The girls squash team won the EIL regular-season title this season, and its number-one player, Fannie Watkinson ’08, was named the EIL MVP. Fannie was undefeated in the league during the regular season and had only one loss overall. Hannah Kaemmer ’09 also finished with an undefeated league record and one loss on the season, and made the EIL All-League team. At the end-ofseason New England (NEIGSA) tournament, Fannie and Hannah both finished third in their respective fights. The team finished seventh overall.
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against Pomfret. Josh ReedDiawuoh ’09 received an EIL honorable mention.
The boys squash team posted an overall 4–6 record and finished the season with a 5–2 win over Portsmouth Abbey, avenging an earlier loss. The team participated in the NEISA tournament in the B Division, where Jack Moldave ’11 stood out with an eighth-place finish.
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The boys wrestling team finished second in the Eastern Independent League (EIL) regular-season standings and second at the EIL tournament, where seven wrestlers made it to the final match in their weight classes. Two wrestlers went undefeated during the season: Scott Bloom ’08 (152) and David Hook ’08 (285); Scott was named the EIL MVP while David made the EIL All-League team. Walter Lehner ’08 — who received an EIL honorable mention — finished with one loss, wrestling up a weight class at 140. Scott, David, and Walter also finished in first place at the EIL tournament in their respective classes. In addition, Cy Hossain ’09 (103), Dylan Awalt-Conley ’10 (130), Patrick D’Arcy ’08 (189), and Daniel Lee ’08 (215) finished second in their weight classes; Cy earned an EIL honorable mention. Scott, David, Cy, Walter, and Dylan qualified for the New England meet, where Scott and David earned medals. Scott, seeded seventh, finished fourth, while David, who was seeded
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C A’ S D E T E R M I N E D M A R AT H O N E R S LESS THAN 1 PERCENT of Americans complete
a marathon. But at CA, more than ten percent of the faculty and staff— at least eighteen runners — have completed a 26.2-mile trek. Several have finished two or three — and one has made it through eleven. If that weren’t impressive enough, eleven CAers have run the Boston Marathon, one of running’s most prestigious events. Director of Athletics Carol Anne Beach, a three-time marathoner herself, can’t quite explain why so many CA people push their limits. “My guess would be because CA folks tend to be very disciplined and goal-oriented,” she said. That would be an understatement, especially when it comes to CA’s girls’ cross-country coach Karina Johnson, mathematics teacher Mark Engerman, and boys cross-country coach Jonathan Waldron, who ran the eleven races. Engerman has run a total of nine marathons, including his best time in Sacramento in 1991: 2:38. He ran his fourth Boston Marathon this year, and credits an excess of natural energy for his stamina. “I go stir-crazy unless I am physically active. I also love pushing my body hard on runs,” he said. Johnson ran the Shamrock Marathon in
Virginia Beach in March, hoping for a 2:47 finish, which would have qualified her for the Olympic marathon trials. Alas, she finished in 2:57, which she blames on fifteen miles of strong winds. She ran the 2007 New York Marathon in 2:56. Johnson attributes her interest in the sport to her father, who has run for forty-seven years. She admits the journey to her Olympic dream is not easy. “A great deal of time, pain, dedication, and sacrifice goes into training,” she said, “and the road to victory is a long one. Which simply makes the destination sweeter.” Waldron also hoped to qualify for the Olympic trials, but wasn’t fast enough when he tried in 1992 (despite a 2:30 marathon). Now Waldron is dedicated to shorter races; he has been national champion in the one-mile, which he currently flies through in 4:16. Several CA marathoners run to fund a favorite cause. Academic Dean John Drew ran the Boston Marathon in 2004 for the Dana-Farber team, promoting cancer research; he also ran the Marine Corps Marathon in 1985 and 1986. Director of Athletics Carol Anne Beach (Flying Pig Marathon 2006, Boston Marathon 2007 and 2008) ran her first marathon with her brother Rick to mark his fifteenth year being cancer-free.