ATHLETICS
Fall Sports 16 BEARS EARN FALL ALL-IAC
D
uring the fall 2016 athletics season, 21 Landon student-
athletes in four sports earned individual accolades, including 16 All-IAC (Interstate Athletic Conference) honorees and
two Academic All-Americans. Individual excellence translated to
strong team play as cross country and soccer were IAC runners-up,
football pulled out a dramatic Homecoming win over St. Albans, and water polo finished fourth at the Eastern Prep Championships.
CROSS COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS Led by Wes Feldman ’17, the team ran to victory at the Mercersburg Invitational and posted personal best times across the board in winning the Episcopal Parents Weekend Meet. At the IAC Championships, underclassmen Jace Menendez ’18, Ari Chadda ’18 and Kevin Tsai ’18 scored All-IAC honors en route to a slim second-place finish behind repeat victor St. Albans. The Bears lost another tight one at the Montgomery County Private School Championships, where five runners finished in the top 12 to earn All-Montgomery County honors and secure second in the team scoring, two points behind The Heights. INDIVIDUAL HONORS Ari Chadda ’18: All-IAC, All-Montgomery County, Co-Captain; Wesley Feldman ’17: All-Montgomery County, Co-Captain, MVP; Jake Goodwin ’17: Co-Captain; Matthew Lowrie ’18: All-Montgomery County, Jace Menendez ’18: All-IAC, All-Montgomery County; Will Powell ’17: Co-Captain; Kevin Tsai ’18: All-IAC, All-Montgomery County FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS Two seniors, three juniors and three sophomores earned All-IAC in a season that saw the Bears go 5–5 overall and 2–3 in IAC play (fourth place). They recorded three shutout victories over High Point, Bethesda-Chevy Chase and St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, as well as a 21–3 win over Walt Whitman under the Friday night lights. The team closed out the 2016 campaign with a dramatic 27–26 triumph over St. Albans in the Homecoming game. INDIVIDUAL HONORS Aaron Broner ’17: All-IAC (2nd team); Josh Chapman ’19: All-IAC (2nd team); Joey Epstein ’18: All-IAC (1st team), Co-Captain; John Geppert ’18: All-IAC (1st team), CoCaptain; Maanik Lal ’17: All-IAC (2nd team), Co-Captain; Jelani Machen ’19: All-IAC (2nd team); Jack Porter ’17: Co-Captain; Mo Sillah ’18: All-IAC (2nd team); Jalen Williams ’19: All-IAC (2nd team) SOCCER HIGHLIGHTS The Bears were 6–3 in contests decided by one goal. They defeated Georgetown Prep all three times the teams met this season, including a 1–0 victory in the IAC Tournament semifinals; came from behind to beat St. Albans 4–2 at home during the regular season; and had a tough-fought 4–3 loss to nationally ranked DeMatha Catholic. Although the Bears dropped a 2–0 heartbreaker to St. Albans in the IAC Tournament finals, they finished the year 12–4 overall and 8–2 in the IAC.
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INDIVIDUAL HONORS Jorge Dumenigo ’17: Co-Captain; Zach Johnson ’18: All-IAC; Nico Kenary ’18: All-Met (honorable mention), All-IAC; Brian Lossing ’17: Co-Captain; Allan Kupka ’18: All-IAC; Mitchell Pan ’17: All-IAC, Co-Captain; Drew Parker ’18: All-IAC WATER POLO HIGHLIGHTS In September, varsity water polo captain Conor Durbin ’17 and underclassman Maxim Kapelina ’18 were named to the USA Water Polo Academic All-America Team. That positive momentum carried over to the season, as the Bears had three wins in the Beast of the East Tournament in September and closed out the year with a fourth-place finish at the Eastern Prep Championships. Durbin and Ford Bruggen ’20 were named to the All Eastern-Prep team, with Bruggen being the youngest player in Landon history to achieve that feat. In addition, Durbin set three school records in 2016 — for single-season interceptions, goals in a single game, and goals in a single season — and finished his Landon career second in all-time goals. INDIVIDUAL HONORS Ford Bruggen ’20: All-Eastern Prep; Conor Durbin ’17: USA Water Polo Academic AllAmerican, All-Eastern Prep, Captain; Maxim Kapelina ’18: USA Water Polo Academic All-American
LANDON SCHOOL | SUMMER 2017