Athletic Hall of Fame inductees are recognized for bringing honor and distinction to their particular sport and to the athletic program at Kentucky Country Day School. The athlete or coach must have brought measurable success to a particular sport, including outstanding recognition from conference, local, regional, or state level competition.

The following athletes and coaches will be inducted in the Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, February 22.

Louise “Weezie” Crawford ’73 (Golf)
Ms. Crawford will be remembered as the most consistent member of four great KCD and Kentucky Home School girls’ golf teams. She played three seasons for Kentucky Home School (1970 to 1972), finishing her high school career with a senior season at Kentucky Country Day (1973). During that time, Ms. Crawford led the girls’ golf team to four straight regional championships from 1970 to 1973 and finished as the individual regional champion for three of those four seasons. As a freshman, she finished second on her team to place 6th in the state, leading Kentucky Home School to a 1970 state championship. During the next three years (1971–1973), all three teams finished state runner-up. During that same period, Ms. Crawford—affectionately known as “Weezie”—individually finished in the state’s top six, finishing as high as third place in the state championship in her 1973 senior season. She was also a starting player on the KCD field hockey team. At the age of 51, she recently qualified for and finished in the top forty in the National Women Senior Amateur Golf Championship. Today, Ms. Crawford sports a four handicap in golf and is married as Ms. Kramer. She lives in Chicago and works as a vice president for a media corporation.

Margaret Cregor ’76 (Field Hockey)
Ms. Cregor was the first highly prolific scorer in Kentucky Country Day’s rich field hockey history. Despite playing a schedule of fourteen or fewer games a year, she was able to collect 30 career goals. She led the Bearcat in goals for the 1974 undefeated (14 wins, 0 losses) state champion team and was captain of the 1975 state runner-up squad, where she scored a school record 15 goals. Her individual high of five game goals continues to be a Country Day school record. Ms. Cregor received the 1975 Tway Award and the 1976 Beam Senior Athlete of the Year Award. She was one of the first Bearcat alumni to play college field hockey, competing for Hollins College. Today, Ms. Cregor is married as Ms. Bell and has two daughters. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she works as a successful investment broker.

Doug Delafield, KCD boys’ soccer head coach 1973–1983
Dr. Delafield stormed into the Kentucky high school soccer world by immediately transforming KCD’s losing program into a statewide soccer power in the 1970s. Dr. Delafield’s Bearcat soccer program won two state soccer titles (1975 and 1977) and finished as state runners-up in 1974, 1978, and 1980. He coached over two dozen all-state players and an All-American. During his ten-season head coaching career at KCD, Dr. Delafield won 98 games against 63 losses. Today, Dr. Delafield lives in Louisville. He is married with two children and works as a physician.

Barbara Tway (Beam) Gibson, KCD head field hockey coach 1972–1978
Ms. Gibson (or Ms. Beam during her first two seasons) served as the first Kentucky Country Day field hockey head coach. Her coaching style immediately transformed the field hockey team into a consistently winning program, establishing the long-standing winning tradition that KCD field hockey enjoys today. As her coaching technique evolved from tenure as a game official and as coach of a rival program, Ms. Gibson’s Bearcat squad shocked the Louisville field hockey community by winning the first three Apple Tournament championships. In 1974, teamed with new defensive coach Ms. Jean Bade, her squad went undefeated with a 14-win, 0-loss record to take the state field hockey season title, scoring 66 goals while allowing just two opponent goals. Ms. Gibson also coached three state runner-up squads in 1975, 1976, and 1977. As the KCD head coach, she won 78 percent of her games, collecting 70 Bearcat victories against 12 losses and 8 ties. Ms. Gibson’s maiden name, Tway, serves as the namesake for the Tway Trophy, which is the highest individual honor for a KCD field hockey player. Today, Ms. Gibson is married as Barbara Tway Partlow. She lives in Louisville and works as a community activist. Her children and grandchildren are KCD graduates.

Harvey Johnston, LCD ’65 (Tennis)
Mr. Johnston is regarded as the most accomplished tennis player in the history of Louisville Country Day. He was the 1964 Jefferson County Regional singles champion and competed in the quarterfinals of the state tennis tournament. Mr. Johnston returned for his senior season to team with John Davis to win both the Regional and State Doubles Championship. His championship with John Davis was the first state tennis title in the history of Louisville Country Day. Mr. Johnston also lettered for four years playing basketball as All-District and in football at LCD. He continued playing tennis in college at the University of the South (Sewanee). Today, Mr. Johnston is married with five children. He lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and works as an attorney.

Doug Kannapell, APS ’61 (Football)
Mr. Kannapell was a prolific scorer in the football days of the former Aquinas Preparatory School and its former incarnation, Catholic Country Day. Doug was noted for his hard-running style and ability to get in the end zone. He was able to score 13 touchdowns his senior season for the Hawks, allowing him to be the highest scorer with independent schools in the county and providing Aquinas with several wins. Doug was named to the Courier-Journal All-County team for his senior season. Mr. Kannapell continued his football career by lettering at Washington and Lee University. Today, Mr. Kannapell lives in Louisville, where he serves as an executive for Pattco Company.

Bob Ray, KMI ’48 (Football)
Mr. Ray was captain of the most famous football team in Kentucky Military Institute history: the undefeated 1947 squad, which concluded its season with a “Shrine Bowl” win over St. Xavier before 8,000 spectators. Mr. Ray was the leading scorer on the Kaydet football team as a tailback (scoring 14 career touchdowns), but also served as the team’s kicker and punter. The 1947 team won 10 straight games without a loss. Bob was also the starting catcher for the baseball team and the leading scorer on the track team. He was a member of the 4 x 100-yard relay team, which set a Kentucky state record. Mr. Ray was awarded a scholarship to play football at the University of Kentucky. He played his freshman year before being drafted into the armed services to serve his country. Today, Mr. Ray is a retired owner of a landscape business in Louisville.

Andrea Walker ’80 (Track and Field)
Ms. Walker was the first KCD girls’ track and field athlete to compete and qualify successfully for the state girls’ track and field championships. As a sophomore, Andrea qualified for the 100-yard and 220-yard dash. During her junior and senior season, she placed third and fourth respectively in the 400-meter dash. Her 400-meter dash time of 1:00.50 in 1980 is the oldest standing record in Bearcat girls’ track and field history. She also earned the KCD girls’ track and field award in 1979 and 1980. She was a member of the first KCD girls’ cross country team, a starting forward for the girls’ basketball team, and received the 1980 Beam Senior Athlete of the Year Award. Ms. Walker had a successful college athletic career at Miami of Ohio, where she set a school record in the 800-meter dash. With the generous support of her family, the KCD track facility (Monaco-Walker Track) is appropriately named after her family. Today, Andrea lives in Louisville and is married as Ms. Eisenbrei. She is a community activist and has two daughters enrolled at KCD.