Every year since 1999, Jesuit sports stars, past and present, come together for a night of food, laughter, and family in an annual toast to the rich history of Jesuit athletics, known as the Blue and Gold Banquet. Each year, numerous past Jesuit athletes are honored by being inducted in the Hall of Fame, joining an elite fraternity of...
Two-Time wrestling state champion; state champion in rugby; player for the football DFW All-Star Game; winner of the “Men for Others” award. These are all achievements of Matt Upton ’02, a three-sport athlete and Jesuit graduate. Now, Matt can add “Inductee to the Jesuit Sports Hall of Fame” to his list of achievements.
Every year, Jesuit elects a few former...
Only a decade removed from his graduation, Tristan James Hansen ’01 is being inducted this year into the Jesuit Sports Hall of Fame for his standout career as a high school wrestler. At a mere 29 years of age, Hansen becomes one of the youngest inductees ever.
Tristan, who goes by T. J., is the son of Bob Hansen, who...
It’s safe to say that everybody at Jesuit knows Coach Wunderlick. After coaching football for a number of years, he’s a local celebrity at Jesuit. He’s won a state title and many other awards, and now he can add one more to his repertoire: the 2016 Gold Ranger Award.
Awarded for his time as both a player and coach, Coach...
Joe Powell ’12 (baseball)
A two-year letterman on the baseball team, Joe is one of the most dominant pitchers in Texas high school baseball. With a strong right and a wicked fastball that touches 90 miles per hour, Powell has established himself as a premier pitcher this season. On the mound, he has accumulated an earned run average (ERA) of...
