A Look Back at the Top Sherwood Athletes Since 2000

It is no secret that Sherwood has a rich athletic tradition, filled with numerous championships, records, and awards. Of course, in order for all this to happen, there is an even greater plethora of outstanding individual athletes. With this being the newspaper issue before the turn of the decade, The Warrior has compiled a list of the top Sherwood athletes since the year 2000, based off of criteria such as state titles, statistical achievements, awards, and post-high school achievements. The players are ordered by graduation year, not by rank.

Justin Maxwell (Baseball, Class of 2001)
– Played 7 seasons in MLB (Nationals, Astros, Giants, Royals)
– 2001 2nd Team All-Met
– Led UMD in batting avg (.317), runs (37), home runs (10), RBIs (43), and steals (11) in 2003
– 4th Round Draft pick in 2004

Mike Rollings (Soccer, Class of 2005)
– 51 career goals, 22 career assists; 22 goals senior year
– 2004 Soccer State Champion; 2003 Regional Finalist
– 2003, 2004 First Team All-Met; 2004 Washington Post Player of the Year; 2004 First Team All-State; 2003 Second Team All-State
– 2005 A-10 All-Rookie Selection (George Washington University)

Andy Lowy (Wrestling, Class of 2007)
– 2005, 2006, 2007 Wrestling State Champion
– 2nd most wins in Sherwood wrestling history (136); ended Career on 86-match win streak
– 2005, 2006, 2007 First Team All-Met; 2007 Washington Post Wrestler of the Year; High School All-American
– Wrestled at Princeton University from 2007-2011

Deontay Twyman (Football, Basketball, Class of 2007)
– Ranks first in Montgomery County History with 7,062 passing yards; most touchdown passes in MPSSAA history (80)
– Averaged 17 ppg, 8 apg, 6 rpg, and 3 spg his senior basketball season
– 2x Football state finalist (2005, 2006); 2007 Basketball state champion
– 2006 All-Met Quarterback; 2007 All-Met Guard
– Played basketball at Ball State University from 2007-2009 and Quinnipiac University from 2009-2011

Steven Gamble (Football, Wrestling, Class of 2009)
– 2009 Wrestling state champion; 2008 Football state champion
– 2008 All-Met Linebacker
– 2x football state finalist (2006, 2008); 4x wrestling state finalist (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
– 3rd most wins in Sherwood wrestling history (135);
– Leading tackler in Sherwood history (368 total tackles)

Solomon Haile (Cross Country, Track, Class of 2009)
– 2008 Footlocker Cross Country National Champion; 2008 Penn Relay Runner Up (3,000 meters); 2008 Nike Indoor and Outdoor National Champion; 2008 Cross Country State Champion (5,000 meters)
– 2008 Washington Post Runner of the Year; 2008 First Team All-Met
– Ran at the University of Arkansas

Michael Begley (Lacrosse, Class of 2011)
– 2011 High School All-American; 2011 Montgomery County Player of the Year; 2011 First-Team All-Met; 2009, 2010, 2011 All-County
– 53 goals in 2011; one of two Sherwood players to tally 50+ points and 100+ ground balls in a season
– Plays professional lacrosse for the New York Lizards

Anthony Papio (Baseball, Class of 2011)
– 2010 Baseball State Champion
– Most wins in UMD Baseball history (174); most games played in UMD history (230); 2nd in UMD career triples (9)
– 2x Big Ten All Academic Selection (2015, 2016)

Hope Gouterman (Soccer, Class of 2012)
– 16 goals and 32 assists senior year
– 2012 All-State Midfielder; 2012 First Team All-Met Midfielder
– 2012 Regional Champion; 2012 State Semi-Finalist
– Played at the University of Maryland from 2012-2016

Alex Holston (Volleyball, Class of 2013)
– 2x Maryland Gatorade State Player of the Year (2011, 2012); 3x All-Met Selection (2010, 2011, 2012); 2x Washington Post Player of the Year (2011, 2012)
– 2010, 2011, 2012 Volleyball State Champion
– Recorded 941 kills in 3 years
– Played at the University of Florida from 2013-2016; 4 time All-American (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016); ranks 5th in UF history in kills (1,506) and points (1,712)

Anna Kolonowski (Swimming, Class of 2013)
– Olympic Trials Qualifier
– 2012, 2013 200 Free State Champ; 2013 100 Free State Champ
– 2013 High School All-American; 2012, 2013 First Team All-Met
– Swam at the University of Georgia from 2013-2017

Meggie Dejter (Softball, Class of 2014)
– 3x Softball State Champion (2012, 2013, 2014)
– 2013 First Team All-Met
– Towson single season win record (24)
– 2018 First Team All-CAA

Emily Kenul (Lacrosse, Class of 2014)
– 2014 First Team All-Met; 2013 Second Team All-Met; 4x All-Gazette
– 2013 Lacrosse State Finalist; 2014 Lacrosse State Semi-Finalist
– 2017 All-Big Ten (Johns Hopkins); 2015 Inside Lacrosse All-Rookie Team
– 153 career points in 3+ seasons (suffered season-ending injury in 2018)

Nicole Stockinger (Softball, Class of 2015)
– 4x Softball state champion (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
– 2015 Washington Post Player of the Year; 2015 Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year; 2x Gazette Player of the Year (2014, 2015)
– Most home runs in MPSSAA history (39)
– 2019 First Team All-CAA
– Tied Towson single season home run record twice (15)

Morgan Hill (Swimming, Class of 2016)
– 3x All-Met Selection (2014, 2015, 2016); High School All-American
– MPSSAA Record in 50 Free (23.10),100 free (50.02)
2014, 2015, 2016 50 Free State Champion; 2013 100 Fly State Champion; 2014, 2015, 2016 100 Free State Champion
– 2019 NCAA Finalist (100 Free); All-American in 13 events to date; Holds UVA records in 100 Free (44.46) and 100 Fly (51.01)
– 2016, 2020 Olympic Trials Qualifier

Marcus Simms (Football, Class of 2016)
– 2015 First Team All-Met; 2014, 2015 First All-Moco
– Ranks near the top in Sherwood history with 74 catches, – 1,700+ yards, and 24 touchdowns
2015 Football Regional Finalist
– Totaled 87 receptions, 1,457 yards, and 8 touchdowns at WVU; 2017 Second Team All-Big 12
– Signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL in 2019