Sports Hall of Fame

Following the completion of the 2021 season in which the Rangers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the UIL state championship tournament for the fourth time in 10 years, Coach Charlie DeLong ranked as the seventh-winningest active head coach in the nation and the third-winningest coach in the history of Texas boys' high school soccer. During his accolade-filled career, DeLong has won 87 percent of the games he has coached and is a 17-time state champion across the TCIL and UIL. One of just 19 coaches in the history of high school soccer to reach the 600-win plateau, DeLong helped Jesuit establish a state-record, 72-game unbeaten streak (69-0-3) from 1988-91 that still stands. In 2010, the Rangers were ranked No. 1 in the nation according to ESPN and the NSCAA and finished the year 25-0-0 to become the first private school in UIL history to capture a state crown in any sport. One of only five studentathletes in Jesuit Dallas athletic history to secure an individual state championship in the University Interscholastic League, Alex Rinaldi was a three-time UIL state qualifier in wrestling who captured the 180-pound UIL 5A State Championship in 2007. The masterful title run capped a near-flawless season in which Rinaldi closed the year with a 38-2 record and finished his high school career with a ledger of 124-32, including an 81-10 mark over his last two seasons in a Rangers singlet. Rinaldi shined as a rookie at Drexel University, earning a spot on the 2009 CAA AllRookie Team before scripting a successful four-year career with the Dragons.

Four men who have helped shape Jesuit’s remarkable competitive legacy were honored in the fall at the 22nd annual Blue & Gold Banquet celebrating the Sports Hall of Fame. It was another evening to remember as the Class of 2020 officially joined the ranks of Jesuit’s most distinguished student-athletes, coaches, and athletic administrators. “Our sincere thanks to the sponsors and donors for making this evening a tremendous success, and congratulations to our inductees for their exceptional athletic achievements and for continuing to bring honor to your alma mater!”

The first American to ever be ranked No. 1 in the world according to the World Karate Federation, Tom Scott is a 15-time national champion, 10-time USA Open champion, six-time Pan American Gold medalist, four-time Karate 1 Premier League champion, and has been named USA Karate Male Athlete of the Year on five separate occasions. In 2021, Scott became the first Olympian in School history as he represented the United States at the Tokyo Summer Games. He has accumulated 36 medals on the international stage and is one of two Americans to ever take gold in both a kilo and open weight category, accomplishing the feat at the 2012 Pan American Championships. Scott has been a member of the United States men’s senior team since turning 18, qualifying at the U.S. Team Trials and National Championships each summer since 2008. A starter on the Rangers’ 1987 TCIL state-championship football team, Dennis Traynor shined as a four-year varsity starter and senior captain for Jesuit Dallas baseball where he was a two-time all-state selection at shortstop and a two-time state champion. After graduation, Traynor pieced together a historically stellar career at Centenary College. A twotime All-Trans America Athletic Conference selection, Traynor still holds the single-season program record with 60 runs scored during the 1990 season and finished his career ranked first in runs scored and triples, and second in stolen bases, walks, on-base percentage, and defensive assists. Thirty years later, and he still ranks among the School’s top 10 in a number of both single-season and career records.

A New Era for the Performing Arts

John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men not only served as Stage & Film’s major fall production, it also ushered in a new era for the performing arts at Jesuit Dallas, as the first show in the reimagined Melsheimer Family Theater. Prior to the final performance of the run, the Theater, which includes state-of-the art intelligent lighting and sound, an expanded stage, and new seating, was formally dedicated in the new outdoor courtyard adjacent to the remodeled entrance and lobby.

President Mike Earsing welcomed guests by declaring, “On behalf of the entire School, I would like to the thank the Melsheimer Family for this wonderful blessing that we can share with our students. The performing arts have always been an important part of our formational program, and we are humbled by Miki and Tom’s generosity and vision.” Jeff ’14, Tom ’79, Miki, Annmarie, Hanna (Healy), and Jack ’11 Melsheimer