SJC 2022–23 Football Media Guide

Dear Gridiron Community,

It is time for Cadet football, and we are excited for the season.

Coming off an undefeated, championship season, the team has the energy, intensity, and passion to achieve excellence in 2022. Cadets Football is led by senior captains, Rohan Davy, David Ojiegbe, and Myles Slade, and is committed to bringing home another WCAC championship for St. John’s.

Under the guidance of Head Coach Pat Ward ’93 and his coaching staff, this team has been groomed to achieve distinction, both individually and as a group, and we anticipate great successes during the season. St. John’s football utilizes five pillars—family, faith, service, love, and honor—as the foundation to develop our studentathletes who exemplify Lasallian values both on and off the gridiron.

We would like to recognize Athletic Director Dennis Hart and his staff and Head Coach Pat Ward ’93 and his coaching staff for their leadership and dedication to our students. We also thank the families and alumni who support Cadet football and the school community.

Go Cadets!

Sincerely,

Jeffrey W. Mancabelli President

Christopher J. Themistos Principal

schedule

DATE TIME

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

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CHAMINADE-MADONNA (FL) AWAY

MIDDLETOWN (DE) HOME

GONZAGA HOME

TOTTENSVILLE (NY) HOME

(MA) AWAY

CEDAR GROVE (GA) HOME

BISHOP MCNAMARA AWAY

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12

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COUNSEL AWAY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5

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coaching staff

PAT WARD ’93 HEAD COACH

MIKE WARD ’06

23RD SEASON

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH 11TH SEASON

TERRANCE BYRD QUARTERBACKS/ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH 3RD SEASON

ANTWON BAILEY ’08

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR 3RD SEASON

SHELDON DUNBAR ASSISTANT COACH, WIDE RECEIVERS/FOOTBALL OPERATIONS 2ND SEASON

TONY GALLEMORE DEFENSIVE LINE COACH 3RD SEASON

RASHOD GILLESPIE

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

20TH SEASON

JAMISON HEDGEPETH LINEBACKERS COACH 3RD SEASON

DEONTE HOLDEN OFFENSIVE LINE COACH 3RD SEASON

DAVID TY JOHNSON DEFENSIVE COACH 10TH SEASON

JOE LAPIETERA SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO HEAD COACH 1ST SEASON

ED LEE ASSISTANT COACH, WIDE RECEIVERS 6TH SEASON

GARRET MILLER DEFENSIVE BACK COACH 3RD SEASON

JOE PETRIELOU

PHILLIP RIEHL

OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE LINE COACH 7TH SEASON

ASSISTANT DEFENSIVE BACKS & SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR 1ST SEASON

PHIL SAVOY ASSISTANT COACH, WIDE RECEIVERS 19TH SEASON

GEORGE SHIPMAN ’75

OFFENSIVE LINE & SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 1ST SEASON

ANDRE STURGIS ASSISTANT DEFENSIVE BACK COACH 1ST SEASON

PETER WHITE ’09 OFFENSIVE LINE COACH 9TH SEASON

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HEAD COACH PAT WARD ’93

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 23

Coach Ward ’93 enters his third year as head coach of the cadet football program. During his inaugural season, he led the cadets to an 11–0 undefeated season, ranking in the top 25 nationally, as well as secur ing a WCAC Championship.

During the 2021–22 season fifteen seniors signed to play college football. For the past 23 years Ward has provided coaching support for the cadets and has served as assistant director of athletics for the past nine years. A 1993 graduate of St. John’s, Ward is a member of St. John’s Athletic Hall of Fame. He comes from a long line of St. John’s graduates, including his grandfather, Robert Cady ’37; uncle, Mike Cady ’69; cousins, Frank Cady ’42 and Ralph Hawkins ’53; and brother Mike Ward ’06, who also coaches for the SJC football program. As a student, Ward anchored a Cadet football team that advanced to the championship game, and was a two-time All-Ameri can, two-time All-Met, and two-time All-League player. He was presented with the St. John’s Mush Dubofsky Award, recognizing the player who made the biggest contribution to the football team. Ward went on to enjoy a stellar career at the University of Maryland as a four-year starter, spending one year as a defensive tackle and three years as an offensive guard. The Terps recognized Ward with the prestigious A.V. Williams Award, presented to the football player who demon strates outstanding sportsmanship. Ward began coaching for St. John’s in 2000 with tremendous success. He’s coached 24 first team all-league linemen, 11 first or second team All-Met linemen, six All-Americans, three NFL players, and was selected as an assistant coach for the 2013 Under Armour All-American Game. In 2012, he established the Ward Line Academy, through which he works with linemen in grades six and higher in a one-on-one setting. Coach Ward looks forward to building on the positive momentum in his first full season as head coach.

John’s, Coach Ward received the MushDubofsky Award as a senior, was named the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year for DC, was selected as a 2006 All-Met player by The Washington Post, and was chosen as team captain. A two-way player, he achieved the remark able feat of leading the team in tackles from his defensive line position. During Coach Ward’s six years as the varsity defensive line coach from 2013 to 2019, he coached six first team All-Met defensive lineman (Eric Assoua ’15, Terrell Lewis ’16-Los Angeles Rams, Tyree Johnson ’17, Cam Goode ’18, Tremon Morris-Brash ’19, and Mekhail Sherman ’20). Coach Ward has also worked with 14 Division 1 BCS players (Assoua, Lewis, Johnson, Goode, Cam Spence ’17, Kofi Wardlow ’17, Caleb Okechuckwu ’18, Morris-Brash, Sherman, Greg Hudgins ’20, Tre Williams ’20, Taizse Johnson ’21, and Kenjuan Manuel ’21). In his first year as defensive coordinator, during the 2021 spring Covid season, Ward’s defense gave up 65 total points in a five-game span, or an average of 13 PPG. Coach Ward expects this defense to build upon last year’s success with the return of nine of 11 starters.

QUARTERBACKS / ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH TERRENCE BYRD

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 3

Coach Byrd has more than 20 years of coaching experi ence, primarily at the youth and high school level. He is also president of the Maryland Heat, a nationally recognized youth organization. His grassroots foundation has produced some of the top football student–athlete prospects in the country over the last decade, including some of St. John’s most recognized Cadets.

Prior to joining the St. John’s staff in 2012, Coach Ward started every game (48 total) for all four years at the University of Akron as a guard and a center.

He was named team captain his senior year and went on to play for both the Orlando Predators and the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League.

A two-time first team AllConference lineman at St.

Coach Byrd spent 20 years with United Health Care, where he was a senior project manager specializing in transition and process change management, earning several sigma certifications. Byrd values family and is the father of five children (Tyler, Tyreik, Madisyn, Morgyn, and Trentyn), who are his pride and joy. Coach Byrd’s connection with and development of players at the grassroots level has been unmatched to include many league and national titles. A few of Coach Byrd’s most distinguished strengths are mentorship, team building, and his ability to build a family atmosphere founded on discipline, hard work, and determination.

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR / ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH MIKE WARD ’06 SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 11

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OFFEN SIVE COORDINATOR ANTWON BAILEY ’08

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 3

oach Bailey was a two-time team captain, three-time offensive MVP, first team All-Met, and the DC Gatorade Player of the Year. He continued his playing career at Syracuse University and was a team captain and first team All-Big East performer. The all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards for a running back at Syracuse University, Bailey ranks 16th on the SU career rushing record list. After graduating from Syracuse, Bailey signed a free agent contract with the Washington Redskins in April 2012 andparticipated in all of the offseason sessions, the rookie camp, the training camp, and the preseason games. He was later named to the practice squad. In the summer of 2013, Coach Bailey served as a Bill Walsh–intern for the Buffalo Bills and in the same year, began coaching at St. John’s, taking on the roles of offensive coordinator and running back coach. He then spent three years with the program before moving on to Sidwell Friends and Fairmont Heights in the same capacity.

ASSISTANT COACH, WIDE RECEIVERS / FOOTBALL OPERATIONS SHELDON DUNBAR

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 2

oach Dunbar was raised in Washington, DC, and Prince Georges County, MD. An alumnus of Largo High School and a member of the 1995 Maryland State championship team, Coach Dunbar attended Bethune Cookman College, earning a bachelor’s degree in physical education and criminal justice. After a successful playing career for Bethune Cookman Football, Dunbar played for the Daytona Speedy Semi-Pro football team, then started coaching youth football with the PG Stags AAU football team as head coach and director of football operations/vice president of football league, where he won several championships and Coach of Year awards. Coach Dunbar later went on to Parkdale High School in Riverdale, MD, where he was the assistant coach from 2007 to 2011, serving as running back and special teams coach, and from 2013 to 2015, was an assistant coach at DeMatha Catholic High School.

DEFENSIVE LINE COACH TONY GALLEMORE

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 3

CCoach Tony Gallemore is entering his second season as defensive line coach at St. John’s. Prior to SJC, he coached eight seasons in the WCAC at DeMatha Catholic High School, where he won four WCAC championships and had the opportunity to coach and mentor great young men and football players including Deonte Holden (CFL: Edmonton Oilers) and Chase Young (NFL: Washington Football Team). A native of New Jersey and a graduate of Virginia State University, Gallemore also serves as a school leader for a DC public charter school and has a love and passion for educating children.

RUNNING BACKS COACH / DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE RECRUITING RASHOD GILLESPIE

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 20

CCoach Gillespie served as the offensive coordinator at Calvin Coolidge High School, his alma mater. As a player at Coolidge, he was named the Offensive Player of the Year for the DCIAA in 1993. He ranked first in rushing that season in DC and was given All-Met honorable mention. Gillespie then attended West Virginia University where he was a standout on special teams. He later transfered to Glenville State College, where he earned all-conference honors in 1998 and played in the National All-Star College Football Classic. Gillespie has held several positions at St. John’s including strength and conditioning coach, linebacker coach, and running back back. Known for aggresive and physical defensives, one of the high points of his career was in 2013 when St. John’s addvanced to the champi onship game allowing only 11 points per game, by far the best in the league. He is currently an educator in the St. John’s Benilde Program. He and his wife Lakeeda live in D.C. with their daughters Aniya, Gianni, and Marley and son Lathan.

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LINEBACKERS COACH JAMISON HEDGEPETH

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 3

oach Hedgepeth begins his second season at St. John’s as linebacker coach. Prior to SJC, Hedgepeth coached linebackers at Eastern High School (DC) where he coached Mike Terry to All-County first team honors. As a collegiate, Hedgepeth was a four-year letterman for North Carolina A&T and amassed 180 tackles, 22 TFL, and 5 Sacks over 44 starts. A native of Fort Washington, MD, Hedgepeth played under MD State Hall of Fame Coach George Earley for three seasons and was an honorable mention All-County player.

OFFENSIVE LINE COACH DEONTE HOLDEN

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 3

oach Holden is a native of Washington, DC and a graduate of Cardozo High school. He attended junior college at Montgomery College of Rockville, where he played football. After his career at Montgomery College, he continued in the Arena Football League playing with the Richmond Speed as well as the DC Armor. From 2010 to 2019, Holden coached the offensive line at DeMatha High School and was part of the coaching staff that won four straight WCAC championships from 2013 to 2016.

DEFENSIVE COACH DAVID “COACH TY”JOHNSON SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 10

CCoach Ty enters his ninth season at St John’s, his fifth as a varsity defensive coach, and fourth as JV defensive coordinator. Previously a coach with the St John’s freshmen staff, he also served as co-offensive coordinator. Prior to St. John’s, Johnson coached for two seasons at his alma mater, Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School in DC and was on the ’92 DCIAA Championship Staff. In 1998, he started coaching youth football at Butler Wyatt Clubhouse #2 (1998–2005) and later at Beacon House (2006–2015) where he won the Pop Warner Super Bowl in 2010. From 1998 to 2015, he posted 18 consecutive winning seasons, and for 14 of the 18 seasons, his teams were champions or runners-up in AAU, AYF, or Pop Warner, city, regional, and national championship games. While attending Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School in DC he played as a defensive back, running back, and slot receiver. He went on to the University of the District of Columbia, where he played two seasons. Johnson graduated from the UDC, earned graduate degrees from Southeastern University and George Washington University, and later a Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is currently an executive manager and senior cyber security subject matter expert supporting the federal government, and lives in DC with his family.

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO HEAD COACH JOE LAPIETRA SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 1

Coach Joe LaPietra was born and raised in Bergen County, NJ.

He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, with a BA in Business Management, earning a Chartered Leadership Fellow from the Ameri can College in Bryn Mawr, PA. In high school (what high school?), Joe was All-League in both football and baseball, and later a quarterback team captain at Franklin and Marshall. Joe moved to Maryland in 1989 where he worked in financial services before retiring in 2020. He is an executive committee member of the Washington DC Touchdown Club, coached Maplewood and Rockville youth Football and D.C. CYO basketball teams and is a member of the SJC Coaches Club. In addition to coaching, he created and leads the “Mastery of the Mind “program at SJC, which involves regular team meetings to address growth topics such as mindfulness, student athletic-life balance, public speaking, mental health, coping skills, language, communication, and financial literacy. His passion and commitment to delivering real-life messages and his connection with the team continue to grow.

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ASSISTANT COACH, WIDE RECEIVERS ED LEE

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 6

oach Lee was born in Washington, DC, and is an alumnus of Wilson High School, where was an All-Met defensive tackle. After high school, Lee attended South Carolina State University, graduated with honors, and in 1982 was drafted by the Lions. As a wide receiver, Lee was named to SC State’s 100 Greatest Football Players in school history and was inducted into the SC State Athletic Hall of Fame. With the Lions, Lee suffered a career-ending knee injury that spawned a career in physical therapy. In 1988, he graduated from Howard University and has been a prominent physical therapist in Silver Spring, MD, for more than 30 years. He coached freshman wide receivers from 2013 to 2016, and is currently a multi-site manager for NovaCare Rehabilitation.  Coach Lee and his wife Susan have three children Courtney, Ed, and Kendall. Ed, Jr., is an SJC graduate (2017) and has a school record of three TD receptions in the 2016 WCAC championship against DeMatha.

DEFENSIVE BACK COACH GARRET MILLER

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 3

Born in Fairfax, VA, Garret Miller is a former Division II coach, who played wide receiver at Ashland University (OH) from 2014 to 2017. While at Ashland, Miller was part of two conference championship teams and one undefeated regular season. His 2017 graduating class was the was the most successful in program history. After graduating from Ashland, Miller was a graduate assistant coaching tight ends at Tusculum University (TN) where he coached two All-Conference tight ends. Following graduation, Miller accepted a position at Tiffin University (OH) coaching cornerbacks where he was part of the first conference championship in program history, beating Tiffin’s rival for the first time in 30 years.

ASSISTANT DEFENSIVE BACKS & SPECIAL TEAMS CORRIDINATOR PHILLIP RIEHL

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 1

CCoach Riehl was born in Philadelphia, PA. He attended St Joseph’s Preparatory School where he was an All-Catholic Defensive Back and graduated from West Chester University, PA, with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. He coached at Monsignor Bonner High School in Upper Darby, PA, (when) as the defensive backs coach and mentored three All Catholic Defensive Backs. Formerly a Philadelphia Police officer (from when to when?) Coach Riehl is currently a Deputy US Marshal in Washington, DC.

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ASSISTANT COACH, WIDE RECEIVERS PHIL SAVOY

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 19

oach Savoy returns for his 17th season as the varsity wide receivers coach. After graduating from Carroll High School, Coach Savoy went on to play wide receiver for the University of Colorado, where he ranked second in all-time receptions for the Buffaloes. He also set a university record with eight catches in a single quarter. As a senior, he was an All-Big 12 selection. After being drafted by the Arizona Cardi nals, Coach Savoy spent time with the Baltimore Ravens as a special teams player. He also spent time with the Seattle Seahawks and St. Louis Rams. After his time in the NFL, he played in the Arena Football League. As a coach at St. John’s, Savoy has coached several players who have gone on to have successful college careers, including Marcus Lee ’04, Towson’s all-time leading receiver. Several of Coach Savoy’s players have been selected as first-team all-conference, including Scotty Washington ’15 (Wake Forest). Coach Savoy’s receivers are known for their precise routes and tremendous blocking. Coach Savoy and his wife, Kristina, live in Washington, DC, with their children, Chynna, Malachi and Sydney.

OFFENSIVE LINE & SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR GEORGE SHIPYAN ’75

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 5

Coach Shipyan has more than 25 years of experience coaching youth and high school football in the United States, as well as men’s amateur football in Australia. He helped establish the Westlake Bulldog Youth organization in Southern Maryland; was the offensive line coach for the Westlake Bulldogs at the 2009 AYFL National Championship 13U; offensive line coach at Westlake and North Point High Schools in Waldorf, MD (2010–14); and offensive line coach for the University of Canberra Firebirds, Senior Men Canberra, Australia (when?). He went on to win back-to-back Australia Capital Territory conference championships and was undefeated in 2016 and 2017. He was also Head Coach for the University of Canberra juniors (ages 14–18) (when?) and for the 2017 Australia Capital Territory Championship. Nationally ranked #7 in Australia, Shipyan was recently the offensive line coach for the New South Wales State All-Star team in Sydney, Australia. He currently lives in Southern Maryland with his wife Liz.

ASSISTANT DEFENSIVE BACK COACH ANDRE STURGIS SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 1

PCr ior to joining SJC, Sturgis coached defensive backs at Riverdale Baptist, MD, from 2018 to 2020, where he was named defensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach in 2021. After attending Iona University’, where he played defensive back, he continued his playing career with the DC Generals from 2008 to 2014. Coach Sturgis is 18-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police department in Washington, DC where he earned numerous achievement awards for his hard work and dedication to serving the community

OFFENSIVE LINE COACH PETER WHITE ‘09

SEASONS COACHING AT ST. JOHN’S: 8

Coach White came to St. John’s having recently finished his college career at Temple University, where he was a starter on the offensive line. He transferred to Temple after graduating from Mary land, where he played in a total of 23 games during three seasons. At. St. John’s, White was a three-time first-team All-WCAC performer on the offensive line. During his senior season, he recorded 63 pancake blocks and was selected as an Under Armour All-American, playing in the ESPN game the following January. He was also team captain and received the Mush Dubofksy Award. White was a key member of the Cadet program, earning a starting position on the offensive line in his very first game as a freshman. He went on to be a two-way starter for his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.

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DENNIS HART

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT

ennis Hart joined St. John’s College High School as director athletics in March 2020, bringing extensive experience as an administrator, teacher, and coachs. Prior to St. John’s he devoted himself for 14 years to the students of his own alma mater, St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, an all-boys Catholic preparatory high school in Philadelphia, PA. During his tenure he was the director of athletics—overseeing a robust and successful program that included 40 teams, nearly 100 coaches, and more than 700 student-athletes— spent four years as dean of students, and five years as a history teacher, and chair of the history department. Hart also coached both baseball and basketball, the same sports he played as a student there. Hart served as associate head coach for the varsity baseball team for 13 years, helping guide the team to four consecutive division titles, back-to-back Philadelphia Catholic League championships, and a 2009 appearance in the state semifinal game. Hart also coached the school’s basketball program for three years, including time with both the varsity and freshman teams. Prior to joining the faculty at St. Joseph’s Prep, Hart was a social studies and science teacher at People for People Charter School in Philadelphia, where he coached the boys’ varsity basketball team, leading them to two Independent Charter School League finals. Hart began his coaching career at St. Matthew School in Philadelphia, where he served as assistant coach for the girls’ varsity high school Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) team. Hart earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Temple University and a master’s degree in educational leadership from St. Joseph’s University. Hart has also served on a number of professional committees, including the St. Joseph’s Prep Strategic Plan 2020–Academic Excellence Committee (co-chair), St. Joseph’s Prep Middle States Committee (chair), St. Joseph’s Prep Board of Trustees Athletics and Student Life Committee, the Philadelphia Catholic League (vice chair), and the Philadelphia Catholic League Board of Directors. He also served as the league’s chairman for baseball and boys’ and girls’ track and field. Hart and his wife Kate live in Washington, DC, with their two daughters Olivia and Claire.

PAT WARD ’93

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

PDat Ward ’93 enters his 10th year as assistant athletic director for St. John’s College High School. During his professional career at St. John’s, he has overseen the day-to-day operations of the Athletic Department and the school’s athletic facilities with a focus on boys’ sports. In addition to his role in the Athletic Department, Ward has been the offensive line coach at St. John’s since 2000 with great success, and at least one lineman named first team All-Conference each year. Ward has coached 24 first team All-Conference linemen and 11 first or second team All-Met linemen (as determined by The Washington Post), as well as six All-Americans and three NFL players. Most recently, Ward was an assistant coach for the 2013 Under Armour AllAmerican Game. As a student–athlete at St. John’s, Ward was a two-time football All-Met and All-American recipient. At the University of Maryland, he was a four-year starter, an AllConference ACC player, and the recipient of the prestigious A.V. Williams Award, given to the UMD football player who demon strates outstanding sportsmanship. He was inducted into the St. John’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. Ward comes from a long line of St. John’s graduates, including his grandfather, Robert Cady ’37; uncle, Mike Cady ’69; cousins, Frank Cady ’42 and Ralph Hawkins ’53; and brother Mike Ward ’06. He is very proud of his history at St. John’s and excited to be part of the St. John’s community.

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ASHLEY GINGRICH

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR FEMALE SPORTS

native of Richmond, VA, Ashley Gingrich spent 10 years as a middle school Latin teacher in both Northern Virginia and Richmond before transitioning to Trinity Episcopal School, a co-educa tional, college preparatory school in Richmond, where she taught Latin and public speaking for five years. She also served as faculty development coordinator, new teacher mentor, and VAIS annual conference chairwom an. While at Trinity Episcopal, Gingrich spent eight seasons coaching the boys’ and girls’ swim programs, where she led the boys’ team to back-to-back state championships in 2015 and 2016. She also coordinated and directed both the 2014 and 2015 VISAA Swimming & Diving State Championship meets. In addition to teaching and coaching, Gingrich has worked in several athletic and educational arenas including operations, event management, admissions, athlete services, and student–athlete mentoring at the collegiate level. Most recently, she was the operations manager and admissions coordinator for an educational coaching organization in Arlington, VA. Gingrich earned a bachelor’s degree in Latin and secondary education from Randolph-Macon College, a master’s degree in educational leadership from George Mason University, and a master’s degree in sports leadership from Northeastern University.

MATT SMITH

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

oach Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in fitness sports management from the University of the Cumberlands, as well as a master’s degree in sport and health science from Life University. He is a certified USA Track and Field coach, as well as an EXOS-certified performance specialist. Smith previously worked at IMG Academy, where he worked with several MLB players, including Andrew McCutchen, Pedro Alvarez and Starlin Castro, and NFL players, including Tim Tebow, Randall Cobb, Eddie Lacy and Eric Reid. Smith also studied under worldclass speed coach Loren Seagrave and worked with gold medalists LaShawn Merrit and Demetrius Pinder.

MIKE WALKER

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

AAlocal native, Mike Walker earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Maryland in 1998. While working on his degree, he interned with the university’s sports medicine department, providing medical care and coverage for several of the Terrapins’ athletic teams. Walker went on to earn a master’s degree in health and education in 2000 from Frostburg State University. He later earned his certifications as an athletic trainer (ATC) in 1999 and as a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) in 2000. He holds memberships in good standing with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. St. John’s head athletic trainer since 2002, Walker is a sitting committee member for the District of Columbia Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (DCSMAC) and the governmental affairs council representative for the District of Columbia Athletic Trainers’ Association (DCATA). He enjoys spending time with his family and friends, playing and listening to music, and running in Rock Creek Park.

KARA TRIBBIE

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

KCara ha s worked as an athletic trainer in the secondary school setting for the past three years. Prior to joining the St. John’s communi ty, she served as the Assistant Athletic Trainer at Flint Hill School in Oakton, VA. Kara earned her bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise from Virginia Tech, where she earned a varsity letter in sports medicine for her work with the football program. She earned her master’s degree in Athletic Training from Boston University after completing several clinical rotations in NCAA Division I Athletics, including BU Men’s Lacrosse, Men’s Ice Hockey, Dance, and Swim & Dive. Kara also served as an intern with the football and volleyball programs at The University of Arizona and the Fairfax County Police Department

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OJIEGBE DAVID SR 6'4" 240 DE

GILL COLLIN SR 6'1 " 190 DB

RIGGS DA’JUAN JR 5'10" 200 ATH

SANDY ZAHBARI SR 6'2" 200 DB

DAVY ROHAN SR 5'10" 205 DB

BROWN TRENT SR 5'10" 185 DB

LITTLETON ADRIAN SR 6'1" 240 DE

GREGG ASA SR 6'1" 200 WR

SLADE MYLES SR 6'3" 210 ATH

WALLACE-JONES AMIR SO 6'1" 200 ATH

MCINTOSH SHAMAR JR 6'1" 190 DB/RB

HAYER TARIQ SO 6' 185 DB

WILLIAMS REECE SO 5'7" 160 WR/DB

WILLIAMS SEAN SR 6' 175 WR/DB

WILLIAMS BREYON FR 5'10" 190 DB/RB

GEER MILLER SR 5'10" 190 QB

FRENCH ISAIAH SO 6'2" 190 QB

RICHARDSON ROMAN JR 6' 170 WR/DB

STEWARD ROB JR 5'10" 170 DB

BLOUNT CINQUE JR 5'10" 215 RB

EDWARDS AHKEI SR 5'11" 210 LB/RB

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FAY TYLER JR 5'10"

PROVENCHER ALEX JR 6'1"

WOODS JASON SO 5'8"

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HILDRETH NATE FR 5'7" 165 WR/DB

JONES JULIAN FR 5'8"

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SLADE CHRISTIAN FR 5'11" 170 RB

MINICHELLO JOSEPH SO 5'8"

GILLIAM JASON JR 6'

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HARRISON JORDAN FR 6'3" 300 OL

DRIEBAND WILL JR 6'2" 260 OL

MCCLUSKEY PETER FR 6'1" 240 OL

HORAN COOPER FR 6' 240 DL

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DESIMONE ALEX FR 6' 185 OL

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CONNELLY KAAI FR 6'2" 165 WR/DB

WILSON TRENT SO 6'2" 270 DL CANTWELL THOMAS SO 5'8" 160 DB

FAUST DILLON FR 5'9" 175 QB FINNEGAN JOEY FR 5'10" 170 TE/DE GILL RYAN FR 5'9" 190 LB HARRIS JAMES SO 5'9" 170 LB LASNER JACK SO 5'7" 180 ATH MOLTER PHILLIP FR 5'8" 190 ATH MOORE JOHN FR 5'8" 170 DB SHORTINO JACK FR 5'7" 190 ATH STEVENS JASON FR 5'8" 170 ATH STRINGER QUINLIN FR 6' 170 WR/DB STRINGER NOLAN FR 6' 180 WR/DB

VOUK PATRICK FR 5'9" 175 ATH

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THE UNDER ARMOUR CONNECTION

Kevin Plank, SJC Class of 1990 and MVP of the 1989 championship vic tory against DeMatha, is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Under Armour, the originator of performance apparel. Since the company began in 1996, Under Armour has been an industry leader. When company sold shares for the first time in November 2005, they posted the most successful initial public offering by an American company in five years, and the stock has continued to perform extraordinarily well. By 2013, the com pany was posting more than $2 billion in annual revenue.

Under Armour is now an official sup plier to Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, the National Football League, and just about every Division I-A college football program. Under Armour holds roughly 80 percent of the market share in the compression performance apparel market.

In 2006, Plank was named the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Retail and Consumer Products category. In 2012, Forbes magazine listed him as

No. 3 on the list of the most powerful CEOs in America under the age of 40. Plank has also been inducted into the Baltimore Business Journal ’s Hall of Fame.

Plank has stayed close to St. John’s athletic program and has given motiva tional pre-game, halftime and post-game speeches to the players. Under Armour is also the official apparel sponsor of the St. John’s athletic program. In 2005, St. John’s became one of just three high

schools nationwide (SJC, Indiana, and Arizona) to wear Under Armour uni forms. Starting in 2006, the St. John’s varsity team began wearing Under Armour cleats as the official team shoe.

In addition to the Under Armour uni forms and cleats, players at St. John’s wear Under Armour LooseGear micro shorts, ColdGear mock turtlenecks, UA Tech T-shirts, receiver gloves, visors, performance socks, and more.

performance training

Our full-time performance coaches provide professionallevel training to St. John’s athletes. These innovative, evidence-based strength and conditioning programs are customized by sport to give each athlete the tools they need to take their performance to the next level. St. John’s offers two per formance training classes during the academic year that are open to any interested student. In addition, each athletic team receives sport-specific training year-round from the performance coaches.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE

• STRENGTH TRAINING: Comprehensive training programs designed to target the entire body using multi-joint movements (including Olympic training). Athletes train in the Smith Weight Room, which houses cutting-edge weight and resistance training equipment.

• CARDIOVASCULAR TRAINING: Interval training that incorporates stationary bikes, jump ropes, Woodway treadmill, stadium runs, sleds, prowlers, and drills on the multi-purpose turf field.

• MOVEMENT TRAINING: Resistance training, plyometrics, and mobility and flexibility exercises.

• SPEED AND AGILITY TRAINING: Linear and multidirectional drills designed to teach athletes to move more effectively.

• PREHABILITATION TRAINING: Sport-specific training to correct imbalances and weaknesses in the body that could lead to injury.

• RECOVERY TRAINING: Athletes receive nutrition plans and learn myofascial release techniques designed to return their body to a normal state of mental and physical health in order to prepare them for the next practice or competition.

ST. JOHN’S FOOTBALL

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facilities

FERNANDEZ STADIUM

FERNANDEZ STADIUM

SMITH FIELD

facilities

BASKETBALL LOCKER ROOM

CONTRERAS PERFORMANCE / SKILL AND DEVELOPMENT WING

SPORTS MEDICINE COMPLEX

THE MUSH DUBOFSKY AWARD

The Mush Dubofsky Award, named in honor of the legendary St. John’s line coach, is given to the players who have made the largest contributions to the football program during their St. John’s careers.

YEAR PLAYER

1987 CHRIS MAGNOLIA

1988 KERRY PEARL

1989 MARTY DAVIS

1990 WAYNE HOLMES

1991 MIKE BROWN

1992 DARRYL GILLIAM AND PAT WARD

1993 JOE GRIMM

1994 BRIAN GAVAGAN

1995 DARRYL HODGE

1996 ROB BROWN

1997 BRANDON JOHNSON

1998 TOMMY O’CONNOR

1999 REGGIE WILKES

2000 ANDREW CALLAHAN AND MIKE TAYLOR

2001 GREG BURLIN

2002 CONRAD BOLSTON

2003 MARCUS LEE

2004 KEVIN MARONEY AND RICO MCCOY

2005 DREW LUONGO AND MIKE WARD

2006 JOSH JOHNSON AND TONY TUCKER

2007 ANTWON BAILEY AND ANTHONY COLEMAN

2008 NATE LUONGO AND PETER WHITE

2009 CHARLES BROWN AND ANDRE MONROE

2010 WAYNE BURDEN AND DANNY WRIGHT

2011 MITCHELL KIRSCH AND OLAJUWON SWEARINGER

2012 NED BENT AND MAX ONYENWE

2013 MAURICE HARLEY AND WILL ULMER

2014 AYRON MONROE AND ERIC ASSOUA

2015 DEVANTE BROOKS AND TERRELL HALL

2016 DARRYL MCDANIEL AND STANLEY HUBBARD

2017 CAM GOODE AND CALEB OKECHUKWU

2018 RON COOK AND QUINTEN JOHNSON

2019 MIKKAIL SHERMAN AND RAKIM JARRETT

2020 TAISZE JOHNSON AND BRYCE BUTLER

2021 JAMAR CURTIS AND ARTURO MATTOCKS

CLIFF PATERSON AWARD

Awarded to players who demonstrate courage, passion and selflessness.

YEAR PLAYER

2019 SOL JAY MIAVA

2020 XAVIER TERRY AND CAM MONCOUR

2021 DJ LINKINS AND ISAIAH SMITH

THE MICHAEL CROUCH AWARD

The Michael Crouch Award, named in honor of a St. John’s alumnus who passed away during his freshman year of college, is given to the unsung hero of the St. John’s varsity team.

YEAR PLAYER

1985 TERRENCE LOJACONA

1986 ERIC ZAMORA

ROBERT DUVALL 1988 JAMES POCH

DAVE DAVIS

MICHAEL ZINZI

PAUL DINENNA

IMAN TYSON

JOSEPH PATTERSON

MATTHEW TROPEA

NATHANIEL POLLARD

CHRISTOPHER WITCHER

CHRISTOPHER CONLON

CHRISTOPHER SMITH

THOMAS MCEVOY

MARCUS BOLSTON

IAN GLEBES

2006 DANNY TOIGO

YEAR PLAYER

2007 KOREY NEAL

2008 DOMINICO MCINTOSH

2009 KORTLAN JACKSON

2010 ROBERT CADLE

2011 ZACH PRICE

2012 ALEX MALCHOW

DENZEL DYKES

2014 MITCH MONA

SAVOHN HUNT

2016 KOFI WARDLOW

2017 JAMAL GAY

2018 DREW BERGGREN RIAN HAIGLER

2019 DEMOND ARTER GREG HUDGINS

2020 KYRIK MASON GARY ROSEMOND

2021 KENDEL SIMS JOSH GARY

THE MATT DILLON AWARD

The Matt Dillon Award is given to the football player who best excels at more than one varsity sport.

YEAR PLAYER

2011 BILLY WEBB (FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL)

2012 ZACH ZAGONE (FOOTBALL, WRESTLING AND LACROSSE)

RP WHITTY (FOOTBALL AND LACROSSE)

2014 OMAR GARCIA (FOOTBALL AND LACROSSE)

2015 MATT PIZZOLA (FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL)

2016 DEMANI HANSFORD (FOOTBALL AND TRACK AND FIELD)

2017 JALEN DICKERSON (FOOTBALL AND WRESTLING)

CHARLES BRISCOE (FOOTBALL AND TRACK)

2018 TIM SWOPE AND CAM ROSS

GEORGE ALVAREZ

JOSHUA THOMPSON

JOSHUA THOMPSON AND RYAN DUENKEL

go st. john’s—beat gonzaga ST. JOHN’S VS. GONZAGA FOOTBALL HISTORY

1927 GONZAGA 41, ST. JOHN’S 0

1929 GONZAGA 33, ST. JOHN’S 7

1930 ST. JOHN’S 15, GONZAGA 0

1931 GONZAGA 38, ST. JOHN’S 2

1932 GONZAGA 31, ST. JOHN’S 0

1933 GONZAGA 28, ST. JOHN’S 0

ST. JOHN’S 0, GONZAGA 0 (TIE)

1935 GONZAGA 12, ST. JOHN’S 0

GONZAGA 13, ST. JOHN’S 6

GONZAGA 21, ST. JOHN’S 6

ST. JOHN’S 15, GONZAGA 12

ST. JOHN’S 20, GONZAGA 0

ST. JOHN’S 6, GONZAGA 6 (TIE)

GONZAGA 19, ST. JOHN’S 13

GONZAGA 13, ST. JOHN’S 6

ST. JOHN’S 12, GONZAGA 0

GONZAGA 7, ST. JOHN’S 6

GONZAGA 27, ST. JOHN’S 6

GONZAGA 19, ST. JOHN’S 0

ST. JOHN’S 12, GONZAGA 6

GONZAGA 19, ST. JOHN’S 0

GONZAGA 20, ST. JOHN’S 12

ST. JOHN’S 37, GONZAGA 0

ST. JOHN’S 25, GONZAGA 6

ST. JOHN’S 7, GONZAGA 0

ST. JOHN’S 14, GONZAGA 7

ST. JOHN’S 2, GONZAGA 0 (PL)

GONZAGA 13, ST. JOHN’S 6

ST. JOHN’S 13, GONZAGA 0

ST. JOHN’S 33, GONZAGA 7

ST. JOHN’S 13, GONZAGA 6

GONZAGA 13, ST. JOHN’S 9

ST. JOHN’S 14, GONZAGA 0

ST. JOHN’S 20, GONZAGA 6

1962 ST. JOHN’S 21, GONZAGA 0

1963 GONZAGA 14, ST. JOHN’S 11 1964 ST. JOHN’S 46, GONZAGA 0 1965 ST. JOHN’S 33, GONZAGA 0 1966 ST. JOHN’S 6, GONZAGA 6 (TIE) 1967 GONZAGA 18, ST. JOHN’S 12

1968 ST. JOHN’S 40, GONZAGA 15 1969 ST. JOHN’S 41, GONZAGA 14 1970 ST. JOHN’S 14, GONZAGA 0 1971 ST. JOHN’S 16, GONZAGA 14 1972 ST. JOHN’S 43, GONZAGA 0 1973 ST. JOHN’S 21, GONZAGA 0 1974 ST. JOHN’S 35, GONZAGA 14 1975 ST. JOHN’S 35, GONZAGA 0 1976 ST. JOHN’S 34, GONZAGA 0 1977 ST. JOHN’S 41, GONZAGA 8 1978 ST. JOHN’S 42, GONZAGA 6 1979 NO GAME 1980 NO GAME 1981 GONZAGA 23, ST. JOHN’S 0 1982 GONZAGA 14, ST. JOHN’S 7 1983 GONZAGA 14, ST. JOHN’S 9 1984 GONZAGA 53, ST. JOHN’S 0 1985 GONZAGA 25, ST. JOHN’S 13

1986 GONZAGA 21, ST. JOHN’S 7 1987 GONZAGA 28, ST. JOHN’S 8 1988 GONZAGA 10, ST. JOHN’S 7 1989 ST. JOHN’S 24, GONZAGA 0 1990 GONZAGA 24, ST. JOHN’S 8 1991 ST. JOHN’S 26, GONZAGA 19 1992 GONZAGA 24, ST. JOHN’S 6 1993 GONZAGA 31, ST. JOHN’S 14 1994 GONZAGA 15, ST. JOHN’S 0 1995 GONZAGA 21, ST. JOHN’S 14

1996

GONZAGA 20, ST. JOHN’S 0 1997 GONZAGA 25, ST. JOHN’S 0 1998 GONZAGA 42, ST. JOHN’S 14 1999 GONZAGA 25, ST. JOHN’S 0 2000 ST. JOHN’S 45, GONZAGA 16 2001 GONZAGA 37, ST. JOHN’S 24 2001 GONZAGA 10, ST. JOHN’S 7 (PL) 2002 GONZAGA 34, ST. JOHN’S 14 2002 GONZAGA 3, ST. JOHN’S 0 (PL) 2003 GONZAGA 35, ST. JOHN’S 0 2004 ST. JOHN’S 25, GONZAGA 20 2005 ST. JOHN’S 41, GONZAGA 16 2006 ST. JOHN’S 29, GONZAGA 20 2007 ST. JOHN’S 20, GONZAGA 13 2008 ST. JOHN’S 27, GONZAGA 14

2009 GONZAGA 35, ST. JOHN’S 34

2010 ST. JOHN’S 27, GONZAGA 21 2011 GONZAGA 13, ST. JOHN’S 10 2012 GONZAGA 35, ST. JOHN’S 28 2013 ST. JOHN’S 17, GONZAGA 10 2013 ST. JOHN’S 17, GONZAGA 10 (PL)

2014 GONZAGA 20, ST. JOHN’S 17

2015 ST. JOHN'S 20, GONZAGA 17

2016 GONZAGA 45, ST. JOHN'S 35

2016 ST. JOHN’S 38, GONZAGA 21 (PL)

2017 ST. JOHN’S 32, GONZAGA 14 ST. JOHN’S 30, GONZAGA 7 (CH)

2018 ST. JOHN’S 34, GONZAGA 17 GONZAGA 24, ST. JOHN’S 14 (PL)

2019 ST. JOHN’S 32, GONZAGA 28

2020 ST. JOHN’S 13, GONZAGA 16

2021 ST. JOHN’S 20, GONZAGA 17 ST. JOHN’S 28, GONZAGA 0 (PL)

cadets in college football 2022

JARRETT ALSTON

DEMOND ARTER

BRAYDEN BAPST

DREW BREGGEN

TREYVON BRANCH

CHARLES BRISCOE

JAMAL GAY

CAM GOODE

ARMAN GREENWODD

RIAN HAIGLER

DEMANI HANSFORD

NOEL HIJAZI

KASIM HILL

STANLEY HUBBARD JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

GREG HUDGINS PURDUE UNIVERSITY

RAKIM JARRETT UNIVERSITY

MARYLAND

JOSH JEFFERSON CLARION UNIVERSITY

QUINTEN JOHNSON UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

DJ BROWN

RAFEAL CHECA

RON COOK

JALEN DICKERSON

KEVIN DOYLE

JAMAR CURTIS

SAM SERRANO

MJ SHERMAN

ARIK

TIM SWOPE

KOFI WARDLOW

TRE WILLIAMS

TREYMON

CALEB

ALEX PEITSCH

KELIAN ROBINSON

CAM ROSS

COLBY MCDONALD

TAIZSE JOHNSON

ISAIAH JORDAN

SOL-JAY MAIVA

MORDECAI MCDANIEL

ANTWAIN LITTLETON

cadets in professional football 2022

TERRELL LEWIS ’16 LOS ANGELES RAMS

In his rookie year for the Los Angeles Rams, Lewis made the most of his opportunities. He tallied two sacks against the Seattle Seahawk’s future hall of fam er, Russel Wilson. Selected to the All-SEC second team by the league coaches, he tied for fifth among SEC de fenders with 11.5 tackles for loss (-53 yards); finished ninth in the conference with six sacks (-40 yards); added a team-high 16 quarterback pressures to go with his 31 total tackles; contributed two pass breakups and a fum ble recovery to his season totals; was selected to the But kus Award Watch List; and named one of the Alabama coaching staff’s defensive players of the week for his play at Texas A&M and against Tennessee and Arkansas.

Go St. John’s! BEAT Gonzaga!

THE QUINN FAMILY WISHES SJC FOOTBALL & STAFF A VICTORIOUS 2022 SEASON

Supports the St. John’s College High School Football Program and all of their accomplishments.

GO CADETS!!!!!

Christopher A. Harrison Class of 1990 Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2012

IS PROUD TO SUPPORT St. John’s Football