ATHLETICS
Winter Sports ICE HOCKEY’S 2ND STRAIGHT STATE TITLE CAPS WINTER SPORTS SEASON
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his winter, ice hockey won its second straight Mid-Atlantic
Prep Hockey League (MAPHL) state title (their fourth in six years), and two wrestlers earned trips to Nationals.
BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS The 7–16 basketball squad finished second in the Yellow Jacket Christmas Classic, a tournament that pitted the Bears against tough competition from North Carolina public schools, and notched regular-season victories over Sidwell Friends, Georgetown Day and The Heights. INDIVIDUAL HONORS Mark Ebo ’16: Co-Captain; Donnell Frayer ’16: Co-Captain; Grant Hani ’16: Co-Captain ICE HOCKEY HIGHLIGHTS The 21–3 Bears earned their 11th straight IAC championship and second consecutive MAPHL state title. They cinched the MAPHL championship with a decisive 8–1 victory over Gonzaga on the strength of cohesive team play, a hat trick by sophomore Patrick Giles, and a 30-save performance from senior goalie Jack Concannon. In addition, captain Michael Soraci ’16 earned the inaugural IAC Player of the Year award (for more on this, see story p. 10). INDIVIDUAL HONORS Ben Gilbert ’16: Assistant Captain; Patrick Giles ’17: All-Met second team, All-IAC, All-MAPHL first team; Drennan Greene ’16: All-Met honorable mention; Brian Jordan ’16: All-Met first team, All-IAC, Assistant Captain; Michael Soraci ’16: All-Met first team, IAC Player of the Year, All-MAPHL first team, Captain INDOOR TRACK & FIELD HIGHLIGHTS Wes Feldman ’17 ran the second fastest indoor 1,600 meters ever by a Bear. Ari Chadda ’18 landed at No. 2 all-time in the 3,200 meters, No. 3 in the 1,000 meters, and No. 5 in the 1,600 meters. And Matthew Lowrie ’18 earned spots on the 1 mile (No. 4) and 1,000-meter (No. 6) lists. INDIVIDUAL HONORS Eric Shalloway ’16: Co-Captain; George Shalloway ’16: Co-Captain RIFLERY HIGHLIGHTS With six rookies among its 12 members, the 1–9 riflery team shot a season-best 1,063 (out of a possible 1,200) against Lake Braddock. Harrison Smith ’18 shot 551 (272.5 average) at the Potomac High School Rifle League Regional Championships, where the Bears finished ninth overall. INDIVIDUAL HONORS Amil Agarwal ’16: Co-Captain; Jack Pingle ’16: Co-Captain SQUASH HIGHLIGHTS In the first season with Coach W.T. Miller ’86, the 4–5 squash team scored a win over Sidwell Friends and edged out the tough Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School team.
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SWIMMING & DIVING HIGHLIGHTS This winter, the Bears (3–3 in dual meets) finished fourth in the IAC, ninth in the Washington Metropolitan Prep School Swim Dive League (WMPSSDL) Championships, and 19th in the Metro Championships. Jason Tang ’17 took fifth at Metros in the 500-meter freestyle. INDIVIDUAL HONORS Hayden Fralin ’16: CoCaptain; Clayton Henschel ’16: Co-Captain; Charlie Lederberg ’16: Co-Captain; Jason Tang ’17: All-IAC WRESTLING HIGHLIGHTS After going 11–11 in dual meets, wrestling finished third in the IAC Tournament and 16th at the Maryland Independent State Tournament. At States, four Bears placed in their divisions, the most since 2006: Brendon Gallagher ’18 was fourth to qualify for the National Prep Championships for the second year in a row; Ben Goodfriend ’16 was seventh and also qualified for Nationals. Goodfriend finished his varsity wrestling career with 106 victories, tied for fifth most in Landon history. INDIVIDUAL HONORS Brendon Gallagher ’18: All-Met honorable mention, Maryland State Wrestling Association (MSWA) AllAcademic Team, Co-Captain; Brian Gelb ’16: All-IAC, Co-Captain; Ben Goodfriend ’16: All-IAC, MSWA All-Academic Team, Co-Captain
LANDON SCHOOL | SPRING 2016