Congratulations to our Fall Academic All Conference Athletes!
Barb Dawson • November 27, 2023

124 Athletes Earned this Honor

Montini Catholic High School, Lombard, congratulates student athletes achieving GCAC and CCL Academic All Conference status for the Fall 2023 Season. A total of 37 (thirty-seven) GCAC athletes and 87 (eighty-seven) CCL athletes earned a 3.0 GPA or higher for a complete academic quarter. . thletes earning CCL Academic All Conference status are:


GCAC - GIRLS CATHOLIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 

Cross Country 

Annalee DeFeo Junior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Naomy Gonzalez Junior (Wayne, Indian Trail graduate)
Seoyeon Park Junior (Lombard, International student)
Sydney Gertsen Sophomore (Plainfield, Bethany Lutheran graduate)
Ashlynn Lindt Sophomore (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Rosemarie Callaghan Freshman (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)
Maryfaith Considine Freshman (Naperville, Kennedy graduate)

Golf 

Colleen Considine Senior (Naperville, Kennedy graduate)
Angelica Gatling Senior (Woodridge, St. Scholastica graduate)
Lucy Pacelli Senior (Downers Grove/Herrick Middle School graduate)
Lucy Rizzi Senior (Itasca, St. Luke Lutheran graduate)
Annika Bartell Junior (Downers Grove, Forest Park graduate)
Lily Spanos Junior (Glen Ellyn, St. Petronille graduate)

Tennis 

Isabella Gatto Senior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Stephanie Hoeflich Senior (Addison, St. Matthew graduate)
MaryKate Lewan Senior (Naperville, St. Juliana graduate)
Olivia Mateja Senior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Nicole Navas Senior (Hillside, St. Pius X graduate)
Cecily Polanco Senior (Addison, St. Isidore graduate)
Alexandra Ulisano Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Adyson Caminiti Sophomore (Westchester, Westchester Middle School graduate)
Madeline Caruso Sophomore (Westchester, Westchester Middle School graduate)

Volleyball 

Hailey Goetz Senior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Mariella Herrmann Senior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Gianna Luna Senior (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica graduate)
Payton Atkins Junior (Downers Grove, St. Scholastica (graduate)
Hannah Bushati Junior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Isabel Evenson Junior (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)
Jamie Loftus Junior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Autumn Schumerth Junior (Elmhurst, Holy Trinity graduate)
Sienna Skarda Junior (Elmhurst, Immaculate Conception graduate)
Francesca Lorenzo Sophomore (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Ava Mihelich Sophomore (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate)
Audrey Ruddy Sophomore (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Madison Goetz Freshman (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Sophia Maquet Freshman (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Moira Quirk Freshman (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)


CCL - CHICAGO CATHOLIC LEAGUE


Cross Country 

Gabriel Bianco Senior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Hugh Flannery Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Rory O’Connor Senior (Woodridge, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Tanner Sebben Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Nolan Ferris Junior (Wheaton, St. Pius X graduate)
Conor Kaefer Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Maxwell Neal Junior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Daniel Sherman Junior (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica gradute)
Gavin Conway Freshman (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Owen Ferris Freshman (Wheaton, St. Pius X graduate)
Adriel Garcia Olvera Freshman (Maywood, St. John Vianney graduate)
Nino Pesola Freshman (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Graham Reiser Freshman (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Andrew Vreeland Freshman (Elmhurst, homeschool graduate)


Football 

Collin Angelakos Senior (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate)
George Asay Senior (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Liam Flavin Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Samuel Hemmersmeier Senior (Elmhurst, Visitation graduate)
Alexander Marre Senior (Bloomingdale, Stratford Middle School)
Samuel Ostrowski Senior (Lisle, St. Joan of Arc graduate)
Michael Ranquist Senior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Anthony Sorrentino Senior (Itasca, Westfield Middle School graduate)
Cole Stumbaugh Senior (Plainfield, Indian Trail graduate)
Ryan Andres Junior (Bartlett, Kenyon Woods graduate)
Matteo Barrett Junior (Woodridge, St. Joseph graduate)
Maxwell Bell Junior (Westchester, Westchester Middle School graduate)
Owen Berberich Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Gaetano Carbonara Junior (Downers Grove, St. Isaac Jogues graduate)
Nicky Castaldo Junior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Peter Considine Junior (Naperville, Kennedy graduate)
Julian D’Anca Junior (Wheaton, St. Michael graduate)
James Fitzpatrick Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Santino Florio Junior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Tyiance Haney Junior (Aurora, Sacred Heart graduate)
Jonathan Hayes Junior (Woodridge, Jefferson Jr. High graduate)
Sean Hubeny Junior (Westmont, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Nicholas Irion Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Vincent Irion Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Dominic Jezyk Junior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Luke Jezyk Junior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Vincent Knudtson Junior (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate)
Jaxon Lane Junior (Carol Stream, Monroe Middle School graduate)
Sokrati Llazari Junior (Naperville, Granger graduate)
Quincy Maquet Junior (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Dario Mattiuz Junior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Jeremiah Peterson Junior (Oswego, St. Thomas the Apostle graduate)
Thomas Stacy Junior (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Isaac Alexander Sophomore (Aurora, Bednarcik graduate)
Laddie Asay Sophomore (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Brody Boyer Sophomore (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Angelo DeSensi Sophomore (Addison, St. Walter graduate)
Mariano Dinunno Sophomore (Roselle, Roselle Middle School graduate)
Joseph Gabreleski Sophomore (Lombard, St. John's Lutheran graduate)
Cristian Harkins Sophomore (Aurora, Aux Sable graduate)
Christopher Juda Sophomore (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Isaiah Mason Sophomore (Streamwood, Taft Middle School graduate)
Payton Nelson Sophomore (Aurora, Murphy Junior High graduate)
Devyn Sheko Sophomore (Naperville, Thayer J. Hill graduate)
Troy Stumbaugh Sophomore (Plainfield, Indian Trail graduate)
Santino Tenuta Sophomore (Bartlett, Eastview Middle School graduate)
Namari Anderson Freshman (Naperville, Thayer J. Hill graduate)
Benjamin Evenson Freshman (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)
Nathan Lang Freshman (Lisle, Lisle Jr. High graduate)


Golf 

Anjay Dhir Senior (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate)
Tyler Pavlik Senior (Clarendon Hills, Clarendon Hills graduate)
Daniel Petersen Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Thomas Matthew Bamford Junior (Westchester , Divine Providence graduate)
Jack Barrett Junior (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)
Mario Palermo Junior (Melrose Park, Visitation graduate)
Wyatt Prater Junior (Naperville, Jefferson Junior High graduate)
Collins Whitfield Junior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Charles Paciga Sophomore (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)


Soccer 

Mason Esquivel Senior (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica graduate)
Luca Mattiuz Senior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Hunter Ross Senior (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica graduate)
Aiden Alonzo Sophomore (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Jonathan Kosinski Sophomore (Woodridge, St. Scholastica graduate)
Christian Willaby Sophomore (Bellwood, MacArthur Middle School graduate)
Azaan Tipu Freshman (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Brayden Curran Freshman (Westmont, Westmont Jr. High graduate)
Victor Gamboa Freshman (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Robert Gutierrez Freshman (Berkeley, St. Pius X graduate)
Gavin Durkin Freshman (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Salvatore Liotta Freshman (Oak Brook, Albright Middle School graduate)
Owen Ferris Freshman (Wheaton, St. Pius X graduate)
Colin Miner Freshman (Darien, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Ryan Rucinski Freshman (Woodridge, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)


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By Barb Dawson • June 13, 2025
Montini Catholic congratulates senior Julia Gergen on being this year's recipient of the Jean Diane Colletti Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is one of several that have been named and endowed by Montini Catholic alumni, parents and friends in order to provide financial assistance to graduates pursuing higher learning in college. The award was announced at the Lasallian college preparatory high school's annual Academic Awards Banquet (May 1st) this spring by Dr. Vince Colletti DDS '05 (son of Jean Diane Colletti) Julia was honored again on May 16th at Montini's Celebration of Excellence Award ceremony in front of the entire student body. Julia has been a very academically accomplished student throughout their four years at Montini Catholic. In May she received the President's Award for Academic Excellence, she is an Illinois State Scholar and a College Board Advanced Placement Scholar. Julia was also a member of Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society as well as Montini's National Honor Society where she served as Secretary her senior year. She enjoyed her time as a member of Montini's Math Team, and celebrated their 6th Place State finish this year. Julia also valued her experience gained from serving her fellow students as a Peer Minister through Montini's Campus Ministry program. Athletically, Julia was a valued member of Montini's Track & Field Team and celebrated securing school records her junior year in the 4x100m and 4x200m races. "Julia has been an outstanding student," said Principal Chris Tiritilli. "Her academic and athletic career here at Montini has been quite extensive and impressive. She is never seen without a smile on her face, she has been a role model to her fellow students. She truly deserves this recognition and we know she will do great things at Notre Dame!" Julia, a St. Pius X Parish School alum, and a member of St. Pius X Parish. She plans on majoring in Biological Sciences on a Pre-Med Track at the University of Notre Dame in the fall. Above: Julia Gergen '25 and Dr. Vince Colletti DDS '05 at Montini Catholic's Academic Awards Night on May 1st.

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By Barb Dawson • June 12, 2025
Congratulations to Montini Catholic's Michael May '26 for earning the 2025 Weisenburger Family Scholarship The scholarship is awarded annually to a student at Montini Catholic High School who has expressed an interest in pursuing a degree in education and was presented by Kimmy '07 and Wally Weisenburger '75 during Montini Catholic's Celebration of Excellence Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 16th. Michael, Monitni's newly elected Student Government president, was selected for his demonstration of outstanding leadership in the classroom as well as in extracurricular activities throughout his high school career as a Montini Bronco. Michael is a member of Montini Catholic's National Honor Society (inducted in the fall of his junior year) as well as Montini's Tri-M Music Honor Society. He is currently the 'voice of Montini' as a key member of the Bronco Broadcasters Team, winning the 2025 Most Valuable Player award this year for his devotion to the club's success. Michael is also a member of A Cafellas (singing group), Lasallian Youth, Chinese Club and contributes to the Bronco Breakdown (newsletter). He is no stranger to the Montini stage, starring in two theatre productions this year, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and "Murder on the Orient Express." The Weisenburger Family Scholarship is offered each year in gratitude for the transformative Lasallian education that was received by Cathy '70, Marc '71, Carolyn (Drengler) '72, Wally '75, Joe '78, Andrew '05 and Kimmy '07 Weisenburger. It was created to honor and remember Walter and Catherine Weisenburger who, as patriarchs of the family, recognized and valued Catholic education. "It is a special thank you for all they sacrificed to send all four of their children to Catholic schools," said Wally, who was formerly the Chairman of Montini's Board of Directors. Image above: Michael May with Kimmy Weisenburger '07 and Wally Weisenburger '75

Senior Danny Sherman Named Pax Christi Award Recipient for 2025

By Barb Dawson • June 10, 2025
Montini Catholic in Lombard proudly congratulated this year's Pax Christi Instrument of Peace Award recipient from their Class of 2025. The prestigious award was announced on Friday, May 16th, during the Lasallian college preparatory high school's Celebration of Excellence Award Ceremony. This year's Pax Christi Instrument of Peace Award went to senior Daniel Sherman . Each year, this esteemed award recognizes a Bronco student who has devoted him/herself to God by working in the Lasallian tradition of serving others and building a heritage of faith in the Montini community. Daniel is a two year member of Montini's Peer Ministry Team - a faith-based team whose Christian mission is to inspire and motivate by example. He also earned his Eagle Scout rank which recognizes those who have a strong record of voluntary service to their community. He is a member of Montini's Lasallian Youth as well as a member of Montini's Student Government Exec Board. Academically, Daniel was most recently recognized as an Academic All Star at Montini's Academic Awards on May 1st. The honor is awarded each year to seniors attaining a 3.95+ GPA during their time as a Bronco student and/or earning Illinois State Scholar status. He is an Illinois State Scholar and an AP Scholar with Honor. He is a member of Montini's National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society and earned a Commendation Toward Biliteracy Award (Spanish) this year. During his time as a Bronco he enjoyed Chess Club, Math Team and History Club. Athletically, he was a four year team member of both the Cross Country and Track teams, earning Academic All Conference in both all four years. Daniel was also awarded the St. John Baptist de La Salle award during the Celebration of Excellence ceremony. "Daniel is a wonderful example of someone living our Lasallian mission," said Campus Minister Michael Blanchette. "He truly deserves this award as he has shown himself to be a dedicated young man who truly demonstrates dedication, reliability, and a commitment to his education and personal growth." Daniel, a graduate of St. Scholastica School in Woodridge, is headed to University of Wisconsin (Madison) this fall.
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