The Miss Porter's School Magazine, Spring 2022

Avi Dubnov elevates Miss Porter’s School athletics

The Founders League has awarded Athletic Director Avi Dubnov its prestigious M.D. Nadal Sportsmanship Award, which honors a coach who “play(s) by the rules, accept(s) victory or defeat graciously and respect(s) all who assemble and participate.”

It was a fitting tribute to the man who—50 years after Title IX gave female athletes the right to equal opportunity in school sports—has transformed the Miss Porter’s School athletic program. Mr. Dubnov arrived on campus in 2013 to coach varsity soccer and has been the athletic director since 2018.