Middle School Winter/Spring Highlights

Girls’ Varsity Basketball

• HVAC Champions
• 8- 1 season
• Outstanding players: Nori Jamison ’26, Gabi Bullock ’26, & Emery Smith ’25 and Brenna Hanbury ’25 for defense.

Boys’ Varsity Basketball

• HVAC Champions
• Outstanding players: Landon Sullivan ’25, Ethan Utley ’25, Justin Hopkins ’26, Jonah Biller ’25, Sam Haley ’25, Jack Watts ’25

6th Girls’ Basketball

• HVAC Basketball Runner-Up
• Outstanding players: Hollis Jacobs as point guard, Eleanor Denbo and Makaylah Batten as leading scorers, and Ella Meade Poe and Caroline Watts for rebounding.

6th Boys’ Basketball

• HVAC Jr. Division Champions
• Undefeated season
• Led by Harrison Hampton, Warner Hart, Daniel McGugin, Cutler Smith, Dain Clark

Boys’ Swimming

• 6th - 200 medley relay: Alex Aplin ’27, Elliott Darr ’26, Cameron Herring ’26, Owen Moeller ’25
• 6th - 200 free relay: Elliott Darr ’26, Cameron Herring ’26, Alex Aplin ’27, Lee Atwood ’26
• Elliott Darr ’26: 6th- 200 free, 3rd- 100 fly
• Alex Aplin ’27: 6th- 100 free, 9th - 100 breast
• Cameron Herring ’26: 16th - 100 free

Girls’ Swimming

• HVAC Champions
• 400 free relay broke a record with a final time of 3:58.82 (Leah Jackson ’25, Lizzie McWilliams ’25, Alex Glenn ’26, & Mac Spurrier ’27)
• Leah Jackson ’25: 1st - 200 free; 100 back
• Lizzie McWilliams ’25 1st - 50 free; 3rd - 100 fly
• Alex Glenn ’26 2nd - 200 IM & 100 breast
• Gracie Corn ’25 5th - 50 free; 3rd - 100 breast
• Sidney Tompkins ’25 6th - 50 free; 7th - 100 free
• Audrey Bailey ’26 11th - 50 free; 9th - 100 free
• Hayden Cherry ’26 13th - 50 free; 11th - 100 free
• Sydney Johnson ’26 13th- 100 free; 16th- 100 breast
• Mac Spurrier ’27 6th - 50 free; 4th- 100 breast
• Zoey Rushing ’27 6th- 100 fly; 5th- 100 breast
• Elsa Staelin ’27 8th - 200 IM & 5th - 100 back
• Caroline Cox ’27 16th - 100 free
• Allanah Wong ’27 12th - 100 back
• 1st - 200 medley relay

Softball

• Standout players: Mia Thompson ’25, Leah Jackson ’25, Gabbie Snell ’25, Niamiah Taylor ’25

Varsity Baseball

• Led by 8th graders William Hull, Lachlan Newell, Jack Watts, and 7th graders Aiden Nick, Cameron Obee, and Blake Surratt.

5th And 6th Baseball

• 5th graders led by Shep Porterfield, Hines Porterfield, Corbin Clintsman, and Gage Bullock.
• 6th grade team led by Cutler Smith, Dan McGugin, and Cael Tierney

Girls’ Track and Field

• Fourth place in HVAC Finals

Individual medalists:

• Caroline Watts ’27 – 3rd - high jump
• Gabi Bullock ‘26 – 2nd - 100m hurdles
• Lily Bowen ’25 – 2nd - 1600m run
• Tess Staelin ’25 – 3rd - 400m dash
• Selin Weitkamp ’25, Elli Baker ’25, Lilly Bowen ’25, and Eleanor Denbo ’27 –3rd - 4 × 800m relay
• Gabi Bullock ’26, Coco McGehee ’26, Lizzie McWilliams ’25, & Tess Staelin ’25 – 3rd - 4 × 200m relay

Boys’ Track and Field

• Second place in HVAC Finals
• Ethan Utley ’25 - 2nd - shot put & 2nd - discus
• Sam Haley ’25 - 2nd - long jump, 3rd - 100m dash, 3rd - 200m dash
• Grant Rehm ’25, Mack Mahlendorf ’25, Braxton Gunn ‘ 25, and Jonah Biller ’25 – 2nd - 4 × 800m relay
• Justin Hopkins ’26, Jackson Reid ’25, Logan Miller ’25, and Jack Tompkins ’26 – first place in the 4 × 200m relay
• Justin Hopkins ’26, Jackson Reid ’25, Logan Miller ’25, and Sam Haley ‘25 – 2nd - 4 × 100m relay
• Jackson Reid ’25, Braxton Gunn ’25, Edward Coppeans ’26, and Jack Tompkins ’26 – 2nd - 4 × 400m relay

Girls’ Lacrosse

• HVAC Champions
• Led by 8th graders Sophie Gill, Kate Haney, Elise Mason, Grace Prentice, and Grace Thompson

Boys’ Lacrosse

• Standout players: Owen Campbell ’25, Rush Buntin ’25, Justin Nozko ’26, and Logan Rehm ’25