Ellen Harasimowicz
Grotoniana | All Things Groton Varsity Field Hockey | 5 – 8 – 2
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hile our final record doesn’t sound like a success if judged by wins and losses, the season was a huge success in terms of how well this team played, how much we improved as individuals and as a collective, and how much joy we had in sharing these fall afternoons. Winning four games in the ISL is not an easy task (Brooks, BB&N, Rivers, and St. George’s)—and we had at least four more games that were really close, either a tie or a one-goal loss. And we knocked off Brooks, the #2 team in the B division of the NEPSAC tournament, 1-0. I’d say we gave Middlesex and Nobles a run for their money once we adjusted to playing on turf—it’s a hard first 15 minutes getting up to speed against teams that train on that surface. This group of girls battled mightily in every minute of every game, playing to the last whistle, never yielding to an opponent. Their coaches, Kathy Leggat, Maggie Florence, Thursday goalie coach Nishad Das, and I are awfully proud of them. —Coach Martha Gracey
Most Valuable Player: Maeve McMahon ’13 All-ISL: Maeve McMahon ’13 ISL Honorable Mention: Thea Johnson ’13 Coaches’ Award: Thea Johnson ’13, Carolyn Grenier ’13,
Jon Chase
Olivia Bono ’13 Captains-Elect: Melissa Cusanello ’14, Charlotte Gemes ’14
Colloredo-Mansfeld, John McCrossan, and Mitchell Zhang. I look forward to hosting another group of Upper Formers on Mount Desert Island in Maine again next Labor Day weekend for a pre-season running retreat. We hope to see many of you on the trails cheering for and running with us! —Coach John Capen Most Valuable Runner: Chris King ’13 Most Improved Runner: Jamie Thorndike ’14 Coaches’ Award: Hugh McGlade ’13 ISL Honorable Mention: Willy Anderson ’15, Chris King ’13,
Fraser Wright ’15 Captains-Elect: David Howe ’14, Jamie Thorndike ’14
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