Sports Highlights, 2002 Each senior class defines its singular role in the Milton Academy continuum. Added to that leadership task for this year’s class was the challenge to comprehend their nation and the world. I am grateful for the power, resilience and resolve of the Class of 2002. They gave us a host of memories to help counteract the images etched on our minds during that first week of school. This class provided a poignant lesson in selflessness and loyalty. Last fall, Alison Quandt, Class I, concluded her four-year reign as soccer goalie, and did so with no back-up, as she had for her proceeding three years. As impressive as the team’s tenth consecutive invitation to the New England tournament was Alison’s commitment to play, despite knee injuries and concussions. On the gridiron, the football team concluded a 5–3 season with a dominant victory over Nobles. André Hardaway (Robert Saltonstall Medal winner) finished his two-year career with 2,950 yards and a gaudy 8.9 yards per carry average, and was quick to praise his senior line of Cal Sargent, Tom Pilla and undersized center Sam Burke (Alfred Elliot Award winner) for their thankless work. As one of two student speakers at M Club, Caroline Curtis spoke of her captaincy of the field hockey team. Caroline was named the league’s MVP and the leading scorer; her Milton teams made three consecutive trips to at least the semifinals of the New England championships and in 2000, won the championship. Despite that, Caroline spoke of those whom she had watched play and who made her proud to be a Milton athlete.
The girls’ hockey team finished 14–8 and co-captain Sarah Shea (Priscilla Bailey Award winner) played with her unique combination of ferocity and vision. She finished her career with 152 points, the second highest in Milton history, and was a finalist for the Boston Bruins Carleton Award for the top scholar-athlete hockey player in Eastern Massachusetts. On the squash courts, Mr. Millet, in his sixtieth year at our School, for the second year in a row brought home a championship as his team finished 14–0. The team also
won the coveted Jackson Bowl, and in the spirit of this year, the league’s coaches recognized Luke Harris, Class II, as the outstanding sportsman in the league. Our ski teams made history this winter. For the first time, one school earned both the boys’ and girls’ ISL championships, and the New England’s as well! Maile Carter, Class I, an all-New England skier and girls’ captain, is one of those seniors who genuinely cares about the experience of her younger teammates. She was joined by
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