Delmarva Christian inducts new members into Athletics Hall of Fame

Delmarva Christian Schools inducted the second class into its Athletics Hall of Fame Dec. 17.

New members of the hall include Kayla Burd Trujillo, Mallorie Parsons, Justin Hawkes, Luke Mathews and the 2005-06 boys’ basketball team. 

Kayla Burd Trujillo

Kayla is a 2011 graduate of Delmarva Christian. During her four-year athletic career, Kayla was a standout track & field athlete. She earned Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association all-state honors in both indoor and outdoor track in 2009, 2010 and 2011. 

In 2009, as a sophomore, she placed second at the indoor state championship meet in the pole vault for the Royals. She again finished second at the 2010 outdoor state championship meet her junior year. 

In her senior year, she was the 2011 DIAA indoor state champion in the pole vault. 

Kayla was also named the DCHS Distinguished Christian High School Student for Athletic Achievement, an honor roll student and a member of the 2011 Science Olympiad team. 

She was the Royals track & field team MVP in spring 2010 and then repeated as team MVP for both the indoor and outdoor teams in 2011.  

Following graduation, Kayla attended Radford University on an athletic scholarship at the Division I level, where she competed as a pole vaulter for the Highlanders’ track & field team. 

Mallorie Parsons

Mallorie is a 2011 graduate of Delmarva Christian High School. Mallorie received DIAA all-state honors in both indoor and outdoor track in 2009, 2010 and 2011. 

As a sophomore, she finished third at the 2009 indoor track & field championships, then went on to finish as runner-up at the 2009 outdoor state meet. 

In 2010, she was the DIAA Division II pole vault state champion, making her the first female in Delmarva Christian history to win a state championship. Mallorie was the DCHS MVP for winter track in her sophomore year. She was also the team MVP for  volleyball in 2011. 

Mallorie was a member of the DCHS National Honor Society, a recipient of the Distinguished Christian High School Student Award in Spiritual Leadership and Athletic Achievement, and was a WBOC Mountaire Scholar Athlete of the Month in 2011. 

Following graduation, Mallorie attended Southeastern University, where she played volleyball for two seasons before transferring to Radford University, where she finished her undergraduate studies. 

Justin Hawkes 

Justin is a 2009 graduate of Delmarva Christian High School. During his four-year athletic career, Justin was a five-sport standout athlete in soccer, basketball, baseball, lacrosse and golf. 

Justin was awarded both Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference and Diamond State all-conference honors all four years of his high school career in soccer, twice in basketball, and once in lacrosse and baseball. He was a 2008 DIAA all-state selection in his senior year for soccer. 

DCHS honors awarded to Justin include being named the DCHS Distinguished Christian High School Student for Athletic Achievement. Justin was the 2007 and 2008 team MVP for soccer, the 2009 team MVP for basketball, the 2009 team MVP for baseball, and was named the 2009 DCHS Outstanding Male Athlete. 

Luke Mathews 

Luke is a 2009 graduate of Delmarva Christian High School. During his four-year athletic career, Luke was a standout athlete in soccer, baseball and lacrosse. 

He was a three-time ESIAC all-conference selection in soccer, a two-time Diamond State all-conference selection in soccer, and a 2008 Diamond State all-conference selection in baseball. He was a 2008 DIAA all-state selection in his senior year for soccer. DCHS honors awarded to Luke include being a recipient of the Distinguished Christian High School Student Award in Spiritual Leadership and Athletic Achievement. He was a member of the DCHS Chapter of the National Honor Society and was an honor roll student every semester of his high school career. Luke was the 2009 class valedictorian and the recipient of multiple academic scholarships.

2005-06 boys’ basketball 

The boys’ basketball team accomplished many firsts for Delmarva Christian. In 2005, the team won the first ESIAC Conference Championship as a brand-new high school in its first year. 

In 2006, the Royals repeated as ESIAC champions and were also the Diamond State Conference champions that same year. Their 18-4 record, as a second-year program, was one of the best in Delaware and landed the Royals in their first state tournament. 

The accomplishments of this team in the first two years of the school’s history, a school with fewer than 100 students, is truly remarkable and set a precedent for the excellence of Delmarva Christian’s athletic program.