List of St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio) alumni

Notable alumni of St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio include:

Arts, entertainment, and academia

• Jerome Caja, 1976– performance artist ^[1]
• Dan Coughlin, 1956 – sports anchor/reporter for WJW Fox 8 in Cleveland
• Phil Donahue, 1953 – television talk show host ^[2]
• Christopher R. Fee, professor, medievalist
• Jerry McKenna, 1956 – sculptor
• Patrick K. O'Donnell, 1988 – author and military historian
• Michael Symon, 1987 – Iron Chef; co-host of The Chew ^[3]
• Nic Nemeth (Stage name Dolph Ziggler), 1998 – WWE wrestler, NCAA wrestler at Kent State ^[4]
• Ryan Nemeth, 2003 – AEW wrestler
• Johnny Gargano (real name John Anthony Nicholas Gargano), 2005 – WWE wrestler ^[5]

Business

• Tom Coughlin, 1967 – former vice-chairman of Wal-Mart ^[6]
• Jack Kahl, 1958 – owner of Manco

Politics

• Francis Allegra, 1974 – United States Court of Federal Claims Judge
• Ed Feighan, 1965 – former U.S. Congressman ^[2]
• Bryan Flannery, 1986 – former member of the Ohio House of Representatives ^[7]
• Mark F. Giuliano – former Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ^[8]
• Terrence O'Donnell, 1964 – Ohio Supreme Court Justice ^[2]

Science and Medicine

• George Bosl, 1965 – American cancer researcher at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Sports

• Domenic Abounader, 2013 – NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan, silver medalist for Lebanon at 2018 Asian Games in freestyle wrestling
• Stetson Allie, 2010 – professional baseball player, currently with Oklahoma City Dodgers
• Rodney Bailey, 1997 – former NFL defensive end ^[9]
• Ryan Bertin, 2000 – two-time NCAA wrestling champion and four-time All-American at Michigan ^[10]
• Alex Boone, 2005 – NFL offensive tackle ^[11]
• Kevin Burke, 2011 – First 2 time Gagliardi Trophy winner
• Mark Carney, 1998 - football coach
• Roger Chandler, 1992 – NCAA wrestling runner-up and three-time All-American at Indiana, current head coach of Michigan State wrestling team
• Sam Clancy, Jr., 1998 – former NBA basketball player
• James Hoye, 1989 – MLB Umpire
• Tom Cousineau, 1975 – Ohio State and NFL linebacker, first pick in 1979 NFL draft, member of College Football Hall of Fame ^[12]
• Andrew Dowell, 2015 – NFL player
• Montorie Foster, 2020 – college football wide receiver for the Michigan State Spartans ^[13]
• Alan Fried, 1989 – NCAA wrestling champion and three-time finalist at Iowa, four-time Junior National freestyle champion, author ^[14]
• Johnny Gargano, 2004 – WWE Superstar
• DeJuan Groce, 1998 – former NFL cornerback ^[15]
• Todd Harkins, 1987 – former player for NHL's Calgary Flames and Hartford Whalers ^[16]
• Jim Heffernan, 1982 – NCAA wrestling champion and four-time All-American at Iowa, current head coach of University of Illinois wrestling team
• Alphonso Hodge, 2000 – former CFL cornerback and wide receiver ^[17]
• Dean Heil, 2013 – two-time NCAA champion wrestler and three-time All-American at Oklahoma State
• Chris Honeycutt, 2007 – NCAA wrestling runner-up and two-time All-American at Edinboro, professional MMA fighter for Bellator MMA
• Andy Hrovat, 1998 – three-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan, Olympic freestyle wrestler at Beijing 2008 ^[18]
• Mark Jayne, 2000 – two-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Illinois
• Kyle Kalis, 2012 – Michigan and NFL football player
• Steve Logan, 1998 – professional basketball player and 2002 NCAA consensus 1st team All-American
• Gray Maynard, 1998 – three-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan State, UFC fighter ^[19]
• Darlington Nagbe, 2008 – professional soccer player, 2nd overall draft pick by Portland Timbers (MLS), MLS Cup Champion, United States men's national soccer team player.
• Haruki Nakamura, 2004 – professional football player ^[20]
• Nic Nemeth, 1999 – professional wrestler better known by his ring name Dolph Ziggler
• Lance Palmer, 2006 – NCAA wrestling runner-up and four-time All-American at Ohio State, professional Mixed Martial Artist, former World Series of Fighting featherweight champion ^{[21] [22]}
• Delvon Roe, 2008 – Michigan State forward ^[23]
• Michael Rupp, 1998 – former Minnesota Wild center ^[24] Stanley Cup champion
• Matt Stainbrook, 2009 – Xavier basketball player
• Justin Staples, 2008 – NFL player
• Jawad Williams, 2001 – former Cleveland Cavaliers player ^[25]

References

1. Karlstrom, Paul J. (September 29, 1995). "Oral history interview with Jerome Caja". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
2. "St. Edward High School". Alumni.sehs.net. Archived from the original on 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
3. "Chef Extraordinaire Michael Symon". Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
4. "SLAM! Sports – Wrestling – Nick Nemeth". Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2006.
5. "SLAM! Sports – Wrestling – Johnny Gargano". Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
6. Scholarships and Endowments Page 4
7. "Bryan E. Flannery for Governor | LorainCounty.com Election Candidate Information". Loraincounty.com. 1997-07-26. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
8. "Mark F. Giuliano Named Deputy Director of the FBI". FBI. 5 Nov 2013. Retrieved 6 Nov 2013.
9. "Rodney Bailey". Archived from the original on 2006-11-25. Retrieved October 5, 2006.
10. "Ryan Bertin SEHS alum" . Retrieved September 19, 2016.
11. "Depth Chart". 49ers.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
12. "Cousineau stayed close to home". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17. Retrieved May 8, 2006.
13. Goul, Matt (12 November 2019). "St. Edward's Montorie Foster commits to Michigan State after first season of football". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
14. "Alan Fried SEHS Alum" . Retrieved September 19, 2016.
15. "DeJuan Groce". Archived from the original on 2006-03-22. Retrieved May 8, 2006.
16. "Elyria Catholic coach Dave Phiel named state coaches sportsmanship winner". 15 March 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
17. "Alphonso Hodge – AFL Player Profile".^{[ dead link ‍]}
18. "With modification, Hrovat finding success at freestyle". The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on 2006-10-07. Retrieved 2006-06-13.
19. "SEHS Alumni" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
20. "Haruki Nakamura Bio on Bearcats.com". Archived from the original on October 3, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
21. "Lance Palmer Biography - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com". Nmnathletics.com. 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
22. Knapp, Brian (2015-06-05). "Lance Palmer Retains Featherweight Title, Taps Chris Horodecki in WSOF 21 Headliner". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
23. "Delvon Roe Bio - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". Msuspartans.com. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
24. "St. Edward High School". Alumni.sehs.net. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
25. "Cleveland Cavaliers make it official, sign Jawad Williams". 9 April 2009. Retrieved Apr 9, 2009.

External links

• St. Edward official website