With a legacy of achievement, our Athletics program has for many years instilled a lifelong commitment to teamwork, leadership, and reaching one’s personal best. Our program supports the pre-collegiate athlete as well as the young woman who wants to maintain a healthy lifestyle, with the cornerstone being the development of the character and commitment to meet any task that lies ahead.
Students that pair athletics and academics level up their education — with added lessons in teamwork, problem-solving, discipline, commitment, time management, leadership, confidence, and so much more.
A winning mindset that transcends the classroom — that’s what our girls get from participating in athletics during their years at Agnes Irwin. Beyond the obvious benefits of physical activity and spirited play, students build character and learn how to win, and how to lose. They understand the resilience it takes to keep trying and to work toward a goal that takes practice, setting them up to take on any future challenge.
Our teams win championships. We produce formidable athletes, trained by elite coaches, that go on to compete at NCAA Division I, II, and III colleges and universities across the country.
Agnes Irwin has a rich history of helping girls discover who they are, and how they want to be known — as a scholar, a teammate, a soccer star, a champion, and everything in between. This legacy of athletics woven into our dedication to the precollegiate preparation is a source of pride for the entire school. We are proud to be Agnes Irwin Owls.
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AGNES IRWIN IS PART OF THE INTER-AC LEAGUE AND ALSO COMPETES IN NONLEAGUE COMPETITION.
Inter-Ac League
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
The Agnes Irwin School
The Baldwin School
The Episcopal Academy
Germantown Academy
The Haverford School
Malvern Preparatory School
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
William Penn Charter School
Non-League Competition
Abington Friends School
Academy of the New Church
Archbishop Carroll High School
Bishop Shanahan High School
Cardinal O’Hara High School
Conestoga High School
Delaware County Christian School
Friends’ Central School
The George School
Germantown Friends School
Harriton High School
Haverford High School
The Hill School
The Hun School
Interboro High School
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
The Lawrenceville School
Lower Merion High School
Merion Mercy Academy
Marple Newtown High School
The Pennington School
Phoenixville High School
Radnor High School
Ridley High School
Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr
The Shipley School
Strath Haven High School
Upper Darby High School
Villa Maria Academy
Westtown School
Co-Athletic Director
Courtney joined Agnes Irwin as Athletic Director in 2017. Under her leadership, AIS athletics has thrived — winning PAISAA Lacrosse Championships (2018, 2023), multiple Inter-Ac titles (lacrosse, squash, volleyball), and earning national top-four rankings in squash for four consecutive years. Varsity Crew has claimed three Stotesbury titles, two SRAA Championships, and the Kate Godwin Trophy (2022, PSRA). Previously, Courtney served as Acting Head of Athletics and Wellness at Convent of the Sacred Heart and was an assistant lacrosse coach at Columbia University. A standout athlete at Penn, she was a four-time Ivy League lacrosse champion and a 2010 Tewaaraton Watch List honoree.
Co-Athletic Director and Varsity Lacrosse Coach
Lauren joined Agnes Irwin in 2017 as Varsity Lacrosse Coach and Assistant Athletic Director, leading the team to PAISAA titles in 2018, 2023, and 2025 and multiple Inter-Ac championships, including the 2021 Tournament and 2024 Championship. She has coached 13 US Lacrosse All-Americans and 10 Academic All-Americans. In 2024, she was named Co-Director of Athletics. Prior to AIS, Lauren was Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Haverford College and held coaching roles at Temple University and Lafayette College. A former captain at Duke University, she was a three-time All-ACC and IWLCA All-American.
Director of Squash
Fabio joined Agnes Irwin in 2020 as Director of Squash. Since then, the program has reached new heights — including Middle School’s first-ever Division I and II national titles in 2022, and a #4 national ranking for Upper School in 2021-2022. A US Squash Level 3 Certified Coach, Fabio was previously Head Squash Professional at Merion Cricket Club (2014 – 2021) and has coached for U.S. and Brazilian national junior teams at the Pan-American Junior Championships. A former South American Junior Champion and top Brazilian junior, he competed on the PSA World Tour, reaching a career-high world ranking of #180.
Varsity Basketball Coach, Athletics Assistant, and Physical Education Teacher
Joseph McClain joined Agnes Irwin as Athletics Assistant and Varsity Basketball Coach in 2024. Prior to AIS, Joseph was Assistant Athletic Director and Varsity Basketball Coach for the 2021-2024 school years. After a successful basketball career at Delaware Tech and Bluefield College, Coach McClain played professional basketball in Bosnia, Romania and Lithuania. He began his high school coaching career as an Assistant Coach at West Catholic, and is a well-known basketball trainer in the area and co-founder of the She-Elite girls basketball summer league.
Athletic Operations Coordinator Strength and Conditioning Coach
Prior to joining AIS in 2022, Lauren most recently coached in the private sector with Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning (MBSC) Thrive. She is a graduate of Shippensburg University where she was a four-year starter for their women’s basketball team. Additionally, she played two years of professional basketball in Denmark and the Netherlands. Lauren holds a Master’s of Science in Exercise Science from George Washington University (M.S. ’15), is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength & Conditioning Association, and holds a PN-L1 Precision Nutrition certification.
Head Athletic Trainer
Meghan joined Agnes Irwin as Head Athletic Trainer in 2021, bringing experience in both sports medicine and mental performance. A licensed athletic trainer and clinical mental health counselor, she has worked with athletes through Newtown Sport Psychology and coached with the PA Cheetahs travel softball program. A former captain and student-athlete at Eastern University, Meghan is passionate about supporting the whole athlete.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Pierce Squash Center
Four squash courts with a viewing area
Sonnenfeld Rowing Center
Eight-seat rowing tank and erg equipment
Phelps Field
New in 2025: turf field for lacrosse, soccer, softball, and field hockey
Our 55,000-squarefoot Athletic Center
supports a broad range of athletic programs, including a gymnasium with a competition-sized basketball court that is home to our basketball and volleyball teams for Middle and Upper School.
Five tennis courts
Carter Field
AstroTurf Poligras Paris turf for field hockey
Pew Family Fitness Center
State-of-the-art strength and conditioning facility
Multipurpose rooms
Athletic Training Room
staffed with professional trainer
Memorial Field
Co-owned turf field in Radnor for field hockey, soccer, and lacrosse
Crockett Field of Dreams
Artificial turf softball field
Dance Studio
Basketball
California Institute of Technology
Franklin and Marshall College (3)
University of Scranton
Cross Country/Track
Colby College
Franklin and Marshall College
University of Notre Dame
University of Rochester
Crew
Boston College (3)
Boston University (2)
Bucknell University
Colgate University
Cornell University (2)
Dartmouth College (2)
Drexel University
Duke University
Duquesne University
Hamilton College
Harvard University (2)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3)
Princeton University
Stanford University
Tufts University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Virginia (2)
Washington University
Williams College (2)
Field Hockey
Babson College
Boston College
Catholic University (2)
Dartmouth College
Drexel University
Franklin and Marshall College (2)
Georgetown University
Miami University (OH) (3)
Middlebury College
Northeastern University
Princeton University (2)
Providence College
Rochester Institute of Technology
University of Iowa
Washington and Lee University (2)
Golf
Dartmouth College (2)
Georgetown University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond (2)
Yale University
Lacrosse
Boston College
Boston University
Brown University (2)
Bucknell University (4)
Catholic University
Colgate University
Cornell University (2)
Dartmouth College (2)
Davidson College (2)
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Duke University
Emerson College
Fairfield University
Franklin and Marshall College
Georgetown University (3)
Gettysburg College
Harvard University (3)
Johns Hopkins University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Loyola University Maryland
Ohio State University
Penn State University (2)
Princeton University (3)
Queens University of Charlotte (2)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rollins College
Saint Joseph’s University
Syracuse University
The George Washington University
Trinity College (3)
United States Military Academy – West Point
United States Naval Academy
University of Arizona
University of Colorado
University of Denver
University of Florida (2)
University of Maryland (2)
University of North Carolina (2)
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond (3)
University of Virginia (2)
Vanderbilt University (2)
Villanova University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Washington and Lee University
Wesleyan University
Wofford College
Sailing
Dartmouth College
Soccer
Colgate University
Franklin and Marshall College
George Mason University
Ithaca College
Marshall University
Providence College
Pomona College
St. Francis College
Stetson University
Towson University
University of Chicago
University of Vermont
Washington and Lee University
Softball
Franklin and Marshall College (2)
Howard University
Skidmore College (2)
Syracuse University
Washington College
Squash
Bates College (2)
Bowdoin College (2)
Brown University
Colby College
Cornell University (2)
Dartmouth College
Drexel University
Georgetown University (2)
Haverford College
Middlebury College (2)
Princeton University
Stanford University
The George Washington University
Trinity College
Tufts University
University of Virginia
Williams College
Swimming/Diving
Colgate University (3)
College of William and Mary
Colorado College
Dickinson College
Duke University
Howard University (2)
Rutgers University
University of Wisconsin
Wesleyan University
Tennis
Amherst College
Denison University
Drexel University
Swarthmore College
UMass-Amherst
University of Richmond
Volleyball
Lafayette College
Thomas Jefferson University
Tufts University
Washington and Lee University