Arthur Allen
Joe Bell
Kevin Burris
Eric Elkins
Robert S. Finnegan
Bob Floyd
Johnathan Howard
Paul Linehan
Mike Madigan
William Moore
Dan Murphy
Carl Pellegrini
Mike Reilly
Fred Schaefer
Ken Shaw
Herb Sheaner
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Johnathan Lee Howard, who currently teaches and coaches at Jesuit and interns for the city manager of Dallas, was a letterman all four years in track and field and for two years in basketball.

As a junior at the state track meet, Johnathan won gold medals in the 100, 200, and 4 x 100 meter races, leading his team to the Rangers’ first track and field state championship in over 21 years. His senior year at the same meet, he won gold medals in all five events in which he participated: the 100, 200, 4 x 400, the long jump, and the triple jump. Voted captain, MVP, and recipient of All-State honors that year, he currently holds two school records in track and field.

This track and field success followed a path already paved during his senior year basketball season when he was also team captain, MVP, and a recipient of first-team All-State honors. Johnathan led his basketball team to a 27-6 record and a second place state finish, and was named to every all-tournament team in tourneys where Jesuit’s varsity competed, including the nationally-renowned Gonzaga High School Tournament. That year he was the Rangers’ leading scorer, three-point shooter, top rebounder, and free-throw shooter.

As a student at Jesuit, Johnathan was on the honor roll, had a four-year record of perfect attendance, and was elected to serve as co-student council president. He was awarded the Bishop Patrick J. Lynch Award, the school’s highest honor, given to the student exemplifying the best combination of academic success, community service, and excellence in athletics.

As a freshman at Georgetown University, Johnathan walked onto the basketball team and practiced under Hall of Fame Coach John Thompson. After walking onto the track team, he accepted a scholarship, eventually becoming captain of the team, a Big East champion, and an IC4A East Coast regional champion several times, a Pennsylvania Relay champion, and ultimately an NCAA All-American. Johnathan completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Georgetown, and was voted to the All-Academic Big East teams many times. As a senior, he was selected Big East Scholar Athlete of the year.

During his summers Johnathan is part of News Release Basketball, a missionary organization that spreads the good news of Jesus Christ throughout Europe using the sport of basketball. During these tours he has been offered but turned down professional basketball contracts to play in Europe. Instead, he coaches JV basketball and track at Jesuit, his basketball teams compiling a 52-6 record over the last two years; most recently, he shepherded the JV to the first 30-win season in school history.