ATHLETES OF THE CENTURY 2001 JTW
JT West athletes included in the naming of the “100 Athletes of the Century ” as part of the centennial activities celebrated by District 204 in 2001 are the following:
’98 Aaron Aguire All-state soccer – All-Midwest
’80 Cathy Boswell Three-time All-State Basketball
’84 Olympic Gold Medallist
’89 Nikki Brandolino State Champion Bowling
’69 Bob Burris All-State Football
’74 John Cabrera State Champion Wrestling
’72 Mel Carson State Champion Wrestling
’91 Terry Collins State Champion Hurdles
Final 4 Basketball Oklahoma State University
’67 Mike Cookas All-Conference Baseball/Football/Wrestling
’82 Chris Crowther State Champion 200 & 400 Hurdles
4th in State Cross Country
’80 Donna Decker State Champion Swimming 100-yard freestyle
’78 Jeff Dillman State Champion Wrestling
Two-time National Wrestling Champion at
Eastern Illinois University
Gold Medallist at Pan American Games
’90 Jon Foskett State Champion Pole Vault
’70 Jarrett Hubbard State Champion Wrestling
Two-time NCAA Wrestling Champion at
University of Michigan /Four-time All American
& Wolverine Athlete of the Year
’88 Steve Kelly State Champion 100 and 400-yard Dash
’75 Cindy Kontos Named Joliet’s No. 1 Female Bowler
’72 George Kontos Professional Bowler and American Bowling
Congress World Champion
’68 Lorin Lynch All-State Football, All-conference Baseball
First player named All-State for new school
Named MVP Football & Baseball
Named ’68 “West Athlete of the Year”/
University of Iowa Football
’94 Scott Malinowksi All-State Baseball
’77 Scott Martin All-state Basketball /University of Utah
Basketball
’74 Dwayne McCallum State Champion Wrestling
’77 Greg McCallum State Champion Wrestling
’79 Dane Nasenbenny State Champion Wrestling
’86 Steve Parris Major league pitcher for eight seasons /
Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays / Tampa Bay Devil Rays
’78 Curt Phelps State Champion Wrestling
’77 Curt Reed All-State Baseball / Triple A Minor League with
Chicago White Sox
’80 Jeff Reed All-State Baseball / Major League Catcher with
Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies,
Chicago Cubs
’84 Brent Snyder All-state Football / All-conference Basketball
Pro Football with the Chicago Bears
’99 Heather B. Suca All-state Softball / Softball at Indiana University
’81 Todd Sterr State Champion Wrestling
’82 Carol Wiegand State Champion Swimming 100-yard Backstroke
100-yard Butterfly
’91 Jackie Williams All-State Basketball
’72 Gary Woolford Football, Wrestling / State Champion High
Hurdles / NFL Football with N.Y. Giants
NOTE: In addition to the above athletes, many West athletes were also named to the roster of “Distinguished Athletes of the Century” in 2001.
JT West athletes inducted into the Joliet Area Sports Hall of Fame:
· 2003 Hall of Fame Class Cathy Boswell ‘80
· 2005 Hall of Fame Class Jarrett Hubbard ‘70
· 2008 Hall of Fame Class Chris Crowther ‘82
· 2008 Hall of Fame Class Jeff Reed ‘80