An already highly successful Colorado Academy fall sports season that saw outstanding performances in Boys Golf (sending four athletes to state,) Boys Tennis (winning state championships in No. 3 singles, No. 3 doubles, and No. 4 doubles), Boys Soccer (hosting the highly competitive state tournament rounds of 32 and 16 on Firman Field), Cross Country (for the first time in school history sending both boys and girls to state and finishing 20th and 5th, respectively), and Girls Volleyball (winning their last four matches of the season at the end of year Metro league Tournament) was punctuated by the Field Hockey Team winning its fourth State Championship trophy in as many years and the schools ninth state champion-

ship in just over three years.

 

Part of the legacy of this year’s field hockey team is embodied in seniors Emma Richards and Maddie Webster. Both girls were on the varsity field hockey team as freshmen when the current run of state championship victories was established. They are also part of a group that has gone undefeated over the past four years compiling a 67-0-3 record over Webster and Richards will graduate from Colorado Academy without ever losing a field hockey game, but for both of them, winning was as much about those who had come before them, as well as their teammates today.

 

Richards says this year wasn’t about another championship. “To me it wasn’t about keeping the streak alive but rather playing to our maximum potential and having fun.”

 

Says Webster, “We had lost so many senior players [from last year] and, honestly, ... we were all in the mindset to just try and get through the season, let alone the playoffs. I hope that we have made the past captains and players proud with our win this year. Julia Murphy, Sterre Van Ede, even our coach Daan Polders, I wanted this so that they would be Thanks to Head Field Hockey Coach Veronica Scott and her staff of Julia Simmons ’11, Dora Bennett, Dimity Jaeger, Natalie Turnage, Liz Kissick, Lizzie Rockmore ’95, and Kate Van Cott should be commended for helping to continue Girls Field Hockey Team Finish: Fourth consecutive State Championship

 

 

Clara Petch

 

Nellie Turnage

 

 

Evan Doherty Bridget Sutter

 

 

Most Consistent Player, Denver Post Athlete of the Week: Clara Petch

 

Varsity MVP: Nellie Turnage

 

Varsity MVP: Emma Richards

 

 

 

 

Noah Forman (#3 Singles)

 

John Barron/Steven Mitchell (3# Doubles)

 

Brendan Schwartz/Garrett Sutter (#4 Doubles)

 

State Runners-Up:

 

Richter Jordaan (#2 Singles)

 

Quinn Bermingham/Tyler Fairbairn (#1 Doubles)

 

Brent Edwards/Jordan Wagner (#2 Doubles)

 

 

Noah Forman, John Barron/Steven Mitchell,

 

Brendan Schwartz/Garrett Sutter

 

 

Sisk/Esser: Mac Mease and Noah Forman

 

Coach’s Doubles Award: John Barron

 

Coach’s Singles Award: Noah Forman

 

 

 

Andrew Aertker Winston Palmeri

 

2nd Team All-Metro League: Nick Fuselier Hayden Wiseman

 

All-Metro League Honorable Mention: Avery Niles

 

2nd Team All-State (3A): Winston Palmeri

 

All State Honorable Mention (3A): Andrew Aertker

 

 

Offensive MVP: Avery Niles

 

Defensive MVP: Andrew Aertker

 

Overall MVP: Nick Fuselier

 

Coach’s Award: Winston Palmeri

 

 

2nd Team Metro League All-Conference: Celia Osman

 

Honorable Mention: Jayne Kay

 

 

Coach’s Award: Caroline Adams

 

Coach’s Award: Piper Bittman

 

Team Energizer Award: Kelsey Stone

 

Outstanding Offensive Player: Celia Osman

 

Outstanding Defensive Player: Jayne Kay

 

 

Girls 5th at state

 

Boys 20th at state

 

 

1st team All-State: Anna Ponzio

 

 

1st Team: Anna Ponzio

 

2nd Team: Lauren Fossel

 

2nd Team: Ella Annest

 

Honorable mention: Brady Anderson

 

 

Top boy and girl runners: Brady Anderson and Anna Ponzio

 

MVP: Ella Annest

 

Most Inspiring: Jared Schwartz

 

Rookie of the Year: Claire Anderson

 

Most Improved: Lauren Fossel

 

 

2nd Team All-Metro League: Max Messner Thomas Messner

 

State Qualifiers: Max Messner, Thomas Messner

 

Team Co-MVP’s: Max Messner Thomas Messner

 

 

Rookie of the Year: Cooper Bittman

 

Defensive Player of the Year: Matt Tormaschy

 

Most Improved Player: Julia Lammens

 

Offensive Player of the Year: Travis Washington