The 2021 St. Xavier Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction was held on August 12 at St. Xavier High School. St. Xavier alum and ESPN analyst Rocky Boiman '98 emceed the event attended by over 800 people. This years inductees included Jim Brower, Peter Carothers' 04, Luke Kuechly '09, Tim Mahoney '76, and Andy Wietmarschen '01 (full bios below).  

The event can be seen at the following link: https://vimeo.com/586001349
 
The 2022 St. Xavier Athletic Hall of Fame will be held on Thursday, February 10, 2022. The keynote speaker will be ESPN analyst and former Ohio State Buckeye Quarterback Kirk Herbstreit. Sponsorships are available for the event. Click HERE for more information.

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2021 ST. XAVIER ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Jim Brower
As head of St. Xavier's storied swimming and diving program for 23 years, Brower earned 21 team state titles and is the all-time leader in boys' state championships in Ohio sports history.  Brower's impressive state championship winning streaks include clenching nine straight titles from 1999 to 2007 and then seven in a row from 2009-2015. Brower has been named National High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year (2004), Ohio Coach of the Year (2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2005, 2001,1990), as well as GCL, Southwest District and Cincinnati Coach of the Year multiple times. Brower also was at the helm in 1992 and 2001 when St. X earned National Championship titles, and was also the head coach during the height of two National High School Swimmers of the Year's careers – Joe Hudepohl and Jayme Cramer.  Hudepohl would go on to become the youngest member of the 1992 United States swimming team at the 1992 Olympic Games, earning a gold medal as a member of the 4 x 100m freestyle relay and then also gold in 1996 as part of the 4 x 200m freestyle relay. Brower continues to teach at St. X and serves as an assistant coach for the AquaBombers.
 
Peter Carothers '04
Pete graduated from St. X as a four-year varsity letter winner and nine-time state champion who personally scored 112 points and contributed to another 228 points on relays during his career at the OHSAA Championships. He was a four-time Cincinnati Enquirer All-Star and an 18-time all-American. He also represented the United States as a member of the Junior National team in Australia his senior year. After 17 years he remains on the top 25 all-time swims in seven events for the Long Blue Lane. Pete was recruited to swim at Stanford University where he was both a NCAA finalist and an Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200 butterfly. 
 
Luke Kuechly '09
Luke is regarded as one of the best football players at any level of the game and a true model of what it means to be a Man for Others. As a junior in 2007 he had 147 tackles, six sacks, three fumble recoveries, and two interceptions to help the Bombers finish 15-0 winning the Division I Ohio state Title.  As a senior he had 130 tackles in 10 games and was 2x 1^st Team All-GCL.  At Boston College he was the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2011, Bronko Nagurski, Butkus, and Lombardi Award winner in 2011.  He was 2x Consensus All-American and 3x 1^st team All- ACC.  As a professional football player for the Carolina Panthers, was a 6x Pro Bowl pick and was named NFL Rookie of the Year in 2012 and Defensive Player of the Year in 2013.  Luke retired as a player in 2019 and continues to work for the Carolina Panthers.
 
Tim Mahoney '76
Mahoney was one of the top basketball players for Coach Dick Berning in the 70's and still holds two school records in basketball: Free throw percentage for the season (90.7%) and most consecutive free throws made (49). Mahoney was named GCL Player of the Year and All-City and Honorable Mention All-State his senior season as well as being invited to the Midwest All American Classic. Tim was the all-time leading scorer in St. Xavier history before the three-point line was established in 1991. Tim then went on to Rollins College where he is still in the top 10 in two statistical categories with 367 assists (7^th) and a free throw percentage of 85.4% (2^nd). He still holds the Rollins College single game free throw performance making 15 out of 15 attempts against Western Kentucky in 1979. Tim's performance for Rollins made him a two-time 2^nd Team All-Sunshine State Conference Player.
 
Andrew Wietmarschen '01
Andrew ranks as one of the best cross country runners in St. Xavier's storied history. As a high school runner, Andy's cross country teams won OHSAA team championships in 1998 and 2000, and they were state runners-up in 1999. Andy was named Co-MVP of the 1998 team and MVP of the 1999 and 2000 teams. Andy was also selected for All-GCL, All-City honors three of the four years he ran and twice made the All-State team. Andy continued his career at the University of Cincinnati where he earned four varsity letters in track and field and cross country where he was named MVP in 2003. He graduated as the school record holder in the 2000M steeplechase and held U.C. records as a member of the Distance Medley Relay and 4 x 1600 relay. Andy has been the Head Cross Country Coach at St. Xavier since 2014 where he has been named GCL Coach of the Year six times, City Coach of the Year twice and led the team to top five finishes at the state championship the past five years including the top spot in 2019.