Capping Off an Impressive Fall Athletics Season
During a chilly evening in November, the fall athletics teams gathered in Laird Dining Hall to celebrate an unforgettable season. Lydia Navitsky ’27, a member of the girls’ varsity cross country team, offered inspiring reflections on the season’s journey: “This fall, we’ve celebrated victories, faced challenges, and grown stronger as teams and as a community. Whether on the track, the field, or the court, our strength lies in the bonds we’ve formed and the way we show up for one another.” The night highlighted the achievements, resilience, and camaraderie that defined the 2024 fall athletics season. Key moments included:
- Boys’ soccer crowned the season by clinching the state championship;
- Head coach Rick Wilcox winning the VISAA Boys’ Soccer Coach of the Year;
- Girls’ tennis reached the ISL and state semifinals and finished with an impressive top-five state ranking;
- Volleyball and field hockey also made it to the ISL and state quarterfinals, closing with number six and number seven state rankings;
- Cross-country rounded out the season as both the boys and girls were in the top ten in their respective leagues.
Congratulations to all of our fall athletics banquet award winners!
Varsity Football
Moncure Award for Most Valuable Player: Judah Ofori-Ansah ’25
Mark Gowin Most Improved Player: Mosai Matthew ’26
John Strubing ’93 Coach’s Award: Tramayne Bullock ’25
Alexander Spotswood ’60 Award: Adam Velasquez ’25
Winniett Peters ’45 Award: Lawson Marshall ’25
Boys’ Varsity Soccer
Peyton S. Hawes Jr. ’56 Award for Most Valuable Player: Osi Onwudiwe ’25
Most Improved Player: Hart Sands ’26
Coach’s Award: Chad Schmachtenberger ’25
Girls’ Varsity Soccer
John J. and Mary Turner Tilman Corson Award for Most Valuable Player: Sally Taylor McNorrill ’25
Most Improved Player: McAulay Vaughan ’26
Coach’s Award: Anna McMillan ’25
Boys’ Cross Country
Parker Reed Carr ’69 Award for Most Valuable Runner: Luca McGhee Chavez ’25
Most Improved Runner: Solmon Kim ’25
Joe Halm Coach’s Award: Bruce Thompson ’25
Girls’ Cross Country
Most Valuable Runner: Nisha Roy ’27
Most Improved Runner: Lucinda Cahan ’26
Joe Halm Coach’s Award: Sadie Archie ’26
Girls’ Varsity Tennis
Most Valuable Player: Campbell Shelby ’25
Most Improved Player: Ivy Brown ’28
Coach’s Award: Viviane Notzon ’25
Girls’ Varsity Field Hockey
Ruth K. Rainey for Most Valuable Player: Gracie Buxton ’26
Most Improved Player: Kincaid Goodwin ’28
Coach’s Award: Sanaa Baldwin ’25
Girls’ Varsity Volleyball
Most Valuable Player: Chloe Smith ’25
Most Improved Player: Ari Perry ’27
Coach’s Award: Amirah Jackson ’27
Boys’ Fall Crew
Most Valuable Player: Fox Parker ’26
Most Improved Player: Brock Hughes ’26
Coach’s Award: Aaron Greer ’25
Boys’ JV Football
Most Valuable Player: Pierce Parachini ’27
Most Improved Player: Auggie Albers ’28
Coach’s Award: Grant Lawton ’28
Boys’ JV Soccer
Most Valuable Player: Sebastian Grisdale ’26
Most Improved Player: Edward Grasty ’27
Coach’s Award: Yun-Lung Kuo ’27
Girls’ JV Soccer
Most Valuable Player: Isa Moscoso ’26
Most Improved Player: Stevie Feder ’27
Coach’s Award: Mary Brooks Oxenham ’26
Girls’ JV Tennis
Most Valuable Player: Ivy Cay ’26
Most Improved Player: Elizabeth Walker ’28
Coach’s Award: Coever Dixon ’26
Girls’ JV Field Hockey
Most Valuable Player: Maggie Harton ’28
Most Improved Player: Margo Hunter ’27
Coach’s Award: Lilla Holland ’28
Girls’ JV Volleyball
Most Valuable Player: Aza Fowler ’27
Most Improved Player: Madison Martinez ’28
Coach’s Award: Payton Alfieri ’26
