Welcome
This site honors the athletes, coaches, and teams in the Kenwood High School Athletics Hall of Fame. There are 177 people and teams in the Hall, from the first class in 2007 through the newest class in 2026.
Looking for someone? Type their name below. That is the fastest way to find them.
The Newest Class — 2026
The Class of 2026 was inducted on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at Superior Catering UAW Hall in Baltimore. The ten members are:
The Neil Rivers Award
Every year, Kenwood gives the Neil Rivers Memorial Award to the senior athlete who best shows integrity, dedication, a strong work ethic, and commitment to the school and to their teams.
The award is named for James Neil Rivers Jr., Kenwood Class of 2003. Neil played three sports at Kenwood — soccer, wrestling, and baseball. He died on January 20, 2006, at age 20.
In 2026, Neil was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2026. His induction was the final award presented at the October 8, 2026 ceremony — a fitting honor for a young man whose name already means so much at Kenwood.
In short: Neil Rivers was a Kenwood athlete whose character set the standard. The school still measures its best senior athletes against it.
One Name to Know
Timothy Kotroco, inducted in 2016, graduated from Kenwood in 1979 and pitched baseball. At CCBC Essex he won 11 games and lost 4. At Campbell University he won 14 and lost 4. He was inducted into the Maryland State Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.
Find a Person
Type a name in the big box below. Or scroll down — everyone is listed below, grouped by the year they were inducted, newest first.
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Banquets by Year
Each fall, the Hall of Fame holds an induction banquet to welcome its newest class. Every class is below, newest first — who was inducted that year, and what we know about that year’s banquet.
Tap a year to jump straight to its banquet:
There is no Class of 2020, so there is no 2020 banquet below.
About the Hall
The Kenwood High School Athletics Hall of Fame honors the Bluebirds athletes, coaches, and teams whose excellence brought pride to Kenwood athletics. Kenwood High School is at 501 Stemmers Run Road, Essex, Maryland 21221. The school opened in 1931, and its motto is “Knowledge, Honor, Service.”
How the Hall Started
In 2007, two Kenwood coaches — Lefty Elliott and Carroll Hess — proposed an Athletics Hall of Fame to Athletic Director Derek Maki, who served as AD from 2001 to 2014. A committee was formed, and the first class was inducted that same year. Both Elliott and Hess are in that first Class of 2007. More than 150 people and teams were enshrined through 2022, and the Hall now holds 177 members.
Who Runs the Hall Today
- Tom Trafton — Chairman
- Gabrielle Tomasura — Athletic Director
- Andrew Goldbeck
- Monique “Nikki” Cartier
- Tony Maggard
- Derek Maki
- Amy Svrjcek (Waggoner)
- Derek Woodward
Kenwood’s principal is Catherine Smith.
The Neil Rivers Memorial Award
Each year the award goes to the senior athlete who best exemplifies integrity, dedication, strong work ethic, and commitment to school and teams. It is named for James Neil Rivers Jr., Class of 2003, a three-sport athlete (soccer, wrestling, baseball) who died January 20, 2006, at age 20. Neil was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2026.
Submit a Correction
If a name is misspelled, a year is wrong, or something is missing, please tell us here. Fill in the boxes below and tap the big blue button. Large print, no hurry. This form is a demonstration — in the finished site, it will send your message to the Hall of Fame committee.
Design Options
For Tom Trafton and the Hall of Fame committee:
Four versions of this website were built, and two independent reviewers tested all four of them. This version — Option C — ranked first in their tests. But the committee’s preference comes first. Please tap through the other versions below and say which one feels right.
Option A — Classic Heritage
Looks like a formal plaque wall. The most traditional and prestigious feel.
What it gives up: Some labels run small, which is harder on older eyes.
Option B — Bold Modern
Big, sporty, poster-style energy.
What it gives up: The smallest print of the four, and the least traditional feel.
Option C — Easy to Read
This site. The biggest print and the simplest words and menus.
What it gives up: The plainest look — the least ceremony of the four.
You are here
Option D — Photo Yearbook
Built around banquet photos, year by year, like a yearbook.
What it gives up: It is the heaviest and slowest to load, and it depends on photos the committee has not shared yet.
Tom — tap each one, then tell Edgar which feels right. Any of the four can be the final site.