{"id":930,"date":"2016-03-24T09:33:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T13:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/speeches\/?p=930"},"modified":"2016-03-24T09:33:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T13:33:17","slug":"athletic-awards-for-winter-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/speeches\/2016\/03\/24\/athletic-awards-for-winter-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletic Awards for Winter 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, March 23, Director of Athletics Mark Conroy held the annual winter athletic assembly to recognize the outstanding athletic achievements from this past season. Williston\u2019s athletic teams had a very successful winter that included setting new records, winning multiple championships, and having a great deal of fun in the process. Read the full transcript of his presentation below.<\/em><\/p>\n

Good morning Williston!<\/p>\n

I hope everyone is back in the swing of things.\u00a0 I wanted to take an opportunity this morning to reflect back on our winter athletic program by sharing a few highlights of each team and recognizing award winners.\u00a0 Knowing that numbers can tell a story\u2026.I wanted to start by sharing just a few numbers relevant to our winter season.
\n– This winter, Williston was represented by 321 students coached by 37 coaches on 22 different teams.
\n– All told, our winter teams represented Williston in 311 contests with 56 different schools in 5 states this winter.<\/p>\n

I think these numbers give you a little sense of the scale of our progam\u2026.<\/p>\n

Let me get underway and share a few highlights of each of our team\u2019s seasons:<\/p>\n

Riding<\/strong><\/span>
\nThis winter a handful of students participated in our Riding program at Fuller Horse Farm in nearby Westhampton.\u00a0\u00a0 According to Coach Laura Etzel these students worked very hard to improve their jumping skills \u2013 this was new for all of them.\u00a0 By the end of the season, each rider was able to execute a course with 7 jumps \u2013 a wonderful accomplishment.<\/p>\n

I would like to recognize those students who won awards this winter in the riding program.\u00a0\u00a0 Could I ask these students to stand when I read their names.\u00a0 We will applaud them as a group at the end:<\/p>\n

Most Improvement in Riding: Villard Xu \u201818
\nMost Improvement in Horsemanship: Momoka Oda \u201818
\nSportsmanship Award (Helping Hands Award): Corrine Gawle \u201820
\nMost Valuable Rider for best all-around horsemanship: Aileen Alden \u201818<\/p>\n

Boys Squash<\/strong><\/span>
\n-All three boys squash teams enjoyed competitive seasons.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Under Coach Simpson, the Thirds team demonstrated great improvement highlighted by an exciting 6-3 victory over Eaglebrook.\u00a0\u00a0 Coach Chiavaroli\u2019s JV team also demonstrated great improvement highlighted by a 5-2 victory over Suffield and season ending wins over KO and Albany Academy.
\n-Under Coach Ryan Tyree, the Boys Varsity Squash team had an exciting season with a mixture of returning veterans and new faces.\u00a0 Led by dedicated captains Phillip Lee and Kevin Li, the team demonstrated steady improvement and resilience throughout the season.\u00a0\u00a0 Highlights of their season included avenging an early season 5-2 road loss to Berkshire with a thrilling 4-3 victory at home \u2013 Kevin and Phil had big victories along with underclassmen Joe Shively and Henry Poehlein.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Another season highlight took place during the final match of the winter when the boys won another gutty 4-3 victory over a tough squad from Kingswood Oxford.\u00a0\u00a0 As a promising sign for the future, all four wins that day were by underclassmen.\u00a0\u00a0 The key match was won by junior Zack Robbins who was down 7-9 in the deciding tie breaking 5th set before rallying to a thrilling victory.<\/p>\n

-I would like to ask the individual award winners within the program to stand and be recognized.\u00a0 PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL THE END:<\/p>\n

Co-Ed Thirds:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award: Oscar DeFrancis \u201820
\nMost Improved Player Award: Ruby McElhone Yates \u201921, Akivah Mazile \u201820
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Ava Greenbaum \u201821<\/p>\n

JV:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Nitish Athavan Raja \u201818
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Joey Robbins \u201819
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Aiden McCreary \u201819<\/p>\n

Varsity:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Kevin Li \u201916 \u2013 second year in a row
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Henry Poehlein \u201818
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013Phillip Lee \u201816
\nCaptain for next year \u2013 Henry Poehlein \u201818<\/p>\n

Girls Squash<\/strong><\/span>
\n-The girls squash program enjoyed another successful winter season under the leadership of Varsity coach Peter Gunn and JV coach Adeleen Brown.
\n– The Varsity team enjoyed great team unity as they competed hard throughout the season finishing with a record of 6-8.\u00a0 Among the many highlights of the season were thrilling 4-3 wins over both Berkshire and Suffield for the first time in five years!\u00a0\u00a0 The team was led by an exceptional group of seniors including captains Caroline Borden, Sophia Triana and Genna Koumentakos.\u00a0 Senior Kira Wilson had a particularly strong season with a 9-0 record until a season ending shoulder injury.\u00a0 At the NEPSAC Class C championships held at St. Paul\u2019s in New Hampshire, the team enjoyed a terrific season ending performance finishing in second place.\u00a0\u00a0 Senior Julie Lord led Williston with a 1st place finish in the 5th flight, senior Danielle Grant stepped up in for the injured Kira and placed 3rd in the 6th flight and sophomore Mika Sovjani came in 2nd in the 7th flight.\u00a0 Lindsay Whipple and Genna also played well in the 2nd and 4th flights.\u00a0\u00a0 Due to their commitment to the concert on Friday, Caroline and Sofia were ineligible for the championship, but each played very well on Saturday with Caroline winning her last match to finish 7th and Sofia going undefeated to earn 5th place.
\n-In addition to their runner-up performance, the team received a wonderful honor at the end of the tournament when they were presented with the Sportsmanship Award for the second consecutive year.\u00a0 This speaks volumes about not only the competitive spirit of this team but also its ability to be great representatives of the school.\u00a0\u00a0 Congratulations Girls!<\/p>\n

COULD I ASK THE TEAM CAPTAINS TO COME FORWARD TO MAKE A PRESENTATION?<\/p>\n

-I would like to ask the individual award winners within this program to stand and be recognized:<\/p>\n

JV:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Chloe Lee \u201817
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Atah Okaisabor \u201818
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Ellie Scott \u201818<\/p>\n

Varsity:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Caroline Borden \u201916 \u2013 second year in a row
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Julie Lord \u201816
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Sophia Triana \u201816
\nNext year\u2019s captain will be Mika Sovjani \u201917 and Lindsay Whipple \u201817.<\/p>\n

Ski Teams:<\/strong><\/span>
\nLed by Coaches Hing, Eberle, and Pelliccia, our ski teams enjoyed successful seasons competing in the Mountain Institute League.\u00a0 Despite the impact of our very mild winter, the team enjoyed a great deal of success during the weekly Wednesday races held at Berkshire East.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The season culminated with the New England Class B championships held at Crotched Mountain in New Hampshire.\u00a0 Both of our teams competed well with the other 14 competing schools.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the girls lost their top performer prior to the meet when sophomore captain Sophie Carrellas was injured.\u00a0 Sophie was having an outstanding season dominating the league races with first place finishes.\u00a0 The girls finished in 8th place at the championships.<\/p>\n

The boys\u2019 team also had a successful day defending its NEPSAC title from 2015.\u00a0\u00a0 In the Giant Slalom, there were 57 competitors representing the competing schools.\u00a0\u00a0 Our top performers were senior captain JJ Celentano who finished in 20th and junior Devin DeVerry.\u00a0 Devin was second after the first run before clipping a gate in his second run to fall back to 10th.\u00a0\u00a0 In the Slalom competition, sophomore Oliver Lawrence finished in 16th while Devin rebounded from his near miss in the GS to finish in first place to become our first NEPSAC individual champion in many years.\u00a0 Could I ask Devin to please stand so we can recognize this great accomplishment?!<\/p>\n

-I would like to ask the individual award winners within the program to stand and remain standing after I read their names.\u00a0 We will applaud them as a group at the end.<\/p>\n

JV Boys:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Skier Award \u2013 Adam Johnsrud \u201820
\nMost Improved Skier Award \u2013 Ben Robes-Kenworthy \u201820
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Matt Seltzer \u201820<\/p>\n

Varsity Girls:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Skier Award \u2013 Sophie Carellas \u201918 (second year in a row)
\nMost Improved Skier Award \u2013 Molly Solan \u201819
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Lizzy Warncke \u201816
\nCaptain for next year will be Sophie Carellas \u201918 again.<\/p>\n

Varsity Boys:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Skier Award \u2013 Devin DeVerry \u201917 (fifth year in a row)
\nMost Improved Skier Award \u2013 Gavin Girardin \u201819
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 JJ Celentano \u201916
\nCaptain for next year is Devin DeVerry \u201817.<\/p>\n

Wrestling<\/strong><\/span>
\n– The next group I would like to recognize this morning is our wrestling program led by Coaches KaneLong, White, and Rivenburgh.
\n– Despite only being able to fill 9 out of 14 weight classes, the wrestling team had a very good season finishing with a team record of 10-7.\u00a0 Highlights of their season included victories over rivals Suffield, Pomfret and Wilbraham and Monson.\u00a0 Undoubtedly, the biggest highlight of the team season took place at home in January when we defeated Tabor Academy in thrilling style with a 39-36 victory \u2013 this was our first win over Tabor in the past 16 years.
\n-Individually speaking, the team had a great deal of success as they had the highest winning percentage in individual matches in the past 16 years winning over 67% of their matches.
\n-At the Class A League Championships held at Hyde School, a number of boys distinguished themselves: junior Hunter Adams finished in 2nd, sophomore Harrison Winrow in 4th, and senior captain Mikey Lloyd was 5th.\u00a0\u00a0 Harrison added to his great day by winning the Most Falls in the Least Time Award by pinning 4 opponents in 3 minutes and 42 seconds combined.\u00a0 Congratulations Harrison!<\/p>\n

– I would like to ask the individual award winners within this program to stand and be recognized:<\/p>\n

JV:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Wrestler: Sam Canney \u201817
\nMost Improved Wrestler: William Gunn \u201821
\nSportsmanship: Andrew Andrew \u201818<\/p>\n

Varsity:<\/strong>
\nDonald J. Knauf Most Valuable Wrestler Award \u2013 Mikey Lloyd \u201816
\nMost Improved Wrestler Award \u2013 Ben Normandin \u201819
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Bina Sweet \u201817
\nPeter M. Edgerton \u201974 Most Pins Award \u2013 Hunter Adams \u201917 (second year in a row)
\nThe captain of next year\u2019s team will be Bina Sweet \u201817.<\/p>\n

Boys Hockey:<\/strong><\/span>
\n– The JV Boys Hockey team, led by Coaches Fay and Demerath, played competitive hockey all winter finishing with a 7-9-2 record.\u00a0 The team finished its season particularly well by losing only one of its final six games including a season ending 7-6 victory over NMH.\u00a0 Their one loss was a narrow 4-3 loss to Berkshire, a team they lost to earlier in the season 9-0 \u2013 a sign of their terrific improvement!
\n– Under Coaches Cunha, Hanford, and Lessard, the Varsity Boys Hockey team competed hard all season against its very competitive schedule including 10 of the top 16 teams in NEPSAC.\u00a0\u00a0 The team enjoyed several highlights during the season including beating eventual Large School champion Thayer Academy 5-3, sweeping Winchendon in both their contests including a thrilling 7-5 third period comeback on the road, and an exciting 4-3 victory at Millbrook.\u00a0\u00a0 The season finished on a high note winning their last two games including a 3-0 shutout at Pomfret behind senior goalie Shane Mason.\u00a0\u00a0 Senior Jack Kelly led the team in goals scored for the second year in a row with 16 and Shane carried the load in net logging nearly 1100 minutes while recording a .905 save percentage.\u00a0 Prospects are bright for next year as the team graduates only six seniors and will benefit from the return of 15 letter winners.<\/p>\n

-I would like to ask the individual award winners within the program to stand and remain standing after I read their names.<\/p>\n

JV:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Jacob Zaranek \u201817
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Danny Kissane \u201819
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Cam Ward \u201817<\/p>\n

Varsity:<\/strong>
\nDaniel D. Carpenter Most Valuable Player Award \u2013 Shane Mason \u201816
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Sam Milnes \u201818
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Steven Gower \u201817<\/p>\n

Girls Basketball:<\/strong><\/span>
\n– This winter was another very successful season for our girls\u2019 basketball program. The JV squad had a competitive season under Coaches Schneider, Garcia, Thompson and Mahoney (big staff! finishing with an 8-11 record.\u00a0 Highlights included an exciting two point victory over Suffield and winning three of their last four games.
\n– Varsity Girls Basketball, under Coaches Rodgers and Whipple faced a big rebuilding job after losing a number of four year veterans.\u00a0\u00a0 With only three seniors on this year\u2019s roster, the team had a terrific season going toe to toe with the finest teams in Western New England to finish with a 14-7 record.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There were plenty of highlights during the season including finishing runner-up at the Ray Brown tournament in December, a terrific 41-36 comeback victory over Wilbraham and Monson and great road victories over Deerfield and Kent.\u00a0 Arguably, the biggest highlight took place late in the season when the girls knocked off another strong tournament bound Pomfret squad at home 54-44.\u00a0\u00a0 The team\u2019s excellent season earned them a #8 seed in the Class B Tournament where they lost to eventual champion Tilton.
\n– For their outstanding play during the season, junior Sarah Marion and freshman Sarah Sullivan both were named NEPSAC all stars.<\/p>\n

– I would like to ask the individual award winners within the program to stand and remain standing after I read their names.<\/p>\n

JV:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Julia Farnham \u201820
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Isabelle Cheney \u201820
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Erin Daley \u201819, Fuka Iwama \u201818<\/p>\n

Varsity:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Olivia Bonavita \u201817
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Fiona Bundy \u201817
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Rylee Leonard \u201816<\/p>\n

Girls Hockey:<\/strong> <\/span>
\n-The JV team, led by Coaches Ward and Valine, enjoyed an excellent season finishing with a 10-3-1 record.\u00a0\u00a0 Highlights included shutout victories over Choate and Berkshire and decisive road victories at Hotchkiss and Loomis Chaffee.
\n-Varsity Girls ice hockey enjoyed another truly remarkable season under the leadership of Coaches Christa TalbotSyfu, Alex Tancrell-Fontaine and Andrew Syfu finishing with an outstanding record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 1 tie.\u00a0\u00a0 The team\u2019s 21 wins sets a new school record for the second year in a row improving on last year\u2019s record of 20 wins.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The team was led by a special group of 8 seniors who left their mark at Williston with a combined record the last four years of 71-14-9.\u00a0\u00a0 To say that the team played outstanding defense during the regular season would be an understatement as they gave up a total of 16 goals in 24 games if my math is correct that is .66 goals a game!\u00a0 This stingy defense included 14 shutouts led by senior goaltender Morgan Fisher.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Highlights of their special season included three terrific road wins \u2013 beating Westminster at their rink for the first time in 13 years, an exciting 2-1 overtime victory at Choate and a terrific 5-3 victory over an excellent Loomis Chaffee team.\u00a0 The team also counts amongst its highlights raising $1800 in their Pink in the Rink victory over KUA.\u00a0\u00a0 The girls also had a great deal of success in both of their holiday tournaments finishing runner up at the Harrington Tournament and winning the Winchendon Tournament for the second year in a row.\u00a0\u00a0 The team\u2019s outstanding regular season earned them the #2 seed in the Division 1 tournament.\u00a0\u00a0 In the quarterfinals, the girls beat Milton 3-1 before a heartbreaking loss to Loomis in the semifinals.
\n-In recognition of their outstanding seasons, seniors Delaney Belinskas, Morgan Fisher and Rachel Rockwell were all named to the prestigious six member All New England First Team.\u00a0 Fellow senior Meg Rickard earned Second Team honors.\u00a0\u00a0 Delaney finished her terrific career at Williston by becoming only the 5th girl in our school\u2019s history to surpass the 100 point milestone.\u00a0 She finished with 105 points.\u00a0 I would like to ask Delaney to come forward to accept a small token of this great accomplishment.<\/p>\n

– I would like to ask the individual award winners within the JV program to stand and be recognized.<\/p>\n

JV:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Sophia Schaefer \u201818 \u2013 second year in a row
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Kira Bixby \u201819
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Morgan Fogleman \u201916 \u2013 second year in a row<\/p>\n

Varsity:<\/strong>
\nNo awards yet since they have not had their Banquet night yet.<\/p>\n

Boys Basketball:<\/strong><\/span>
\n– On the lower levels, the JV, 3rds and 4ths teams all competed well throughout their seasons.\u00a0 The biggest highlights of the Cullen and Ketcham led JV season were back to back wins over Salisbury and MacDuffie.\u00a0 The Thirds team rebounded from an 0-3 start to finish at 8-4 with thrilling victories over Loomis, Deerfield and Winchendon as highlights.\u00a0 Coaches Joshua Harper and Bryan Malinowski led the 4ths team to a season for the ages sweeping through its 8 game season undefeated.\u00a0 Undefeated season are very rare!\u00a0 Could I ask the Mighty Fourths Basketball team to stand so we can recognize their special season?<\/p>\n

– Under the leadership of Coaches Shelton, Garrity and Lapolla, the Varsity Boys\u2019 Basketball team enjoyed another outstanding season with a record of 23-5 including going 17-2 in Class A.\u00a0 The 23 wins ties the record set last year for the most in school history.\u00a0 The team played proficient on both ends of the court allowing 48 points a game while scoring an average of 65.\u00a0\u00a0 While there were many other great wins during this terrific season, here are a few that stood out: sweeping both Loomis and Deerfield, a thrilling comeback road win at Avon Old Farms, avenging an early season road loss to Andover with a convincing win at home and, of course, sweeping our friendly rival from Suffield, Connecticut in all three of our games.<\/p>\n

– The team\u2019s outstanding season earned them the #2 seed in the Class A tournament where it earned the opportunity to host two games here at Williston \u2013 in the quarterfinals we beat a tough Hotchkiss squad 57-49 and in the semifinals we beat rival Suffield 62-51.\u00a0 In a thrilling championship game held at Rhode Island College the boys defeated the top seeded Phillips Exeter Academy 56-53 to repeat as Class A champions.\u00a0\u00a0 Senior Jake Ross was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.\u00a0\u00a0 Could I ask the team to ALL stand so we can congratulate them on this fantastic season\u2026<\/p>\n

Could I also ask the captains of the team to come forward to make a presentation?<\/p>\n

For their outstanding play during the season, a number of boys garnered postseason recognition on the All New England Class A team.\u00a0 Senior Chris Hudson earned Second Team honors while Sam Geschickter made the Third team.\u00a0 Earning Honorable Mention were fellow seniors Kyle Doucette, Jamaal David, Jake Ross and Matt Folger.<\/p>\n

– I would like to ask the individual award winners within the program to stand and be recognized:<\/p>\n

4ths:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Chris Barber \u201821
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Isi Donnelly \u201821
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Ethan Nestelbaum \u201921, George Spence \u201821<\/p>\n

3rds:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Noah Clack \u201918
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Adam Johndrow \u201819
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Nick Barber \u201919, Jessup Goldberg Cook \u201820<\/p>\n

JV:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Eni Ikuku \u201817
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Zach Bernstein \u201816
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Eric Chen \u201916 \u2013 second year in a row<\/p>\n

Varsity:<\/strong>
\nMost Valuable Player Award \u2013 Chris Hudson \u201816
\nMost Improved Player Award \u2013 Matt Folger \u201816
\nSportsmanship Award \u2013 Kyle Doucette \u201816<\/p>\n

And finally\u2026..<\/p>\n

Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving<\/strong><\/span>
\n– The 25 member boys swim team finished their dual meet season with a 6-6 record including impressive wins over NMH, Westminster, and Worcester.\u00a0\u00a0 At the NEPSAC Championships, held at Rhode Island College, the boys swam very well finishing in a respectable 5th place.
\n– A number of boys distinguished themselves with excellent performances at the championships:
\n– The 400 Freestyle Relay team of Calvin Frye, Jason Albanese, Chris Lansill and David Fitch placed third.
\n– Senior Calvin Frye placed 3rd in the 100 freestyle and 5th in the 50 freestyle.
\n– The 200 Freestyle Relay team of Calvin Frye, Mark Wei, Chris Lansill, and David Fitch won a NEPSAC title.\u00a0 Could I ask these four boys to stand so we can congratulate them on being NEPSAC champions?
\n– Finally, junior David Fitch finished an outstanding swim season by winning NEPSAC titles in both the 50 Freestyle and the 100 freestyle.\u00a0\u00a0 This capped off a spectacular season for David in which he set school records in three events: the 50 freestyle, the 100 freestyle and the 100 butterfly.\u00a0 The school records he broke in the 50 and 100 were over 30 years old!\u00a0\u00a0 David\u2019s time in the 100 freestyle qualifies him for All American consideration.\u00a0\u00a0 Could I ask David to come forward so I can present him with this memento of his record setting season?
\nThe Girls Swim team had an exceptionally strong dual meet season finishing with an 8-3 record including convincing wins over NMH, Kingswood Oxford, St. George\u2019s and Kent.\u00a0 This momentum carried into the postseason as the girls saved their best swims for the biggest meet of the year, the NEPSAC championships, in what Coach K called \u201can incredible performance\u201d.\u00a0 Here is a list of the girls who distinguished themselves:
\n– Junior Emily Yeager finished 3rd in the 100 backstroke.
\n– Junior Natalie Aquadro finished second in the 100 breaststroke and 3rd in the 200 IM.
\n– Sophomore Anabelle Farnham placed second in both the 200 freestyle and 100 freestyle.
\n– The 200 Medley Relay team of Sally Alrutz, Natalie Aquadro, Maya Soley, and Annabelle Farnham became NEPSAC champions when they set a new school and NEPSAC record.\u00a0 Could I ask these girls to stand so we can congratulate them!!!
\n– The 400 Freestyle Relay team of Sally Alrutz, Emily Yeager, Natalie Aquadro, and Anabelle Farnham also set a new school record on their way to becoming NEPSAC champions.\u00a0 Could I ask these girls to stand so we can congratulate them!!!
\nAdditionally, we had three young ladies who won individual titles:
\n– Sophomore Maya Soley won a NEPSAC title in the 500 freestyle.\u00a0 Please stand Maya!!!
\n– Junior diver Gabby Mercier had a tremendous season culminating with a NEPSAC title in the 1-Meter diving event while setting a new school record.\u00a0 Gabby, would you please come forward so we can recognize your record breaking season?
\n– And finally\u2026.freshman Sally Alrutz won a NEPSAC title in the 100 backstroke, placed 2nd in the 100 butterfly, and led off the 400 freestyle relay breaking a 15 year old record in the 100 freestyle.\u00a0\u00a0 Sally also set a school record in the 200 IM at the Bud Erich championships.\u00a0 Sally, can you please come forward so we can recognize your record breaking season as well?
\nAs I believe you all know now, these terrific performances resulted in our girls team winning the first NEPSAC girls swimming and diving championship in our school\u2019s history!\u00a0 Could I ask ALL the members of the girls swimming and diving team to stand so we can recognize them?
\nCould I ask the team captains to come forward to make a presentation?
\nAward winners and captains will be announced at their upcoming Banquet Night.<\/p>\n

While all of this great success is certainly something to be proud of, I remain most proud of the way our teams compete and represent Williston.<\/p>\n

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE SPRING TEAMS!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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