Mike Hogan ’67 Mike Hogan was a four-year varsity letter winner and starter in football while at Alter High School. He was All Ohio and participated in the Ohio High School North-South All Star Game in Canton, Ohio his senior year. Mike also earned a varsity letter in basketball in 1967. He accepted a full scholarship to Michigan State University and was a varsity starter in football for three years. Mike was co-captain of the team in 1970 and led the team in tackles that year. He participated in the Canadian/American North-South All Star Game in 1971 and was drafted by the Baltimore Colts that same year. Mike played semipro football from 1971 to 1979 in Michigan and taught and coached at St. Clement High School and Divine Child High School during that time. For 24 years he has worked in transportation management and is currently the Fleet Manager for Art Van Furniture in Michigan. Gary Trick ’69 Gary earned three varsity letters in basketball and four in baseball while at Alter. In basketball, Gary was the leading scorer for three years and selected first team All Greater Dayton League, first team All Area both junior and senior years, second team All Southwest Ohio, and honorable mention All State. In baseball, he was a team captain with a 23-9 record and made first team All Area. Gary went to Notre Dame where he played varsity baseball and freshmen basketball. After graduating, he taught at Alter from 1973 to 1978 and was the assistant varsity basketball coach for the 1978 state championship team and the head coach of the first baseball league championship team. Gary was the head basketball coach at Hamilton Badin from 1979-1981. He earned his MBA from Xavier University in 1982 and is currently teaching at Fairfield Middle School. Tyra Carson Dean ’88 Tyra Carson Dean holds six Alter High School track records (100m, 200m, 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, 4x400m relay, 4x200m relay). She was a four time district champion, a two time regional champion and in 1998 the 200 meter hurdle state champion. Tyra accepted a full scholarship to Michigan State University where she was a three year letter winner in track. At MSU she was a three time Big Ten All American, She was also a member of the 1989 Junior Pan American team and placed third in the 400m hurdles at the Pan American Games. Tyra is currently working in the criminal justice system in Kansas City, Mo as the assistant facility manager at a residential treatment center. Marc Molinsky ’91 Marc Molinsky earned four varsity letters in golf and two in basketball while at Alter. He was a state qualifier in golf twice finishing 11th in 1990. He was team MVP all four years he played and received a golf scholarship offer from Notre Dame. Marc was also Alter’s basketball MVP in 1991. He averaged 23 points per game that season and was Southwest Ohio Player of the Year as well as first team All State. Marc was offered basketball scholarships by a number of schools including UCLA and Stanford and accepted a scholarship to Boston College. Marc was a four year letterman at Boston College. He was a Big East Academic All Star for three years and played in every game (124) of his Boston College career. Marc obtained his CPA while working for Ernst & Young. He is currently president of Designer Advantage, Inc. and vicepresident of Model Golf LLC. Andy Meyer ’92 Andy Meyer is the all time leading scorer in Alter basketball history with 1477 points in his four-year varsity career. He is the only player to earn four varsity letters in basketball and is also the leading career rebounder. Andy was All-Ohio first team in 1992 and was chosen to play in the McDonald’s Capital Classic. He accepted a scholarship to play at the University of Dayton. At Dayton, Andy is 38th on the all time scoring list with 988 points. A four-year letterman, he won the Thomas Luppe Freshman Award in 1993 and was the team MVP in 1995. Andy continued his basketball career playing professionally in Europe for 5 years. In 1999 he was the Irish National Championship playoff MVP. Currently Andy is a loan account executive with Mayflower Mortgage in Dayton. Theresa Check 1975-1982 Theresa was the girls’ basketball coach at Alter from 1975 to 1982. Her teams won 122 games and two district championships. The 1979-80 team was 24-1, ranked third in the state. Coach Check was also the first women’s athletic director at Alter. She was instrumental in starting the girls’ soccer program. In 1982, she left Alter to be head basketball coach at Western Illinois University. From 1985 to 2001, she was the basketball coach at Central State University. Coach Check has a career record of 380- 108 at CSU with 14 consecutive “20 win” seasons and 13 consecutive trips to the NAIA Division I National Basketball Tournament (longest streak in NAIA history). She is a member of the Central State Hall of Fame, the Cedarville High School Wall of Fame, and the NAIAWomen’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Since 1996, she has been the athletic director at Central State.