Northern Kentucky has an extensive history in sports. A long journey. Years. centuries.
We’re aware that you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a fresh and original method to introduce you to our 50 Northern Kentucky sports icons, one every day for the next 50 days.
There are halls of fame all around NKY, including the Thomas More, Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame, High School Athletic Directors Hall of Fame, NKU, and other area high schools.
We ll preface this series by saying this, some of you may disagree with who should or shouldn t be in the top 50 and that s fine. Plenty are in the Hall of Very Good, but we feel these 50 are the one s who stuck out to us.
Every Monday at noon, you’ll receive a weekly summary of the NKY sports headlines.
A number of local NKY sports history enthusiasts were consulted by Sports Editor Evan Dennison in order to gather their thoughts and recommendations of who ought to be included in the 50 sports icons. After compiling each list, we created our own 50 (perhaps cheating a little by including families as one) to present over the course of the following 50 days.
I hope you have fun as summer progresses!
Maureen Egan Corl, the St. Henry running standout, is ranked 46th out of 50 sports superstars.
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Maureen Egan Corl excelled in cross country and track throughout her six years at St. Henry.Corl went on to win a total of 14 Class A state track medals, including three as the anchor leg on the Crusaders 4 800 state titlists, two in the 1,600 (1992-93), three in the 3,200 (1991-93), and five in the 800 meters (1989-93), including a then-state record 2:14.50 in 1993.
In 1990, she was a member of St. Henry’s three Class A state cross-country champion teams and earned six indoor state medals.
Egan Corl was the first Class A girl to surpass the five-minute mark in the 1,600, according to ky.milesplit.com. She was included in the Cincinnati Enquirer’s list of the top 50 coaches and athletes since Title IX was passed in 1972 in 2022.
Her legacy included more than simply the state crowns. AAU National All-American in 1992 and 1993, Kinney National Cross Country Invitational, Keebler International Invitation All-American, and USA Junior Olympic National Finalist were among her national accolades.Egan Corl attended the University of Kentucky after high school and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics. She was named an All-America selection for one year, an All-Academic selection for two years, and the captain of the UK’s track and cross country teams for four years.
Egan Corl currently coaches cross country part-time at Cincinnati’s Mount Notre Dame High School and works as a self-employed health and happiness coach.
Over the following 50 days, view the 50 sports icons on a daily basis.
Dave Cowens on the first day
Shaun Alexander on Day Two
Homer Rice on Day Three
Dicky Beal on Day Four
Jared Lorenzen on Day 5
Day 6: Jim Bunning
Day 7: Ellis, Tom
Day 8: Nate Dusing
Day 9: Jim Connor
Steve Cauthen on Day 10
Day 11: Irv Goode
Day 12: Steidel, Stan
Day 13: Shields, Kenney
David Justice on Day 14
Day 15: Morgan Hentz
Eddie Arcaro on Day 16
Nancy Winstel on Day 17
Day 18: Flesch, Steve
Day 19: Donna Murphy
Day 20: Randy Marsh
Day 21: Yeagle, Mike
Derrick Barnes on Day 22
Day 23: Dale Mueller
Day 24: Faust, Dave
Kirsten Allen on Day 25
Day 26: The family of Oldendick
Day 27: Hils, Martin Mote
Day 28: Nel Fookes
Day 29: Hauck, Owen
Day 30: Becky Ruehl
Day 31: Tom Thacker
Day 32: Moss, Sydney
Bob Schneider on Day 33
Day 34: The family of Walz
Day 35: Toebben, John
Day 36: Pat Scott
Day 37: Arnzen, Bob
Day 38: Mazzaro, Joan
Day 39: Jacobs, Frank
Day 40: Hundemer, Adrienne
Day 41: The family of Draud
Day 42:Bill Krumpelbeck
Day 43:
The Molony family
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