Mount Saint Joseph College (commonly MSJ or Mount Saint Joe) is a

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and

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for young men from ninth to twelfth grade sponsored by the

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and founded in 1876. It is located within the

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Extracurricular activities

School colors and mascot

The school colors are purple and cream. The mascot of the Mount is the

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Sports

Mount Saint Joseph plays most of its sports including wrestling, football, rugby, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, mountain biking, water polo and tennis in the

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(MIAA) “A” Conference against other Catholic and private schools. The basketball team competes in both the MIAA and the

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. The most success has come from the wrestling program, whose varsity team has over 30 state championships and 9 national championships. The basketball team won the Baltimore Catholic League in 2012/13.

Clubs and activities

Mount Saint Joseph sponsors many student-inspired clubs such as chain-mail club, the Beatles club, Think Tank, the anime club, the video game club, and an

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team, which won the Baltimore Catholic League in 2001 2007, 2008 and 2013. There is also a chapter of the

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, as well as an ACE Mentoring program for aspiring engineers. In recent years, the school has begun a Model United Nations team, and has participated in the

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since its inauguration in 2010, with at least one of its teams advancing to the national tournament every year. The Drama Club partners up with the local Catholic all-girls school, Mount de Sales Academy to perform two shows each year: a play in the fall and a musical in the spring.

Notable alumni

* Gordon England (1955) -

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and two-time

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(1960) - professional baseball player during the 1960s and 1970s *

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(1960) - Professor of American literature and advocate for expanding the literary canon to include a more diverse range of voices. *

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(1974) - professional baseball player, second baseman for the

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* James A. Watson (1974) - Rear Admiral James Watson, United States Coast Guard, Atlantic Area Command * Larry Collmus (1984) - Triple Crown races caller for NBC Sports *

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(1984) - Senior Defensive Assistant for the

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. Former Head Coach of the

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(2009-2013). Won the 2018 Super Bowl as the Defensive Coordinator of the

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(1998) - Major League 1B, 2003-2016 for Texas Rangers and

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* Tommy Hannan (1998) - Olympic Gold Medalist (

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) *

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(1998) - professional basketball player *

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(1998) - Professional Athlete, former

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for the

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* Stephen Berger (2000) - Professional Athlete,

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* Rob Abiamiri (2000) - Professional Athlete,

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(2001) - Professional Athlete, former

for several

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teams, including the

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* Will Thomas (2004) - Helped lead

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basketball team to the Final Four *

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(2002) - Professional Lacrosse player and 2012

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MVP *

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(2004) - Professional Athlete, former

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for the

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, and

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(2008) – Professional Athlete, former basketball center who played for

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before playing for several

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teams, including the

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. *

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(2010) - Professional football player,

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for the

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* Jalen Robinson (2012) - Professional Soccer Player for Loudoun United * Phil Booth (2014)- Professional Basketball Guard. Won 2 NCAA championships for the

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. Currently plays for

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(2014) - Professional Basketball Guard for

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. Won 2022 MVP of the

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as a member of the

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(2014) -

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pitcher for the

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. *

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(2018) - Professional Basketball Center for the

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References

External links

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Extracurricular activities

School colors and mascot

Sports

Clubs and activities

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links