Jesuit Dallas Athletics

Location: Dallas, Texas • Founded: 1942
Enrollment: 1,145 • Nickname: Rangers • Colors: Blue & Gold
President: Michael A. Earsing • Director of Athletics: Kyle Herrema
District: 7-6A • Affiliation: University Interscholastic Association (UIL)

Facilities: David A. Segal Family Aquatic Center (Swimming & Diving, Water Polo); Dell Performance Center (Athletic Performance); Dove Fieldhouse (Cycling, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Rugby, Soccer, Wrestling); Ranger Stadium (Football, Lacrosse, Soccer, Track & Field); Walsh Gymnasium (Basketball); Wright Field (Baseball).

Sports Offered: Baseball (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Basketball (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Bowling (Varsity, JV), Crew (Varsity, Novice), Competitive Shooting (Pistol/Rifle, Shotgun), Cross Country (Varsity, JV), Football (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Golf (Varsity, JV), Hockey (Varsity Gold, Varsity Silver, JV), Lacrosse (Class A, Class B, JV), Powerlifting (Varsity), Rugby (Varsity, Second XV, JV), Soccer (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Swimming & Diving (Varsity, JV), Tennis (Varsity), Track & Field (Varsity, Freshman), Volleyball (Varsity, JV), Water Polo (Varsity, JV), Wrestling (Varsity, JV).

• Jesuit Dallas competes in 6A of the UIL, the largest classification within the governing body of Texas high school athletics.
   
• As of the 2023-24 season, Jesuit Dallas has secured 72 UIL District Championships. 
   
• As part of Ad Majorem: The Campaign for Jesuit Dallas, the School has bolstered its athletic facilities to enhance the student-athlete experience. Campaign-funded construction projects include the David A. Segal Family Aquatic Center, a 28,000-square foot facility that includes an eight-lane competition pool and serves as the home for Jesuit water polo and swimming & diving, and the Dove Fieldhouse, a 26,000-square foot, two-story multi-use center that offers innovative solutions for sport-specific training throughout the year and provides an indoor training home for golf, crew, wrestling, and cycling. The state-of-the-art facility is adjoined by two full-sized practice fields.
   
• The Rangers have won 129 team state titles since 1954. In 2010, Jesuit Dallas soccer became the first private school in the history of the UIL to win a state title, and earned its second state crown in 2017.
   
• Jesuit's hockey secured its sixth consecutive Texas Amateur Hockey Association (TAHA) Division I Pure Division State Championship in 2024, once again earning the state's bid to the USA High School Hockey National Championships. The Rangers secured berths in the national quarterfinals during the 2019 and 2021 tournaments.
   
• The Ranger lacrosse program has established a legacy as one of the top programs in the state, and has won four Texas High School Lacrosse League (THSLL) State Championships. Jesuit won its first state title in 2016, repeating in 2017 before securing back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022.
   
• The 2019 Jesuit Dallas football program made the deepest run in program history, reaching the Elite Eight during a run that saw the Rangers topple reigning state champion Longview, a program that entered the match-up on a 49-game winning streak, in the UIL Area Round. The Rangers have earned 11 bi-district championships over 15 playoff appearances since the 2004 season.
   
• Jesuit Dallas basketball has reached the State's Sweet Sixteen on three occasions, advancing to the regional tournament for the first time in program history in 2017 before advancing to the regional championship for the first time in 2018. The Rangers returned to the regional final in 2021.
   
• Jesuit Dallas student-athletes have secured 13 individual UIL State Championships, including eight state titles in swimming and diving, three titles in golf and a pair of championships in wrestling. Jesuit Dallas Hall of Fame swimmer Matt Thompson '08 has the most state titles in program history, winning six during his dominant run as a Ranger. World-renowned golfer Jordan Spieth' 11 captured three state titles before embarking upon a record-breaking professional career.

• In 2016, Jesuit Dallas crew earned a prestigious bid to compete in the Princess Elizabeth Cup at the 2016 Henley Royal Regatta in the United Kingdom. The Rangers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cup to cap a historic campaign that included a second-place finish at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta.
   
• Jesuit Dallas baseball earned its first UIL title in program history during the 2016 season, as a lineup fueled by future Major League Baseball (MLB) draftees Kyle Muller '16 and Jacob Palisch '17 marched to the title with a 6-2 win over San Antonio Johnson.
   
• The Rangers' rugby program has amassed a 26-5 record since 2019, securing a Rugby Texas Single School Championship in 2021 before earning the Rugby Texas Varsity Cup in 2023. Steeped in tradition, Jesuit Dallas rugby also won state titles in 2001 and 2010.
   
• In 2012-13, a school-record 37 athletes in eight different sports were recruited to continue athletics at the collegiate level.
   
• In 2014-15, Jesuit Dallas claimed Texas District 9-5A championships in seven of 11 possible sports.
   
• In 2013, Jesuit Dallas became the first lacrosse program in the history of Texas to earn a spot in the national rankings while the program reached the top 10 of the LaxPower rankings in 2014.
   
• The Jesuit Dallas strength & conditioning program has earned 12 consecutive National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Strength of America Awards. The first school in Texas to ever receive the honor, The Dell Performance Center on the Jesuit campus is a fully-equipped 9,000-square foot weight training facility supporting the efforts of Jesuit's comprehensive strength and conditioning program.
   
• Jesuit Dallas alumni have or currently compete in pro sports in the NFL, MLB, NBA, PGA, MLS, Premier League (England), and Bundesliga (Germany).

*Updated 7-31-25