Green Hope’s well-known athletic trainer, Ashley Davison, was the only non-athlete to receive a spot in the 2025 Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Davidson received her certification and began her athletic training career in 2007, and has been at Green Hope since fall of 2012. The inspiration behind her career started after a high school injury of her own, where she met with her athletic trainer and gained a newfound appreciation for the role.

Although the job is often difficult, requiring a great deal of responsibility and multiple medical scares, Davidson finds it rewarding to watch rehabilitated athletes re-enter the game. “Even the smallest injuries are the biggest injuries. Honestly, I feel just as happy seeing them go back to play,” she shared. Additionally, the position allows her to make connections with athletes, building relationships and forming bonds that make the experience more enjoyable. “That’s one of the things I love about being an athletic trainer in a high school setting,” Davidson shared, “I get to see these athletes for four years, and we build a really good rapport. Then, hopefully by their senior year, they understand what sports medicine can do to facilitate them on and off the field and then bring that to their career.”

Although all of her experiences through training are memorable, her background in trauma makes her a good candidate for assisting high-impact sports. Davidson enjoys helping with sports such as football, lacrosse and hockey, as their injuries tend to be more severe. Alongside assisting and rehabilitating athletes, she enjoys learning the rules of each game.

Davidson accepted her award with honor, sharing her surprise at the announcement. “I feel like you wouldn’t really think that someone who’s not an athlete would be in the Hall of Fame, so I appreciate that they extended that invitation to me. As an athletic trainer, hopefully I can represent athletic trainers in sports medicine around the county.” Her dedication to and support of student-athletes at Green Hope have not gone unnoticed, and her recognition is well deserved. Davidson will continue to fulfill the role of athletic trainer at Green Hope for years to come, continuing to assist future generations of athletes.

Not many people can say they’ve ever seen Michael Phelps in real life, much less swam against him in a race. Green Hope Swim Team alumnus Dominick Glavich, a qualifier for the 2012 Olympic Trials, is one of the lucky few who swam with Phelps. Glavich, a 2011 grad, started swimming at the young age of six because his “older brother and older sister were swimming at the YMCA in Cary.” Continuing to follow his siblings’ leads, Glavich swam as a Falcon for four years, describing his time as a “fun experience” and saying, “It was a good time to be amongst friends for the most part, but also it was fun competing with other high schools.”

In his four years in the pool representing Green Hope, he won three individual state championships, all in the 100-meter breaststroke. He was granted State Championship MVP in 2010 and had a runner-up finish with the whole team in the 2011 State Championships. As one of the top recruits of the 2011 class, Glavich worked hard to balance his swim career with his academics and personal life. He spoke on his progress and how sports shaped his young life: “I think the biggest thing is being able to work hard and see the fruits of that labor and understand that if you do work a certain amount, you’ll gain a certain amount.” 

Glavich reminisced on his high school career, quoting his parents as his most important and inspirational people in his life. “If I couldn’t go to practice, I wouldn’t have been able to be in the position where I was with swimming, so they’re the biggest drivers in my success,” he recalled. A two-time All-American and team MVP who led Green Hope swim to three conference championships, Glavich’s impressive athletic resume made him well-prepared for college athletics.

Glavich graduated from Green Hope and spent four years swimming for UNC-Chapel Hill. During his time as a Tar Heel, he received All-ACC honors in the 2012 season and won three silver medals– in the 200-yard butterfly, the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke. Glavich spoke on his time as a Falcon and what it means to him to be inducted, emphasizing the growth of swimming in this area since his high school years. “It’s an honor to be inducted, and it brings me back to the memories of swimming here and going to school here. Swimming, before I came, wasn’t really a very popular sport in Cary, much less the Triangle area, and to see it grow and what it’s become, it’s very nice.” 

After qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Trials, Glavich worked the hardest he felt that he ever had to make a memorable showing at the opportunity of a lifetime. He quotes it as his favorite career memory, saying that, “Going to the Olympic Trials and swimming against Michael Phelps, that was a good experience. It was like someone playing basketball and going up against Michael Jordan.” As a sophomore, still swimming at the collegiate level, Glavich spent hours in the pool and the gym, working to be able to compete with generational talents on the world’s biggest athletic stage. “I trained like crazy for that whole year and that whole summer. It was a good experience. It was almost like being in a football arena, but you were swimming and not watching a football game. So, tons of people, great atmosphere, hard not to have fun and swim fast in that environment,” Glavich stated. He ended up as a semifinalist in the 2012 Olympic Trials, later securing two top 12 finishes at US Opens. Glavich now lives with the lessons he learned as a serious athlete, and graciously appeared at Friday’s football game to be honored as a Falcon Hall of Fame member.

Unfortunately, two of the athletes were not able to make an appearance at the ceremony, but were still recognized for their accomplishments. Track runner and football player Blake Watson was a part of Green Hope’s class of 2018. During his time at Green Hope, Watson was named a two-time all-conference football player with 106 catches, 1,885 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns. He was one of the team’s most beneficial members, as he led them to a conference championship, also leading the Falcons to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs.

Watson was equally as successful in his track career, leading the indoor track team to a state championship. He was also a member of the State Champion 4×400 team in 2016 and broke multiple school records, including for the 4x100m in 2015 and the 4x200m in 2016. Watson was a state runner-up for the 4x200m team, and earned All-American status as a member of Green Hope’s Sprint Medley team in 2016. 

After Green Hope, Watson continued on to play football at Old Dominion University. While there, he was placed on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2019, and was named an honorable mention in All-Sun Belt Conference in 2021 and 2022. His career at ODU was incredibly successful, with 14 rushing touchdowns, 60 catches, 448 receiving yards and 3 touchdown catches for the Monarchs. He also rushed a total of 2,154 yards before signing a free agent contract with the NFL’s Denver Broncos.

Along with Watson, honoree Jordyn Adams was not able to attend the recognition of his achievements. However, there were plenty of achievements to be told. Adams was a dual-sport athlete in the Falcon class of 2018, garnering countless accolades in football and baseball in only two years at Green Hope. Within his time as a Falcon, he set four school records on the baseball field that still stand today, as well as holding a long-time second place with 57 career stolen bases and a .602 single-season on-base-percentage. His Green Hope records showcase an impressive .471 career batting average, .564 career on-base-percentage, 31 season stolen bases and 26 walks in a single season, ending up leading him to a professional baseball career after high school. During Adams’ impressive high school baseball career, he became a two-time athletic and academic All-Conference team member, along with being the two-time team MVP and two-time Offensive Player of the Year. As a clear leader on the Falcon baseball team, he received All-State and All-American honors as well.

As anything but a one-sport-wonder, Jordyn Adams carried Green Hope far in only one season of football. Tying the state record with three punt returns for touchdowns in a single game, he earned All-Conference, All-State and All-American honors and played in the Army All-American Bowl game. One of only two Falcons to ever earn All-State and All-American honors in football and baseball, Adams also participated in the Under Armour All-American baseball game at the Chicago Cubs’ home stadium, Wrigley Field, securing a walk-off hit to win the game for his team.

Adams declined a scholarship from UNC-Chapel Hill, which offered him an opportunity to play football and baseball, instead declaring for the 2018 MLB Amateur Draft. He was selected 17th by the Los Angeles Angels (LAA) in the first round of the draft and made his way as a solid center fielder in the LAA minor league system. In his time in Angels Triple-A ball, he set a franchise record for stolen bases before recently being picked up by the Baltimore Orioles. Adams’ 2025 season has been spent so far bouncing between Triple-A and Major League playing time for the Orioles organization after hitting his first big league home run in 2024 for the Angels.

Despite his unfortunate unavailability for his recognition as a great Falcon athlete, Jordyn Adams’ legacies in football and baseball leave a prime example of a high-level athlete for current Green Hope players to strive towards. Adams’ is honored on the Green Hope baseball scoreboard in commemoration of his award-filled high school career, and his records and legacy stand strong today, seven years past his last year as a Falcon.