Athletics Hall of Fame
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WHAT'S NEW (Last updated 6/2025)
UPDATE ON NOMINATIONS
Magruder Community,
The next Magruder High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held the weekend of October 3rd, 2025.
The Magruder Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is excited to announce their 2025 Induction Class. Nine athletes and one long time coach will be honored. Two ceremonies will take place the weekend of October 4th. All 10 inductees will be honored on Friday, October 3rd at halftime of the Varsity football game. A formal induction ceremony/dinner will be held on Saturday, October 4th (location and time are TBD). Here is a brief bio on each of the 10 being honored:
Michelle (Fowle) McFarland is a 2010 graduate who was named the 2009 Montgomery County Volleyball Player of the Year, also earned 1st team All-Met honors and was a AVCA All-American nominee. She set numerous school records at Magruder and had a career record of 88-6, which is also a school record. She was a four year letter winner in volleyball at Coastal Carolina.
Colleen Harwood is a 2011 graduate who was named the 2010 Montgomery County Field Hockey Player of the Year and earned 2nd team All-Met honors. She lettered in field hockey at Catholic University where she played on two conference championship teams and earned All-Conference honors multiple times. She was later named to the Landmark Conference All-Decade team.
John Kowalski is a 1978 graduate who placed 2nd in the 1978 Maryland state wrestling championships. He also captured the 1978 County and Regional Wrestling Champion. After graduation John lettered in wrestling at NC State for multiple seasons.
Calley Lawson is a 2012 graduate who qualified for the state golf championships all four years at Magruder and medaled in the 2011 championship. She won numerous youth golf tournaments including the 2010 and 2011 National Capital Optimist Junior Golf Tournament. She earned a scholarship to Tusculum College where she was a four time All-American Scholar-Athlete and team captain.
Tony Martin is a 1999 graduate who cheered for Magruder, West Virginia University and later the Baltimore Ravens. He was inducted into the West Virginia University Athletic Hall of Fame. He also performed for the Ravens Coed Cheer Team for nearly a decade, including at Super Bowl XlVII as a stunt team captain. He currently serves as a Cheer Coach for The Ravens.
Pele Paelay is a 2002 graduate who won state championships in both soccer and basketball. He was the All-Met Player of the Year in Soccer (2001) and earned All-Met honors in basketball (2001-2002). He played Division 1 basketball at Coastal Carolina where he was the Big South Player of the Year and earned Honorable Mention All-American honors. He later played professional basketball in Europe.
Will Talesnick is a 2002 graduate of Magruder who starred in soccer, basketball and tennis. He was a member of both 2001-2002 state championships in basketball and soccer, earning awards and honors for both sports. He went on to play both soccer and basketball at McDaniel where he led both teams in scoring his senior season.
Jordan Tolbert is a 2011 graduate who finished 2nd twice in the Maryland State Wrestling Championships. He won 2 County and Regional Championships. He currently holds the school record for most career wins (141) and career pins (86). His senior year he won the Monisera award, which goes to the senior that scored the most career points at the County Championship. After graduation he wrestled at Campbell University.
Karin Vadelund is a 1986 graduate who starred in tennis, field hockey, basketball and softball. She posted a 22-1 record in tennis singles, was the leading scorer on the 1984 state championship field hockey team and earned All-Met honors in basketball. She later played basketball at George Washington University and is a 2003 inductee of their Athletic HOF.
Scott Zanni coached girls and boys volleyball and is the current Athletic Director. His 2019 Girls Volleyball team won the state championship with a 25-0 record and he earned All-Met Coach of the Year. During his 27 year career at Magruder his girls teams had a record of 465 wins and 105 losses. He earned numerous county, state and regional coaching awards and was a finalist for the 2007 NFHS National Coach of the Year.
Hall of Fame Committee
Currently the MHS Athletic Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for induction in October of 2025. The Athletic Hall of Fame has moved to a five year nomination/induction cycle. All nominations sent in for previous nomination cycles remain active and will be considered for the 2025 induction ceremony.
Nominations can be completed online via our Google Form (see link below) or can be complete on paper and sent to Max Sartoph at Magruder High School. All new nominations are due by May 2025.
2018 HALL OF FAME WEEKEND!!!
The 2018 induction ceremony took place on Friday, October 26th and Saturday, October 27th. Friday night, Magruder hosted Poolesville. Before the game all inductees and their guests/families were honored a brief celebration in the building and offered a tour of the building, including the main gym and the location of the MHS Athletic Hall of Fame. At halftime all inductees were also honored in a brief ceremony.
Saturday night, was the official induction luncheon/dinner at That's Amore. All honorees received their official plaque and formally inducted
INTRODUCING THE 2018 HALL OF FAME CLASS!!!!
Magruder High School is pleased to announce their 2018 Hall of Fame induction class. This induction class marks a major change for the Magruder Athletic Hall of Fame as the inductions will now held every five years with much larger induction classes. Previously the HOF had annual inductions that included between 3-5 people. In an effort to make the "event" a larger celebration, the induction classes will be much larger and take place every five years. The 2018 induction class features 12 outstanding individuals, each with their own unique contributions to Magruder High School and their communities. The 2018 Magruder Athletic Hall of Fame inductees are:
James Fuller (class of 1980)-basketball and football
Caitlin George (class of 2004)-volleyball and softball
Richie Harris (class of 1980)-football, basketball and track
Karl Heimbach-long time soccer coach and athletic director
Brooke (Hughes) Wendell (class of 2002)-softball
Barb King (class of 1978)-basketball and softball
Helen Maroulis (class of 2009)-wrestling
Corinne Owens (class of 2006)-basketball
Ben Surpin (class of 1995)-basketball
Zach Tolbert (class of 2006)-wrestling
Cam Watkins (class of 2005)-wrestling
Daryl Wilbanks (class of 1993)-football
Magruder Hall of Fame Members
To see the current members of the Magruder Athletic Hall of Fame, their year of induction and brief reason for induction, please visit our "Induction Page" by clicking here. This page will eventually include pictures of the plaques for each individual that are hanging in the MHS Athletic Hall of Fame outside the Main Gym.
Introduction to the Athletic Hall of Fame
The Magruder High School Athletic Hall of Fame was created in 2002 to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the Magruder athletics program. In 2002, a group of varsity coaches, athletic director (Karl Heimbach) and principal (David Steinberg) helped create the Hall of Fame by adopting the structure of the Hall of Fame and the selection criteria. Late that year the first selection committee was formed. In the fall of 2003 the first inductions took place and to date over 50 athletes, coaches, administrators and community members have been honored. Anyone can nominate a former student-athlete, coach, administrator or community member. For many years inductions took place annually. Magruder currently holds induction ceremonies every 5 years. The next induction ceremony is scheduled for fall of 2023. The deadline for nominations for the induction class of 2023 will be May of 2023.
Inductees are honored at halftime of the Homecoming Football game each year and at an awards dinner the following night. Each inductee receives a plaque to commemorate their contributions to Magruder athletics. A similar plaque is also hung in the Magruder Athletic Hall of Fame outside of the main gym.
Selection Committee: the current selection committee include:
Max Sartoph: Chariman (2012-present), Former Varsity Wrestling coach, Magruder alum, member MHS Athletic HOF
Scott Zanni: Former Chairman (2001-2012), current Athletic Director, former Varsity Boys/Girls Volleyball Coach
Victoria Creamer, current PE teacher and Varsity Boys/Girls Volleyball Coach, Magruder alum
Ray Fowle: current Social Studies teacher, current Varsity Football coach, Magruder alum
Cindy Graham: Former Varsity Cheerleading coach, Magruder alum, member of MHS Athletic HOF
Tim Harwood: Current JV Boys Basketball coach, Magruder alum
Brian Marshall: Magruder Community Member
Greg Furmanak: Current PE teacher, Magruder alum
Nomination Information:
Selection Process -this is a pdf file that explains the nomination process and the selection criteria used
Nomination Form Athlete -this is a pdf file of the nomination forms. All completed forms should be sent to Scott Zanni click here
Nomination Form Coach, Administrator, and Community-this is a pdf file of the nomination forms.
