Athletics

Athletics

List of 4 items.

  • 8

    State Championships
  • 57%

    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 on a Division I level. Our athletics program 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 2022-2023 school year was 3.9.
  • In the 2022-2023 school year, 15 Seniors signed NCAA Letters of Intent.
  • The Varsity Rugby program clinched its eighth State Championship since its inception in 2008.
  • Crew won the Women’s Sweep Team Points Trophy, naming SJA as the top Scholastic Women’s Team in the Midwest Region in 2023.
  • Crew had five boats compete in the SRAA National Championship Regatta in 2023. The Freshman 8+ earned a silver medal while the Varsity 4+ and Junior 8+ earned Bronze Medals.
  • Volleyball competed in the annual Columbus Invitational Tournament (CIT) as well as the Louisville Invitational Tournament.
  • Cross Country finished seventeenth at the State Meet in 2022.
  • 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.
  • Swimming & Diving sent five swimmers and four divers to the District Championship and one swimmer to the State Meet in 2023.
  • Track & Field sent three runners to the collegiate level beginning in the 2022-2023 school year.
  • Indoor Track & Field had two athletes qualify for the Indoor Track State Meet in 2023.
  • Golf advanced one athlete to the State Tournament in 2022.
  • Tennis competed in the OHSAA Division 1 Sectional Tournament in 2023.
  • The Soccer program advanced to the sectional final in 2023.
  • 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.
  • Gymnastics had one athlete qualify for OHSAA D1 Gymnastics State Meet for the second time in school history in 2023.
  • Bowling finished in sixth place at the Sectional meet in 2022.

Our Notable Alumnae

Ms. Maggie Berry '10

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 mberry@sja1890.org

Meet the Team

List of 2 members.

  • Photo of Erin Cunningham

    Mrs. Erin Cunningham 

    Assistant Athletic Director
    216.251.6788 ext. 281
  • Photo of Cheryl Joseph

    Mrs. Cheryl Joseph 

    Athletic Assistant
    216.251.6788 ext. 284