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2016 - 2017 Hall of Fame Inductees
Chad Isaacson Class of 1992
All WSC Football Team – 1991
Ranked One of Top 50 Football Players in Illinois – 1991
Led DGN to 2nd Place in State in IHSA Football – 1991
Ranked One of Top 50 Baseball Players in Illinois – 1992
Led DGN Baseball Team to Regional Championship – 1991
Four Year Letter Winner at Southern Illinois in Baseball
Coached DGN Baseball Team to IHSA Regional
Championships – 2000, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015
DuPage Area Baseball Coach of the Year - 2000 Coached DGN Baseball to IHSA Sectional Championship - 2004
Doug Rybar Class of 2009
Illinois Senior Gymnast of the Year - 2009
IHSA State Gymnastics All-Around Champion – 2009
IHSA State Gymnastics Ring Champion – 2009
Second in IHSA State Meet in Horizontal Bars – 2009
Second in IHSA State Meet in Pommel Horse – 2009
Third in IHSA State Meet in Horizontal Bars – 2007
Earned 16 IHSA medals at State Meets 2006-2009
Led DGN to WSC Conference Championship – 2009
WSC All – Around Champion – 2009
Earned 28 WSC Medals, 2006-2009
Earned 27 IHSA Sectional Medals 2006-2009
2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
Garrett Edwards Class of 2006
First Team All- State Team – 2004 & 2005
All WSC Football Team – 2004 & 2005
Led the 2004 North Football Team
to IHSA State Championship
Rushed for over 1300 yards in 2004 & 2005
All WSC Basketball Team – 2005 & 2006
3 year letter winner in Football University of Illinois
Second Team All – Big 10 Football – 2009
Defensive captain at University of Illinois – 2009
Member of the 2008 Rose Bowl Football Team at
University of Illinois
Tommy Edwards Class of 2004
First team All-State Football Team - 2003
All WSC Football Team – 2002 & 2003
Rushed for over 1000 yards in 2002 & 2003
Lead North Football Team to the
WSC- Silver Conference Championship – 2003
DGN Football Team to the IHSA Final Four - 2003
All WSC Basketball Team – 2002 & 2003
All WSC Baseball Team – 2004
2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
Burke Sims Class of 2009
IHSA State Swim Champion - 500 yd. Freestyle – 2009
State Record
IHSA State Swim Runner up - 500 yd. Freestyle - 2008
IHSA State Swim 3rd place - 200 yd. Freestyle –
2008 & 2009
Winner of 7 IHSA medals in Swimming from 2006-2009
8 time High School All American
& Academic All American
Varsity Swimmer at Stanford University from 2009-2013
Member of PAC 10 Conference Champion Team
- 2010, 2011, 2012
NCAA Qualifier in 800 yd. Freestyle Relay 2012
Olympic Trials Qualifier in 200 meter Freestyle 2012
Haley Sims Class of 2011
IHSA State Swim Champion - 100 yd. Butterfly - 2010
IHSA State Swim Champion - 200 yd. Individual Medley - 2010
IHSA State Swim Champion - 200 yd. Medley Relay -2010
State Record
IHSA State Swim Runner up 100 yd. Butterfly 2008 & 2009
IHSA State Swim Runner up 100 yd. Freestyle 2009
Winner of 14 IHSA State Medals in Swimming from 2007-2010
Lead DGN to 4th place team finish at IHSA State Meet 2010
ISA Senior High School Swimmer of the Year - 2010
13 time High School All American & Academic All American Varsity Swimmer at Stanford University from 2011-2015
Olympic Trial Qualifier in 100 meter Butterfly - 2008
Olympic Trial Qualifier in
100 meter Butterfly & 50 meter Freestyle 2012
Member of 2010 NCSA All-Star Team - Dublin Ireland
Member of 2010-2011 USA Junior National Team
Member of 2010 Junior Pan Pacific Team
2015 Hall of Fame Inductees
Rebecca Rusch Class of 1986
Led DGN Cross Country Team to State Championship in
1985 - Second Place in 1983 and 1984,
and Third Place, 1982
All State Cross Country Team, 1984, 1985
All-WSC Cross Country, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Competed in 6 Eco-Challenges (1997-2002)
Adventure Racing World Champion, 2003
Competitor Magazine Endurance Sports Awards
“Adventure Racer of the Year” – 2003
World 24-hour Solo Mountain Bike Champion 2007, 2008,
2009
Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Champion 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012
Singletrack.com Mountain Biker of the Year 2013
John Lackaff Class of 1997
Led DGN is WSC Silver Division Championships in Baseball -
1995, 1997
Led DGN Basketball to Regional Championships - 1995, 1997
All WSC Conference Baseball Team - 1996, 1997
All WSC Conference Basketball Team – 1995, 1996, 1997
Set DGN Basketball Scoring Record in one game – 49 points
Played 3 years of Varsity Baseball at Miami of Ohio
University
All Mid- American Conference Baseball Team, 2000
Led Miami to MAC Baseball Championship, 2000
Drafted by Chicago White Sox in 2000
2014 Hall of Fame Inductees
Alberto Quintana Jr. Class of 1982
Four Year letterman in Varsity Baseball, 1979-1982
All Conference, All Area Baseball, 1982
Four Year letterman at Northwestern University
Big 10 Player of the Week, April 1986
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates 1986
Played in Spanish National League, 1992-1994
Associate Scout for the Atlanta Braves, 1994-1999
Hitting and Infield Coach at Benedictine University 1999-2000
Associate Scout for the San Diego Padres, 2000-2002
Will Kupisch Coach
Head Boys Cross Country Coach from 1990-2011
Served as Assistant Track and Field Coach for 33 years
Coached DGN to 3rd Place at IHSA State Cross Country Meet, 2000
Coached DGN to four Top 10 team finishes at the IHSA State Cross
Country Meet
Coached DGN to WSC Cross Country Championship in 2000
Coached Joe Marconi to State Shot Put Championship in 1981
Coached 4x800m Relay Team to State Championship in 2001
Coached 11 All State Cross Country Runners
Coached 6 All State Individuals in Track and Field
Coached 8 4x800m Relay Teams to All State Honors
2013 Hall of Fame Inductees
Allison Barrett Class of 2001
First DGN Athlete to qualify in 3 different individual sports for
the IHSA State meets
Qualified for a total of 11 IHSA State meets in Gymnastics,
Swimming & Diving and Track & Field
Placed 6th in IHSA State Diving Meet - 2000
Placed 8th in the State Gymnastics Meet in Vault – 1999, 2001
Placed 10th in Pole Vault at the IHSA State Track & Field Meet -
2001
Qualified for the finals in the 4x200m Relay at the IHSA State
Track & Field Meet - 2001
Laura DeBruler Class of 2007
Led DGN to WSC Volleyball Conference Championships – 2005,
2006
Member of All – State Volleyball Team – 2005, 2006
Member of WSC All-Conference Volleyball Team – 2004, 2005,
2006
State Qualifier on 2005 State Championship DGN Badminton
Team
State Qualifier in 3 events on DGN Track & Field Team – 2007
First team All-American Volleyball Team at University of Illinois
- 2009
Second team All-American Volleyball Team at University of
Illinois – 2008
Named to All Big 10 Volleyball Team at University of Illinois –
2008, 2009
2012 Hall of Fame Inductees
Elizabeth Tumpach Class of 1998
All – State Cross Country Team, 1996, 1997
4-time All WSC Cross Country Team, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Led North to WSC Cross Country Championship, 1997
State Track medalist in 3200m, 1998
4-time All WSC in Track & Field, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
3-time WSC Conference Champ (3200m) in Track & Field
Led Loyola University to Conference Championships in 2000,
2001
All Horizon League Cross Country Team 1998, 1999
Mark Zundel Class of 1991
All – State Football Team & Baseball, 1990, 1991
Helped lead North to 2nd in State in Football, 1990
Helped lead North to WSC Football Championship, 1990
Selected the WSC Defensive Player of the Year, 1990
Member of All – WSC Football Team, 1990
Member of All – WSC Baseball Team, 1991
Selected as WSC Player of the Year in Baseball, 1991
Played Varsity Football and Baseball at Brigham Young
University
2011 Hall of Fame Inductees
Carolyn Hack Class of 2001
Member of Illinois All-State Soccer Team, 2000 and 2001
Member of the WSC Soccer Team, 2000 and 2001
Athlete of the week by Daily Herald
Member of the WSC Basketball Team, 2001
Leading Scorer on 2001 Girls Basketball Team
Received Soccer Scholarship to Northwestern University
Three Year Captain of Northwestern Soccer Team
Started every Soccer Game during her 4 years at Northwestern
Kyle Kleckner – Class of 2001
Member of All-State Football Team, in 2000 for Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Sun Times, Champaign News Gazette & Illinois Coaches
Association 1st Team
Member of All-State Basketball Team – 2001
Captain of Daily Herald, All – Area Football & Basketball Team in
2000-2001
Only Athlete in the history of DGN to be a member of the a conference
champion football, basketball and baseball team in the same school
year 2000-2001
Member of the All – WSC Team in Basketball
Member of the Taylor Bell All Decade Football Team 2000-2009
Earned Football Scholarship to University of Illinois
Three Year Letter Winner in Football at University of Illinois
Mark May’s ESPN All May Day Team 2005 acknowledging the 22
toughest college football players of the 2005 season
2010 Hall of Fame Inductees
Drew Carstens Class of 2000
Led DGN Football Team to Final Four Appearance in 1999
Member of All WSC Football Team in 1998 & 1999
Member of All State Football Team in 1999
Led DGN Basketball Team in WSC Championships in 1999 &
2000
Led DGN to Regional & Sectional Basketball Championships in
1999
Led DGN to “Sweet Sixteen” Appearance in 1999
Member of All WSC Basketball Team in 1999 & 2000
Member of All Area Basketball Team in 1999 & 2000
Member of All State Basketball Team in 2000
Member of All American Division III Basketball Team in 2003 &
2004 while playing at Augustana College
Mark Lacy Class of 1988
Member of All WSC Football Team in 1987
WSC Conference Shot Put Champion in 1988
4th in the Shot Put at the IHSA State Track & Field Meet in 1988
All Big 10 Selection in Track & Field while at
University of Minnesota in 1991 & 1992
Big 10 Indoor Shot Put Champion in 1991 & 1992
8th in the Nation at the NCAA Track & Field Meet in 1991
Member of All-American NCAA Track & Field Team
in 1991 & 1992
2009 Hall of Fame Inductees
Pete Ventrelli Coach
Coached Downers North to first State Football Playoffs, 1989
Coached Downers North Football Team to 2nd in the State,
1990
Overall record at Downers North 133-62
Coached Downers North to 11 State Football Playoffs
Coached Downers North to 2 WSC-Silver Division
Championships, 1990, 2000
Elected to Illinois High School Football Coaches Association
Hall of Fame, 2001
Matt Zundel Class of 1988
Member of the Varsity Football and Basketball teams, 1987,
1988
Named to WSC All-Conference Football Team, 1987
Named to All-Area Football Team, 1987
Received first Silver Helmet Award at DGN, 1987
Played in North-South Coaches Association All-Star Football
game, 1988
3-time Letter Winner at Brigham Young University, 1989, 1990,
1991
Played on BYU Football teams that won 3 WAC Championships,
1989, 1990, 1991
Served as Graduate Assistant Coach at BYU
2008 Hall of Fame Inductees
Audrey Giesler Class of 2000
3rd Place at IHSA State Track Meet in 800m Run, 1999
800m Champion and Record Holder at Illinois Prep Top Times
Indoor, 2000
IHSA State Track Meet Medalist, 1998, 1999, 2000
All- WSC Cross Country Team, 1997, 1988, 1999
All Big Ten Cross Country Team, 2003, 2004
Big 10 Steeplechase Champion, 2002, Indiana University
All-American in NCAA 3000m, Steeplechase 2003
Member – NCAA Academic All-American Track Team 2002,
2003
Jane Jacobs Class of 1974
Member of First Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Track &
Bowling Team at DGN
Captain of Conference Championship DGN Volleyball
Team 1973, 1974
Captain of WSC Championship DGN Softball Team 1974
Scholarship Athlete at Northern Illinois University, playing
four years of Volleyball and Basketball
Coached Varsity Basketball and Softball at Geogre
Williams College 1981-1985
Coached Varsity Volleyball at Ithaca College, 1985-1988
Coached Varsity Softball and Volleyball at University of
Redlands
Jack Howell Class of 1948
Starting Centerfielder on 1948 Baseball Team at IHSA State
Tournament
Member of WSC All-Conference Basketball Team, 1948
IHSA District Champion-Long Jump, 1948
Had Longest Jump in State in 1948
Conference Champion in Long Jump at Eastern Illinois, 1950
Member of US Air Force Track Team 1951, 1952
Coached Varsity Softball for 10 years in Scottdale, Arizona
Coached Football, Basketball, Softball, Volleyball and Track
for 27 years, Scottdale
2007 Hall of Fame Inductees
Casey Leonhardt Class of 1996
Most Career points at Downers North 1993 - 1996
All-WSC Girls Basketball Team, 1993 – 1996
Chicago Tribune & Sun-Times, All-State Team,
1996
Nike All-American Girls Basketball Team, 1996
Street & Smith All-America Girls Basketball Team,
1996
Played for Illinois in NCAA Tournament 1997, 1998
Played for Nebraska in NCAA Tournament 1999,
2000
Honorable Mention All-Big 12, 2001
Scored over 1000 Collegiate Points
Played for Chicago Blaze in NWBL, 2002
Jeff Quinn Class of 1980
WSC All–Conference Football, 1979
WSC All–Conference Wrestling Team, 1980
3-Time Division III National Wrestling Qualifier at
Elmhurst College Member of Division III
All–American Football Team, 1983
Member of Elmhurst College, Hall of Fame
Helped coach Grand Valley State to National
Division II Football Championship 2002 &
2003
As Head Football Coach, Led Central Michigan to
2006 Motor City Bowl
Head Football Coach – University of Buffalo
2006 Hall of Fame Inductees
Bryan Bateman Class of 1965
Became Downers North's first Swimmer in 1965
Place 4th in the 100yd Freestyle and 6th in the 50yd Freestyle at the
1965 IHSA State Swim Meet
Member of the Indiana University's, Swim Team, 1966-1969
All-American Swimmer in 50 Freestyle, 1968, 1969
Bob Potter Class of 1948
Leading Pitcher in the West Suburban Conference in 1948
Pitched Downers Grove to a District Championship in 1948
Pitched Downers Grove to a Sectional Championship in 1948
Pitched at the IHSA State Baseball Tournament in 1948
Pitched for the University of Illinois, 1949-1952
Led Illinois to a Big 10 Championship in 1952
2005 Hall of Fame Inductees
Brigitte Buitron Class of 1996
All–State Cross Country Team, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
All-State Track Team, 1993, 1996
WSC Silver Division Cross Country Champion 1992, 1994
IHSA Sectional Cross Country Champion 1992, 1994
IHSA Sectional Track Champion (3200m) 1993, 1994, 1995
WSC Silver Division Track Champion (1600m & 3200m)
1993, 1994
Brevard Junior College All-American Track (3000m) 1998
Mid-American Conference Champion - Western Illinois University
(5000m) 2001
Scott Lange Class of 1982
All–State Football Quarterback, 1981
Adidas Honorable Mention All-American High School Football
Team, 1981
All-Area and All WSC Football team, 1981
Voted Top Football Player in the WSC, 1981
All WSC Basketball Team, 1982
All WSC Baseball Team, 1982
Four-Year Starter as Quarterback at Valparaiso University
All-Conference at Valparaiso University, 1985
Inducted into Valparaiso Athletic Hall of Fame, 2005
2004 Hall of Fame Inductees
William Duffy Class of 1962
All Conference WSC Football 1961, 1962
Member of All-State Football Team in 1962
Member of Chicago Tribune All Star Football Team 1961, 1962
3-Year Varsity Starter in Football and Basketball
All-Conference WSC Track Team 1961, 1962
State Track Meet Qualifier 1960, 1961, 1962
Scholarship Athlete at University of Wyoming for Football
Kim Khoe Class of 1979
4-Year Starting Pitcher on Varsity Softball Team 1976-1979
Led Downers North to IHSA State Softball Tournament 1979
All- State Softball Team 1979
All-Conference WSC in Softball 1978, 1979
3-Year Starter Varsity Volleyball Team 1977-79
Pitched for University of Iowa 1979-1980
2003 Hall of Fame Inductees
Clarence Johnson Principal/Coach
Served as Principal of Downers Grove North from 1931 to 1967
Coaches lightweight basketball, football, and track during the 1920’s
Led Downers Grove to Lightweight basketball champions
in 1926, 1927, and 1928
Played a major role in developing the Downers Grove Athletic
Association in the 1920’s
Was a strong advocate of High School Athletics and
the Illinois High School Association
John Guarnaccia Class of 1972
Member of All-State Baseball Team in 1972
Led WSC Conference in hitting (.500 batting ave)
and pitching (8-0) in 1972
Led Downers North to WSC Baseball Championships
in 1971 and 1972
Was the 75th pick in the 1972 Major League
Baseball Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies,
Played Professional Baseball from 1972 to 1979
Led the Western Carolina League in home runs in 1974
Was voted MVP in 1974 Western Carolina All-Star Game
Jeremy Sample Class of 1991
Led Downers North to a second place finish at
IHSA State Football Championship in 1990
Member of Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times
All- State Football in 1990
Voted top football player in West Suburban Conference in 1990
Rushed for 1619 yards in 1990
Earned three letters at The University of Nortre Dame from 1993-
1995
Earned Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Game versus Michigan
State in 1994
2002 Hall of Fame Inductees
Don Moravec Class of 1964
All WSC Wrestling Team 1963, 1964
IHSA State Qualifier In Wrestling 1964
IHSA State Qualifier in Track & Field 1964
All CCIW Football Team at North Central College 1968
CCIW Conference Wrestling Champion 1965
Coached DGN Badminton Team to WSC Championships 1984,
1992
Coached DGN Badminton Team to 6 Championships
Illinois Girls Coaches Association Badminton
Coach of the Year 1992
Coached DGN Girls Tennis Team to
Sectional Championship 1999
Bruce Ritter Class of 1964
Coached DGN Girls Cross Country Teams to IHSA State
Championship 1980, 1985
Coached DGN Girls Cross Country Teams to 2nd Place at IHSA
State Meet 1983, 1984, 1988
Coached DGN Girls Cross Country Teams to 12 WCS-Silver
Division Championships
Coached 27 All-State Cross Country Runners
Coached 72 All-State Track Athletes
Elected to Illinois Track & Cross Country Coaches
Hall of Fame 1987
Hold IHSA Record for Most Consecutive Cross Country Dual Meet
Victories – 69
Coached DGN Girls Track Team to
WSC Championship 1992, 1993
2001 Hall of Fame Inductees
Ron Baukol Class of 1955
Led Downers Grove Baseball Team to WSC and
Region Championships in 1954
Led Downers Grove Basketball Team to WSC and
Region Championships in 1955
Named to All-Chicago Area Basketball Team in 1955
Named to WSC All-Conference Team in Baseball and Basketball
Awarded the Big Eight Conference Scholar Athlete Award in 1959
Member of Iowa State Baseball Team that took 3rd in the NCAA
Tournament in 1957
Member of All Big-Eight Basketball Team at Iowa State in 1959
Tom McCabe Class of 1975
IHSA State Qualifier in swimming in the 50 M Freestyle
and 100 M Butterfly - 1973
Placed 10th in State at IHSA State Swim Meet in 50 M Freestyle -
1975
Was a 12 time All-American in Swimming at Western Illinois
University
Competed on 400 M Freestyle Relay Team that place 2nd
in the NCAA Nationals
Holds 7 Illinois Masters Records and 2 National Masters Record
Served as an Assistant Swim Coach at College of DuPage
LaTonya Morrison Class of 1991
Placed 4th at IHSA State Track Meet in 300 M hurdles in 1990
Placed 4th at IHSA State Track Meet in 100 M hurdles in 1991
Won 55 M hurdles at Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor State Meet in
1990
WSC – Silver Division Champion in 55 M, 100 M, 300 M hurdles
In 1990 and 1991
Named to All WSC Conference Cross Country Team in 1989
Was member 1988 Girls’ Cross Country Team that placed 2nd
in State in 1988
NCAA Qualifier in 100 M in 1995
Won 5 Missouri Valley Conference Track Championships at
Southern Illinois University in 1994 & 1995
2000 Hall of Fame Inductees
Art Schlauder Class of 1938
State Champion, 100 Yard Dash, IHSA Track and Field,1938
State Runner-Up, 220 Yard, IHSA Track and Field , 1938
3rd in State, 100 Yard Dash, IHSA Track and Field, 1937
Led Downers Grove to 6th Place at Illinois State
Track And Field Meet
Member of Downer Grove Varsity Football Team, 1937
Member of University of Iowa Track Team, 1940, 1941, 1942
Captain of University of Iowa Track Team 1941
Jim O’Flaherty Class of 1973
West Suburban Conference Scoring Champ in Basketball, 1973
Honorable Mention All-State Basketball Team, 1973
WSC All-Conference Basketball Team, 1972, 1973
Received 9 Varsity Letters in Baseball, Basketball and Football
Received Chicago Tribune Golden Helmet Award, 1972
Received Chicago Tribune Golden Basketball Award, 1973
Played 4 Years of Varsity Basketball
at Houston Baptist University, 1973-1977
Varsity Basketball Coach at Abington High School 1996-1998
Erika Chesney Class of 1992
State Champion, IHSA Cross Country 1991
State Champion, 3200m, IHSA Track and Field
All-State Cross Country Team, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
All-State Track & Field Team, 1989, 1991, 1992
Harrier Magazine All-American, Cross Country Team 1991
IHSA Sectional Cross Country Champion 1989, 1990, 1991
WSC Silver Division Cross Country Champion 1989, 1990, 1991
WSC Silver Division 3200m Champion 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
WSC Silver Division 1600m Champion 1991, 1992
1999 Hall of Fame Inductees
Al Mejdrich Class of 1962
Illinois State Wrestling Champion, 133 pounds, 1962
Fourth Place at Illinois State Wrestling Meet, 133 pounds, 1961
IHSA Sectional Wrestling Champion, 1961, 1962
IHSA District Wrestling Champion, 1961, 1962
Downers Grove Most Valuable Wrestler, 1961, 1962
Member of Southern Illinois University Wrestling Team
Sue Vander Wagen Class of 1985
All-State Cross Country Team, 1984
All-State Track & Field Team, 1985
All-WSC Cross Country Team, 1984, 1985
All-WSC Track & Field Team, 1983, 1984, 1985
WSC Conference Champion – 800m, 1984
All-Atlantic Coast Conference Cross Country Team, 1986, 1987
Atlantic Coast Conference – 10,000m Champion, 1987
Bill Walker Coach
Started Downers Grove Wrestling Program in 1959
Coached WSC Wrestling Championship Teams in 1961,
1964, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979
Coached IHSA Regional Wrestling Championship Teams in
1963, 1964, 1980
Coached Two IHSA Wrestling Champions and Eight Place Winners
Coached Sophomore Football from 1958 to 1980
Elected to Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association
Hall of Fame in 1988
1998 Hall of Fame Inductees
Dan Jacobazzi Class of 1961
All West Suburban Conference in Football, 1959, 1960
All-State Football Team, 1960,
All-American Football Team, 1960
WSC Conference Wrestling Champion, 1960, 1961
Sectional Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, 1961
Big 10 Player of the Week while at University of Wisconsin, 1963
Played in 1963 Rose Bowl Game
Janelle Marconi Class of 1986
6th in State in Discus, 1984
3rd in State in Shot Put, 1985
IHSA State Champion in Discus, 1986
IHSA State Runner-up in Shot Put, 1986
WSC Champion in Discus, 1984, 1985, 1986
WSC Champion in Shot Put, 1984, 1985, 1986
WSC record in Shot Put, 1986, 43’6”
Honorable Mention All-American Track Team, 1986
Member of University of Iowa Track Team 1987, 1988, 1989
Joe Marconi Class of 1981
All-Area Football Team, 1980
Honorable Mention All State Football Team, 1980
All West Suburban Conference Football Team, 1980
WSC Conference Champion is Shot Put and Discus, 1981
5th Place in State Meet in Discus, 1981
IHSA State Champion in Shot Put, 1981
All-American High School Track Team, 1981
Won Shot Put at Midwest Meet of Champions, 1981
June Miller Coach
First Girls Sports Coordinator at Downers Grove North, 1972-1976
First Varsity Girls Softball and Volleyball Coach at DGN
Coached Softball Team to IHSA State Tournament, 1979
Coached Softball Team to WSC Championship, 1974, 1976, 1977
Coached Volleyball Team to WSC Championship, 1973, 1974
Voted West Suburban Conference Volleyball
Coach of the Year 1976, 1978
1997 Hall of Fame Inductees
Cammi Granato Class of 1989 All-WSC and All-Area Basketball, 1988
All-WSC Soccer, 1988
All-Time leading scorer at Providence College in Ice Hockey
Providence College’s Female Athlete of the Year, 1993
New England’s Woman Athlete of the Year, 1993
MVP in Women’s Ice Hockey World Championship, 1992
First American Woman to appear on a Hockey Trading Card
ECAC Women’s Ice Hockey Player of the Year 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
US Olympic Women’s Hockey Team, 1998
Sandy Scholtens Hamilton Class of 1985
All WSC Volleyball, 1983, 1984
All-State Volleyball, 1984
Member of DGN Volleyball Team that finished 4th in State, 1984
Member of University of Illinois Volleyball Team
that finished 3rd in the NCAA, 1987, 1988
Holds University of Illinois career record of 1133 diggs
Member of University of Illinois Volleyball Team that won the Big Ten
Championship, 1986, 1987, 1988
Member of National Championship USA Volleyball Team, Open Division, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1995
Mickey Smith Class of 1964
All WSC in Baseball, 1962, 1963, 1964
All WSC in Football, 1962, 1963
All-State in Football, 1963
All-State in Baseball, 1964
Won two letters in Baseball and Football at the University of Illinois
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys, 1968
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1968
Larry Wyllie Class of 1955
All WSC Conference Baseball, 1954, 1955
All WSC Conference Basketball, 1954, 1955
Member of Downers Grove Baseball Team that won
WSC Championship, 1954
Holds Northern Illinois University single game basketball
scoring record in 1958, 52 points
Fifth leading scorer in Nation in NCAA Basketball
while at Northern Illinois University, 1985
Coached Downers Grove to WSC and Regional Baseball Championships, 1964
1996 Hall of Fame Inductees
Jim Dutcher Class of 1951
Set WSC Basketball Scoring Record, 1951, 316 points
All-State Basketball, 1951
Inducted into Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1988
Member of University of Illinois Big 10 Basketball Championship
and 3rd in NCAA Team, 1952
Two Year Letter Winner in Basketball at the University of Illinois
Eight Letter Winner at DGN in Football, Basketball,Track , and Baseball
Jim Ferguson Class of 1941
All-State Football, 1940
Member of 1940 WSC Conference Championship Football Team
All-Conference Football Team, 1940
Varsity Football Letterwinner at University of Iowa
Member of Downers Grove North Chain Gang for 28 Years
Purple Heart Recipient in World War II
D-Club Man of the Year, 1969
Sheri Krueger Class of 1989
Four Year Letterwinner in DGN in Soccer and Swimming
IHSA State Medalist in Swimming, 1988
Set 10 Varsity DGN Swimming Records during her Career
All WSC and All Area in Soccer
Two Time WSC Conference Champion in Swimming
Set 13 Swimming Records at Ball State University
M.A.C. Conference Champion at Ball State University
Four Time All M.A.C. Swim Team at Ball State University
Lloyd Wasmer Coach
Head Basketball Coach at Downers Grove North, 1963 - 1973
Coached 1969 Basketball Team to WSC Championship
Coached all Levels of Football from 1960 to 1992
Offensive Coordinator of 1989 Varsity Football Team
which placed 2nd in State
Intramural Director from 1974 to 1985. This program was recognized as
the Top Intramural Program in the US in 1983.
Coached Regional Championship Basketball Team, 1964, 1972
Captain of Drake University Football Team, 1951
1995 Hall of Fame Inductees
Jim Gustafson Class of 1964
Illinois State Wrestling Champion, 1964, 138lbs.
Downers Grove High School Athlete of the Year, 1964
All WSC Football Team, 1963, 1964
Four Time State Qualifier in Pole Vault
Varsity Wrestling Coach at Messiah College, 17 years
National Christian College Coach of the Year
Tracy Laughlin Class of 1985
All-State Cross Country Team, 1982, 1983, 1984
All-State Track & Field Team, 1983, 1984, 1985
Second Place in IHSA State Cross Country Meet, 1985
High School All-American Track & Field Team, 1985
Kinney National Prep Cross Country Meet Qualifier and All-American
WSC Conference Cross Country Champion, 1981, 1984
Member of Texas-Austin’s National Championship, Division I Cross
Country Team, 1986
Ken Lutgens Class of 1959
First 10 Letter Winner at Downers Grove High School
All-Conference Baseball, 1957, 1958, 1959
All-Conference Basketball, 1958, 1959
All-Conference Football, 1957, 1958
Honorable Mention All-State Basketball, 1959
Letter Winner at Northwestern University in Basketball, 1961, 1962, 1963
Guy Wellman Coach
Coached WSC Championship Baseball Teams, 1954, 1956
Coached WSC and Regional Championship Basketball Team, 1955
Worked for 42 Years in the Los Angles Dodger Organization as a Scout,
Coach, and Field Coordinator
Played Professional Baseball in the Cincinnati and Brooklyn Organization
Head of the Health and Physical Education Department at Downers Grove
High School, 1958-1962
1994 Hall of Fame Inductees
Herb Borman Class of 1950
Varsity Basketball Letterman, 1948, 1949
Co-Captain West Suburban Conference Football Champions, 1949
Chicago Daily News All Suburban Football Team, 1949
All West Suburban Conference Team, 1949
Member of University of Illinois, Rose Bowl Squad, 1952
Member of University of Illinois, Big 10 Conference,
Championship Team, 1952-53
All Big 10 Team, 1953
Karen Campbell Lutzke Class of 1980 All-American in Cross Country, 1978, 1979
All-American in Track & Field, 1980
Illinois State Champion, 1980 -3200 Meter Run
All-State in Cross Country, 1977, 1978, 1979
All-State in Track & Field, 1979, 1980
Conference Champion in Cross Country, 1977, 1979
Conference Champion in Track & Field, 1980
Kenny National Cross Country Finalist, 1979
All American Cross Country at Michigan State, 1981
All Big 10 Cross Country at Michigan State, 1981
Olympic Trails Qualifier, 1984, 1988
Dick Carstens Coach 1951-1985
Head Football Coach at North High School, 29 years
Accumulated a 148-83-8 Record
Illinois State High School Football Coaches
Hall of Fame, 1986
Coached Illinois State Golf Champion
Coached Undefeated Mythical State Champion Football Team, 1970
Barry Cernoch Class of 1970
Football, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
Football Varsity Letter, 1968, 1969
All-State Football, 1969
Chicago Sun Times Player of the Year 1969
All-American High School Scholastic Magazine
1994 Hall of Fame Inductees
Dave Heltmach Class of 1986
All-State, All Around Gymnastics, 1996
All-Conference District, and Sectional Gymnastics Champion, 1986
State Champion on the Floor Exercise and Pommel Horse, 1986
Runner Up on the Parallel Bar, and Vault
All-American Status on Floor and Vault, 1986
State Qualifier in Gymnastics, 1984, 1985 1986
Rick Howat Class of 1967
Holds Career Downers Grove North Scoring Record in Basketball
Three Varsity Letters in Basketball
Two Time All-Conference
All-State Basketball, 1967
Two Letters in Baseball
Captain of University of Illinois Basketball Team, 1971
All Big 10 Basketball, 1971
Cathy Lumb Class of 1980
Varsity Volleyball Starter, 1977, 1978, 1979
All Conference Volleyball, 1978, 1979
All-Area Volleyball, 1978, 1979 (only sophomore selected in 1978)
Team Most Valuable Player 1978, 1979
All-American High School, 1979
Suburban Life Player of the Year, 1979
Head Coach of Chicago Breeze, first Pro-Volleyball Team, 1989
Member of Pacific University National Championship Team,
Division I, 1986
Shellie O’Neal Class of 1988
State Champion, Track & Field, 1988 - 800 Meter
All-State, Track & Field, 2 years - 800 Meter
Midwest Meet of Champions, 800 Meter Champion, 1988
Member of the 1985 State Champion Team Cross Country
All-State, Cross Country, 2 years
Four Time All-American Atlantic Coast Conference, 800 Meter Champion
at Georgia Tech, 1992
US Junior National Champion in 800 Meter, 1989
1994 Hall of Fame Inductees
Stephen Oracko Athletic Director 1963-1984
Downers Grove North High School
Athletic Director, 1963 - 1984
Founder and Charter Member of Illinois
Athletic Director’s Association
Introduced Boys Soccer, Swim, and Gymnastics Programs
Started and Developed Girls Swim, Golf, Cross Country, Gymnastics,
Bowling, Track, Badminton, Tennis, Volleyball, Softball, and Basketball
Coached Football, Golf, Tennis
Randy Poffo Class of 1971
Batting Average .500 in 1970 and .525 in 1971
Team won Conference Championship in 1971
Most Valuable Player, 1970, 1971
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals, 1971
Two Time World Wrestling Federation Champion
As The Macho Man Randy Savage
Jim Stahl Coach 1946-1962
Coached Varsity Football from 1946 - 1958
Won Conference Championship in 1949
Head Track Coach 1946-1962
First Director of Intramurals
Department Chairman of Health and Physical Education Department,
1962 - 1977
Downers Grove “Citizen of the Year” by the Chamber of Commerce,
1988
Criteria for Hall of Fame Nomination
Athlete: A DGN student who has been out of school for at least four years and
earned a varsity letter in high school or college. An athlete who has
demonstrated an attitude of high quality. An athlete who was recognized
for his/her leadership.
Coach: Retired DGN coach who has served as an inspirational leader to student
athletes for ten or more years. Coach who has made a significant
contribution to North High Athletic Program.
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