New Athletic and Distinguished Alumni Members to be Inducted October 1, 2016
Middlefield, OH – Cardinal High School will be inducting 4 new members into the Athletic Hall
of Fame and 4 new members into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame on October 1, 2016. In
addition, Cardinal will be recognizing the contributions of former Superintendent A. J. Jordak
with a “Lifetime Achievement Award.”
The 2016 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees are:
• Jason Driscoll (1996) -- Jason Driscoll had a standout athletic career at Cardinal High
School. He was an all-star basketball player but is best remembered for his outstanding
baseball career. He was a key member of the State Runner-up baseball team and leads
or is near the top of almost every offensive
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After graduating from Cardinal, Jason was a 4 year letter winner at
The Ohio State University and also played professionally in the Frontier League.
• Josh Yoder (1996) -- Josh Yoder was one of the best hitters ever to wear a Cardinal
uniform and was a leader on the 1996 State Runner-up baseball team. A 4 year letter
winner, Josh was a First Team CVC selection in 1995 and 1996. Josh batted .520 during
his senior season with 9 home runs and 59 RBI.
• Shawn Ebbert (1995) -- Shawn Ebbert was a standout wrestler at Cardinal High School
who won the state championship twice – at 160 lbs as a junior and at 152 lbs as a senior.
He had a 39-3 record as a senior and an overall career record of 133 wins and just 23
losses.
• Donald Hostetler (1962) -- Don Hostetler was the first Cardinal High School student- athlete to win a state championship, achieving this accomplishment in the half mile in
the pouring rain in 1960. Don specialized in the half mile but ran many other events as
well. He set school records in the 440 and the 880 (both of which have since been
broken.)
The 2016 Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees are:
• Dr. Stephanie Melillo (2001) -- Stephanie Melillo is a world-recognized figure in the
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Stephanie was part of the team that discovered a previously
unknown member of humankind’s family tree, Australopithecus deyiremeda, in 2009.
• Amy Lukas (1989) -- Amy Lukas is a founding partner of Infinite Scale Design Group, a
sports design consultancy. Prior to starting Infinite Scale, Amy was the design project
manager for the Look of the Games at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. With
Infinite Scale, Amy has worked on several projects, including Super Bowls XXXIX-XLIII,
the concept design for Yankee Stadium, the Sundance Film Festival, the Orange Bowl;
BCS Championship Games, the NHL All Star Game, the PAC-12 Football Championship,
and the College Football Playoff National Championship, among many others.
• Kevin Pollari (1981) – Kevin Pollari has had an exceptional career in providing leadership
for major, billion-dollar level technology units for two of the most successful, highly
regarded consulting firms, first Accenture and now Deloitte Consulting. He has
published papers and made major presentations worldwide. Aside from his very
successful professional career, Kevin is distinguished for his philanthropic
player in 1993 and 1994. Bo Jackson won the Heisman trophy in 1985. In the
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