WELCOME TO THE ATHOLTON ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2008

WELCOME TO THE ATHOLTON ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

CLASS OF 2008

PURPOSE

To celebrate outstanding athletic achievement of Atholton graduates

To celebrate outstanding achievement of those involved with the successes of Atholton Athletic Teams

To begin a tradition of annually recognizing those who have contributed greatly to the successes of Atholton Athletics

ATHOLTON HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

GEORGIANN BANKERT Teacher/Coach at Atholton High School from 1966-96 Coach Bankert coached The Field Hockey Team for 16 years taking the 1980 team to the State Finals and losing on a penalty stroke. This was the only Atholton Field Hockey Team to make it to the State Finals. Coach Bankert also coached the Girl’s Track and Field Teams for 9 years and produced several State Champions.


EDGAR BOXWELL– Teacher/Coach/Athletic Director

Coach Boxwell started the first high school wrestling program in Howard County in 1963. He was Athletic Director for 20 years, Wrestling Coach from 1966-1985, Football Coach from 1966-1974 and Assistant Cross Country Coach from 1970-1980 at Atholton High School. He was Howard County Wrestling Coach of the year 3 times and is currently a member of The MD. State Athletic Directors Hall of Fame and The National Wrestling Hall of Fame


COL. (RETIRED) EARL E. LAUER Highly successful Coach of Atholton’s

Cross Country/Wrestling/Indoor & Outdoor Track Programs

Coach Lauer produced 54 Howard County and Regional Championships and 5 MD. State Championships. He coached at Atholton from 1971 until 1995. He received Atholton High School Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1988 and Baltimore Sun Metropolitan Coach of the Year in 1987. He has been inducted into Montgomery College Hall of Fame, Howard County Wrestling Association Hall of Fame, River Hill H.S. Hall of Fame and The National Wrestling Hall of Fame


Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McQueeney Athletic Booster President/Parent of Student-Athletes The late Hugh served as President of the Boosters for six years

beginning 1991-92. Parents of Ryan, Eileen and Rachel, both Hugh and his wife Stephanie worked on may projects in support of the Atholton Athletic Programs. They were the first to raise the bar for extremely high budgets to finance supplementary items for our many athletic teams. They put in countless hours for the benefit of Atholton’s Athletic Teams.


PAUL F. PFISTER Football Statistician/Parent/Legacy The late Mr. Pfister was a permanent fixture at all of Atholton’s

Football Games. He maintained accurate stats through 4 Football Coaches. His ability to keep accurate stats was a major role in the successes that our football teams had in the past. He also served as a Track and Field Official. He was the Father of 4 Atholton graduates…Steve, Paul, Mark and Patti. Our annual golf tournament is named in his honor


PATRICK SAUNDERSON, Class of 1987 Student/Teacher/Coach/Athletic Director Coach Saunderson lettered in Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor

Track from 1983-87. He earned 8 varsity letters and was team captain for 6 seasons. He was awarded the Glen DeVane Award for Athletic Excellence. He coached 5 State Championship Teams and several County and Regional Championship Teams. He was selected twice as All Metro Coach of The Year by The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun. Former Principal of Lime Kiln Middle and currently Marriotts Ridge High School. He is proud of winning the Sportsmanship award for years while Athletic Director at Atholton.


DON VAN DEUSEN Teacher/Coach/Athletic Director 1974-1996 Coach Van as he was known, coached Atholton’s Varsity

Football Team, Varsity Boy’s Basketball Team, Varsity Baseball Team, Varsity Girl’s Basketball Team and The Girl’s Indoor Track Team. He received honors as Coach of the year in Football, Basketball and Baseball. He is a member of MD’s Fastpitch Softball HOF, Concord College HOF, MD State Baseball Coaches HOF, MD State Athletic Director’s HOF, North Shore HS HOF and River Hill HS HOF


GRAYDON WEBSTER Teacher/Coach/Assistant Principal Mr. Webster coached or helped coach JV and Varsity Football,

Wrestling, Boys and Girls Outdoor Track, Girls JV and Varsity Basketball, Girls JV Soccer and Indoor Track. Some of his track athletes were State Champions and held State Records for years. He had a JV county winning streak of 43 games in a row at one time. He sponsored the AHS Letterman’s Club for 15 years


VICTOR (WAJCIHOVSKI) WOODS Teacher/Coach/Athletic Director Coach Wood coached Atholton’s Football Team from 1967 until

1974. He was Atholton’s Athletic Director at the time of his retirement in 1978. Coach Wood was inducted into the Mt. St. Joseph H. S. Hall of Fame in 1988 and The MD. High School Hall of Fame in 1991. He played halfback for the University of Notre Dame. Described by media and former players as a no-nonsense coach who demanded excellence-his teams never gave up and he was feared, respected and loved by his players

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WELCOME TO THE ATHOLTON ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2008