Outdoor Program Winter/Spring “Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night…” …nor mountains, waterfalls, caves or cliffs. Like the US Postal Service, nothing stops the Christ School Outdoor Program. They challenge all the extreme elements and terrain they can find… all in the name of outdoor education… and fun. 22 Summer 2008 Winter/Spring Outdoor Program Spring Sports Wrap-up MIPs and MVPs left to right: Coleman Dessaint ’08, Jeff Krieger ’12, Marcus Nelson ’09, Billy Newton ’08, David Wilson ’08, Ali Knowles ’09, Brad Dunn ’10, Thomas Herb ’10. Varsity Team Honors Baseball—Head Coach Craig Tredenick Golf—Head Coach Jackson Mabry Track—Head Coach Chris Webb Thomas Herb ’10 Most Improved Player Aaron Ingle ’08 Most Improved Player Marcus Nelson ’09 Most Improved Player, Ali Knowles ’09 MVP, All-Conference, All- Jeff Krieger ’12 MVP, All-Conference All-Conference State, All-WNC, 2nd Team Josh Whitney ’09 All-Conference David Wilson ’08 MVP All-Conference Auggy Campbell ’09 All-Conference Hank Hodge ’10 All-Conference Miles Plumlee ’08 All-Conference, All-WNC Desmond Russell ’09 All-Conference, All-State Lacrosse—Head Coach Jeff Miles Tennis—Head Coach Drew Hyche Brad Dunn ’10 Most Improved Player Coleman Dessaint ’08 Most Improved Player Billy Newton ’08 Most Valuable Player, All-State Cornelius Benecke ’09 MVP, All-Conference Taylor Bethea ‘09 All-State P.H. Broyhill ’11 All-Conference A Passion for Fitness ver the last five years, Assistant Athletic Director ODuncan Parham has worked as the strength and con- ditioning coach for not just one team, but the entire Christ School athletic department. His intention is to prepare our student-athletes for their respective sports seasons and to instill a passion for fitness in the students for the rest of their lives. He has focused his work on improving an in- dividual student’s general strength and has also been able to work with students who plan to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Five years ago, Coach Parham started the Triple Threat Club. In this club, a student must meet minimum standards in three lifts: clean, squat and bench. He said, “The purpose of the club is to educate our students about the different lifts, motivate them to challenge themselves, and to provide another arena for them to be proud of themselves. This year I’m anticipating over 44 members, which represents approxi- mately 20% of the school! That’s exciting.” Duncan Parham has a Master’s Degree from Eastern Carolina University in Health Education. Summer 2008 23 Baseball or the first time, the Greenies baseball team was invited to Fparticipate in the Buncombe County Easter Tournament against many of the area’s public schools. The tournament was held at historic McCormick Field, home of the Asheville Tourists, a minor league affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. Ali Knowles ’09 led the way in the tournament opener against East Henderson, pitching a complete game three-hitter while striking out 14 batters. Offensively, the Greenies were led by August Campbell Will Battle ’09 ’09, Aneko Knowles ’09 and Will Battle ’09 who all had three hits. The 8-0 win over East Henderson propelled the Greenies to the semi-finals, where they finished fourth in the tournament and demonstrated their abil- ity to compete at that level. In regular season play, the team dropped a game against eventual state champion Wesleyan Academy and then won their last nine games, outscoring their opponents 115-12 and earning a place at the state playoffs. In the first round of the state playoffs, CS was matched up against Forsyth Country Day to play a strong Furies team. The Greenies led the game 4-3 heading into the final inning, but the Furies tied the game and then scored a run to win the game 5-4 and end the Greenie’s season. The Greenies finished the season at 14-7 as co-champions of the Carolinas Athletic Association (CAA) and were ranked #4 in the State (3A NCISAA) by Rivals.com in the end of regular season rankings. The team also finished #9 in the Asheville Citizen-Times “Best of the West” Poll. Three players were named to the All-CAA team: Desmond Russell ’09, August Campbell and Ali Knowles. Additionally, Desmond Russell and Ali Knowles were named to the NCISAA All-State team. Ali Knowles ’09 Baseball Fans Lacrosse players stopped to cheer on the baseball team after Alumni Weekend baseball fans Ben and Jenna Nash, Jack they finished their match. Hudson, Bill Swan and Julian McCracken. 24 Summer 2008 Lacrosse or the third year in a row, the varsity lacrosse Fteam proved to be one of the best teams in the state. The Greenies finished the regular season 10-4 with only two in-state losses, earning them a #4 seed in the state tournament. One of the sea- son highlights was defeating #1 and eventual state champion Charlotte Country Day for the first time in school history. The season ended when the Greenies came up short in the state tournament by losing to Durham Academy 6-5. Senior co-cap- tain Billy Newton led the team defensively and earned both team MVP honors and was selected to the All-State team. Offensively, Taylor Bethea ’09 led Above: Brad Dunn ’10 the team in points and was also selected to the All-State in goal, defended by team. Jarred Lehr ’09 led the team in groundballs and Billy Newton ’08. finished third on the team in points and sophomore Brad Dunn earned “Most Improved Player,” boasting a 54% Left: Jarred Lehr ’09 save ratio. The Greenies graduate eleven seniors but re- turn five starters and fourteen lettermen. They plan to continue on their success next year. Alumni Lacrosse Game 2008 Matt Youngblood ’07 and Chris Locke ’06 Austin Eschenbach ’07, Will The defensive team of Sean “Tiny” Locke Farquharson ’06 and Tyler Cashin ’06 ’04 and goalie Matt Macintosh ’04. Summer 2008 25 Golf he Greenies returned to the links this spring Twith considerable success for the younger squad. Coached by Jackson Mabry and led by returning play- ers Aaron Ingle ’08, Josh Whitney ’09, and Hank Hodge ’10, the Greenies amassed five tournament wins and two second-place finishes, in addition to winning the Carolina Athletic Association confer- ence championship. Senior Aaron Ingle and Hank Hodge both captured individual match wins dur- ing the season. Eighth-grader Jeff Krieger won the Buncombe County Tournament as an individual, shooting a one-under 35 on the back nine to shoot 74 and capture the first-place trophy. Based on his play throughout the season, Jeff Krieger also qualified for the 36-hole state golf tourna- ment held at Bryan Park in Greensboro. After shooting 85 in windy, cold conditions during his first round, Jeff rebounded to shoot a 77 in his final round, thereby finishing 24th out of 57 players statewide. In addition to the returning players, the team also found itself relying on eighth-graders George Ibrahim and Tyler Stokes, both of whom proved to be valuable assets to the team. Junior Colin Allshouse also pro- vided seasoned support for the golf team. Three players from Christ School made the CAA All-Conference team: Jeff Krieger, Hank Hodge, and Josh Whitney. The Greenies look forward to returning four of the top five golfers and hope to build on the success that they had this spring. Eighth-grader Jeff Krieger is the youngest player ever to win the Buncombe County Tournament. Golf team L to R: George Ibrahim ’12, Jeff Krieger ’12, Hank Hodge ’10, Coach Jackson Mabry, Josh Whitney ’09, Colin Allshouse ’09, and Aaron Ingle ’08. 26 Summer 2008 Te n nis This season’s awards were given to Cornelius Benecke as the team’s “Most Valuable Player,” with a record of 11-2. The “Most Improved Player” went to a senior, Coleman Dessaint, with a record of 10-3, which compared favorably to his 1-12 record from his 2007 season. Next year holds much promise with the return of P.H. Broyhill, Jack LeGwin ’11, John Lee ’10, Coleman Dessaint ’08 Alex Wojno ’09, Brandon Smith ’09, and James he Varsity Tennis team had its most successful sea- Garland ’10. Tson since 2000. This was a season of firsts. The JV Tennis was team’s first winning record, 8-5, in 8 years. In confer- The doubles team of P.H. Broyhill ’11 the most successful ence play (the CAA) we finished 6-2, co-champions with and Cornelius Benecke ’09 receive in Coach Vance Spartanburg Day… the first in 11 years. This was the first congratulations from members of the Brown’s memory. lacrosse team. time we have beaten Asheville School in seven years, It went 6-2, with since 2001. We had two members of the team make All- the two losses being decided by tie- breakers. The team Conference, P.H. Broyhill ’11 and Cornelius Benecke defeated Asheville School three times and Spartanburg Day ’09. This is the first time we have been even considered twice. Marshall Plumlee ’11 was undefeated in singles for the state playoffs since 2001. matches in his first year of competitive tennis. (Keenan Young ’10, Lakeem Jackson ‘09, Preston Track Holmes ’09 and Devin Steptoe ’10 - 45.53), David Wilson ’08 (300m Hurdles- 42.7) and Miles Plumlee ’08, whose mark of 6’-9” in the High Jump tied an 18 year old Christ School record. David Wilson, Miles Plumlee, Mason Plumlee ’09 and Lakeem Jackson were voted to the All-Conference team. Ten athletes from the team qualified and competed at the 3A State Track Meet held at Forsyth Country Day School May 16-17: David Wilson, Miles Plumlee, Rett English ’08, Lakeem Jackson, Reggie King ’09, Mason Plumlee, Marcus Nelson, Andy Seo ’09, Devin Steptoe and Keenan Young.