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MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLADMINISTRATION 2003-2004Sr. M. Paul McCaughey, O.P. ‘67President/PrincipalWilliam HoganChief Financial OfficerPeter RuhlVice President for Institutional AdvancementJohn F. HeneghanAssistant Principal, OperationsJohn F. KozojedAssistant Principal, Student ActivitiesDr. Shirley MorrisAssistant Principal, AcademicsSr. Katherine O’Connor, O.P.Dominican Sisters’ LiaisonADVISORY BOARD 2003-2004Sr. M. Paul McCaughey, O.P. ’67President/PrincipalWilliam HoganChief Financial OfficerPeter RuhlVice President for Institutional AdvancementSr. Katherine O’Connor, O.P.Dominican Sisters’ LiaisonPeg MassucciRecording SecretaryJoann LindholmChairpersonRobert Jones, III ’79Vice ChairpersonRamzi BahuAudrey Hudson-NeelyGenevieve BoesenPeter KronerMichael CarusoKevin LarsonChristopher Cummings ’76 Michael Murphy ’70Jeanne DeRaimoWilliam NoonePatrick Dolan ’72Philip PascarellaCharles Gallagher ’77 Sharon PopeSr. M. Janice Greenwood, O.P. Nicholas ZagottaJoseph Hamann ’79OFFICE FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENTSr. M. Paul McCaughey, O.P. ’67President/PrincipalPeter RuhlVice President for Institutional AdvancementCarol Burke Swanson ’81Director of DevelopmentMichael McQuade ’76Cindy DupczakDatabase CoordinatorsKevin Kelly ’80Public Relations CoordinatorJanet NothOffice ManagerPeg MassucciAssistant to the PresidentSr. Dorothy Marie Solak, O.P.Diana McDonnellShannon Reidy ’90RecruitmentErin DeBruin ’99Alumni Relations CoordinatorMary MoffattConsultantALUMNI ASSOCIATIONChristopher Cummings ’76ChairpersonColleen (O’Neill) Ranieri ’83Vice ChairpersonWRESTLING, WOMEN’S BASKETBALLADD TO SPARTAN STATE PRIDECollin McKillip, Brad Wisowaty and Steve Scrementi didn’t realize there was so muchwriting required when they got involved with wrestling. However, the three Marian seniorsspent plenty of time re-writing the school’srecord books during their final campaign.A two-time state qualifier, Scrementiconcluded his career with a stellar 106-49mark. Wisowaty captured fourth place at 189pounds in the IHSA State Tournament, whilemoving into third place all-time in victorieswith a career mark of 134-37.Senior, Collin McKillip takes down a Vikingopponent in the home contest on January 24versus Homewood-Flossmoor. McKillip qualifiedfor the state meet for the fourth straight season!McKillip, just the second Marian wrestler toqualify for state four times, surpassed former statechampion Mickey Griffin ’93 as the winningestwrestler in history with a 156-21 record.“Congratulations to Steve, Brad and Collin onthe conclusion of outstanding four-year varsitycareers,” said proud dad and wrestling coachDon McKillip. “Collin closed out his four year with distinction. He went out re-writing therecord book for Marian Catholic. Good luck to all three on their future endeavors.”Records weren’t the only good news for the Marian women’s basketball team. The Spartansadvanced to their third consecutive Class AA Elite Eight with some added excitement.Senior Lauren Lacey scored 18 points in a sectional semifinal win over Joliet Catholic tobecome the school’s all-time (men and women) leading scorer.Lacey (1,815 points) passed former leaderKathryn Gleason ’92, 2002 Hall of FameAthlete of the Year and assistant softballcoach at Purdue University.Marian brought home the sixth state trophyin the school’s history, as a 74-67quarterfinal win over Grayslake advanced itto the Final Four and an eventual fourthplace finish. With 60 points in three gamesat Illinois State University’s Redbird Arena,Lacey earned all-tournament team honors.The Spartans also improved their three-yearrecord to 87-14 behind outstandingleadership from seniors Lacey, Megan Cleary,Ashley Stanicek and Lauren Woods.Marian won its third straight supersectionalwith a 67-52 victory over Stagg at St. XavierUniversity on March 1. The win improvedthe Spartans to 17-2 during the last threepostseasons and ran their winning streakagainst SICA competition to 33 games.Marian added a pair of in-season titles thisyear, winning the Maine West Tipoff Classicand capturing its third straight HillcrestHoliday Classic championship.The men’s basketball squad had its ups anddowns this season under first-year coachMike Taylor, but did start the season in fine fashion by winning the Marian ThanksgivingTournament. Junior Ryan Owens earned Most Valuable Player honors. At Christmas,senior Mike Jedlicka scored a tournament-high 37 points in a Rich South Big Dippervictory over Rich East.Next year, Marian will combine with crosstown rival Bloom Township to co-host a neweight-team Thanksgiving Tournament.2Spartan 6’ 3” senior center, Lauren Lacey managesan inside shot over two defenders from Stagg at theSuper Sectional Championship at St. Xavier Universityon March 1, 2004. The Spartans won 67-52 to qualifyfor the Elite Eight and the state quarterfinals for thethird year in a row.