The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) is a major
high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
athletic league for boys, girls, and co-ed
Catholic high schools of the
Archdiocese of Washington &
Diocese of Arlington Schools located in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
The Washington metropolitan area, also commonly referred to as the National Capital Region, is the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C. and parts of the states of Maryland, Virgin ...
. The WCAC is regarded as one of the best boys and girls basketball and football conference in the nation, with at least 1 team nationally ranked by USA Today every year. The WCAC also has at least one very strong team in all other sports.
Members
The conference is known for its nationally renowned Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Track and Field, Wrestling, Soccer, and Baseball programs.It has produced numerous professional athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLS, MLB and MLL.
Holy Cross and Elizabeth Seton are girls only, while Gonzaga, DeMatha and the Heights are all boys.
Sports
The WCAC sponsors competitions in the following sports:
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Field Hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Ice Hockey
* Lacrosse
* Soccer
* Softball
* Swimming
* Tennis
* Track & Field
* Volleyball
* Wrestling
Football Champions
*1960-Carroll
*1961-St. John's
*1962-St. John's
*1963-St. John's
*1964-St. John's
*1965-Carroll
*1966-DeMatha
*1967-DeMatha
*1968-St. John's
*1969-Carroll
*1970-Carroll
*1971-Carroll
*1972-St. John's
*1973-Bishop McNamara
*1974-St. John's
*1975-St. John's
*1976-St. John's
*1977-Carroll
*1978-Carroll
*1979-Carroll
*1980-Carroll
*1981-Bishop McNamara
*1982-DeMatha
*1983-Carroll
*1984-DeMatha
*1985-Carroll
*1986-DeMatha
*1987-Carroll
*1988-Carroll
*1989-St. John's
*1990-Bishop McNamara
*1991-DeMatha
*1992-DeMatha
*1993-DeMatha
*1994-DeMatha
*1995-DeMatha
*1996-Gonzaga
*1997-Gonzaga
*1998-DeMatha
*1999-St. Paul VI
*2000-DeMatha
*2001-DeMatha
*2002-Gonzaga
*2003-DeMatha
*2004-DeMatha
*2005-DeMatha
*2006-DeMatha
*2007-DeMatha
*2008-DeMatha
*2009-Good Counsel
*2010-Good Counsel
*2011-Good Counsel
*2012-Good Counsel
*2013-DeMatha
*2014-DeMatha
*2015-DeMatha
*2016-DeMatha
*2017-St. John’s
*2018-Gonzaga (Capital)/Ryken (Metro)
*2019-Good Counsel (Capital)/Ryken (Metro)
*2021-St. John’s (Capital)/Ryken (Metro)
Boys Basketball Champions
*1961-DeMatha
*1962-DeMatha
*1963-DeMatha
*1964-DeMatha
*1965-DeMatha
*1966-DeMatha
*1967-Mackin (Carroll)
*1968-DeMatha
*1969-DeMatha
*1970-DeMatha
*1971-DeMatha
*1972-DeMatha
*1973-DeMatha
*1974-DeMatha
*1975-DeMatha
*1976-DeMatha
*1977-St. John's
*1978-DeMatha
*1979-DeMatha
*1980-DeMatha
*1981-DeMatha
*1982-DeMatha
*1983-DeMatha
*1984-DeMatha
*1985-DeMatha
*1986-Gonzaga
*1987-DeMatha
*1988-DeMatha
*1989-Carroll
*1990-DeMatha
*1991-DeMatha
*1992-DeMatha
*1993-Carroll
*1994-DeMatha
*1995-McNamara
*1996-DeMatha
*1997-Gonzaga
*1998-DeMatha
*1999-Gonzaga
*2000-St. John's
*2001-DeMatha
*2002-DeMatha
*2003-Gonzaga
*2004-O'Connell
*2005-DeMatha
*2006-DeMatha
*2007-DeMatha
*2008-Gonzaga
*2009-DeMatha
*2010-DeMatha
*2011-DeMatha
*2012-St. Paul VI
*2013-O'Connell
*2014-St. Paul VI
*2015-Gonzaga
*2016-St. John's
*2017-Gonzaga
*2018-DeMatha
*2019-Gonzaga
*2020-DeMatha
*2022-St. Paul VI
Girls Basketball Champions
*1994-O'Connell
*1995-Good Counsel
*1996-Elizabeth Seton
*1997-Elizabeth Seton
*1998-St. John's
*1999-St. John's
*2000-St. John's
*2001-Elizabeth Seton
*2002-St. John's
*2003-McNamara
*2004-St. John's
*2005-Good Counsel
*2006-Good Counsel
*2007-Holy Cross
*2008-McNamara
*2009-Good Counsel
*2010-Elizabeth Seton
*2011-St. John's
*2012-Good Counsel
*2013-St. John's
*2014-St. Paul VI
*2015-St. Paul VI
*2016-St. Paul VI
*2017-St. John's
*2018-St. John's
*2019-St. John's
*2020-McNamara
*2022-St. John's
Baseball
*1968-DeMatha
*1969-St. John's
*1970-DeMatha
*1971-St. John's
*1972-Good Counsel
*1973-Carroll
*1974-Carroll
*1975-DeMatha
*1976-St. John's
*1977-St. John's
*1978-DeMatha
*1979-DeMatha
*1980-DeMatha
*1981-DeMatha
*1982-O'Connell
*1983-DeMatha
*1984-DeMatha
*1985-DeMatha
*1986-Good Counsel
*1987-DeMatha
*1988-DeMatha
*1989-O'Connell
*1990-Good Counsel
*1991-DeMatha
*1992-DeMatha
*1993-St. Paul VI
*1994-DeMatha
*1995-DeMatha
*1996-DeMatha
*1997-DeMatha
*1998-DeMatha
*1999-St. John's
*2000-Gonzaga
*2001-O'Connell
*2002-DeMatha
*2003-DeMatha
*2004-DeMatha
*2005-St. John's
*2006-Good Counsel
*2007-St. Paul VI
*2008-DeMatha
*2009-St. Paul VI
*2010-Good Counsel
*2011-St. John's
*2012-St. Paul VI
*2013-DeMatha
*2014-St. John's
*2015-St. John's
*2016-St. John's
*2017-St. John's
*2018-St. John's
*2019-St. John's
Boys soccer champions
*1974-DeMatha
*1975-Carroll
*1976-Good Counsel
*1977-Carroll
*1978-Good Counsel
*1979-Good Counsel
*1980-O'Connell
*1981-O'Connell
*1982-O'Connell
*1983-O'Connell
*1984-O'Connell
*1985-Ireton
*1986-St. John's
*1987-DeMatha
*1988-Good Counsel
*1989-St. Paul VI
*1990-Ireton
*1991-O'Connell
*1992-Gonzaga/St. Paul VI
*1993-McNamara
*1994-Ireton
*1995-St. Paul VI
*1996-O'Connell
*1997-St. Paul VI
*1998-O'Connell
*1999-DeMatha
*2000-Gonzaga
*2001-Gonzaga
*2002-Gonzaga
*2003-DeMatha
*2004-DeMatha
*2005-DeMatha
*2006-Gonzaga
*2007-Gonzaga
*2008-Gonzaga
*2009-Gonzaga
*2010-DeMatha
*2011-DeMatha
*2012-Gonzaga
*2013-DeMatha
*2014-DeMatha
*2015-DeMatha
*2016-Gonzaga
*2017-Gonzaga
*2018-The Heights (1st year in league)
*2019-Gonzaga
Boys Lacrosse champions
*1987-Bishop Ireton
*1988-Dematha
*1989-Dematha
*1990-Dematha
*1991-Dematha
*1992-Gonzaga
*1993-Gonzaga
*1994-Dematha
*1995-Dematha
*1996-Dematha
*1997-Gonzaga
*1998-Gonzaga
*1999-Dematha
*2000-Dematha
*2001-Dematha
*2002-Dematha
*2003-Dematha
*2004-Dematha
*2005-Dematha
*2006-Dematha
*2007-St. Mary's Ryken
*2008-Dematha
*2009-Dematha
*2010-Gonzaga
*2011-Gonzaga
*2012-Gonzaga
*2013-Gonzaga
*2014-Gonzaga
*2015-Gonzaga
*2016-Gonzaga
*2017-St. John's
*2018-Gonzaga
*2019-Gonzaga
Wrestling champions
*1975-Carroll
*1976-Bishop McNamara
*1977-Good Counsel
*1978-Good Counsel
*1979-St. John's
*1980-Good Counsel
*1981-Good Counsel
*1982-O'Connell
*1983-O'Connell
*1984-Bishop McNamara
*1985-O'Connell
*1986-Dematha
*1987-Dematha
*1988-Dematha
*1989-Dematha
*1990-Dematha
*1991-Dematha
*1992-Dematha
*1993-Dematha
*1994-Dematha
*1995-Dematha
*1996-Dematha
*1997-Dematha
*1998-Dematha
*1999-Dematha
*2000-Dematha
*2001-Dematha/O'Connell
*2002-Dematha
*2003-Dematha
*2004-Dematha
*2005-Dematha
*2006-Dematha
*2007-Dematha
*2008-Dematha
*2009-O'Connell
*2010-Dematha
*2011-Good Counsel
*2012-Dematha
*2013-Good Counsel
*2014-Good Counsel
*2015-Good Counsel
*2016-Good Counsel
*2017-St. John's
*2018-St. John’s
*2019-St. John’s
*2020-St. Mary’s Ryken
Golf champions
*1973-Good Counsel
*1974-Good Counsel
*1975-Good Counsel
*1976-St. John's
*1977-St. John's
*1978-St. John's
*1979-St. John's
*1980-Bishop McNamara
*1981-Dematha
*1982-Good Counsel
*1983-Dematha
*1984-Dematha
*1985-Dematha
*1986-Bishop McNamara
*1987-Good Counsel
*1988-Bishop McNamara
*1989-Dematha
*1990-Good Counsel
*1991-Gonzaga
*1992-Good Counsel
*1993-Dematha
*1994-Dematha
*1995-Dematha
*1996-Dematha
*1997-Dematha
*1998-Dematha
*1999-Dematha
*2000-O'Connell
*2001-St. Paul VI
*2002-Gonzaga
*2003-St. Paul VI
*2004-Dematha
*2005-Gonzaga
*2006-Gonzaga
*2007-Gonzaga
*2008-Dematha
*2009-St. Paul VI
*2010-Gonzaga
*2011-Gonzaga
*2012-Gonzaga
*2013-Gonzaga
*2014-St. Paul VI
*2015-Gonzaga
*2016-Gonzaga
*2017-Gonzaga
*2018-Gonzaga
*2019-Gonzaga
Boys Tennis champions
*1979-Archbishop Carroll
*1982-O'Connell
*1983-St. John's
*1984-St. John's
*1985-Gonzaga
*1986-Gonzaga
*1987-Gonzaga
*1988-Gonzaga
*1989-Gonzaga
*1990-Gonzaga
*1991-Gonzaga
*1992-Gonzaga
*1993-Gonzaga
*1994-Gonzaga
*1995-Gonzaga
*1996-Dematha
*1997-Dematha
*1998-Dematha
*1999-Dematha
*2000-Dematha
*2001-Good Counsel
*2002-Dematha
*2003-Dematha
*2004-Dematha
*2005-Gonzaga
*2006-Gonzaga
*2007-Dematha
*2008-Gonzaga
*2009-Dematha
*2010-Gonzaga
*2011-Gonzaga
*2012-Gonzaga
*2013-Gonzaga
*2014-Gonzaga
*2015-O'Connell
*2016-Gonzaga
*2017-Gonzaga
*2018-Good Counsel
*2019-Gonzaga
Boys Ice Hockey champions
*2017-DeMatha
*2018-DeMatha
*2019-DeMatha
*2020-DeMatha
*2022-St.John's
Boys Swim and Dive Champions
*2018-Gonzaga
*2019-Gonzaga
*2020-Gonzaga
Alumni
Archbishop Carroll
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John Thompson, Jr. (1961), Former NBA player and men's basketball coach at
Georgetown University
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Jamal Williams
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Jevon Langford
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Mike Lonergan
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Catholic University of America
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Bishop Ireton
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Charlie Raphael
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Todd Bozeman
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Brandon Coleman
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Tyoka Jackson, Former NFL player
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Ty Lawson, Current NBA player
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Talib Zanna
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Kendall Marshall
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Melo Trimble
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Gibran Hamdan
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John Arsala, Former professional soccer player
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Nataly Arias, Former professional soccer player
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Kate Ziegler, World champion swimmer
DeMatha
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Markelle Fultz
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Brett Cecil
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Adrian Branch
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Kenny Carr
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Joseph Forte
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Rodney McLeod
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Jordan Graye, Current MLS player
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Derek Mills
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Jerami Grant
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Jerian Grant
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Cyrus Kouandjio
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, Current NFL player
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Arie Kouandjio
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Paul Rabil
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Chase Young
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Bill Hamid
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Gonzaga
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Cam Johnson, Current NFL player
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Johnson Bademosi
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Jon Morris
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, Former NFL player
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John Thompson III
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, Former basketball coach at
Georgetown University
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Roman Oben
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Curome Cox
Curome Cox (born February 28, 1981, in New York City) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Maryland.
Cox has also been a member of the Denv ...
, Current NFL player
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Mike Banner
Mike Banner (born October 20, 1984) is an American former professional soccer player who is currently retired.
Career
College
Born in Washington, D.C., Banner attended Gonzaga College High School and began his collegiate soccer career at Geo ...
, Former MLS player
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Joey Haynos
Joey Haynos (born August 28, 1984) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Maryland.
He has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins, Jack ...
, Current NFL player
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Colin Cloherty
Colin Joseph Cloherty (born September 16, 1987) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Brown.
Cloherty has also been a member of the C ...
, Current NFL player
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A. J. Francis, Current NFL player
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Malcolm Johnson, Former NFL player
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Kevin Hogan
Kevin Michael Hogan (born October 20, 1992) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for Stanford University and was their starting quarterback from 2012 to 2015. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chie ...
, Current NFL player
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Kris Jenkins (basketball)
Kris Jenkins (born November 20, 1993) is an American former professional basketball player who is a student athlete development assistant at Villanova University. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats and is best known for hitti ...
, Current
Euroleague player
Good Counsel
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Zach Hilton
Zachary Thomas Hilton (born July 2, 1980) is an American football Offensive specialist who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at North Carolina.
College career
Hilton attend ...
, Former NFL player
*Joe Lefeged Former NFL player
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Steve Howes, Former basketball coach at
Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private Roman Catholic research university in Washington, D.C. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by U.S. ...
, Current Athletic Director at Good Counsel
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Tarik Walker
Tariq ( ar, طارق) is an Arabic word and given name.
Etymology
The word is derived from the Arabic verb , ('), meaning "to strike", and into the agentive Grammatical_conjugation, conjugated doer form , ('), meaning "striker". It became popul ...
, Former Professional Soccer Player & President FC USA Baltimore, MD
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Marty Hurney
Marty Hurney (born December 20, 1955) is an American football executive who is the executive vice president of football for player personnel for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an administ ...
, Former NFL General Manager
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Chas Gessner, Former NFL player
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Roger Mason, Former NBA player
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Jelani Jenkins
Jelani M. Jenkins (born March 13, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Florida.
High school career
Jenki ...
, Current NFL player
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Stefon Diggs
Stefon Marsean Diggs (born November 29, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round ...
, Current NFL player
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Blake Countess
Blake Countess (born August 8, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for Michigan, using three years of eligibility between 2011 and 2014. He ...
Current NFL player
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Kendall Fuller
Kendall Christopher Fuller (born February 13, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted by the Washington Commanders ...
Current NFL player
St. Paul VI
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Erick Green
Erick O'Brien Green (born May 9, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Budućnost VOLI in the Prva A Liga and the ABA League. He finished the 2012–13 NCAA Division I season as the top scorer in the nation at 25.0 points per g ...
, Current professional basketball player
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Eddie Royal
William Edward "Eddie" Royal (born May 21, 1986) is an American former football wide receiver and return specialist . He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech and ...
, Former NFL player, (graduated from Westfield High School)
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Mike Venafro
Michael Robert Venafro (born August 2, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher. He played professionally for the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Los Angeles Dod ...
, Former MLB Pitcher
St. John's
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Gene Augusterfer, Former NFL player
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Scott Glacken, Former NFL player
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Tommy Marvaso, Former NFL player
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Mike Kruczek
Michael Francis Kruczek (born March 15, 1953) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is currently the head varsity coach for Trinity Preparatory School of Florida.
Playing career
Kruczek earned All-America in 1975 as a quarte ...
, Former NFL player
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Jay Williams, Former NFL player
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Chris Harrison
Christopher Bryan Harrison (born July 26, 1971) is an American television and game show host, best known for his role as the host of the ABC reality television dating show '' The Bachelor'' from 2002 to 2021. He also hosted its spin-offs '' T ...
, Former NFL player
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Marques Ogden
Marques Ogden (born November 15, 1980) is a former American football offensive tackle and center. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He had stints with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Baltimore Ravens, the Buffalo Bills, a ...
, Former NFL player
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Conrad Bolston
Conrad Bolston (born January 9, 1985, in Washington, D.C.) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was originally signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Maryland Terrapins foot ...
, Former NFL player
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Bobby Lewis
Robert Alan Lewis (February 9, 1925 – April 28, 2020) was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1961 hit singles " Tossin' and Turnin'" and "One Track Mind".
Biography
Lewis was born in Indianapolis, Indiana ...
, Former NBA player
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Chris Wright, Former NBA player
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Marissa Coleman
Marissa Coleman (born January 4, 1987) is an American professional basketball player previously played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Personal life
Coleman was born in Portland, Oregon to Tony and ...
, Current WNBA player
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Perry Currin, Former MLB player
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L.J. Hoes, Current MLB player
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Nicholas Howard, Current MLB player
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Kevin Plank
Kevin Audette Plank (born August 13, 1972) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Plank is the founder and executive chairman of Under Armour, a manufacturer of sportswear, footwear and accessories, based in Baltimore, Maryland ...
, Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of
Under Armour
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References
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High school sports conferences and leagues in Washington, D.C.
Maryland high school sports conferences
Catholic Church in Washington, D.C.
Catholic sports organizations