Harker's Athletic Hall of Fame

Harker's Athletic Hall of Fame opened on Oct. 5, 2018. The Hall of Fame honors the dedication and sacrifice of Harker's athletes, teams, coaches and sports supporters. Each year, inductees are selected based on their exemplifying desirable character traits at Harker and beyond, and having distinguished themselves in competition representing Harker, their colleges or at the professional level. Inductees may also be non-graduates who, through long service to Harker, have distinguished themselves in the field of athletics. Each member of the Athletic Hall of Fame receives an award for display and will have his/her name enshrined on the Hall of Fame wall in the athletic center on the upper school campus. For more information about the Hall of Fame, contact communications@harker.org.

2022 Hall of Fame Inductees

Alex Abarca ‘09 | Basketball

Harker Highlights:

Four-time varsity basketball MVP
Scored more than 1,700 points
WBAL First Team, Mercury News Athlete of the Week
Harker Athlete of the Year as a senior

Daniza Rodriguez ‘13 | Basketball

Harker Highlights:

Scored 1,214 career points and holds record for most points in a season (511) by a girls varsity player
Harker Female Athlete of the Year in sophomore and junior years
Eagle Award winner
WBAL Skyline MVP and Skyline First Team All League

Amanda (Polzin) Sullivan ‘06 | Basketball and Volleyball

Harker Highlights:

Named co-MVP of varsity girls basketball team in senior year
Honorable mention for All-West Bay Athletic League team
Volunteered with Special Olympics
2Won the top prize in San Jose Sports Authority’s REACH Youth Scholarship Program

2007-08 Girls Varsity Volleyball

Harker Highlights:

Went 38-5 with a 12-0 league record
Won the Maui Classic tournament
First ever CCS ranking by a Harker athletics team
Reached the state finals against Santa Fe Christian
Featured Harker Hall-of-Famers Tanya Schmidt ’08, Kristina Bither ’09 and Candace Silva-Martin ‘09

2021 Hall of Fame Inductees

Cole Davis ‘10 | Football, Swimming, Wrestling

Harker Highlights:

Three-sport athlete: football (4 years), wrestling (2 years) and swimming (4 years) • Varsity football and swim team captain
Achieved a career-high 20 tackles in a single game
Broke nine school records while running track at Pepperdine University - all still stand
Second place overall in CCS 50- and 100-meter freestyle

Drew Goldstein ‘13 | Football, Basketball, Baseball

Harker Highlights:

Three-sport athlete (baseball, football, basketball) for all four years at upper school
Drew Goldstein Commitment Award established in his honor
Captain of varsity baseball team in junior and senior years and of varsity football team as a senior

Jessica Khojasteh ’11 | Swimming

Harker Highlights:

2010 CCS Champion in 200-meter individual medley
Named to 2011 CCS Scholastic Championship Team
Four-time All-American and three-time league MVP
2010 Harker Female Athlete of the Year
Set school records in 50-, 100-, 200- and 500-meter freestyle, 100-meter breaststroke and 200-meter

2020 Hall of Fame Inductees

Isabelle Connell ’13 | Track

Harker Highlights:

Set five school records at Harker and continues to hold four
One of the first two Harker track athletes to compete at the California Interscholastic Federation meet, along with Sumit Minocha ‘13
Broke nine school records while running track at Pepperdine University - all still stand
Was awarded Scholar Athlete of the Year at Pepperdine, where she was summa cum laude

A.J. Reid ’04 | Football, Basketball, Volleyball

Harker Highlights:

Played multiple sports every year from grade 4 until graduation
Rushed for 908 yard and seven touchdowns at running back and named varsity team MVP in his senior year
As wide receiver, was third in CCS with 42 receptions for 718 yards and 7 touchdowns
Key player in Harker’s first CCS basketball playoff win; team and league MVP in senior year

Chris Davis ’03 | Football, Wrestling, Soccer, Baseball

Harker Highlights:

Competed in football, baseball, wrestling and soccer
Team captain for baseball and football teams
Selected participate in the Charlie Wedemeyer High School All-Star football game

Candace Silva-Martin ’09 | Volleyball

Harker Highlights:

Key member of the 2007 upper school volleyball team that reached the CCS finals and CIF state championships
Mercury News all-league volleyball first team in 2007 and 2008
WBAL all-league volleyball team honorable mentions in 2006 and 2007
Super Eagle awardee in 2009

2019 Hall of Fame Inductees

Kristina Bither ’09 | Soccer, Volleyball

Harker Highlights:

Helped 2007 team to NorCal volleyball championship and state finals, with a 38-5 record
Had four aces and 10 kills in game 3 of 2007 quarterfinals, as a junior
MVP and first team in soccer, with 15 goals, as a freshman
Honorable mentions in Mercury News’ all-star volleyball and soccer teams; San Francisco Chronicle’s athlete of the week
Held volleyball league kill record and WBAL/Skyline division soccer MVP in senior year
CCS top scorer and 23rd highest scorer in the nation

Adhir Ravipati ’05 | Football, Basketball, Track, Volleyball

Harker Highlights:

Played five sports, lettered in four in his senior year
Lettered in football, baseball and basketball his junior year
Named first team in football, basketball and volleyball his senior year
Made a number of game-winning plays over the years
Received many accolades for his play in Harker News

Maverick McNealy ’13 | Golf

Harker Highlights:

Qualified for CCS individuals, helped team qualify for CCS for the first time in school history, as a freshman
Took second at the USGA Junior Amateur qualifier, then made top 8 at the championships as a junior; also took WBAL title and named to Mercury News’ first team twice
Made the quarterfinals of the Northern California Golf Association’s Amateur Match Play Championship and won the Silver Creek Valley Junior tournament
Played soccer for Harker in his senior year, scoring two goals

Chris Collins | Athletic Staff

Harker Highlights:

Started with Harker in 2001
Athletics and physical education administrative assistant, 8 years until 2015
Dedicated to helping students with anything athletics related
Spent untold hours helping set up and sell Harker swag at events

2018 Hall of Fame Inductees

Tanya Schmidt ’08 | Volleyball

Harker Highlights:

Four-time West Bay Athletic League all-league first team honoree
Top 50 junior recruit in the nation
Division IV state MVP
Harker’s Athlete of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Head of School Award recipient (2007-08)
San Jose Mercury News first team and 2007 Cal-Hi Sports scholar-athlete
First Harker student to sign a national letter of intent

Phyllis Carley | Super Fan

(In Memoriam 1920-2009)

Harker Highlights:

Began at Harker in 1952 as a driver, shuttling local students to and from school; later served as secretary for Major Nichols and secretary to the board of trustees
Received the inaugural Harker Alumni Association Service Award, which was immediately renamed the Phyllis Carley Service Award (2006)
Staunch supporter of Harker athletics for more than 50 years
“She always seemed to be on the lookout for the kid(s) who needed an extra dose of attention.” -Pat Walsh

Jason Martin ’07 | Football, Baseball

Harker Highlights:

Three-time Central Coast Section all-league varsity baseball first team
Played varsity football for three years
Only Harker player to run for a touchdown, throw for a touchdown and catch a touchdown pass in the same game (Homecoming 2006)
Central Coast Section MVP runner-up, with a batting average of .629 (2000)

Adam Vucurevich ’02 | Football, Wrestling, Baseball

Harker Highlights:

Harker’s first three-sport athlete
Scored the upper school’s first touchdown and hit the first home run
Captain of football, wrestling and baseball teams
Central Coast Section baseball all-league first team honoree (2000)
All-Central Coast Section varsity football team honorable mention (2002)
Harker Athlete of the Year (2002)
Harker MVP in baseball (2001) and football (2002)