Donn Coates
HOF Class of 2011
Coach: Baseball, Basketball, Track, Football
Athletic Director
Donn Coates was a part of the beginning of Oak Hills Athletics. After graduating from Wilmington College and serving as the Dean of Men, teacher and head baseball coach at Wilmington College Donn came to a brand new Oak Hills High School in 1959. He served as a teacher and a coach for eight years including Head Baseball Coach from 1966 - 1972, Head Basketball Coach from 1959-1961, Assistant Track Coach from 1959-1961 and Assistant Football Coach from 1961-1965. In 1966, Donn became the athletic director at Oak Hills High School. He served the student athletes and coaches as athletic director of the District until his retirement in 1985. Donn was selected as Athletic Director of the Year for the Southwest District in 1980. During his twenty year stint as Oak Hills Athletic Director, Oak Hills was awarded the prestigious "Enky Award" nineteen times. This award is given annually to the school in each conference which wins the most championships.
Joe Dooley '80
HOF Class of 2011
Sports: Football, Basketball, Track & Field
Joe Dooley was a 1980 graduate and a standout football, track, and basketball student-athlete at Oak Hills earning All-League honors in all three sports. As a member of the Oak Hills track team he was crowned League Champion in the shot put and discus in 1979 and in discus in 1980, qualifying for regionals both seasons.
Joe is most widely known at Oak Hills as a dominant football player. As a senior Joe earned All-State honors and earned a full football scholarship to the Ohio State University. While a member of the Buckeyes football program, Joe was a three year letter winner. His senior season as the starting center, Joe lead the Buckeyes to a 9-3 record and a Fiesta Bowl Championship under head coach Earl Bruce. In 1984 Joe was the second Oak Hills Highlander to be drafted by the National Football League when he was taken by the Los Angeles Rams in the 10th round.
Dick Haucke
HOF Class of 2011
Athletic Director
Dick Haucke was a long time Oak Hills teacher and athletic director. His athletic career began at La Salle High School where he earned All-League, All City and All State basketball awards before attending the University of Cincinnati on full basketball scholarship. After graduation from the University of Cincinnati, Dick became part of the Oak Hills family when he accepted a teaching job. He was named Oak Hills Athletic Director in 1995 and served in that role until 2004. During that time he was an integral part of the construction of new gym, a new baseball field and a new soccer complex, including the entire Rapid Run Park area. Most impressively, after several years of changing conferences, Dick led the way for Oak Hills to become a member of the Greater Miami Conference in 1999. Mr.Haucke is also a member of the LaRosa High School Hall of Fame, the La Salle High School Hall of Fame and the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame.
Jennifer Irwin '01
HOF Class of 2011
Jennifer Irwin Hume was a 2001 graduate. Jennifer ranks as one of the best golfers, male or female, to ever attend Oak Hills High School. She is a three year varsity letter winner- competing against boys for two seasons. As a junior, she was Captain of the girls' Varsity team and also earned 1st Team All GMC League and 1stTeam All-City. She was crowned Sectional champion and District Runner-up on her way to finishing 26th overall at the State Championships. Her senior season, Jennifer was again Captain of the girls Varsity team, 1st Team All GMC League, and 1st Team All-City. She finished 10th overall at the State Championships. In her career at Oak Hills, Jennifer was medalist twenty-nine times.
With these accomplishments she was awarded a golf scholarship to Northern Kentucky University. While at NKU, as a freshman, Jennifer won the NCAA Division II Longest Drive competition. In addition that same year, the team finished 3rd nationally.
Cynthia Janssen '93
HOF Class of 2011
Cynthia Janssen Lewis graduated in 1993 and was a four time varsity letter winner for the Oak Hills Swim Team. To date, she is one of the most decorated student athletes in Oak Hills history. Over her four year career at Oak Hills her accomplishments include a six sectional champion relays and two individual sectional championships, six district champion relays, and one individual district championship and 2nd district runner up championships.
She was a four state championship, including two state records and one national ranking, two state runner up finishes, and three state placing finishes. Cynthia was named a High School All American each of her four years of high school.
These accomplishments earned Cynthia a full scholarship to Arizona State University. Cynthia was a part of the NCAA Division I championship in 1994 and 1995. After her college career ended she has gone on to continue her swimming by being a United States Master Swimming National Champion twenty-six times and a Masters Swimming National Record Holder. In the past four years Cynthia has been ranked in the Masters Swimming World Rankings nine times. In 2003 she won both the Los Angeles Triathlon and the Great Clermont Triathlon.