CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Fourteen former Catholic High School League athletes, a pair of coaches and an official were the latest inductees into the CHSL 50th Hall of Fame ceremonies June 9 at the Fern Hill Country Club.
Hall of Fame athletes
Cameron Amine (Novi Detroit Catholic Central 2019, Michigan and Oklahoma State) — Amine excelled as a wrestler at both Michigan and later at Oklahoma State. He was a four-time NCAA All-American and earned academic all-conference awards each year. At CC, he was a three-time individual state champion. In his senior year, he was undefeated in 40 matches, and received the Dave Shultz Award for excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, character and citizenship. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management and is continuing to train at Oklahoma State’s Wrestling Training Center, pursuing his goal of competing in the next Olympic games.
Charli Atiemo (Farmington Hills Mercy 2021, Northern Illinois University) — She excelled as a volleyball player at Northern Illinois University, where she earned Mid-American Conference second team and freshman team honors. She also surpassed 1,000 kills in her collegiate career and was a finalist for Northern Illinois’ Female Athlete of the Year in 2025. At Mercy, she led the Marlins to the 2019 state championship and three consecutive Catholic League titles and was a two-time All-State selection. She earned a bachelor’s degree in public health. She is presently studying to get accepted into med school.
Julia Bishop (Farmington Hills Mercy 2021, Michigan State University) — At MSU, she was just the fourth Spartan student-athlete to serve as a volleyball team captain for three seasons, a three-time Big Ten all-academic honoree and two-time recipient of the Athletics Academic Excellence award. She led the Marlins to the 2019 state championship and earned the prestigious Miss Volleyball Award. She also was named All-Catholic and All-State honorable mention in basketball. She earned a degree in Computational Data Science and will remain at MSU as a volleyball graduate assistant.
Owen Carapellotti (University of Detroit Jesuit 2021, Georgetown University) — He was the Georgetown baseball program’s all-time leader in home runs (52). As a catcher, he was Freshman of the Year, a three-time team captain and was selected to the Big East pre-season team in three consecutive seasons. At U of D Jesuit, he played on Cubs teams that won district championships three times and a regional championship. He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science and is patiently hoping to be selected in the Major League baseball draft next month.
Shannon Kennedy (Bloomfield Hills Marian 2021, Michigan State University) — A member of MSU’s golf team, she played in the NCAA Division 1 championship tournament in 2023 and 2024 and is a two-time recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. In addition to her collegiate play, she won the Michigan Amateur tournament in 2024. At Marian, she was a three-time individual state champion and won the “Miss Golf” Award in 2020. She also played basketball for the Mustangs. Although she has earned a degree in Mediated Communication, she will be playing a fifth year of golf at Michigan State and taking graduate courses there.
Allison LaPoint (Royal Oak Shrine 2020, Central Michigan University) — The goalkeeper on Central Michigan’s soccer team, she started all 60 games of her career, ranking second on the program’s list for career saves and named three times All-Academic. She was nominated for the school’s Dick Enberg Scholar-Athlete Award. At Shrine, she led the soccer team to its first state championship in 2019. She also played on three Catholic League champion basketball teams. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from CMU. She will be pursuing a Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Wayne State University, while playing for Detroit City FC this season.
Mario McDonald (Novi Detroit Catholic Central 2020, Ohio State University) — As a swimmer at Ohio State, he was a five-time NCAA All-American, holds two school records, was an Academic All-American, and twice captained the Buckeye team. He owns the fastest time in the 50-yard freestyle by any native of Michigan. At Catholic Central, he was an eight-time All-American award recipient, All-State nine times, and a Catholic League champion on seven occasions. His teams won the Catholic League and Oakland County titles three times each. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science and Master’s in kinesiology. He is pursuing a career in coaching at the collegiate level.
Jessica Mruzek (Bloomfield Hills Marian 2020, University of Michigan, Penn State University) — She began her collegiate volleyball career at Michigan. She was named to the Big Ten Conference all-freshman team and to the first team All-Big Ten teams her sophomore and junior years. She transferred to Penn State, where she captained the Nittany Lions to the Big Ten regular season title and the 2024 national championship. At Mercy, she was named all-state all four years. In her senior year in 2019, she led Mercy to go 59–1 and win the state title and was named the national Gatorade Player of the Year. On the international stage, Mruzik led the United States to the 2019 Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship. In January, she joined LOVB Houston, an American professional women's indoor volleyball team based in Houston, Texas.
Luke Newman (Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 2020, College of the Holy Cross, Michigan State) — He excelled as a football lineman. At Holy Cross, he was named All-American while playing left tackle; at MSU, he was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection. At Brother Rice, he was a three-time All-Catholic selection and All-State as a senior. On the offensive line, he did not allow a sack in his junior or senior seasons. He graduated from Holy Cross with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He was selected in the 2025 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears. He is planning to be a financial consultant after his gridiron career.
Isabelle Rae Scane (Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 2019, Northwestern University) — An attacker for the Northwestern lacrosse team, she led the Wildcats to the 2023 NCAA championship and twice received the Tewaaraton Award (the lacrosse equivalent of football's Heisman Trophy) as the best player in the country. Over her six-year NCAA career, she finished with record-setting 376 goals and 483 points in 84 games. She captained the varsity team at Cranbrook Kingswood, winning two state championships, and set the Michigan all-time high school points record, twice receiving All-American recognition.
Will Shannon (Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 2021, Hillsdale College, Michigan State) — He played first base at Hillsdale and later at Michigan State. He is Hillsdale’s all-time batting average leader and was the first Great Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year in school history. He was a NCAA Division 2 All American in 2024. At Brother Rice, he played on three district-winning and regional champion baseball teams. He was also on the Warrior basketball team all four seasons. He is majoring in economics and studying law as a minor; he will finish his classes this summer at MSU, where he is on the Dean’s list. After that, he will enter the business world.
Jillian Smith (Farmington Hills Mercy 2021, University of Michigan) — She ended her lacrosse career at Michigan setting a career points record (245), a single season record (82 points: 59 goals, 23 assists) and the longest scoring streak (37-game goals and assists). She was a Tewaaraton Award nominee and first-team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Tournament Team. At Mercy, she was the 2021 National Lacrosse Player of the Year and set 37 state high school lacrosse records, including a single game points record of 21 points. She is Mercy’s career points leader (423). She is enrolled in the School of Kinesiology majoring in Sport Management.
Elijah Venos (Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 2021, Denison University) — He set four swimming records at Denison. He was a 14-time All-American at the NCAA Division III level. He was a five-time conference champion who competed in the national finals over three seasons. At Brother Rice, he was a nine-time all-state and three-time All-America swimmer. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree, sporting a double-major in Psychology and Health, and Exercise and Sports Studies. Next year, he plans to begin graduate school for psychology research.
Madison Wasen (Livonia Ladywood, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena 2020, Alma College) — She excelled as a cheerleader at Alma College and is the first person of that sport to be inducted into the Catholic League Hall of Fame. She was part of a squad that was awarded national championships by two organizations. She started her high school career at Ladywood High School, playing field hockey and softball. She began a competitive cheerleading career upon attending St. Catherine High School, without giving up her prior sports. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration and hopes to enter that field while also coaching a high school competitive cheer team.
Hall of Fame coaches
Brandon Kaleniecki (Dearborn Divine Child, Novi Detroit Catholic Central) — He is nearing 300 career wins after 13 seasons coaching ice hockey at Divine Child and Detroit Catholic Central. He has led the Shamrocks to the last six Division 1 state championships along with an earlier title in 2016. Presently, he teaches Health and Physical Education at Catholic Central. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management and Communications from University of Michigan, and his master’s in health and physical education from Wayne State University.
David Sofran (Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, Novi Detroit Catholic Central) — Currently, he is the Assistant Athletic Director and an assistant football coach at Detroit Catholic Central after previously serving as the head coach at Brother Rice. Throughout his 25-year career, he has guided his teams to a 223-75 record. His teams have reached the post-season playoffs in all but two of his seasons; he has won 15 district, 10 regional and five state championships. In his playing days, he was a four-year letterman at Northeastern University in Boston.
Hall of Fame official
Lake Cosby has been an official in the Catholic League for over 15 years.
