On Tuesday May 16, El Dorado High School inducted two new members into their Athletic Hall of Fame — Robert Coons and Amanda Watkins. The event was held at Alta Vista Country Club and over 150 people were in attendance. For the first time, the event was combined with the Terry Conley Athlete of Character Award which is given to a member of each varsity team that displays the character traits coach Conley was known for — honesty, compassion, courage and loyalty. Twenty-three current EDHS students were selected for the award by their varsity coaches.
Robert Coons, who competed in both baseball and football, graduated from EDHS in 1988. In football he was all-league his junior and senior year and also played on the Orange County all star team his senior year. After leaving EDHS, Robert competed at Fullerton College and was all-conference and all-state in football. He eventually went to the University of Pittsburgh where he earned all Big East Honors. After graduation, Robert spent four years in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills.
The second inductee was Amanda Watkins, class of 2004. Amanda played both water polo and softball at El Dorado. El Dorado won its only CIF Softball championship with Amanda on the field in 2002. She also excelled as a goalie in water polo. She was first team all-league three years and league MVP her senior year. Amanda was also an amazing student. She was the “Hawk of the Year” for 2004 and went on to study and play softball at Harvard where she continued to be honored as an outstanding student and athlete.
Overall, the night was a great celebration of Golden Hawk student-athletes.
Congratulations to the following 23 students and two alumni on all their achievements:
Zach Taylor, Baseball
Lucina Vincent, Cross Country
Maddie Nguyen, Volleyball
Jeremiah Marrero, Volleyball
Peyton Lumanog, Tennis
Stephen Yee, Tennis
Kay Ladean, Basketball
Athena Czegledy, Soccer
Brooke Gonzalez, Water Polo
Allie Owens, Track
Dante Perez, Track
Madison Stanley, Lacrosse
Chase Duffin, Lacrosse
Nancy Torres, Swimming
Bradley Poma, Swimming
Jessica Carmo, Softball
Jacob Clark, Football
Will Gerard, Cross Country
Nathaniel Cimbora, Water Polo
Garrett Rockwell, Wrestling
Garret Boaz, Basketball
Connor Leach, Soccer
Cameron Smith, Golf
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