Don Strunk – Class of 1973 – Don was a member of the cross country and track programs where he earned All League and All City honors in both track and cross country under coach Ken Meibers. He helped lead the Flying Cardinals to the League and Sectional Titles in 1972. At one point, he held 5 school records. During his junior and senior years, he qualified for the State Championship and earned All State honors his senior year. Upon graduation, Don went on to Hanover College where he was a member of their two Conference Championship and National qualifying teams in 1974 and 75. This coming year, he will be starting his 45th year in teaching in the Cincinnati Public School District.
Bert Bertagna – Class of 1977 – a member of the Football and Wrestling teams, he is still recognized as one of the all time greatest lineman in school history where he played both sides of the line under Coach Ben Hubbard (football) and Terry Bonta (Wrestling). In 1976, he was instrumental in helping the Cardinals share the League title, finished 3rd in the City and 5th in the State Polls with a 9-1 record. That year, he was selected All City, All County, All State and played in the East/West All-Star game. He went on to play for the University of Pittsburgh who went on to finish #2 in the the country. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.Â
Seth Byers – Class of 2002 – considered one of the greatest soccer players to put on a Cardinal jersey, Seth was a four year starter and a captain his junior and senior years under Coach Paul Reedy. He was a 3 – time First Team All GMC player, a 3-time All City First Team member, and earned all State honors his junior and senior seasons. He helped lead Colerain to a GMC and District title in 1998, and a GMC title 2001. He still stands as the All-time scoring leader for Colerain with 57. Upon graduation, Seth went on to play for the University of Wisconsin.
Andrea Maas – Class of 2003 – Andrea is one of the most decorated distance runners in Colerain history under Coach Ron Russo. As a sophomore, she helped lead the Cardinals to their unprecedented, fourth straight Girls Division I State Championship in 2000 with a 13th place finish. She was recognized All State that season. In 2001, the Greater Miami Conference named her Runner of the Year in Cross Country and was the District Runner Up and Regional Runner Up on her way to a 10th place finish and earning First Team All State. As a senior, she was First Team All GMC, First Team All District, First Team All Regional and First Team All State. In Track, she was a three-time All GMC athlete, the 2002 District Champion in the 3200m run, and was a member of the 4X800m relay that earned All State honors in her last race as a Cardinal. She went on to become an All MAC runner in Cross Country for the Bobcats of Ohio University and was a member of their Championship team in 2006. Â
Samantha Morgan – Class of 2008 – viewed as an outstanding volleyball player under coaches Missy Dornan, Elizabeth Firsich, Cortney Weinhemier and JoAnna Delong who was also a member of the fastpitch softball team under Tom Bolden, Samantha was a four time All GMC player who earned First team honors her junior and senior seasons along with All City and All District honors. She still holds the school record with Career kills with 775 and ranks second in season kills with 253. She went on to play for Niagara University and was a member of three Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships. She received honors as the MAAC Libero of the Year in the Conference along with being distinguished for earning an NCAA record 130 straight matches with double digit digs in her four year career. She finished as Niagara's Career Digs Leader with 2,406. Â
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