Hall of Fame

Reinaldo S. González

Reinaldo González attended Barringer High School in Newark, New Jersey, where he was part of the fencing team that tied for the 1969 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state title and received awards from the school and United States Fencing Association (USFA). He then fenced at Princeton University, where he won team and USFA awards, including state individual titles in foil and épée. Mr. González joined the Hun faculty in 1991, and in addition to teaching Spanish for thirty years, restarted and coached the Hun fencing teams until his retirement. Under his legendary leadership, the girls’ and boys’ fencing teams were among the best in the state, winning many weapon and individual state awards, including two Girls’ Santelli Team Foil Trophies, one Boys’ Cetrullo Foil Trophy, and three USFA National Titles in épée. In 2004, the girls’ team won the overall Prep State Championship and took second place in foil and third place in épée in the Santelli Tournament, and The Star-Ledger chose Mr. González as New Jersey Coach of the Year for Girls’ Fencing. Mr. González, whom The Star-Ledger named as a member of its 1970s Decade Best Fencing Team, remained a competitive fencer himself into the 2000s. He is the father of three Hun alums: Emily ’00, Sara ’04, and Andres ’08.

Katherine Leahy Birch ’91

Katherine Leahy Birch played field hockey and lacrosse for her three years at Hun and was named Best Offensive Player and MVP in both sports. In 1990, her field hockey team won the Mercer County and Prep B Championships, and Ms. Birch was Mercer County’s leading scorer and set a School record for goals scored in a season (24). She was named to the First Team Central Jersey Field Hockey Association and NJSIAA All-State Team. In 1991, her lacrosse team won the Prep B Championship; Ms. Birch was named an All-American Athlete by the U.S. Lacrosse Association and set School records for goals scored in a season (78) and career (150). She was Mercer County’s top scorer in 1990 and 1991 and was named to the First Team Prep B All-Star Team. Ms. Birch earned a B.A. in Art History from Lafayette College and was a top seller in corporate gift services and personal shopping at Bergdorf Goodman. Today, she is vice president of the Board of The Women’s Committee of Central Park and chair of The Group for the East End. She lives in New York City with her husband, Marco, and their children, William and Annabelle.

Shane Davis ’07

Shane Davis excelled at Hun in both football and baseball. As a quarterback, he led the football team to two Mid-Atlantic Prep League Championships, earning him a spot on the First Team All-Prep Offense by both The Star-Ledger and The Trentonian. Mr. Davis also excelled on the baseball diamond, where he was a three-time All-Prep selection and participated twice in the prestigious Carpenter Cup. He was named to the First Team All-MAPL and All-Area, and his team won two MAPL Championships. Mr. Davis continued his baseball career at George Mason University, where he earned a B.S. in Marketing. He was a three-time All-Conference selection and was named to the 2009 Division I NCAA All Regional Team All Collegiate State of Virginia Team and 2009 All Collegiate State of Virginia Team. Mr. Davis now lives in Philadelphia with his fiancé, Knolan Johnson, and serves on the board for Big Picture Philadelphia.

Morgan Cawley ’08

Morgan Cawley was a starter on the Hun softball team, mainly at shortstop and third base. She led her team to the MAPL and Prep A Championship games and was a NJISAA First Team All Prep, Star-Ledger First Team All Prep, Trentonian First Team All Prep, and First Team All MAPL selection all four years. Ms. Cawley received the team’s Iron Woman Award twice and was named Female Scholar Athlete of the Year in eleventh grade. She served as team captain and was recognized as the team MVP in twelfth grade. She was also a member of the basketball team, which made it to the MAPL and Prep A championship games all four years she played. She was a Trentonian Second Team All Prep selection in twelfth grade. Ms. Cawley then studied business and played softball at Cornell University, where her team won two Ivy League Championships and appeared in the NCAA Regional Tournament twice. She was recognized as one of Cornell University’s top twenty-five athletes her senior year. Ms. Cawley is now a director on Major League Baseball’s Partnership Activation team, leading the league’s corporate sponsorship relationships.