Kenneth Swomley was an Emmitsburg High School star athlete, lettering in soccer, basketball, and baseball during the 1950s. He was then recruited as a soccer player to Mount St. Mary’s College, where he earned All-American status three times and All-Conference and All-South four years. He went out for track for the first time ever and won the league 100-yard dash twice in 9.8 seconds, ran as a member of the 440 yard relay that won conference honors, and also took part in the jumping events. Swomley was inducted into the Mount St. Mary’s College Sports Hall of Fame in 1979 and taught school in Pennsylvania.