Katy ISD Inducts 20 Individuals to the Athletic Hall of Honor

KATY MAGAZINE NEWS

November 4, 2024

By Natalie Cook Clark

Twenty individuals were celebrated this weekend as Katy ISD inducted them into the district’s Athletic Hall of Honor Class of 2024.

Photo credits: Katy ISD

Katy ISD inducted twenty individuals into the Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor as part of the Class of 2024. For eight years the district has honored athletes, coaches, and supporters that stand out in their values.

About More Than Athleticism

Those honored are recognized for not only their athleticism but these players, coaches, and supporters embody the values of the district’s Athletic Department. Katy ISD looks at attitude, character, commitment, leadership, sportsmanship, responsibility, accountability, decision-making, work ethic, and teamwork.

The district took time during the Katy Tigers and Tompkins Falcons football game to honor the new class of honorees. It was especially special as Obra D. Tompkins, a namesake for Tompkins High School, was honored at the school's game.

“This is our eighth year of honorees, and we continue to be impressed by the way they exemplify the values of the district, even beyond their time here,” says Lance Carter, Executive Director of Athletics in Katy ISD. “It is always a privilege to welcome them back home and to see them recognized before their families and those who knew them best.”

The Hall’s Class of 2024 Inductees include:

• Stuart Ashley, THS

• Coach Don Clayton, CRHS & KHS

• Kayla Ober Doiron, CRHS

• Lindsay Shabet Ellender, SLHS

• Cullen Gillaspia, THS

• Michael Heitmann, KHS

• Bobby Hoover, THS

• Christen Inman, SLHS

• Kyra Jones, SLHS

• Eric Mikolajczhak, MCHS

• KC Nlemchi, CRHS

• Kevin O’Brien, CRHS

• Roland James Radcliffe III, CRHS

• Leslie Hamelin Reese, THS

• Brooke Chrisman Shaw, THS

• Carl Steffens, KHS

• Obra D. Tompkins, Special Merit

• Jared Ulekowski, CRHS

• Amanda Jungwirth Valladares, THS

• Zach Velliquette, CRHS

  
  

The Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor recognizes those who have made a profound contribution to the legacy of athletic excellence in the district, including players, teams, coaches, educators, trainers, and more.

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