REDWOOD ATHLETIC NEWS
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In 2009, as part of Redwood's 50th Anniversary, the Redwood Athletic Hall of Fame was established with an inaugural group of twelve athletes, two coaches and two special contributors. They were honored at a banquet as part of the 50th anniversary festivities in April, 2009. Each year additional athletes and coaches will be added to the RAHOF. A new display case in the gym will honor them as well as the 2010 group of inductees. The 2010 banquet was held on November 5, 2010 at Servino's in Tiburon .
2010 INDUCTEES
Four Redwood athletes and one coach will be inducted into the Redwood Athletic Hall of Fame this year. Both Rick Weil and Butch Brear will also be recognized at the Alumni Day Varsity Football Game vs. Tam on October 2. Watch the website for more details.
Rick Weil '60
Butch Brear '61
Kevin Wilson '67
Ken Johnson '68
Dick Hart- Basketball Coach
2009 INDUCTEES
Athletes
Pete Carroll ('69)
Jim Peters ('69)
Mike Connor ('73)
Darrell Elder ('74)
Buddy Biancalana ('78)
Rod Berry ('78)
Caren Choppelas Horstmeyer ('80)
Ken Flax ('81)
Laura Starrett Schmitt ('82)
Chad Kreuter ('82)
Patty Gibian Monge ('84)
Kristen McKnight Moore ('94)
Coaches
Bob Troppmann
Al Endriss
Special Contribution
Phil Roark
Don Kreps
ALUMNI IN SPORTS NEWS
JR Hildebrand '06 finished in 2nd place while making his debut in the Indy 500 recently. If he hadn't hit the wall in the last turn, he would have been the first rookie to win the event in a long time. You can follow his racing agenda on his website.
Graham Willoughby '97 and Sandy Armstrong (Coaches) of the Marin Rowing Association were both asked last month to coach the nation's best young rowers at this summer's world championships. Armstrong will be an assistant coach for the Junior Women's National Team in London, and Willoughby the head coach of the Junior Men's High Performance Team in Germany, comprising those who will travel abroad to row but will not officially compete.
Megan Schmitt '07 and Ted Jones '07 have led their respective CAL teams to victory. Megan was part of the Volleyball team that made it to the National finals, losing against Penn after a terrific season. Ted is leading the victorious men's soccer team. Both credit Redwood academics and athletics for preparing them for Cal.
Andy Lewis '04 For the past six years he has focused his energy on an emerging sport known as "slacklining," and he has developed an international reputation for risking his life as he pushes the sport to new extremes. In 2008, Lewis won the Slackline Masters International Competition in Ft. William, Scotland, which included a prize of about $1,000. Earlier this month he was declared the winner of the Gibbon Slackline World Cup, a three-part contest in Munich and Friedrichshafen, Germany and Brixen, Italy. The final World Cup prize was a scooter worth about $5,300.
Chris Johnson '01, an outstanding cross country and track star at Redwood, has taken to cycling, participating in over 60 races last year. He recently joined a Kiwi team from New Zealand and is slowly moving up the ranks of competetive cycling.
Tom Lyons, former Redwood running coach, was seriously injured in a hit and run cycling accident in February. He is recovering well from his injuries but is not likely to cycle for awhile.
Zach Johnson '10 has just won a gold medal as part of the United States men's eight at the 2010 World Rowing Junior Championships in Racice, Czech Republic.
Chad Krueter '82 has been let go as Baseball Coach at USC after 4 years. He is a member of Redwood's Athletic Hall of Fame.
Pete Carroll '69 is enjoying the challenge of returning to the NFL after many successful years at USC. As the new coach of the Seattle Seahawks he is bringing fresh ideas, but continues to have his weekly conversations with former Redwood Coach Bob Troppmann. You can follow his progress with the Seahawks in the sporting section of most newspapers.
REDWOOD and the MARIN ATHLETIC FOUNDATION HALL OF FAME
Did you know that 28 Redwood athletes and coaches have been inducted into the Marin Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame since it began in 1989? The MAF Hall of fame recognizes and honors athletes who distinguished themselves in Marin County high school sports. It also gives recognition to coaches and others who made significant contributions to high school athletics in Marin County. Below is a list of their names, year inducted, and graduation year. Many of these athletes were involved in multiple sports. For more details, go to the Marin Athletic Foundation website.
1989 Dick Hart Basketball Coach
Bob Troppmann Football Coach
1990 Jim Peters '69
1992 Nanci Kosta '70
1993 Butch Brear '61
Mike Hoffman '61
Jerry Piro '70
Mike Connor '73
1994 Darrell Elder '74
1995 John Boro '70
Al Endriss Baseball Coach
1996 Ken Johnson '68
Steve McGee '72
1997 Curt Embrey '59
1998 Rod Berry '78
Jim Connor '77
1999 Doug Basham Track/Cross Country Coach
2000 Caren Choppellas Horstmeyer '80
Stanlee Buchannan Tennis Coach
2001 Beth Fernbacher '77
Dan Young '72
2002 Buddy Biancalana '78
2004 Todd Brockman "83
2005 Jodie Wertz '85
2006 Tom Lyons Track Coach
2007 Chad Krueter '83
2008 Mark Fiorito '86
2009 Laura Schmitt '82
last updated 4.14.11
