individual athletes. Sarah G. Foley ’95 was the girls’ track star of the 1990s. She placed first in the 100m hurdles at the New England Class B Championships in 1994 and replicated that feat the following year, adding a first in the 300m intermediate hurdles. Nearly ten years later, in 2003, Lilly Bertz ’03, 2015 Athletics Hall of Famer, finished her four-year track career with a total of 523 team points. She set the pole vault records in eleven track facilities and the Connecticut high school pole vault record with an 11'3" vault. She was a three-time New England champion and a two-time defending Junior Olympic pole vault champion. In another ten years, Abby Jones ’14 would be the champion high jumper at the New England Class C Championships, and the following year she would again place first in the high jump and the 300m hurdles. The girls’ team won the 2014 New England Championship. Ezra Holmes ’14 and Temar Robinson Hermelijn ’15 were also New England Champions in 2014 in the high jump and triple jump respectively. In 2015, Fakrat Alapa ’15 was the Class C New England Champion in the triple jump. As Canterbury’s first century closed, Anna Oeser ’18, who is mentioned in the cross-country section, was also a rising track star. In 2006, Richard Johnson ’06 won the 100m at the Division III New Englands. In 2007, at the conclusion of the first winning season for boys since 1990, Oreese Hoyes ’08 was a New England champion in the 100m and the 200m, setting a Division III New England record. Joshua Henry ’10 was the New England Class C Champion in the triple jump in 2010, setting a school record of 44.82'. In 2015, Temar Robinson Hermelyn was the Class C New England Champion in high jump and second in the triple jump. As Canterbury begins its second century, it is well equipped to continue and further strengthen its proud athletic history. The most recent sports facility updates, the Sheehy Family Field with its turf surface, the softball field, and the tennis courts have updated the outdoor playing fields as the earlier addition of the Athletic Center updated the indoor facilities.
As Canterbury begins its second century, it is well equipped to continue and further strengthen its proud athletic history. The recently revitalized soccer, baseball, and basketball teams demonstrate the recruiting efforts of the coaches of those teams. The ice hockey, field hockey, and men and women’s lacrosse programs continue to be very competitive, and we trust that volleyball will regain its former luster as one of the most successful teams in history. Canterbury is adapting to the new athletic landscape while retaining its commitment to academic excellence and its values-based culture.
The Sheehy Family Field. In the distance is the new softball field.
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