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Dowling Catholic High School

Private secondary school in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Dowling Catholic High School

Private secondary school in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

FieldValue
nameDowling Catholic High School
logoDowlingshield.png
mottoVeritas ∙ Fides ∙ Sapientia
motto_translationTruth ∙ Faith ∙ Wisdom
streetaddress1400 Buffalo Road
cityWest Des Moines
stateIowa
zipcode50265
countryUnited States
coordinates
typePrivate, Coeducational
religionCatholic
oversightDiocese of Des Moines
established1884
principalMatt Meendering
grades9–12
enrollment1,431
enrollment_as_of2013-14
faculty94.6
ratio15.1
conferenceCentral Iowa Metro League
nicknameMaroons
presidentDan Ryan
rivalsValley High School
colorsMaroon and White
homepage

Dowling Catholic High School is a Catholic secondary school in West Des Moines, Iowa, within the Diocese of Des Moines.

As of the 2013–14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,431 students and 94.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.1:1. The school's enrollment was 81.2% White, 4.1% Black, 10.2% Hispanic, 4.4% Asian and 0.1% American Indian / Alaska Native.

History

It was created in 1972 by the merger of St. Joseph Academy for girls (established in 1884) and Dowling High School for boys (established in 1918 as the Des Moines College boarding school for boys).

Academics

During the 2003–04 school year, Dowling Catholic High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.

Tuition

Total tuition cost for 2018-2019 is $11,176 plus fees. Tuition for students belonging to a Catholic Parish is $7,986 plus fees. Tuition for international students is $12,076 plus fees.

Extracurricular activities

Baseball

The Maroons hold the record for most team home runs during a championship game with 5 in 2001.

Baseball State ChampionshipsYearRecordOpponentScore
198839–2Ames9–8
198938–5Fort Dodge8–5
199933–13Ankeny6–1
200142–3Marshaltown13–2
201136-7Mason City6-1

Boys' basketball

State Boys' Basketball ChampionshipsYearScoreOpponent
195769–66Waterloo, West
197960–57Davenport Central

Bobby Hansen who later played at the University of Iowa and nine years in the NBA, was on the 1979 state championship team.

Cross country

Girls

State Cross Country Team ChampionshipsYearFinishesScore
20071-2-6-8-1532
20081-2-9-24-3369
20091-2-11-15-2857
20103-4-14-19-2060
20111-6-14-20-2263
  • 2007 Girls' Heartland Regional Champions

Boys

State Cross Country Team Championship WinsYearFinishesScore
19744-9-10-1639
19853-8-15-3662
20113-6-12-18-3170
20121-6-8-18-2760
20151-9-13-17-2969
20163-8-13-23-53100
20184-7-15-17-2972
20192-14-16-17-3887
20211-7-9-18-2158
20221-5-9-13-2351
20233-10-18-19-2272

Debate

Dowling is the home of the Dowling Catholic Paradigm, one of the largest debate tournaments held by a school. In 2015, Dowling Catholic won 2 state titles for Congressional Debate, 1 for Public Forum debate, and 1 for Lincoln Douglas Debate.

Football

Home games are played at the 9,500 seat Valley Stadium in West Des Moines, Williams Stadium, or at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. In 2019, they became the first school in Iowa history to win seven straight Class 4A state championships.

Dowling made the playoffs 17 years in a row beginning in 1985 and ending in 2002 when Dowling missed the playoffs. The school won 36 consecutive games in the 1967 through 1971 graduating class seasons. Dowling won 64 consecutive Metro conference games, a streak lasting from 1968 to 1977. In addition to the 64 metro games Dowling also won 57 consecutive conference games lasting from 1993 to 2002. WDM, Valley is Dowling's primary rival since 1968 when the schools joined the Des Moines Metro Conference.

State 4-A Football Championships
2000 (13–0)
2001 (13–0)
2010 (14–0)
2013 (14–0)
2014 (13–1)
2015 (13–0)
2016 (12–1)
2017 (12–1)
2018 (11–2)
2019 (12–1)
2025 (12–1)

Swimming

The boys' swimming team won four championships, consecutively from 2001 to 2003.

The girls' swim team won their first state title during the 2019 season and second in 2024

Boys' tennis

Boys-2A State of Iowa High School Tennis ChampionshipsYearTeam Titles/Player TitlesOpponentScore
19922A-Team TitleCedar Rapids Kennedy High School5–3
20012A-Team TitleDubuque Senior High School5–3

Wrestling

  • Dowling has won State Dual Wrestling Championships in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992
  • Dowling has won the State Traditional Wrestling Championship in 1975, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1990, and 1991
State Wrestling
Team ChampionshipsYearScore
197546.5
197894.5
1984115
1988124.5
1990109.5
199191
  • Dowling has the state record for most consecutive dual wins with 136 set from January 1986 to January 1992

Notable alumni

[[Caitlin Clark
  • Gene Lalley (1940), NBA player
  • Jerry Groom (1947), NFL Pro Bowl offensive lineman
  • Fred L. Turner (1951), former CEO of McDonald's
  • Chuck Muelhaupt (1953), NFL offensive lineman
  • Bob Harlan (1954), former president of the Green Bay Packers
  • George Kinley (1955), Iowa state legislator
  • Tom Harkin (1957), United States Senator (Iowa)
  • Tony Bisignano (1970), member of the Iowa Senate
  • Bobby Hansen (1979), NBA player
  • Claire Celsi (1984), Iowa State Senator
  • Matt McCoy (1984), Iowa State Senator
  • Scott Pose (1985), MLB outfielder
  • Chris Broussard (1986 - transferred), sports analyst for FS1
  • Shawn Crahan (1987), Slipknot percussionist
  • Mike Mahoney (1990), MLB catcher
  • Ross Verba (1991), NFL offensive lineman
  • Tyson Smith (2000), NFL linebacker
  • Jennie Baranczyk (2000), head women's basketball coach for the Oklahoma Sooners
  • Matt Macri (2001), MLB third baseman
  • Karen Maine (2003), director and screenwriter of Yes, God, Yes
  • Michael Annett (2004), NASCAR driver
  • Clare Duwelius (2007), Executive Vice President of Unrivaled, former WNBA GM
  • Miranda Leek (2011), Olympic archer
  • Amara Darboh (2012), NFL wide receiver
  • Matt Haack (2013), NFL punter
  • Rico Gafford (2014), NFL wide receiver
  • Karissa Schweizer (2014), track and field athlete, Olympian and World Record holder in the 4x1500 meters relay
  • Jake Hummel (2017), linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens
  • Carter Baumler (2020), pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization
  • Caitlin Clark (2020), WNBA All-Star player for the Indiana Fever
  • Omaha Biliew (2023 - transferred), basketball player for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons
  • Teagan Kavan (2023), softball pitcher for the Texas Longhorns

References

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