Athletics

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9

State Championships
59%

Student Participation in Athletics
15

Varsity Sports
2018

Received the OHSAA/OIAAA Award of Excellence

Explore Our Athletics Program

The Saint Joseph Academy Athletics Program aims to encourage, teach, and coach our students to compete at various levels, including Division I. It is designed to provide students with a quality experience and the opportunity to learn valuable life skills in a faith-filled environment.

A variety of sports are offered each season, which allows for more than half of our students to participate in a varsity sport. Our athletes are encouraged to cultivate teamwork, leadership, fitness, sportsmanship and learn how they can take those irreplaceable skills beyond the fields and courts of the Academy.

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Did you know?

The average GPA for student-athletes during the 2025-2026 school year was 3.9.
In the 2025-2026 school year, 9 Seniors signed NCAA Letters of Intent.
In 2025, the Varsity Rugby program was the State runner-up. In 2024, they clinched their ninth State Championship since its inception in 2008.
Volleyball competed in the OHSAA Division I State Tournament in 2023 and 2025, earning D1 state runner-up in 2024.
Cross Country finished ninth at the State Meet in 2024. In 2025, the team had one individual qualifier for the State Meet.
The Lacrosse program advanced to the Regional Final for the first time in school history in 2023.
Softball competed at the Ripken Tournament in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, spring break 2023 and 2025.
Swimming & Diving sent eight swimmers to the District Meet in 2026, and one swimmer to the State Meet in 2026. This was the fourth time in four years that swimmer qualified for the State Meet, an incredible accomplishment.
Track & Field won a District Championship in 2026 and qualified six athletes for the State Meet in 2026.
Indoor Track & Field had seven athletes qualify for the Indoor Track State Meet in 2026.
Golf advanced one athlete to the State Tournament in 2022, 2024 and 2025.
Tennis competed in the OHSAA Division 1 Sectional Tournament in 2024 and sent one athlete to the district tournament in 2024.
The Soccer program advanced to the sectional final in 2024 and earned runner-up.
Track & Field won a District Championship in 2026 and qualified six athletes for the State Meet in 2026.
Indoor Track & Field had seven athletes qualify for the Indoor Track State Meet in 2026.
Golf advanced one athlete to the State Tournament in 2022, 2024, and 2025.
In 2022, Varsity Basketball won their second District Championship in school history and reached the Elite Eight in the Division 1 OHSAA Tournament for the first time in the program’s history. In 2025 and 2026, they finished as district runner-up.
Gymnastics had one athlete qualify for OHSAA D1 Gymnastics State Meet in 2023 and another in 2026.
Bowling finished 5th place at the Sectional meet in 2026. One bowler qualified as an individual for the District Meet.

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Mrs. Erin Cunningham

Athletic Director

Saint Joseph Academy offers a comprehensive Athletics Program that provides a quality educational experience for students to develop their athletic abilities and allows them to experiment with varied life skills. Students learn the joy of teamwork, how to show grace in defeat, and humility in the thrill of winning. Through the athletics program, we help students increase levels of self-confidence and self-esteem, develop physical strength and mental toughness, and master time-management and stress reduction skills while creating an enjoyable experience that helps students prepare for the next chapter of life. If you have any questions, please email me at ecunningham@sja1890.org .