Orville Thomas Born: 1911 in Oberlin, Ohio Died: November 21, 1999 in Oberlin, Ohio Family: Wife: Ethel (died, 1998). Daughters: Renee Haskins, Yvonne Etter and Marie Wakefield. He had eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren in the year when Thomas passed. Track and field highlights 1929: Class B 100-yard state champion, Read more…
Bob Francis Born: January 24, 1954 in Lorain, Ohio Residence: Coppell, Texas Mentors: John Binder and Jim Lawhead Athletic highlights Lorain Catholic (1968-72) Track and field 1972: Francis became the Spartans’ first and only Ohio state champion for any sport in school history (1969-2004) when he won Class A state Read more…
Jim Welte Born: 1959 in Bellville, Illinois Residence: Dublin, Ohio Family: Wife: Kathy. Children: Andrew; Katie and Julia (twins); Ellie. Parents: Jim and Peg Athletic highlights Amherst Steele (1974-78) Track and field 1978: Finished third at the Division I state for the 880-yard run in a time of 1:53.0 behind Read more…
Mike Kozma Born: 1961 in Elyria, Ohio Residence: Elyria, Ohio Family: Wife: Cindy. Daughters: Rachel and Sarah. Parents: Otto and Marge Athletic highlights Elyria Catholic High School (1976-1979) 1979: Kozma won the 100-yard dash at the Olmsted Falls Class AA Sectional with a time of 9.8 seconds against Elyria West’s Read more…
Doug Molnar Born: 1964 in Lorain, Ohio Residence: Clarksville, Tennessee Family: Parents: Julius and Emily. Stepdad: John Markutsa Wife: Kimberly. Daughter: Alyssa and her husband, Sean Kihara. Grandchildren: Noah, Evelyn. Stepchildren: Cameron, Sydney and Tyler Pena. Athletic highlights Lorain Admiral King (1978-82) Track and field (1979-82) 1982: Molnar finished sixth Read more…
Valerie (Holland) Kirkland Born: 1983 in Lorain, Ohio Residence: Peachtree, Georgia Family: Husband: Jerome: Children: Maliya, Jeremiah. Parents: Renee and John Brewer. Sisters: Tammy Thomas, Johnnae Campbell, Natasha Holland Athletic highlights Clearview High School (1997-2001) 2001: Finished third at the Division III state meet for the 200 meters (26.15) and Read more…