Hayden Catholic High School is in

Topeka, Kansas Topeka ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeastern Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 cen ...

, United States. It is located in the

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Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Athletic teams are called the Wildcats and compete at the 4A level within the

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. Throughout Hayden's history, the athletic programs have won several state championships.

Football

The Wildcats, who had been runners-up in the previous year, defeated Perry-Lecompton High School 42–21 in football, winning their third state championship (two undefeated teams in 1998 and 2004).

Boys' basketball

Hayden has had much success in boys' basketball, winning eight state titles in the Kansas 4A classification. State titles were won in 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2008, and 2018.

State championships

Notable alumni

* Margaret Thompson Murdock, member of the U.S. Shooting Hall of Fame and the

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; first woman to win a medal in

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Mark Turgeon Mark Leo Turgeon (born February 5, 1965) is an American college basketball coach. Turgeon served as the head men's basketball coach at Jacksonville State University from 1998 to 2000, Wichita State from 2000 to 2007, Texas A&M from 2007 to 2011, ...

, former head basketball coach for the

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References

External links

School Website
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