Marcos de Niza High School
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Marcos de Niza High School is a high school
located in Tempe, Arizona
. It was founded in 1971 and it has an enrollment of approximately 1,900 students. The school's mascot is the Padre. The school is a part of the Tempe Union High School District and serves mainly students in central Tempe, as well as the Town of Guadalupe.
Runner-up
High school
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located in Tempe, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
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. It was founded in 1971 and it has an enrollment of approximately 1,900 students. The school's mascot is the Padre. The school is a part of the Tempe Union High School District and serves mainly students in central Tempe, as well as the Town of Guadalupe.
Athletics
State Championships- 1980, 1986, 1989, 1990-Girls Basketball State Champions
- 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992-Boys Soccer State Championships
- 1990, 1991-Girls Archery State Champions
- 1993-Girls Volleyball State Champions
- 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004-Wrestling State Champions
- 1998-Spirit Line State Champions
- 2002 Boys Basketball State Champions
- 2007 Boys Baseball State Champions
- 2008-Girls Golf 5AII State Champions
Runner-up
- 1981, 1988, 1991, 1992-Girls Basketball State Runner-up
- 1992, 2003-Softball State Runner-up
- 1994-Girl Volleyball State Runner-up
- 1996-Wrestling State Runner-up
- 1997, 2008-Boys Volleyball State Runner-up
- 1998-Baseball State Runner-up
- 1999, 2008-Spirit Line State Runner-up
- 2007-Girls Golf 5AII State Runner-up (Team/Individual)
- 2008-Boys Basketball 5AII State Runner-up
- 2009-Football 5AII State Runner-Ups
Notable alumni
- Steve Adolph made the first touchdown in school's history. He went on to become the school's principal; then, served as Superintendent for the Tempe Union High School District. For Steve's many contributions to the District and City, Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman declared April 23, 2011, Steve Adolph Day in Tempe, and the school retired #22, the number Steve played under as a student athlete at Marcos de Niza.
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