Athletics

State & National Championships

The Fighting Irish

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  • A Strong Athletic Tradition

    St. Vincent-St. Mary is not only known for its strong academics, but also for its athletic prowess on the playing field.
The Fighting Irish from Akron, Ohio have brought home over 51 team and individual state championships in 10 different sports, as well as two National Championships. St. Vincent-St. Mary is currently ranked 8th in the State of Ohio for most team State Championships (33). This strong athletic tradition was built by the teams of the past and still continues today.

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  • National Championships

    Boys Basketball
    2003
    Cheerleading
    2004

  • OHSAA Team State Championships

    Baseball
    1986, 1989
    Boys Basketball
    1929 (St. Mary),1984, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
    Girls Basketball
    1979, 1980, 1995
    Girls Cross Country
    2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
    Football
    1972, 1981, 1982, 1988, 2012, 2013
    Boys Golf
    1927 (St. Vincent), 1972
    Softball
    1979, 1984
    Track (Boys)
    2011, 2013
    Track (Girls)
    2012
    Wrestling
    2001

  • OHSAA Individual State Championships

    Cross Country (Boys)
    2001 – Anthony Mion
    2002 – Matt Buzek
    2003 – Matt Buzek
    2012 – Mick Iacofano
    Track – 110 Meter Hurdles
    2010 – Doran Grant
    Track – 3200 Meters
    2002 – Anthony Mion
    2003 – Matt Buzek
    2004 – Matt Buzek
    Track – 4×100 Meter Relay (Boys)
    2011 – Sae’Von Fitzgerald, Mark Murphy, Parris Campbell, Doran Grant
    2012 – Sae’Von Fitzgerald, Tyler Bischof, Fransohn Bickley, Matt Matuska
    2013 – Vince Lockett, Jarel Woolridge, Parris Campbell, Fransohn Bickley
    Track – 4×200 Meter Relay (Boys)
    2013 – Jordan Sensabaugh, Fransohn Bickley, Parris Campbell, Jarel Woolridge (State Meet Record: 1:26:87)
    2016 – Gonzalo Diago, DeAmonte King, Malik Wooldridge, Leonard Younger
    2017- DeAmonte’ King, Russell Cooper, Malik Wooldridge, Leonard Younger
    Track – 800 Meters (Boys)
    2011 – Jacob Swords
    Track – 4 x 200 Relay (Girls)
    2021 – Malaya Young, Nye Kimble, Olivia Mathis and Kya Epps
    Track – 4×400 Meter Relay (Girls)
    2012 – Imani Davis, Julia Mendiola, Chelsea Laury, Tessa Weigand
    2015 – Imani Davis, Eryca Garrett, Payton Pooler, Sara Foster
    Track – 4×800 Meter Relay (Boys)
    2005 – Brendan McKee, Tim Miikkmier, Mike McNeil, Branden King
    2012 – Sean Poholski, Patrick O’Brien, Mick Iacofano, Mike Hurley
    2015 – Nick Campbell, Bryce Patrick, Joe Rossetti, Brian Heller
    Track – 4×800 Meter Relay (Girls)
    2010 – Emily Tomei, Sam Kirk, Tessa Weigand, Maria Arnone
    2012 – Marissa Rosseti, Cytnthia Haas, Julia Mendiola, Tessa Weigand
    Wrestling
    1972 – Mike Blank
    1979 – Bill Schaeffer
    1981 – Ed DiFeo
    2001 – Adam Buzek, Angelo Caponi, Ryan Hurley
    2002 – Mike Hurley
    2003 – Jared Villers
    2004 – Rocco Caponi
    2007 – Brian Dean
    2011 – Mike Rix
    2013 – Aaron Adkins
    2014 – Aaron Adkins
    2018 – Luke Wymer
    2021 – Dierre Clayton 
    2022 - Bryce Skinner

  • AP State Championships

    Football
    1961 (St. Mary), 1974 (STVM)

  • Ohio Mr. Basketball & Mr. Football

    Basketball
    2001 - LeBron James
    2002 - LeBron James
    2003 - LeBron James
    2021 - Malaki Branham
    Football
    2013 - Dante Booker

An Unrivaled Decade

A breakdown of the dominant run of state championships from 2010-2019

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