Steve Henry ACDS '86, Kathleen Fidelia Holmes CDS '05, and Andy Sharpe CDS '02 were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday, October 10. Sponsored by the CDS Alumni Association, the Athletic Hall of Fame recognizes members of the Carolina Day School family members who have distinguished themselves as outstanding contributors to athletics at CDS or its predecessor schools, demonstrated good sportsmanship and citizenship character, and left a lasting impression of achievement and excellence on the CDS athletic family. This year’s recipients were chosen from a list of more than two dozen former athletes and coaches nominated by both past and present members of the Carolina Day School community.
Steve Henry is the Director of Athletics
at Carolina Day School. Henry
often calls the athletics program “the front porch of the institution” that
plays a critical role in the educational experience of the students and the
reputation of the school.
“Because of this understanding, Steve
pushes his coaches and athletes to grow, be better than they were the day
before, always stretching to reach the tape one second faster, while delivering
his message with an authentic graciousness, depth of character, and a healthy
twinge of acerbic wit,” said Assistant Athletic Director Trip Cogburn CDS ‘98.
“Instrumental in the creation of the Play for Your School program in Lower
School, Steve has created an athletic culture for our students that is
welcoming for all ages and abilities.”
Henry also has extensive athletic and
coaching accomplishments, including receiving the Hamilton award for Best Male
Senior Athlete at CDS in 1986, the Washburn award for best CDS athlete grades
9-11 in 1985, All-WNC basketball selection in 1986, and multiple year
All-Conference selection in basketball, golf, and tennis. He played four years
of collegiate basketball at Guilford College for NAIA and NC Hall of Fame
basketball coach Jack Jensen. In addition to basketball at Guilford, Henry
competed in both golf and tennis. Prior to his arrival at CDS, Henry was a
successful athletic director and basketball coach at Warren Wilson College.
Since joining CDS, Henry has coached varsity basketball, in which the team went
to the state finals and state tournament multiple times. He also coached
varsity boys soccer, Middle School boys soccer, Middle School girls soccer,
Middle School boys golf, and countless Play for Your School basketball and
soccer teams.
Andy Sharpe - Carolina Day School ‘02
Andy Sharpe says he is most proud of his
team winning three basketball state champions during his time at Carolina Day
School. As one of the leaders of those teams, he was instrumental in helping
those teams reach that accomplishment.
“He’s a humble person who most relishes
the sense of group success rather than his own personal achievements,” said
Cogburn. “Andy is one of the most dominating three sport athletes I’ve ever
seen. He didn’t just dominate a single sport and dabble in two others, he was
often the best player in the game, regardless of the sport. And yet somehow, he
was universally respected and revered by teammates and opponents alike.”
Sharpe has a number of personal
achievements beyond those three basketball state championships: He received the
Hamilton Award for Best Male Senior Athlete in 2002, a three-time
All-Conference and All-State selection in basketball, CAA Conference basketball
player of the year as a senior, All-State, All-Conference, and team MVP in
soccer, and All-Conference and team MVP in baseball.
Hill Brown, former Upper School principal
and one of Sharpe’s coaches said, “After teaching for 25 years, Andy Sharpe
still stands out as one of the most gifted all around athletes I have had the
privilege of coaching. From his days in sixth-grade PE, I got to watch him
excel in so many areas. Andy somehow managed to find that very difficult
balance of being a fierce competitor and at the same time a true gentleman. He
was a role model, not only for the younger kids, but for his peers as well. I
am fortunate to consider him a friend to this day, and I congratulate him on
this well deserved honor.”
Kathleen Fidelia Holmes - Carolina Day
School ‘05
Kathleen Fidelia Holmes is known for her
impressive athletic career at Carolina Day and at Wheaton College. Nominations
for Holmes for the Athletic Hall of Fame mentioned what kind of person she is,
as well as her athletic achievements. Her array of awards includes receiving
two Owen awards, the Jackie Gouge Award for Best Senior Female Athlete in 2005,
four-time All-State selection in basketball, named to the All-Western Carolina
basketball team, scored 1,600 career
points, four-time selection as team MVP,
helped lead the team to state runner-up finish in her freshman season and a
fourth place finish as a sophomore. Then at Wheaton College, she was the first
women's basketball player in the school’s history to record at least 1,250
career points, 450 career rebounds, combined with 300 assists, and 200 career
steals. In her senior year, she was first team All-Central selection for
women's basketball.
“She was so smooth and made the game look
effortless,” said Tim Reid, Holmes’ varsity basketball coach at Carolina Day.
“She could hit threes, drive to the basket and draw fouls, find her teammates
when they were open, and almost single handedly break any full court press in
Western North Carolina. Kathleen was a good friend and teammate. She loved her
team and the friends she made on it. She respected her coaches and her opponents.”
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