

     and Liaison to the Athletic Community, Revolution Enterprises

Connor Suba '08, Asst. Wrestling, SEHS 

Tim Sullivan ’92, Head Hockey Coach, SEHS

Andrew Turner ’15, Assistant Football Coach, Walsh Jesuit 

Bill Viancourt, Asst. Wrestling, Shaw HS 

Chris Vondruska ’02, HC, Keystone HS Wrestling

Dan Waitkus ’78, Asst. Football, SEHS

Jack Walz III ’14, Asst. Football Coach, John Carroll 

Ty Walz '12, Asst. Wrestling Coach, Virginia Tech

John Whelan, Asst. Baseball, St. Ignatius

Robbie Whidden ’87, Hockey Coach, Team Ohio

Charlie Zingalis '20, Assistant Wrestling, SEHS

T.J. Zingalis '13, Asst. Bowling, SEHS

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SPORTS MEDIA 

Alex Boone '05, Sports Broadcaster

Dan Coughlin '55, Friday Night Lights, Fox 8 Host

Chris Fedor '02, Sports Writer, The Plain Dealer 

Carl Jones '16, Sports Reporter, WROC TV

Carmen Angelo Tedesco '87, Sports Radio Host, WTAM;

SEHS Color Analyst for Football & Hockey 

Christ Williams '87, Host of the Chris Williams Podcast Hour 

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SPECIAL NOTES

Alumni in a distinguished club of those who were on state championship teams at

St. Edward and then on national championship teams in college include, Robbie Rogers

and Mark Martin (wrestling, Ohio State) Jawad Williams (basketball, North Carolina),

Jim Heffernan (wrestling, Iowa), John Heffernan (wrestling, Iowa), Bubba Strauss (wrestling, Iowa), Alan Fried (wrestling, Oklahoma State), Kevin Burke (football, Mount Union),

Ryan Giachetti (football, Mount Union), Tom Lally (football, Mount Union), Owen McAndrews (volleyball, Loyola, twice), and Matt Orbany (football, Mount Union), Delmar Halll (football, Mount Union), Deshane Bloodworth (football, Mount Union), Mitch O'Hara (football, Mount Union), Max Williams (football, Mount Union), Sean Flannery '16 (basketball, Xavier). 

In addition, Mike Rupp was on a state hockey championship team at St. Edward and on a Stanley Cup championship team in the NHL with New Jersey.

National Awards

While in college at Akron, Darlington Nagbee won the Hermann Trophy, which goes to the top Division I soccer player in the country. While in college at Mount Union, Kevin Burke became the first two-time winner of the Gagliardi Trophy, which goes to the top Division III college football student-athlete in the country (this is a three level award given only to those who excel academically, athletically, and in service).

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Devontae Blanton `20 made it to a national championship game for Eastern Kentucky last night in the College Basketball Invitational. His brother, Delvon Roe `08, made it to the NCAA national title game in `09 with Michigan State. The only other brother combination to achieve this team fete in all sports are Jim `82 and John Heffernan `84. They wrestled for four national championship teams at Iowa in the `80s.               

Two Streaks Intact

At least one St. Edward alumnus has been a Division I collegiate All American in Wrestling for each of the past 25 years – a national record for a high school. At least one St. Edward alumnus has been a collegiate wrestling All American for any division in each of the past 34 seasons – also a national record for a high school.

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