1975 Graduate - all MOC 2 yrs Football - starter in basketball - 2 time State Champion Track, 440 Yd Dash
1971 Graduate - all MOC football - all District football - most valuable Track (Mt Gilead relays) - starting running back, West Point - all East Collegiate Football Team
1954 Graduate - Central District basketball MVP (1954) - all league - all District - all State - Chemistry Professor, Western Carolina University
1938 Graduate - all-League football & basketball - 4 yr starting quarterback ONU - 4 yr starter Track (ONU) - physician & friend to the entire community
1971 Graduate - MOC MVP basketball - leading scorer MOC 1971 - 1st Team Central District basketball - Dispatch Track athlete of the year (Class A) - 1970 Class A State Champion (low hurdles)
1983 Graduate - all MOC first team basketball - all Central District - all MOC baseball (3 yrs) - OSU baseball (4 yrs) - 9 year professional baseball career ending in Cincinnati Reds organization
Gary Curts
1970 Graduate - all-District baseball - all MOC baseball,
football, basketball - Otterbien College baseball all-league 3 yrs -
athletic director & baseball coach at Olentangy HS - Dublin Schools
Teacher of the Year 1992
1949 Graduate (Edison) - all league 2 yrs - all Ohio 2 yrs - Otterbein College baseball & basketball starter 4 yrs - county record holder, most points in a basketball game, 63 points in 1947
1993 Graduate - Softball: 1st Team all-State 3 yrs - 1st team all-District 3 yrs - 1st team all-MOAC 2 yrs - 1st team all-League 2 yrs - MVP 4 yrs - Stetson University varsity letter
1977 Graduate - 1st Team all MOC 4yrs, MVP MOC 3 yrs - District II Player of the Year 1977 - Track & Cross Country - all Ohio 3 yrs - 1st Team 1977 - ONU basketball starter 4 yrs - Great Lakes All-District 1981 - 1979: Lead NCAA Div III in free throw shooting percentage 91%
Most wins (93) in Mt Gilead football history - 5 MOC Championships & 4 yrs undefeated dual track meets - teacher, citizen, and past member of Board of Education - especially a friend of Mt Gilead students
Teacher, coach, principal, superintendent, and interim superintendent (Mt. Gilead) - coach of undefeated 1962 football team - 6 yr record: 33-16-2 - best win percentage of any football coach
Basketball coach, assistant football coach, golf coach, athletic director, teacher of biology (1959-1966) - six straight MOC basketball championships - 2 time MOC Coach of the Year - retired from Florida Schools after 39 years of service
1988 Graduate - 4 yr track letter - 3 yr football letter - all conference - 4 yr Regional track qualifier - 2 yr District & Regional champ - school record holder shot put and discuss - placed 4th in the State in shot put - 3 yr State track meet qualifier - placed 4th at international meet, Budapest, Hungary - Miami University: 4 yr football letter, 3 yr track letter, all-League honors
1989 Graduate - Track: MOC records in Shot Put and Discuss - MOC champ 4 yrs - District champ - Regional champ - 3 yr State qualifier and placed all three times: (2) 3rd, (1) 6th - Girl's liftathon records (bench press, squat, dead lift).
1937 Graduate - all-around athlete - lettered in football as quarterback, running back, and cornerback - lettered in basketball as point guard - lettered in baseball and could play any position - West Point cadet - killed at Battle of the Bulge on 51st dive bomber mission. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
1987 Graduate - 4 yr baseball letterman - 3 times elected First Team - all State baseball - all-Conference golf - 3 yr basketball letterman - all conference basketball earned 9 varsity letters in 11 sports seasons - earned six MOC medals - 3 yrs college baseball Mt Vernon and Olivet Nazarene Colleges - 2 yrs college golf Ohio Northern University
1973 Graduate - 3 yr Cross Country letterman - set seven course records and held school record - 2 yr conference champ - district champ - 2 yr State Cross Country meet - 2 mile relay team member record in track - 3 yr MOC Mile run champ - State Track qualifier and placed 6th 880 yard run and 4th in Mile Relay - Baldwin Wallace College 2 yr Cross Country letterman and 4 yr Track letterman - 3 times NCAA qualifier - NCAA All-American in 1600 meter relay in 1976.
1977 Graduate - 4 yr Cross Country and Track letterman - 3 yr State Cross Country and Track qualifier - 2nd in State meet in Cross Country - 3rd in State meet in Track - 2 yr District Champion - all-Ohio Cross Country and Track - School Record holder in 880 yard run and mile run - 4th place Mansfield Mohawk Relays 1976.
1961 Graduate - 4 yr basketball, football, and track letterman - All Ohio basketball - 3 yr all conference team in football - all conference in Track - ran anchor leg of mile relay team in State meet in 1961 placing 2nd - Played football at Central Missouri State
Taught and coached 27 years at Mt Gilead Schools - started the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Mt Gilead - started the Mt Gilead Cross Country program at Mt Gilead in 1969 and coached it until 1989 - coached Track, Basketball, JH Football - 1985 Regional Track Champion Coach - Fie Straight MOC Cross Country titles - 1969 Cross Country team 17th in State - numerous Sectional and District titles won - State meet official 8 years and State Advisory Board 3 yrs - Distinguished Service Award from Ohio Track and Cross Country Coaches Association
1958 Edison Graduate. Four year starter on basketball and baseball teams; all county Junior and Senior years. Full athletic scholorship to Ohio Northern University. Starter at ONU four years in basketball, three years in baseball. High school Varsity Basketball Coach 1962-1967. Inducted into ONU Hall of Fame in 1985.
1964 Graduate -- Nine time letter winner, track-basketball-football. All-Conference honors: football - 3 years; basketball - 2 years; track - 4 years. 41 varsity touchdowns. Track records: 220 yard dash in 23.0 seconds (1964); 440 yd dash 51.8 seconds (1963). Coached football, basketball, and track for 15 years.
1994 Graduate. Lettered in Track and Football four years, basketball one year. First Team All-Ohio Conference (football) - 2 years. First Team North Central Ohio Coaches Association - 2 years. 1993 NCOCA "Back of the Year". 1993 First Team All-State. 1993 Conference leading scorer. Played football for two years at Anderson University.
1970 Graduate. Lettered iin Football four years and baseball three years. Mid-Ohio Conference football team - 3 years. All-District Football Team - 3 years. All-Ohio football team - 2 years. Track reserves - 1 year; basketball reserves 2 years.
1973 Graduate. All-State football and basketball teams. Most Valuable PLayer Mid-Ohio Conference for football. Track records in high jump and discus. Played football at Miami of Ohio 1973-1978.
1983 Graduate. Track 1980: First place 100, 200 Mile Relay, 400 (school record 59.8 seconds); 1982: School records in 100 ( 12.2), 200 (25.2 ), 4x400 meter relay (4:04.2), won 100, 200, 4x400 relay in MOC Meet (MG girls won championship), placed 4th at State Meet in 200; 1983: MOC Meet first place 400 (MG girls won championship), won 100 & 200 at District meet, won 200 and placed third in 100 at Regional meet, placed 3rd in 200 and 8th in 100 at State meet. Competed in sprints at Ashland College.
1964 Graduate. Basketball 1961-64 -- all mid-Ohio first team 62, 63, 64. Scored 46 points Feb 9, 1963 - school record. Basketball Mid-Ohio Player of the Year 1964. Varsity Golf 1961-64. Ohio State golf team 66-68. BigTen Golf Championship 1966. Played in U.S.Amatuer 1967 and 1977. U.S. Open 1984. Ohio Mid-Amateur Champion 1992 and 1997.
1970 Graduate. Football halfback 1969 scored 102 points, rushing records: 377 yds and five touchdowns vs Buckeye Valley; 1969 Best Back; 1969 Mid-Ohio All League Team, All District, All Ohio Class A. Track: 1970 Central District Indoor Champions, 1970 Richwood Relays Outstanding Men's Track award. Track times: 100 - 10.1, 200 - 23.4, pole vault 13 feet.
1936 Graduate. Basketball: 1936 All-County Team. Morrow County Champions, first wound winner Central District. Baseball 1933-36. Football 1935 Mid-State League Champions. 1935 - All Mid-State League First Team. Played football at Ohio Northern. Coached football while teaching in Columbiana, Jackson, and Lancaster, Ohio.
1923-1925 student. Football: 1923 quarterback "A true triple threat man whose running passes were a delight to see" 1924 Halfback: "A quadruple or quintuple threat man for he punted, drop kicked, passed, smashed the line, ran the ends, and received passes in stellar fashion". A major force in the revitalization of the MG football program, he scored 7 touchdowns in the last 6 games of the season. Basketball: All County and Central District Team forward: "A Purple and white streak" (Quotes from the 1924 and 1924 Mizpahs).
1973 Graduate. Eight varsity letters in 4 sports. Football: 1972 - As quarterback/safety led team to Mid-Ohio Conference Championship; rushed for 510 yards, completed 66% of passes for 669 yards and 9 touchdowns with 0 interceptions. First Team All-League Quarterback. Basketball: 1972-73 - First Team All-League Baseball: 1972 - Second Team All-League Catcher. Track: 1973 - Finished second in the 880 yard run in the All-County Track Meet and was a member of the record setting two-mile relay team. Played Division IAA football at Army from 1973-1975.
1989 Graduate. Track: Varsity 4 years. All-MOC in 100, 200, and 400 meter relay for 3 years. Outstanding Sprinter all four years. 1989: Seventh in State prelims in 100 meters. Tied school record in 100 meter. Anchored the 400 meter relay team which set a new school record of 50.9 Volleyball: Varsity 3 years. 1988 - All MOC, Most Valuable Player. Basketball: Varsity 4 years. Coaches Award as a Sophomore, Defense Award as a Junior.
1938 Graduate. As a Freshman he was a very powerful runner and a lead blocker as starting fullback -- the team won the Mid-State League Championship. The 1937-38 team lost only one game. Also an outstanding defensive line backer. All Mid-State League team 4 years. Basketball: 4 years Baseball: 3 years Track: Senior Year Played football at Western Reserve University and Ohio Northern.
1972 Graduate. Football: 3 letters; All Conference 1 year. All Conference Honorable Mention 1 year. Basketball: 2 letters. All Conference 1 year. All Conference Honorable Mention 1 year. Track and Baseball: 1 year. Played college varsity basketball and five years of semi-pro football. Coached junior high and varsity football and junior high basketball.
1977 Graduate. Football: 3 letters. 1st Team All MOC (1977). Baseball: As a pitcher - 1st Team All MOC (1976, 1977). 1st Team All Sectional and 1st Team All District (1977). Track: 1 letter. Pitched for Division I University of Nevada-Las Vegas 1978 (6-1). Pitched for Otterbein College 1980-82. 1st Team All OAC Conference Pitcher (1981, 1982). 1st Team Division III NCAA. Baseball All-American - 1982. 3 letters.
1976 Graduate. Football: 4 years. 1st Team All Conference running back (1975). Basketball: 4 years. Baseball: 4 years. 1st Team All Conference (1976). Ohio Northern: NCAA 9th leading rusher in the nation and 1st in yards per carry in the nation. Baseball over .300 batting average for two years. Head Coach at MGHS and Pleasant (baseball) and at Lakewood and Pleasant (football). Coached State Champion football teams at Pleasant.
1950 Graduate. Football: 3 letters. 1st Team All Mid-State Running Back (junior year). Co-Captain, All Mid-Buckeye running back and All Ohio running back (senior year). Basketball: 2 letters. All Mid-Buckeye Honorable Mention (senior year). Attended University of Kentucky on a football scholarship.
1983 Graduate. Basketball: 4 letters. All MOC;
Best Free Throw % - 81% (1982-83). Track: 4 letters. State
Qualifier in 1600 meter relay; team ran a 4:01 school record at Regionals
(1982). Volleyball: 3 letters. MOC Honorable Mention
(1982). Football Cheerleader: 1979. Earned 4 letters in track at
Ohio Northern.
1931 Graduate, Basketball: played as a forward.
Unanimous pick for All County; regular season high scorer for Mt Gilead with
119 points as a junior and 160 points as a senior. Carried the team to
the county championship as a junior. Football: Played his senior year
as the quarterback. Attended Ohio State University and played trumpet
in the OSU band until called to duty in the Army Air Corps. Completed
his degree in accounting through LaSalle University.
1986 graduate. Track: 1985 and 1986 -- Placed second
both years at the State Meet in the 100 meter (10.8 seconds as a senior) and
200 meter. First place in Class A District Meet in the 100
meter. Set school record in the 100 meter (10.79 seconds) at the 1986
Regional Meet. All Conference, All District, All Region, and All
State. 1986 MG Outstanding Sprinter. Track athlete at Rio Grande
College. Football: 3 year letterman.
1991 graduate. Track: Set Mt Gilead Invitational 400 meter, MOAC 400 meter (49.6 seconds) and 200 meter records. Set school and conference records in the 4x400 relay. 1990 and 1991 -- MG Outstanding Sprinter and Most Valuable Runner. All Conference, All Central District, All Region. Participated four years at track Nationals for Anderson University -- three time Conference MVP. Football: 2 years. Cross Country: 2 years, All Central District, Regional Qualifier.
Coach honoree. 1965 graduate. Golf: Coached the
1985 State Championship golf team. His MGHS teams also won over 300
matches, 6 consecutive league titles, district titles, and set the all time
State of Ohio scoring title. Track: 4 year letterman. Held long
jump record at MGHS for 20 years. Also held Elgin and Richwood Relays
long jump record. Football: 3 year letterman. 1964 Most Valuable
Offensive Player. Basketball: 4 years
1922-1925 student. Basketball: 3 years. All
County and Central District Center, 1925. Mount Gilead was Morrow
County Champion, runner-up in Central District Tournament, 1925.
Track: Competed in high jump in newly formed 1925 MGHS track team (with a
jump of 5'5"). Football: 2 years. Charter member of MGHS
"M" athletic association. Transferred to lake Forest Academy
his senior year. Played football as an end at Ohio Wesleyan University
and was selected for the All-Buckeye Conference team as a senior.
1976 Graduate. Track: 4 year letterman. Mid-Ohio
Conference 100 and 220 yard dash champion and anchor of the 880 yd relay
champions; co-record holder of the 100 yd dash, 1976. Member of MGHS
record 880 yard relay team. Football: 3rd team All-Ohio, 1st team
All-District, 1st Team All-MidOhio Conference 1975. Outstanding Back
Award, 1975. Member of 1974 MOC Champion Team, 1974, MGHS
Assistant Football and Track Coach, 1983-84. Coach and player in
various Army football and softball teams during 29 1/2 years of service in
the US Army.
1975 Graduate. Football: 3 year letterman. All
Conference 1973, 1974. Central District 2nd Team, 1973. Central
District 1st Tem and Back of the Year, 1974. MOC Commissioner Award as
the top league scorer, 1974. 2nd Team All-Ohio, 1974. Played
semi-pro football for three years and at Glendale Commuity College for two
years. Track: 4 year letterman. 2nd Team All District,
1975, 2nd Place at Central District Indoor Track Meet, 1974 (pole
vault, 11 ft 6 in).
1983 Graduate. Basketball: 1982-83 - Team MVP, All MOC First Team, All Central District, Played in Mansfield News Journal North-South All Star Game. The team was the 1982-83 league champion. Baseball: 1982 - All MOC First Team; Central District First Team; Team batting average leader. Played on two MOC championship teams - 1982 and 1983. High school pitching record 16-1. Post High School: Played baseball at Mt Vernon Nazarene College for four years; ranked 12th on all time homerun list. 2005 Pine Lakes Golf Champion. Current member of Professional Bowlers Association and competes on the regional level.
Dan Campbell
1983 Graduate. Cross Country: 1981 Central
District Champion, School record 2.5 miles, 14th
place in State Meet. 1982 MOAC Individual Champion, School record
5K, and 4
year Varsity Letterman. Track: 1982 MOAC Mile and 2 Mile Champion,
School record 2 mile, 9th Place State Meet 1600 Run. 1983 MOAC Mile
and 2 Mile Champion, 4 year Varsity Letterman, Class of 1983 Scholar Athlete
Award. Post High School: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
at Ashland University in 1989.
John Coning
1967 Graduate. Football:
All Mid-Ohio Conference, 1st All District, 2nd All
Ohio, 4 Year Varsity Letterman. Basketball: 3rd All Mid-Ohio
Conference, 2 year Varsity Letterman. Track: Regional Tract Meet Long
Jump & Discus, 4 Year Varsity Letterman. Post High School: Morehead
State University 4 year starter, played 39 Collegiate Games, held record for
longest pass for Touchdown 62 yards. My Claim to Fame: I actually
played against Ed ONeal (Al Bundy) at Youngstown State in 1971.
Andi Hoffman
1996 Graduate.
Basketball: MOAC 1st Team 2 years (95-96), District II 1st
Team 2 years (95-96), 2nd Team Associated Press Division 3 2
years (95-96), Most Valuable Player 3 years (94-96). 1994 MOAC 2nd
Team, District II 2nd Team, Honorable Mention Associated Press
Division 3. 1995 Honorable Mention All Ohio Division 3. 1996 Special
Mention All Ohio Division 3, Ashland All Star Game, 4 Year Varsity Letterman,
Captain, All Time Scoring Leader (1098), Assists leader, steals leader, and
games played a career (86). Volleyball: 2nd Team All MOAC, 2
Year Varsity Letterman, and captain. Post High School: Played 3 years
basketball at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y.
Jennifer Gress 1992 Graduate, Valedictorian of class. Cross Country: - 3 Year Varsity Letterman, All MOAC 3 years, Achieved 8th place in the State her Freshman year, Regional Finals her Junior and Senior years, Member of the MG Girls District Championship team in 1991, Held the MG Girls School Cross Country record for 20 years 1988 to 2008. Track & Field: 3 Year Varsity Letterman, Selected All Central District, MG High School most valuable runner 3 years, Regional Junior Olympics Champion in Kansas in 1989. Basketball: Varsity Letterman her Freshman year. Post High School: Masters Degree from Denison University with a dual major in Spanish and Psychology and was their outstanding runner in 1992. She also received a PhD from the University of California.
Jacob Haughn 2002 Graduate. Cross Country: - 4 Year Letterman, Conference and District Champion 2 years, Competed in the State Cross Country meet for 2 years and finished 3rd in the State his Senior year. Track & Field: 4 Year Letterman, held the school record in the mile run, currently holds the 3200 meter record, 2 year Conference, District, and Regional Champion (still holds the Regional record), 2 State meets, State Champion in the 3200 his senior year and set a new state record. Fastest 3200 meter State qualifying time in any division 2002, Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award in 2002, undefeated in every 1600 and 3200 individual race his senior year. Post High School: Varsity and Scholarship Athlete at Kent State University, 1st team all Mid American Conference in 3000 meter run, 6th all time at Kent State in 3000, Varsity in Track and Cross Country, ran personal best times of 14:50 8:28 in 5000 and 3000 respectively.
Jana Irwin 2001 Graduate. Cross Country: - 4 Year Letterman, 1st Team All MOAC 4 years, All District 4 years, State qualifier 2 years, Conference Champion 3 years, Conference Runner-Up in 2000, Individual Records: 2000 20:03, 1999 19:48, 1998 19:48, 1997 20:45, 2 Time Academic All Ohio. Track & Field: - 3200 meter MOAC Champion 2 times, State qualifier, Former MOAC record of 11:49, 2 Time Academic All Ohio. Post High School: Attended Ohio State University majoring in Early Childhood Education and is currently attending Penn Foster University for Veterinary Technician.
John Zilske 1963 Graduate
from Salem Sr. High School in Salem, Ohio. Football: - Played on the
undefeated 1962 Team, 3 Year Varsity Letterman, Scored 114 points his Senior
year and led the District in scoring, All Conference Defensive Back Junior
Year, All Conference Offensive Back Senior Year and was also selected on
the All District Team. Track & Field: - District Championship Team,
Broke the school record in the 220 and 440 year dashes, Broke the school
record and won the District and placed 3rd in the State as a
member of the half-mile and mile relay teams. Basketball: - 2 Year
Varsity Letterman. Post High School: - Bachelor of Science in Math
from Heidelberg College where he lettered in track his Freshman and
Sophomore years. He also played football and lettered three years until he
was injured as a Senior and could not complete the year. He received a
Masters of Education from Antioch New England.
Tyler Harmon
2003 Graduate. Football: Four year varsity, Honorable Mention
MOAC-Sophomore, 2nd Team MOAC Junior, First Team MOAC and Honorable Mention
Central District-Senior. Basketball: Four year varsity
letterman, MOAC Honorable Mention-freshman, 2nd Team MOAC-Sophomore &
Junior, Honorable Mention Central District-Junior, 1st Team MOAC, 1st Team
District 2, 3rd Team All-Central District, 4th career scoring with 1023
points, - Senior. Track: 1st Team MOAC, 1st Team Central
District, MOAC Shot Put Champion - Junior & Senior. Central
District Regional Shot Put champion, state qualifier finishing 11th in
District - Junior, District Shot & Discuss champion, placed 6th in the
Division in Shot, 11th in Division in Discuss, 1st Team All-Ohio and
All-District.