The Loomis Chaffee School Spring Athletic Awards Thursday, May 31, 2012

Baseball Golf Lacrosse Softball Tennis Track and Field Water Polo

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Today’s Program

Welcome: Bob Howe ’80

Boys Lacrosse Ted Garber

Girls Tennis Meg Blunden

Softball Maggie Kennedy '05

Boys Tennis Josh Smith

Girls Golf Jeff Dyreson

Don Joffray & Female Three-Sport Award Bob Howe

Water Polo Ed Pond

Baseball Jeff Ross

Boys Golf Kurt Winkler

Girls Lacrosse Lisa Parsons

Boys Track Scott Purdy

Girls Track Lilian Hutchinson

Spring Athletic Award Winners 2012

Girls Varsity Lacrosse Coaches Awards: Devin Markison Dianne Vitkus Katie Mandigo Western New England All Stars: Dianne Vitkus, Devin Markison, Katie Mandigo

Boys Varsity Lacrosse MVP: Sam Broda Most Improved: Ellis Gould Coaches Award: Addison Wright Western New England All-Stars - Sam Broda, Cam Williams

Girls Varsity Water Polo MVP – Kelsey Millward Most Improved – Megan Farrell Coaches Award – Elizabeth Titterton Sam Pierce receives her “100th goal” - game ball All-American – Kelsey Millward

Girls Varsity Golf Coaches Award: Heidi Taggart & Olivia Vehslage Most Improved: Tory Peterson

Boys Varsity Golf MVP: Michael Johnson Most Improved Golfer: Mitch van Gameren Coaches’ Award: Nate Cleveland & Brad White

Girls Varsity Softball MVP: Kyrstin Coughlin Coaches Award: Kate Timko All Founders League: Cris Margaret Frias Western New England All-Star Team: Kyrstin Coughlin

Boys Tennis: Most Valuable Player: Matt Rollings Coaches’ Award: Ramy Chin

Girls Tennis: MVP: Alexis Ditomassi Most Improved Player: Alexandra Moreno Sportsmanship Award: Anne Ferreira

Baseball: Most Valuable Player: Jeff Burke Coaches’ Award: Kevin Caba Coaches’ Award: Sam Bellock

Boys Track: Most Valuable Player: John Abraham Most Improved Player: David Balise Coaches’ Award: Christian Bermel Coaches’ Award: Austin King Coaches’ Award: Spencer Congero

Founders League Champions: Below are the first place finishers in Founders League Championship Meet: 3000 meter run: David Balise Triple Jump: Steven Martinez 800 meter run: Christian Bermel 100 meter run: John Abraham NEW SCHOOL RECORD 200 meter run: John Abraham NEW SCHOOL RECORD 4x400 relay: Ben Hiskes, Christian Bermel, John Abraham and Austin King, 4x100 relay: Steven Martinez, Zach Williams, John Abraham and Austin King

All New England: Below are the first place finishers in New England Championship Meet: 4 x 100 meter relay: Reinaldo Maristany, Zach Williams, Austin King and John Abraham 100 meter dash: John Abraham 200 meter dash: John Abraham

New England Championship Meet MVP: John Abraham

Girls Track and Field: Coaches Award: Brianna Malanga Coaches Award: Caroline Moran MVP: Kelsey Adamson MVP: Lindsay Gabow Most Improved: Brittany Bugalski

Founders League Honors: Faith McCarthy Founders League Honors: Meadesha Mitchell Founders League Honors: Ashlee Burris

Founders League Champions: Below are the first place finishers in Founders League Championship Meet: 100 meter run Kelsey Adamson 100 High Hurdles Caroline Moran (PR) & NEW SCHOOL RECORD 1500 meter run Lindsay Gabow 200 meter run Kelsey Adamson 3000 meter run Lindsay Gabow 300 Hurdles Caroline Moran (PR) & NEW SCHOOL RECORD Discus Amanda Ottah (PR) Javelin Faith McCarthy Shot Putt Maxine Offieali (PR) 4x100 meter relay team: Natalie Brown, Nana Minder, Danielle Snajder, Kelsey Adamson. New School Record, Previously set in 2011

All New England: Below are the first place finishers in New England Championship Meet: All New England: Lindsay Gabow 1500 meter All New England: Caroline Moran 300 meter hurdles All New England: Faith McCarthy Javelin

BOYS VARSITY LACROSSE 2012 SEASON SUMMARY

The 2012 Varsity Lacrosse team returned some key experienced short stick middies and defensive players from the 2011 squad. That group included offensive playmakers, Chris Pauzer, Dan Trompeter, Phil Apelles and Phil DeLaMater along with two-way midfielders, RJ Paige, Josh Sussman and Warren Lorenz. In addition, on the defensive end of the field, veteran long poles, Addison Wright, George Fay and Ellis Gould returned, as did proven goalkeepers, Sam Broda and Tanner Swan. Supplementing that band of core players was a group of aspiring Pelicans from the 2011 successful JV team which included; Max Groen (Attack), Jamie Neikrie (Attack), Mike Siu (Midfield), Rob Francalangia (Midfield/Attack), Hannibal Hopson (Midfield), Andrew Cowan (Defense), Lyle Seebeck (Defense), Joon Yang (Defense) and Pat Afriyie (Defense). In addition, LC football players, John Spivey and Jack Drew along with Pelican hockey player, Chris McLeod gave the Pelican team some much needed depth at the midfield position heading into the season. Based on the core group of team players, along with the addition of the addition of the other Pelicans, the team had a positive outlook heading into the upcoming season and were looking forward to taking on the ever present daunting challenges of New England Prep school lacrosse competition.

As in the past during spring break, the coaching staff took an aspiring and motivated group of Pelican lacrosse players for five days to Clearwater, Florida to practice and prepare for the upcoming New England season. This spring break group included a mix of older and younger players, all vying to earn a spot on the Varsity team. The trip was a huge success as Mother Nature provided the team with some great weather and the training sessions were highly spirited, energized and productive for the entire 5 days in the sunny south. The Pelicans won their first official game of the season in Clearwater against Houston Christian (at that time they were the number 5th ranked team in the Texas). With only a few practices under their belt going into the game, the Pelicans surprisingly won the game, 9-7, as they pulled out an exciting hard fought victory in the final minutes of the contest. Not only did the returning veterans play extremely well in the victory, but newcomers, Cam Williams (Midfield), Jason Sands (Attack), Chris Miranda (Mid), and Pat Dunn (Def) gave an added boost towards the team’s early season success. Based on the positive teamwork, spirit and success that was generated in Florida the Pelicans had high aspirations heading back to the Island to begin their always competitive and challenging northern Prep school schedule. Unlike previous times when the players returned from spring break, there was no flooding of the fields to deal with this time which gave all of the players an added boost of energy in terms of being able to practice and prepare with a normal schedule. In order to continue to prepare for the season the Pelicans scrimmaged local high school teams, Glastonbury and Conard a week before their upcoming home opener vs. the Trinity Pawling Pride. The outcome in those two competitive scrimmages favored the Pelicans so they had a lot of confidence heading into their Prep school season. The LC squad had beaten TP the last two years but they knew that they would once again have to earn the victory over their New York rivals. However, too many missed scoring opportunities and not being able to win the ground ball battle kept the Pelicans from earning an opening day victory that they had hoped for. An early season Founder’s game loss was disappointing, however with the highly touted Brunswick Bruins up next on the road, the LC players needed to learn from their previous mistakes and get ready for the nationally ranked Bruins. It was a back and forth battle from the opening face-off and it was apparent that the Pelicans had come to Greenwich with a lot of positive energy and motivation. Despite the Pelicans better effort at the face-off x, the Bruins won 60% of the other ground ball opportunities which eventually wore the Pelican defense down and limited their offensive opportunities as the game progressed. The Pelicans ended up losing a tough game as the fourth quarter came to an end. However, with 80% of the season still remaining, the Pelicans were frustrated by how they lost their first two games, but they were not close to losing their pre-season positive energy which they would continue to need as they were facing a big and athletic Hotckkiss Bearcat team in Lakeville, CT in their third game of the season. Loomis Chaffee had lost in overtime to the Bearcats last season in a game that they should have won, so redemption was on their minds heading into the game. With an impressive effort and determination, the Pelicans gave the Bearcats all they could handle, however, too many missed scoring opportunities along with a few ill timed off ball defensive lapses by the visiting Pelicans enabled the Bearcats to hold onto a, 7-3 victory as time ran out. After playing two tough road games and coming up barely short in the win column, the Pelicans were looking forward to playing the next two Western New England games on the friendly confines of the Island. Despite the 3 straight losses, the Pelicans were still upbeat and confident about turning things around at home vs. two teams that had beaten them last season. Interestingly, the Berkshire Bears a Western NE team, but not part of the Founder’s league had become a heated rival for the Pelicans over the past few years and the boys from the Island were ready to battle them in this weekend game. Despite still struggling to win the ground ball situations the Pelicans found the right time to have both of their offensive and defensive units clicking on all eight cylinders as the team earned their second victory of the season which gave them added momentum heading into their midweek match up vs. an always dangerous Kent School Lion’s team which was traveling to the Island after having lost 5 straight games. Fortunately, the team heeded the advice of their coaches and stayed focused to the task at hand heading into this game. A year ago, the Pelicans had out shot the Lions by a 38-11 margin, but ended up losing that game by a goal. From the opening whistle, the home team Pelicans dominated the visiting Lions in ground balls won, face-offs won and shots generated and most impressively, 65% of their 14 goals were assisted. The tremendous teamwork and energy that the Pelicans displayed not only earned them their first Founder’s league win of the season, but it gave them some much needed success and confidence heading into their next two games against the talented and nationally renown Crimson Knights from Salisbury and the Big Green from Deerfield. On a beautiful spring afternoon in Western Ct, the Pelicans put a serious scare into the home team Crimson Knights as the outcome went right down the 4th quarter, but disappointingly the Pelicans came up short as the Salisbury extraordinary offensive fire power enabled them to win the game. Unfortunately, mid way through the game, senior defenseman, Addison Wright injured his knee and was lost for the season. Despite the difficult loss to Salisbury and with Addison’s injury leaving a big hole in the defensive unit the team became more resolute as they prepared for their upcoming home game vs. the Big Green who was ranked #2 in the nation. The mental toughness and extra effort mantra that the Pelicans referred to all season long was at it’s optimal level heading into this game. With an incredible effort by every player on the Loomis Chaffee team during the game, the Pelicans nearly pulled off a huge upset. Despite the face-off battle slightly favoring the Big Green, the game was dead even in terms of ground balls, shots and penalties. Notwithstanding a valiant teamwork effort, the Pelicans could not tickle the twine enough times when they had their chances and ended up losing another competitive game. However, the road to victory was not going to be much easier for the Pelicans as a big, strong and athletic, 12-1 Phillips Exeter Big Red squad was coming to the Island for a weekend game. The Loomis team prepared for this game with a lot positive energy and anticipation as over the past four years the outcome of this game had gone right down to the wire. Unfortunately, the Big Red were able to dominate the face-off and ground ball situations by a wide margin which kept the Pelicans from being able to generate any type of consistent offensive momentum and the Big Red held onto victory as the game ended regardless of the hard fought battle put forth by the Pelicans. Despite the Pelicans giving their best effort, but still coming up short against three of the top lacrosse programs in New England, it would be easy excuse for the team to have a let down on the road versus a talented Westminster team. However, because of the friendly rivalry the Pelicans and Martlets had for one another, this game was expected to be a battle to the end like it had consistently been over the previous years. The lacrosse fans at the game were treated to one of the most competitive and exciting games of the season. The Pelicans had control over a shocked and anxious Martlet squad from the opening whistle and both teams fought tooth and nail to get the lead throughout the entire 48 minutes. The game went into overtime and unluckily the Pelicans missed a great scoring opportunity to win the game and the Martlets took advantage of their new found life and ended up winning the game on a shot that barely squeezed through on the short side of the goal. This heart breaking loss seemed to take a lot of the energy of the Pelican squad as they lost the next two games to Phillips Andover and Williston on the road. But, as the coaches expected this LC team had too much pride and determination to let the rest of the season slide with Taft, Choate and NMH visiting the Island. Unfortunately, the resilient Loomis team faced more despair as they suffered another tough one goal loss, this time to Taft. This game took a lot of energy out of the Pelicans, which probably contributed to the frustrating losses to Choate and NMH at home over the next 7 days. To add to the team’s dissatisfaction, starting long pole midfielder, George Fay suffered a season ending shoulder injury half way through the Choate game. In the final contest of the 2012 season, the Pelicans headed over Avon Mountain to take on their local rivals, the Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers who the Pelicans had upset in overtime on the Island last spring. As in many previous Loomis- AOF lacrosse games the records of two teams heading into this game never was a factor in terms of who had the upper hand for victory. The Pelicans executed their game plan successfully during the first half and if not for a few missed scoring opportunities, the score would have been tied. However, the score stood, 3-1 AOF at the half. Unfortunately, the Winged Beavers depth wore down the Pelicans during the third quarter as they scored 8 unanswered goals ,which was too much of a hole for the visitors from Windsor to battle back from. The coaches were happy that the Pelicans put up a spirited 4th quarter effort to close out the season.

To look at the season in retrospect, it becomes much easier to understand why it was so much fun for the coaching staff to work with this group of young men. Despite losing some tough games, regularly most of these games were hard fought battles and the outcome was never obvious until late in the 4th quarter. The players all made the necessary sacrifices asked of them individually for the collective groups needs. When this group faced many difficulty situations they were able to maintain a tremendous amount of resiliency and respect for one another. For those who gave us the great support at the games all season long, one can attest that these guys at times over matched in terms of depth, but maintained a passionate, hard working and competitive lacrosse spirit and never gave up no matter what the adverse circumstances might have been. It was reinforced to them all season long that playing a lacrosse game, like life in general is not a dress rehearsal and it was going to be important for the team to take advantage of the offensive and defensive momentary opportunities over the course of the season in order to be able achieve consistent success. In reflecting on the season, overall this group should be proud of the job that they done maintaining a positive team will despite the many frustrating and disheartening defeats. As we begin to look forward to next season, we would like to thank the graduating players for their leadership, solid play and their desire and determination to lead the team in a supportive and caring manner especially when things were not going our way. The future will continue to be bright for the Loomis Chaffee varsity lacrosse team, a returning core of young players showed improvement as the season progressed, but there is still work to be done for them to be able to earn bigger roles on the team next season. Also, an infusion of a group of talented student-athletes to the Island for next fall should help us in our goal to win the Founder’s League Championship and to regain our stature amongst New England Prep school lacrosse. Special thanks to Assistant Coach, Bill Ball and Chris Milligan for their continued outstanding coaching and mentoring efforts with the players. Lastly, our team managers, Jordan Rubinfeld and Jacqueline Rigney should recognized for all of their positive efforts and dedication that they gave the team on a daily basis.

2012 Award Winners: MVP: Sam Broda Most Improved: Ellis Gould Coaches Award: Addison Wright Western NE All-Star team: Sam Broda, Cam Williams

Varsity Boys Lacrosse Award Winners:

MVP: Sam Broda, a 4 year student-athlete at LC, Sam worked his way up through the lacrosse program and earned his position as one of our Varsity goalkeepers during his Junior year. This past season as a senior, he was selected by his teammates as one of the captains on the team and he became our number one goalkeeper at the start of the season. He played the position brilliantly all season long and he brought a daily dose of mental toughness and extra effort to the practice sessions and the games. Congratulations to Sam for being selected the 2012 Varsity Boys Lacrosse MVP.

Coaches Award: Addison Wright, a 4-year student-athlete at LC, during his career on the Island, Addison worked his way up through the lacrosse program and earned and important role as one of our defensive long poles as sophomore on the Varsity team. He was the consummate team player during his entire career and was selected as one of the captains this past season. Unfortunately, for Addison and the team he suffered a season ending knee injury at the mid way point of the season. Addison continued to support his teammates and help out the coaching staff in practices and on game days despite not being able to play.

Most Improved: Ellis Gould, a 4-year student-athlete at LC, Ellis was another Pelican lacrosse player who developed his skills at the lower levels and then earned his spot as a long pole defenseman on the Varsity team as a junior. During his first season on the Varsity he played a utility role for the defensive unit of the team. To Ellis’s credit he continued to work on improving his stick skills and team fundamentals, which enabled him to earn a significant starting role on the Varsity team this past spring as the season, progressed.

Loomis Chaffee Girls Tennis 2012 Coach: Meg Blunden

Team Roster: Year: Letter: Jaclyn Davis 2012 2nd Alexis Ditomassi (C) 2012 3rd Annie Ferreira 2013 3rd Molly Johnson 2013 2nd Amanda McParlane 2013 2nd Aswini Melekote 2015 1st Alex Moreno 2014 1st Madeline Parish (C) 2012 3rd Rowan Rice 2013 2nd Lauren Rubino 2014 1st Melanie Silverman (C) 2012 4th Alex Smith 2014 1st

As a new member of the Loomis Chaffee community, I could not have asked to work with a more welcoming, engaged, and genuine group of girls than those on the 2012 girls tennis team. The girls found a balance between working hard and having fun during practice and consistently exhibited excellent sportsmanship during matches. The girls approached the daily loop and drills with a positive attitude and took on opponents with true determination. This season ushered in some changes in the match format, with some teams opting to play six singles and three doubles matches, with players allowed to participate in both, as opposed to the traditional four singles and three doubles format, with no possible repeats. As such, the girls on the team were able to develop their skills on both the singles and doubles court. The season record (3-10) does not reflect the excellent repertoire of shots and athleticism of the girls on the team. Many matches were hotly contested out on court, and I am confident that, as the team continues to develop in the coming seasons, Loomis will enjoy the success that can be achieved when hard work and opportunity coincide.

One cannot look back on the season without recognizing the leadership of our seniors: Jaclyn Davis, and captains Alexis Ditomassi, Melanie Silverman, and Madeline Parish. Jaclyn’s humorous candor was the highlight of many a bus ride and practice session. After being out with an injury last year, she used this season to rebuild her game. I am most proud of her progress at net-play this spring. Alexis truly led by example in her matches by fighting for every point in every game. Melanie’s willingness to try new things, like playing singles as a seasoned doubles player, demonstrates both her sense of maturity and sense of adventure. Madeline contributed greatly to the team through her flexibility on the doubles ladder as well as her frequent lively play-by-play commentating of drills and match-play practice.

The juniors will undoubtedly do an excellent job of assuming the mantle of leadership next year. Annie Ferreira’s kind nature and positive approach to even the most difficult matches will continue to serve as an example for all tennis players at Loomis. Her high level of consistency will remain an asset on our singles ladder. Molly Johnson, in her cool yet unassuming manner, will continue to surprise opponents with her sharp game. Amanda McParlane, who was an asset on both the singles and doubles ladders this season, will undoubtedly continue to tackle challenges head-on—pun intended for the mental side of tennis! Rowan Rice exhibits a sense of raw athleticism out on the court and, with one season of singles play now under her belt, should be a force to reckon with next year.

Our sophomores showed great improvement over the course of the season. Alex Moreno worked her way onto the singles lineup for the six singles and three doubles match format. Her shots became more fluid and consistent throughout the season. Alex Smith has excellent form and a full repertoire of shots. Her confidence in doubles strategy and consistency grew immensely this season, and she will surely return next season with even more to contribute. Lauren Rubino was a relative latecomer to our squad. While she started the season on the Junior Varsity team, she stepped up to play for Varsity on numerous occasions, often securing wins in her individual matches. Our lone freshman, Aswini Melekote, showed great promise during tryouts, but was hampered by a persistent shoulder injury for the majority of the season. While Aswini did manage to play in a few matches, we look forward to seeing her back in full force in 2013.

Most Valued Player: Alexis Ditomassi Alexis’s personal season record of 7-6 almost speaks for itself. New to the number one position, Alexis had a tough task to face this season. Many schools carry tennis powerhouses at the number one spot, but Alexis took the challenge in her stride. Some of her greatest assets this season were her strong mental game and sense of patience and determination. Alexis was willing to work the ball in long rallies until the perfect opportunity for a winner or well-placed approach shot presented itself. She often overcame opponents by outlasting them both physically and mentally on the court. Furthermore, when facing the most formidable opponents, against whom any player could easily have given up, Alexis maintained her composure and, simply put, continued to play her game, forcing her opponents to work hard for their wins. I am proud of Alexis’s quiet leadership through example in this tough position, and am excited to hear what she continues to accomplish both on and off the court in years to come.

Most Improved Player: Alex Moreno What a pleasure it has been to work with Alex this season. Although she was not the most outspoken player on the team, Alex was clearly respected by her teammates and it was clear that they appreciated her warm sense of humor more and more as the season progressed. While Alex started the season lower on the overall ladder, she quietly worked her way onto the singles ladder in the six singles and three doubles format matches. In those matches, she exhibited increasing consistency and consistently strong footwork and movement on the court. At the end of the season, Alex was a last minute substitute on our doubles team at the Kent Tournament, and put forth a solid effort along with her partner, Melanie Silverman. Alex’s improvement since tryouts is commendable, and I look forward to seeing what she can do in the 2013 season.

Sportsmanship Award: Anne Ferreira Anne had a tough spot to fill at number two singles this season. She often faced opponents who not only had a strong repertoire of shots, but who also had great consistency during match play. No matter the strength of the opponent she faced, Anne approached her matches with a positive attitude and true sense of decorum. She was welcoming to her counterparts during home matches, and respectful during away matches. Anne exhibited sportsmanship in every sense of the word, both during matches against other schools, and during practices. It gives one great comfort and pride knowing that someone like Anne is a representative of the Loomis community, and I am certain that her sportsmanship will characterize her senior year

Loomis Chaffee Softball 2012

Roster Year Years on Varsity

Chynna Bailey Fr 1 year Lindsey Barrett Fr 1 year Kyrstin Coughlin* Sr 2 years Anna Esposito Fr 1 year Claire Foran Fr 1 year Cris Margaret Frias Sr 3 years Michelle Irukera Sr 1 year Rekha Kennedy Jr 1 year Gina Mangiafridda Fr 1 year Karina Masri So 1 year Helena Murray Jr 3 years Allison Pagani Jr 2 years Sierra Semmel Fr 1 year Olivia Szszerbickyj Jr 1 year Kate Timko* Sr 4 years Michael Basmajian Jr Manager

*Captains

WNEPSGSBA All Star: Kyrstin Coughlin WNEPSGSBA All-League: Cris Margaret Frias

If this season were measured solely by wins and losses, then it would certainly be difficult to deem it a success, but luckily there are far more important things than a team’s record that can make a year successful. Yes, wins definitely help…any competitive athlete wants to win and this group was no different (as made incredibly apparent in any practice competition, where we had to constantly remind the girls that it was, in fact, just a game). Having that desire to win and often coming up short was not an easy thing to endure throughout the course of the season, yet with their heart, determination and unwavering enthusiasm and positive energy, these girls handled themselves remarkably well and the way they came together made us so proud. I can honestly say that every game, everyone showed up ready to compete and wanting to win but more importantly, believing that they could, no matter what the outcome was of the previous game, no matter what happened in the previous inning. This group came out to the field every single day with smiles on their faces, had fun and improved immensely from start to finish, and the way they grew as individuals and really came together as a team definitely makes it a successful season in the coaches’ eyes.

With 10 first year varsity players, the seniors and captains had their hands full to lead this young team, but they were certainly up for the challenge. With two excellent captains in Kyrstin Coughlin and Kate Timko, and fellow seniors Cris Margaret Frias and Michelle Irukera, these four seniors proved to be valuable role models for the underclassmen; exemplifying perseverance, respect and determination.

With six freshmen on the team, they had to step into some big positions from the start. Four freshmen started and played every game and really were remarkable for this team. They not only had pure talent, but they also remained consistently positive and energetic, which paid huge dividends for the overall morale of the team. We are lucky to have such a solid freshmen group.

Lindsey Barrett stepped in at third base and had a great first season. Her focus and knowledge of the game proved to be incredibly beneficial to the team. Offensively, Lindsey was aggressive on the bases as one of the smartest base runners on the team and defensively, she consistently made great plays with her quick reaction down the line. Lindsey’s love for the game shined through in her enthusiasm and energy, enabling those around her to feel that passion. Lindsey’s overall positive demeanor combined with her work ethic is a player any coach would love to work with.

Anna Esposito’s unwavering enthusiasm and positive attitude along with her pure talent was an incredible combination to have on the team. Through the most difficult of situations, Anna’s consistent optimism and encouragement certainly allowed us to remain positive, which was not only helpful, but necessary as well. Anna’s natural talent at short stop and at the plate were remarkable, as she made some difficult plays look easy and got hits more often than not, many being at incredibly important times in a game. Anna is already an outstanding short stop, but we are so excited to have three more years with her to watch her grow into an even better player than she already is.

Sierra Semmel found her niche behind the plate early in the season and got more and more confident as the season went on. Her competitive drive and pure athletic talent made her an outstanding catcher, blocking numerous pitches and making some incredible catches. Once her confidence started to build, Sierra was not afraid to throw the ball to any base and she managed to catch a few people stealing second, along with keeping them honest on first and third as they took their leads. Her smile on the field, particularly after making a great play, could pick up an entire team, and it did just that. She knows how to have fun and she knows how to compete, a wonderful combination to have in a player.

Gina Mangiafridda showed her versatility and willingness to be a team player, as she was asked to play multiple positions throughout the year. Though it certainly couldn’t have been easy to shift around as much as Gina did, she made it look simple in her ability to play a new position and excel wherever she was, as well as keeping a positive and even enthusiastic attitude the entire time. Gina’s love for the game was evident throughout the season and the constant variation in her positions because wherever she ended up; she embraced the position and had fun with it. What Gina did this year is a true testament to her character along with her athletic ability, and a player like that is a gift to have on any team.

Chynna Bailey is clearly a good athlete, and despite being a bit unsure of how she fit into this team at the start of the season, her confidence and focus began to grow over the course of the season, allowing Chynna to feel more and more comfortable. In the last few weeks, Chynna brought an energy to the outfield that was infectious and she started to want to succeed and figured out how to make that happen. With Chynna’s athleticism combined with determination, she will grow into a great softball player.

Claire Foran certainly had fun with her teammates and was able to step in when needed at second and learn that position. Over the course of the season, Claire’s fielding and most of all, her throwing saw tremendous improvement, which was great to see. Claire seemed to enjoy her time on the field with her teammates and always seemed to have a smile on her face.

The lone sophomore in the group was Karina Masri. Each day Karina made incredible improvements, not only in her work ethic but also in her softball skills. She stepped into positions when the team needed her, including first base and as a designated hitter. Towards the beginning of the season, she was a bit tentative on the field but as the season progressed, Karina’s confidence grew more and more, as did her desire to compete and get better, which became apparent when she stepped onto the field in practices and games by the end of the season. We are really looking forward to Karina’s continued growth in the upcoming seasons.

The Juniors:

Helena Murray really stepped it up this year, not only with her play, but also with her leadership and her positive demeanor. Her work ethic this season really became a good example for her younger teammates as did her attitude, and she remained encouraging the entire season. Helena’s play in the outfield was consistent, always aware of the situation and able to snag any ball that came her way. She also proved to be a team player, showing her willingness to be shuffled around in the outfield and stepping in at pitcher when needed! She approached each position with enthusiasm and a keen eye to what the team needed at the time. She stepped it up at the plate as well, getting some crucial hits for the team throughout the season. Watching Helena grow as a player and a person since her freshman year has been remarkable and we look forward to her continued growth in her senior year.

Allison Pagani brought comic relief to almost any situation, and in a season that could have been hard to stay positive, it was definitely a good thing. Allison’s energy and enthusiasm always lightened the mood and in her second year on varsity, we have seen much improvement in her game as well. Her judgment of the ball off the bat in the outfield got much better as the year progressed and she developed a new confidence that when the ball came to her she was going to catch it! Allison has really been a pleasure to have on the team and we look forward to having her back for her senior year.

Rekha Kennedy’s improvement throughout the season has been incredible. For her first year on varsity, she asked many questions, eager to learn the game and worked hard to improve each day. Rekha’s throwing and catching became much stronger as the season progressed and we are so happy to see that. Rekha never complained and kept a positive attitude throughout the entirety of the season and we look forward to having her back.

Olivia Szszerbickyj stepped in as a new junior and a new player to the game and did a wonderful job. Despite being injured at the beginning of the season, she bounced back and jumped in to many new positions, learning them quickly and doing a great job wherever she was. Ultimately she settled at second base as a consistent fielder. Her energy and passion for the team was apparent in her encouragement to her teammates and her enthusiasm was certainly a great addition to the team.

The Seniors:

Michelle Irukera, playing her first year on varsity, stepped in as the pitcher for the season and though it was difficult at times, she never gave up and battled every inning of every game. By the end of the season, she had a newfound confidence on the mound that was just incredible to see. She did an outstanding job on the mound this season and she should be extremely proud of the way she handled herself and the way she was able to overcome every obstacle and managed to improve immensely. Her resiliency and positive attitude will certainly be missed.

Cris Margaret Frias, a three-year varsity player, has played such an important role on this team, with her softball abilities and her character. On the field she is an excellent center fielder and a speedy lead off batter, and in one game this season she had an impressive three triples and a double, along with some amazing catches on the season. Her laughter and smile are incredibly contagious and her attitude is always positive, a refreshing thing to have on a team, especially for this season. Cris is a natural athlete and it has been so fun to watch her make unbelievable catches in the field and become a true role model for her teammates. She will be impossible to replace.

MVP Co-captain Kyrstin Coughlin was an incredible player, but more importantly an incredible captain and leader. She had a perfect balance of knowing when to have fun and knowing when to be serious, which proved to be very beneficial for her teammates to see and follow. Kyr’s willingness to be flexible is indicative of her character and the fact that she would do anything for her teammates. Kyr excelled anywhere that she was put and for most of the season that was at first base. Her consistently strong offense was highlighted with a homerun and numerous triples and doubles. For all of her accomplishments this season, Kyr earned the MVP for the year. Her respect for her teammates and her strong leadership will certainly be missed.

Coaches Award Co-captain Kate Timko has been a dedicated member of this team for four years and has been a starter every year. Unfortunately, most of Kate’s final season was spent on the sideline, but when able, she was always out there cheering for her teammates and bringing her positive energy into the most difficult of situations; she remained a strong captain even when she wasn’t able to join them on the field. When she was finally able to play, the team really fell into place as she helped the team finish the last two games with wins, demonstrating why she was a starter all four years. Kate is an incredible player but more importantly an incredible person and leader and her encouragement to her teammates was amazing to see. Kate’s softball ability along with all that she has done for this program earned her this year’s coaches award and she will certainly be missed.

This year has been an incredible learning experience for all of us and we couldn’t have been happier with the way this team finished. Highlights included taking NMH into extra innings after getting mercy ruled in the first meeting, beating Stoneleigh-Burnham in the first win of the season and finishing the season winning the last two games against Deerfield and Kent. The biggest highlights; however, were certainly the way this team came together and battled their way through the season together. Every single person brought something different and important to the team and in a season where it could have been hard to stay positive, each player allowed that to happen. They seemed to enjoy their time together and their time on the field and they never stopped working. No win is more important than that.

Huge thanks to our manager, Michael Basmajian, for everything that he did and also the amazing snacks he brought to every game. Thanks to Sean Barrett and Carrie Blais for helping out day in and day out. Sean’s work with the offense really paid huge dividends for the girls by the end of the season. It was extremely helpful to have them both there and we really appreciated it. And last, but certainly not least…I would just like to recognize Betsy Conger. Her love and passion for the game is evident every time she steps on to the field and her strength, dedication and determination is an inspiration for us all. She has been incredible in her battle, and she deserves a tremendous amount of thanks for all that she does.

Varsity Boys Tennis

Roster: 1. Matt Rollings ‘14 2. Ramy Chin ‘12 3. Kevin Cha ‘14 4. Rob Brunstad ‘13 5. Peter Reheis ‘12 6. Jeff Greenberg ‘14 7. Geneth Chin ‘14 8. Paul Lee ‘ 13

The Varsity Boys Tennis team had a challenging season. Five seniors graduated last year, so this year’s team had big shoes to fill. The Pelicans started the season with a 7-0 win against Kent, but then proceeded to lose the next five matches. So, we were 1-5. Not an impressive start. What is impressive, however, is that the team was able to find a way to come back and finish the season with a solid 7-7 overall record and qualify for the New England Tournament, Class A, for the fourth year in a row. This did not happen overnight, obviously. The team came to practice every day ready to work. Although we were not as talented a team as some of our competitors, we worked hard, improved, and found a way to win.

It was incredibly rewarding as a coach to see this group of eight young men come together, support each other every practice, and improve across the board in singles and doubles play. This was a year of working on fundamentals: cross courts; down-the-lines; second serves; volley technique; depth, depth, and more depth…I’m sure the team got sick and tired of me telling them that they need to arc the ball more (both their forehands and backhands); that it is imperative that they hit the ball higher and deeper into the court with more accuracy in order to keep their opponents back on the baseline so that their opponents would not be able to dictate play.

I have three favorite moments of this year’s season (in no particular order) that I want to briefly touch on: First, our match against Taft. It was 3 all and both Loomis and Taft needed one more point to clinch the match. It was down to Peter “Roger” Reheis, at #5 singles, the position he played all season. He is a crafty tennis player and definitely gave a number of his opponents trouble. Peter took the first set and then, in front of both teams, clnched the second set to secure the huge win for the Pelicans. Last year, Taft was our only regular season loss, so it was great to avenge our loss against the always competitive Taft Rhinos.

My second favorite moment came during our home match against Hopkins. Matt Rollings took down his opponent in a very tight match-up. He won the first set, 6-3, lost the second, 6-2. After a tennis match is decided (the overall contest), you play a super tiebreaker (first to 10 points) in place of the third set. Anyway, Matt was down 5-1 and then 6-2 in the super tiebreaker, when all of a sudden Matt comes roaring back to take the senior who is Williams College-bound, 12-10, in the super breaker. It was an impressive display of very solid tennis from Matt.

My third favorite moment came during the Southern New England tournament. Kevin Cha and Rob Brunstad won the entire #2 doubles flight, quite the accomplishment. The tandem played smart and with a great deal of confidence, the best they played all season. Both Rob and Kevin were excited and pleased to have won. Kevin got off the court and said, “Coach, I never thought I would win a doubles tournament.” But as I have known all along, Kevin—and the whole team— are Pelicans, capable of achieving great things when they focus and practice hard, even if volleying doesn’t initially come easy to them.

Award Winners:

Matt Rollings: Matt is only a sophomore and was selected by his peers as co-captain. Last year, he competed at #2 singles and #1 doubles. This year, he stepped into the #1 positions at both singles and doubles. At #1 singles, Matt amassed an impressive 12-2 regular season record. This is no easy feat, as we all know the #1 position in this league sees some serious competition. I know that when many opponents got on court with Matt, they were intimidated. Matt is currently ranked #14 in the New England section of the USTA in the 16 and Under Division and is ranked #393 in the nation. Matt is an incredibly hard worker—both on and off the court. He loves tennis. We are very fortunate to have him—and his incredible demeanor on court—as part of Loomis’ Tennis Program. For all of these reasons, Matt has earned this year’s MVP award.

Ramy Chin: Last year, Ramy played #1 singles and #1 doubles on JV. This year, he was selected by his peers as co-captain and he started out playing #3 singles (and then climbed his way up to #2 singles), as well as #2 and then #1 doubles. For anyone who knows anything about tennis, that is one heck of a jump in one year, probably the biggest jump I have seen someone make. This is a testament to Ramy’s hard work (both this season and during the off season), which contributed to a great deal of improvement in his tennis game. Ramy faced some very tough competition high up on the ladder, but he worked and competed hard in each of his matches. Ramy Chin has earned this year’s coach’s award.

GIRLS VARSITY GOLF 2012

5 wins – 9 losses – 2 ties

Roster: YOG Varsity member Scoring Avg. (9 holes) Olivia Vehslage 2012 3 yr 49 Heidi Taggart 2012 2 yr 51 Linh (Thuy) Nguyen 2013 3 yr 46 Victoria Peterson 2014 2 yr 50 Sarah Breckenridge 2014 1 yr 54 Simone Sam Hugh 2014 1 yr 61 Erin Currey 2012 1 yr 64

Season Summary: The 2012 season was filled with many questions. A young team (only 2 veteran seniors), 3 new faces and big shoes to fill with the departure of the #1 and #2 positions from the 2011 season. New England spring golf is challenging. Wet, cold and wind were common conditions throughout the entire season and keeping spirits up was difficult but credit is given to the 2011 team. They competed hard in every match, overcame adversity and injuries/illness and kept their spirits up. Highlights for the season include a sweep of Westover early in the season, defeating CSH and Hotchkiss undermanned, and ties versus Choate and Williston (2 very strong teams) late in the season. The team accomplished its goals of focusing week in and week out, overcoming adversity whether it be injury, illness or weather, and found improvement over the course of the season playing its best golf over the last few weeks. Of special note; 3 of the losses which 3-2 scores always coming down to the last couple of holes and the team score of 199 in the last match of the season versus Williston would have earned LC a 2nd place finish at Founders (Founders was played a week earlier and LC played without its #1 golfer). It was a good season and so close to a really good season.

Most Improved: Tory Peterson Tory came into her sophomore season with a year under her belt. She took advantage of her experience her freshman year and dedicated her summer to play more golf. It paid off immensely. Tory improved her 9 hole average by more than 6 strokes and carded 3 rounds in the 40s (she barely was breaking 60 just a year prior). Highlights of her season included a 44 at Williston and a 46 at Wintonbury in the last match of the season which was capped off with her very first birdie on the last hole of the season! The future bodes well for this young Pelican.

Coaches Award: Olivia Vehslage & Heidi Taggart Olivia and Heidi were the senior captains and did a fantastic job leading the team this season. They always kept the best interests of the team in mind and worked hard to make LC golf feel like a family. They were tremendous ambassadors for the sport and worked hard not only to improve their game but motivate the others. The season was filled with individual improvement which translated into a improved team and they deserve most of the credit. LC girls golf would like to thank both Olivia and Heidi for their efforts and wish them many years of fun on golf courses wherever life takes them.

LOOMIS CHAFFEE GIRLS WATER POLO 2012

TEAM HISTORY

Water Polo at Loomis Chaffee dates back to the late-70's when Coach Bob Hartman created one of the first high school programs in New England. This co-ed team eventually split into girls and boys varsity programs in the mid -90's with both teams having consistent success in their respective leagues. Under Head Coach Bob DeConinck, the girls won the New England Prep School Championship Tournament in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and finished 2nd in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2011. Loomis is the only school in the league to make the Final Four in each of the last fifteen years.

2012 STATISTICS Overall Record: 14-6

Goals – K. Millward 95, S. Pierce 58, M. Farrell 27 Assists – K. Millward 42, S. Pierce 40, M. Farrell 24 Steals – K. Millward 87, S. Pierce 82, L. Titterton 32

Girls Varsity Water Polo 2012

After a disappointing Championship Final loss to Choate in 2011, the 2012 season found the Pelicans return a strong core of starters and a great wealth of experience. Led by Captains Liz Titterton and Kelsey Millward, along with seniors Sam Pierce, Megan Farrell and Rachael Petty, Loomis posted early season wins against all of the teams in the league, and competed well with out of league rivals Greenwich High School and the Knights & Maidens team from Pennsylvania at the Choate Invitational. Moving deeper into the season, juniors Felicia Woron and Hadley Merrill began making significant contributions, as did senior Helen Grant and newcomers Krystal Sung and Ali John. The team faced some injury challenges midway through the spring and had to “shuffle the deck” at the goalie position, but the team continued playing well following up a tough 12-11 defeat at Exeter, with strong victories over Hopkins and Andover at home. Earning the #1 seed in the tournament, the Pelicans headed back to Exeter to face Deerfield and lost a very tightly contested New England tournament semifinal game to the Big Green. The ever-resilient squad rallied that afternoon and convincingly defeated Exeter 12-4 with a wonderful team effort. With the graduation of such a talented and deep senior class, the 2013 Pelicans will have to work hard and play together to sustain the high level of competitiveness this special group has established over the past four years.

LOOMIS CHAFFEE GIRLS WATER POLO SPRING 2012 VARSITY

# NAME HOMETOWN POSITION 1A Paddock, Laura ’14 West Palm Beach, FL Goalie 3 Pierce, Samantha ’12 West Harford, CT Driver/2M/2MD 4 Woron, Felicia ’13 East Hartford, CT Driver 5 Sung, Krystal ’15 Dharhan, Saudi Arabia Driver 6 Li, Jenny ’14 Markham, Ontario Driver 7 Grant, Helen ’12 Suffield, CT Driver 8 John, Ali ’15 St. Johns, Antigua Driver 1/9 Millward, Kelsey ‘12(CAPT) Baie d'Urfe, Quebec Goalie/2M/2MD 10 Peterson-Porta, Madison ’15 River Edge, NJ Driver 11 Merrill, Hadley ’13 Rowyaton, CT Driver 12 Pipernos, Sara ’15 West Hartford, CT Driver 13 Petty, Rachael ‘12 Warwick, Bermuda Driver 16 Shao, Penelope ‘15 Guanngzhou, China Driver 17 Titterton, Liz ’12(CAPT) Tolland, CT Driver 18 Farrell, Megan ’12 Glastonbury, CT Driver/2MD

MANAGERS: COACHES Will Bogle Ed Pond Fred Mun Isso Shimamoto John Furlong Landon Thies

Loomis Chaffee GIRLS VARSITY WATER POLO 2012 RESULTS OVERALL RECORD 14-6 3RD PLACE NEPSAC TOURNAMENT

Date Opponent 3/31 Loomis Chaffee 19 @ Andover 14

4/4 Loomis Chaffee 13 @ Hopkins 7

4/5 Loomis Chaffee 8 v. Greenwich 14

4/7 Loomis Chaffee 14 v. Exeter 8

4/11 Loomis Chaffee 22 @ Deerfield 14

4/14 Loomis Chaffee 7 v. Greenwich 21 4/15 Loomis Chaffee 7 v. Knights & Maidens 8 Loomis Chaffee 14 @ Choate 6

4/18 Loomis Chaffee 12 @ Williston 6

4/21 Loomis Chaffee 13 v. Suffield 3 Loomis Chaffee 11 v. Hopkins 8

4/25 Loomis Chaffee 15 @ Suffield 10

4/28 Loomis Chaffee 11 @ Exeter 12

5/2 Loomis Chaffee 11 v. Deerfield 7

5/5 Loomis Chaffee 12 v. Choate 6 Loomis Chaffee 8 v. Andover 6

5/9 Loomis Chaffee 10 @ Greenwich 13

5/12 Loomis Chaffee 10 v. Williston 3

5/19 Loomis Chaffee 8 v. Deerfield 10 (Tournament Semifinal) Loomis Chaffee 12 v. Exeter 4 (Tournament 3rd Place Game)

2012 Varsity Baseball

The 2012 varsity baseball record stands at 13-4 with one game still to play. A 14-4 finish would give this team the best record since the teams of 2005 and 2006 teams went 14-4 and 17-3, respectively. Even at 13-5, this team would stand out, compiling a record to rival that of the 2009 team that went 13-3. However things turn it, this team deserves much credit for having won games at as great a rate as any in recent years.

This team should also be remembered for the strength and depth of its pitching staff. As a coach you feel pretty good about your chances when you know that the pitcher you send to the mound every game is as good or better than what the other team is throwing, and that was the case this year. Jeff Burke, Matt Heiser, Aaron Civale, Reed May, and Nick Miceli all threw important innings for us, often dominating our opponents. Jeff gave up just 8 runs in nearly 7 full games, and only 6 of them were earned. That’s a 1.22 ERA for those of you who like baseball stats. Our pitchers threw 127 innings of baseball and combined to strike out 159 batters, well over one per inning. We won games 2-1, 4-3, 5-2, 5-3, and 2-0, as well as 11-3, 12-2, 9-2 and 6-0. So whether we were beating you in a close game or defeating you handily, you seldom got much done against our pitchers. Even better news for those of us who will be around next year is the fact that Civale, May and Miceli will all be back on the mound.

The other thing that should be remembered about this team is that it was a season-long contender for a league title. The past teams cited earlier for their flashy records were also championship clubs, but we had to settle for second place this time around. We certainly did it with style, though, losing four games by a total of five runs, all them on the road in the last inning in our opponents final time at bat. That says a lot about how good we were, even when we lost, it says a lot about our ability to come back so quickly from tough defeats, and it says a lot about the strength of the team that finished just two games ahead us.

Also not to be missed about this team was the fact that its seven seniors are young men you would be glad to have in any season. Jeff Burke and Matt Heiser also contributed much in the field and at the plate. Sam Bellock was a “Gold Glove” performer in centerfield and a constant threat at the plate. Ty Tubinis played first base with poise and grace and added a number of clutch hits on a team that was often looking for them. Kevin Caba and Mike Hiscock both tackled new positions that helped to fill defensive holes in need of veteran coverage. And Dan Chan’s great good nature and unselfish attitude always helped to keep us balanced – even when he sometimes lost his own.

Check out our roster. There are twelve juniors, sophomores and a freshman coming back for 2013 – and junior varsity team with a 12-3 record coming along with them. There is every chance that the fine work done by this year’s team and its seniors can continue next spring.

2012 Varsity Baseball Coaches Awards

Sam Bellock and Kevin Caba know from experience that it is, indeed, the case that, “Baseball is supposed to be hard! If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great.”

Kevin is a three year varsity letter winner but became a starter only as a senior – and he did so by moving to an entirely new position on the field, from pitcher and first baseman to outfielder, playing right field at that, easily the trickiest outfield spot to play.

While Sam is a three year varsity starter who was always a strong contributor with his speed and defense, mastering the art of hitting has been frustrating. A player with a great swing who sometimes found it challenging to launch it at the right pitches, he was in the midst of one of several senior season hot streaks at the plate when we lost him to a knee injury two weeks ago. Even though the injury was severe enough to prevent him from playing from that game on, Sam made sure he stayed on the field for the end of that contest, a 5-3 win over Avon Old Farms that kept us in the race for first place.

Kevin was knocked out of the lineup at one point, as well, not by an injury, but by that other baseball malady, a batting slump, He battled his way back into the lineup and had a key RBI in a very close game with Taft, a sacrifice fly that plated the important third run in a 4-3 victory that kept our league championship hopes alive.

We had a very good season in terms of wins and losses. We had very good team chemistry. We weren’t always as polished or as positive as we could have been, but we came out ahead on all fronts record, chemistry, attitude because Sam and Kevin were always looking to take the lead with this group, always trying to put the team at the front of things while also working to make themselves and their teammates better. They receive this year’s Coaches Awards as a result.

2012 Varsity Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

Not every Loomis Chaffee baseball season produces a Most Valuable Player award. It’s difficult to excel at the game of baseball in such a way and to such an extent that one player emerges as truly “most valuable” to the team. Jeff Burke’s “two way” talent as a hitter and a pitcher, however, was an essential ingredient in the strong success of this year’s team and makes him clearly deserving of an MVP Award.

At the plate, Jeff led the team in home runs and runs batted in, and he was at or near the top in hits and batting average. His power and consistency often fueled our offense and made other teams look for ways to pitch around him.

On the mound, Jeff was clearly not only our top pitcher but one of our league’s very best. He appeared in eight games, winning five and losing none. He threw a total of 49.1 innings and struck out over 60 hitters, an average of 1.3 strike outs per inning. As we all know, there are three outs to be had in a given inning, so Jeff was accounting for over one third of them each inning of each game he pitched.

Baseball is, first and foremost, a game outs, followed closely by the fact that it is a game won by the team with the most runs while recording those outs. Jeff accounted for a lot of our outs and helped to produce many of our runs, making him our MVP.

Loomis Chaffee Varsity Baseball Roster 2012

2 Alex Calle Inf 2014 Carteret, NJ 3 EJ Culhane Inf 2013 Cohasset, MA 4 Dale Reese Inf/OF 2013 Rocky Hill, CT 6 Sam Bellock OF 2012 Manchester, CT 8 Henry Tobin P/OF 2013 East Granby, CT 9 Dakota Hunter Inf/OF 2013 Simsbury, CT 10 Ivan Rivera Inf 2015 Brooklyn, NY 11 Reed May P/OF 2013 Newton, MA 12 Matt Smoolca Inf/OF 2014 Windsor, CT 13 Mike Hiscock Inf 2012 Baie d’Urfe, QC 14 Jeff Burke P/1B 2012 Signal Mountain, TN 15 Matt Heiser P/OF 2012 Hopkinton, MA 16 Vinny Torres P/1B 2014 Bronx, NY 17 Aaron Civale P/Inf 2013 East Windsor, CT 18 David Calafiore C 2013 West Hartford, CT 20 Nick Miceli C/Inf 2013 West Hartford, CT 21 Ty Tubinis 1B 2012 Lewiston, NY 22 Dan Chan C 2012 Windsor, CT 23 Kevin Caba OF 2012 Ridgewood, NY

Managers: Alex Lasko Victorville, CA 2012 Katie Hewitt Windsor, CT 2012

Coaches: Jeff Ross Jake Leyden Mark Regan

2012 Schedule/Results

Wed, April 4 Deerfield Home 3:00 pm W 11-3 Sat, April 7 Trinity Pawling Home 3:00 pm W 13-4 Wed, April 10 Hopkins Home 3:00 pm W 5-2 Fri, April 13 Avon Old Farms Away 4:30 pm L 4-2 (10 inn) Sat, April 14 Avon Old Farms Away 2:30 pm L 6-5 Mon, April 16 Westminster Away 4:00 pm W 7-1 Wed, April 18 Choate Home 3:00 pm W 2-1 Sat, April 21 Kent Away 3:00 pm W 12-2 Wed, April 24 Westminster Home 3:00 pm W 6-0 Sat, April 28 Hotchkiss Home 3:00 pm W 4-3 Wed, May 2 Taft Away 3:00 pm W 2-0 Sat, May 5 Trinity Pawling Away 3:30 pm L 9-8 Thurs, May 9 Avon Old Farms Home 4:30 pm W 5-3 Sat, May 12 Kent Home 2:30 pm W 10-5 Wed, May 16 Choate Away 3:00 pm L 1-0 (9 inn) Sat, May 19 Kingswood-Oxford Away 2:30 pm W 9-2 Wed, May 23 Taft Home 3:00 pm W 4-3 Sat, May 26 Hotchkiss Away 3:00 pm

Record: 13-4 Overall 10-3 Colonial League 7-1 Founders League

BOYS GOLF

TEAM ROSTER

Michael Johnson Senior (4th letter) Tucker Cheyne Junior (3rd letter) Brad White Senior (2nd letter) Nate Cleveland Senior (2nd letter) Mitchell VanGameren Senior (2nd letter) Phil Shannon Junior (1st letter)

SEASON SUMMARY/HIGHLIGHTS

Regular Season Record: 21-5 Newport Invitational Tournament: 3rd place out of 8 teams Founders League Championship: 4th place out of 9 teams New England Championship: 4th place out of 23 teams

• Won Bader Tournament (3rd time in 4 years) • Established new Bader Tournament record with team score of 381. • Set new Loomis record in Founders League Championship with score of 399. • Set new Loomis record in New England Championship with score of 388. • Established new Loomis 18-hole home course record with score of 381. • Set new 18-hole home course record with score of 381. • Set new Loomis overall 9-hole course record with score of 186. • Brad White set a new Loomis 9-hole record with score of 33 and new Loomis 18-hole score of 69. • Broke the magic team score of “200” for 9-hole matches 6 out of 9 times. • Broke the magic team score of “400” for 18-hole matches 4 out of 6 times.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

MVP – Michael Johnson. Let’s start with Mike’s Loomis career. He is a 4-year letter winner and 3-time MVP. In his four years on varsity, he has been a part of teams’ with a collective record of 64-18 or 78% winning percentage! Mike had the team’s lowest scoring average this season by a large margin of 2 strokes for 9 holes. His score counted in all 17 events. In fact, he was MATCH medalist in 6 events and TEAM medalist in another 2 events. Mike’s score of even par 36 in round 2 of the Coppola Cup in the driving rain was very noteworthy. Also, his score of 2-over par 73 at Taft was another significant contribution. Mike was an outstanding team player and leader of the team this season. No one displays more passion towards the game of golf than Mike. I wish him well next year as part of the Fairfield University golf team.

Most Improved Player – Mitch van Gameren. Mitch’s improvement compared to last year has been dramatic as he improved by a whopping 3 strokes for 9 holes. His final stroke average placed him #3 on the team at season’s end. Mitch played his best golf near the end of the season. He carded a fine score of 77 at Taft and then finished the season with his best score of 75 at the New England Championships. I wish Mitch good fortune on the golf course next year as he plays for Concordia College in Canada.

Coaches Award – Nate Cleveland. Nate was the 4th ranked player on the team this season. He played in all 17 events and was the model of consistency. Nate’s score counted in 14 events. He was MATCH medalist in 2 events and team medalist in another 2 events. Nate’s even par 36 at Wilbraham and his 1-over par 36 at home versus Avon Old Farms were the highlights of his season. Nate was a great teammate and a pleasure to coach this season. His passion for the game of golf was unequaled on the team this year. I wish him well in his college of choice next year.

Coaches Award – Brad White. Brad had an outstanding finish to the season. He set a school record with a 1-under par 69 in the Bader Tournament. He followed that up with a 73 at the Founders League Championship and a 74 at the New England Championships; both of which resulted in being team medalist. Brad’s score counted in 14 of the 16 events he played in. He was MATCH medalist 4 times and team medalist another 3 times. Brad is a very popular teammate and a joy to have on the team from a coach’s perspective. I will enjoy following his golf career as he attends The College of Holy Cross in the fall.

A special note of thanks goes to our 4 seniors. Not only are they fine golfers, but they provided great leadership during the season to the younger players. They conducted themselves with the highest integrity and sportsmanship during competitions and were excellent representatives of Loomis Chaffee. In my years coaching high school golf, no group of players displayed more passion, love and enthusiasm for the game of golf than this group. I am very proud of their accomplishments and proud to be called their coach.

With a 21-5 regular season record, the consistency in breaking the “200” and “400” team score barriers, the establishment of numerous individual and team records, and the success in the Founders League and New England Championships, it can be argued that the 2012 Loomis Chaffee golf team is the greatest golf team in school history.

Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse 2012 13-3 Founders League Champions Western New England Co-Champions

This season started out on a note of uncertainty for the coaches, who saw in front of them a team that was strong in many respects, but that was also somewhat unformed in others. The team had graduated 11 from last year's squad, and with only 3 returning seniors, and 3 returning starters, there was no question that we had some work ahead of us. For the coaches, this was going to be an exciting opportunity but it also felt a bit daunting. What had been rote in the past was no longer—we broke down our zone defense and we built a whole new motion attack. But what was also clear to the coaches was that this was a team that wasn’t afraid of hard work. In fact, we learned quickly that this team would rise to every challenge presented to them. They worked relentlessly during preseason in Florida—competing hard against Choate, Berkshire and Middlesex—but losing by narrow margins to all three teams

Once back in Windsor, we made our final cuts and we were off and running. Well, almost off and running. The first week was a tricky one, with 6 players away for Ice Hockey Nationals and one of our 3 returning starters out for the season with a pre season concussion. An ACL tear a week later added another bump, but the team put their heads down and simply worked harder. The attack began to come together and our Monday mile times started to get faster and faster. We learned that games are won and lost in practice, and that there is a direct correlation between the output in practice and performance in games. We opened our season with wins against both Sacred Heart and Choate and felt good about the direction in which the team was moving. Darien was up next and we started the game scoring the first two goals, only to watch Darien score the next 8. We lost by 9 but it was a great lesson for the team. Darien was fast, aggressive and fought for every ground ball as though it was their last. Demoralizing for sure, but it also gave us an edge when we would face Taft the next Wednesday. Taft was the team to beat in the Founder’s League, and we traded goals for the entire first half in a tight battle. But Loomis came out strong in the second half and hit their stride, scoring the first four goals of the half and ultimately winning the game by three. The win ultimately gave Loomis the Founders League title outright as we went 8-0 in the Founders League this season, Taft 7-1.

While the season had its share of ups and downs, including a disappointing two goal loss to a very talented Greenwich team last Saturday, this was a team that set goals each practice and made them happen in games. With 4 freshmen and 3 sophomores, the learning curve had to be steep and steep it was. As coaches, we learned that we had to teach things a bit differently. We had to slow down at times, and take the time to teach a concept from the very beginning. But the extra time paid off as the younger players began to understand our systems and the older players stepped up as mentors.

A tremendous part of the team for me was the opportunity to work with Marley Aloe. Marley’s focus, her attention to detail, her precision with our defense, her sense of humor and her ability to keep things in perspective made her an incredible assistant coach and all of us benefited from Marley’s positive energy. What I didn’t know was that Marley is as competitive as I am. Our end of season red/white competitions pitted a red team coached by Marley against a white team coached by me and I’m still ruminating about the white team loss…made worse by Marley’s strategic red team win.

While this was a team that continued to improve, there were 3 players that made profound contributions to the success of the team and Marley and I would like to recognize all three with Coaches Awards.

Dianne Vitkus: It’s not always easy being a PG, as there is a set of expectations that are implied in the role. Dianne not only lived up to those expectations, she surpassed them in every conceivable way. She arrived in Florida as a somewhat timid, tentative player who would rather be behind the scenes than be the “go to” player. We worked hard with Dianne to establish her role on the team and teach her that she does in fact have the tools to beat almost any defender in a one on one situation. While she led the team in points with 54 goals and 34 assists, Dianne won 98 draw controls this spring. While her height is certainly a factor, it was her heart that won many of the draws. There’s no question that Brown will benefit from Dianne’s stickwork, her speed and mostly her ability to be the consummate teammate.

Katie Mandigo: Katie arrived at Loomis as a freshman and she was both a field player as well as a goalie. The program was in need of a goalie and Katie stepped in. While I think that her heart was still on the field, Katie put the team first and we’ve all benefitted from Katie’s selflessness. It’s often hard to stand out as a goalie in girls lacrosse because a good day would include anywhere from 7-10 saves. Katie had good days all season long. Katie had far more excellent days than good days. She had 14 interceptions, 12 ground balls and even scored a goal of her own in our final game of the season. As the daughter of a coach, Katie seems to have an innate sense to know what a coach needs. She spent many hours in my office working behind the scenes to make the team better. She anchored a very young defense and wasn’t afraid to step out of her comfort zone and try our new high pressure defense from time to time. While Katie is heading off to play ice hockey at Middlebury, I’m hoping she can squeeze in some time on the lacrosse fields as well.

Devin Markison: On a team of super competitive players and coaches, Devin is quietly almost in a league all her own. Almost. She is a fierce competitor in the truest sense of the word. But what makes Devin earn a coaches' award is more than her competitive nature but also her incredible work ethic. Devin arrived each and every day and worked harder than the day before. and I can’t imagine next year without her. Devin arrived as a sophomore and there were times when she had a unilateral approach and when things weren’t working, Devin didn’t always have the tools to adjust. This year has been a completely different story. While Devin often needs 2 shots at the goalie at the beginning of every game, she does in fact adjust and her 63 goals this spring show just that. I don’t think that there’s a more explosive, powerful player in Western New England than Devin Markison. The lacrosse team at UNC will be a better team with Devin on the field.

And, lastly, I want to thank all of the parents for their amazing support all season. From the team dinners to the sideline snacks to the support that you give your daughters every day, we’ll miss all of you.

Loomis Chaffee Boys Track and Field 2012

Founders League Champions Dual Meet Record: 6-2 Second place @ New England Division I Championships Second place in 4x100 @ Penn Relays, Independent Prep School division Champions in 4x400 @ Penn Relays, Independent Prep School division

It’s easy to take excellence for granted: “This team was great, they did blah, blah, blah.” One can readily gloss over the details and assume that the terms “outstanding” and “excellent” are just coaching clichés. I mean, the Loomis boys track and field team has not suffered a losing record since 1968. Yes, the Beatles and the Vietnam War 1968. So, it’s easy to lose sight of unique performances, of unique athletes. Let’s try not to do that with this team as we remember the seniors.

So how did this season of excellence happen? • A hockey player who will compete and excel in any and every sprinting event we want, Austin King, during his junior year convinces a hockey teammate to try track and field, and that player, John Abraham, after a very good junior year, does yoga on Sundays during his senior hockey season to improve his flexibility, and then he ends up the New England track and field MVP as voted on by coaches. • A PG who experienced a ton of success at Belmont Hill last year, Zach Williams, trusted Coach Stewart’s plan and joined with King and Abraham to form the best sprinting squad in New England. • A junior who has shown flashes of potential but not the pre-season dedication to excel as a junior, Christian Bermel, moves up from the 400 to the 800 and has a dominant season as a senior captain. • Two experienced athletes, captain Ian Knapp and PG Steven Martinez, suffer from injuries but take care of themselves and then come back in the championship meets to earn All New England status. • A young sophomore barely on the radar of coaches, David Balise, is injured his junior year but is there at every practice, and in his senior campaign wins the 3000 at the Founders League championships. • A core group of senior throwers, Haris Kuljancic, Evan Duffy, Nathan Papermaster, Brian Nance and the returning prodigal son Michael Fukutomi Boyce welcome newcomers Nick Stasack and PG Stewart Anoya into the mix, and they all work in the weight room, form bonds, and score huge points in meets against Taft and Avon. • A PG who was injured in football, Stephan Turner, decides not to just do cardio this spring, but to compete, and he runs the lead-off leg for the first ever Loomis team at the Penn Relays. • An unassuming senior, Josh Ryu, goes out on the math conference lecture tour (giving the lectures, mind you), and then comes back to work with a PG (Theo Atkiinson) in the high jump and takes second place at the New Englands even though he’s only seeded 8th. • Three distance runners, Andrew Shichman, Michael Danielczuk and Jake Verter, shrug off the injuries that crippled their junior years to become consistent point scorers this season. • A Founders League Cross Country champion, Ben Hiskes, agrees to move down to the 800 and places second in the league meet, but also specializes in the 400, a sprinting event, because we need a good fourth 400 runner, and he becomes a mainstay on a record-setting 4x400 relay squad. • A young freshman, Spencer Congero, is ranked 40th in the long jump and 22nd in the triple jump at the New England Championships back in 2009, but instead of losing hope, he continues to improve over the next four years and finishes as an All New England performer in both jumping events as a captain this year.

This year’s excellence was not easy, nor did it stem from magic. But I was there to witness it all, and I am better for it.

— Coach Purdy Four-year letter winners: Spencer Congero ‘12

Captains: John Abraham ‘12 Christian Bermel ‘12 Spencer Congero ‘12 Ian Knapp ‘12

Award Winners:

Most valuable: John Abraham ’12 Most improved: David Balise ‘12 Coaches awards: Austin King ’12, Christian Bermel ’12, Spencer Congero ‘12

School records:

John Abraham ’12 in the 100 — 10.77 FAT John Abraham ’12 in the 200 — 21.86 FAT Steven Martinez ’12 (PG), Zach Williams ’12 (PG), Austin King ’12, and John Abraham ’12 in the 4x100 relay – 42.74 FAT Ben Hiskes ’12 (53.1), Christian Bermel ’12 (50.0), John Abraham ’12 (50.0), and Austin King ’12 (50.0) in the 4x400 relay – 3:23.36 FAT (broke a 26-year-old record)

Founders League individual event Champions:

John Abraham ’12 in the 100 and 200 Christian Bermel ’12 in the 800 David Balise ’12 in the 3000 Steven Martinez ’12 (PG) in the triple jump Steven Martinez ’12 (PG), Zach Williams ’12 (PG), Austin King ‘12, and John Abraham ’12 in the 4 x 100 relay (“three-peat” champions) Ben Hiskes ‘12, Christian Bermel ’12, John Abraham ’12, and Austin King ’12 in the 4 x 400 relay (repeat champions)

Others also earning All Founders recognition:

Steward Anoya ’12 (PG) Michael Danielczuk ‘12 Demarco Palmer ‘13 Aaron Chiu ‘12 Michael Horowicz ‘13 A.J. Poplin ‘13 Spencer Congero ‘12 Brian Nance ‘12 Josh Ryu ‘12

New England (NEPSTA) Division I individual event Champions:

John Abraham ’12 in the 100 and 200 (completes undefeated seasons in those events) Reinaldo Maristany ’14, Zach Williams ’12 (PG), Austin King ‘12, and John Abraham ’12 in the 4 x 100 relay (Loomis repeat as champions)

Others also earning All New England recognition:

Stewart Anoya ’12 (PG) Spencer Congero ‘12 LJ Lawrence ‘13 David Balise ‘12 Ben Hiskes ‘12 Steven Martinez ’12 (PG) Christian Bermel ‘12 Ian Knapp ‘12 Josh Ryu ‘12

118th Penn Relays at Franklin Park in Philadelphia:

Austin King ’12, Ben Hiskes ’12, John Abraham ’12, and Christian Bermel ’12 won the Independent Prep School division of the 4x400 relay (3:27.72 FAT)

Stephan Turner ’12 (PG), Zach Williams ’12 (PG), Austin King ’12, and John Abraham ’12 finished second in the Independent Prep School division of the 4x100 relay (44.30 FAT)

Final Varsity Points 2012

Abraham 47.5 + 25 + 24.5 = 97** Horowicz 11 + 2 = 13 King 35.5 + 9 + 10.5 = 55** Danielczuk 11 + 2 = 13 Bermel 26.75 + 12.5 + 10 = 49.25* Shichman 10 Balise 28 + 10 + 8 = 48 Verter 6 Martinez 21.25 + 18.5 + 2 = 41.75 Shelby 6 Williams 21.75 + 10.5 + 8.5 = 40.75* Maristany 3 + 2.5 = 5.5 Congero 30 + 4 +5 = 39 Atkinson 4.5 Anoya 24 + 8 + 1 = 33 Turner 4.25* Chiu 23.25 + 8 = 31.25 Nance 3 + 1 = 4 Knapp 23 + 5 = 28 Gadio 2 Hiskes 15.75 + 10.5 + 2 = 28.25* Papermaster 2 Ryu 14 + 4 + 8 = 26 Robbins 2 Poplin 13 +6 = 19 Wang 1 Lawrence 13 + 2 = 15 Stasack 1 Palmer 13 + 2 = 15 Howard 0.5 Kuljancic 14

Note: * scored in Penn Relays as well ** scored in two Penn Relay events as well

Varsity letter winners Loomis Chaffee Track and Field 2012

First year letter winners Fourth year letter winner 1 Stewart Anoya 2012 (PG) 2 Theo Atkinson 2012 (PG) 1 Spencer Congero 2012 – captain 3 David Balise 2012 4 Michael Danielczuk 2012 5 Dontay Downer 2015 6 Michael Fukutomi Boyce 2012 7 LJ Lawrence 2013 8 Reinaldo Maristany 2014 9 Steven Martinez 2012 (PG) 10 Brian Nance 2012 11 Nathan Papermaster 2012 12 AJ Poplin 2013 13 Eli Robbins 2013 14 Ryan Shelby 2013 15 Jeff Stantial 2013 16 Nick Stasack 2012 17 Alex Steel 2015 18 Stephan Turner 2012 (PG) 19 Zach Williams 2012 (PG)

Second year letter winners

1 John Abraham 2012 – captain 2 Evan Duffy 2012 3 Michael Horowicz 2013 4 Victoria Johnson 2012 – manager 5 Austin King 2012 6 Haris Kuljancic 2012 7 Demarco Palmer 2013 8 Jake Verter 2012

Third year letter winners

1 Christian Bermel 2012 – captain 2 Aaron Chiu 2013 3 Benjamin Hiskes 2012 4 Ian Knapp 2012 – captain 5 Josh Ryu 2012 6 Andrew Shichman 2012 2010 Boys Track and Field Award Winners:

MVP:

John Abraham ’12: John is the fastest man to ever attend Loomis Chaffee. He finishes his two-year career with two individual records, the 100 and 200, and a share of two others, the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. His times in those sprint events would have been just shy of qualifying him for the Division III college nationals this spring. John is not just the Loomis Chaffee MVP in track this year. Opposing head coaches voted John as MVP at the Division I New Englands after he won the 100 and 200, anchored a winning relay, and set a school record in another relay. But John’s career includes more than just his wins and records. Classic Abraham story: Coach Stewart knew that John was too physically inflexible his junior year, and so coach gave John a yoga DVD. While playing hockey this winter, John did yoga on Sundays. It’s not like John wasn’t undefeated as a junior, he was. But, he saw the chance to get better, even if it took Sunday afternoons, and he grabbed that opportunity. That is why he’s an MVP.

Most Improved:

David Balise ’12: This is not the usual resume for a Founders League champion: don’t score a single point as a sophomore; get injured and collect just one third-place finish all of junior year. Two years, one point, many injuries. However, this is the resume of David Balise: fight through injury to score in one meet as a junior and always be there working to rehab or be helpful to the team. You know you made a positive influence when a year later, the sprinting coach remembers your constant work when you were an injured distance runner. David this year led the charge in the 3000. He improved weekly, winning the Founders 3000 and placing second in the New Englands 3000. In the NE’s, as the meet wound down, we needed 4 points from David to stay in the hunt; David, seeded to earn 6 points, snagged 8. Awesome. We wish David all the best at he heads off to Washington University.

Coach’s Awards:

Austin King ’12: Running the anchor leg of our school record-setting 4x400, running the fastest open 400 (49.66) in my 14 years at Loomis and only a hair off the school record, leading off in the 4x400 relay team that won the Penn Relays prep school division, Austin enjoyed a tremendous senior season. Perspective: although Austin plans to play hockey at Providence, he ran faster this year than our previously fastest quarter miler in my time here, Andrew Thompson, a Pelican who went on to set two college records while running for Franklin & Marshall.

Spencer Congero ‘12: Our only four-year letter winner, Spencer consistently excelled in the biggest moments. During his career, he scored more points in the New England championships than he did in the Founders League championships, a testament to his ability to peak at the end of the season when we needed it most. He finishes as the third best triple jumper in my 14 years at Loomis, but also as a consistent, faithful captain to his team. His teams won three of four Founders League Championships and never finished lower than 3rd in New England. We wish him all the best as he heads off to USC.

Christian Bermel ‘12: Christian he ran his lifetime best in the 800 at the New England championships and finished second. During the rest of the year, he was undefeated. He anchored the winning 4x400 at the Penn Relays, lapping an opponent as he came to the finish line in a race that is only 4 laps long. He ran a 50.0 split in the record-setting 4x400 race at New Englands. A tremendous season. We wish him all the best at Brown, though all of us riding with him in the van to and from the Penn Relays wished he could have made his decision a little sooner.

GIRLS VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD 2012 2012- Season Stats Loomis Chaffee v Greenwich Academy 111.5- 24.5 W Loomis Chaffee v Miss Porter’s 111.5- 37 W Loomis Chaffee v Taft School 83.5- 47.5 W Loomis Chaffee v Hotchkiss School 81.5- 64.5 W Loomis Chaffee v Deerfield Academy 81.5- 35 W Loomis Chaffee v Choate Rosemary Hall 88- 71 W Loomis Chaffee v Hopkins School 88- 25 W Loomis Chaffee v Andover Academy 83.5- 70.5 W Loomis Chaffee v Northfield Mount Hermon 83.5- 24 W

Founders League Championship 179.5 pts CHAMPIONS

NEPSTA - INTERSCHOLS Championship 111 pts CHAMPIONS

Another for the record books - 12 School Records fall in 2012! • 4x400m team breaks school record previously set in 1992 with a new time of 4:06.67 at The NEPSTA- INTERSCHOLS Championships. Members: Senior Cpt. Kelsey Adamson, Sophomore Caitlin Farrell, Senior Cpt. Brianna Malanga, Senior Meadeshia Mitchell

• Senior Captain Lindsay Gabow breaks the 1500m run School Record 4 times throughout the season; with a new time of 4:43.66 FAT set at The NEPSTA- INTERSCHOLS Championships.

• Senior Captain Caroline Moran breaks the 100h School Record previously set in 2009, 4 times this season; with a new time of 15.54 seconds set at The FOUNDERS LEAGUE Championship.

• Senior Captain Caroline Moran breaks the 300h School Record previously set in 2009, 2 times this season; with a new time of 45.86 seconds set at The NEPSTA- INTERSCHOLS Championships.

• Senior Captain Kelsey Adamson breaks the 200m dash School Record once set in 1980 with a new time of 25.96 FAT set at The NEPSTA – INERSCHOLS Championship.

• Senior Ashlee Burris breaks the Triple Jump School Record previously set in 2004; with a new distance of 36’ 8.75”, set at The NEPSTA- INTERSCHOLS Championships.

• Junior Faith McCarthy breaks school record previously set in 2007; with a distance of 119’ 8”, set during the regular season (LC v CRH v Hopkins)

• Distance Medley Relay run only once a year at the Hunt Relays at Deerfield Academy broke the School Record previously set in 2006 with a new time of 13:28.37. Members: Sophomore M. Colangelo, Senior M. Mitchell Senior Cpt. B. Malanga, Senior Cpt. L. Gabow

• 4x 800m Relay run only once a year at The Hunt Relays at Deerfield Academy broke the School Record previously set in 2006 with a new time of 10:10.56 and new meet record. Members: Sophomore C. Farrell, Senior M. Mitchell, Senior Cpt. B. Malanga, Senior Cpt. L. Gabow

• 55m Shuttle Relay run once a year at The Hunt Relays in Deerfield Academy broke the School Record previously set in 2009 with a new time of 25.94 and a new meet record. Members: Senior Cpt C. Moran, Senior C. Alexander, Freshman G. Davis

• 4x 200m JR Relay run only once a year at the Hunt Relay in Deerfield Academy broke the School Record previously set in 2009 with a new time of 1:58.69 and new meet record. Members: Freshman G. Davis, Freshman K. Adams, Freshman D. Williams, Freshman D. Houghton

Honourable mention…. To the 12 NEW SCHOOL RECORD holders (see above list) for their tenacity in providing essential fuel throughout the season setting the tone for everyone to follow. The ALL FOUNDERS CERTIFICATE is not awarded every year but it is reserved for an athlete or athletes who demonstrate unprecedented accomplishments during the season, has an unselfish dedication to the team and is someone who the coaches feel is an essential aspect of the team’s philosophy and goals. This year the Girls Track and Field team acknowledges the contributions of a few members: Field Events: Senior Ashlee Burris for her hard work and dedication in the long and triple jumps and for providing such a needed specialty that proved vital for our success. Junior Faith McCarthy for her dedication to the javelin and having a 100% completion rate this season, including a new school record. On the Track: Senior Meadeshia Mitchell for contributing in more events that any other member of the squad. She was a presence in the 400m, 800m and a member of the school record teams in the 4x 400 , 4x 800 and the DMR. They NEVER gave up and when the team needed them most they achieved essentials points for a successful season. We wish them the very best next year; for Ashlee and the University of Pennsylvania and for Meadeshia at Smith College. Ladies if you would please stand at your tables and be acknowledge

Now for the awards…. The Most Improved not an award typically given as all our girls improve significantly throughout the season yet this young lady improved exponentially. In the end she rendered her competition useless. She placed 6th in the javelin at Founders, and 3rd at the NEPSTA – INTERSCHOLS. Congratulations Brittany Bulgalski (17 points) The MVP Award is presented to the athlete who has greatly contributed to the success of the season based on the total points earned for the team. This year the girls track team has elected two members who together have provided contributions to 11 different events: the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 4x100, 4x 200, 4x 400 4x 800, and the DMR. If that was not impressive, how about contributing to 5 school records. This year, that distinction goes to Senior Captain Lindsay Gabow (86.75 pts) and Senior Captain Kelsey Adamson (85.25 pts). All season; these girls have been attentive, hard working, and willing to do anything, at times under the toughest of circumstances. This season Kelsey came in hoping to improve upon her 100m (already a school record) and wishing to get closer to the eluded 200m record. They trained with the sprinters, distance runners and competed in many events but more importantly they helped lead this impressive group of talented girls to a New England title. Congratulations! The Coaches Award is one of the most important awards we can bestow upon an athlete. It is given to the athlete who went above and beyond the expectations set before them. This year, we would like to honour two young ladies; who have always infused the team with new life throughout their 4 years as members. Who always had the willingness to do anything for it, at times providing essential coaching to their peers and being selfless in thinking about the good of the whole versus, at times, over their individual accomplishments. They gave of themselves wholeheartedly; this selflessness is rare in a sport where the individual is always the centerpiece. When asked to run another race or to give “her spot” to some else in order to insure points or to do another event they were at the ready. Their confidence, steadfast leadership, sheer determination and hard work ended in cementing the TEAM as holders of the 3rd Founders League title in 4 years and as NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONS. These girls never questioned the coaches but instead reveled in the challenges set before them. It is rare to see this determination, but we were lucky to have two young ladies that helped keep the pulse of the team. This year’s Coaches Awards go to Senior Captain Brianna Malanga (32.75 pts) who competed in the 800m, 1500m, 4x 400, 4x 800, and DMR teams contributing to 3 relay school records and Senior Captain Caroline Moran (122.5 pts- overshadowing her 77 pts last year- 2011 MVP award winner) who competed in the LJ, TJ, 100h, 300h, 4x 100m and broke two individual school records. We wish them both the best next year as they embark on new ventures; for Bri, good luck at Bowdoin College and for Cally all the best at Brown University. Thank you ladies, for your unending commitment to the Loomis Chaffee Track and Field program.

Loomis Chaffee Track and Field How to earn a varsity mark?

There are various ways an athlete may earn a varsity letter on The Loomis Chaffee Track and Field Team. First, the athlete must score a minimum of 9 points (approx: one per meet) during the season. Second, if the athlete reaches preset varsity marks or times. Thirdly, an upper classman may also earn a varsity letter by showing an un parallel commitment to the track team through her leadership, character, respect and responsibility on and off the track.

2012 VARSITY PTS : varsity letter honors are awarded to those athletes in red.

Moran, C. 122.5 + m Gabow, L. 86.75 + m Adamson, K. 85.25 + m Mitchell, M. 53.25 + m McCarthy, F. 45 + m Burris, A. 44 + m Malanga, B. 32.75+ m Brown, N. 28.5 + m Farrell, C. 23.5 + m Offieali, M. 22 + m Hunter, C. 21.5+ m Minder, N. 21.5+ m Niezelski, J. 21+ m Ottah, A. 20+ m Snajder, D. 18.25+ m Alexander, C. 18+ m Bugalski, B. 17+ m Davis, G. 16 + m Francis, J. 14+ m Colangelo, M. 1+ m Gacek, C. mark Williams, D. mark Adams, K. mark Haughton ,D. mark Jung, S. 9

As JV athletes the following students earn a special recognition for contributing to the overall success of this year’s team. Purdy, E. 5 Washington, C. 5.5 Gwyn, E. 1

A VARSITY letter will be granted to the athlete who is in good standing with the school (no disciplinary actions) and the team by contributing to the team's goals, helping her teammates and coaches, being hard working at practice and not being late or missing practices or meets without prior permission, etc.