Class of 2025

Margaret Sullivan '81
From the time she set foot on the campus of Marist Catholic High School in 1977, Margaret Sullivan's potential as a student athlete was evident. Margaret was a four-year varsity athlete on the girls basketball team. She and her teammates were league champions all four years and placed third at state her sophomore year and second place her freshman and senior years.

Margaret herself received several honors during her time as a Marist athlete. Freshman year, she earned 1st Team All-Tournament honors and an Honorable Mention in the Sky-Em All-League. She earned 2nd Team honors her sophomore year and 1st Team honors her junior and senior years. She was named as one of the Register Guard's 1981 Lane County All-Stars for Girls Basketball and selected for the State team in the State vs Metro All-Star Basketball games in Oregon.

In addition to her success on the court, Margaret participated in varsity softball, track & field, theatre and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Her ability to excel in various sports made it unsurprising that Margaret received Marist's Gloria Schrieber Award for outstanding female athletes at graduation in 1981.

Margaret Sullivan was nominated by: David Crockett '81.

Michael McCormick '05
Michael McCormick ’05 was a four-year letterman who made an immediate impact on Marist baseball. Michael earned a varsity roster spot as a freshman and was known for his high-velocity fastball and commanding presence on the mound; he was equally feared at the plate as a long-ball power hitter.

He was a three-time 1st Team All-League and 1st Team All-State selection, and was named Oregon Player of the Year in both 2004 and 2005.
In 2005, Michael was selected in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball Draft — the highest Oregon high school pick that year. He had been offered a full scholarship to play at Oregon State University, but chose to pursue a professional career instead. Originally drafted as a third baseman, he transitioned to catcher and played five seasons in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He earned New York-Penn League All-Star honors in his first year behind the plate and went on to compete professionally throughout the East Coast and in Venezuela.

After his professional career, Michael returned to Oregon and built a successful publishing company. He lives in Tualatin with his wife, fellow Marist alumna Marisa McCormick (Deluca) '07, and their three, soon to be four, children.

Michael McCormick ’05 was nominated by Nick Stiltner ’07 and Jon Nuxoll, Marist History Teacher.

Mitchel Wilson ’11
Mitchel Wilson was an involved student leader and a decorated three-sport athlete during his time at Marist. Excelling in basketball, football and track & field while still being involved in retreat team and yearbook. Mitchel was on Prom Court his senior year and received the senior superlative, “Most Likely to Be on a Box of Wheaties,” as voted by his classmates. In 2010, he was named the Register Guard’s Male Athlete of the Year.

As a four-year varsity basketball player, Mitchel and his 2008 teammates became state champions. In the years that followed, he was named 1st Team All-Conference his junior and senior years, 2nd Team All-State his senior year and was named the 2010 Sky-Em-League Player of the Year.

Mitchel earned his varsity letter in football during his sophomore, junior and senior years. In 2007 and 2009, he and his teammates brought home state championship trophies. During his junior and senior years, Mitchel was named 1st Team All-Conference as both a wide receiver and strong safety. In his senior year, he was named 1st Team All-State for both his defensive and offensive positions.

During his junior and senior years, Mitchel participated in track & field. He was the Sky-Em League Champion in the triple jump in 2009 and in the long jump in 2010. He placed 2nd at state in the triple jump both years he was on the Track and Field team.

After high school, Mitchel attended and played basketball at Northwest Christian University from 2010 to 2012. While there, he was named Newcomer of the Year (2010-2011) and Team MVP (2011-2012). From 2012 to 2014, Mitchel played for the Salem Sabers, part of the International Basketball League (IBL) Professional Minor League. He is currently the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Linfield University & Director of Golf.

Mitchel Wilson ’15 was nominated by Scott Polen ’81.

Ryan Sieg ’98
Ryan Sieg ’98 was a beloved member of the Marist community, known just as much for being a kind individual and good friend as for his athletic achievements. Ryan was a four-year varsity boys soccer player who also played JV basketball and participated in track & field during his freshman and sophomore years.

During the 1996 and 1997 soccer seasons, Ryan and his teammates brought home back-to-back state championships to Marist. They were undefeated in the 1996 season, and Ryan was 1st Team All-State both years. These teams were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2023. Ryan was named the All-State Player of the Year his senior year.

In addition to his athletic achievements, Ryan was involved in other extracurricular activities, such as retreat team, the Mr. Spartan Pageant, and as a disciple in the Godspell theater production (1996).
Ryan served in the United States Army from 2004 to 2021, where he was an Orthopedic Surgeon and served tours in Afghanistan and Syria. After 17 years in the Army, he separated with a rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He is currently an Orthopedic Surgeon in Nebraska.

Salena (Zuniga) Bowen ’00
Salena (Zuniga) Bowen ’00 was a four-year varsity softball player at Marist. Salena and her teammates placed second at state in 1998 and 1999 and became State Champions during her senior year.

During her freshman year, she earned 2nd Team All-League honors and an All-State honorable mention. In her sophomore year, she was 1st Team All-League, League MVP and a member of the All-State team. Salena was an exceptional pitcher and pitched 141 strikeouts during the regular season of her junior year.

In her junior year, she earned 1st Team All-League, League MVP and 1st Team All-State honors. In her senior year, she earned 1st Team All-State honors and was named State Softball Player of the Year, along with earning 1st Team All-League honors, League MVP and the 3A Player of the Year. She was also voted Team MVP by her teammates all four years at Marist.

After high school, Salena played softball at the University of Oregon. She has worked in education and coached youth softball. Salena currently works at Jasper Mountain School, whose mission is to bring hope and healing to children and families who have experienced trauma, and to enhance the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of their clients.

Salena (Zuniga) Bowen ’00 was nominated by Abbey Siroshton ‘18.

Coach Pat Wagner ✝ & Coach Cathie Twomey Bellamy
For almost a decade, Cathie Twomey Bellamy and Pat Wagner worked together to make Marist Catholic High School one of the most respected – and formidable – track and field and cross-country programs in the state.

As co-head coaches in track and field from 1999 to 2008, Cathie and Pat ran a positive, inclusive program that influenced hundreds of athletes while winning multiple district and state championships.

In cross country, with Cathie as head coach and Pat as assistant, they led and inspired the Spartans to an impressive list of championships and awards from 2000 to 2007.

It was a relationship of mutual respect, trust and humor. Together Pat, the Marist biology teacher, and Cathie, with a background of professional running and adult coaching, mentored and shaped athletes, deeply affecting their lives at Marist and thereafter.

Theirs was not a traditional boys-coach/girls-coach program. In track, Cathie coached the runners from 400 meters up, and the 4x400 relay. Pat had the sprinters and the 4x100. And they featured a staff of gifted assistant coaches: Doug Appel, javelin; Toni Cooper, jumps and javelin; Jose da Silva, horizontal jumps; Mike Dotson, throws; Chris Hayward-Mayhew, high jump; and Jo Turner and Denise Thomas, hurdles.

The girls track and field team won back-to-back state championships in 2005 and 2006 and won five league titles while finishing second twice.

The team trophies included state titles from Laundrea da Silva ‘06 in the 100m in both years, a 4x100 victory from da Silva, Kate Wilkins ‘08, Elena Collins ‘08 and Emily (Collins) Antonishen ’05 in 2005, and a triple jump win in 2005 and a high jump win in 2006 from Emily Gillespie ’06. Both state championships came down to wins in the 4x400 for teams that featured the Collins sisters, Tahne Apo ‘09, Brenn Donnelly ’07 and multi-event star Gillespie.

Meanwhile, the boys won four league titles, finished second twice and placed second in state in 2002 and 2005.
The boys first-ever state championship arrived two years later, in 2007, when a massive second-day rally that involved virtually every aspect of the team came down to the 4x400m relay team of David Dillow ‘07, Michael Bellamy ‘08, Matt Hollander ’08 and Nate Dillow ‘07 needing to win the final event — and doing so.

In cross country, the Spartans were also impressive. The boys won five league titles, finished second in state once, third three times and fourth another. The girls won a league title, finished third in state once and fourth twice.
After the 2008 season, Cathie retired to follow her youngest son’s high school baseball career. But Pat continued in the same roles with Chase Wells for another 12 years and was part of three state championships in cross country and one state championship in track and field and multiple second-place finishes in both the boys and girls programs.

Pat Wagner and Cathie Twomey Bellamy were nominated by Josh Reay ’12 and Nick Stiltner ’07.

1998 & 1999 Volleyball State Champions
The 1998 Volleyball team began the 7-year league championship run for the Marist volleyball program. The team lost only one league game, finished 35-3 overall, and won Marist's first volleyball state championship in 19 years. The following year, the 1999 team was undefeated in league play and won a second state championship for coach Shari Pimental, who is now in her 35th year as head coach. These accomplishments are unsurprising when you know the awards won by individuals on the team.

In the 1998 season, Jamie (Coldren) Ayers '99 was named 3A Player of the Year, and along with Casey (Evans) Carlson '00, received 1st Team All-Tourney and 1st Team All-League. Nicole Gesik '00 made 2nd Team All-League, and Megan Grillo '01 and Megan (Kitterman) Schendel '01 received Honorable Mentions.

In the 1999 season, Casey was named 3A Player of the year, and along with Jamie and Nicole, received 1st Team All-League honors, and Megan Kitterman and Megan Grillo received Honorable Mentions. Casey and Jamie received 1st Team All-State honors, and Nicole and Megan (Kitterman) Schendel received 2nd Team All-State honors. Shari Pimental was awarded Coach of the Year for the 1999 season.

The 1998 & 1999 State Championship Teams were nominated by Shari Pimental, Marist coach and counselor.