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When it comes to notable athletes that have come out of Dallas Jesuit, the list is quite long, and every year Jesuit honors a few former Rangers by inducting them into the Jesuit Sports Hall of Fame. The induction is an honor that only a select few have experienced, and it is one that all Jesuit athletes aspire to...
  The best ever.  Three words, at the forefront of every's athletes theoretical goals sheet. The ultimate accomplishment for any athlete, to be included in the same sentence as those three magical words. For one former Jesuit athlete this dream became a reality in the Terry Center on Saturday May 11, as Michael Hollimon '01 was inducted into the Jesuit...
Since its inception, Jesuit soccer has been a standard of excellence, a measuring stick that many other programs use as a means of comparisons. Over that time, hundreds of talented players have come and gone, some continuing on to play soccer in college, with a select few playing professionally.   Two years ago, Jesuit captured its first state title in a...
It all began for Chuck Hazzard ’93 in his crib, while he lay with his first baseball. Next was Little League. Then came high school baseball and with it Jesuit. He soon went on to the University of Florida where he would play in not one, but two College World Series, be named a First Team Freshman All-American, All-SEC...
It’s safe to say that everybody at Jesuit knows Coach Wunderlick. After coaching football for a number of years, he’s a local celebrity at Jesuit. He’s won a state title and many other awards, and now he can add one more to his repertoire: the 2016 Gold Ranger Award. Awarded for his time as both a player and coach, Coach...
The pitcher stands tall on the mound, staring down the batter as his blue Jesuit jersey gleams in the sun. Slowly, he rocks back, breaking his hands at his waist before quickly releasing the fastball over his head. The batter swings and whiffs, looking down at the pitch, timidly wondering what is coming next. Every year, the Jesuit Hall...
From his high school career at Jesuit to his collegiate career at Rhodes College to his eventual professional career in the USFL, Jim Hever ’82 asserted his dominance in the athletic arena and remains one of the most decorated football players to ever wear the blue and gold.  One of Jesuit’s great athletes, Hever was inducted into the Jesuit...
Not even the jingle bells attached to the heels of his Bishop Lynch rival would intimidate Jan Meterka, his legs moving like pistons, the sweat dripping off his face, as he crossed the finish line of the 4x440 relay.  Victory at last. Materka’s victory that afternoon in 1972 was one among many accomplishments that secured his election to the Jesuit...

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