AthleticS STAFF

Athletic Director - Terry Rupp '84

Terry Rupp starred in basketball and baseball at Jesuit, leading the Tigers to the 1984 basketball state championship and being drafted in the 16th round of the 1989 MLB Draft. He played professional baseball for two seasons and coached for three seasons in the minor leagues before becoming baseball head coach at the University of Tampa from 1996-2000, guiding the Spartans to the 1998 Division II National Championship. He was head coach at the University of Maryland from 2001-09 before taking over as Jesuit athletic director in 2009. He can be contacted at trupp@jesuittampa.org or (813) 877-5344, ext. 612.

Asst. Athletic Director - Brian McNulty '95

Brian McNulty, the assistant athletic director and offensive line coach for the Jesuit football team, attended Michigan State on a football scholarship, playing under head coach Nick Saban for two years before transferring to the University of South Florida to be a member of the Bulls' inaugural football team in 1997. Coach McNulty worked as a substitute teacher and assistant football coach at Plant High School from 2006-2009, winning the State Championship in ’06, ’08, ’09. His father Jim ’68, uncle Kevin ’69, brother Alan ’94, and step-brother Jake Nellis ’96 are Jesuit graduates. He can be contacted at bmcnulty@jesuittampa.org or (813) 877-5344, ext. 616.

Athletic Forms - Required

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) requires a completed Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form, a Consent and Release from Liability Certificate, and a Concussion & Heat-Related Illness form to be on file with the Athletic Director prior to the student-athlete’s participation in any sports activity. These three athletic forms all must be provided annually. Click here for all three mandatory FHSAA forms in one PDF file.

Please note: These athletic forms are in addition to the two health forms required upon entry to the school, which are kept on file in the Registrar’s Office. (See High School Health Forms below.)

Deadline: FHSAA athletic forms all must be received by the Jesuit athletic director no later than the Thursday before the first day practice in order for students to participate in that practice. If forms are turned in after that, they will be processed as they are received and participation will not be permitted until the forms are processed. Please contact athletic director Terry Rupp at (813) 877-5344 ext. 612 with any questions.

High School Health Forms (not athletic forms)

Schools are required by state law to have on file every student’s health record (Goldenrod Form DH3040, available only from a physician’s office or the health department) for the year of the student’s entry. We are also required by law to have a certificate of immunization (Blue Form DH 680) also available only from a physician’s office or the health department). Jesuit’s Registrar handles receipt of these forms. If these forms have not been received, the registrar will contact you. The Health Department will close down a school that does not have these forms on file for every student.