Bishop o’Connell high sChool

2011-12 Winter sports program

Our mission is to provide students with an education rooted in the life of Christ and to foster the pursuit of

excellence in the whole person.

GODJO!

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Athletic Director: Joe Wootten(703) 237 - 1455

Assistant Athletic Director: Tom Orndorff(703) 237 - 1457

Sports Hotline: (703) 749 - 6989

Bishop O’Connell High School6600 Little Falls RoadArlington, VA 22213

703-237-1400www.bishopoconnell.org/athletics

Varsity Boys Swim/Dive

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2011-12 WINTER SCHEDULE ROSTER

This year’s boys team looks to be competitive in the WCAC after last year’s victory in the 1st annual Northern Virginia Catholic Invitational. The boys team returns key contributors in seniors PJ DiBenedetto, Danny Hughes, Jack Marlowe, and will also have a lot of added depth with the help of the underclassmen. Diving will be led by senior Joe Griffin and sophomore Jack Gigliotti. Head Coach Evan Stiles returns to the helm for his 19th season. He has led the boys squad to a overall 55-53 record. His philosophy is to encourage everyone to participate, learn and enjoy the sport of swimming.

Head Swim Coach: Evan StilesDive Coach: Kelly Hunter

Assistant Swim Coach: Kevin NolanAssistant Swim Coach: Meghan Decker

Nov. 30 Georgetown Prep/McNamara 4 pm (at Georgetown Prep)Dec. 3 WMPSSDL Relay Carnival 4 pm (at Georgetown Prep)Dec. 16 St. Mary’s Ryken 4 pm (at St. Mary’s Ryken High School)Jan. 7 NOVA Catholic Championships 7 am (at George Mason University)Jan. 19 Bishop Ireton 4 pm (at Trinity University)Jan. 20 St. Alban’s School 4 pm (at St. Alban’s School)Jan. 24 DeMatha 4 pm (at Trinity University)

Catholic Nationals (at Villanova University)Jan. 28 Prelims TBAJan. 29 Finals TBA

WMPSSDL ChampionshipsFeb. 3 (at Takoma Aquatic Center) 7 amFeb. 4 (at Takoma Aquatic Center) 7 am

Feb. 8 - Feb. 11 Metro Championships TBA (at Germantown Indoor Swim Center)Feb. 18 Independent School State Champs TBA (at George Mason University)

Jackie Beaver Sr.Michael Bonini Jr.Dan Byrne Sr.Connor Chamness Jr.PJ DiBenedetto Sr.Jack DiGeronimo Jr.Andrew Duesterhaus So.Kynan Franke So.Kevin Fraser Jr.Tyler Fritz Jr.Jack Gigliotti So.Joe Griffin Sr.Danny Hughes Sr.Chris Hylton So.Liam Kaylor Jr.Marty Knauf Fr.Michael Luciani Jr.

John Lynch Sr.Jack Marlowe Sr.Thad Morgan So.Justin Munera So.Kiko Murphy-Aegur Jr.Sean Olhaver Sr.Jonathan Olaya Fr.Diego Olivieri Sr.Chris Outlaw Fr.Zach Pardes Sr.Joseph Pearring Sr.Hodari Robinson Fr.Ian Stuver So.Christian Tiernan So.Don Tucker Jr.Bryce Weaver Jr.Connor Welsh Jr.

Varsity Girls Swim/Dive2011-12 WINTER SCHEDULE ROSTER

This year’s girls team looks to continue their high level of competition this season. Despite being a young team they have a strong and versatile senior in Elena Marsilii, as well as other senior leaders Jenny Davis, Marlena Fernandez, and Lisa Young. They look to dominate in the diving events with senior Anna Christopher, and sophomores Alayna Kelly and Becky Nardacci. Head Coach Evan Stiles has led the team to a 73-35-2 record over the past 18 years. He has coached 20 All-Americans (boys/girls), including national record holder Kate Zieglier ‘06. In 2004, Stiles was named All-Met Coach of the Year.

Head Swim Coach: Evan StilesDive Coach: Kelly Hunter

Assistant Swim Coach: Kevin NolanAssistant Swim Coach: Meghan Decker

Nov. 30 Holy Cross/McNamara 4 pm (at Georgetown Prep)Dec. 3 WMPSSDL Relay Carnival 4 pm (at Georgetown Prep)Dec. 16 St. Mary’s Ryken 4 pm (at St. Mary’s Ryken High School)Jan. 7 NOVA Catholic Championships 7 am (at George Mason University)Jan. 19 Bishop Ireton 4 pm (at Trinity University)Jan. 20 National Cathedral School 4 pm (at St. Alban’s School)Jan. 24 Elizabeth Seton 4 pm (at Trinity University)

Catholic Nationals (at Villanova University)Jan. 28 Prelims TBAJan. 29 Finals TBA

WMPSSDL ChampionshipsFeb. 3 (at Takoma Aquatic Center) 7 amFeb. 4 (at Takoma Aquatic Center) 7 amFeb. 8 - Feb. 11 Metro Championships TBA (at Germantown Indoor Swim Center)Feb. 18 Independent School State Champs TBA (at George Mason University)

Catherine Bergaust So.Sara Cahill Fr.Taylor Chamness Jr.Anna Christopher Sr.Courtney Cross Jr.Jenny Davis Sr.Sarah Davis Fr.Kate Escobar Jr. Brooke Fernandez Fr.Marlena Fernandez Jr.Katy Garcia Jr.Nicole Gardenier Fr.Hannah Gavin Fr.Katie Horwath So.Mikaela Kelley Jr.Alayna Kelly So.Maddie Kelly So.Katie Kinsella So.Alyssa Knauf Jr.

Elena Marsilii Sr.Lauren May Sr.Alana McGovern So.Molly McKeon Jr.Caroline Metzmaier So.Jessica Mix Jr.Becky Nardacci So.Devin Nihill So.Julie Olafsson Jr.Johanna Olaya Jr.Emma Price So.Raquel Rives Jr.Paige Scallion So.Heather Sherlock Jr.Heidi Voss Sr.Meghan Voyack Jr.Kaitlin Wilson So.Katie Wood Jr.Lisa Young Sr.

Varsity Girls Basketball

The Lady Knights basketball team is coming off a season where they made it to the Virginia state semi-finals and the WCAC playoffs. Key returning players are senior Nicole Carty and juniors Rachel DiGuilian and Torri Morris. The team features the biggest squad in eight years. They will look to attack opponents with outside shooting as well scoring in the paint. Head Coach Jimmy Brown returns for his 9th season and is assisted by Drew Edmondson and Becky Fernandez.

2011-12 WINTER SCHEDULE ROSTER

Head Coach: Jimmy BrownAssistant: Drew EdmondsonAssistant: Becky Fernandez

Dec. 1 DON BOSCO 6 pm

Flint Hill Tip-Off Tournament(Oakton, VA)

Dec. 2 TBD 3 pmDec. 3 TBD TBA

Dec. 5 St. John’s 7 pmDec. 8 Collegiate School 5:30 pmDec. 9 St. Gertrude HS 6 pmDec. 10 St. Catherine’s School 11 amDec. 12 John Paul the Great 7 pmDec. 16 GOOD COUNSEL 7:30 pmDec. 18 St. Mary’s Ryken 4 pm

Queen Anne School Invitational(Upper Marlboro, MD)

Dec. 27 TBD TBADec. 28 Tournament Semi-Finals TBADec. 29 Finals/Consolations TBA

Jan. 3 PAUL VI 7:30 pmJan. 6 Holy Cross 7:30 pm

Jan. 7 Flint Hill 2:45 pmJan. 8 St. Mary’s Ryken 1:45 pmJan. 10 McNAMARA 7 pmJan. 11 Carroll 7 pmJan. 13 ELIZABETH SETON 7 pmJan. 17 Ireton 7:30 pmJan. 24 Good Counsel 7:30 pmJan. 27 ST. JOHN’S 7 pmJan. 31 CARROLL 7 pmFeb. 3 Paul VI 7:30 pmFeb. 7 HOLY CROSS 7 pmFeb. 10 McNamara 7 pmFeb. 14 Elizabeth Seton 7 pmFeb. 17 IRETON 7:30 pm

WCAC Championship Tournament

Feb. 24 WCAC Quarter-Finals TBA (Highest Seed)Feb. 26 WCAC Semi-Finals TBA (American University)Feb. 27 WCAC Finals TBA (American University)

No. Player HT Yr.

4 Kelly Luciani 5’5 Sr.5 Nicole Carty 5’10 Sr.10 Sydney Meruvia 5’6 Sr.11 Rachel DeGuilian 5’7 Jr.12 Shanna Ferrari 5’5 Jr.22 Monica Pearing 6’0 So. 23 Brittany Magee 5’10 Sr.24 Rebecca Periera 5’9 Jr.25 Catherine Irvin 5’7 So.30 Ashley Jean 5’9 So.32 Tori Morris 6’2 Jr.33 Megan David 5’10 Jr.

Varsity Boys Basketball2011-12 WINTER SCHEDULE

Mid-Atlantic Invitational Tournament(Hagerstown, MD)

Nov. 25 St. Paul 6:30 pmNov. 26 TBD TBA

Dec. 1 DON BOSCO 7:30 pmDec. 7 Good Counsel 7:30 pmDec. 9 Madison 7 pmDec. 11 St. Mary’s Ryken 4 pmDec. 14 CARROLL 7:30 pm

7 Cities ShootoutDec. 17 Kecoughtan TBA

Dec. 20 ST. JOHN’S 7:30 pmDec. 22 NORTH COUNTY 7 pm

Upward Classic Basketball TournamentDec. 28 - 30

(Spartansburg, SC)

Jan. 3 Paul VI 7:30 pmJan. 5 GONZAGA 7:30 pmJan. 8 St. Mary’s Ryken 5:15 pmJan. 10 Bishop McNamara 7:30 pmJan. 12 DeMatha 7:30 pm Jan. 17 IRETON 7:30 pmJan. 24 GOOD COUNSEL 7:30 pm

ROSTER

The O’Connell basketball program is one of the area’s and nation’s best. The Knights have averaged 23 wins per year over the last 12 years while winning 5 state titles, and 3 Alhambra Catholic Invitational titles. 32 O’Connell basketball alumni in the last 12 years have played or are currently playing college athletics. The 2011-12 Knights features a young team with only one senior on the roster. The group has worked extremely hard and looks to develop a consistent level of play throughout the season. They seek to reach their program goal of being: Tough, Eager, Attitude, Men; on the court, in the classroom and in the game of life.

Head Coach: Joe WoottenAssistant: Eric Edwards Assistant: Matt Mihalich

Assistant: Dave NealAssistant: Bryant Majors

Jan. 27 St. John’s 7:30 pmDunk 4 Diabetes

(University of Akron)Jan. 29 Cleveland Benedictine TBA Jan. 31 Carroll 7:30 pm Feb. 3 PAUL VI 7:30 pmFeb. 7 Gonzaga 7:30 pmFeb. 10 McNAMARA 7:30 pmFeb. 14 DeMATHA 7:30 pmFeb. 17 Ireton 7:30 pm

DC Assault ClassicFeb. 18 TBA TBD

WCAC Championship TournamentFeb. 24 WCAC Quarter-Finals TBA (Highest Seed) Feb. 26 WCAC Semi-Finals TBA (American University)Feb. 27 WCAC Finals TBA (American University)

Independent Schools State Tournament(Virginia State University)

Feb. 28 Opening Round TBAFeb. 29 State Quarter-Finals TBAMarch 2 State Semi-Finals TBAMarch 3 State Finals TBA

No. Player HT Yr.

0 Adrian Chuquillangui 5’10 Jr.1 Leroy Butts 6’7 Fr.2 Will Ferguson 6’2 Jr.3 Jamall Gregory 6’3 So.4 Rashard Kelly 6’7 Jr.5 Allan Africa 5’8 Sr.10 Melo Trimble 6’2 So.11 Marquis Rowe 5’9 So.12 Stephen Osu 6’8 So.13 Matt Fecher 6’4 Jr.20 Emonte Rogers 6’5 Jr.21 Mike Bolton 6’2 Jr.22 Cam Gregory 6’8 Jr.44 Pat Dumais 6’6 Jr.

Varsity Ice Hockey2011-12 WINTER SCHEDULE ROSTER

The Knights enter a rebuilding season with 12 freshmen and sophomores. Nevertheless, the team will work hard to improve upon last year’s shoot-out loss in the NVSHL quarter-finals playoff game. The team is led by Brett Hogan, who was last season’s MVP and one of the league’s best goalies. Also leading the way is four-year varsity player, senior Anothony Olivette, the last player remaining from the Knights’ 2009 NVSHL Championship team. Head Coach Hannums and Assistant Coach Connors are joined this year by two former Knights, Assistant Coaches Ricky Rudolph (Class of ‘05) and Jonathan Hannums (Class of ‘08).

Head Coach: Peter HannumsAssistant Coach: John Connors

Assistant Coach: Richard RudolphAssistant Coach: Jonathan Hannums

No. Player Year1 Pierce Douglas Fr.3 James Klein So.5 Anthony Olivette Sr.6 Zachary Makoutz Sr.7 Joseph McDonald Sr.8 Paul Tansey So.11 Ian Featherstone So.12 Luke Collins Fr.16 Hayden Basse So.19 Jethro Torczon So.20 Thomas Meaux Fr.22 Bogdan Dragacevac So.23 David Ahlstrom Fr.26 Daniel Meaux Sr.28 Clay Koch Jr.35 Brett Hogan Jr.77 Justin Munera So.89 Joseph Welsh So.

Nov. 18 McLean 6:10 pm (SkateQuest Reston)Dec. 2 IRETON 3:40 pm (Kettler Iceplex)Dec. 9 S. LAKES/PARK VIEW 3:40 pm (Kettler Iceplex)Dec. 13 ST. ALBAN’S 3:30 pm (Kettler Iceplex)Dec. 16 Battlefield/Patriot 4:30 pm (Haymarket Iceplex) Dec. 20 Forest Park/Brentsville 4 pm (Prince William Ice Center)Jan. 6 ST. STEPHENS/ST. AGNES 3:40 pm (Kettler Iceplex)

Jan. 9 DeMatha 3:50 pm (The Gardens Ice House)Jan. 13 CENTERVILLE/FAIRFAX 3:40 pm (Kettler Iceplex)Jan. 20 PAUL VI 3:40 pm (Kettler Iceplex)Jan. 27 Woodbridge 8 pm (Prince William Ice Center)Feb. 10 Langley 9:40 pm (SkateQuest Reston)Feb. 15 Gonzaga 4:15 pm (Fort Dupont Ice Rink)

Varsity Wrestling

The Knights return five wrestlers from the 2010-2011 team that finished 3rd place in the WCAC, and an 8th place finish in the Virginia State Prep Tournament. Under head coach Brad Drummond, there will several promising newcomers to the program that will help O’Connell Wrestling compete in the ever tough WCAC. Drummond is assisted this season by coaches Brian Wilson and Jonathan Nieto.

2011-12 WINTER SCHEDULE ROSTER

Head Coach: Brad DrummondAssistant Coach: Brian Wilson

Assistant Coach: Jonathan Nieto

Jan. 16 St. Mary’s Ryken/Ireton TBA (at St. Mary’s Ryken)Jan. 20 Epicscopal/Landon/Boys Latin 4 pm (at Episcopal HS)Jan. 21 State Catholic Championships 9 am (at Benedictine HS)Feb. 4 WCAC Championship Tourn. 9 am (at Paul VI)

St. Albans Invitational(at St. Albans School)

Feb. 10 Preliminary Rounds 9 amFeb. 11 Consol./Championships 9 am

State Independent School ChampionshipsFeb. 17 Preliminary Rounds 9 amFeb. 18 Consol./Championships 9 am

National Prep Chamionship Tournament(at Lehigh University)

Feb. 24 Preliminary Rounds 9 amFeb. 25 Consol./Championships 10 am

Dec. 6 Good Counsel 5 pm (at St. Stephens/St. Agnes)Dec. 7 Paul VI 5 pm (at Paul VI)

Northern Region Classic(at Fairfax HS)

Dec. 9 Preliminary Rounds 9 amDec. 10 Consol./Championships 9 am

Dec. 14 DeMatha 5 pm (at DeMatha)Dec. 17 Sterling Lions Invit. 9 am (at Park View HS)Dec. 30 St. Stephens Holiday Class. 9 am (at St. Stephens/St. Agnes) Jan. 4 St. John’s/McNamara 4 pm (at St. John’s)Jan. 7 ARLING. Co. TRI-MATCH 12 pmJan. 14 Ram Round Robin Tourn. 9 am (at Strasburg HS)

Patrick BlackMichael Curtin

Charlie DiGuilianJared Filzen

John GauthierSantoni Graham

Curt HansenWill IacobucciScott KurtzkeAustin Maiden

Thomas McAteerPete NguyenJacob NorrisThanh PhamKerry Reed

Gabriel SusinskiJames Toth

Jaaron Walls

CheerleadingROSTER

The varsity cheerleading team cheers at all varsity football games, and home varsity boys and girls basketball games, as well as pep rallies, community events, and other school activities. Multiple members of the team earned NCA All-American nominations, which give them the opportunity to perform at national events like the Macy’s Day Parade and the NFL Pro Bowl.

Head Coach: Melissa HaidAssistant Coach: Maureen Sullivan

Betsy AdkinsTya Carter

Armani DoddAbby Dorch

Claudia DubayJessica Early

Rachel Harding

Claire IngramKatie LivermanKevin Nguyen

Susie RodriguezAlexa Saffelle

Katelyn StoskusJulia Wears

Grace Young

RoyalettesROSTER

Hannah BakerShanna BishopVictoria Cullo

Pauline CusmanoChelsea DadeCarina FalconThalia FalconTarah Fisher

Caroline Fletcher

Emily FulbrookDaisa Harris

Jemily HayekAnna Keyes

Nikola LindstromGeorgia Marentis

Sydney ParkerJennifer Rakshys

Carrie StevensOlivia Timms (Capt.)

The Royalettes completed another successful year at summer camp, where the girls placed third for their home routine with a blue ribbon evaluation – and, in doing so, qualified for the National Dance Team Championships in Orlando, Fla. The Royalettes also recieved a Superior trophy, which was awarded to teams with the highest averages based on individual routine evaluation. This also qualified the Royalettes for Nationals. Chelsea Dade, Shanna Bishop and Emily Fulbrook were named All-Americans, whichqualified each of them to perform at the New Year’s Day Parade in London, England. Thattrio also qualified for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York, along with teammatesOlivia Timms, Carrie Stevens, Pauline Cusmano and Niki Lindstrom. The Royalettes Dance Team was established in 1981 by Kay Ahlstrom, who retired in 1999 and currently resides in South Carolina. Over the years, there have been over 300 girls who have been a part of this great tradition.

Head Coach: Chrissy SalvadorAssistant Coach: Kelsey Timmerberg

2011-12 COMPETITION DATESSaturday, Nov. 19, 2011

UDA Fairfax Dance Championship(at Paul VI High School)

Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011Mason Dance Team Invitational

(at George Mason University)

Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012East Coast Regional Dance Championship

(West Springfield High School)

Sat./Sun. Feb. 4 - 5, 2012National Dance Team Championship

(Walt Disney World Resort - Orlando, FL)

Bishop O’Connell High School6600 Little Falls RoadArlington, VA 22213

703-237-1400www.bishopoconnell.org/athletics