St. Thomas Aquinas’ greatest in athletics
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Michael Irvin, Chris Evert and Brian Piccolo aren’t the only stars who attended St. Thomas. See full list, posted alphabetically by last name until the top 10, who are ranked at the end. Updated through the 2016 Olympics.
The first-team All-American defensive end led Ohio State’s defense as the Buckeyes rolled to the 2014-15 season national title. He is widely expected to become the highest-drafted Aquinas grad in the NFL draft (Michael Irvin was picked 11th in 1988) if he leaves Columbis next year.
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The winningest athlete in NCAA track and field history, Sua won the NCAA championship in the discus all four years (and seven titles in field events overall) she was at UCLA and was a 14-time All-American.
(MIKE NELSON / AFP)Atkins has been selected for the Pro Bowl three times and helped the Bengals make the postseason the past four years, with a fifth likely in 2015. He is on pace for double-digit sacks for the second time in his career.
(Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images)Jason Dufner won the 2013 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., and has more than $20 million in career earnings.
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