Joe Irzyk

I chose Union because the environment between teammates was the closest I had ever seen. No matter where or who, every single teammate had a genuine conversation with each other when I went on my visit. That was something I wanted to be a part of. A 2026 graduate of St. John's Preparatory School … a four-year member of the football team and also competed three years each in wrestling and track & field … captained the football team and was selected to play in the Agganis All-Star Game as a senior … helped the football team to a pair of state runner-up finishes … finished fourth at sectionals on the wrestling mat as a senior … ranked top-20 in the state in both the shot put and discus in his final year … helped the track team to three Catholic Conference titles … wrestling team won one state championship and three conference titles in his three years … an honor roll student.