Andy Shumway, Westwood (1972)

Shumway played three varsity seasons at Westwood (1969-72). He was an outstanding all-around player and earned all-state recognition as well as was chosen state player of the year his senior season in 1972. He helped lead Westwood to the state finals where the Warriors were runner-up to Maryvale. Shumway played for coach Tom Bennet and during his senior season for coach Noel Frank. After completing his senior seasons, Shumway held 32 records at Westwood, including most career games – 80, over 200 free-throws in consecutive seasons, 200 defensive rebounds in consecutive seasons, over 600 points in one season and 1000 career points in high school.  Shumway signed and played one season at Mesa Community College and earned all-conference honors there.

Chance Lipsky, Red Mountain (1995)

Lipsky enjoyed an outstanding career for the Mountain Lions, winning two State Titles under the coaching of Nick Karantinos. In 1994 he captured the 5A title at 130 pounds. Moving up a class the next year, Lipsky took home his second state title at 135 pounds. He also placed fifth at state as a sophomore and was unbeaten as a freshman and the City Champion. His overall varsity record was 90-6. He earned All-American Honorable Mention nationally from Wrestling USA Magazine.  Lipsky wa All-State All Star Selection in 1995, three time Arizona National Team Member, and four time Arizona Freestyle State Champion.

Jennifer Penrose, Mesa High (2000)

Penrose made her mark in Track and Field with the shot put defining her. She won the 5A state title in the shot put three years (1998-2000) and holds the state-meet record at 46 feet, 1 inch. She holds school records at Mesa High in the shot put (46-4 1/4 and discus 135-6 1/2. Penrose went on to a four-year career at the University of Miami (2001-2004). Penrose became the first Lady “Cane to earn and individual Beag East Championship title in a throwing event (shot put, 2001). Shed medaled in throwing events numerous times, helping lead the Lady ‘Canes to six Big East Conference Team Championships. She has the fifth-best throw in UM history in the shot put.

Kyle Rainey, Dobson (1998)

Rainey is a rare Dobson high school athlete to win an individual singles title in tennis. As a junior he reached State semifinals.  He captured the title in 1998. Rainey is the first boys tennis player in the city to win the singles title since 1978 and only the third to win it since 1952. He also was the “sweeper” on the 1998 State Championship boys soccer team.  Rainey went on to play tennis four years for the Falcons during his appointment at the Air Force Academy. He started and played every singles and doubles match during his AFA years.  Rainey was Air Force team captain his senior year in 2002.

Kelly Rudolph, Dobson (1994)

Rudolph won the girls singles title in tennis in 1993, only the second player in city history to earn that distinction since 1955. Rudolph won her singles title as a junior. She was a three-time Fiesta Bowl Junior Nationals Champion and a two-time Junior National Texas Open Champion.  Rudolph went on to a four-year career at UCLA (1995-98).  During her UCLA career she won the PAC-10 Indoors Singles Championship in 1996, 1997 MVP for UCLA Women’s Tennis, 1997 Milwaukee Open Doubles Champion, and team caption for two years.  Rudolph was part of UCLA's team that tied for third in the NCAA championships in 1996.  She has since become a certified USPTA teaching tennis professional.  She served as Head Professional and Director of Tennis at the Bel-Air Country Club and currently is the assistant teaching tennis professional at Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest, Illinois

John Beck, Mountain View (2000)

Beck played just one season as a starter at quarterback for Mountain View, but it was an outstanding one. Beck piloted the 1999 team to the 5A state championship and was selected all-state at his position. He holds several school passing records including touchdown passes in a season (42), yards passing in a game (418) and TD passes in a game (6). Beck went on to a stellar college career at Brigham Young University from 2003-2006. He was first-team All-Mountain West at BYU in 2005 and 2006 and the conference player of the year in 2006. Beck has played in the NFL since 2007 after being drafted in the 2^nd round by the Miami Dolphins. He's played in the NFL for Miami, Baltimore, and Washington.

April Steiner-Bennett, Mountain View (1997)

Steiner was a two-event winner in the 1997 state meet taking first in the long jump with a jump of 18 feet, 2 inches and winning the triple jump at 37-11. Steiner also ran a leg of the Toro’s' first-place 4x400 relay team that sported a top-time of 3:58.51. Those three first-place finishes also helped Mountain View's girls team to the 5A team title. Steiner went on to college at Paradise Valley Community College (2000) and Arkansas (2001-2003) where she took up pole vaulting. Steiner was a three-time All-American at Arkansas in the pole vault. She won a Silver Medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.  She went on to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she ultimately placed eighth overall in the pole vault with a personal-best vault of 14 feet, 11 inches.