The Jenks Trojans Athletic Hall of Fame recognizes excellence in athletic achievement by honoring individuals and teams who embody teamwork, integrity, perseverance, and sportsmanship while positively affecting our school community. The Jenks Trojans Athletic Hall of Fame exists to:
· Recognize the Jenks Athletic program's history, accomplishments, and tradition of excellence.
· Connect alumni and honor individuals and teams who have significantly contributed to the program's success, whether as players, coaches, teams, administrators, volunteers, or community supporters.
· Inspire current and future student-athletes and coaches by highlighting past achievements, leadership, and our legacy of athletic excellence.
“It’s with great excitement we announce the first Jenks Athletics Hall of Fame class,” declared Clay Martin, Jenks Director of Athletics. “Collectively, our committee members represent over 175 years of experience as administrators, coaches, teachers, and proud community members in Jenks. Considering over 100 years of Trojan Athletics to select our first class has been humbling and challenging, but exciting and inspiring. Our “tradition of excellence” is represented with each of our inductees and we look forward to honoring more Trojans each year.”
Athletes (listed alphabetically)
Rocky Calmus (1998): Considered by longtime high school beat writers as one of the top 20 high school football players in OK history, Calmus is Jenks’ all-time leader in tackles with 338. A powerful running back (6-2, 215 lbs), he ran for 2,823 yards in his career which was fifth highest at the time. He rushed for over 200 yards in playoff games three times. His 49 total touchdowns during his career were 4th highest in school history. Calmus’ five touchdowns in the 1997 championship game victory over Yukon is still a Jenks record. He was named All State in 1997 and was also the 1997 consensus Oklahoma State Player of the Year. He went on to play at OU where he was a three-time All-Conference and two-time All-American player. As a senior at Oklahoma, he was recognized as college football’s best linebacker as the winner of the Dick Butkus Award and was a finalist for national defensive player of the year. He was involved in 411 tackles in four years at OU. He was later a third-round draft choice of the Tennessee Titans.
Steve Hale (1982): A four-year starter for the boys basketball team and still the leading scorer in Jenks basketball history (1,807 points), Hale led the Trojans to the state semi-finals in 1982. He was the Tulsa World Co-Player of the Year with Wayman Tisdale (Booker T. Washington) and Mark Price (Enid), also earning All State honors. Hale was the first two-time All-State player in Jenks basketball history. He signed with North Carolina where he played for legendary coach, Dean Smith and alongside Michael Jordan, earning Second Team All ACC honors in 1986. Hale graduated from UNC in 1986 and played professionally in England (1986-1987) before returning to UNC to attend medical school. Dr. Hale graduated from UNC Medical School in 1991.
Lori (Halvorson) Lambert (2005): One of the most accomplished swimmers in Oklahoma history, Halvorson led Jenks to four consecutive state championships while becoming the only female swimmer in state history to win 16 gold medals at the State Championships, including the maximum allowable eight individual titles. A six-time High School All-American, she set five Jenks school records, four Oklahoma state records, and National High School records in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle. Halvorson was named Oklahoma Swimmer of the Year in 2004 and 2005 and qualified for the U.S. Open, Junior Nationals, Senior Nationals, and the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. Following her decorated high school career at Jenks, she earned a full athletic and academic scholarship to the University of Missouri, where she became an NCAA Division I All-American, team captain, and multiple-time school record holder.
Angie (Martin) Rains (1992): A three-time individual state tennis champion for the Trojans, Martin won her first state title at Jenks just two weeks after winning the junior high state championship as a freshman. Martin was named the Oklahoma District Player of the Year in 1989, and she was a part of teams at Jenks that earned two state championships and two runners-up. Martin finished with an overall record of 114-15 and was named OCA All-State in addition to being selected to the All-America teams by Prince and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association. During her high school years, Martin held the #1 ranking across multiple age groups including the USTA Missouri Valley Section, a five-state region of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska. Martin was named the OSSAA Girls Tennis Player of the Decade for the 1990s. After high school, Martin earned a full athletic scholarship at the University of Oklahoma and lettered on Sooner teams (1993-1996) that compiled an overall record of (82-19) and three Big-8 Runner-up finishes. Martin was named to the Big 8 Academic Honor Roll her Senior year in 1996.
JD Newland (1956): Co-captain of Jenks’ first 10-0 football team in the 1954 football season, Newland earned all-conference honors as an offensive tackle. A multi-sport athlete, Newland also played basketball and baseball, while he served as class president all four years of high school. Newland graduated from Central Oklahoma and started his professional life in Edmond before coming to work for Jenks Public Schools in 1968 as an industrial arts teacher. In 1980, Newland became the Director of Buildings and Grounds for JPS and was instrumental in the District’s growth from one central campus to four campuses of school sites and facilities. Newland and his wife JoAnn are the proud parents of three Jenks graduates (Nick ‘78, Scott ‘80, and Nancy ‘86). His two sons, Nick and Scott were All-State football players.
Samantha (Stovall) Ingle (2003): Samantha Stovall helped lead Jenks Girls Basketball through the most successful four-year stretch in program history. A four-year varsity letter winner and three-year starter, Stovall’s teams captured three state championships and one state runner-up finish from 2000–2003. She earned All-Tournament honors in all four state tournament appearances and was named the 2003 State Tournament Most Valuable Player.
In 2003, Stovall was recognized as the Tulsa World Metro Player of the Year and earned All-State honors from both the Oklahoma Coaches Association and the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association. Following her senior season, she was selected to represent Oklahoma in the Oklahoma vs. Texas All-Star Game, helping lead Oklahoma to victory and earning Most Valuable Player honors. During her basketball career at Jenks, Stovall scored 1,370 points while averaging 16 points per game.
A standout multi-sport athlete, Stovall also lettered in volleyball and track and field. She contributed to Jenks Girls Track & Field State Championship teams in 2001 and 2002 and finished as the 2003 Oklahoma State Runner-Up in the high jump.
Following her high school career, Stovall signed with Rice University, where she continued her basketball career and graduated in 2007 with a degree in Cognitive Science. As a senior, she was named the Rice Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Award recipient, recognizing the highest grade point average on the team.
Coaches (listed alphabetically)
Bob Holland (Tennis): Bob Holland was the Jenks Varsity Boy's Tennis Coach for 23 years leading the Trojans to12 State championships. The Trojans dominated a decade with ten State titles from 1991 to 2000, the longest consecutive streak in State history. In the late 90’s, the Jenks High School boys tennis team was ranked as one of the top 15 National High School teams for 4 straight years. During his career, he coached 3 All-Americans, 4 Oklahoma Tennis Coaches Association Players of the Year, and 34 State Champions. Additionally, Holland was head coach of the Jenks girls tennis team for two years, winning one state championship.
Martha O’Rourke (Cross Country): Under her guidance, Jenks won four girls’ track titles (1997,1998, 2001, 2002), and four consecutive girls' cross-country titles (1999, 2000, 2001,2002). O’Rourke is in the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Track Coaches Hall of Fame. In 2022, O’Rourke received receive the Tulsa World All-World Lifetime Achievement Award for her accomplishments during her coaching career. The award, which debuted in 2017, honored legendary former Jenks football coach Allan Trimble who O’Rourke replaced as head girls track coach in 1996.
Allan Trimble (Football): Head Coach of the Trojan football program for 22 years, Trimble became the first coach in Oklahoma to win six consecutive state titles from 1996-2001. Over his career at Jenks, he accumulated 13 state championships and four runner-up trophies with an overall record of 252-43. Known for teaching and building, Trimble took great pride in developing his coaches. Seven of his former assistants went on to win state titles as head coaches. Prior to becoming head football coach at Jenks, Trimble won a Girls Track state championship as head coach of the Lady Trojans in 1995. Trimble was recognized as the Sporting News National Coach of the Year, Russell Athletic National Coach of the Year, and “Most Caring Coach” by USA Today. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and into the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame in 2023 after his passing from ALS on Dec. 1, 2019. The Jenks High School football stadium was renamed in his honor on August 18, 2017.
John Turner (Swimming): Turner enjoyed a 40-year relationship with Jenks Swimming, starting in1978 at the Trojan Aquatic Club Team. He took over the high school program four years later and was head coach for the next 36 years. Turner produced a combined 28 state championships (17 boys and 11 girls), including nine straight for the boys from 1996-2004. Turner led teams to win double state championships (both boys' and girls' titles in the same year) on six occasions. Turner was the Tulsa World Coach of the Year five times; 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2017.
Athletic Team
1997 Football: The 1997 team is considered by many longtime sports writers and sportscasters who've covered high school sports for the last 50 years, as the best high school football team in state history. Led by Hall of Fame coach Allan Trimble, the 1997 Trojans featured six All-State players as seniors and ten more who later became All-State when their careers concluded. The 1997 team became Jenks' second undefeated team to win a state championship (13-0), joining the 1982 squad. During the ’97 season, Jenks outscored its opponents 591-129 and rolled through the playoffs by a combined score of 208-14 including a 56-8 triumph over Yukon in the state title game. The Trojan defense earned the nickname, “the Legion of Doom” and held opposing teams to less than one yar per rushing attempt. The roster featured 12 players – including 10 defensive starters – who went on to play Division 1 college football.