The Troy High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is pleased to announce its 2024 inductees.
The inductees are Jay Dorsey (football and basketball, Class of 1960), Alex Dalton (football, wrestling and track and field, Class of 2014) and Stephen Jones (cross country and track and field, Class of 2016).
The three inductees will be recognized at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Troy Memorial Stadium, before the Troy football team’s game against Tippecanoe. They will be officially inducted at a ceremony at 6 p.m. Saturday in Hobart Arena’s Bravo Room.
Here are the accomplishments of the inductees:
Jay Dorsey, Troy High School Class of 1960
Football: 3 yrs. Varsity letterman, 1956-1959
1957 – Dayton Daily News/Journal Herald Honorable Mention, Nose Guard
1958 – All-MVL Nose Guard
o Honorable Mention Journal Herald
1959 – All-MVL Offensive Guard; Nose Guard
o Dayton Daily News Lineman of the Year
o 1st Team All-State, Guard
o North v South All-Star Game
o Wigman-Wiseman Honorable Mention All-American, Guard
Basketball: 3 yrs. Varsity letterman, 1957-1960
Bowling Green State University, Football: 1960-1963 3 yrs. Varsity letterman
Alex Dalton, Troy High School Class of 2014
Football: 3 yrs. Varsity letterman, 2010-2013
2011 – 2nd Team GWOC North
2013 – 1st Team GWOC North
o 1 st Team All-GWOC
o Honorable Mention Division 1 All-State
o 4 Star ESPN Recruit
Wrestling: 3 yrs. Varsity letterman, 2011-2014
Record 81 – 26 with 56 pins
Top 4 finish at GMVWA Tournament twice
2014 – GWOC Runner-up
o 3 yrs District Qualifier
o State Qualifier – 5th Place
Track and Field: 3 yrs Varsity letterman, 2011-2014
2013 – GWOC North Division and All-Conference Champion in Discus and Shot Put
o GWOC Field Athlete of the Year
2014 – GWOC North Division and All-Conference Champion in Discus and Shot Put
o GWOC Field Athlete of the Year
o District Champion, Division 1, Discus
o State Qualifier – 6th Place, Discus
o All-Ohio Track and Field
University of Oklahoma, Football: 2015-2018
o Academic 1 st Team All-Big 12 – 3 times
o Sooner Schooner Scholastic Award winner
o OU Dan Gibbons Scholar Athlete of the Year
Stephen Jones, Troy High School Class of 2016
Cross Country: 4 yrs. Varsity letterman, 2012-2015
2012 – 2 nd Team GWOC North
o District Meet – 9th Place
2013 – GWOC North Champion
o District Runner-up
o Regional Meet – 11th Place
o State Qualifier – 70th Place
2014 – GWOC North Champion
o District Meet – 4th Place
o Regional Meet – 9th Place
o State Qualifier – 24th Place
o All-State Cross Country Coaches Association
2015 – All-GWOC Champion
o School Record: 15:17
o District Meet Runner-up
o Regional Meet Runner-up
o State Qualifier – 9 th Place
o All-Ohio
GWOC North Cross Country Athlete of the Year 2013, 2014, 2015
Track and Field: 4 yrs. Varsity letterman, 2013-2016
2013 – GWOC North 3 rd Place, 4×800
o District Meet – 3rd Place, 4×800
2014 – GWOC North, 1 st Place, 3200m, 2 nd Place 1600m, 2 nd Place 4×800
o District Meet – 2nd Place, 3200m
o Regional Meet – 3rd Place, 3200m
o State Qualifier – 11th Place, 3200m
2015 – All-GWOC Champion, 3200m (set meet record)
o GWOC North, 2nd Place, 4×800, 2nd Place, 1600m, 3rd Place, 800m
o District Meet – Champion, 3200m
o Regional Meet – 3rd Place, 3200m
o State Qualifier – 13th Place, 3200m
2016 – All-GWOC Champion, 3200m (reset meet record)
o GWOC North, 2nd Place, 4×800, 2nd Place, 1600m, 1st Place, 800m
o District Meet – Champion, 3200m
o Regional Meet – 2nd Place, 3200m
o State Qualifier – 3rd Place, 3200m
School Records: 3200m, 1600m, 800m
Mississippi State University, Cross Country: 2016-2019
o All-SEC Freshman Team, 2017
o Set school record in 8000m
o SEC Championships 2019 – 2nd Place, 3000m steeplechase (set school record)
o 2019 All-SEC Team – 3000m steeplechase
o 2019 Qualified for: 3000m steeplechase – NCAA Championships, USATF
Championships; US Olympic Trials
University of Colorado, Cross Country: 2021
o Team qualified for NCAA Championships