As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, Mount St. Joseph High School in Irvington inducted 12 distinguished alumni into its Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 11.
The induction, which began at 6 p.m., was hosted by alumni Barry Simms, a reporter for WBAL-TV 11 News and a 1980 graduate of Mount St. Joseph.
Inductees ranged from national athletes, collegiate athletes, coaches and philanthropists. Inductees included:
-Dont’e Thornton Jr. ‘21, a wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders, who was selected by the Raiders in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft after a standout career at the University of Tennessee.
-Marlowe Wax ‘20, a linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers, who helped lead Mount St. Joseph to the 2019 MIAA “A” Conference championship before becoming an accomplished defender at Syracuse University.
-Keon Lattimore ‘03, former University of Maryland running back who led the Terrapins to an Atlantic Coast Conference championship and rushed for 13 touchdowns during his senior season.
-Dino Gregory ‘07, former University of Maryland forward and professional overseas basketball player. Gregory is a two-time Baltimore All-Metro selection and Baltimore City Player of the Year.
-Vinny Smith ‘82, former CEO of Quest Software and founder of Toba Capital, who was a standout wrestler on Mount St. Joseph’s undefeated 1982 team. He was also the lead donor for the construction of the Smith Center, a multipurpose athletic complex on Mount St. Joseph’s campus.
-Kevin Gates ‘12, former varsity tennis player who earned All-MIAA (Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association) honors in 2012. Gates went on to play collegiate tennis at St. Joseph’s University.
-Mike Dooley ‘66, former varsity head coach of Mount St. Joseph golf team for 32 years, and former member of the Alumni Board Association.
-Shane McCarthy ‘93, former varsity wrestler who won first place at the National Prep School Wrestling Championship in 1993.
-Joe Sindelar ‘77, a former Mount St. Joseph golfer and founder and managing partner of CrossBay Capital Partners.
-Joseph Duffy ‘85, former wrestler at Mount St. Joseph.
-Kirk Nieberlein ‘84, former football player at Mount St. Joseph.
-Robert Nieberlein ‘82, former basketball player at Mount St. Joseph.
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