Athleticsbrochure 2013

athletics @ castilleja

Women Learning, Women Leading...in Athletics Castilleja School provides a comprehensive and competitive Athletics program that complements and enhances the educational experience of academically engaged, intellectually curious, and athletic young women.

Castilleja Athletics Mission Athletics is an important part of the overall educational experience at Castilleja.

Grounded in our Athletics Core Values, the program fosters the overall wellbeing of the student by developing athleticism, sportsmanship, and teamwork.

Through participation in sports at Castilleja, students learn life skills and develop positive character traits while striving for excellence in competition. Castilleja Athletics provides the community with a source of pride, unity, and school spirit.

The Middle School Athletics program provides access to all interested students by offering multiple teams that vary according to ability and experience. In the Upper School, Junior Varsity teams offer opportunities to participate and develop proficiency. Varsity athletics provides a platform for the most capable and committed athletes to excel in competition.

Our Strategic Priorities Athletics is an important part of the Castilleja experience and we are focused on ways to: • Further integrate the Athletics program into the broader school community.

• Continue to attract, develop, and retain excellent and inspirational leaders in administration, coaching, and staff.

• Ensure that the Athletics program across the Middle and Upper Schools is developmental, competitive, and provides opportunity for 100% participation.

• Cultivate school pride and community spirit, and publicize athletic achievement both internally and externally.

• Assess facilities needs to support the vision of the Castilleja Athletics program.

OVERALL WELL-BEING OF THE STUDENT

CHARACTER • RESPECT • CHARITY • RESILIENCY COURAGE • COURTESY • COMMITMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY TEAMWORK & LEADERSHIP • INTEGRITY • CONSCIENCE

Our Coaches Our coaching staff includes a four-time Olympic medalist, former NBA player, and professional volleyball player, in addition to collegiate and club coaches, several Castilleja alumnae, former college athletes, and more than 25 Upper School varsity athletes.

Brenda Villa, WATER POLO

• Olympic Gold Medalist (2012) and 4-time Olympian in 2000 (silver); 2004 (bronze); and 2008 (silver) • Three-time gold medal winner at World Championships • Most Decorated Female Water Polo Player • Three-time All-American at Stanford • Named FINA Aquatics World Magazine Female Water Polo Player of the Decade

Gary Plummer, BASKETBALL

• Played in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets • Played professionally in Israel, Italy, Spain, and Greece • All-Conference Player • Led Boston University to NCAA Tournament • Inducted into New England Basketball Hall of Fame

Jackie Heler, VOLLEYBALL

• Coached teams locally and internationally • Played professionally in France and Switzerland • Selected for All-Conference team at Boise State and Santa Clara University

Jonathan Frechette,

TRACK & FIELD

• Team Captain and All-American at SUNY Cortland

Claire Mancini, LACROSSE

• Played on the University of Massachusetts Amherst Team • Coached high school and club lacrosse

Sports Offered: Basketball

Soccer

Track & Field

Cross Country

Softball

Volleyball

Golf*

Swimming

Water Polo

Lacrosse*

Tennis

*Offered in the Upper School only

Castilleja has sent athletes to compete at the following schools: Amherst Boston College Bowdoin Brown Bucknell Carleton Claremont McKenna Dartmouth Duke Elon George Washington Harvard Macalester

Middlebury MIT Northwestern Occidental Pomona Princeton Rhoades Santa Clara Stanford Swarthmore Tufts UC Berkeley UC Davis

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