records, he was nearly outshone by classmate Walter Cummings, the meet’s field MVP. Walter set a new School and ISTA pole vault record by jumping 13'6", won the triple jump and was a New England champion in the high jump. The other M Club student speaker, Walter thanked Jon for his remarkable leadership in maintaining his powerful positive presence at the New England championship despite the fact that Jon could not run. On the girls’ side, Cammie Delany (Dorothy Sullivan Award winner), girls’ track captain, finished her remarkable track career as her team finished fourth in New England’s and Cammie took second in the 100 and 200 events. On the courts both tennis teams were young and played with grace and talent. Both finished second in the ISL and the boys finished second in New England. On the diamond, the boys’ baseball team capped an impressive 11–4 campaign with a 16–0 win against Nobles. All-league selection and team MVP Mike Carthas was 2–3 in the game and threw a complete game shut out. Finally, our sailing team qualified for both team and fleet national championships this year. In the fleet racing regatta in California, Milton finished fifth – the top school from outside California. At the team racing championship in Detroit, captains Charlie Enright and Rip Hale overcame their archrivals, Tabor, in the final race to secure our first Tobey Baker Award as national champions! They went on to capture the 2002 British Schools Dinghy Racing Association (BSDRA) in England this summer.
her sister Laurel, Class IV, the ISL league MVP and all-New England selection, Matt Basilico, the boys’ team captain, ISL boys’ MVP and all-New England selection, and Scott Motejunas, an all-league and all-New England selection, as the core of this remarkable team.
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In the spring, the boys track team finished second in the Independent School Track Association (ISTA) meet, our finest finish in 15 years. Captain Jon Klinkhoff was named the meet’s track MVP as he won the 400, 200 and anchored the championship 4x100 relay team before tearing his hamstring. While Jon now holds the 200 and 400-meter School and league
It is fitting that this class should receive its highest athletic honor in a regatta that requires the individual boats to operate as a team. This class has made us proud. They have treated their classmates, teammates and opponents with kindness and respect. They have yielded a treasure trove of joyous memories for those of us who stay behind to relish. For these gifts we as a School are thankful and send ’02 off to their pursuits; they have indeed passed the test that they were faced with this year.