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Athletics

Wolfpack Sports

  • 35

    Number of athletic programs at Saint Ignatius College Prep, new addition: Esports

  • 1,139

    Number of students who played a sport in 2023-2024

  • 75%

    Percentage of the student body participating in a sport

  • 6

    Number of team state championships (boys golf twice, girls water polo, sailing three times)

  • 10

    Number of individual event state champions
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A Message from Athletic Director Mike Hurley...

Handbooks & Resources

As an athlete, or the parent of an athlete, we hope you'll read the handbooks that offer guidance on participation, sportsmanship, and state rules and regulations.

Our Sports Teams

Fall

Cross Country - Boys Frosh/Soph Cross Country - Boys Varsity Cross Country - Girls Frosh Cross Country - Girls JV Cross Country - Girls Varsity Field Hockey - Girls JV A Field Hockey - Girls JV B Field Hockey - Girls Varsity Football - Boys Frosh Football - Boys Sophomore Football - Boys Varsity Golf - Boys JV Golf - Boys Varsity Golf - Girls JV Golf - Girls Varsity Rowing - Boys Novice Rowing - Boys Varsity Rowing - Girls Novice Rowing - Girls Varsity Sailing - Fall Varsity & JV Soccer - Boys Frosh/Soph Soccer - Boys JV Soccer - Boys Varsity Swimming & Diving - Girls JV Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity Tennis - Girls JV Tennis - Girls Varsity Volleyball - Girls Frosh A Volleyball - Girls Frosh B Volleyball - Girls JV Volleyball - Girls Varsity

Winter

Basketball - Boys Frosh A Basketball - Boys Frosh B Basketball - Boys Sophomore Basketball - Boys Varsity Basketball - Girls Frosh A Basketball - Girls Frosh B Basketball - Girls Sophomore Basketball - Girls Varsity Bowling - Boys JV Bowling - Boys Varsity Bowling - Girls JV Bowling - Girls Varsity Cheerleading - Co-Ed JV Cheerleading - Co-Ed Varsity Dance Team - Co-Ed JV Dance Team - Co-Ed Varsity Hockey - Boys JV Hockey - Boys Varsity Gold Hockey - Boys Varsity Maroon Swimming and Diving - Boys JV Swimming and Diving - Boys Varsity Wrestling - Boys JV Wrestling - Boys Varsity Wrestling - Girls Varsity

Spring

Baseball - Boys Freshmen Baseball - Boys Sophomore Baseball - Boys Varsity Lacrosse - Boys Freshmen Lacrosse - Boys JV Lacrosse - Boys Varsity Lacrosse - Girls Freshmen Lacrosse - Girls JV Lacrosse - Girls Varsity Rowing - Boys Novice Rowing - Boys Varsity Rowing - Girls Novice Rowing - Girls Varsity Sailing - Spring Varsity & JV Soccer - Girls JV Soccer - Girls Varsity Softball - Girls Freshmen Softball - Girls JV Softball - Girls Varsity Tennis - Boys JV Tennis - Boys Varsity Track and Field - Boys Frosh/Soph Track and Field - Boys Varsity Track and Field - Girls Frosh/Soph Track and Field - Girls JV Track and Field - Girls Varsity Volleyball - Boys Freshmen Volleyball - Boys JV Volleyball - Boys Varsity Water Polo - Boys JV Water Polo - Boys Varsity Water Polo - Girls JV Water Polo - Girls Varsity

The Athletic Calendar:

Away
League
Basketball - Boys Frosh A
vs.
Aurora Central Catholic
Away
League
Swimming and Diving - Boys Varsity
vs.
Loyola Academy
Away
League
Swimming and Diving - Boys JV
vs.
Loyola Academy
Away
League
Basketball - Boys Sophomore
vs.
Aurora Central Catholic
Away
League
Basketball - Boys Varsity
vs.
Aurora Central Catholic
Away

At Ridgeland Ice

League
Hockey - Boys Varsity Gold
vs.
Fenwick

Where Our Teams Play

FALL SPORTS HOME LOCATIONS

  • Football - Fornelli Field (Located directly behind school)
  • Soccer - Fornelli Field (Located directly behind school)
  • Field Hockey - Fornelli Field (Located directly behind school)
  • Volleyball - Gentile Gym & Walsh Activity Center (Located at school)
  • Tennis - XS Tennis Courts (Located at 54th and State)
  • Swimming & Diving - UIC Pools (Located in the PEB Building 901 West Roosevelt Road)

WINTER SPORTS HOME LOCATIONS

  • Basketball - Gentile Gym & Walsh Activity Center (Located at school)
  • Swimming & Diving - UIC Pools (Located in the PEB Building 901 West Roosevelt Road)
  • Wrestling - 2nd Floor Fitness Center (Located at school)

SPRING SPORTS HOME LOCATIONS

Baseball - Rice Park (Located directly across from school)
Lacrosse - Fornelli Field (Located directly behind school)
Softball - UIC Recreation Fields (Located at 14th and Morgan)
Soccer - Fornelli Field (Located directly behind school)
Tennis - X-S Tennis (Located at 54th and State)
Volleyball - Gentile Gym & Walsh Activity Center (Located at school)
Water Polo - UIC Pools (Located in the PEB Building 901 West Roosevelt Road)

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Where Our Graduated Athletes Play

Some of the places graduates of the Class of 2024 will continue their education and play sports.

Athletics Honors

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  • Honors & Recognition

    Saint Ignatius Girls Swimming & Diving
    IHSA State Finals
    • 2012 8th place, 2019 10th place, 2020 5th place, 2021 6th place, 2022 5th place
    IHSA Sectional Champions
    • 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
    Metro Catholic Aquatics Conference Champions
    • 2019, 2021, 2022
    IHSA Individual State Champions
    • 2022 Julieta Tracy - 200 Individual Medley
    • 2022 Julieta Tracy - 100 Freestyle

  • Sportsmanship Awards

    IHSA Sportsmanship Award Winners
    • 2003 Girls Bowling
    • 2003 Boys Bowling
    • 2007 Girls Water Polo
    • 2008 Girls Soccer
    • 2009 Girls Water Polo
    • 2010 Boys Water Polo
    • 2014 Softball
    • 2015 Boys Water Polo
    • 2015 Girls Water Polo
    • 2016 Boys Water Polo
    • 2016 Girls Water Polo
    • 2018 Boys Water Polo
    • 2018 Baseball

Athletico Trainers

Athletico is proud to be the official physical therapy and athletic training partner to Saint Ignatius College Prep. We have two Athletico athletic trainers on staff all the time, and three Athletico athletic trainers working with student athletes in the spring. Their professional expertise helps in the following ways:
  • -njury evaluation
  • Athletic training
  • Massage therapy 
  • Education sessions
  • On-site consultation 
Through this integral partnership, we help student athletes at all levels build stronger and healthier bodies! For more information, please visit our website at www.athletico.com.

Loyola Medicine

Loyola Medicine offers nationally recognized compassionate care to patients throughout Chicagoland. We are proud to support Saint Ignatius College Prep families in the following ways:
  • Comprehensive, integrated orthopaedic and sports medicine care 
  • Multi-specialty, fellowship-trained sports medicine doctors, orthopaedic surgeons, primary care doctors, athletic trainers, and physical therapists
Our goal is to prevent injuries, maintain physical health and optimize performance. For more information, visit loyolamedicine.org and find your sports medicine specialist today.

Contact Us

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  • Photo of Michael Hurley

    Mr. Michael Hurley 07

    Athletic Director
  • Photo of Erik Eastman

    Mr. Erik Eastman 

    Assistant Athletic Director
  • Photo of Kristin Kalal

    Ms. Kristin Kalal 

    Assistant Athletic Director
  • Photo of Audra Kielbowicz

    Mrs. Audra Kielbowicz 

    Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Head Girls Lacrosse Coach

Our Leagues

As a member of the Chicago Catholic League (CCL), the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC), Chicago Catholic Hockey League  (CCHL), Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA), Illinois State Field Hockey Association (ISFHA), Midwest Rowing Scholastic Association (MRSA) and the Metro Catholic Aquatics Conference (MCAC), the Wolfpack prides itself in competing with top-flight competition on the freshman, sophomore, junior varsity and varsity levels.
 
Saint Ignatius College Prep and all other Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago are prohibited from offering scholarships, financial aid, monetary awards or promising anything based solely on athletic talent in accordance with the rules of the Illinois High School Association.
 
The Chicago Catholic League stands in unity to eliminate racial injustice and systemic racism. As we compete with and against each other, we use our platform as student athletes to work together to build racial unity and to strive to be the model of sportsmanship for all. We are committed to being the leaders in our school communities, building bridges and removing barriers to demonstrate that we can build racial harmony.

Saint Ignatius College Prep

Saint Ignatius College Prep, a Jesuit Catholic school in the heart of Chicago, is a diverse community dedicated to educating young men and women for lives of faith, love, service and leadership.