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Dear Student-Athletes,

Thank you for being committed to the SMR Knights Athletic program. Participating in Inter-

scholastic athletics is a program that students must earn through work in the classroom, on the

field and in the community. Participation is not required for graduation, nor must the student

have athletic credits for college entrance. Those who participate know that they will give extra

effort and extra time, while playing in a highly competitive conference.

We, as a school, applaud your efforts in being a member of a Knight team. Through your long

days of practice, travel time to games, completing homework and studying for tests, you are

preparing yourself to be a successful leader in college and your future community. The life

skills of self-motivation, time-management, self-discipline and working with others towards a

common goal are all hallmarks of a positive leader.

Please don’t forget to thank your parents, your biggest fan since childhood, for their unending

support in your athletic pursuits this season.

May God bless you, on and off the field!

Sincerely,

Rick Wood, Principal

St. Mary’s Ryken High School

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A Note from Principal Rick Wood

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A Note from Coach Tallman, Director of Athletics

Dear Student-Athletes,

The majority of our student-athletes have aspirations of continuing their playing careers at a

NCAA member school. I am often asked, “What do I need to do to get to the next level?” Here

are some simple guidelines to get you started. It begins with proper preparation.

Prepare Athletically

Prepare physically, be committed, outwork others, improve your talents, have a great attitude,

study the game, and listen to your coaches.

Prepare Academically

Core Courses: The NCAA Division I requires 16 core courses. Division II requires 14

(However, beginning 2013, 16 core courses will also be required).

Division I has a sliding scale for qualification based on test score and GPA.

Division II has a minimum SAT score requirement of 820 (Critical Reading and Math com-

bined) or ACT score of 68 (English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science combined) with a core

GPA of at least 2.0

Only core courses are used in the calculation of the GPA.

Students enrolling at an NCAA Division I or II institution for the first time need to also com-

plete the amateurism questionnaire through the Eligibility Center Web site at

www.ncaaclearinghouse.net .

Finally, I leave you with a quote from Coach John Wooden… “If you don’t have time to do it

right, when will you have time to do it over?”

Let’s Go Knights!

Coach Tallman

Dave Tallman

Athletic Director Chris Perkinson

Asst Athletic Director

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2012 Winter Athletic Scholars

Cheerleaders Girls Basketball Ice Hockey

Erin Bedell Brittani Burgess Nathan Blondino

Gabriela Botzman Becky Burghardt Michael Booz

Kolbi Holmes Mary Dixon Aaron Carroll

Jocelyn Larson Dinecia Harris A.J. Fortescue

Siena Lynch Lindsay Heinze Isabel Hearn

Delaney Madden Leanne Hudson Kalle Kuusisto

Kasey McGilloway Hannah Lawrence Sebastian Meizoso

Breanna Mcgriff Katie McCormick Greg Meyers

Swim Team Mary Catherine Murphy Erik Rivenburgh

John Beck Elizabeth O’hare Alex Wyvill

Gregory Beck Katie O’hare Boys Basketball

Courtney Bucci Katie Pappas Jordan Alston

John Caniban Chandler Smith Casey Cole

Dawn Coady Cydney Smith Antonio Cooper

Meagan Deppe Tyler Smith Jared Daye

Nick Dowdle Marissa Somerville Brady Lemmon

Katherine Dowdle Elizabeth Tennyson Vladimir Ljesevic

Cori Eisele Destini Thomas Reggie Parker

Sarah Gardiner Wrestling Justice Parker

Emily Gray Dakota Allen Brandt Potas

Landry Griffitt Michael Bucci Tommy Sheehan

Allie Harper Jacky Chou Austin Short

Kiley Hartigan Gerard Cronkrite Kortez Smith

Meghan Kennedy CJ Egbert

Casey Letcher Trent Hall

Tyler Manion Donovan Hall

Jordan McQueen Joe Heiseg

Jonathan Nepini Jack Krall

Michael Nepini Morgan Lloyd

Laura Pagliarulo Jimmy Ludwick

Jennifer Pietsch Daniel Murphy

Paul Pietsch Alfonso Nazzaro

Kris Price Alex Richey

Daniela Rivenburgh Andrew Snight

Ashlin Rondeau Jake Vosburgh

Jessica Smyth Dylan Whittles

Abby Theofilis Corey Willis

Dominic Wilkins

Wyatt Woodburn

Alexandra Ye

Congratulations to the Winter

Cheerleading Team for having

the highest percentage this sea-

son with 80% of honor roll stu-

dents on the team! Swim team

followed very closely with 76.9%,

Girls Basketball with 72.7%,

Wrestling team with 72%, Ice

Hockey with 64.2% and Boys

Basketball team with 50% of stu-

dents on the honor roll. Con-

gratulations to all of our SMR

Athletic Scholars!

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Cheerleaders

Breanna Mcgriff

Delaney Madden

Kasey McGilloway

Gabriela Botzman

Holly Siebenmark

Kaitlin Stith

Erin Bedell

Jocelyn Larson

Kolbi Holmes

Siena Lynch

Coach Teresa Atherton

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Varsity Coach Dave Tallman

JV Coach Danny Manuel

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Boys Basketball

# Name Height Class # Name Class

2 Marcus Marshall 5'8" Junior 10 Juwan Smith Freshmen

3 Tonny Blackwell 6'0" Freshmen 11 Brady Lemmon Freshmen

4 Donte Etheridge 6'4" Sophomore 12 Austin Short Freshmen

5 Antonio Cooper 6'2" Senior 21 Dante Yancey Sophomore

10 Kortez Smith 5'7" Senior 23 Tommy Sheehan Sophomore

12 Reggie Parker 5'10" Freshmen 24 Luke Blevins Sophomore

22 Radovan Zivkovic 6'5" Senior 31 Brandt Potas Freshmen

24 Jordan Alston 6'3" Junior 32 Trevor Burch Freshmen

32 Vladimir Ljesevic 6'7" Senior 33 Jared Daye Freshmen

33 Casey Cole 6'0" Senior 34 Khalil Artis Freshmen

42 Justice Parker Sophomore

44 Keonne Wheeler Sophomore

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Girls Basketball

# Name Height Class Name Class

1 Katie McCormick 5'10" Senior Becky Burghardt Freshmen

2 Marissa Somerville 5'8" Junior Mary Dixon Sophomore

10 Destini Thomas 5'6" Sophomore Breanna Dodge Freshmen

12 Mary Catherine Murphy 5'10" Senior Dinecia Harris Freshmen

13 Brittani Burgess 5'11" Junior Emily Hayden Freshmen

15 LaChae Leftridge 6'0" Junior Leanne Hudson Freshmen

21 Chandler Smith 6'3" Freshmen Hannah Lawrence Freshmen

33 Cydney Smith 6'3" Junior Elizabeth O’hare Freshmen

35 Lindsay Heinze 5'9" Freshmen Katie O’hare Sophomore

42 Tyler Smith 6'0" Senior Katie Pappas Freshmen

Akilah Stroman Freshmen

Elizabeth Tennyson Freshmen

Varsity Coach Kris Sandberg

JV Coach Jay Somerville

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Wrestling

Varsity Coach Matt Myers

JV Coach Jason Kiessling

Name Class Name Class

Dylan Whittles Freshman Dakota Allen Sophomore

Jake Vosburgh Freshman Joe Heiseg Junior

Michael Whilt Freshman Jimmy Ludwick Sophomore

Jack Krall Junior Michael Bucci Junior

Ben Raley Senior Donovan Hall Sophomore

Daniel Murphy Junior Jacky Chou Sophomore

Morgan Lloyd Junior Andrew Snight Senior

Corey Willis Senior CJ Egbert Sophomore

Dustin Whittles Junior Gerard Cronkrite Junior

Alfonso Nazzaro Freshman Matt Tonkavitch Junior

Trent Hall Freshman Alex Richey Junior

Joey Rondeau Freshman Michael Tourville Sophomore

Trevor Williams Junior

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Swim Team

Coaches Lindsay Sipos & Dave Conrad

Name Class Name Class

Dan Bailey Junior Jordan McQueen Sophomore

John Beck Senior Mark Mergner Junior

Gregory Beck Freshmen Jonathan Nepini Freshmen

Courtney Bucci Senior Michael Nepini Freshmen

John Caniban Sophomore Laura Pagliarulo Junior

Dawn Coady Sophomore Jennifer Pietsch Senior

Meagan Deppe Sophomore Paul Pietsch Freshmen

Nick Dowdle Junior Marta Pilotti Senior

Katherine Dowdle Freshmen Casey Potter Senior

Cori Eisele Junior Kris Price Sophomore

Sarah Gardiner Sophomore Zoe Redmond Freshmen

Emily Gray Freshmen Daniela Rivenburgh Senior

Landry Griffitt Freshmen Ashlin Rondeau Senior

Allie Harper Junior Jessica Smyth Senior

Kiley Hartigan Sophomore Abby Theofilis Senior

Julia Heisey Freshmen Benedetta Tola Junior

Meghan Kennedy Sophomore Dominic Wilkins Junior

Casey Letcher Senior Wyatt Woodburn Sophomore

Tyler Manion Junior Alexandra Ye Freshmen

Alice Vergani Junior

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Ice Hockey

Coach Chris Palombi

# Name Height Class

14 Nathan Blondino 6'1" Junior

27 Marty Bonifant 5'9" Junior

10 Michael Booz 5'7" Senior

9 John Bouchard 5'8" Junior

21 Evan Brennan 5'6" Sophomore

29 Aaron Carroll 5'8" Senior

12 A.J. Fortescue 6'0" Junior

4 Isabel Hearn 5'4" Freshmen

7 Kalle Kuusisto 5'9" Junior

18 Sebastian Meizoso 5'8" Junior

86 Stephen Meyers 5'11" Sophomore

88 Erik Rivenburgh 5'9" Junior

16 Alex Wyvill 6'0" Senior

72 Greg Meyers 6'1" Senior

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Knights Athletic Booster Club (K-Club)

The St. Mary's Ryken K-Club Boosters is an organization of parents,

faculty, coaches, alumni and interested persons. Our mission is to

ensure comprehensive support for St. Mary's Ryken High School's

commitment to academic excellence and to individualized student

growth in faith, moral honesty, physical health, social demeanor,

and responsible citizenship focusing on the athletic needs of the

student.

K-Club Memberships Royal Members: Boone family~ Lynch family~

McKenney family Knight Members: Martinson family~ Parker family~ Wagner fam-

ily Blevins family~ Botzman family

Thank you for supporting Knights athletics!

Knights Athletic Booster Club

2011-2012 Board

Beth Joseph, President

Al Larsen, Treasurer

Tony Cullison, Fall Chair,

Cyndi Deppe, Winter Chair

John and Lisa Sheehan, Spring Chairs

Chris Perkinson, Concession Coordinator

Dave Tallman, Athletic Director

Thank you to Papa John’s Leonardtown store and Chick-fil-A California store for

their support with the concessions stand this season!

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